WCW United States Heavyweight Championship

Years Active 1991 — 2001

Promotion WCW

Brand N/A

Total Reigns 32

Total Champions 20

Last Champion Booker T

Longest Reign

Booker T

128 days as the WCW United States Heavyweight Champion

Won at Greed 2001 against Rick Steiner on March 18, 2001 and held title until July 24, 2001.

Most Reigns

Longest Reigns

Booker T (128 days)
Diamond Dallas Page (112 days)
Curt Hennig (104 days)

About This Championship

The WCW United States Heavyweight Championship continued the lineage of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship after World Championship Wrestling separated its title branding from the NWA name in 1991. The championship remained one of WCW’s main singles titles and was usually positioned below the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

This version of the title was active through many of WCW’s most important years. It was defended during the company’s national television growth, the Monday Nitro period, the New World Order years, and the final stretch of WCW programming. Major champions during this period included Lex Luger, Sting, Rick Rude, Dustin Rhodes, Steve Austin, Vader, Ric Flair, Eddie Guerrero, Goldberg, Bret Hart, Scott Steiner, and Booker T.

The title kept its connection to the earlier Jim Crockett Promotions and NWA lineage while becoming fully associated with WCW. Booker T held the championship when WCW aired its final Monday Nitro in 2001. After the WWF purchased WCW, the title continued onto WWF television during the Invasion storyline under the shorter WCW United States Championship name.

Championship Name History

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship 1975 – 1991

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WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 1991 – 2001

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WCW United States Championship 2001 – 2001

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WWE United States Championship 2003 – Present

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Complete Reign History

= Reign Distinction = Includes Reign Notes

# Click to sort	Wrestler Click to sort	Date Won Click to sort	Opponent(s) Click to sort	Event Click to sort	Match Type Click to sort	Partner(s) Click to sort
32	Booker T	Mar 18, 2001	Rick Steiner	Greed 2001	Singles Match	128
31	Rick Steiner	Feb 5, 2001	Shane Douglas	Nitro	Singles Match	41
30	Shane Douglas	Jan 14, 2001	Gen. Rection	Sin 2001	First Blood Match	22
29	Gen. Rection	Nov 26, 2000	Lance Storm	Mayhem 2000	Singles Match	49
28	Lance Storm	Nov 10, 2000	Gen. Rection	Nitro	Singles Match	16
27	Gen. Rection	Oct 29, 2000	Lance Storm	Halloween Havoc 2000	Handicap Match	12
26	Lance Storm	Sep 23, 2000	Terry Funk	House show	Singles Match	36
25	Terry Funk	Sep 22, 2000	Lance Storm	House show	Singles Match	1
24	Lance Storm	Jul 18, 2000	Mike Awesome	Nitro	Tournament Final Match	66
—	Title Vacated from July 9, 2000 to July 18, 2000 (9 days)
23	Scott Steiner	Apr 16, 2000	Sting	Spring Stampede 2000	Tournament Final Match	84
Steiner’s reign ended after WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller stripped him of the title at Bash at the Beach 2000 for using the banned Steiner Recliner during his match against Mike Awesome.
—	Title Vacated from April 10, 2000 to April 16, 2000 (6 days)
22	Jeff Jarrett	Jan 17, 2000		Nitro		84
New WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash awarded Jarrett the title one day after it had been taken from him because of his concussion. His reign ended on April 10, 2000, when Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo vacated all WCW championships during the company’s storyline reset.
—	Title Vacated from January 16, 2000 to January 17, 2000 (1 day)
21	Jeff Jarrett	Dec 20, 1999	Chris Benoit	Nitro	Ladder Match	27
Jarrett’s reign ended after he suffered a concussion during a steel cage match against Jimmy Snuka. He was stripped of the title on January 16, 2000, because he was unable to defend it at Souled Out.
20	Chris Benoit	Dec 19, 1999	Scott Hall	Starrcade 1999	Singles Match	1
19	Scott Hall	Nov 8, 1999	Sid Vicious, Bret Hart, and Goldberg	Nitro	Ladder Match	41
18	Bret Hart	Oct 25, 1999	Goldberg	Nitro	Singles Match	14
17	Goldberg	Oct 24, 1999	Sid Vicious	Halloween Havoc 1999	Singles Match	1
16	Sid Vicious	Sep 12, 1999	Chris Benoit	Fall Brawl 1999	Singles Match	42
15	Chris Benoit	Aug 9, 1999	David Flair	Nitro	Singles Match	34
14	David Flair	Jul 5, 1999		Nitro	Singles Match	35
David Flair began his reign after his father, WCW President Ric Flair, stripped Scott Steiner of the title and awarded the vacant championship to him on July 5, 1999.
13	Scott Steiner	Apr 11, 1999	Booker T	Spring Stampede 1999	Tournament Final Match	89
Steiner’s reign ended when WCW President Ric Flair stripped him of the title on July 5, 1999, claiming Steiner was traveling instead of defending it. Flair then awarded the title to his son, David Flair.
12	Scott Hall	Feb 21, 1999	Roddy Piper	SuperBrawl IX	Singles Match	25
Hall’s reign ended when WCW President Ric Flair stripped him of the title on March 18, 1999, saying he couldn’t find Hall. The title was declared vacant, and a tournament began that night.
11	Roddy Piper	Feb 8, 1999	Bret Hart	Nitro	Singles Match	13
10	Bret Hart	Nov 30, 1998	Diamond Dallas Page	Nitro	No Disqualification Match	70
9	Diamond Dallas Page	Oct 26, 1998	Bret Hart	Nitro	Singles Match	35
8	Bret Hart	Aug 13, 1998	Lex Luger	Thunder	Singles Match	74
7	Lex Luger	Aug 10, 1998	Bret Hart	Nitro	Singles Match	3
6	Bret Hart	Jul 20, 1998	Diamond Dallas Page	Nitro	Vacant Title Match	21
—	Title Vacated from July 6, 1998 to July 20, 1998 (14 days)
5	Goldberg	Apr 20, 1998	Raven	Nitro	Raven’s Rules Match	77
Goldberg’s reign ended when the title was vacated after he defeated Hollywood Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on on July 6, 1998.
4	Raven	Apr 19, 1998	Diamond Dallas Page	Spring Stampede 1998	Raven’s Rules Match	1
3	Diamond Dallas Page	Dec 28, 1997	Curt Hennig	Starrcade 1997	Singles Match	112
2	Curt Hennig	Sep 15, 1997	Steve McMichael	Nitro	Singles Match	104
1	Steve McMichael	Aug 21, 1997	Jeff Jarrett	Clash of the Champions XXXV	Singles Match	25

WCW does not recognize these title reigns, but WWE does.

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Historical Reign Leaders

#	Champion	Reigns	Total Days Held	Longest Reign (Days)	Avg. Reign (Days)	% of Career Title Held
1	Bret Hart	4	179	74	45	2.1%
2	Lance Storm	3	118	66	39	1.2%
3	Scott Steiner	2	173	89	87	1.3%
3	Diamond Dallas Page	2	147	112	74	1.3%
3	Jeff Jarrett	2	111	84	56	0.75%
3	Goldberg	2	78	77	39	0.74%
3	Scott Hall	2	66	41	33	0.67%
3	Gen. Rection	2	61	49	31	0.73%
3	Chris Benoit	2	35	34	18	0.23%
10	Booker T	1	128	128	128	1%
10	Curt Hennig	1	104	104	104	0.61%
10	Sid Vicious	1	42	42	42	0.37%
10	Rick Steiner	1	41	41	41	0.3%
10	David Flair	1	35	35	35	0.87%
10	Steve McMichael	1	25	25	25	1.4%
10	Shane Douglas	1	22	22	22	0.14%
10	Roddy Piper	1	13	13	13	0.08%
10	Lex Luger	1	3	3	3	0.04%
10	Raven	1	1	1	1	0.01%
10	Terry Funk	1	1	1	1	0.01%

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