The following champion history features the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
Champion history[]
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
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1
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Lex Luger | 1 | December 16, 1990
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210 | St. Louis, MO | Starrcade 1990 | Wins the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Stan Hansen in a Texas Bullrope match; recognized as the first WCW United States Heavyweight Champion in January 1991. |
-
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Vacated | -
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July 14, 1991
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0 | Baltimore, MD | The Great American Bash 1991 | Vacated when Luger wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. |
2
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Sting | 1 | August 25, 1991
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86 | Atlanta, GA | Live event | Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final. |
3
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Rick Rude | 1 | November 19, 1991
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419 | Savannah, GA | Clash of the Champions XVII | |
-
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Vacated | -
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January 11, 1993
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0 | N/A | N/A | Stripped of title due to injury on 1/11/93, aired 1/16/93. |
4
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Dustin Rhodes | 1 | January 11, 1993
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110 | Atlanta, GA | Saturday Night | Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Rude's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993. |
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Vacated | -
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May 29, 1993
|
-
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N/A | N/A | Vacated when a title defense against Rick Rude ended in a double pinfall. This aired on May 15, 1993. |
5
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Dustin Rhodes | 2 | August 30, 1993
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119 | Atlanta, GA | Live event | Defeated Rude in a rematch. WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993; the NWA begins to recognize its own US champion, but Rhodes remains the recognized champion in WCW. Aired September 11, 1993. |
6
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Steve Austin | 1 | December 27, 1993
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240 | Charlotte, NC | Starrcade 1993 | This was a two out of three falls match, which Austin won 2–0. |
7
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Ricky Steamboat | 1 | August 24, 1994
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25 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Clash of the Champions XXVIII | |
8
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Steve Austin | 2 | September 18, 1994
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0 | Roanoke, VA | Fall Brawl 1994 | Austin was awarded the title at due to Steamboat being injured. |
9
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Jim Duggan | 1 | September 18, 1994
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100 | Roanoke, VA | Fall Brawl 1994 | Duggan beat Austin in 35 seconds. |
10
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Big Van Vader | 1 | December 27, 1994
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88 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade 1994 | |
-
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Vacated | -
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April 23, 1995
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0 | N/A | N/A | Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel. |
11
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Sting | 2 | June 18, 1995
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148 | Dayton, OH | The Great American Bash 1995 | Defeated Meng in a tournament final. |
12
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Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | November 13, 1995
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44 | Tokyo, Japan | Live event | Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event. |
13
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One Man Gang | 1 | December 27, 1995
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33 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade 1995 | |
14
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Konnan | 1 | January 29, 1996
|
160 | Canton, OH | WCW Main Event | |
15
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Ric Flair | 1 | July 7, 1996
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56 | Daytona Beach, FL | Bash at the Beach 1996 | |
-
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Vacated | -
|
September 1, 1996
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0 | N/A | N/A | Vacated due to a shoulder injury. |
16
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Eddie Guerrero | 1 | December 29, 1996
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77 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade 1996 | Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final. |
17
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Dean Malenko | 1 | March 16, 1997
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85 | North Charleston, SC | Uncensored 1997 | |
18
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Jeff Jarrett | 1 | June 9, 1997
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73 | Boston, MA | Monday Nitro | |
19
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Steve McMichael | 1 | August 21, 1997
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25 | Nashville, TN | Clash of the Champions XXXV | |
20
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Curt Hennig | 1 | September 15, 1997
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104 | Charlotte, NC | Monday Nitro | |
21
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Diamond Dallas Page | 1 | December 28, 1997
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112 | Washington, D.C. | Starrcade 1997 | |
22
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Raven | 1 | April 19, 1998
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1 | Denver, CO | Spring Stampede 1998 | This was a "Raven's Rules" match. |
23
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Bill Goldberg | 1 | April 20, 1998
|
77 | Colorado Springs, CO | Monday Nitro | This was a "Raven's Rules" match. |
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Vacated | -
|
July 6, 1998
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0 | Atlanta, GA | Monday Nitro | Vacated when Goldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. |
24
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Bret Hart | 1 | July 20, 1998
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21 | Salt Lake City, UT | Monday Nitro | Defeated Diamond Dallas Page. |
25
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Lex Luger | 2 | August 10, 1998
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1 | Rapid City, SD | Monday Nitro | |
26
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Bret Hart | 2 | August 11, 1998
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76 | Fargo, ND | Thunder | Aired August 13, 1998. |
27
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Diamond Dallas Page | 2 | October 26, 1998
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35 | Phoenix, AZ | Monday Nitro | |
28
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Bret Hart | 3 | November 30, 1998
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70 | Chattanooga, TN | Monday Nitro | This was a no disqualification match. |
29
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Roddy Piper | 1 | February 8, 1999
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13 | Buffalo, NY | Monday Nitro | |
30
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Scott Hall | 1 | February 21, 1999
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25 | Oakland, CA | SuperBrawl IX | |
-
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Vacated | -
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March 18, 1999
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0 | N/A | Thunder | Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair. |
72
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Scott Steiner | 1 | April 11, 1999
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85 | Tacoma, WA | Spring Stampede 1999 | Defeated Booker T in a tournament final. |
-
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Vacated | -
|
July 5, 1999
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0 | Atlanta, GA | Monday Nitro | Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair. |
73
|
David Flair | 1 | July 5, 1999
|
35 | Atlanta, GA | Monday Nitro | David was awarded the title by his father Ric. |
74
|
Chris Benoit | 1 | August 9, 1999
|
34 | Boise, ID | Monday Nitro | |
75
|
Sid Vicious | 1 | September 12, 1999
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42 | Winston-Salem, NC | Fall Brawl 1999 | |
76
|
Bill Goldberg | 2 | October 24, 1999
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1 | Las Vegas, NV | Halloween Havoc 1999 | Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding. |
77
|
Bret Hart | 4 | October 25, 1999
|
14 | Phoenix, AZ | Monday Nitro | |
78
|
Scott Hall | 2 | November 8, 1999
|
41 | Indianapolis, IN | Monday Nitro | This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Bill Goldberg. |
79
|
Chris Benoit | 2 | December 19, 1999
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1 | Washington, D.C. | Starrcade 1999 | Benoit was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury. |
80
|
Jeff Jarrett | 2 | December 20, 1999
|
27 | Baltimore, MD | Monday Nitro | This was a ladder match. |
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Vacated | -
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January 16, 2000
|
0 | Cincinnati, OH | Souled Out 2000 | Vacated due to injury. |
81
|
Jeff Jarrett | 3 | January 17, 2000
|
84 | Columbus, OH | Monday Nitro | Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash. |
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Vacated | - | April 10, 2000
|
0 | Denver, CO | Monday Nitro | Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo along with all other WCW titles. |
82
|
Scott Steiner | 2 | April 16, 2000
|
84 | Chicago, IL | Spring Stampede 2000 | Defeated Sting in a tournament final. |
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Vacated | -
|
July 9, 2000
|
0 | Daytona Beach, FL | Bash at the Beach 2000 | Stripped when Steiner used the banned Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome. |
83
|
Lance Storm | 1 | July 18, 2000
|
66 | Auburn Hills, MI | Monday Nitro | Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renames the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship during his reigns with the title. |
84
|
Terry Funk | 1 | September 22, 2000
|
1 | Amarillo, TX | Live event | |
85
|
Lance Storm | 2 | September 23, 2000
|
36 | Lubbock, TX | Live event | |
86
|
Gen. Rection | 1 | October 29, 2000
|
15 | Las Vegas, NV | Halloween Havoc 2000 | Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match. |
87
|
Lance Storm | 3 | November 13, 2000
|
13 | London, England | Monday Nitro | |
88
|
Gen. Rection | 2 | November 26, 2000
|
49 | Milwaukee, WI | Mayhem 2000 | |
89
|
Shane Douglas | 1 | January 14, 2001
|
22 | Indianapolis, IN | Sin | This was a first blood chain match. |
90
|
Rick Steiner | 1 | February 5, 2001
|
41 | Tupelo, MS | Monday Nitro | |
91
|
Booker T | 1 | March 18, 2001
|
128 | Jacksonville, FL | Greed | Also wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship on March 26. WCW is purchased by the World Wrestling Federation. |
92
|
Chris Kanyon | 1 | July 24, 2001
|
48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown! | Awarded by Booker T and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon. Aired July 26, 2001. |
93
|
Tajiri | 1 | September 10, 2001
|
13 | San Antonio, TX | RAW is WAR | |
94
|
Rhyno | 1 | September 23, 2001
|
29 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven 2001 | |
95
|
Kurt Angle | 1 | October 22, 2001
|
21 | Kansas City, MO | Raw | |
96
|
Edge | 1 | November 12, 2001
|
6 | Boston, MA | Raw | |
-
|
Unified | 0 | November 18, 2001
|
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Greensboro, NC | Survivor Series 2001 | Edge defeats WWF Intercontinental Champion Test to unify the two titles. Edge becomes Intercontinental Champion while the United States Championship is retired. |