| WWE United States Championship | |||||||||||
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 Current design of the WWE United States Championship. | |||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||
| Current champion(s) |
Adam Cole | ||||||||||
| Date won | April 21, 2013 (aired April 21, 2013) | ||||||||||
| Date introduced | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Promotion | WWE The E-Fed | ||||||||||
| Brand | Smackdown | ||||||||||
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The WWE United States Championship is the second-tier championship title in the WWE E-Fed federation on Saturday Night Smackdown; the second brand of the company. The first champion was Danny Basham who won a fatal fourway to become the inaugural champion. The current champion is Adam Cole who is in his first reign, after defeating Abyss at Wrestlemania XXIX on April 21, 2013. Damaja and Montel Vontavious Porter hold the record for the most reigns with three reigns each. Drew McIntyre currently holds the shortest reign with 10 days. Goldust currently holds the record for longest reign (as an individual) with 230 days.
Title history[]
Key[]
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Date | The date in which the championship was obtained |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Venue | The event where the championship was obtained |
| Notes | Any additional important information on how the championship changed hands |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| # | Wrestler Name | Reign | Date | Days held | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Basham | 1 | August 7, 2005 | 15 | Great American Bash |
Basham became the inaugural United States Champion by winning a fatal fourway match. |
| 2 | Goldust | 1 | August 21, 2005 | 50 | Summerslam | |
| 3 | Damaja | 2 | October 9, 2005 | 50 | No Mercy | Damaja was formerly known as Danny Basham This was a triple threat match also involving Siaki. |
| 4 | Charlie Haas | 1 | November 27, 2005 | 62 | Survivor Series | This was a triple threat match also involving Tommy Dreamer. |
| 5 | Damaja | 3 | January 27, 2006 | 31 | Smackdown | |
| 6 | Test | 1 | February 26, 2006 | 55 | No Way Out | This was a triple threat match also involving Batista. |
| — | Vacated | — | April 21, 2006 | — | Smackdown |
Test vacated the championship after transferring to RAW. |
| 7 | Goldust | 2 | May 28, 2006 | 230 | Judgment Day |
Goldust defeated Mark Henry to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 8 | Bobby Roode | 1 | January 12, 2007 | 18 | Smackdown | This was a triple threat match also involving Christian. |
| — | Vacated | — | January 28, 2007 | — | Smackdown | Roode vacated the championship after quitting. |
| 9 | Johnny Nitro | 1 | March 2, 2007 | 45 | No Way Out | Nitro defeated Ken Kennedy to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 10 | Carlito | 1 | April 15, 2007 | 38 | Wrestlemania | |
| 11 | Chyna | 1 | May 22, 2007 | 154 | Judgment Day | Chyna is the only woman to hold the United States Championship. |
| 12 | Christian | 1 | October 22, 2007 | 132 | No Mercy | This was a triple threat match also involving The Rock |
| 13 | Finlay | 1 | March 1, 2008 | 72 | No Way Out | This was a six man ladder match also involving Chyna, Harry Smith, Robert Roode and Edge. |
| 14 | Pete Gas | 1 | May 11, 2008 | 13 | Judgment Day | |
| — | Vacated | — | May 23, 2008 | — | Smackdown | Gas vacated the championship after transferring to RAW. |
| 15 | Gangrel | 1 | May 30, 2008 | 52 | Smackdown |
Gangrel defeated Ryan Mitchell to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 16 | The Rock | 1 | July 20, 2008 | 49 | Great American Bash | This was a triple threat match also involving John Morrison. |
| 17 | Gregory Helms | 1 | September 6, 2008 | 30 | Smackdown | |
| 18 | The Rock | 2 | October 5, 2008 | 50 | No Mercy | |
| 19 | Gregory Helms | 2 | November 23, 2008 | 56 | Survivor Series | |
| 20 | Kyle Anderson | 1 | January 17, 2009 | 99 | Smackdown | Anderson vacated the championship and handed it over to John Morrison. |
| 21 | John Morrison | 2 | April 25, 2009 | 20 | Smackdown |
Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |
| — | Vacated | — | May 14, 2009 | — | Smackdown | Morrison vacated the championship after quitting. |
| 22 | Papydum | 1 | May 24, 2009 | 36 | Judgment Day | Papydum defeated Montel Vontavious Porter, Batista and Tommy Dreamer to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 23 | Montel Vontavious Porter | 1 | June 28, 2009 | 49 | Insurrextion | |
| 24 | Cody Rhodes | 1 | August 15, 2009 | 105 | Smackdown | |
| — | Vacated | — | November 27, 2009 | — | Smackdown |
Rhodes vacated the championship after transferring to RAW. |
| 25 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | March 28, 2010 | 13 | No Way Out | Van Dam defeated The Miz to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 26 | Raven | 1 | April 9, 2010 | 169 | Smackdown | |
| 27 | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | 1 | September 24, 2010 | 38 | Smackdown | |
| — | Deactivated | — | October 31, 2010 | — | Halloween Havoc |
RAW and Smackdown merge and the United States Championship is deactivated. |
| 28 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | January 21, 2011 | 85 | Smackdown |
Danielson won a battle royal to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 29 | Drew McIntyre | 1 | April 15, 2011 | 10 | Smackdown | |
| 30 | Tyler Black | 1 | April 24, 2011 | 34 | Wrestlemania | |
| — | Vacated | — | May 27, 2011 | — | Smackdown | Black vacated the the championship after quitting. |
| 31 | Ryslan Buschski | 1 | May 27, 2011 | 94 | Smackdown |
Buschski defeated CM Punk to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 32 | Clark Gabriel | 1 | September 28, 2011 | 47 | Summerslam |
This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Lashley. |
| 33 | Montel Vontavious Porter | 2 | October 14, 2011 | 34 | Smackdown | This was a fatal fourway match also involving Jeff Hardy and The Miz. |
| 34 | Ciaran O'Donnell | 1 | November 16, 2011 | 63 | Survivor Series | |
| 35 | Montel Vontavious Porter | 3 | January 16, 2012 | 53 | New Year's Revolution | |
| 36 | Jon Moxley | 1 | April 22, 2012 | 69 | Wrestlemania | |
| — | Vacated | — | June 29, 2012 | — | Smackdown |
Moxley vacated the United States Championship. |
| 37 | Wade Barrett | 1 | July 6, 2012 | 199 | Smackdown | Barrett defeated Elias Ezra to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| — | Vacant | — | — | Smackdown | Barret vacated the United States CHampionship. | |
| 38 | Billy Cassidy | 1 | January 20, 2013 | 27 | New Year's Revolution |
Cassidy defeated Abyss to claim the vacant United States Championship. |
| 39 | Abyss | 1 | February 15, 2013 | 65 | Smackdown | This was a triple threat match also involving Heath Slater. |
| 40 | Adam Cole | 1 | April 21, 2013 | 41+ | Wrestlemania XIXX |
Longest reigning United States Champion, Goldust.
List of combined reigns[]
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
As of June 2, 2013
| Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Goldust | 2 | 280 |
| 2. | Wade Barrett | 1 | 199 |
| 3. | Raven | 1 | 169 |
| 4. | Chyna | 1 | 154 |
| 5. | Montel Vontavious Porter | 3 | 136 |
| 6. | Christian | 1 | 132 |
| 7. | Cody Rhodes | 1 | 105 |
| 8. | The Rock | 2 | 99 |
| 9. | Kyle Anderson | 1 | 99 |
| 10. | Danny Basham | 3 | 96 |
| 11. | Ryslan Buschski | 1 | 94 |
| 12. | Gregory Helms | 2 | 86 |
| 13. | Bryan Danielson | 2 | 85 |
| 14. | Finaly | 1 | 72 |
| 15. | Jon Moxley | 1 | 69 |
| 16. | Abyss | 1 | 65 |
| 16. | John Morrison | 2 | 65 |
| 17 | Ciaran O'Donnell | 1 | 63 |
| 18. | Charlie Haas | 1 | 62 |
| 19. | Test | 1 | 55 |
| 20. | Gangrel | 1 | 52 |
| 21. | Clark Gabriel | 1 | 47 |
| 22. | Adam Cole† | 1 | 41+ |
| 23. | Carlito | 1 | 38 |
| 24. | Papydum | 1 | 36 |
| 25. | Tyler Black | 1 | 34 |
| 26. | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | 1 | 28 |
| 27. | Billy Cassidy | 1 | 27 |
| 28. | Bobby Roode | 1 | 18 |
| 29. | Pete Gas | 1 | 13 |
| 29. | Rob Van Dam | 1 | 13 |
| 30. | Drew McIntyre | 1 | 10 |