United States Champions

Verified data · source: List of WWE United States Champions · auto-audited weekly.

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No.	Champion	Championship change Date	Event	Location	Reign statistics Reign	Days	Days recog.	Notes	Ref.
1	Harley Race	January 1, 1975	House show	Tallahassee, FL	1	183	183	Defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final to become the inaugural N	[7][5][8]
2	Johnny Valentine	July 3, 1975	House show	Greensboro, NC	1	93	92		[7][8]
—	Vacated	October 4, 1975	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated when Johnny Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in a pla	[5][9][8]
3	Terry Funk	November 9, 1975	House show	Greensboro, NC	1	18	18	Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[5][8]
4	Paul Jones	November 27, 1975	House show	Greensboro, NC	1	107	106		[7][8]
5	Blackjack Mulligan	March 13, 1976	House show	Greensboro, NC	1	217	217		[7][8]
6	Paul Jones	October 16, 1976	House show	Greensboro, NC	2	43	42	WWE recognizes Jones' reign as ending on November 28, 1976.	[7][8]
†	Blackjack Mulligan	November 28, 1976	House show	Charlotte, NC	2	11	—		[5][8]
†	Paul Jones	December 9, 1976	House show	Winston-Salem, NC	3	6	—		[5][8]
7	Blackjack Mulligan	December 15, 1976	House show	Raleigh, NC	2(3)	204	204		[7][8]
8	Bobo Brazil	July 7, 1977	House show	Norfolk, VA	1	22	21		[7][8]
9	Ric Flair	July 29, 1977	House show	Richmond, VA	1	84	83		[7][8][10]
10	Ricky Steamboat	October 21, 1977	House show	Charleston, SC	1	72	72		[7][8]
11	Blackjack Mulligan	January 1, 1978	House show	Greensboro, NC	3(4)	77	77		[5][7][8]
12	Mr. Wrestling	March 19, 1978	House show	Greensboro, NC	1	21	21		[7][8]
13	Ric Flair	April 9, 1978	House show	Charlotte, NC	2	253	251		[7][8]
14	Ricky Steamboat	December 17, 1978	House show	Toronto, ON, Canada	2	105	104		[7][8]
15	Ric Flair	April 1, 1979	House show	Greensboro, NC	3	133	133		[7][8]
—	Vacated	August 12, 1979	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four da	[5][8]
16	Jimmy Snuka	September 1, 1979	House show	Charlotte, NC	1	231	232	Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.WW	[5][11][8]
17	Ric Flair	April 19, 1980	House show	Greensboro, NC	4	98	97	WWE recognizes Flair's reign as beginning on April 20, 1980, although	[7][11][8]
†	Greg Valentine	July 26, 1980	House show	Charlotte, NC	1	121	—		[5][8]
†	Ric Flair	November 24, 1980	House show	Greenville, SC	5	64	—	Although this reign is not recognized, a WWE.com article recognized Fl	[7][12][8]
18	Roddy Piper	January 27, 1981	House show	Raleigh, NC	1	193	193	The title became the undisputed NWA United States Heavyweight Champion	[7][8]
19	Wahoo McDaniel	August 8, 1981	House show	Greensboro, NC	1	31	31		[7][8]
—	Vacated	September 8, 1981	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher.	[13][8]
20	Sgt. Slaughter	October 4, 1981	House show	Charlotte, NC	1	229	228	Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[13][8]
21	Wahoo McDaniel	May 21, 1982	House show	Richmond, VA	2	17	17		[7][8]
22	Sgt. Slaughter	June 7, 1982	House show	Greenville, SC	2	76	75	Awarded the title due to Wahoo McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco an	[14][8]
23	Wahoo McDaniel	August 22, 1982	House show	Charlotte, NC	3	74	74		[7][8]
24	Greg Valentine	November 4, 1982	House show	Norfolk, VA	1(2)	163	162		[7][8]
25	Roddy Piper	April 16, 1983	House show	Greensboro, NC	2	14	14		[7][8]
26	Greg Valentine	May 1, 1983	House show	Greensboro, NC	2(3)	228	228	Valentine won when Roddy Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear	[7][15][8]
27	Dick Slater	December 14, 1983	House show	Shelby, NC	1	129	129		[7]
28	Ricky Steamboat	April 21, 1984	House show	Greensboro, NC	3	64	63		[7]
29	Wahoo McDaniel	June 24, 1984	House show	Greensboro, NC	4	7	6		[7]
—	Vacated	July 1, 1984	—	—	—	—	—	Wahoo McDaniel was stripped of the title due to Tully Blanchard interf	[5]
30	Wahoo McDaniel	October 7, 1984	House show	Charlotte, NC	5	167	167	Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[5]
31	Magnum T. A.	March 23, 1985	World Wide Wrestling	Charlotte, NC	1	120	119		[16]
32	Tully Blanchard	July 21, 1985	House show	Charlotte, NC	1	130	129		[17]
33	Magnum T. A.	November 28, 1985	Starrcade	Greensboro, NC	2	182	153	This was an "I Quit" steel cage match.WWE recognizes Magnum T. A. as b	[18][19]
—	Vacated	May 29, 1986	—	—	—	—	—	Magnum T. A. was stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob	[18]
34	Nikita Koloff	August 17, 1986	House show	Charlotte, NC	1	328	327	Defeated Magnum T. A. in a best of seven series for the vacant title,[	[22]
35	Lex Luger	July 11, 1987	Great American Bash	Greensboro, NC	1	138	137	This was a steel cage match.[23][24]	[25]
36	Dusty Rhodes	November 26, 1987	Starrcade	Chicago, IL	1	141	140	This was a steel cage match.[26]	[27]
—	Vacated	April 9, 1988	—	—	—	—	—	Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title and suspended for 120 days for	[5]
37	Barry Windham	May 13, 1988	House show	Houston, TX	1	283	282	Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[28][29]
38	Lex Luger	February 20, 1989	Chi-Town Rumble	Chicago, IL	2	76	75		[30]
39	Michael Hayes	May 7, 1989	WrestleWar	Nashville, TN	1	15	14		[31][32]
40	Lex Luger	May 22, 1989	House show	Bluefield, WV	3	523	522	Aired on World Wide Wrestling on June 10, 1989.
41	Stan Hansen	October 27, 1990	Halloween Havoc	Chicago, IL	1	50	49		[33]
42	Lex Luger	December 16, 1990	Starrcade	St. Louis, MO	4	210	209	This was a Texas Bullrope match.During Luger's reign in 1991, World Ch	[34]
—	Vacated	July 14, 1991	The Great American Bash	Baltimore, MD	—	—	—	Vacated when Lex Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.	[34]
43	Sting	August 25, 1991	House show	Atlanta, GA	1	86	85	Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[35]
44	Rick Rude	November 19, 1991	Clash of the Champions XVII	Savannah, GA	1	378	377		[36]
—	Vacated	December 1, 1992	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated due to Rick Rude suffering an injury.	[36]
45	Dustin Rhodes	January 11, 1993	Saturday Night	Atlanta, GA	1	138	109	Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determ	[37]
—	Vacated	May 29, 1993	Saturday Night	—	—	—	—	The WCW Board of Directors announced the title had been held-up, sever	[37]
46	Dustin Rhodes	August 30, 1993	Saturday Night	Atlanta, GA	2	119	118	Defeated Rick Rude in a rematch for the vacant title.Aired on tape del	[38]
47	Steve Austin	December 27, 1993	Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary	Charlotte, NC	1	240	239	This was a two out of three falls match.[39]	[40]
48	Ricky Steamboat	August 24, 1994	Clash of the Champions XXVIII	Cedar Rapids, IA	4	25	24		[41]
49	Steve Austin	September 18, 1994	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games	Roanoke, VA	2	<1	<1	Awarded the title due to Ricky Steamboat being injured.	[42]
50	Jim Duggan	September 18, 1994	Fall Brawl 1994: War Games	Roanoke, VA	1	100	99		[43]
51	Vader	December 27, 1994	Starrcade	Nashville, TN	1	88	87		[44]
—	Vacated	March 25, 1995	Saturday Night	Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	Vader was stripped of the title by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel fo	[5]
52	Sting	June 18, 1995	The Great American Bash	Dayton, OH	2	148	147	Defeated Meng in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[45]
53	Kensuke Sasaki	November 13, 1995	WCW World in Japan	Tokyo, Japan	1	44	43	Won the title at a New Japan Pro-Wrestling event.	[46]
54	One Man Gang	December 27, 1995	Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling	Nashville, TN	1	33	32	Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Ken	[47]
55	Konnan	January 29, 1996	Main Event	Canton, OH	1	160	159		[48]
56	Ric Flair	July 7, 1996	Bash at the Beach	Daytona Beach, FL	5(6)	141	140		[49]
—	Vacated	November 25, 1996	—	—	—	—	—	Vacated due to Ric Flair suffering a shoulder injury.	[49]
57	Eddie Guerrero	December 29, 1996	Starrcade	Nashville, TN	1	77	76	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final for the vacant titl	[50]
58	Dean Malenko	March 16, 1997	Uncensored	North Charleston, SC	1	85	84	This was a no disqualification match	[51]
59	Jeff Jarrett	June 9, 1997	Nitro	Boston, MA	1	73	72		[51]
60	Steve McMichael	August 21, 1997	Clash of the Champions XXXV	Nashville, TN	1	25	24		[52]
61	Curt Hennig	September 15, 1997	Nitro	Charlotte, NC	1	104	103		[53]
62	Diamond Dallas Page	December 28, 1997	Starrcade	Washington, D.C.	1	112	111		[54]
63	Raven	April 19, 1998	Spring Stampede	Denver, CO	1	1	<1	This was a "Raven's Rules" match.	[55]
64	Goldberg	April 20, 1998	Nitro	Colorado Springs, CO	1	77	90	This was a "Raven's Rules" match.WWE's official title history incorrec	[56]
—	Vacated	July 6, 1998	Nitro	Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.	[5]
65	Bret Hart	July 20, 1998	Nitro	Salt Lake City, UT	1	21	20	Defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the vacant title.	[57][58]
66	Lex Luger	August 10, 1998	Nitro	Rapid City, SD	5	3	2		[59]
67	Bret Hart	August 13, 1998	Thunder	Fargo, ND	2	74	73		[60]
68	Diamond Dallas Page	October 26, 1998	Nitro	Phoenix, AZ	2	35	34		[61]
69	Bret Hart	November 30, 1998	Nitro	Chattanooga, TN	3	70	69	This was a no disqualification match.	[62]
70	Roddy Piper	February 8, 1999	Nitro	Buffalo, NY	3	13	12		[63]
71	Scott Hall	February 21, 1999	SuperBrawl IX	Oakland, CA	1	25	24		[64]
—	Vacated	March 18, 1999	Thunder	Lexington, KY	—	—	—	Scott Hall was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.	[64]
72	Scott Steiner	April 11, 1999	Spring Stampede	Tacoma, WA	1	85	84	Defeated Booker T in a tournament final for the vacant title.	[65]
—	Vacated	July 5, 1999	Nitro	Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	Scott Steiner was stripped of the title by WCW President Ric Flair.	[65]
73	David Flair	July 5, 1999	Nitro	Atlanta, GA	1	35	34	Awarded the title by his father, WCW President Ric Flair.	[66]
74	Chris Benoit	August 9, 1999	Nitro	Boise, ID	1	34	33		[66]
75	Sid Vicious	September 12, 1999	Fall Brawl	Winston-Salem, NC	1	42	41		[67]
76	Goldberg	October 24, 1999	Halloween Havoc	Paradise, NV	2	1	<1	Won the title when Sid Vicious suffered excessive bleeding and the ref	[67][68]
77	Bret Hart	October 25, 1999	Nitro	Phoenix, AZ	4	14	13		[69]
78	Scott Hall	November 8, 1999	Nitro	Indianapolis, IN	2	41	40	This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Goldb	[70]
79	Chris Benoit	December 19, 1999	Starrcade	Washington, D.C.	2	1	<1	Awarded the title when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury during the ma	[70]
80	Jeff Jarrett	December 20, 1999	Nitro	Baltimore, MD	2	27	26	This was a ladder match.	[71]
—	Vacated	January 16, 2000	Souled Out	Cincinnati, OH	—	—	—	Vacated due to Jeff Jarrett suffering an injury.	[71]
81	Jeff Jarrett	January 17, 2000	Nitro	Columbus, OH	3	84	83	Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash.	[72]
—	Vacated	April 10, 2000	Nitro	Denver, CO	—	—	—	All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff a	[73]
82	Scott Steiner	April 16, 2000	Spring Stampede	Chicago, IL	2	84	83	Defeated Sting in a tournament final for the vacant title.[74]	[73]
—	Vacated	July 9, 2000	Bash at the Beach	Daytona Beach, FL	—	—	—	Scott Steiner was stripped of the title when he used the banned Steine	[73]
83	Lance Storm	July 18, 2000	Nitro	Auburn Hills, MI	1	66	65	Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final for the vacant title. Stor	[76]
84	Terry Funk	September 22, 2000	House show	Amarillo, TX	2	1	<1	This title change was not recognized by WCW, but is recognized by WWE.	[77]
85	Lance Storm	September 23, 2000	House show	Lubbock, TX	2	36	35	This title change was not recognized by WCW, but is recognized by WWE.	[78]
86	Gen. Rection	October 29, 2000	Halloween Havoc	Paradise, NV	1	12	14	Defeated Lance Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match.WWE recognizes	[79]
87	Lance Storm	November 10, 2000	Nitro	London, England	3	16	12	WWE recognizes his reign as beginning on November 13, 2000, when the e	[80][5]
88	Gen. Rection	November 26, 2000	Mayhem	Milwaukee, WI	2	49	48		[81]
89	Shane Douglas	January 14, 2001	Sin	Indianapolis, IN	1	22	21	This was a First Blood Chain match.	[82]
90	Rick Steiner	February 5, 2001	Nitro	Tupelo, MS	1	41	40		[83]
91	Booker T	March 18, 2001	Greed	Jacksonville, FL	1	128	127	The title and other selected assets of WCW were purchased by the World	[84]
92	Chris Kanyon	July 24, 2001	SmackDown!	Pittsburgh, PA	1	48	45	Given the title by Booker T as he was also the WCW Champion.WWE recogn	[85]
93	Tajiri	September 10, 2001	Raw	San Antonio, TX	1	13	12		[86]
94	Rhyno	September 23, 2001	Unforgiven	Pittsburgh, PA	1	29	28		[87]
95	Kurt Angle	October 22, 2001	Raw	Kansas City, MO	1	21	20		[88]
96	Edge	November 12, 2001	Raw	Boston, MA	1	6	5		[89]
—	Unified	November 18, 2001	Survivor Series	Greensboro, NC	—	—	—	Edge defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Test in a title unificatio	[89]
97	Eddie Guerrero	July 27, 2003	Vengeance	Denver, CO	2	84	83	The title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship as an	[90]
98	Big Show	October 19, 2003	No Mercy	Baltimore, MD	1	147	147		[91]
99	John Cena	March 14, 2004	WrestleMania XX	New York, NY	1	114	114	WWE's official title history incorrectly lists Cena's reign as lasting	[92]
—	Vacated	July 6, 2004	SmackDown!	Winnipeg, MB, Canada	—	—	—	John Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! General	[93]
100	Booker T	July 27, 2004	SmackDown!	Cincinnati, OH	2	68	65	This was an eight-way elimination match, also involving John Cena, Ren	[93]
101	John Cena	October 3, 2004	No Mercy	East Rutherford, NJ	2	3	3	This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series.WWE recognizes Cena'	[94]
102	Carlito Caribbean Cool	October 5, 2004	SmackDown!	Boston, MA	1	42	41	WWE recognizes Carlito's reign as beginning on October 7, 2004 and end	[95][96]
103	John Cena	November 16, 2004	SmackDown!	Dayton, OH	3	105	105	WWE recognizes Cena's reign as beginning on November 18, 2004 and endi	[97]
104	Orlando Jordan	March 1, 2005	SmackDown!	Albany, NY	1	173	170	WWE recognizes Jordan's reign as beginning on March 3, 2005, when the	[98]
105	Chris Benoit	August 21, 2005	SummerSlam	Washington, D.C.	3	58	60	WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as ending on October 21, 2005, when the	[99]
106	Booker T	October 18, 2005	SmackDown!	Reno, NV	3	35	34	WWE recognizes Booker T's reign as beginning on October 21, 2005 and e	[100]
—	Vacated	November 22, 2005	SmackDown!	Sheffield, England	—	—	—	Vacated when Booker T's title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a	[100]
107	Booker T	January 10, 2006	SmackDown!	Philadelphia, PA	4	40	36	Booker T faced Chris Benoit in a Best of Seven series, winning the fir	[101]
108	Chris Benoit	February 19, 2006	No Way Out	Baltimore, MD	4	42	41		[102]
109	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	April 2, 2006	WrestleMania 22	Rosemont, IL	1	51	53	WWE recognizes JBL's reign as ending on May 26, 2006, when the followi	[103]
110	Bobby Lashley	May 23, 2006	SmackDown!	Bakersfield, CA	1	49	48	WWE recognizes Lashley's reign as beginning on May 26, 2006 and ending	[104]
111	Finlay	July 11, 2006	SmackDown!	Minneapolis, MN	1	49	48	WWE recognizes Finlay's reign as beginning on July 14, 2006 and ending	[105]
112	Mr. Kennedy	August 29, 2006	SmackDown!	Reading, PA	1	42	41	This was a triple threat match, also involving Bobby Lashley who Kenne	[106][107]
113	Chris Benoit	October 10, 2006	SmackDown!	Jacksonville, FL	5	222	218	WWE recognizes Benoit's reign as beginning on October 13, 2006, when t	[108][109]
114	Montel Vontavious Porter	May 20, 2007	Judgment Day	St. Louis, MO	1	343	342	This was a two out of three falls match.	[110][111]
115	Matt Hardy	April 27, 2008	Backlash	Baltimore, MD	1	84	83	The title became exclusive to the ECW brand following the 2008 WWE Dra	[112][113]
116	Shelton Benjamin	July 20, 2008	The Great American Bash	Uniondale, NY	1	240	242	The title was returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a Smac	[114][115]
117	Montel Vontavious Porter	March 17, 2009	SmackDown	Corpus Christi, TX	2	76	72	The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2009 WWE Dra	[116][117]
118	Kofi Kingston	June 1, 2009	Raw	Birmingham, AL	1	126	125		[118][119]
119	The Miz	October 5, 2009	Raw	Wilkes-Barre, PA	1	224	223		[120][121]
120	Bret Hart	May 17, 2010	Raw	Toronto, ON, Canada	5	7	6	This was a no disqualification, no countout match.	[122][123]
—	Vacated	May 24, 2010	Raw	Toledo, OH	—	—	—	Vacated when Bret Hart became the Raw General Manager.	[122][124]
121	R-Truth	May 24, 2010	Raw	Toledo, OH	1	21	20	Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title.	[124][125]
122	The Miz	June 14, 2010	Raw	Charlotte, NC	2	97	96	This was a fatal four-way match, also involving John Morrison and Zack	[126][127]
123	Daniel Bryan	September 19, 2010	Night of Champions	Rosemont, IL	1	176	176		[128]
124	Sheamus	March 14, 2011	Raw	St. Louis, MO	1	48	47	If Sheamus lost, he would have quit WWE.Title became exclusive to the	[129]
125	Kofi Kingston	May 1, 2011	Extreme Rules	Tampa, FL	2	49	48	This was a tables match. The title became exclusive to Raw due to King	[130]
126	Dolph Ziggler	June 19, 2011	Capitol Punishment	Washington, D.C.	1	182	181	On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended, allowing the United Sta	[131]
127	Zack Ryder	December 18, 2011	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Baltimore, MD	1	29	28		[132]
128	Jack Swagger	January 16, 2012	Raw	Anaheim, CA	1	49	49		[133]
129	Santino Marella	March 5, 2012	Raw	Boston, MA	1	167	166		[134]
130	Antonio Cesaro	August 19, 2012	SummerSlamPre-Show	Los Angeles, CA	1	239	239		[135]
131	Kofi Kingston	April 15, 2013	Raw	Greenville, SC	3	34	34		[136]
132	Dean Ambrose	May 19, 2013	Extreme Rules	St. Louis, MO	1	351	350		[4][137]
133	Sheamus	May 5, 2014	Raw	Albany, NY	2	182	182	This was a 20-man battle royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Dean Ambrose	[138]
134	Rusev	November 3, 2014	Raw Backstage Pass	Buffalo, NY	1	146	145		[139]
135	John Cena	March 29, 2015	WrestleMania 31	Santa Clara, CA	4	147	147		[140]
136	Seth Rollins	August 23, 2015	SummerSlam	Brooklyn, NY	1	28	28	This was a winner takes all match, in which Rollins defended the WWE W	[141]
137	John Cena	September 20, 2015	Night of Champions	Houston, TX	5	35	35		[142]
138	Alberto Del Rio	October 25, 2015	Hell in a Cell	Los Angeles, CA	1	78	78		[143]
139	Kalisto	January 11, 2016	Raw	New Orleans, LA	1	1	2	WWE recognizes Kalisto's reign as ending on January 14, 2016, when the	[144]
140	Alberto Del Rio	January 12, 2016	SmackDown	Lafayette, LA	2	12	10	WWE recognizes Del Rio's reign as beginning on January 14, 2016, when	[145]
141	Kalisto	January 24, 2016	Royal Rumble	Orlando, FL	2	119	119		[146]
142	Rusev	May 22, 2016	Extreme Rules	Newark, NJ	2	126	126	The brand extension returned in July and the title became exclusive to	[147]
143	Roman Reigns	September 25, 2016	Clash of Champions	Indianapolis, IN	1	106	106		[148]
144	Chris Jericho	January 9, 2017	Raw	New Orleans, LA	1	83	82	This was a 2-on-1 handicap match, also involving Kevin Owens, who team	[149]
145	Kevin Owens	April 2, 2017	WrestleMania 33	Orlando, FL	1	28	28	The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand following the 2017 W	[150]
146	Chris Jericho	April 30, 2017	Payback	San Jose, CA	2	2	2	Since Jericho won, he was transferred to the SmackDown brand.	[151]
147	Kevin Owens	May 2, 2017	SmackDown	Fresno, CA	2	66	65		[152]
148	AJ Styles	July 7, 2017	WWE Live	New York, NY	1	16	16		[153]
149	Kevin Owens	July 23, 2017	Battleground	Philadelphia, PA	3	2	2		[154]
150	AJ Styles	July 25, 2017	SmackDown	Richmond, VA	2	75	74	This was a triple threat match also involving Chris Jericho, who Style	[155]
151	Baron Corbin	October 8, 2017	Hell in a Cell	Detroit, MI	1	70	69	This was a triple threat match also involving Tye Dillinger, who Corbi	[156]
152	Dolph Ziggler	December 17, 2017	Clash of Champions	Boston, MA	2	9	8	This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Roode.	[157]
—	Vacated	December 26, 2017	SmackDown	Rosemont, IL	—	—	—	SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan ruled that Dolph Ziggler vacate	[158]
153	Bobby Roode	January 16, 2018	SmackDown	Laredo, TX	1	54	53	Defeated Jinder Mahal in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	[159]
154	Randy Orton	March 11, 2018	Fastlane	Columbus, OH	1	28	27		[160]
155	Jinder Mahal	April 8, 2018	WrestleMania 34	New Orleans, LA	1	8	8	This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Bobby Roode and Rusev	[161]
156	Jeff Hardy	April 16, 2018	Raw	Hartford, CT	1	90	89	Title transferred back to the SmackDown brand on the second night of t	[162]
157	Shinsuke Nakamura	July 15, 2018	Extreme Rules	Pittsburgh, PA	1	156	163	WWE recognizes Nakamura's reign as ending on December 25, 2018, when t	[163]
158	Rusev	December 18, 2018	SmackDown	Fresno, CA	3	40	32	WWE recognizes Rusev's reign as beginning on December 25, 2018, when t	[164][165]
159	Shinsuke Nakamura	January 27, 2019	Royal RumbleKickoff	Phoenix, AZ	2	2	2		[166]
160	R-Truth	January 29, 2019	SmackDown	Phoenix, AZ	2	35	35		[167]
161	Samoa Joe	March 5, 2019	SmackDown	Wilkes-Barre, PA	1	75	74	This was a fatal four-way match also involving Rey Mysterio and Andrad	[168]
162	Rey Mysterio	May 19, 2019	Money in the Bank	Hartford, CT	1	15	15		[169]
163	Samoa Joe	June 3, 2019	Raw	Austin, TX	2	20	19	Rey Mysterio voluntarily relinquished the title back to Joe due to Mys	[170]
164	Ricochet	June 23, 2019	Stomping Grounds	Tacoma, WA	1	21	21		[171]
165	AJ Styles	July 14, 2019	Extreme Rules	Philadelphia, PA	3	134	134		[172]
166	Rey Mysterio	November 25, 2019	Raw	Rosemont, IL	2	31	30		[173]
167	Andrade	December 26, 2019	WWE Live	New York, NY	1	151	150		[174]
168	Apollo Crews	May 25, 2020	Raw	Orlando, FL	1	97	96		[175]
169	Bobby Lashley	August 30, 2020	Payback	Orlando, FL	2	175	175		[176]
170	Riddle	February 21, 2021	Elimination Chamber	St. Petersburg, FL	1	49	49	This was a triple threat match also involving John Morrison, who Riddl	[177]
171	Sheamus	April 11, 2021	WrestleMania 37Night 2	Tampa, FL	3	132	131		[178]
172	Damian Priest	August 21, 2021	SummerSlam	Paradise, NV	1	191	191		[179]
173	Finn Bálor	February 28, 2022	Raw	Columbus, OH	1	49	48		[180]
174	Theory	April 18, 2022	Raw	Buffalo, NY	1	75	74		[181]
175	Bobby Lashley	July 2, 2022	Money in the Bank	Paradise, NV	3	100	100		[182]
176	Seth "Freakin" Rollins	October 10, 2022	Raw	Brooklyn, NY	2	47	47		[183]
177	Austin Theory	November 26, 2022	Survivor Series: WarGames	Boston, MA	2	258	257	Austin Theory was formerly known as just Theory.This was a triple thre	[184]
178	Rey Mysterio	August 11, 2023	SmackDown	Calgary, AB, Canada	3	85	84	Austin Theory was due to face Santos Escobar, who had won the United S	[185]
179	Logan Paul	November 4, 2023	Crown Jewel	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	1	273	273		[186]
180	LA Knight	August 3, 2024	SummerSlam	Cleveland, OH	1	119	118		[187]
181	Shinsuke Nakamura	November 30, 2024	Survivor Series: WarGames	Vancouver, BC, Canada	3	97	97		[188]
182	LA Knight	March 7, 2025	SmackDown	Philadelphia, PA	2	43	42		[189]
183	Jacob Fatu	April 19, 2025	WrestleMania 41Night 1	Paradise, NV	1	70	69		[190]
184	Solo Sikoa	June 28, 2025	Night of Champions	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	1	62	62		[191]
185	Sami Zayn	August 29, 2025	SmackDown	Décines-Charpieu, France	1	49	48		[192]
186	Ilja Dragunov	October 17, 2025	SmackDown	San Jose, CA	1	63	70	This was an open challenge. WWE recognizes Dragunov's reign as ending	[193]
187	Carmelo Hayes	December 19, 2025	SmackDown	Grand Rapids, MI	1	98	90	This was an open challenge.WWE recognizes Hayes's reign as beginning o	[194][195]
188	Sami Zayn	March 27, 2026	SmackDown	Pittsburgh, PA	2	23	22	This was an open challenge.	[196]
189	Trick Williams	April 19, 2026	WrestleMania 42Night 2	Paradise, NV	1	105	104		[197]
190	Baron Corbin	August 2, 2026	SummerSlamNight 2	Minneapolis, MN	2	25+	25+		[2]