NWA United States Championship

1975 - 1991

VACANT

July 14, 1991 - August 25, 1991

42 days

*Lex Luger vacated the championship after he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.  Around this time, WCW - World Championship Wrestling

purchased the rights to the championship, and it was renamed the WCW United States Championship

Lex Luger (4)

December 16, 1990 - July 14, 1991

210 days

Stan Hansen

October 27, 1990 - December 16, 1990

50 days

Lex Luger (3)

May 22, 1989 - October 27, 1990

523 days

Michael Hayes

May 7, 1989 - May 22, 1989

15 days

Lex Luger (2)

February 20, 1989 - May 7, 1989

76 days

Barry Windham

May 13, 1988 - February 20, 1989

283 days

*Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

**World Championship Wrestling - WCW was formed in October 1988, and at that time, control of this championship was given to WCW

VACANT

April 9, 1988 - May 13, 1988

34 days

*Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the championship for attacking NWA President Jim Crockett

Dusty Rhodes

November 26, 1987 - April 9, 1988

141 days

Lex Luger

July 11, 1987 - November 26, 1987

138 days

Nikita Koloff

August 17, 1986 - July 11, 1987

328 days

*Defeated Magnum TA in a best-of-seven series to win the vacant championship

VACANT

May 29, 1986 - August 17, 1986

80 days

*Magnum TA was stripped of the championship for attacking NWA President Bob Geigel

Magnum TA (2)

November 28, 1985 - May 29, 1986

182 days

Tully Blanchard

July 21, 1985 - November 28, 1985

130 days

Magnum TA

March 23, 1985 - July 21, 1985

120 days

Wahoo McDaniel (5)

October 7, 1984 - March 23, 1985

167 days

*Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

VACANT

July 1, 1984 - October 7, 1984

98 days

*Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the championship due to Tully Blanchard interfering in his championship defenses

Wahoo McDaniel (4)

June 24, 1984 - July 1, 1984

7 days

Ricky Steamboat (3)

April 21, 1984 - June 24, 1984

64 days

Dick Slater

December 14, 1983 - April 21, 1984

129 days

Greg Valentine (2)

April 30, 1983 - December 14, 1983

228 days

Roddy Piper (2)

April 16, 1983 - April 30, 1983

14 days

Greg Valentine

November 4, 1982 - April 16, 1983

163 days

Wahoo McDaniel (3)

August 22, 1982 - November 4, 1982

74 days

Sergeant Slaughter (2)

June 7, 1982 - August 22, 1982

76 days

Wahoo McDaniel (2)

May 21, 1982 - June 7, 1982

17 days

Sergeant Slaughter

October 4, 1981 - May 21, 1982

229 days

*Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

VACANT

September 8, 1981 - October 4, 1981

26 days

*Wahoo McDaniel vacated the championship due to being injured and unable to defend it

Wahoo McDaniel

August 8, 1981 - September 8, 1981

31 days

Roddy Piper

January 27, 1981 - August 8, 1981

193 days

Ric Flair (4)

April 19, 1980 - January 27, 1981

283 days

Jimmy Snuka

September 1, 1979 - April 19, 1980

231 days

*Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

VACANT

August 12, 1979 - September 1, 1979

20 days

*Ric Flair vacated the championship due to also holding the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Greg Valentine

Ric Flair (3)

April 1, 1979 - August 12, 1979

133 days

Ricky Steamboat (2)

December 17, 1978 - April 1, 1979

105 days

Ric Flair (2)

April 9, 1978 - December 17, 1978

253 days

Mr. Wrestling

March 19, 1978 - April 9, 1978

21 days

Blackjack Mulligan (3)

January 1, 1978 - March 19, 1978

77 days

Ricky Steamboat

October 21, 1977 - January 1, 1978

72 days

Ric Flair

July 29, 1977 - October 21, 1977

84 days

Bobo Brazil

July 7, 1977 - July 29, 1977

22 days

Blackjack Mulligan (2)

December 15, 1976 - July 7, 1977

204 days

Paul Jones (2)

October 16, 1976 - December 15, 1976 

60 days

Blackjack Mulligan

March 13, 1976 - October 16, 1976

217 days

Paul Jones

November 27, 1975 - March 13, 1976

107 days

Terry Funk

November 9, 1975 - November 27, 1975

18 days

*Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

VACANT

October 4, 1975 - November 9, 1975

36 days

*The championship was vacated after Johnny Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in an airplane crash

Johnny Valentine

July 3, 1975 - October 4, 1975

93 days