CHAMPION |
REIGN |
DATE |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
DAYS HELD |
DEFENSES |
Harley Race |
1 |
January 1, 1975 |
House Show |
Tallahassee, FL |
183 |
-- |
Johnny Valentine |
1 |
July 3, 1975 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
93 |
-- |
Terry Funk |
1 |
November 9, 1975 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
18 |
-- |
Paul Jones |
1 |
November 27, 1975 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
107 |
-- |
Blackjack Mulligan |
1 |
March 13, 1976 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
217 |
-- |
Paul Jones |
2 |
October 16, 1976 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
43 |
-- |
Blackjack Mulligan |
2 |
December 15, 1976 |
House Show |
Raleigh, NC |
204 |
-- |
Bobo Brazil |
1 |
July 7, 1977 |
House Show |
Norfolk, VA |
22 |
-- |
Ric Flair |
1 |
July 29, 1977 |
House Show |
Richmond, VA |
84 |
-- |
Ricky Steamboat |
1 |
October 21, 1977 |
House Show |
Charleston, NC |
72 |
-- |
Blackjack Mulligan |
3 |
January 1, 1978 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
77 |
-- |
Mr. Wrestling |
1 |
March 19, 1978 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
21 |
-- |
Ric Flair |
2 |
April 9, 1978 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
253 |
-- |
Ricky Steamboat |
2 |
December 18, 1978 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
104 |
-- |
Ric Flair |
3 |
April 1, 1979 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
133 |
-- |
Jimmy Snuka |
1 |
September 1, 1979 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
231 |
-- |
Ric Flair |
4 |
April 19, 1980 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
98 |
-- |
Roddy Piper |
1 |
January 27, 1981 |
House Show |
Raleigh, NC |
193 |
-- |
Wahoo McDaniel |
1 |
August 8, 1981 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
31 |
-- |
Sgt. Slaughter |
1 |
October 4, 1981 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
229 |
-- |
Wahoo McDaniel |
2 |
May 21, 1982 |
House Show |
Richmond, VA |
17 |
-- |
Sgt. Slaughter |
2 |
June 7, 1982 |
House Show |
Greenville, SC |
76 |
-- |
Wahoo McDaniel |
3 |
August 22, 1982 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
74 |
-- |
Greg Valentine |
1 |
November 4, 1982 |
House Show |
Norfolk, VA |
163 |
-- |
Roddy Piper |
2 |
April 16, 1983 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
14 |
-- |
Greg Valentine |
2 |
April 30, 1983 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
228 |
-- |
Dick Slater |
1 |
December 14, 1983 |
House Show |
Shelby, NC |
129 |
-- |
Ricky Steamboat |
3 |
April 21, 1984 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
64 |
-- |
Wahoo McDaniel |
4 |
June 24, 1984 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
7 |
-- |
Wahoo McDaniel |
5 |
October 7, 1984 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
167 |
-- |
Magnum T.A. |
1 |
March 23, 1985 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
120 |
-- |
Tully Blanchard |
1 |
July 21, 1985 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
130 |
-- |
Magnum T.A. |
2 |
November 28, 1985 |
Starrcade |
Greensboro, NC |
182 |
-- |
Nikita Koloff |
1 |
August 17, 1986 |
House Show |
Charlotte, NC |
328 |
-- |
Lex Luger |
1 |
July 11, 1987 |
House Show |
Greensboro, NC |
138 |
-- |
Dusty Rhodes |
1 |
November 26, 1987 |
Starrcade |
Chicago, IL |
141 |
-- |
Barry Windham |
1 |
May 13, 1988 |
House Show |
Houston, TX |
283 |
-- |
Lex Luger |
2 |
February 20, 1989 |
Chi-town Rumble |
Chicago, IL |
76 |
-- |
Michael Hayes |
1 |
May 7, 1989 |
WrestleWar |
Nashville, TN |
15 |
-- |
Lex Luger |
3 |
May 22, 1989 |
House Show |
Bluefield, WV |
523 |
-- |
Stan Hansen |
1 |
October 27, 1990 |
Halloween Havoc |
Chicago, IL |
50 |
-- |
Lex Luger |
4 |
December 16, 1990 |
Starrcade |
St. Louis, MO |
210 |
-- |
Sting |
1 |
August 25, 1991 |
House Show |
Atlanta, GA |
86 |
2 |
Rick Rude |
1 |
November 19, 1991 |
Clash of the Champions XVII |
Savannah, GA |
378 |
5 |
Dustin Rhodes |
1 |
January 11, 1993 |
Saturday Night |
Atlanta, GA |
110 |
-- |
Dustin Rhodes |
2 |
August 30, 1993 |
Saturday Night |
Atlanta, GA |
119 |
2 |
Steve Austin |
1 |
December 27, 1993 |
Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary |
Charlotte, NC |
240 |
6 |
Ricky Steamboat |
4 |
August 24, 1994 |
Clash of the Champions: XXVIII |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
25 |
1 |
Steve Austin |
2 |
September 18, 1994 |
Fall Brawl 1994: WarGames |
Roanoke, VA |
<1 |
-- |
Jim Duggan |
1 |
September 18, 1994 |
Fall Brawl 1994: WarGames |
Roanoke, VA |
100 |
2 |
Vader |
1 |
December 27, 1994 |
Starrcade |
Nashville, TN |
88 |
-- |
Sting |
2 |
June 18, 1995 |
The Great American Bash |
Dayton, OH |
148 |
1 |
Kensuke Sasaki |
1 |
November 13, 1995 |
WCW World: In Japan |
Toyko, Japan |
44 |
1 |
One Man Gang |
1 |
December 27, 1995 |
Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling |
Nashville, TN |
33 |
1 |
Konnan |
1 |
January 29, 1996 |
Main Event |
Canton, OH |
160 |
10 |
Ric Flair |
5 |
July 7, 1996 |
Bash at the Beach |
Daytona Beach, FL |
141 |
-- |
Eddie Guerrero |
1 |
December 29, 1996 |
Starrcade |
Nashville, TN |
77 |
8 |
Dean Malenko |
1 |
March 16, 1997 |
Uncensored |
North Charleston, SC |
85 |
5 |
Jeff Jarrett |
1 |
June 9, 1997 |
Monday Nitro |
Boston, MA |
73 |
4 |
Steve McMichael |
1 |
August 21, 1997 |
Clash of the Champions XXXV |
Nashville, TN |
25 |
1 |
Curt Hennig |
1 |
September 15, 1997 |
Monday Nitro |
Charlotte, NC |
104 |
7 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
1 |
December 28, 1997 |
Starrcade |
Washington, DC |
112 |
-- |
Raven |
1 |
April 19, 1998 |
Spring Stampede |
Denver, CO |
1 |
-- |
Goldberg |
1 |
April 20, 1998 |
Monday Nitro |
Colorado Springs, CO |
77 |
6 |
Bret Hart |
1 |
July 20, 1998 |
Monday Nitro |
Salt Lake City, UT |
21 |
-- |
Lex Luger |
5 |
August 10, 1998 |
Monday Nitro |
Rapid City, SD |
1 |
-- |
Bret Hart |
2 |
August 11, 1998 |
Thunder |
Fargo, ND |
76 |
1 |
Diamond Dallas Page |
2 |
October 26, 1998 |
Monday Nitro |
Phoenix, AZ |
35 |
-- |
Bret Hart |
3 |
November 30, 1998 |
Monday Nitro |
Chattanooga, TN |
70 |
-- |
Roddy Piper |
3 |
February 8, 1999 |
Monday Nitro |
Buffalo, NY |
13 |
-- |
Scott Hall |
1 |
February 21, 1999 |
SuperBrawl IX |
Oakland, CA |
25 |
-- |
Scott Steiner |
1 |
April 11, 1999 |
Spring Stampede |
Tacoma, WA |
85 |
2 |
David Flair |
1 |
July 5, 1999 |
Monday Nitro |
Atlanta, GA |
35 |
-- |
Chris Benoit |
1 |
August 9, 1999 |
Monday Nitro |
Boise, ID |
34 |
4 |
Sid Vicious |
1 |
September 12, 1999 |
Fall Brawl |
Winston-Salem, NC |
42 |
1 |
Goldberg |
2 |
October 24, 1999 |
Halloween Havoc |
Paradise, NV |
1 |
-- |
Bret Hart |
4 |
October 25, 1999 |
Monday Nitro |
Phoenix, AZ |
14 |
-- |
Scott Hall |
2 |
November 8, 1999 |
Monday Nitro |
Indianapolis, IN |
41 |
1 |
Chris Benoit |
2 |
December 19, 1999 |
Starrcade |
Washington D.C. |
1 |
-- |
Jeff Jarrett |
2 |
December 20, 1999 |
Monday Nitro |
Baltimore, MD |
27 |
1 |
Jeff Jarrett |
3 |
January 17, 2000 |
Monday Nitro |
Columbus, OH |
84 |
-- |
Scott Steiner |
2 |
April 16, 2000 |
Spring Stampede |
Chicago, IL |
84 |
-- |
Lance Storm |
1 |
July 18, 2000 |
Monday Nitro |
Auburn Hills, MI |
66 |
10 |
Terry Funk |
2 |
September 22, 2000 |
House Show |
Amarillo, TX |
1 |
-- |
Lance Storm |
2 |
September 23, 2000 |
House Show |
Lubbock, TX |
36 |
-- |
Gen. Rection |
1 |
October 29, 2000 |
Halloween Havoc |
Paradise, NV |
15 |
-- |
Lance Storm |
3 |
November 13, 2000 |
Monday Nitro |
London, England |
13 |
-- |
Gen. Rection |
2 |
November 26, 2000 |
Mayhem |
Milwaukee, WI |
49 |
-- |
Shane Douglas |
1 |
January 14, 2001 |
Sin |
Indianapolis, IN |
22 |
2 |
Rick Steiner |
1 |
February 5, 2001 |
Monday Nitro |
Tupelo, MS |
41 |
3 |
Booker T |
1 |
March 18, 2001 |
Greed |
Jacksonville, FL |
128 |
-- |
Chris Kanyon |
1 |
July 24, 2001 |
SmackDown! |
Pittsburgh, PA |
48 |
10 |
Tajiri |
1 |
September 10, 2001 |
RAW is War |
San Antonio, TX |
13 |
1 |
Rhyno |
1 |
September 23, 2001 |
Unforgiven |
Pittsburgh, PA |
29 |
3 |
Kurt Angle |
1 |
October 22, 2001 |
RAW |
Kansas City, MO |
21 |
3 |
Edge |
1 |
November 12, 2001 |
RAW |
Boston, MA |
6 |
1 |
Eddie Guerrero |
1 |
July 27, 2003 |
Vengeance |
Denver, CO |
84 |
3 |
Big Show |
1 |
October 19, 2003 |
No Mercy |
Baltimore, MD |
147 |
-- |
John Cena |
1 |
March 14, 2004 |
WrestleMania XX |
New York City, NY |
114 |
2 |
Booker T |
2 |
July 27, 2004 |
SmackDown |
Cincinnati, OH |
68 |
1 |
John Cena |
2 |
October 3, 2004 |
No Mercy |
East Rutherford, NJ |
2 |
-- |
Carlito Caribbean Cool |
1 |
October 5, 2004 |
SmackDown |
Boston, MA |
42 |
1 |
John Cena |
3 |
November 16, 2004 |
SmackDown |
Dayton, OH |
105 |
2 |
Orlando Jordan |
1 |
March 1, 2005 |
SmackDown |
Albany, NY |
173 |
2 |
Chris Benoit |
3 |
August 21, 2005 |
SummerSlam |
Washington D.C. |
58 |
2 |
Booker T |
3 |
October 18, 2005 |
SmackDown |
Reno, NV |
35 |
-- |
Booker T |
4 |
January 10, 2006 |
SmackDown |
Philadelphia, PA |
40 |
-- |
Chris Benoit |
4 |
February 19, 2006 |
No Way Out |
Baltimore, MD |
42 |
-- |
John Bradshaw Layfield |
1 |
April 2, 2006 |
WrestleMania 22 |
Rosemont, IL |
51 |
-- |
Bobby Lashley |
1 |
May 23, 2006 |
SmackDown |
Bakersfield, CA |
49 |
-- |
Finlay |
1 |
July 11, 2006 |
SmackDown |
Minneapolis, MN |
49 |
1 |
Mr. Kennedy |
1 |
August 29, 2006 |
SmackDown |
Reading, PA |
42 |
-- |
Chris Benoit |
5 |
October 10, 2006 |
SmackDown |
Jacksonville, FL |
222 |
4 |
Montel Vontavious Porter |
1 |
May 20, 2007 |
Judgement Day |
St. Louis, MO |
343 |
4 |
Matt Hardy |
1 |
April 27, 2008 |
Backlash |
Baltimore, MD |
84 |
1 |
Shelton Benjamin |
1 |
July 20, 2008 |
The Great American Bash |
Uniondale, NY |
240 |
4 |
Montel Vontavious Porter |
2 |
March 17, 2009 |
SmackDown |
Corpus Christi, TX |
76 |
3 |
Kofi Kingston |
1 |
June 1, 2009 |
RAW |
Birmingham, AL |
126 |
9 |
The Miz |
1 |
October 5, 2009 |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
224 |
7 |
Bret Hart |
5 |
May 17, 2010 |
RAW |
Toronto, ON |
7 |
-- |
R-Truth |
1 |
May 24, 2010 |
RAW |
Toledo, OH |
21 |
-- |
The Miz |
2 |
June 14, 2010 |
RAW |
Charlotte, NC |
97 |
3 |
Daniel Bryan |
1 |
September 19, 2010 |
Night of Champions |
Rosemont, IL |
176 |
4 |
Sheamus |
1 |
March 14, 2011 |
RAW |
St. Louis, MO |
48 |
2 |
Kofi Kingston |
2 |
May 1, 2011 |
Extreme Rules |
Tampa, FL |
49 |
1 |
Dolph Ziggler |
1 |
June 19, 2011 |
Capitol Punishment |
Washington D.C. |
182 |
6 |
Zack Ryder |
1 |
December 18, 2011 |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs |
Baltimore, MD |
28 |
-- |
Jack Swagger |
1 |
January 16, 2012 |
RAW |
Anaheim, CA |
49 |
1 |
Santino Marella |
1 |
March 5, 2012 |
RAW |
Boston, MA |
167 |
3 |
Antonio Cesaro |
1 |
August 19, 2012 |
SummerSlam |
Los Angeles, CA |
239 |
12 |
Kofi Kingston |
3 |
April 15, 2013 |
RAW |
Greenville, SC |
34 |
1 |
Dean Ambrose |
1 |
May 19, 2013 |
Extreme Rules |
St. Louis, MO |
351 |
15 |
Sheamus |
2 |
May 5, 2014 |
RAW |
Albany, NY |
182 |
5 |
Rusev |
1 |
November 3, 2014 |
RAW Backstage Pass |
Buffalo, NY |
146 |
5 |
John Cena |
4 |
March 29, 2015 |
WrestleMania 31 |
Santa Clara, CA |
147 |
16 |
Seth Rollins |
1 |
August 23, 2015 |
SummerSlam |
Brooklyn, NY |
28 |
-- |
John Cena |
5 |
September 20, 2015 |
Night of Champions |
Houston, TX |
35 |
4 |
Alberto Del Rio |
1 |
October 25, 2015 |
Hell in a Cell |
Los Angeles, CA |
78 |
1 |
Kalisto |
1 |
January 11, 2016 |
RAW |
New Orleans, LA |
1 |
-- |
Alberto Del Rio |
2 |
January 12, 2016 |
SmackDown |
Lafayette, LA |
12 |
2 |
Kalisto |
2 |
January 24, 2016 |
Royal Rumble |
Orlando, FL |
119 |
4 |
Rusev |
2 |
May 22, 2016 |
Extreme Rules |
Newark, NJ |
126 |
10 |
Roman Reigns |
1 |
September 25, 2016 |
Clash of Champions |
Indianapolis, IN |
106 |
7 |
Chris Jericho |
1 |
January 9, 2017 |
RAW |
New Orleans, LA |
83 |
2 |
Kevin Owens |
1 |
April 2, 2017 |
WrestleMania 33 |
Orlando, FL |
28 |
-- |
Chris Jericho |
2 |
April 30, 2017 |
Payback |
San Jose, CA |
2 |
-- |
Kevin Owens |
2 |
May 2, 2017 |
SmackDown Live |
Fresno, CA |
66 |
2 |
AJ Styles |
1 |
July 7, 2017 |
House Show |
New York City, NY |
16 |
-- |
Kevin Owens |
3 |
July 23, 2017 |
Battleground |
Philadelphia, PA |
2 |
-- |
AJ Styles |
2 |
July 25, 2017 |
SmackDown Live |
Richmond, VA |
75 |
5 |
Baron Corbin |
1 |
October 8, 2017 |
Hell in a Cell |
Detroit, MI |
70 |
3 |
Dolph Ziggler |
2 |
December 17, 2017 |
Clash of Champions |
Boston, MA |
9 |
-- |
Bobby Roode |
1 |
January 16, 2018 |
SmackDown Live |
Laredo, TX |
54 |
2 |
Randy Orton |
1 |
March 11, 2018 |
FastLane |
Columbus, OH |
28 |
-- |
Jinder Mahal |
1 |
April 8, 2018 |
WrestleMania 34 |
New Orleans, LA |
8 |
-- |
Jeff Hardy |
1 |
April 16, 2018 |
RAW |
Hartford, CT |
90 |
4 |
Shinsuke Nakamura |
1 |
July 15, 2018 |
Extreme Rules |
Pittsburgh, PA |
163 |
5 |
Rusev |
3 |
December 25, 2018 |
SmackDown Live |
Fresno, CA |
32 |
-- |
Shinsuke Nakamura |
2 |
January 27, 2019 |
Royal Rumble |
Phoenix, AZ |
2 |
-- |
R-Truth |
2 |
January 29, 2019 |
SmackDown Live |
Phoenix, AZ |
35 |
2 |
Samoa Joe |
1 |
March 5, 2019 |
SmackDown Live |
Wilkes-Barre, PA |
75 |
2 |
Rey Mysterio |
1 |
May 19, 2019 |
Money in the Bank |
Hartford, CT |
15 |
-- |
Samoa Joe |
2 |
June 3, 2019 |
Monday Night RAW |
Austin, TX |
19 |
-- |
Ricochet |
1 |
June 23, 2019 |
WWE Stomping Grounds |
Tacoma, WA |
21 |
1 |
AJ Styles |
3 |
July 14, 2019 |
Extreme Rules |
Philadelphia, PA |
134 |
6 |
Rey Mysterio |
2 |
November 25, 2019 |
Monday Night RAW |
Rosemont, IL |
30 |
2 |
Andrade |
1 |
December 26, 2019 |
WWE Live: MSG |
New York City, NY |
150 |
6 |
Apollo Crews |
1 |
May 25, 2020 |
Monday Night RAW |
Orlando, FL |
96 |
3 |
Bobby Lashley |
2 |
August 30, 2020 |
Payback |
Orlando, FL |
175 |
4 |
Riddle |
1 |
February 21, 2021 |
Elimination Chamber |
St. Petersburg, FL |
49 |
2 |
Sheamus |
3 |
April 11, 2021 |
WrestleMania 37 |
Tampa, FL |
131 |
1 |
Damian Priest |
1 |
August 21, 2021 |
SummerSlam |
Paradise, NV |
191 |
12 |
Finn Balor |
1 |
February 28, 2022 |
WWE Monday Night RAW |
Columbus, OH |
48 |
-- |
Theory |
1 |
April 18, 2022 |
WWE Monday Night RAW |
Buffalo, NY |
75 |
3 |
Bobby Lashley |
3 |
July 2, 2022 |
Money in the Bank |
Paradise, NV |
100 |
5 |
Seth "Freakin" Rollins |
2 |
October 10, 2022 |
WWE Monday Night RAW |
Brooklyn, NY |
47 |
3 |
Austin Theory |
2 |
November 26, 2022 |
Survivor Series: WarGames |
Boston, MA |
257 |
10 |
REY MYSTERIO |
3 |
AUGUST 11, 2023 |
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN |
CALGARY, AB, CANADA |
-- |
-- |
Title matches of Rey Mysterio
- Friday Night SmackDown (08/11/2023): Rey Mysterio defeated Austin Theory (c) (Singles match for the United States Championship)
TITLE HISTORY
- Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment
- Brand: SmackDown Live
- Date established: January 1, 1975
- First champion: Harley Race
- Most reigns: Ric Flair (6 reigns)
- Longest reign: Lex Luger (523 days)
- Shortest reign: Steve Austin (5 minutes)
- Most defenses: John Cena (16 defenses)
- Oldest winner: Terry Funk (56 years 85 days)
- Youngest winner: David Flair (21 years 121 days)
- Heaviest champions: Big Show (500 lbs.)
- Lightest champion: Kalisto (170 lbs.)