WWE United States Championship
WWE United States Championship belt
Details
Current champion(s)	Montel Vontavious Porter
Date won	May 20, 2007
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand	SmackDown!
Date created	January 1, 1975
Other name(s)	NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic) WCW United States Heavyweight Championship WCW United States Championship
Statistics Most reigns Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, Lex Luger, Wahoo McDaniel (5 official reigns) First champion(s) Harley Race Longest reign Lex Luger (523 days) Shortest reign Steve Austin (5 minutes) Oldest champion Terry Funk (56 years, 85 days) Youngest champion David Flair (20 years, 121 days) Heaviest champion Big Show (507 lb (230 kg)) Lightest champion David Flair (204 lb (93 kg))

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History

Although the National Wrestling Alliance had already crowned a United States Champion in 1950 with Buddy Rogers, over the years the many promotions that conformed the National Wrestling Alliance began recognizing their own United States champions as well. The NWA United States Heavyweight Championship recognized by Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling came into existence as the top championship in the Mid-Atlantic region on January 1, 1975 with Harley Race becoming the inaugural champion. The championship then became the Undisputed NWA United States Championship in January 1981 when the last remaining NWA promotion to recognize its own United States champion closed down. However, in 1986, the title became a secondary championship in Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling as its promoter, Jim Crockett, Jr., consolidated the NWA World Heavyweight Championship under his control. Then, in 1991, the title was renamed the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) United States Heavyweight Championship when the promotion became World Championship Wrestling. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (born Herman C. Rohde Jr. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jim Crockett, Jr. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ...

In March 2001, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. purchased World Championship Wrestling. Following this, the "Invasion" storyline was orchestrated, in which WCW was ultimately dismantled. During the "Invasion", only four WCW championship titles remained active, including the United States Heavyweight title, which was referred to simply as the WCW United States Championship. On the conlusion of the "Invasion" at Survivor Series 2001, the WCW United States Championship and the WWF Intercontinental Championship were unified when the WCW United States Champion, Edge, defeated the WWF Intercontinental Champion, Test. As a result, the United States Championship became inactive and Edge became the new WWF Intercontinental Champion. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The Invasion was a professional wrestling storyline in the World Wrestling Federation that began shortly after the WWFs purchase of World Championship Wrestling. ... In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... Survivor Series 2001 was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Chris Jericho as WWF Undisputed Champion, holding the WWF Championship and World Championship belts Championship unification or championship consolidation are terms which mean the act of combining two or more separate championships into a single title. ... Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973), is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, under the ring name Edge, wrestling on its SmackDown! brand where he is the current World Heavyweight Champion. ... Andrew Test Martin (born Andrew J. Martin on March 17, 1975 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. ...

In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship by SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon. This was done shortly after the RAW brand recommissioned the WWE Intercontinental Championship to be its secondary championship, thus the United States Championship became its equal counterpart for the SmackDown! brand. For the video game series based on the show, see WWE SmackDown! (video game series). ... Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque[1] (born September 24, 1976) better known by her maiden name Stephanie McMahon, is World Wrestling Entertainments Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing. ... WWE Raw is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the RAW brand. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

After John Cena won the United States Championship he revealed a new custom "Spinner" version of the belt at Armageddon 2004. However, after Orlando Jordan defeated Cena for the title in March 2005, Cena's belt was dumped into a garbage can and blown up by John "Bradshaw" Layfield and The Cabinet. Jordan was then presented with the regular championship belt. John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr. ... Armageddon is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Orlando Mason Jordan (born July 10, 1980) is a professional wrestler who is currently working on the independent circuit. ... “John Hawk” redirects here. ... The Cabinet: (from left to right) Doug Basham, John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, Amy Weber, Danny Basham The Cabinet was a heel professional wrestling stable that was based on World Wrestling Entertainments SmackDown! brand. ...

Current champion

Current champion, Montel Vontavious Porter

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See also

• List of WWE United States Champions
• List of WWE United States Championship reigns by length
• National Wrestling Alliance
• World Championship Wrestling
• Jim Crockett Promotions
• World Wrestling Entertainment

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External links

• WCW/WWE United States Title History