Title history
Key
No. |
Overall reign number |
Reign |
Reign number for the specific champion |
Days |
Number of days held |
No. |
Champion |
Championship change |
Reign statistics |
Notes |
Ref. |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Reign |
Days
|
1 |
Bobo Brazil |
April 6, 1963 |
House Show |
California |
1 |
7001630000000000000♠63 |
Bobo Brazil is recognized as the first WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion |
[3][1]
|
2 |
Johnny Barend |
June 8, 1963 |
House Show |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1 |
7001310000000000000♠31 |
|
[3][1]
|
3 |
Bobo Brazil |
July 9, 1963 |
House Show |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2 |
7001640000000000000♠64 |
|
[3][1]
|
4 |
Johnny Barend |
September 11, 1963 |
House Show |
Baltimore, Maryland |
2 |
7001410000000000000♠41 |
|
[3][1]
|
5 |
Bobo Brazil |
October 22, 1963 |
House Show |
Newton Square, Pennsylvania |
3 |
7003133500000000000♠1,335 |
|
[3][1]
|
6 |
Ray Stevens |
June 18, 1967 |
House Show |
[Note 1] |
1 |
7001670000000000000♠67 |
|
[3][1]
|
7 |
Bobo Brazil |
August 24, 1967 |
House Show |
Trenton, New Jersey |
4 |
7001290000000000000♠29 |
|
[3][1]
|
8 |
The Sheik |
September 22, 1967 |
House Show |
Detroit, Michigan |
1 |
7002429000000000000♠429 |
|
[3][1]
|
9 |
Bobo Brazil |
November 24, 1968 |
House Show |
[Note 1] |
5 |
7001570000000000000♠57 |
|
[3][1]
|
10 |
The Sheik |
January 20, 1969 |
House Show |
Boston, Massachusetts |
2 |
7001210000000000000♠21 |
|
[3][1]
|
11 |
Bobo Brazil |
February 10, 1969 |
House Show |
Washington D.C. |
6 |
7002687000000000000♠687 |
|
[3][1]
|
— |
Vacated |
December 29, 1970 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Championship vacated because of injury |
[3][1]
|
12 |
Pedro Morales |
January 7, 1971 |
House Show |
Los Angeles, California |
1 |
7001320000000000000♠32 |
Defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final |
[3][1]
|
— |
Vacated |
February 8, 1971 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Pedro Morales vacated the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship after winning the WWWF Championship |
[3][1]
|
13 |
Bobo Brazil |
February 19, 1971 |
House Show |
Harrisburg, PA |
7 |
7003183700000000000♠1,837 |
Brazil was awarded the title by the WWWF. |
[3][1]
|
— |
Deactivated |
March 1, 1976 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Brazil was the final champion after the WWF abandoned the title on March 1, 1976 |
[3][1]
|
- 1 2 The location of the championship change has not been found documented.
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