The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Harley Race, who won the championship in 1975, while as of February 2011 the current champion is The Miz, who is in his second reign. Currently the title belongs to the Raw brand. Overall, there have been 70 different champions. Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Ric Flair, Lex Luger, and Wahoo McDaniel are tied for having the most reigns at five each. The longest individual reign was 523 days, this was done by Lex Luger.The shortest reign was by Steve Austin, he held the title for only 5 minutes. Lex Luger has held the title for a combined total of 948 days, which is first all-time. The next closest is Ric Flair he held the title for 626 combined days.
As of February 14, 2011.
# |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
001 !1 |
Harley Race |
1 |
01975-01-01 January 1, 1975 |
183 |
Tallahassee, FL |
N/A |
Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final.[2] |
[4] |
002 !2 |
Johnny Valentine |
1 |
01975-07-03 July 3, 1975 |
93 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
002.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01975-10-04 October 4, 1975 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated when Valentine suffers a career-ending injury in a plane crash. |
[2] |
003 !3 |
Terry Funk |
1 |
01975-11-09 November 9, 1975 |
18 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final. |
[2] |
004 !4 |
Paul Jones |
1 |
01975-11-27 November 27, 1975 |
107 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
005 !5 |
Blackjack Mulligan |
1 |
01976-03-13 March 13, 1976 |
217 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
006 !6 |
Paul Jones |
2 |
01976-10-16 October 16, 1976 |
43 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
006.1 !- |
Blackjack Mulligan |
1(2)† |
01976-11-28 November 28, 1976 |
11 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
Title change unrecognized by WWE. |
[2] |
006.2 !- |
Paul Jones |
2(3)† |
01976-12-09 December 9, 1976 |
6 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Live event |
Title change unrecognized by WWE. |
[2] |
007 !7 |
Blackjack Mulligan |
2(3)† |
01976-12-15 December 15, 1976 |
204 |
Raleigh, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
008 !8 |
Bobo Brazil |
1 |
01977-07-07 July 7, 1977 |
22 |
Norfolk, VA |
Live event |
|
[4] |
009 !9 |
Ric Flair |
1 |
01977-07-29 July 29, 1977 |
84 |
Richmond, VA |
Live event |
|
[4] |
010 !10 |
Ricky Steamboat |
1 |
01977-10-21 October 21, 1977 |
72 |
Charleston, SC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
011 !11 |
Blackjack Mulligan |
3(4)† |
01978-01-01 January 1, 1978 |
77 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[2][4] |
012 !12 |
Mr. Wrestling |
1 |
01978-03-19 March 19, 1978 |
21 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
013 !13 |
Ric Flair |
2 |
01978-04-09 April 9, 1978 |
265 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
014 !14 |
Ricky Steamboat |
2 |
01978-12-30 December 30, 1978 |
92 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
015 !15 |
Ric Flair |
3 |
01979-04-01 April 1, 1979 |
133 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
015.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01979-08-12 August 12, 1979 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated when Flair wins the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior. |
[2] |
016 !16 |
Jimmy Snuka |
1 |
01979-09-01 September 1, 1979 |
231 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final. |
[2] |
017 !17 |
Ric Flair |
4 |
01980-04-19 April 19, 1980 |
98 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
017.1 !- |
Greg Valentine |
1† |
01980-07-26 July 26, 1980 |
121 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
Title change unrecognized by WWE. |
[2] |
017.2 !- |
Ric Flair |
4(5)† |
01980-11-24 November 24, 1980 |
64 |
Greenville, SC |
Live event |
Title change unrecognized by WWE. |
[4] |
018 !18 |
Roddy Piper |
1 |
01981-01-27 January 27, 1981 |
193 |
Raleigh, NC |
Live event |
The title becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own US Champion, closes. |
[4] |
019 !19 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
1 |
01981-08-08 August 8, 1981 |
24† |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
019.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01981-09 September 1981 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated when McDaniel is injured by Abdullah the Butcher. |
[5] |
020 !20 |
Sgt. Slaughter |
1 |
01981-10-04 October 4, 1981 |
229 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final. |
[5] |
021 !21 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
2 |
01982-05-21 May 21, 1982 |
17 |
Richmond, VA |
Live event |
|
[4] |
022 !22 |
Sgt. Slaughter |
2 |
01982-06-07 June 7, 1982 |
76 |
Greenville, SC |
Live event |
Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper. |
[6] |
023 !23 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
3 |
01982-08-22 August 22, 1982 |
74 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
024 !24 |
Greg Valentine |
1(2)† |
01982-11-04 November 4, 1982 |
163 |
Norfolk, VA |
Live event |
|
[4] |
025 !25 |
Roddy Piper |
2 |
01983-04-16 April 16, 1983 |
14 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
026 !26 |
Greg Valentine |
2(3)† |
01983-04-30 April 30, 1983 |
228 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
Valentine won via referee stoppage when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear.[7] |
[4] |
027 !27 |
Dick Slater |
1 |
01983-12-14 December 14, 1983 |
129 |
Shelby, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
028 !28 |
Ricky Steamboat |
3 |
01984-04-21 April 21, 1984 |
64 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
029 !29 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
4 |
01984-06-24 June 24, 1984 |
7† |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[4] |
029.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01984-07 July 1984 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title win. |
[2] |
030 !30 |
Wahoo McDaniel |
5 |
01984-10-07 October 7, 1984 |
167 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final. |
[2] |
031 !31 |
Magnum T.A. |
1 |
01985-03-23 March 23, 1985 |
120 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
|
[8] |
032 !32 |
Tully Blanchard |
1 |
01985-07-21 July 21, 1985 |
130 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
|
[9] |
033 !33 |
Magnum T.A. |
2 |
01985-11-28 November 28, 1985 |
182 |
Greensboro, NC |
Starrcade (1985) |
This was an "I Quit" steel cage match.[10] |
[11] |
033.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01986-05-29 May 29, 1986 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president Bob Geigel. |
[11] |
034 !34 |
Nikita Koloff |
1 |
01986-08-17 August 17, 1986 |
328 |
Charlotte, NC |
Live event |
Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[2][12] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[13] Koloff defeats Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the US title.[14] |
[13] |
035 !35 |
Lex Luger |
1 |
01987-07-11 July 11, 1987 |
138 |
Greensboro, NC |
Live event |
|
[15] |
036 !36 |
Dusty Rhodes |
1 |
01987-11-26 November 26, 1987 |
141 |
Chicago, IL |
Starrcade (1987) |
This was a steel cage match.[16] |
[17] |
036.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01988-04-15 April 15, 1988 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated when Rhodes attacked promoter Jim Crockett. |
[2] |
037 !37 |
Barry Windham |
1 |
01988-05-13 May 13, 1988 |
283 |
Houston, TX |
Live event |
Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final. |
[18] |
038 !38 |
Lex Luger |
2 |
01989-02-20 February 20, 1989 |
76 |
Chicago, IL |
Chi-Town Rumble |
|
[19] |
039 !39 |
Michael Hayes |
1 |
01989-05-07 May 7, 1989 |
15 |
Nashville, TN |
WrestleWar (1989) |
|
[20] |
040 !40 |
Lex Luger |
3 |
01989-05-22 May 22, 1989 |
523 |
Bluefield, WV |
Live event |
Luger becomes the longest-reigning champion in the title's history, holding it for over 17 months. |
[21] |
041 !41 |
Stan Hansen |
1 |
01990-10-27 October 27, 1990 |
50 |
Chicago, IL |
Halloween Havoc (1990) |
|
[22] |
042 !42 |
Lex Luger |
4 |
01990-12-16 December 16, 1990 |
210 |
St. Louis, MO |
Starrcade (1990) |
This was a Texas Bullrope match. |
[23] |
042.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01991-07-14 July 14, 1991 |
0 |
Baltimore, MD |
The Great American Bash (1991) |
Vacated when Luger wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. |
[23] |
043 !43 |
Sting |
1 |
01991-08-25 August 25, 1991 |
86 |
Atlanta, GA |
Live event |
Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final. |
[24] |
044 !44 |
Rick Rude |
1 |
01991-11-19 November 19, 1991 |
378† |
Savannah, GA |
Clash of the Champions XVII |
|
[25] |
044.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01992-12 December 1992 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated due to injury. |
[25] |
045 !45 |
Dustin Rhodes |
1 |
01993-01-11 January 11, 1993 |
110† |
Atlanta, GA |
Saturday Night |
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Rude's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993. |
[26] |
045.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01993-05 May 1993 |
0 !- |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated when a title defense against Rick Rude ended in a double pinfall. |
[26] |
046 !46 |
Dustin Rhodes |
2 |
01993-08-30 August 30, 1993 |
119 |
Atlanta, GA |
Live event |
Defeated Rude in a rematch. WCW withdraws from the NWA in September 1993; the NWA begins to recognize its own US champion, but Rhodes remains the recognized champion in WCW.[3] |
[27] |
047 !47 |
Steve Austin |
1 |
01993-12-27 December 27, 1993 |
240 |
Charlotte, NC |
Starrcade (1993) |
This was a two out of three falls match, which Austin won 2–0.[28] |
[29] |
048 !48 |
Ricky Steamboat |
4 |
01994-08-24 August 24, 1994 |
25 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Clash of the Champions XXVIII |
|
[30] |
049 !49 |
Steve Austin |
2 |
01994-09-18 September 18, 1994 |
0 |
Roanoke, VA |
Fall Brawl (1994) |
Austin was awarded the title at due to Steamboat being injured. |
[31] |
050 !50 |
Jim Duggan |
1 |
01994-09-18 September 18, 1994 |
100 |
Roanoke, VA |
Fall Brawl (1994) |
Duggan beat Austin in 35 seconds. |
[32] |
051 !51 |
Big Van Vader |
1 |
01994-12-27 December 27, 1994 |
117 |
Nashville, TN |
Starrcade (1994) |
|
[33] |
051.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01995-04-23 April 23, 1995 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel. |
[2] |
052 !52 |
Sting |
2 |
01995-06-18 June 18, 1995 |
148 |
Dayton, OH |
The Great American Bash (1995) |
Defeated Meng in a tournament final. |
[34] |
053 !53 |
Kensuke Sasaki |
1 |
01995-11-13 November 13, 1995 |
44 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Live event |
Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event. |
[35] |
054 !54 |
One Man Gang |
1 |
01995-12-27 December 27, 1995 |
33 |
Nashville, TN |
Starrcade (1995) |
|
[36] |
055 !55 |
Konnan |
1 |
01996-01-29 January 29, 1996 |
160 |
Canton, OH |
Live event |
|
[37] |
056 !56 |
Ric Flair |
5(6)† |
01996-07-07 July 7, 1996 |
56† |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Bash at the Beach (1996) |
|
[38] |
056.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01996-09 September 1996 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated due to a shoulder injury. |
[38] |
057 !57 |
Eddie Guerrero |
1 |
01996-12-29 December 29, 1996 |
77 |
Nashville, TN |
Starrcade (1996) |
Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final. |
[39] |
058 !58 |
Dean Malenko |
1 |
01997-03-16 March 16, 1997 |
85 |
North Charleston, SC |
Uncensored (1997) |
|
[40] |
059 !59 |
Jeff Jarrett |
1 |
01997-06-09 June 9, 1997 |
73 |
Boston, MA |
Monday Nitro |
|
[40] |
060 !60 |
Steve McMichael |
1 |
01997-08-21 August 21, 1997 |
25 |
Nashville, TN |
Clash of the Champions XXXV |
|
[41] |
061 !61 |
Curt Hennig |
1 |
01997-09-15 September 15, 1997 |
104 |
Charlotte, NC |
Monday Nitro |
|
[42] |
062 !62 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
1 |
01997-12-28 December 28, 1997 |
112 |
Washington, D.C. |
Starrcade (1997) |
|
[43] |
063 !63 |
Raven |
1 |
01998-04-19 April 19, 1998 |
1 |
Denver, CO |
Spring Stampede (1998) |
|
[44] |
064 !64 |
Goldberg |
1 |
01998-04-20 April 20, 1998 |
77 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Monday Nitro |
|
[45] |
064.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01998-07-06 July 6, 1998 |
0 |
Atlanta, GA |
Monday Nitro |
Vacated when Goldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. |
[2] |
065 !65 |
Bret Hart |
1 |
01998-07-20 July 20, 1998 |
21 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Monday Nitro |
Defeated Diamond Dallas Page. |
[46] |
066 !66 |
Lex Luger |
5 |
01998-08-10 August 10, 1998 |
1 |
Rapid City, SD |
Monday Nitro |
|
[47] |
067 !67 |
Bret Hart |
2 |
01998-08-11 August 11, 1998 |
76 |
Fargo, ND |
Thunder |
Aired August 13, 1998. |
[48] |
068 !68 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
2 |
01998-10-26 October 26, 1998 |
35 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Monday Nitro |
|
[49] |
069 !69 |
Bret Hart |
3 |
01998-11-30 November 30, 1998 |
70 |
Chattanooga, TN |
Monday Nitro |
|
[50] |
070 !70 |
Roddy Piper |
3 |
01999-02-08 February 8, 1999 |
13 |
Buffalo, NY |
Monday Nitro |
|
[51] |
071 !71 |
Scott Hall |
1 |
01999-02-21 February 21, 1999 |
23 |
Oakland, CA |
SuperBrawl IX |
|
[52] |
071.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01999-03-16 March 16, 1999 |
0 |
N/A |
Thunder |
Vacated due to injury. Aired March 18, 1999. |
[52] |
072 !72 |
Scott Steiner |
1 |
01999-04-11 April 11, 1999 |
85 |
Tacoma, WA |
Spring Stampede (1999) |
Defeated Booker T in a tournament final. |
[53] |
072.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
01999-07-05 July 5, 1999 |
0 |
Atlanta, GA |
Monday Nitro |
Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair. |
[53] |
073 !73 |
David Flair |
1 |
01999-07-05 July 5, 1999 |
35 |
Atlanta, GA |
Monday Nitro |
Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric. |
[54] |
074 !74 |
Chris Benoit |
1 |
01999-08-09 August 9, 1999 |
34 |
Boise, ID |
Monday Nitro |
|
[54] |
075 !75 |
Sid Vicious |
1 |
01999-09-12 September 12, 1999 |
42 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Fall Brawl (1999) |
|
[55] |
076 !76 |
Goldberg |
2 |
01999-10-24 October 24, 1999 |
1 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Halloween Havoc (1999) |
Won the title by referee stoppage when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding. |
[55][56] |
077 !77 |
Bret Hart |
4 |
01999-10-25 October 25, 1999 |
14 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Monday Nitro |
|
[57] |
078 !78 |
Scott Hall |
2 |
01999-11-08 November 8, 1999 |
41 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Monday Nitro |
This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Goldberg. |
[58] |
079 !79 |
Chris Benoit |
2 |
01999-12-19 December 19, 1999 |
1 |
Washington, D.C. |
Starrcade (1999) |
Benoit was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury. |
[58] |
080 !80 |
Jeff Jarrett |
2 |
01999-12-20 December 20, 1999 |
27 |
Baltimore, MD |
Monday Nitro |
This was a ladder match. |
[59] |
080.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
02000-01-16 January 16, 2000 |
0 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Souled Out (2000) |
Vacated due to injury. |
[59] |
081 !81 |
Jeff Jarrett |
3 |
02000-01-17 January 17, 2000 |
84 |
Columbus, OH |
Monday Nitro |
Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash. |
[60] |
081.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
02000-04-10 April 10, 2000 |
0 |
Denver, CO |
Monday Nitro |
Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo along with all other WCW titles. |
[61] |
082 !82 |
Scott Steiner |
2 |
02000-04-16 April 16, 2000 |
84 |
Chicago, IL |
Spring Stampede (2000) |
Defeated Sting in a tournament final.[62] |
[61] |
082.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
02000-07-09 July 9, 2000 |
0 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
Bash at the Beach (2000) |
Stripped when Steiner used the banned Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome.[63] |
[61] |
083 !83 |
Lance Storm |
1 |
02000-07-18 July 18, 2000 |
66 |
Auburn Hills, MI |
Monday Nitro |
Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renames the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship. |
[64] |
084 !84 |
Terry Funk |
2 |
02000-09-22 September 22, 2000 |
1 |
Amarillo, TX |
Live event |
|
[65] |
085 !85 |
Lance Storm |
2 |
02000-09-23 September 23, 2000 |
36 |
Lubbock, TX |
Live event |
|
[66] |
086 !86 |
Gen. Rection |
1 |
02000-10-29 October 29, 2000 |
15 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Halloween Havoc (2000) |
Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match. |
[67] |
087 !87 |
Lance Storm |
3 |
02000-11-13 November 13, 2000 |
13 |
London, England |
Monday Nitro |
|
[68] |
088 !88 |
Gen. Rection |
2 |
02000-11-26 November 26, 2000 |
49 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Mayhem (2000) |
|
[69] |
089 !89 |
Shane Douglas |
1 |
02001-01-14 January 14, 2001 |
22 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Sin |
This was a first blood chain match. |
[70] |
090 !90 |
Rick Steiner |
1 |
02001-02-05 February 5, 2001 |
41 |
Tupelo, MS |
Monday Nitro |
|
[71] |
091 !91 |
Booker T |
1 |
02001-03-18 March 18, 2001 |
128 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Greed |
Also wins WCW World Heavyweight Championship on March 26. WCW is purchased by the World Wrestling Federation at this time. |
[72] |
092 !92 |
Chris Kanyon |
1 |
02001-07-24 July 24, 2001 |
48 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
SmackDown! |
Awarded by Booker T and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon. Aired July 26, 2001. |
[73] |
093 !93 |
Tajiri |
1 |
02001-09-10 September 10, 2001 |
13 |
San Antonio, TX |
RAW is WAR |
|
[74] |
094 !94 |
Rhyno |
1 |
02001-09-23 September 23, 2001 |
29 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Unforgiven (2001) |
|
[75] |
095 !95 |
Kurt Angle |
1 |
02001-10-22 October 22, 2001 |
21 |
Kansas City, MO |
Raw |
|
[76] |
096 !96 |
Edge |
1 |
02001-11-12 November 12, 2001 |
6 |
Boston, MA |
Raw |
|
[77] |
096.5 !- |
Unified |
0 !- |
02001-11-18 November 18, 2001 |
0 |
Greensboro, NC |
Survivor Series (2001) |
Edge defeats WWF Intercontinental Champion Test to unify the two titles. Edge becomes Intercontinental Champion while the United States title is retired. |
[77] |
097 !97 |
Eddie Guerrero |
2 |
02003-07-27 July 27, 2003 |
84 |
Denver, CO |
Vengeance (2003) |
Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to revive the title. |
[78] |
098 !98 |
The Big Show |
1 |
02003-10-19 October 19, 2003 |
147 |
Baltimore, MD |
No Mercy (2003) |
|
[79] |
099 !99 |
John Cena |
1 |
02004-03-14 March 14, 2004 |
114 |
New York, NY |
WrestleMania XX |
|
[80] |
099.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
02004-07-06 July 6, 2004 |
0 |
Winnipeg, MB |
SmackDown! |
Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! general manager Kurt Angle. Aired July 8, 2004.[3] |
[81] |
100 !100 |
Booker T |
2 |
02004-07-27 July 27, 2004 |
68 |
Cincinnati, OH |
SmackDown! |
This was an 8-way elimination match, also involving John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns. Aired July 29, 2004. |
[81] |
101 !101 |
John Cena |
2 |
02004-10-03 October 3, 2004 |
2 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
No Mercy (2004) |
This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series. |
[82] |
102 !102 |
Carlito Caribbean Cool |
1 |
02004-10-05 October 5, 2004 |
42 |
Boston, MA |
SmackDown! |
Aired October 7, 2004. |
[83] |
103 !103 |
John Cena |
3 |
02004-11-16 November 16, 2004 |
105 |
Dayton, OH |
SmackDown! |
Aired November 18, 2004. |
[84] |
104 !104 |
Orlando Jordan |
1 |
02005-03-01 March 1, 2005 |
173 |
Albany, NY |
SmackDown! |
Aired March 3, 2005. |
[85] |
105 !105 |
Chris Benoit |
3 |
02005-08-21 August 21, 2005 |
58 |
Washington, D.C. |
SummerSlam (2005) |
Famously won the match in 27 seconds |
[86] |
106 !106 |
Booker T |
3 |
02005-10-18 October 18, 2005 |
35 |
Reno, NV |
Friday Night SmackDown! |
Aired October 21, 2005. |
[87] |
106 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
02005-11-22 November 22, 2005 |
0 |
Sheffield, England |
Friday Night SmackDown! |
Vacated when a title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall. Aired November 25, 2005.[3] |
[87] |
107 !107 |
Booker T |
4 |
02006-01-10 January 10, 2006 |
40 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Friday Night SmackDown! |
Booker faced Benoit in a Best of Seven series, winning the first three matches; Randy Orton substituted for Booker after that due to injury, losing the next three matches but winning the final. Aired January 13, 2006. |
[88] |
108 !108 |
Chris Benoit |
4 |
02006-02-19 February 19, 2006 |
42 |
Baltimore, MD |
No Way Out (2006) |
|
[89] |
109 !109 |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
1 |
02006-04-02 April 2, 2006 |
51 |
Chicago, IL |
WrestleMania 22 |
|
[90] |
110 !110 |
Bobby Lashley |
1 |
02006-05-23 May 23, 2006 |
49 |
Bakersfield, CA |
SmackDown! |
Aired May 26, 2006. |
[91] |
111 !111 |
Finlay |
1 |
02006-07-11 July 11, 2006 |
49 |
Minneapolis, MN |
SmackDown! |
Aired July 14, 2006. |
[92] |
112 !112 |
Mr. Kennedy |
1 |
02006-08-29 August 29, 2006 |
42 |
Reading, PA |
SmackDown! |
This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Lashley, which aired September 1, 2006. |
[93][94] |
113 !113 |
Chris Benoit |
5 |
02006-10-10 October 10, 2006 |
222 |
Jacksonville, FL |
SmackDown! |
Aired October 13, 2006. |
[95][96] |
114 !114 |
Montel Vontavious Porter |
1 |
02007-05-20 May 20, 2007 |
343 |
St. Louis, MO |
Judgment Day (2007) |
This was a two out of three falls match, which MVP won 2–0. |
[97][98] |
115 !115 |
Matt Hardy |
1 |
02008-04-27 April 27, 2008 |
84 |
Baltimore, MD |
Backlash (2008) |
The title became an ECW exclusive title when Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008. |
[99][100] |
116 !116 |
Shelton Benjamin |
1 |
02008-07-20 July 20, 2008 |
240 |
Uniondale, NY |
The Great American Bash (2008) |
The title was returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown superstar. |
[101][102] |
117 !117 |
Montel Vontavious Porter |
2 |
02009-03-17 March 17, 2009 |
76 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
SmackDown! |
Aired March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was drafted to Raw on April 13. |
[103][104] |
118 !118 |
Kofi Kingston |
1 |
02009-06-01 June 1, 2009 |
126 |
Birmingham, AL |
Raw |
|
[105][106] |
119 !119 |
The Miz |
1 |
02009-10-05 October 5, 2009 |
224 |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Raw |
|
[107][108] |
120 !120 |
Bret Hart |
5 |
02010-05-17 May 17, 2010 |
7 |
Toronto, ON |
Raw |
This was a no disqualification, no count out match. |
[109][110] |
120.5 !- |
Vacated |
0 !- |
02010-05-24 May 24, 2010 |
0 |
Toledo, OH |
Raw |
Vacated when Bret Hart became General Manager of Raw. |
[109][111] |
121 !121 |
R-Truth |
1 |
02010-05-24 May 24, 2010 |
21 |
Toledo, OH |
Raw |
Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title. |
[111][112] |
122 !122 |
The Miz |
2 |
02010-06-14 June 14, 2010 |
245+ |
Charlotte, NC |
Raw |
This was a Fatal Four Way match also involving John Morrison and Zack Ryder. |
[113][114] |
As of February 14, 2011.