WCW (NWA Mid-Atantic) United States Heavyweight Title History
National Wrestling Alliance [Mid-Atlantic Version] (1975 - January 1991)
World Championship Wrestling (January 1991 - )
| Name | Date | Location | Notes |
| Harley Race | 1975 | 1 | |
| Johnny Valentine | July 3, 1975 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 |
| Terry Funk | November 9, 1975 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 |
| Paul Jones | November 1975 | ||
| Blackjack Mulligan | March 16, 1976 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Paul Jones (2) | October 16, 1976 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Blackjack Mulligan (2) | January 1977 | ||
| Bobo Brazil | 1977 | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Ric Flair | July 29, 1977 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Ricky Steamboat | November 11, 1977 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Blackjack Mulligan (3) | February 1978 | ||
| Tim Woods | March 1978 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Ric Flair (2) | April 9, 1978 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ricky Steamboat (2) | December 18, 1978 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Ric Flair (3) | April 1, 1979 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 4 |
| Jimmy Snuka | September 1, 1979 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 5 |
| Ric Flair (4) | April 19, 1980 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Greg Valentine | July 26, 1980 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ric Flair (5) | November 24, 1980 | Greenville, North Carolina | |
| Roddy Piper | January 27, 1981 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | August 8, 1981 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6 |
| Sgt. Slaughter | October 4, 1981 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 7 |
| Wahoo McDaniel (2) | May 21, 1982 | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Sgt. Slaughter (2) | June 7, 1982 | Greenville, North Carolina | 8 |
| Wahoo McDaniel (3) | August 22, 1982 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Greg Valentine (2) | November 4, 1982 | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Roddy Piper (2) | April 16, 1983 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Greg Valentine (3) | April 30, 1983 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Dick Slater | December 14, 1983 | Shelby, North Carolina | |
| Ricky Steamboat (3) | April 21, 1984 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Wahoo McDaniel (4) | June 24, 1984 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 9 |
| Wahoo McDaniel (5) | October 7, 1984 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 10 |
| Magnum TA | March 23, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Tully Blanchard | July 21, 1985 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Magnum TA (2) | November 28, 1985 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 11 |
| Nikita Koloff | August 17, 1986 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 12 |
| Lex Luger | July 11, 1987 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Dusty Rhodes | November 26, 1987 | Chicago, Illinois | 13 |
| Barry Windham | May 13, 1988 | Houston, Texas | 14 |
| Lex Luger (2) | February 20, 1989 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Michael Hayes | May 7, 1989 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lex Luger (3) | May 22, 1989 | Bluefield, West Virginia | |
| Stan Hansen | October 27, 1990 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Lex Luger (4) | December 16, 1990 | Saint Louis, Missouri | 15 |
| Sting | August 25, 1991 | Atlanta, Georgia | 16 |
| Rick Rude | November 19, 1991 | Savannah, Georgia | 17 |
| Dustin Rhodes | January 1, 1993 | Atlanta, Georgia | 18 |
| Dustin Rhodes (2) | August 30, 1993 | Atlanta, Georgia | 19 |
| Steve Austin | December 27, 1993 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ricky Steamboat (4) | August 24, 1994 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| Steve Austin (2) | September 18, 1994 | Roanoke, Virginia | 20 |
| Jim Duggan | September 18, 1994 | Roanoke, Virginia | |
| Vader | December 27, 1994 | Nashville, Tennessee | 21 |
| Sting (2) | June 18, 1995 | Dayton, Ohio | 22 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | November 13, 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| One Man Gang | December 27, 1995 | Nashville, Tennessee | 23 |
| Konnan | January 29, 1996 | Canton, Ohio | |
| Ric Flair (6) | July 7, 1996 | Dayton Beach, Florida | 24 |
| Eddie Guerrero | December 29, 1996 | Nashville, Tennessee | 25 |
| Dean Malenko | March 16, 1997 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
| Jeff Jarrett | June 9, 1997 | Boston, Massachuttes | |
| Steve McMichael | August 21, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Curt Hennig | September 15, 1997 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Diamond Dallas Page | December 28, 1997 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Raven | April 19, 1998 | Denver, Colorado | |
| Bill Goldberg | April 20, 1998 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 26 |
| Bret Hart | July 20, 1998 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 27 |
| Lex Luger (5) | August 10, 1998 | Rapid City, South Dakota | |
| Bret Hart (2) | August 13, 1998 | Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Diamond Dallas Page (2) | October 26, 1998 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Bret Hart (3) | November 30, 1998 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Roddy Piper (3) | February 8, 1999 | Buffalo, New York | |
| Scott Hall | February 21, 1999 | Oakland, California | 28 |
| Scott Steiner | April 11, 1999 | Tacoma, Washington | 29 |
| David Flair | July 5, 1999 | Atlanta, Georgia | 30 |
| Chris Benoit | August 9, 1999 | Nampa, Idaho | |
| Sid Vicious | September 12, 1999 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Bill Goldberg (2) | October 24, 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Bret Hart (4) | October 25, 1999 | Phoenix, Arizona | 31 |
| Scott Hall (2) | November 8, 1999 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 32 |
| Chris Benoit (2) | December 19, 1999 | Washington, D.C. | 33 |
| Jeff Jarrett (2) | December 20, 1999 | Baltimore, Maryland | 34 |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) | January 17, 2000 | Columbus, Ohio | 35 |
| Scott Steiner (2) | April 16, 2000 | Chicago, Illinois | 36 |
| Lance Storm | July 18, 2000 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | 37 |
| Terry Funk | September 22, 2000 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Lance Storm (2) | September 23, 2000 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| General Rection (Hugh Morrus) | October 29, 2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Lance Storm (3) | November 10, 2000 | London, England | |
| General Rection (2) | November 26, 2000 | Milwuakee, Winsconsin | |
| Shane Douglas | January 14, 2001 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Rick Steiner | February 5, 2001 | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| Booker T. | March 18, 2001 | Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Chris Kanyon | July 24, 2001 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 38 |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | September 10, 2001 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Rhyno | September 23, 2001 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Kurt Angle | October 22, 2001 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Edge | November 12, 2001 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Notes:
1. Harley Race defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final to win the title.
2. The title was vacated when Johnny Valentine ended his career in a plane crash on October 4, 1975.
3. Terry Funk defeated Paul Jones in a 16-man tournament to win the title.
4. The title was vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World tag team title on August 12, 1979.
5. Jimmy Snuka defeated Ricky Steamboat in a 12-man tournament final.
6. The title was vacatred in September of 1981 when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah The Butcher.
7. Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ricky Stemaboat in a tournament final to win the title.
8. The title was awarded to Sgt. Slaughter when Wahoo McDaniel was injured.
9. The title was vacated in July of 1984 because of Tully Blanchard's interference in the title change to McDaniel.
10. Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final to win the title.
11. The title was stripped from Magnum TA on May 29, 1986 for attacking NWA President, Bob Geigel.
12. Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA in a Best-out-of-7 Series. Nikita Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight title.
13. The title was vacated on April 15, 188 when Dusty Rhodes was suspended for attacking Jim Crockett.
14. Barry Windham defeated Nikita Koloff in a 7-man tournament final to win the title.
15. The title was renamed the WCW United States Heavyweight Title in January of 1991 when the NWA ceased to exist. Lex Luger then vacated the title on July 14, 1991 after winning the WCW World Heavyweight title.
16. Sting defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final to win the title.
17. Rick Rude vacated the title in December of 1992 because of an injury.
18. Dustin Rhodes defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final to win the title. The title was held-up after a match against Rick Rude in May of 1993.
19. Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Rude in a rematch. WCW withdrew from the NWA in September of 1993.
20. Steve Austin was awarded the title when Ricky Steamboat was injured and unable to compete in the title match.
21. Vader was stripped of the title on April 23, 1995 by WCW commissioner, Nick Bockwinkle.
22. Sting defeated Meng in a tournament final to win the title.
23. The title was awarded to One Man Gang when Sasaki vacated the title after defending it against One Man Gang.
24. The title was vacated in November of 1996 when Flair was injured.
25. Eddie Guerrero defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final to win the title.
26. Bill Goldberg vacated the title after winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title on July 6, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia.
27. Bret Hart defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the title.
28. Scott Hall was stripped of the title by WCW President, Ric Flair, on March 18, 1999 due to an injury.
29. Scott Steiner defeated Booker T in a tournament final to win the title. Scott Steiner was stripped of the title on July 5, 1999.
30. The title was awarded to David Flair by WCW President, Ric Flair.
31. The title was vacated on November 1, 1999.
32. Scott Hall defeated Bret Hart, Bill Goldberg, and Sid Vicious in a Texas Tornado Ladder Match.
33. The title was awarded to Chris Benoit when Scott Hall was injured.
34. Jeff Jarrett was stripped of the title due to injury on January 15, 2000.
35. Jeff Jarrett was awarded the title.
36. Vince Russo vacated the title on April 10, 2000 in Denver, Colorado. Scott Steiner defeated Sting in a tournament final. Was stripped by the Cat on July 9, 2000 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
37. Lance Storm defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final.
38. Booker T. awarded the title to Chris Kanyon.
