WCW US TITLE HISTORY
| NEW CHAMP | WON FROM | DATE | EVENT/SHOW | NOTES |
| Harley Race | 1975 | |||
| Johnny Valentine | Harley Race | 07/03/1975 | Belt is Vacant after Valentine died in a plane crash on 10/04/1975 | |
| Terry Funk | Paul Jones | 11/09/1975 | Won a 16-man Tournament | |
| Paul Jones | Terry Funk | 11/1975 | ||
| Blackjack Mulligan | Paul Jones | 03/1976 | ||
| Paul Jones(2) | Blackjack Mulligan | 11/1976 | ||
| Blackjack Mulligan(2) | Paul Jones | 01/1977 | ||
| Bobo Brazil | Blackjack Mulligan | 1977 | ||
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair | Bobo Brazil | 07/29/1977 | ||
| Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat | Ric Flair | 11/11/1977 | ||
| Blackjack Mulligan(3) | Ricky Steamboat | 02/1978 | ||
| "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods | Blackjack Mulligan | 03/1978 | ||
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(2) | Tim Woods | 04/09/1978 | ||
| Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat(2) | Ric Flair | 12/18/1978 | ||
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(3) | Ricky Steamboat | 04/01/1979 | Vacates title after winning NWA Tag Titles on 08/12/1979 | |
| "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka | Ricky Steamboat | 09/01/1979 | Won a Tournament | |
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(4) | Jimmy Snuka | 04/19/1980 | ||
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | Ric Flair | 07/26/1980 | ||
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(5) | Greg Valentine | 11/24/1980 | ||
| Rowdy Roddy Piper | Ric Flair | 01/27/1981 | ||
| Wahoo McDaniel | Rowdy Roddy Piper | 08/08/1981 | Vactes the title in 09/1981 due to injury | |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ricky Steamboat | 10/04/1981 | Won a Tournament | |
| Wahoo McDaniel(2) | Sgt Slaughter | 05/21/1982 | ||
| Sgt. Slaughter(2) | Wahoo McDaniel | 06/07/1982 | ||
| Wahoo McDaniel(3) | Sgt Slaughter | 08/22/1982 | ||
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine(2) | Wahoo McDaniel | 11/04/1982 | ||
| Rowdy Roddy Piper(2) | Greg Valentine | 04/16/1983 | ||
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine(3) | Rowdy Roddy Piper | 05/01/1983 | ||
| Dick Slater | Greg Valentine | 12/14/1983 | ||
| Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat(3) | Dick Slater | 04/21/1984 | ||
| Wahoo McDaniel(4) | Ricky Steamboat | 07/24/1984 | Vacanted in 07/1984 because of Tully Blanchard's interference in the title change | |
| Wahoo McDaniel(5) | Manny Fernandez | 10/07/1984 | Won a Tournament | |
| Magnum T.A. | Wahoo McDaniel | 03/23/1985 | ||
| Tully Blanchard | Magnum T.A. | 07/21/1985 | ||
| Magnum T.A.(2) | Tully Blanchard | 11/26/1987 | Stripped on 05/29/1986 for attacking NWA President, Bob Geigel | |
| Nikita Koloff | Magnum T.A. | 08/17/1986 | Defeats Magnum T.A. in a best-of-7 Tournament; also defeats Wahoo McDaniel on 09/28/1986 to unify NWA National Heavyweight Title | |
| Lex Luger | Nikita Koloff | 07/11/1987 | ||
| Dusty Rhodes | Lex Luger | 11/26/1987 | Vacant on 04/15/1988 for attacking promoter, Jim Crockett | |
| Barry Windham | Nikita Koloff | 05/13/1988 | Won a Tournament | |
| Lex Luger(2) | Barry Windham | 02/20/1989 | ||
| Michael P.S. Hayes | Lex Luger | 05/07/1989 | ||
| Lex Luger(3) | Michael P.S.Hayes | 05/22/1989 | ||
| Stan Hansen | Lex Luger | 10/27/1990 | ||
| Lex Luger(4) | Stan Hansen | 12/16/1990 | Since NWA is no longer working as an organization title is referred to as US Title from 01/1991; also Lex Luger Vacates the World Title on 07/14/1991 after winning the WCW World Title | |
| Sting | Steve Austin | 08/25/1991 | Won a tournament | |
| "Ravishing" Rick Rude | Sting | 11/19/1991 | Vacates the title in 12/1992 because of injury | |
| Dustin Rhodes | Ricky Steamboat | 01/11/1993 | Won a tournament; also the title is vacant after fighting Rick Rude in 05/1993 | |
| Dustin Rhodes(2) | Rick Rude | 08/30/1993 | Won in a rematch against Ruck Rude | |
| "Stunning" Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | 12/27/1993 | Starrcade | |
| Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat | Steve Austin | 08/24/1994 | ||
| "Stunning" Steve Austin(2) | 09/18/1994 | Awarded when Steamboat was unable to defend | ||
| "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | Steve Austin | 09/18/1994 | ||
| Vader | Jim Duggan | 12/27/1994 | Stipped of title on 04/23/1995 by WCW Commisioner, Nick Bockwinkel | |
| Sting(2) | Meng | 06/18/1995 | Won a Tournament | |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | 11/13/1995 | ||
| One Man Gang | 12/27/1995 | Sasaki vacates the Title to one Man Gang after fighting him | ||
| Konnan | One Man Gang | 01/29/1996 | ||
| "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(6) | Konnan | 07/07/1996 | Bash at the Beach | Vacant in 11/1996 due to injury |
| Eddie Gurrerro | Diamond Dallas Page | 12/29/1996 | Starrcade | Won a Tournament |
| Dean Malenko | Eddie Gurrerro | 03/16/1997 | ||
| Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | 06/09/1997 | ||
| Steve "Mongo" McMichael | Jeff Jarrett | 08/21/1997 | ||
| Curt Hennig | Steve McMichael | 09/15/1997 | Nitro | |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | 12/28/1997 | Starrcade | |
| Raven | Diamond Dallas Page | 04/19/1998 | Spring Stampede | |
| Bill Goldberg | Raven | 04/20/1998 | Nitro | Goldberg vacates the title on 07/06/1998 after winning the WCW World Title |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | 07/20/1998 | Nitro | Hart and Page were considered the top 2 contenders for the title and wrestled for it |
| Lex Luger(5) | Bret Hart | 08/10/1998 | Nitro | |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(2) | Lex Luger | 08/13/1998 | Thunder | |
| Diamond Dallas Page(2) | Bret Hart | 10/26/1998 | Nitro | |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(3) | Diamond Dallas Page | 11/30/1998 | Nitro | |
| Rowdy Roddy Piper(3) | Bret Hart | 02/08/1999 | Nitro | |
| Scott Hall | Rowdy Roddy Piper | 02/21/1999 | Superbrawl 9 | Stripped of title on 03/18/1999 by WCW President, Ric Flair |
| Scott Steiner | Booker T | 04/11/1999 | Spring Stampede | Won a tournament |
| David Flair | 07/05/1999 | Nitro | Flair stripped the title from Steiner for not defending it withing 30 days and gives it to his son, David | |
| Chris Benoit | David Flair | 08/09/1999 | Nitro | |
| Sid Vicious | Chris Benoit | 09/12/1999 | Fall Brawl | |
| Bill Goldberg(2) | Sid Vicious | 10/24/1999 | Halloween Havoc | |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(4) | Bill Goldberg | 10/25/1999 | Nitro | |
| Scott Hall(2) | See Notes | 11/08/1999 | Nitro | Won in a 4-man tornado ladder match between Bret Hart, Sid Vicious, and Bill Goldberg |
| Chris Benoit(2) | See Notes | 12/19/1999 | Starrcade | Was suppose to face Hall for title at Starrcade, but Hall was injured and was stripped of the belt and it was awarded to Benoit |
| Jeff Jarrett(2) | Chris Benoit | 12/20/1999 | Nitro | Commisioner, Terry Funk strips Jarrett of the belt on 1/16/2000, but new commissioner, Kevin Nash awards Jarrett the belt back on 1/17/2000. Belt declared vacant on 04/10/2000 by new WCW Booking team. |
| Scott Steiner(2) | Sting | 04/16/2000 | Nitro | Wins a tournament, stripped of title on July 9, 2000 at the Bash at the Beach PPV event where he uses a banned submission move on Mike Awesome |
| Lance Storm | Mike Awesome | 07/18/2000 | Nitro | Wins a tournament |
| Terry Funk(2) | Lance Storm | 09/22/2000 | ||
| Lance Storm(2) | Terry Funk | 09/23/2000 | ||
| Hugh Morrus | Lance Storm | 10/29/2000 | Halloween Havoc | Won in a handicap match against Lance Storm and Jim Duggan where he pinned Duggan, he also won the title under the alias of "General Rection" |
| Lance Storm(3) | Hugh Morrus | 11/10/2000 | Nitro | |
| Hugh Morrus(2) | Lance Storm | 11/26/2000 | Mayhem | |
| "The Franchise" Shane Douglas | Hugh Morrus | 01/14/2001 | Sin | |
| "Dogface Gremlin" Rick Steiner | Shane Douglas | 02/05/2001 | Nitro | |
| Booker T | Rick Steiner | 03/18/2001 | Greed | |
| Chris Kanyon | Booker T | 07/24/2001 | Smackdown | Booker T awarded Kanyon the belt |
| Yoshiri Tajiri | Chris Kanyon | 09/10/2001 | RAW | |
| Rhyno | Yoshiri Tajiri | 09/23/2001 | Unforgiven | |
| Kurt Angle | Rhyno | 10/22/2001 | RAW | |
| Edge | Kurt Angle | 11/12/2001 | RAW | Unifies with WWF IC Title after winning it on 11/18/2001 |
| Eddie Guerrero(2) | Chris Benoit | 07/27/2003 | Vengeance | This was a tournament finals match Eddie won the resurrected title |
| "Big Show" Paul Wight | Eddie Gurrero | 10/19/2003 | No Mercy | |
| John Cena | Big Show | 03/14/2004 | Wrestlemania 20 | Stripped of title on 7/6/2004 for attacking Smackdown General Manager, Kurt Angle |
| Booker T(2) | See notes | 07/27/2004 | Smackdown | Won in an 8-man elimination match with Charlie Haas, Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki, Billy Gunn, Luther Reigns, John Cena, & Rob Van Dam |
| John Cena (2) | Booker T | 10/03/2004 | No Mercy | |
| Carlito 'Caribbean' Cool | John Cena | 10/05/2004 | Smackdown | |
| John Cena(3) | Carlito Cool | 11/16/2004 | Smackdown | |
| Orlando Jordan | John Cena | 03/01/2005 | Smackdown | |
| "Crippler" Chris Benoit (3) | Orlando Jordan | 08/21/2005 | Summerslam | |
| Booker T(3) | Chris Benoit | 10/18/2005 | Smackdown | Belt is declared vacant on 11/21/2005 after a controversial finish with a match against Chris Benoit |
| Booker T(4) | Chris Benoit | 01/10/2006 | Smackdown | Wins a best of seven series against Benoit with Randy Orton substituting for Booker to finish the series |
| "Crippler" Chris Benoit (4) | Booker T | 02/19/2006 | No Way Out | |
| Justin Bradshaw Layfield | Chris Benoit | 04/02/2006 | Wrestlemania 22 | |
| Bobby Lashley | Justin Bradshaw Layfield | 05/26/2006 | Smackdown | |
| Fit Finlay | Bobby Lashley | 07/11/2006 | Smackdown | |
| Ken Kennedy | Fit Finlay | 08/29/2006 | Smackdown | Wins in a triple threat against Finlay & Lashley |
| "Crippler" Chris Benoit(5) | Ken Kennedy | 10/10/2006 | Smackdown | |
| "MVP" Montel Vontavious Porter | Chris Benoit | 05/20/2007 | Judgment Day | |
| Matt Hardy | MVP | 04/27/2008 | Backlash | |
| Shelton Benjamin | Matt Hardy | 07/20/2008 | Great American Bash | |
| "MVP" Montel Vontavious Porter(2) | Shelton Benjamin | 03/17/2009 | Smackdown | |
| Kofi Kingston | MVP | 06/01/2009 | RAW | |
| "The Miz" Mike Mizzanin | Kofi Kingston | 10/06/2009 | RAW | |
| Bret "Hitman" Hart(5) | The Miz | 05/17/2010 | RAW | Vacates title on 05/24/2010 when Bret becomes GM of RAW |
| R-Truth | See Notes | 05/24/2010 | RAW | New GM Bret Hart makes R-Truth and Miz wrestle for the newly vacated title |
| "The Miz" Mike Mizzanin(2) | R-Truth | 06/14/2010 | RAW | Wins in a Fatal 4 Way match against R-Truth, Zack Ryder and John Morrison |
| Daniel Bryan | The Miz | 09/19/2010 | Night of Champions | |
| Sheamus | Daniel Bryan | 03/14/2011 | RAW | |
| Kofi Kingston(2) | Sheamus | 05/01/2011 | Extreme Rules | |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | 06/19/2011 | Capitol Punishment |