United States Heavyweight Championship

Title Holder

Defeated

Date

Location

? ? 1975 ?
Jimmy Snuka ? ? ?
Ric Flair Jimmy Snuka Apr 19/80 Greensboro, North Carolina
Rowdy Roddy Piper Ric Flair Jan 27/81 Raleigh, North Carolina
Chief Wahoo McDaniel Rowdy Roddy Piper Aug 8/81 Greensboro, North Carolina
vacant forfeit from injury Sep ?/81 ?
Sgt. Slaughter Rick Steamboat Oct 4/81 Charlotte, North Carolina
Cheif Wahoo McDaniel Sgt. Slaughter May 21/82 Richmond, Virginia
Sgt. Slaughter forfeit from injury Jun 7/81 Greenville, South Carolina
Chief Wahoo McDaniel Sgt. Slaughter Aug 22/82 Charlotte, North Carolina
Greg Valentine Chief Wahoo McDaniel Nov 4/82 Norfolk, Virginia
Rowdy Roddy Piper Greg Valentine Apr 16/83 Greensboro, North Carolina
Greg Valentine Rowdy Roddy Piper Apr 30/83 Greensboro, North Carolina
Dick Slater Greg Valentine Dec 14/83 Shelby, North Carolina
Rick Steamboat Dick Slater Apr 21/84 Greensboro, North Carolina
Chief Wahoo McDaniel Rick Steamboat Jun 24/84 Greensboro, North Carolina
vacant controversial win Jun 24/84 Greensboro, North Carolina
Chief Wahoo McDaniel Manny Fernandez Oct 7/84 Charlotte, North Carolina
Magnum T. A. Chief Wahoo McDaniel Mar 23/85 Charlotte, North Carolina
Tully Blanchard Magnum T. A. Jul 21/84 Charlotte, North Carolina
Magnum T. A. Tully Blanchard Nov 28/85 Greensboro, North Carolina
vacant stripped/attacked president May ?/86 ?
Nikita Koloff Magnum T. A. Aug 17/86 Charlotte, North Carolina
Lex Luger Nikita Koloff Jul 11/87 Greensboro, North Carolina
Dusty Rhodes Lex Luger Nov 26/87 Chicago, Illinois
vacant stripped/attacked president Apr ?/88 ?
Barry Windham Nikita Koloff May 13/88 Houston, Texas
Lex Luger Barry Windham Feb 2/89 Chicago, Illinois
Michael Hayes Lex Luger May 7/89 Nashville, Tennessee
Lex Luger Michael Hayes May 22/89 Bluefield, West Virginia
Stan Hansen Lex Luger Oct 27/89 Chicago, Illinois
Lex Luger Stan Hansen Dec 16/90 St. Louis, Missouri
vacant won World Championship Jul 14/91 ?
Sting Stunning Steve Austin Aug 25/91 Atlanta, Georgia
Rick Rude Sting Nov 19/91 Savannah, Georgia
vacant forfeit from injury Dec ?/92 ?
Dustin Rhodes Rick Steamboat Jan 11/93 Atlanta, Georgia
vacant controversial win May ?/93 ?
Dustin Rhodes Rick Rude Aug 30/93 Atlanta, Georgia
Stunning Steve Austin Dustin Rhodes Dec 27/93 Charlotte, North Carolina
Rick Steamboat Stunning Steve Austin Aug 24/94 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Stunning Steve Austin forfeit from injury Sep 18/94 Roanoke, Virginia
Hacksaw Jim Duggan Stunning Steve Austin Sep 18/94 Roanoke, Virginia
Big Van Vader Hacksaw Jim Duggan Dec 27/94 Nashville, Tennessee
vacant multiple offenses Apr ?/95 ?
Sting Meng Jun 18/95 Dayton, Ohio
Kensuke Sasaki Sting Nov 13/95 Tokyo, Japan
One Man Gang Kensuke Sasaki Dec 27/95 Nashville, Tennessee
Konnan One Man Gang Jan 29/96 Canton, Ohio
Ric Flair Konnan Jul 7/96 Daytona Beach, Florida
vacant forfeit from injury Sep ?/96 ?
Eddie Guerrero Diamond Dallas Page Dec 29/96 Nashville, Tennessee
Dean Malenko Eddie Guerrero Mar 16/97 Charleston, South Carolina
Jeff Jarrett Dean Malenko Jun 9/97 Boston, Massachusetts
Steve McMichael Jeff Jarrett Aug 21/97 Nashville, Tennessee
Curt Hennig Steve McMichael Sep 15/97 Charlotte, North Carolina
Diamond Dallas Page Curt Hennig Oct 13/97 ?
Curt Hennig controversial win,
Page's reign invalid,
Hennig's reign resumes
1997 ?
Diamond Dallas Page Curt Hennig Dec 28/97 Washington, DC
Raven Diamond Dallas Page Apr 19/98 Denver, Colorado
Goldberg Raven Apr 20/98 Colorado Springs, Colorado
vacant won World Title Jul 6/98 Atlanta, Georgia
Bret Hart Diamond Dallas Page Jul 20/98 Salt Lake City, Utah
Lex Luger Bret Hart Aug 10/98 Rapid City, South Dakota
Bret Hart Lex Luger Aug 14/98 Fargo, North Dakota
Diamond Dallas Page Bret Hart Oct 26/98 Phoenix, Arizona
Bret Hart Diamond Dallas Page Nov 30/98 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Rowdy Roddy Piper Bret Hart Feb 8/99 Buffalo, New York
Scott Hall Rowdy Roddy Piper Feb 21/99 Oakland, California
vacant stripped/foreit from foot injury Mar 18/99 Lexington, Kentucky
Scott Steiner Booker T. Apr 11/99 Seattle, Washington
David Flair awarded/lack of defenses Jul 5/99 Atlanta, Georgia
Chris Benoit David Flair Aug 9/99 Boise, Idaho
Sid Vicious Chris Benoit Sep 12/99 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Goldberg Sid Vicious Oct 24/99 Las Vegas, Nevada
Bret Hart Goldberg Oct 25/99 Phoenix, Arizona
Scott Hall Bret Hart Nov 8/99 Indianapolis, Indiana
vacant awarding from injury refused Dec 19/99 Washington, DC
Chris Benoit Jeff Jarrett Dec 19/99 Washington, DC
Jeff Jarrett Chris Benoit Dec 20/99 Baltimore, Maryland
vacant forfeit from head injury Jan 16/00 Cincinnati, Ohio
Jeff Jarrett awarded by WCW Commissioner,
vacating invalid,
Jarrett's reign continues
Jan 17/00 Columbus, Ohio
vacant stripped/new direction Apr 10/00 Denver, Colorado
Scott Steiner Sting Apr 16/00 Chicago, Illinois
vacant stripped/used banned move Jul 9/00 Daytona Beach, Florida
Mike Awesome awarded by WCW Commissioner,
awarding refused,
remains vacant
Jul 10/00 Jacksonville, Florida
vacant awarding refused Jul 10/00 Jacksonville, Florida
Lance Storm Mike Awesome Jul 18/00 Auburn Hills, Michigan
renamed as WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship Jul 19/00 East Lansing, Michigan

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