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The following champion history features the WWE United States Championship.

Reigns[]

As of March 19, 2024.

# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Defenses: Location Event Notes
1


Eddie Guerrero 1 02003-07-27July 27, 2003


84 7 Denver, CO Vengeance 2003 Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to determine the first champion.
2


The Big Show 1 02003-10-19October 19, 2003


147 3 Baltimore, MD No Mercy 2003 N/A
3


John Cena 1 02004-03-14March 14, 2004


114 6 New York, NY WrestleMania XX N/A
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Vacated -


02004-07-06July 6, 2004


0 N/A Winnipeg, MB SmackDown! Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! general manager Kurt Angle. Aired July 8, 2004.
4


Booker T 1 02004-07-27July 27, 2004


68 1 Cincinnati, OH SmackDown! This was an 8-way elimination match, also involving John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns. Aired July 29, 2004.
5


John Cena 2 02004-10-03October 3, 2004


2 1 East Rutherford, NJ No Mercy 2004 This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.
6


Carlito Caribbean Cool 1 02004-10-05October 5, 2004


42 2 Boston, MA SmackDown! Aired October 7, 2004.
7


John Cena 3 02004-11-16November 16, 2004


105 2 Dayton, OH SmackDown! Aired November 18, 2004.
8


Orlando Jordan 1 02005-03-01March 1, 2005


173 3 Albany, NY SmackDown! Aired March 3, 2005.
9


Chris Benoit 1 02005-08-21August 21, 2005


58 5 Washington, D.C. SummerSlam 2005 Famously won the match in 25 seconds
10


Booker T 2 02005-10-18October 18, 2005


35 2 Reno, NV Friday Night SmackDown! Aired October 21, 2005.
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Vacated -


02005-11-22November 22, 2005


0 N/A Sheffield, England Friday Night SmackDown! Vacated when a title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005.
11


Booker T 3 02006-01-10January 10, 2006


40 1 Philadelphia, PA Friday Night SmackDown! Booker faced Benoit in a Best of Seven series, winning the first three matches; Randy Orton substituted for Booker after that due to injury, losing the next three matches but winning the final. Aired January 13, 2006.
12


Chris Benoit 2 02006-02-19February 19, 2006


42 1 Baltimore, MD No Way Out 2006 N/A
13


John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 02006-04-02April 2, 2006


51 3 Chicago, IL WrestleMania 22 N/A
14


Bobby Lashley 1 02006-05-23May 23, 2006


49 1 Bakersfield, CA SmackDown! Aired May 26, 2006.
15


Finlay 1 02006-07-11July 11, 2006


49 2 Minneapolis, MN SmackDown! Aired July 14, 2006.
16


Ken Kennedy 1 02006-08-29August 29, 2006


42 1 Reading, PA SmackDown! This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Lashley, which aired September 1, 2006.
17


Chris Benoit 3 02006-10-10October 10, 2006


222 6 Jacksonville, FL SmackDown! Aired October 13, 2006.
18


Montel Vontavious Porter 1 02007-05-20May 20, 2007


343 7 St. Louis, MO Judgment Day 2007 This was a two out of three falls match, which MVP won 2–0.
19


Matt Hardy 1 02008-04-27April 27, 2008


84 3 Baltimore, MD Backlash 2008 The title became an ECW exclusive title when Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008.
20


Shelton Benjamin 1 02008-07-20July 20, 2008


240 5 Uniondale, NY The Great American Bash (2008) The title was returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown superstar.
21


Montel Vontavious Porter 2 02009-03-17March 17, 2009


76 4 Corpus Christi, TX SmackDown! Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was drafted to Raw on April 13.
22


Kofi Kingston 1 02009-06-01June 1, 2009


126 9 Birmingham, AL Raw N/A
23


The Miz 1 02009-10-05October 5, 2009


224 8 Wilkes-Barre, PA Raw N/A
24


Bret Hart 1 02010-05-17May 17, 2010


7 0 Toronto, ON Raw This was a no disqualification, no count out match.
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Vacated -


02010-05-24May 24, 2010


0 N/A Toledo, OH Raw Vacated when Bret Hart became General Manager of Raw.
25


R-Truth 1 02010-05-24May 24, 2010


21 1 Toledo, OH Raw Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.
26


The Miz 2 02010-06-14June 14, 2010


97 3 Charlotte, NC Raw This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving John Morrison and Zack Ryder.
27


Daniel Bryan 1 02010-09-19September 19, 2010


176 5 Rosemont, IL Night of Champions 2010 N/A
28


Sheamus 1 02011-03-14March 14, 2011


48 2 St. Louis, MO Monday Night Raw If Sheamus lost he would've quit the WWE.
29


Kofi Kingston 2 02011-05-01May 1, 2011


49 2 Tampa, FL Extreme Rules 2011 This was a Tables Match
30


Dolph Ziggler 1 02011-06-19June 19, 2011


182 6 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment 2011 N/A
31


Zack Ryder 1 02011-12-18December 18, 2011


29 2 Baltimore, Maryland TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011 N/A
32


Jack Swagger 1 02012-01-16January 16, 2012


49 2 Anaheim, California Monday Night Raw N/A
33


Santino Marella 1 02012-03-05March 5, 2012


167 6 Boston, Massachusetts Monday Night Raw N/A
34 Antonio Cesaro 1 August 19, 2012 239 14 Los Angeles, California SummerSlam 2012 Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the SummerSlam pre-show.
35 Kofi Kingston 3 April 15, 2013 34 2 Greenville, South Carolina Monday Night Raw
36 Dean Ambrose 1 May 19, 2013 351 15 St. Louis, Missouri Extreme Rules 2013 On April 28, 2014, Ambrose broke Montel Vontavious Porter's previous record of 343 days and became the longest reigning United States Champion under the WWE banner.
37 Sheamus 2 May 5, 2014 182 7 Albany, New York Monday Night RAW This was a 20-Man Over-the-top rope Battle Royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Ambrose to win the match and the title.
38 Rusev 1 November 3, 2014 146 6 Buffalo, New York Monday Night RAW This was a bonus match that aired on Raw backstage pass on the WWE Network.
39 John Cena 4 March 29, 2015 147 17 Santa Clara, California WrestleMania XXXI Lana giving Cena a Rematch at WrestleMania when Cena put Rusev in the STF for a long time but able to get a victory for USA and bring home the title
40 Seth Rollins 1 August 23, 2015 28 1 Brooklyn, New York SummerSlam This was also for Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
41 John Cena 5 September 20, 2015 35 6 Houston, Texas Night of Champions By getting a rematch by Seth Rollins to prove that Seth can beat Cena once again but losses to Cena and loss the Untied States Championship
42 Alberto Del Rio 1 October 25, 2015 78 3 Los Angeles, California Hell in a Cell
43 Kalisto 1 January 11, 2016 1 1 New Orleans, Louisiana Raw
44 Alberto Del Rio 2 January 12, 2016 12 1 Lafayette, Louisiana SmackDown WWE recognizes Del Rio's reign as lasting 10 days, beginning on January 14, 2016, when the episode aired on tape delay.
45 Kalisto 2 January 24, 2016 119 5 Orlando, Florida Royal Rumble
46 Rusev 2 May 22, 2016 126 10 Orlando, Florida Extreme Rules The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE draft.

WWE recognizes Rusev's reign as lasting 127 days.

47 Roman Reigns 1 September 25, 2016 106 7 Indianapolis, Indiana Clash of Champions 2016 WWE recognizes Reigns' reign as lasting 107 days
48 Chris Jericho 1 January 9, 2017 83 3 New Orleans, Louisiana Raw This was a 2–on–1 handicap match, also involving Kevin Owens, who teamed with Jericho. Jericho pinned Roman Reigns to win the title.
49 Kevin Owens 1 April 2, 2017 28 1 Orlando, Florida WrestleMania 33
50 Chris Jericho 2 April 30, 2017 2 1 San Jose, California Payback 2017
51 Kevin Owens 2 May 2, 2017 66 3 Fresno, California Smackdown
52 A.J. Styles 1 July 7, 2017 16 1 New York City, New York House show
53 Kevin Owens 3 July 23, 2017 2 1 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Battleground 2017
54 A.J. Styles 2 July 25, 2017 75 6 Richmond, Virginia Smackdown This was a Triple Threat match also involving Chris Jericho.
55 Baron Corbin 1 October 8, 2017 70 4 Detroit, Michigan Hell in a Cell 2017 This was a Triple Threat match also involving Tye Dillinger.
56 Dolph Ziggler 2 December 17, 2017 9 0 Boston, Massachusetts Clash of Champions 2017 This was a Triple Threat match also involving Bobby Roode.
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Vacated -


December 26, 2017 0 N/A Rosemont, Illinois Smackdown Vacated by the decision of General Manager of SmackDown Daniel Bryan after Dolph Ziggler abandoned the title.
57 Bobby Roode 1 January 16, 2018 54 3 Laredo, Texas Smackdown Defeated Jinder Mahal to win the vacant title.
58 Randy Orton 1 March 11, 2018 28 1 Columbus, Ohio Fastlane Defeated Bobby Roode
59 Jinder Mahal 1 April 8, 2018 8 1 New Orleans, Louisiana WrestleMania 34 Defeated Randy Orton, Bobby Roode & Rusev
60 Jeff Hardy 1 April 16, 2018 90 5 Hartford, Connecticut Monday Night Raw Defeated Jinder Mahal
61 Shinsuke Nakamura 1 July 15, 2018 156 6 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Extreme Rules Defeated Jeff Hardy
62 Rusev 3 December 18, 2018 40 1 Fresno, California SmackDown Live Aired on December 25, 2018.
63 Shinsuke Nakamura 2 January 27, 2019 2 1 Phoenix, Arizona Royal Rumble Defeated Rusev
64 R-Truth 2 January 29, 2019 35 3 Phoenix, Arizona SmackDown Live Defeated Shinsuke Nakamura
65 Samoa Joe 1 March 5, 2019 75 3 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania SmackDown Live Defeated R-Truth, Rey Mysterio & Andrade
66 Rey Mysterio 1 May 19, 2019 15 0 Hartford, Connecticut Money in the Bank (PPV) Defeated Samoa Joe
67 Samoa Joe 2 June 3, 2019 20 1 Austin, Texas Raw Previous champion Rey Mysterio relinquished championship to Samoa Joe due to injury.
68 Ricochet 1 June 23, 2019 21 2 Tacoma, Washington Stomping Grounds
69 A.J. Styles 3 July 14, 2019 134 7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Extreme Rules
70 Rey Mysterio 2 November 25, 2019 31 3 Chicago, Illinois RAW
71 Andrade 1 December 26, 2019 151 7 New York City, New York Live event
72 Apollo Crews 1 May 25, 2020 97 5 Orlando, Florida RAW
73 Bobby Lashley 2 August 30, 2020 175 6 Orlando, Florida Payback
74 Riddle 1 February 21, 2021 49 3 St. Petersburg, Florida Elimination Chamber
75 Sheamus 3 April 11, 2021 132 2 Tampa, Florida WrestleMania 37
76 Damian Priest 1 August 21, 2021 191 12 Paradise, Nevada SummerSlam
77 Finn Bálor 1 February 28, 2022 49 0 Columbus, Ohio RAW
78 Theory 1 April 18, 2022 75 2 Buffalo, New York Raw
79 Bobby Lashley 3 July 2, 2022 100 5 Paradise, Nevada Money in the Bank
80 Seth Rollins 2 October 10, 2022 47 3 Brooklyn, New York RAW
81 Austin Theory 2 November 26, 2022 258 10 Boston, Massachusetts Survivor Series Won in a Triple Threat Match that also involved Bobby Lashley.
82 Rey Mysterio 3 August 11, 2023 85 2 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Smackdown
83 Logan Paul 1 November 4, 2023 136+ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Crown Jewel

List of reign lengths[]

As of March 19, 2024.
Wrestler Days Held Date Won Date Lost
Dean Ambrose 351 May 19, 2013 May 5, 2014
Montel Vontavious Porter 343 May 20, 2007 April 27, 2008
Austin Theory (2) 258 November 26, 2022 August 11, 2023
Shelton Benjamin 240 July 20, 2008 March 17, 2009
Antonio Cesaro 239 August 19, 2012 April 15, 2013
The Miz 224 October 5, 2009 May 17, 2010
Chris Benoit (3) 222 October 10, 2006 May 20, 2007
Damian Priest 191 August 21, 2021 February 28, 2022
Dolph Ziggler 182 June 19, 2011 December 18, 2011
Sheamus (2) 182 May 5, 2014 November 3, 2014
Daniel Bryan 176 September 19, 2010 March 14, 2011
Bobby Lashley (2) 175 August 30, 2020 February 21, 2021
Orlando Jordan 173 March 1, 2005 August 21, 2005
Santino Marella 167 March 5, 2012 August 19, 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura 156 July 15, 2018 December 18, 2018
Andrade 151 December 26, 2019 May 25, 2020
The Big Show 147 October 19, 2003 March 14, 2004
John Cena (4) 147 March 29, 2015 August 23, 2015
Rusev 146 November 3, 2014 March 29, 2015
A.J. Styles (3) 134 July 14, 2019 November 25, 2019
Sheamus (3) 132 April 11, 2021 August 21, 2021
Rusev (2) 126 May 22, 2016 September 25, 2016
Kofi Kingston 126 June 1, 2009 October 5, 2009
Kalisto (2) 119 January 24, 2016 May 22, 2016
John Cena 114 March 14, 2004 July 6, 2004
Roman Reigns 106 September 25, 2016 January 9, 2017
John Cena (3) 105 November 16, 2004 March 1, 2005
Bobby Lashley 100 July 2, 2022 October 10, 2022
The Miz (2) 97 June 14, 2010 September 19, 2010
Apollo Crews 97 May 25, 2020 August 30, 2020
Jeff Hardy 90 April 16, 2018 July 15, 2018
Rey Mysterio (3) 85 August 11, 2023 November 4, 2023
Eddie Guerrero 84 July 27, 2003 October 19, 2003
Matt Hardy 84 April 27, 2008 July 20, 2008
Chris Jericho 83 January 9, 2017 April 2, 2017
Alberto Del Rio 78 October 25, 2015 January 11, 2016
Montel Vontavious Porter (2) 76 March 17, 2009 June 1, 2009
A.J. Styles (2) 75 July 25, 2017 October 8, 2017
Samoa Joe 75 March 5, 2019 May 19, 2019
Theory 75 April 18, 2022 July 2, 2022
Baron Corbin 70 October 8, 2017 December 17, 2017
Booker T 68 July 27, 2004 October 3, 2004
Kevin Owens (2) 66 May 2, 2017 July 7, 2017
Chris Benoit 58 August 21, 2005 October 18, 2005
Bobby Roode 54 January 16, 2018 March 11, 2018
John "Bradshaw" Layfield 51 April 2, 2006 May 23, 2006
Finn Bálor 49 February 28, 2022 April 18, 2022
Riddle 49 February 21, 2021 April 11, 2021
Bobby Lashley 49 May 23, 2006 July 11, 2006
Finlay 49 July 11, 2006 August 29, 2006
Kofi Kingston (2) 49 May 1, 2011 June 19, 2011
Jack Swagger 49 January 16, 2012 March 5, 2012
Sheamus 48 March 14, 2011 May 1, 2011
Seth Rollins (2) 47 October 10, 2022 November 26, 2022
Mr. Kennedy 42 August 29, 2006 October 10, 2006
Carlito Caribbean Cool 42 October 5, 2004 November 16, 2004
Chris Benoit (2) 42 February 19, 2006 April 2, 2006
Booker T (3) 40 January 10, 2006 February 19, 2006
Rusev (3) 40 December 18, 2018 January 27, 2019
Booker T (2) 35 October 18, 2005 November 22, 2005
John Cena (5) 35 September 20, 2015 October 25, 2015
R-Truth (2) 35 January 29, 2019 March 5, 2019
Kofi Kingston (3) 34 April 15, 2013 May 19, 2013
Rey Mysterio (2) 31 November 25, 2019 December 26, 2019
Zack Ryder 29 December 18, 2011 January 16, 2012
Randy Orton 28 March 11, 2018 April 8, 2018
Seth Rollins 28 August 23, 2015 September 20, 2015
Kevin Owens 28 April 2, 2017 April 30, 2017
Ricochet 21 June 23, 2019 July 14, 2019
R-Truth 21 May 24, 2010 June 14, 2010
Samoa Joe (2) 20 June 3, 2019 June 23, 2019
A.J. Styles 16 July 7, 2017 July 23, 2017
Rey Mysterio 15 May 19, 2019 June 3, 2019
Alberto Del Rio (2) 12 January 12, 2016 January 24, 2016
Dolph Ziggler (2) 9 December 17, 2017 December 26, 2017
Jinder Mahal 8 April 8, 2018 April 16, 2018
Bret Hart 7 May 17, 2010 May 24, 2010
Shinsuke Nakamura (2) 2 January 27, 2019 January 29, 2019
Kevin Owens (3) 2 July 23, 2017 July 25, 2017
Chris Jericho (2) 2 April 30, 2017 May 2, 2017
Logan Paul 136+ November 4, 2023 Current Champion
Kalisto 1 January 11, 2016 January 12, 2016
Current World Wrestling Entertainment Championships History

WWE Championship
Universal Championship
World Heavyweight Championship
United States Championship
Intercontinental Championship
WWE Women's Championship
Raw Tag Team Championship
Women's World Championship
Smackdown Tag Team Championship
Women's Tag Team Championship

NXT

NXT Championship
NXT North American Championship
NXT Tag Team Championship
NXT Women's Championship
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Defunct Championships History
ECW Championship
NXT Cruiserweight Championship
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NXT UK Championship
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
NXT UK Women's Championship
Women's Championship (1956-2010)
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