With roots dating back to 1975 in the National Wrestling Alliance, the United States Championship is one of the longest-running titles in professional wrestling. It was brought into WWE in 2003 following the acquisition of WCW and has since become a key championship on both Raw and SmackDown. This page covers the full history of the U.S. Title—from its early days with Harley Race and Ric Flair to its WWE evolution with champions like John Cena, Bobby Lashley, and more—celebrating a title that bridges wrestling’s past and present.
| Champion | Date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Guerrero | 07/23/2003 | Denver CO | Vengeance 2003 |
| The Big Show | 10/19/2003 | Baltimore, MD | No Mercy 2003 |
| John Cena | 03/14/2004 | New York City, NY | Wrestlemania XX |
| Booker T | 07/29/2004 | Cincinatti, OH | SmackDown |
| John Cena | 10/03/2004 | East Rutherford, NJ | No Mercy 2004 |
| Carlito | 10/07/2004 | Boston, MA | SmackDown |
| John Cena | 11/18/2004 | Dayton, OH | SmackDown |
| Orlando Jordan | 03/03/2005 | Albany, NY | SmackDown |
| Chris Benoit | 08/21/2005 | Washinton DC | SummerSlam |
| Booker T | 10/20/2005 | Reno, NV | SmackDown |
| Booker T | 01/13/2006 | Philadelphia, PA | SmackDown |
| Chris Benoit | 02/19/2006 | Baltimore, MD | No Way Out |
| John Bradshaw Layfield | 04/02/2006 | Chicago, IL | WrestleMania 22 |
| Bobby Lashley | 05/26/2006 | Bakersfield, CA | SmackDown |
| Fit Finlay | 07/14/2006 | Minneapolis, MN | SmackDown |
| Mr. Ken Kennedy | 09/01/2006 | Reading, PA | SmackDown |
| Chris Benoit | 10/13/2006 | Jacksonville, FL | SmackDown |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | 05/20/2007 | St. Louis, MO | Judgment Day |
| Matt Hardy | 04/28/2008 | Baltimore, MD | Backlash |
| Shelton Benjamin | 07/20/2008 | Long Island, NY | Great American Bash |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | 03/20/2009 | Corpus Christi, TX | SmackDown |
| Kofi Kingston | 06/01/2009 | Birmingham, AL | RAW |
| Mike “The Miz” Mizanin | 10/05/2009 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | RAW |
| Bret “The Hitman” Hart | 05/17/2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | RAW |
| R-Truth | 05/24/2010 | Toledo, OH | RAW |
| Mike “The Miz” Mizanin | 06/14/2010 | Charlotte, NC | RAW |
| Daniel Bryan | 09/19/2010 | Chicago, IL | Night of Champions |
| Sheamus | 03/14/2011 | St. Louis, MO | RAW |
| Kofi Kingston | 05/01/2011 | Tampa, FL | Extreme Rules |
| Dolph Ziggler | 06/19/2011 | Washington DC | Capitol Punishment |
| Zack Ryder | 12/18/2011 | Baltimore, MD | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs |
| Jack Swagger | 01/16/2012 | Anaheim, CA | RAW |
| Santino Marella | 03/05/2012 | Boston, MA | RAW |
| Antonio Cesaro | 08/19/2012 | Los Angeles, CA | SummerSlam |
| Kofi Kingston | 04/15/2013 | Greenville, SC | RAW |
| Dean Ambrose | 05/19/2013 | St. Louis, MO | Extreme Rules |
| Sheamus | 05/05/2014 | Albany, NY | RAW |
| Rusev | 11/03/2014 | Buffalo, NY | RAW |
| John Cena | 03/29/2015 | Santa Clara, CA | WrestleMania 31 |
| Seth Rollins | 08/23/2015 | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam |
| John Cena | 09/20/2015 | Houston, TX | Night of Champions |
| Alberto Del Rio | 10/25/2015 | Los Angeles, CA | Hell in a Cell |
| Kalisto | 01/11/2016 | New Orleans, LA | RAW |
| Alberto Del Rio | 01/14/2016 | Lafayette, LA | SmackDown |
| Kalisto | 01/24/2016 | Orlando, FL | Royal Rumble |
| Rusev | 05/22/2016 | Newark, NJ | Extreme Rules |
| Roman Reigns | 09/05/2016 | Indianapolis, IN | Clash of the Champions |
| Chris Jericho | 01/09/2017 | New Orleans, LA | RAW |
| Kevin Owens | 04/02/2017 | Orlando, FL | WrestleMania 33 |
| Chris Jericho | 04/30/2017 | San Jose, CA | WWE Payback |
| Kevin Owens | 05/02/2017 | Fresno, CA | SmackDown |
| AJ Styles | 07/07/2017 | New York City, NY | Live Event at MSG |
| Kevin Owens | 07/23/2017 | Philadelphia, PA | Battleground 2017 |
| AJ Styles | 07/25/2017 | Richmond, VA | SmackDown |
| Baron Corbin | 10/08/2017 | Detroit, MI | Hell in a Cell |
| Dolph Ziggler | 12/17/2017 | Boston, Mass | Clash Of Champions |
| Bobby Roode | 01/16/2018 | Laredo, Tx | SmackDown Live |
| Randy Orton | 03/11/2018 | Columbus, Ohio | Fastlane |
| Jinder Mahal | 04/08/2018 | New Orleans, Lo | WrestleMania 34 |
| Jeff Hardy | 04/16/2018 | Hartford, CO | Monday Night RAW |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 07/15/2018 | Pittsburgh, PA | Extreme Rules 2018 |
| Rusev | 12/25/2018 | Fresno, CA | SmackDown Live |
| R-Truth | 01/29/2019 | Phoenix, AR | SmackDown Live |
| Samoa Joe | 03/05/2019 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | SmackDown Live |
| Ricochet | 06/23/2019 | Tacoma, WSH | Stomping Grounds |
| AJ Styles | 07/14/2019 | Philadelphia, PA | Extreme Rules |
| Rey Mysterio Jr. | 11/25/2019 | Rosemont, IL | Monday Night RAW |
| Andrade | 12/26/2019 | New York City, NY | WWE Live Event |
| Apollo Crews | 05/25/2020 | Orlando, FL | Monday Night RAW |
| Bobby Lashley | 08/30/2020 | Winter Park, FL | Payback |
| Riddle | 02/21/2021 | St. Petersburg, FL | Elimination Chamber |
| Sheamus | 04/11/2021 | Tampa, FL | WrestleMania 37 Night 2 |
| Damian Priest | 08/21/2021 | Paradise, NV | SummerSlam |
| Finn Balor | 02/28/2022 | Columbus, OH | Monday Night RAW |
| Austin Theory | 04/18/2022 | Buffalo, NY | Monday Night RAW |
| Bobby Lashley | 07/02/2022 | Paredise, NV | Money In The Bank |
| Seth Rollins | 10/10/2022 | Buffalo, NY | Monday Night RAW |
| Austin Theory | 11/26/2022 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series – War Games |
| Rey Mysterio Jr. | 08/11/2023 | Calgary, AB | Friday Night SmackDown |
| Logan Paul | 11/04/2023 | Riyadh, Saudi-Arabien | Crown Jewel 2023 |
| LA Knight | 08/03/2024 | Cleveland, Ohio | SummerSlam |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | 11/30/2024 | Vancouver, BC | WWE Survivor Series – War Games |