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The following champion history features the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

Champion history[]

# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes
1


Lex Luger 1 01990-12-16December 16, 1990


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 -


01991-07-14July 14, 1991


0 Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash 1991 Vacated when Luger wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
2


Sting 1 01991-08-25August 25, 1991


86 Atlanta, GA Live event Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final.
3


Rick Rude 1 01991-11-19November 19, 1991


419 Savannah, GA Clash of the Champions XVII
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Vacated -


01993-01-11January 11, 1993


0 N/A N/A Stripped of title due to injury on 1/11/93, aired 1/16/93.
4


Dustin Rhodes 1 01993-01-11January 11, 1993


110 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Rude's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion.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 -


01993-05-29May 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


Dustin Rhodes 2 01993-08-30August 30, 1993


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


Steve Austin 1 01993-12-27December 27, 1993


240 Charlotte, NC Starrcade 1993 This was a two out of three falls match, which Austin won 2–0.
7


Ricky Steamboat 1 01994-08-24August 24, 1994


25 Cedar Rapids, IA Clash of the Champions XXVIII
8


Steve Austin 2 01994-09-18September 18, 1994


0 Roanoke, VA Fall Brawl 1994 Austin was awarded the title at due to Steamboat being injured.
9


Jim Duggan 1 01994-09-18September 18, 1994


100 Roanoke, VA Fall Brawl 1994 Duggan beat Austin in 35 seconds.
10


Big Van Vader 1 01994-12-27December 27, 1994


88 Nashville, TN Starrcade 1994
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Vacated -


01995-04-23April 23, 1995


0 N/A N/A Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel.
11


Sting 2 01995-06-18June 18, 1995


148 Dayton, OH The Great American Bash 1995 Defeated Meng in a tournament final.
12


Kensuke Sasaki 1 01995-11-13November 13, 1995


44 Tokyo, Japan Live event Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event.
13


One Man Gang 1 01995-12-27December 27, 1995


33 Nashville, TN Starrcade 1995
14


Konnan 1 01996-01-29January 29, 1996


160 Canton, OH WCW Main Event
15


Ric Flair 1 01996-07-07July 7, 1996


56 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach 1996
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Vacated -


01996-09-01September 1, 1996


0 N/A N/A Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
16


Eddie Guerrero 1 01996-12-29December 29, 1996


77 Nashville, TN Starrcade 1996 Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final.
17


Dean Malenko 1 01997-03-16March 16, 1997


85 North Charleston, SC Uncensored 1997
18


Jeff Jarrett 1 01997-06-09June 9, 1997


73 Boston, MA Monday Nitro
19


Steve McMichael 1 01997-08-21August 21, 1997


25 Nashville, TN Clash of the Champions XXXV
20


Curt Hennig 1 01997-09-15September 15, 1997


104 Charlotte, NC Monday Nitro
21


Diamond Dallas Page 1 01997-12-28December 28, 1997


112 Washington, D.C. Starrcade 1997
22


Raven 1 01998-04-19April 19, 1998


1 Denver, CO Spring Stampede 1998 This was a "Raven's Rules" match.
23


Bill Goldberg 1 01998-04-20April 20, 1998


77 Colorado Springs, CO Monday Nitro This was a "Raven's Rules" match.
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Vacated -


01998-07-06July 6, 1998


0 Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Vacated when Goldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
24


Bret Hart 1 01998-07-20July 20, 1998


21 Salt Lake City, UT Monday Nitro Defeated Diamond Dallas Page.
25


Lex Luger 2 01998-08-10August 10, 1998


1 Rapid City, SD Monday Nitro
26


Bret Hart 2 01998-08-11August 11, 1998


76 Fargo, ND Thunder Aired August 13, 1998.
27


Diamond Dallas Page 2 01998-10-26October 26, 1998


35 Phoenix, AZ Monday Nitro
28


Bret Hart 3 01998-11-30November 30, 1998


70 Chattanooga, TN Monday Nitro This was a no disqualification match.
29


Roddy Piper 1 01999-02-08February 8, 1999


13 Buffalo, NY Monday Nitro
30


Scott Hall 1 01999-02-21February 21, 1999


25 Oakland, CA SuperBrawl IX
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Vacated -


01999-03-18March 18, 1999


0 N/A Thunder Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
72


Scott Steiner 1 01999-04-11April 11, 1999


85 Tacoma, WA Spring Stampede 1999 Defeated Booker T in a tournament final.
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Vacated -


01999-07-05July 5, 1999


0 Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair.
73


David Flair 1 01999-07-05July 5, 1999


35 Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro David was awarded the title by his father Ric.
74


Chris Benoit 1 01999-08-09August 9, 1999


34 Boise, ID Monday Nitro
75


Sid Vicious 1 01999-09-12September 12, 1999


42 Winston-Salem, NC Fall Brawl 1999
76


Bill Goldberg 2 01999-10-24October 24, 1999


1 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc 1999 Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding.
77


Bret Hart 4 01999-10-25October 25, 1999


14 Phoenix, AZ Monday Nitro
78


Scott Hall 2 01999-11-08November 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 01999-12-19December 19, 1999


1 Washington, D.C. Starrcade 1999 Benoit was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury.
80


Jeff Jarrett 2 01999-12-20December 20, 1999


27 Baltimore, MD Monday Nitro This was a ladder match.
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Vacated -


02000-01-16January 16, 2000


0 Cincinnati, OH Souled Out 2000 Vacated due to injury.
81


Jeff Jarrett 3 02000-01-17January 17, 2000


84 Columbus, OH Monday Nitro Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.
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Vacated - 02000-04-10April 10, 2000


0 Denver, CO Monday Nitro Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo along with all other WCW titles.
82


Scott Steiner 2 02000-04-16April 16, 2000


84 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede 2000 Defeated Sting in a tournament final.
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Vacated -


02000-07-09July 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 02000-07-18July 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 02000-09-22September 22, 2000


1 Amarillo, TX Live event
85


Lance Storm 2 02000-09-23September 23, 2000


36 Lubbock, TX Live event
86


Gen. Rection 1 02000-10-29October 29, 2000


15 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc 2000 Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.
87


Lance Storm 3 02000-11-13November 13, 2000


13 London, England Monday Nitro
88


Gen. Rection 2 02000-11-26November 26, 2000


49 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem 2000
89


Shane Douglas 1 02001-01-14January 14, 2001


22 Indianapolis, IN Sin This was a first blood chain match.
90


Rick Steiner 1 02001-02-05February 5, 2001


41 Tupelo, MS Monday Nitro
91


Booker T 1 02001-03-18March 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 02001-07-24July 24, 2001


48 Pittsburgh, PA SmackDown! Awarded by Booker T and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon. Aired July 26, 2001.
93


Tajiri 1 02001-09-10September 10, 2001


13 San Antonio, TX RAW is WAR
94


Rhyno 1 02001-09-23September 23, 2001


29 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven 2001
95


Kurt Angle 1 02001-10-22October 22, 2001


21 Kansas City, MO Raw
96


Edge 1 02001-11-12November 12, 2001


6 Boston, MA Raw
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Unified 0 02001-11-18November 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.
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