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is a

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contested in the American

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on the

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. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in

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, a territory of the

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(NWA). Harley Race became the inaugural champion on the title's introduction on January 1, 1975.

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bought Mid-Atlantic in November 1988 and renamed it

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(WCW) after its primary television program. In March 2001, the then-WWF bought selected assets of WCW. This resulted in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship becoming a championship for the WWF, which referred to it as the WCW United States Championship. At

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in November 2001, the WCW United States and

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s were unified, resulting in the United States Championship being deactivated. In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship. It is the only active WWE championship not created by the promotion. Since the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, it has been exclusively contested on the Raw brand. The championship is contested in

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, in which participants execute

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finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a

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, while others used their

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is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated former champion

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and

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in a

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at Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, 2022 in

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. Overall, there have been 101 different champions.

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holds the record for having the most reigns at six, while

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holds the record for most reigns under the WWE banner at five. Chris Benoit is also tied with John Cena with five, two from WCW and three from WWE.

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holds the longest reign, with his third reign lasting 523 days, while

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holds the longest reign under the WWE banner at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history).

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's second reign was the shortest, lasting approximately five minutes. Only two men, Lex Luger and

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, have held the championship continuously for one year (365 days) or more.

Title history

Names

Reigns

Combined reigns

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Notes

References

External links

Official WWE United States Championship Title History

* ttp://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html#wwe WWE United States Championship Title History at Wrestling-Titles.com (2001 – present) {{Featured list National Wrestling Alliance championships Jim Crockett Promotions championships WWE championships lists World Championship Wrestling champions lists