The WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was a singles title used sporadically in the

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between 1960 and 1976. During the variable periods in which it was used, the title served as the promotion's secondary singles championship to the

WWWF World Heavyweight Championship The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, representing the Raw brand division. It is one of two world titles on WWE's main roster, alongside SmackDown ...

. Three years after the title was retired for good, it was replaced by the

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as the promotion's secondary title.

History

Prior to

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leaving the

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and becoming the WWWF, the company hosted a version of the

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for several months in 1960-1961. The only known holder of this title was Buddy Rogers, who vacated the title upon winning the

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from Pat O'Connor in Chicago in June 1961. This title has no connection to the current

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, the lineage of which dates back to the NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship originally created in 1975 in

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Reigns

Combined reigns

Notes

References

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