Information about Wwe United States Championship
- This is the championship currently defended on SmackDown! For the unrelated championship that existed in the 1970s, see WWWF United States Championship.
| WWE United States Championship | |
|---|---|
) WWE United States Championship belt 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 |
| 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 (0 kg)) |
| Lightest champion | David Flair (204 lb (0 kg)) |
| Other name(s) | *NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic)
|
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling title. Currently, it is the second highest ranked championship exclusive to the SmackDown! brand.
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.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.
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.
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.
Current champion
The current champion is Montel Vontavious Porter who is in his first reign. He defeated Chris Benoit in a Two out of three falls match (winning 2-0) at Judgment Day on May 20 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri.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
External links
| Current WWE championships and accomplishments |
|---|
| Brand championships |
| RAW WWE • Intercontinental • World Tag Team • Women's |
| SmackDown! World Heavyweight • United States • Tag Team • Cruiserweight |
| ECW ECW Championship |
| Develpmental championships |
| Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight • Television • Southern Tag Team • Women's |
| Florida Championship Wrestling FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship |
| Other accomplishments |
| Royal Rumble • Money in the Bank • King of the Ring • Diva Search |
World Championship Wrestling championships
| World Heavyweight (1991-2001) | International World Heavyweight (1993-1994) |
| World Tag Team (1991-2001) | World Six-Man Tag Team (1991) |
| World Television (1991-2000) | United States (1991-2001) | United States Tag Team (1991-1992) |
| Cruiserweight (1996-2001) | Cruiserweight Tag Team (2001) | Light Heavyweight (1991-1992) |
| Women's (1996-1997) | Women's Cruiserweight (1997) | Hardcore (1999-2001) |
Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
The WWWF U.S.A. Championship (often just referred to as the WWWF United States Championship) was a short-lived title in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1970 until 1976.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Alvin Burke, Jr. (also known as Hassan Hamin Assad and Antonio Banks, born October 28 1973),[3] is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand under the ring name
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
May 20 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
..... Click the link for more information.
Events
..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s
2004 2005 2006 - 2007 - 2008 2009 2010
2007 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s
2004 2005 2006 - 2007 - 2008 2009 2010
2007 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Public (NYSE: WWE )
Founded 1952
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people Vince McMahon, Chairman
Linda McMahon, CEO
Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
..... Click the link for more information.
Public (NYSE: WWE )
Founded 1952
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people Vince McMahon, Chairman
Linda McMahon, CEO
Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
..... Click the link for more information.
Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
January 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining. The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s
1972 1973 1974 - 1975 - 1976 1977 1978
Year 1975 (MCMLXXV
..... Click the link for more information.
1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s
1972 1973 1974 - 1975 - 1976 1977 1978
Year 1975 (MCMLXXV
..... Click the link for more information.
Richard Morgan Fliehr[2] (born on February 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[2]) better known by his ring name Ric Flair, is a legendary American professional wrestler of iconic staus signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: [bə'nwɑ]) (May 21 1967 – June 24 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and World
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Lawrence ("Larry") Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) better known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler.
..... Click the link for more information.
Early life
Wahoo was born in the small town of Bernice, Oklahoma in 1938...... Click the link for more information.
list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by ring name. The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling title, currently contested in World Wrestling Entertainment.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Harley Leland Race (born April 11, 1943), is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter. During his career as a wrestler, he amassed eight National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship reigns at a time when wrestlers rarely repeated as
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Lawrence ("Larry") Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) better known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964) better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Terrance "Terry" Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American professional wrestler, known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name David Flair, is the son of Ric Flair and is a professional wrestler.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Paul Randall Wight, Jr. (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Giant and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Big Show.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, ℔, lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called 'weight' in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
kilogram or kilogramme (symbol: kg) is the SI base unit of mass. The kilogram is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name David Flair, is the son of Ric Flair and is a professional wrestler.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, ℔, lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called 'weight' in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
kilogram or kilogramme (symbol: kg) is the SI base unit of mass. The kilogram is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is the athletic performance, management, and marketing of a form of entertainment that is based on simulated elements of catch wrestling, mock combat and theatre.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
championship or title is a recognition of a wrestler being the best in his or her promotion, or for lesser championships (such as the WWE Cruiserweight Championship), his or her division.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Public (NYSE: WWE )
Founded 1952
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people Vince McMahon, Chairman
Linda McMahon, CEO
Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
..... Click the link for more information.
Public (NYSE: WWE )
Founded 1952
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Key people Vince McMahon, Chairman
Linda McMahon, CEO
Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
..... Click the link for more information.
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. The NWA has been in operation since 1948.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001.[5]
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that appeared on the national
..... Click the link for more information.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that appeared on the national
..... Click the link for more information.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus
