WCW United States Championship / World Championship Wrestling / Championship Histories

WCW United States Championship

Sting

08.25.1991 - 11.19.1991

86 days

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) purchased the rights to the NWA United States Championship in July 1991 while it was vacant. At that time,

it was renamed the WCW United States Championship. Sting defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final to become the first official WCW United

States Champion

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Rick Rude

11.19.1991 - 12.01.1992

378 days

Stripped of the championship due to being injured

Dustin Rhodes

01.11.1993 - 05.29.1993

138 days

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

The championship was held up after a controversial title defense against Rick Rude

Dustin Rhodes

08.30.1993 - 12.27.1993

119 days

Defeated Rick Rude to win the vacant championship

Steve Austin

12.27.1993 - 08.24.1994

240 days

Ricky Steamboat

08.24.1994 - 09.18.1994

25 days

Steve Austin

09.18.1994 - 09.18.1994

less than 1 day

Jim Duggan

09.18.1994 - 12.27.1994

100 days

Vader

12.27.1994 - 03.25.1995

88 days

Stripped of the championship due to hospitalizing Dave Sullivan

Sting

06.18.1995 - 11.13.1995

148 days

Defeated Meng in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Kensuke Sasaki

11.13.1995 - 12.27.1995

44 days

The One Man Gang

12.27.1995 - 01.29.1996

35 days

Konnan

01.29.1996 - 07.07.1996

160 days

Ric Flair

07.07.1996 - 11.25.1996

141 days

Vacated the championship due to being injured

Eddie Guerrero

12.29.1996 - 03.16.1997

77 days

Defeated Dallas Page in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Dean Malenko

03.16.1997 - 06.09.1997

85 days

Jeff Jarrett

06.09.1997 - 08.21.1997

73 days

Steve McMichael

08.21.1997 - 09.15.1997

25 days

Curt Hennig

09.15.1997 - 12.28.1997

104 days

Dallas Page

12.28.1997 - 04.19.1998

112 days

Raven

04.19.1998 - 04.20.1998

1 day

Bill Goldberg

04.20.1998 - 07.06.1998

77 days

Vacated the championship after he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Bret Hart

07.20.1998 - 08.10.1998

21 days

Defeated Dallas Page to win the vacant championship

Lex Luger

08.10.1998 - 08.13.1998

3 days

Bret Hart

08.13.1998 - 10.26.1998

74 days

Dallas Page

10.26.1998 - 11.30.1998

35 days

Bret Hart

11.30.1998 - 02.08.1999

70 days

Roddy Piper

02.08.1999 - 02.21.1999

13 days

Scott Hall

02.21.1999 - 03.18.1999

25 days

Stripped of the championship due to being injured

Scott Steiner

04.11.1999 - 07.05.1999

85 days

Defeated Booker T in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Stripped of the championship due to being injured

David Flair

07.05.1999 - 08.09.1999

35 days

Awarded the vacant championship

Chris Benoit

08.09.1999 - 09.12.1999

34 days

Sid Vicious

09.12.1999 - 10.24.1999

42 days

Bill Goldberg

10.24.1999 - 10.25.1999

1 day

Bret Hart

10.25.1999 - 11.08.1999

14 days

Scott Hall

11.08.1999 - 12.19.1999

41 days

Chris Benoit

12.19.1999 - 12.20.1999

1 day

Jeff Jarrett

12.20.1999 - 01.16.2000

27 days

Stripped of the championship due to being injured

Jeff Jarrett

01.17.2000 - 04.10.2000

84 days

Awarded the vacant championship

Stripped of the championship when WCW Head Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their championships

Scott Steiner

04.16.2000 - 07.09.2000

84 days

Defeated Sting in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Stripped of the championship due to utilizing an illegal submission maneuver

Lance Storm

07.18.2000 - 09.22.2000

66 days

Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Terry Funk

09.22.2000 - 09.23.2000

1 day

Lance Storm

09.23.2000 - 10.29.2000

36 days

General Rection

10.29.2000 - 11.10.2000

12 days

Lance Storm

11.10.2000 - 11.26.2000

16 days

General Rection

11.26.2000 - 01.14.2001

49 days

Shane Douglas

01.14.2001 - 02.05.2001

22 days

Rick Steiner

02.05.2001 - 03.18.2001

41 days

Booker T

03.18.2001 - 07.24.2001

128 days

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late-March 2001. Control of the championship

was given to the WWF at that point

Chris Kanyon

07.24.2001 - 09.10.2001

48 days

Yoshihiro Tajiri

09.10.2001 - 09.23.2001

13 days

Rhyno

09.23.2001 - 10.22.2001

29 days

Kurt Angle

10.22.2001 - 11.12.2001

21 days

Edge

11.12.2001 - 11.18.2001

6 days

On 11.18.2001, WCW United States Champion Edge defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Test in a unification match. This championship was

then deactivated