Harley Race 1 01/01/1975 Tallahasse FL / Tournament Final
Johnny Valentine 1 07/03/1975 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Belt was vacated on 10/04/1975 when Valentine's career was ended after a plane crash.
Terry Funk 1 11/09/1975 Greensboro NC / Tournament Final
Paul Jones 1 11/30/1975 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Blackjack Mulligan 1 03/13/1976 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Paul Jones 2 10/16/1976 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Blackjack Mulligan 2 01/01/1976 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Bobo Brazil 1 05/05/1977 Norfolk VI / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 1 09/01/1977 Norfolk VI / One Fall
Ricky Steamboat 1 10/01/1977 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Blackjack Mulligan 3 02/01/1978 Greensboro NC / One Fall
"Mr. Wrestling" Tim Woods 1 03/01/1978 Greensboro NC / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 2 05/01/1978 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Ricky Steamboat 2 12/18/1978 Toronto ON / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 3 04/01/1979 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Belt was vacated on 08/12/1979 after Ric Flair won the NWA Championship.
"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka 1 09/01/1979 Charlotte NC / Tournament Final
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 4 04/19/1980 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Greg "the Hammer" Valentine 1 07/26/1980 Charlotte NC / One Fall
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 5 11/24/1980 Greenville NC / One Fall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 1 01/27/1981 Raleigh NC / One Fall
Wahoo McDaniel 1 08/08/1981 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Belt was vacated in 09/1981 when McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher.
Sergeant Slaughter 1 10/04/1981 Charlotte NC / Tournament Final
Wahoo McDaniel 2 05/21/1982 Richmond VI / One Fall
Sergeant Slaughter 2 06/07/1982 Greenville NC / One Fall
Wahoo McDaniel 3 08/22/1982 Charlotte NC / One Fall
Greg "the Hammer" Valentine 2 10/04/1982 Norfolk VI / One Fall
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 2 04/16/1983 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Greg "the Hammer" Valentine 3 05/01/1983 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Dick Slater 1 12/14/1983 Shelby NC / One Fall
Ricky Steamboat 3 04/21/1984 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Wahoo McDaniel 4 06/24/1984 Greensboro NC / One Fall
Belt was vacated in 07/1984 after a controversial title changed with Steamboat.
Wahoo McDaniel 5 10/07/1984 Charlotte NC / Tournament Final
Magnum T.A. 1 03/23/1985 Charlotte NC / One Fall
Tully Blanchard 1 07/21/1985 Charlotte NC / One Fall
Magnum T.A. 2 11/28/1985 Greensboro NC / Steel Cage / Starrcade
Belt was stripped from Magnum T.A. on 05/29/1986 after he attacked NWA President Bob Geigel.
Nikita Koloff 1 08/17/1986 Charlotte NC / Tournament Final
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 1 07/11/1987 Greensboro NC / Steel Cage / Great American Bash
Dusty Rhodes 1 11/26/1987 Chicago IL / Steel Cage
Belt was stripped from Dusty Rhodes on 04/05/1988 after he attacked Jim Crockett.
Barry Windham 1 05/13/1988 Houston Texas / Tournament Final
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 2 02/20/1989 Chicago IL / One Fall / Chi-Town Rumble
Michael P.S. Hayes 1 05/07/1989 Nashville TN / One Fall / Music City Showdown
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 3 05/22/1989 Bluefield WV / One Fall
Stan Hansen 1 10/27/1990 Chicago IL / One Fall / Halloween Havoc
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 4 12/16/1990 St. Louis MI / Bullrope
WCW separated from the NWA on 01/01/1991 and he became the first WCW United States Champion.
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 5 01/01/1991 Awarded The Belt Held NWA Version
Belt was vacated on 07/14/1991 when Lugar won the WCW Championship.
Sting 1 08/25/1991 Atlanta GA / Tournament Final
"Ravishing" Rick Rude 1 11/19/1991 Savannah GA / One Fall / Clash Of The Champions
Belt was vacated when Rude suffered an injury in December of 1992.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes 1 01/11/1993 Atlanta GA / Tournament Final / Saturday Night
Belt was held up in May of 1993 after a controversial match with Rick Rude.
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes 2 08/30/1993 Atlanta GA / 2/3 Falls
"Stunning" Steve Austin 1 12/27/1993 Charlotte NC / 2/3 Falls / Starrcade
Ricky Steamboat 4 08/24/1994 Cedar Rapids OH / One Fall / Clash Of The Champions
"Stunning" Steve Austin 2 09/18/1994 Roanoke VA / Awarded / Fall Brawl
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1 09/18/1994 Roanoke VA / One Fall / Fall Brawl
Vader 1 12/27/1994 Nashville TN / One Fall / Starrcade
Belt was stripped from Vader by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle.
Sting 2 06/18/1995 Dayton OH / T. Final / Great American Bash
Kensuke Sasaki 1 11/13/1995 Tokyo JP / One Fall
The One Man Gang 1 12/27/1995 Nashville TN / One Fall
Konnan 1 01/28/1996 Canton OH / One Fall / Nitro
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair 6 07/07/1996 Daytona FL / One Fall / Bash At The Beach
Belt was stripped from Ric Flair when he didn't defend the title for 30 days because of an injury.
Eddie Guerrero 1 12/29/1996 Nashville TN / Tournament Final / Starrcade
Dean Malenko 1 03/16/1997 Charleston SC / No DQ / Uncensored
Jeff Jarrett 1 06/09/1997 Boston MA / One Fall / Nitro
Steve "Mongo" McMichael 1 08/21/1997 Nashville TN / One Fall / Clash Of The Champions
Curt Hennig 1 09/15/1997 Charlotte NC / One Fall / Nitro
Diamond Dallas Page 1 12/28/1997 Washington DC / One Fall / Starrcade
Raven 1 04/19/1998 Denver CO / One Fall / Spring Stampede
Goldberg 1 04/20/1998 Colorado Springs CO / One Fall / Nitro
Belt was vacated by Goldberg on 07/06/1998 after he won the WCW Championship.
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 1 07/20/1998 Salt Lake City UH / One Fall / Nitro
"The Total Package" Lex Lugar 6 08/10/1998 Rapid City SD / One Fall / Nitro
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 2 08/13/1998 Fargo ND / One Fall / Thunder
Diamond Dallas Page 2 10/26/1998 Phoenix AZ / One Fall / Nitro
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 3 11/30/1998 Chattanooga TN / No DQ / Nitro
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper 3 02/08/1999 Buffalo NY / One Fall / Nitro
Scott Hall 1 02/21/1999 Oakland CA / One Fall / Superbrawl
Belt was vacated when WCW President Ric Flair stripped Scott Hall of the title.
"Big Pappa Pump" Scott Steiner 1 04/11/1999 Tacoma WA / Tournament Final / Spring Stampede
Belt was stripped from Steiner when WCW President said he was to busy to be a champion.
David Flair 1 07/05/1999 Atlanta GA / Awarded / Nitro
Chris Benoit 1 08/09/1999 Nampa ID / One Fall / Nitro
Sid Vicious 1 09/12/1999 Winston-Salem NC / One Fall / Fall Brawl
Goldberg 2 10/24/1999 Las Vegas NV / One Fall / Halloween Havoc
Bret "the Hitman" Hart 4 10/25/1999 Phoenix AZ / Tournament Final / Nitro
Scott Hall 2 11/08/1999 Indianapolis IN / Four Way Ladder
Belt was vacated when Scott Hall suffered a knee injury.
Chris Benoit 2 12/19/1999 Washington DC / Ladder / Starrcade
Jeff Jarrett 2 12/20/1999 Baltimore MD / Ladder / Nitro
Belt was vacated when Jeff Jarrett was unable to compete because of a concussion.
Jeff Jarrett 3 01/17/2000 Awarded the Belt / Nitro
Belt was vacated when all titles were given to the new creative team of Vince Russo & Eric Bischoff.
"Big Papa Pump" Scott Steiner 2 04/16/2000 Chicago IL / Tourament Final / Spring Stampede
Belt was stripped from Steiner by WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller.
Lance Storm 1 07/18/2000 Auburn Hills MI / Tournament Final
Terry Funk 2 09/22/2000 Amarillo TX / One Fall
Lance Storm 2 09/23/2000 Lubbock TX / One Fall
General Rection 1 10/29/2000 Las Vegas NV / Handicap
Lance Storm 3 11/10/2000 London ENG / One Fall
General Rection 2 11/26/2000 Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Mayhem
Shane Douglas 1 01/14/2001 Indianapolis IN / First Blood Chain / Sin
Rick Steiner 1 02/05/2001 Tupelo MS / One Fall / Nitro
Booker T 1 03/18/2001 Jacksonville FL / One Fall / Nitro
Chris Kanyon 1 07/24/2001 Pittsburgh PA / Awarded / Smackdown
Yoshihiro Tajiri 1 09/10/2001 San Antonio TX / One Fall / Raw
Rhyno 1 09/23/2001 Pittsburgh PA / One Fall / Unforgiven
Kurt Angle 1 10/22/2001 Kansas City MO / One Fall / Raw
Edge 1 11/12/2001 Boston MA / One Fall / Survivor Series
Belt was abandoned after a Unification Match with the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
Eddie Guerrero 2 07/27/2003 Denver CO / Tourn. Final / Vengeance
The Big Show 1 10/19/2003 Baltimore MD / One Fall / No Mercy
John Cena 1 03/14/2004 New York NY / One Fall / Wrestlemania
Belt was stripped from John Cena on 07/06/2004 after Cena assaulted General Manager Kurt Angle.
Booker T 2 07/27/2004 Cincinnati OH / 8-Man Elimination / Smackdown