Title history[]
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harley Race | 1 | January 1, 1975 | 183 | Tallahassee, FL | House show | Defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final to become the inaugural NWA United States Heavyweight Champion for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. |
| 2 | Johnny Valentine | 1 | July 3, 1975 | 93 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| — | Vacated | — | October 4, 1975 | — | — | — | Vacated when Johnny Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in a plane crash. |
| 3 | Terry Funk | 1 | November 9, 1975 | 18 | Greensboro, NC | House show | Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| 4 | Paul Jones | 1 | November 27, 1975 | 107 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| 5 | Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | March 13, 1976 | 217 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| 6 | Paul Jones | 1 | October 16, 1976 | 43 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| † | Blackjack Mulligan | — | November 28, 1976 | 11 | Charlotte, NC | House show | |
| † | Paul Jones | — | December 9, 1976 | 6 | Winston-Salem, NC | House show | |
| 7 | Blackjack Mulligan | 2 | December 15, 1976 | 204 | Raleigh, NC | House show | |
| 8 | Bobo Brazil | 1 | July 7, 1977 | 22 | Norfolk, VA | House show | |
| 9 | Ric Flair | 1 | July 29, 1977 | 84 | Richmond, VA | House show | |
| 10 | Ricky Steamboat | 1 | October 21, 1977 | 72 | Charleston, SC | House show | |
| 11 | Blackjack Mulligan | 3 | January 1, 1978 | 77 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| 12 | Mr. Wrestling | 1 | March 19, 1978 | 21 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| 13 | Ric Flair | 2 | April 9, 1978 | 253 | Charlotte, NC | House show | |
| 14 | Ricky Steamboat | 2 | December 17, 1978 | 105 | Toronto, Canada | House show | |
| 15 | Ric Flair | 3 | April 1, 1979 | 133 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| — | Vacated | — | February 17, 2022 | — | Montreal, Canada | SmackDown | Vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior. |
| 16 | Jimmy Snuka | 1 | September 1, 1979 | 231 | Charlotte, NC | House show | Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| 17 | Ric Flair | 4 | April 19, 1980 | 98 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| † | Greg Valentine | — | July 26, 1980 | 121 | Charlotte, NC | House show | |
| † | Ric Flair | — | November 24, 1980 | 64 | Greenville, SC | House show | |
| 18 | Roddy Piper | 1 | January 27, 1981 | 193 | Raleigh, NC | House show | The title became the undisputed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own United States Heavyweight Champion, closed. |
| 19 | Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | August 8, 1981 | 31 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| — | Vacated | — | September 8, 1981 | — | — | — | Vacated when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher. |
| 20 | Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | October 4, 1981 | 229 | Charlotte, NC | House show | Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| 21 | Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | May 21, 1982 | 17 | Richmond, VA | House show | |
| 22 | Sgt. Slaughter | 2 | June 7, 1982 | 76 | Greenville, SC | House show | Awarded the title due to Wahoo McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper before the match. |
| 23 | Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | August 22, 1982 | 74 | Charlotte, NC | House show | |
| 24 | Greg Valentine | 1 | November 4, 1982 | 163 | Norfolk, VA | House show | |
| 25 | Roddy Piper | 2 | April 16, 1983 | 14 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| 26 | Greg Valentine | 2 | May 1, 1983 | 228 | Greensboro, NC | House show | Valentine won when Roddy Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear and the referee stopped the match. |
| 27 | Dick Slater | 1 | December 14, 1983 | 129 | Shelby, NC | House show | |
| 28 | Ricky Steamboat | 3 | April 21, 1984 | 64 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| 29 | Wahoo McDaniel | 4 | June 24, 1984 | 7 | Greensboro, NC | House show | |
| — | Vacated | — | July 1, 1984 | — | — | — | Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the title due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title defense. |
| 30 | Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | October 7, 1984 | 167 | Charlotte, NC | House show | Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| 31 | Magnum T.A. | 1 | March 23, 1985 | 120 | Charlotte, NC | Worldwide Wrestling | |
| 32 | Tully Blanchard | 1 | July 21, 1985 | 130 | Charlotte, NC | House show | |
| 33 | Magnum T.A. | 2 | November 28, 1985 | 182 | Greensboro, NC | Starrcade | This was an "I Quit" steel cage match. |
| — | Vacated | — | May 29, 1986 | — | — | — | Magnum T. A. was stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob Geigel. |
| 34 | Nikita Koloff | 1 | August 27, 1986 | 328 | Charlotte, NC | House show | Defeated Magnum T. A. in a best of seven series for the vacant title, Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the U.S. title. |
| 35 | Lex Luger | 1 | July 11, 1987 | 138 | Greensboro, NC | Great American Bash | This was a steel cage match. |
| 36 | Dusty Rhodes | 1 | November 26, 1987 | 141 | Chicago, IL | Starrcade | This was a steel cage match. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 96 | Matthew Harrison | 1 | July 26, 2001 | 48 | Pittsburgh, PA | SmackDown | WCW title bought out by the WWE awarded by Booker T and Stephanie McMahon. |
| 97 | Tajiri | 1 | September 10, 2001 | 13 | San Antonio, TX | Raw is War | |
| 98 | Rhyno | 1 | September 23, 2001 | 29 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven | |
| 99 | Kurt Angle | 1 | October 22, 2001 | 21 | Kansas City, MO | Raw | |
| 100 | Edge | 1 | November 12, 2001 | 6 | Boston, MA | Raw | |
| — | Unified | — | November 18, 2001 | — | Greensboro, NC | Survivor Series | Edge defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Test to unify the titles. Edge became Intercontinental Champion when the US title was retired. |
| 101 | James Harrison | 1 | July 27, 2003 | 232 | Denver, CO | Vengeance | Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to revive the title. |
| 102 | John Cena | 1 | March 14, 2004 | 115 | New York, NY | Raw | |
| — | Vacated | — | July 6, 2004 | — | Winnipeg, MB | SmackDown | Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle. Aired on July 8, 2004 |
| 103 | Booker T | 2 | July 27, 2004 | 68 | Cincinnati, OH | SmackDown | This was an 8-way elimination match that also included John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns. Aired on July 29, 2004 |
| 104 | John Cena | 2 | October 3, 2004 | 2 | East Rutherford, NJ | No Mercy | This was the fifth match in a Best-of-five series |
| 105 | Carlito | 1 | October 5, 2004 | 42 | Boston, MA | SmackDown | Aired on October 7, 2004 |
| 106 | John Cena | 3 | November 18, 2004 | 105 | Dayton, OH | SmackDown | |
| 107 | James Harrison | 2 | March 1, 2005 | 266 | Albany, NY | SmackDown | Aired on March 3, 2005 |
| — | Vacated | — | November 22, 2005 | — | Sheffield, England | SmackDown | Vacated when a title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall. Aired on November 25, 2005 |
| 108 | Booker T | 3 | January 10, 2006 | 40 | Philadelphia, PA | SmackDown | Booker faced Chris 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 on January 13, 2006. |
| 109 | Chris Benoit | 3 | February 19, 2006 | 42 | Baltimore, MD | No Way Out | |
| 110 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | April 2, 2006 | 51 | Rosemont, IL | WrestleMania 22 | |
| 111 | James Harrison | 3 | May 23, 2006 | 140 | Bakersfield, CA | SmackDown | Aired on May 26, 2006 |
| 112 | Chris Benoit | 4 | October 10, 2006 | 222 | Jacksonville, FL | SmackDown | Aired on October 13, 2006 |
| 113 | James Harrison | 4 | May 20, 2007 | 343 | St. Louis, MO | Judgement Day | This was a two-out-of-three falls match |
| 114 | Matt Hardy | 1 | April 27, 2008 | 84 | Baltimore, MD | Backlash | The title became exclusive to the ECW brand when Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23. |
| 115 | Shelton Benjamin | 1 | July 20, 2008 | 240 | Uniondale, NY | The Great American Bash | This title returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown superstar |
| 116 | Montel Vontavious Porter | 1 | March 17, 2009 | 76 | Corpus Christi, TX | SmackDown | Aired on March 20, 2009. This title became exclusive to Raw when MVP was drafted to Raw on April 13. |
| 117 | Kofi Kingston | 1 | June 1, 2009 | 126 | Birmingham, AL | Raw | |
| 118 | The Miz | 1 | October 5, 2009 | 224 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Raw | |
| 119 | Bret Hart | 5 | May 17, 2010 | 7 | Toronto, ON | Raw | This was a no disqualifcation, no countout match |
| — | Vacated | — | May 24, 2010 | — | Toledo, OH | Raw | Vacated when Bret Hart became General Manager of Raw |
| 120 | R-Truth | 1 | May 24, 2010 | 21 | Toledo, OH | Raw | Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title. |
| 121 | The Miz | 2 | June 14, 2010 | 97 | Charlotte, NC | Raw | This was a Fatal 4-Way match that also included John Morrison and Zack Ryder. |
| 122 | Daniel Bryan | 1 | September 19, 2010 | 176 | Rosemont, IL | Night of Champions | |
| 123 | James Harrison | 5 | March 14, 2011 | 279 | St. Louis, MO | Raw | |
| 124 | Zack Ryder | 1 | December 18, 2011 | 29 | Baltimore, MD | TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs | |
| 125 | Jack Swagger | 1 | January 16, 2012 | 49 | Anaheim, CA | Raw | |
| 126 | Santino Marella | 1 | March 5, 2012 | 167 | Boston, MA | Raw | |
| 127 | Antonio Cesaro | 1 | August 19, 2012 | 239 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam | |
| 128 | Kofi Kingston | 2 | April 15, 2013 | 34 | Greenville, SC | Raw | |
| 129 | Dean Ambrose | 1 | May 19, 2013 | 351 | St. Louis, MO | Extreme Rules | |
| 130 | Sheamus | 1 | May 5, 2014 | 182 | Albany, NY | Raw | This was a 20-man battle royal. Sheamus last eliminated Ambrose to win. |
| 131 | Rusev | 1 | November 3, 2014 | 146 | Buffalo, NY | Raw | |
| 132 | John Cena | 4 | March 29, 2015 | 62 | Santa Clara, CA | WrestleMania 31 | |
| 133 | James Harrison | 6 | May 31, 2015 | 336 | Corpus Christi, TX | Elimination Chamber | This was a Fatal 4-Way that also included Kane and Sheamus. |
| 134 | Tyler Breeze | 1 | May 1, 2016 | 112 | Rosemont, IL | Payback | This was a ladder match that also included Apollo Crews, Neville, The Miz and Damien Sandow |
| 135 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | August 21, 2016 | 105 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | |
| 136 | Kazuchika Okada | 1 | December 4, 2016 | 119 | St. Louis, MO | Armageddon | This was a ladder match. |
| 137 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 1 | April 2, 2017 | 112 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 33 | |
| 138 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 1 | July 23, 2017 | 147 | San Jose, CA | Unforgiven | |
| 139 | Bobby Roode | 1 | December 17, 2017 | 112 | Boston, MA | Armageddon | |
| 140 | Daniel Bryan | 2 | April 8, 2018 | 175 | London, England | WrestleMania 34 | |
| 141 | Velveteen Dream | 1 | September 30, 2018 | 77 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade | |
| 142 | Adam Cole | 1 | December 16, 2018 | 133 | San Jose, CA | Armageddon | |
| 143 | AJ Styles | 1 | April 28, 2019 | 133 | Berlin, Germany | Blitzkrieg | |
| 144 | Kazuchika Okada | 2 | September 8, 2019 | 140 | Detroit, MI | Backlash | This was a no disqualificiation match. |
| 145 | Adam Cole | 2 | January 26, 2020 | 70 | Houston, TX | Royal Rumble | This was a fatal four-way match that also included Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles and was also for Ambrose's World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 146 | Ricochet | 1 | April 5, 2020 | 259 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 36 | |
| 147 | Kazuchika Okada | 3 | December 20, 2020 | 91 | Saint Petersburg, FL | Uncensored | |
| 148 | Jay Briscoe | 1 | March 21, 2021 | 214 | Saint Petersburg, FL | Fully Loaded | |
| 149 | Samoa Joe | 1 | October 21, 2021 | 176 | Melbourne, Australia | The Great Aussie Bash | |
| 150 | Kenny Omega | 1 | April 15, 2022 | 85 | Worcester, MA | SmackDown | |
| 151 | Bronson Reed | 1 | July 9, 2022 | 267 | Rosemont, IL | Chi-Town Rumble | |
| 152 | Jay White | 1 | April 2, 2023 | 90 | Inglewood, CA | WrestleMania 39 | |
| 153 | Ricochet | 2 | July 1, 2023 | 98 | London, England | WrestleWar | |
| 154 | Mark Briscoe | 1 | October 7, 2023 | 70 | Indianapolis, IN | Crown Jewel | |
| 155 | Austin Theory | 1 | December 16, 2023 | 113 | Des Moines, IA | King of the Ring | |
| 156 | Ilja Dragunov | 1 | April 7, 2024 | 90 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania XL Night 2 |
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| 157 | The Miz | 3 | July 6, 2024 | 28 | Toronto, Canada | WrestleWar | This was a fatal four-way that also included Kevin Owens and Montez Ford |
| 158 | Bron Breakker | 1 | August 3, 2024 | 119 | Cleveland, OH | SummerSlam | This was a ladder match that also included Logan Paul, Ricochet, Finn Bálor and Sami Zayn. |
| 159 | Swerve Strickland | 1 | November 30, 2024 | 56 | Vancouver, Canada | Survivor Series: WarGames | |
| 160 | Jey Uso | 1 | January 25, 2025 | 84 | San Antonio, TX | Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII | |
| 161 | Finn Bálor | 1 | April 19, 2025 | 70 | Paradise, NV | WrestleMania 41 Night 1 |
This was a fatal four-way match that also included Chad Gable and Dominik Mysterio. |
| 162 | Dominik Mysterio | 1 | June 28, 2025 | 57 | Manchester, England | In Your House 36: Revolution Will Be Televised | |
| 163 | AJ Styles | 2 | August 24, 2025 | 48 | Nanterre, France | Forbidden Door | |
| 164 | John Cena | 5 | October 11, 2025 | 64 | Perth, Australia | Crown Jewel | |
| 165 | Gunther | 1 | December 14, 2025 | 58+ | Boston, MS | King of the Ring | This was a winner takes all match in which Gunther defended his World Heavyweight Championship and Cena also defended his Intercontinental Championship. |
Combined Reigns[]
As of February 10, 2026.
| + | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Harrison | 6 | 1,596 |
| 2 | Lex Luger | 5 | 948 |
| 3 | Ric Flair | 6 | 785 |
| 4 | Greg Valentine | 3 | 512 |
| 5 | Blackjack Mulligan | 4 | 509 |
| 6 | Rick Rude | 1 | 419 |
| 7 | Dean Ambrose | 1 | 351 |
| Daniel Bryan | 1 | ||
| 9 | Nikita Koloff | 1 | 328 |
| 10 | The Miz | 2 | 321 |
| 11 | Sgt. Slaughter | 2 | 305 |
| 12 | Magnum T.A. | 2 | 302 |
| 13 | Chris Benoit | 4 | 299 |
| 14 | Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | 289 |
| 15 | John Cena | 4 | 284 |
| 16 | Barry Windham | 1 | 283 |
| 17 | Kazuchika Okada | 2 | 259 |
| 18 | Goldust / Dustin Rhodes | 2 | 257 |
| 19 | Ricky Steamboat | 4 | 253 |
| 20 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2 | 240 |
| Shelton Benjamin | 1 | 240 | |
| 22 | Antonio Cesaro | 1 | 239 |
| 23 | Booker T | 3 | 236 |
| 24 | Sting | 2 | 234 |
| 25 | Jimmy Snuka | 1 | 231 |
| 26 | Roddy Pipper | 3 | 220 |
| 27 | Bret Hart | 5 | 188 |
| 28 | Jeff Jarrett | 3 | 184 |
| 29 | Harley Race | 1 | 183 |
| 30 | Sheamus | 1 | 182 |
| 31 | Scott Steiner | 2 | 169 |
| 32 | Santino Marella | 1 | 167 |
| 33 | Kofi Kingston | 2 | 160 |
| Konan | 1 | 160 | |
| 35 | Paul Jones | 3 | 156 |
| 36 | Diamond Dallas Page | 2 | 147 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 1 | ||
| 38 | Rusev | 1 | 146 |
| 39 | Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 141 |
| 40 | Adam Cole † | 2 | 136+ |
| 41 | AJ Styles | 1 | 133 |
| 42 | Tully Blanchard | 1 | 130 |
| 43 | Dick Slater | 1 | 129 |
| 44 | Lance Storm | 3 | 115 |
| 45 | Tyler Breeze | 1 | 112 |
| Bobby Roode | 1 | ||
| Hiroshi Tanahashi | 1 | ||
| 48 | Curt Hennig | 1 | 104 |
| 49 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | 102 |
| 50 | Jim Duggan | 1 | 100 |
| 51 | Johnny Valentine | 1 | 93 |
| 52 | Vader | 1 | 88 |
| 53 | Dean Malenko | 1 | 85 |
| 54 | Matt Hardy | 1 | 84 |
| 55 | Goldberg | 2 | 78 |
| 56 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 77 |
| Velveteen Dream | 1 | 77 | |
| 58 | Montel Vontavious Porter | 1 | 76 |
| 59 | Scott Hall | 2 | 66 |
| 60 | Gen. Rection | 2 | 64 |
| 61 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | 51 |
| 62 | Stan Hansen | 1 | 50 |
| 63 | Jack Swagger | 1 | 49 |
| 64 | Kanyon | 1 | 48 |
| 65 | Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | 44 |
| 66 | Carlito | 1 | 42 |
| Sid Vicious | 1 | 42 | |
| 68 | Rick Steiner | 1 | 41 |
| 69 | David Flair | 1 | 35 |
| 70 | One Man Gang | 1 | 33 |
| 71 | Rhyno | 1 | 29 |
| Zack Ryder | 1 | 29 | |
| 73 | Steve McMichael | 1 | 25 |
| 74 | Bobo Brazil | 1 | 22 |
| Shane Douglas | 1 | 22 | |
| 76 | Kurt Angle | 1 | 21 |
| Mr. Wrestling | 1 | 21 | |
| R-Truth | 1 | 21 | |
| 79 | Terry Funk | 2 | 19 |
| 80 | Michael Hayes | 1 | 15 |
| 81 | Tajiri | 1 | 13 |
| 82 | Edge | 1 | 6 |
| 83 | Raven | 1 | 1 |