NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, 1990s
1986-1991
|
No. |
Champion |
Date won |
Location |
Reign |
Event |
Note |
| 45 | Stan Hansen | 90/10/27 | Chicago, IL | Halloween Havoc '90 | ||
| 46 | Lex Luger [4] | 90/12/16 | St. Louis, MO | Starrcade '90 | 17 | |
| VACANT | ||||||
| 47 | Sting | 91/08/25 | Atlanta, GA | Tournament | 18 | |
| 48 | Rick Rude | 91/11/19 | Savannah, GA | Clash XVII | 19 | |
| VACANT | ||||||
| 49 | Dustin Rhodes | 93/01/11 | Atlanta, GA | Tournament | 20 | |
| HELD-UP | ||||||
| 50 | Dustin Rhodes [2] | 93/08/30 | Atlanta, GA | 21 | ||
| 51 | Steve Austin | 93/12/27 | Charlotte, NC | Starrcade '93 | ||
| 52 | Ricky Steamboat [4] | 94/08/24 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Clash XXVIII | ||
| 53 | Steve Austin [2] | 94/09/18 | Roanoke, VA | Fall Brawl '94 | 22 | |
| 54 | Jim Duggan | 94/09/18 | Roanoke, VA | Fall Brawl '94 | ||
| 55 | Vader | 94/12/27 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade '94 | 23 | |
| VACANT | ||||||
| 56 | Sting [2] | 95/06/18 | Dayton, OH | The Great American Bash '95 | 24 | |
| 57 | Kensuke Sasaki | 95/11/13 | Tokyo, JAPAN | |||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 58 | One Man Gang | 95/12/27 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade '95 | 25 | |
| 59 | Konnan | 96/01/29 | Canton, OH | |||
| 60 | Ric Flair [6] | 96/07/07 | Daytona Beach, FL | Bash at the Beach '96 | 26 | |
| VACANT | ||||||
| 61 | Eddie Guerrero | 96/12/29 | Nashville, TN | Starrcade '96 | 27 | |
| 62 | Dean Malenko | 97/03/16 | Charleston, SC | Uncensored '97 | ||
| 63 | Jeff Jarrett | 97/06/09 | Boston, MA | |||
| 64 | Steve McMichael | 97/08/21 | Nashville, TN | Clash XXXV | ||
| 65 | Curt Hennig | 97/09/15 | Charlotte, NC | |||
| 66 | Diamond Dallas Page | 97/12/28 | Washington, DC | Starrcade '97 | ||
| 67 | Raven | 98/04/19 | Denver, CO | Spring Stampede '98 | ||
| 68 | Bill Goldberg | 98/04/20 | Colorado Springs, CO | 28 | ||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 69 | Bret Hart | 98/07/20 | Salt Lake City, UT | 29 | ||
| 70 | Lex Luger [5] | 98/08/10 | Rapid City, SD | |||
| 71 | Bret Hart [2] | 98/08/13 | Fargo, ND | |||
| 72 | Diamond Dallas Page [2] | 98/10/26 | Phoenix, AZ | |||
| 73 | Bret Hart [3] | 98/11/30 | Chattanooga, TN | |||
| 74 | Roddy Piper [3] | 99/02/08 | Buffalo, NY | |||
| 75 | Scott Hall | 99/02/21 | Oakland, CA | SuperBrawl IX | 30 | |
| VACANT | ||||||
| 76 | Scott Steiner | 99/04/11 | Tacoma, WA | Spring Stampede '99 | 31 | |
| VACANT | ||||||
| 77 | David Flair | 99/07/05 | Atlanta, GA | 32 | ||
| 78 | Chris Benoit | 99/08/09 | Nampa, ID | |||
| 79 | Sid Vicious | 99/09/12 | Winston-Salem, NC | Fall Brawl '99 | ||
| 80 | Bill Goldberg [2] | 99/10/24 | Las Vegas, NV | Halloween Havoc '99 | ||
| 81 | Bret Hart [4] | 99/10/25 | Phoenix, AZ | 33 | ||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 82 | Scott Hall [2] | 99/11/08 | Indianapolis, IN | 34 | ||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 83 | Chris Benoit [2] | 99/12/19 | Washington, DC | 35 | ||
| 84 | Jeff Jarrett [2] | 99/12/20 | Baltimore, MD | 36 | ||
| VACANT |
Different versions between 1953 and 1981: Chicago/Detroit (53/09 - 80/10), Central States (60s), Hawaii (62 - 68), Toronto (62 - 77/07), San Francisco (68 - 81/01). Mid-Atlantic/W.C.W. (75/11 - 93/09, followed on this page) became the only version after 1981.
Notes:
17. With NWA no longer operating as an organization, the title exclusively referred to as WCW United States Heavyweight title from 91/01; vacates on 91/07/14 after winning WCW World Title.
18. Defeats Steve Austin in tournament final.
19. Vacates on 92/12 because of injury.
20. Defeats Rick Steamboat in tournament final; title held up after a match against Rick Rude which airs in 93/05; Rhodes and Rude have several rematches.
21. Defeats Rude in rematch; WCW withdraws from NWA in 93/09.
22. Awarded when injured Steamboat is unable to defend in a scheduled match against Austin.
23. Stripped on 95/04/23 by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel.
24. Defeats Meng in tournament final.
25. Awarded when Sasaki vacates the title after defending against Gang.
26. Vacant in 96/11 because of an injury.
27. Defeats Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final.
28. Vacates the title after winning WCW World Heavyweight Title on 98/07/06 in Atlanta, GA.
29. Defeats Diamond Dallas Page.
30. Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair on 99/03/18 due to injury.
31. Defeats Booker T. in tournament final; stripped on 99/07/05.
34. Defeats Hart, Goldberg, and Sid Vicious in a Texas Tornado Ladder match; stripped on 99/12/19 because of injury.
35. Defeats Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match.
36. Stripped on 2000/01/16 due to concussion.
37. Given the title back by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash next day; declared vacant by WCW executives Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo on 00/04/10 in Denver, CO.
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