WWWF United States Championship

Details

Date established

1963

Date retired

1977

Promotion

Statistics
First champion(s)	Bobo Brazil
Most reigns	Bobo Brazil (7)

The WWWF U.S.A. Heavyweight Championship (often just referred to as the WWWF United States Championship) was a singles title used sporadically in the World Wide Wrestling Federation between 1963 and 1977. During the variable periods in which it was used, the title served as the promotion's secondary singles championship to the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. After the title was retired for good, it was replaced with the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship as the promotion's secondary title. This title has no connection to the current WWE United States Championship, the lineage of which dates back to the NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship originally created in 1975 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The full name listed on the physical belt did read World Wide Wrestling Federation U.S.A. Heavyweight Championship.

Title history 1
List of combined reigns 2
See also 3
References 4
External links 5

Title history

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days Held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Bobo Brazil	1	April 6, 1963	63	California	House Show	Bobo Brazil is recognized as the first WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion
2	Johnny Barend	1	June 8, 1963	31	Philadelphia, PA	House Show
3	Bobo Brazil	2	July 9, 1963	64	Philadelphia, PA	House Show
4	Johnny Barend	2	September 11, 1963	41	Baltimore, MD	House Show
5	Bobo Brazil	3	October 22, 1963	1335	Newton Square, PA	House Show
6	Ray Stevens	1	June 18, 1967	67		House Show
7	Bobo Brazil	4	August 24, 1967	29	Trenton, NJ	House Show
8	The Sheik	1	September 22, 1967	429	Detroit, MI	House Show
9	Bobo Brazil	5	November 24, 1968	57		House Show
10	The Sheik	2	January 20, 1969	21	Boston, MA	House Show
11	Bobo Brazil	6	February 10, 1969	687	Washington D.C.	House Show
-	Vacated	-	December 29, 1970	-	-	-	-
12	Pedro Morales	1	January 7, 1971	32	Los Angeles, CA	House Show	Defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final
-	Vacated	-	February 8, 1971	-	-	-	Pedro Morales vacated the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship after winning the WWWF Championship
13	Bobo Brazil	7	February 19, 1971	1837	Harrisburg, PA	House Show	Brazil was awarded the title by the WWWF.
-	Deactivated	-	March 1976	-	-	-	Brazil was the final champion after the WWF abandoned the title in March 1976

List of combined reigns

Rank	Wrestler	# of Reigns	Combined Days
1	Bobo Brazil	7	4,072
2	The Sheik	2	450
3	Johnny Barend	2	72
4	Ray Stevens	1	67
5	Pedro Morales	1	32

References

General

Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (1994). "United States: 19th Century & Widely defended Titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 27.

External links

WWWF/WWE United States Heavyweight Title History

Former championships in WWE

World	World Martial Arts Heavyweight (reigns) (1978–1985) WCW/World (reigns) (2001) ECW (reigns) (2006–2010) World Heavyweight (reigns) (2002–2013)

Secondary	United States (reigns) (1970–1975) North American Heavyweight (reigns) (1979–1981) International Heavyweight (reigns) (1959–1963, 1982–1985) Canadian (reigns) (1985–1986) European (reigns) (1997–2002)

Tag Team	United States Tag Team (reigns) (1963–1967) International Tag Team (reigns) (1969–1985) Women's Tag Team (reigns) (1983–1989) Intercontinental Tag Team (reigns) (1991) WCW Tag Team (reigns) (2001) World Tag Team (reigns) (1971–2010)

Divisional	Junior Heavyweight (reigns) (1967–1985) Light Heavyweight (reigns) (1981–2001) Cruiserweight (reigns) (2001–2008) Women's (reigns) (1956–2010)

Other	Million Dollar (reigns) (1989–1992, 1995–1996, 2010) Hardcore (reigns) (1998–2002)

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