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U.S. Championships
Most Reigns
(Minimum 3)
  Reigns: First Win: Last Win:
Bobo Brazil 17 Jan. 28, 1961 Jul. 07, 1977 
The Sheik 17 Dec. 27, 1964 May 03, 1980 
Johnny Valentine 10 Sep. 01, 1962 Jul. 03, 1975 
Wilbur Snyder 9 Apr. 07, 1956 Mar. 16, 1962 
Dick The Bruiser 6 Dec. 13, 1957 Jul. 20, 1963 
Ric Flair 6 Jul. 29, 1977 Jul. 07, 1996 
Bret Hart 5 Jul. 20, 1998 May 17, 2010 
Chris Benoit 5 Aug. 09, 1999 Oct. 13, 2006 
Fritz Von Erich 5 Dec. 01, 1961 Oct. 19, 1963 
John Cena 5 Mar. 14, 2004 Sep. 20, 2015 
Lex Luger 5 Jul. 11, 1987 Aug. 10, 1998 
Wahoo McDaniel 5 Aug. 08, 1981 Oct. 07, 1984 
Booker T 4 Mar. 18, 2001 Jan. 13, 2006 
Ricky Steamboat 4 Oct. 21, 1977 Aug. 24, 1994 
A.J. Styles 3 Jul. 07, 2017 Jul. 14, 2019 
Blackjack Mulligan 3 Mar. 13, 1976 Jan. 01, 1978 
Bobby Lashley 3 May 26, 2006 Jul. 02, 2022 
Greg Valentine 3 Jul. 26, 1980 Apr. 30, 1983 
Jeff Jarrett 3 Jun. 09, 1997 Jan. 17, 2000 
Kevin Owens 3 Apr. 02, 2017 Jul. 23, 2017 
Kofi Kingston 3 Jun. 01, 2009 Apr. 15, 2013 
Lance Storm 3 Jul. 18, 2000 Nov. 13, 2000 
Pampero Firpo 3 Aug. 12, 1972 Jul. 17, 1976 
Rey Mysterio 3 May 19, 2019 Aug. 11, 2023 
Roddy Piper 3 Jan. 27, 1981 Feb. 08, 1999 
Rusev 3 Nov. 03, 2014 Dec. 25, 2018 
Sheamus 3 Mar. 14, 2011 Apr. 11, 2021 

Longests Reigns
(Minimum 31 Days)
    Title: Won: Lost: Length:
1.  The Sheik N.W.A. Det Feb 06, 1965 May 29, 1971 2303 days
2.  Bobo Brazil W.W.F. USA Feb 19, 1971 Mar 01, 1976 1837 days
3.  Bobo Brazil W.W.F. USA Oct 22, 1963 Jun 18, 1967 1335 days
4.  Verne Gagne N.W.A. Det Sep 03, 1953 Apr 07, 1956 947 days
5.  Johnny Valentine N.W.A. Tor Jan 03, 1965 Jun 11, 1967 889 days
6.  The Sheik N.W.A. Tor Jul 01, 1974 Nov 19, 1976 872 days
7.  The Sheik N.W.A. Det Mar 04, 1978 Apr 12, 1980 770 days
8.  Bobo Brazil W.W.F. USA Feb 10, 1969 Dec 29, 1970 687 days
9.  Lex Luger W.W.E. May 22, 1989 Oct 27, 1990 523 days
10.  Bobo Brazil N.W.A. Det May 29, 1971 Aug 12, 1972 441 days
11.  Rick Rude W.W.E. Nov 19, 1991 Dec 01, 1992 378 days
12.  Dick The Bruiser A.W.A. Det May 23, 1959 Jun 02, 1960 376 days
13.  Dean Ambrose W.W.E. May 19, 2013 May 15, 2014 361 days
14.  Dick The Bruiser N.W.A. Det May 23, 1959 May 16, 1960 359 days
15.  M.V.P. W.W.E. May 20, 2007 Apr 27, 2008 343 days
16.  Nikita Koloff W.W.E. Aug 17, 1986 Jul 11, 1987 328 days
17.  The Sheik N.W.A. Det Mar 16, 1974 Jan 25, 1975 315 days
18.  Lord Athol Layton N.W.A. Det Aug 04, 1962 Jun 09, 1963 309 days
19.  Lord Athol Layton A.W.A. Det Aug 04, 1962 Jun 08, 1963 308 days
  The Sheik N.W.A. Det Apr 02, 1977 Feb 04, 1978 308 days

Total Time Holding Championship
    Reigns: Span: Total: Average:
1.  The Sheik 16 1964-1980 5487 days 343 days
2.  Bobo Brazil 15 1961-1977 4679 days 312 days
3.  Johnny Valentine 9 1962-1975 1664 days 185 days
4.  Dick The Bruiser 7 1957-1963 1515 days 216 days
5.  Verne Gagne 2 1953-1958 1165 days 583 days
6.  Lex Luger 5 1987-1998 950 days 190 days
7.  Ric Flair 6 1977-1996 772 days 129 days
8.  Lord Athol Layton 3 1962-1963 708 days 236 days
9.  Wilbur Snyder 7 1956-1961 697 days 100 days
10.  Blackjack Mulligan 3 1976-1978 515 days 172 days
  Fritz Von Erich 5 1961-1964 515 days 103 days
12.  Greg Valentine 3 1980-1983 512 days 171 days
13.  M.V.P. 2 2007-2009 416 days 208 days
14.  John Cena 5 2004-2015 407 days 81 days
15.  Rick Rude 1 1991-1992 378 days 378 days
16.  Dean Ambrose 1 2013-2014 361 days 361 days
17.  Chris Benoit 5 1999-2007 357 days 71 days
18.  Sheamus 3 2011-2021 352 days 117 days
19.  Theory 2 2022-2023 333 days 167 days
20.  Nikita Koloff 1 1986-1987 328 days 328 days

Title Change Locations
  CITY: #
 Detroit, MI, USA 30
 Toronto, ON, Canada 18
 Greensboro, NC, USA 17
 Charlotte, NC, USA 13
 Chicago, IL, USA 9
 Boston, MA, USA 6
 Baltimore, MD, USA 5
 Nashville, TN, USA 5
 Philadelphia, PA, USA 5
 Las Vegas, NV, USA 4
 Orlando, FL, USA 4
 Phoenix, AZ, USA 4
 St. Louis, MO, USA 4
 Washington, DC, USA 4
  STATE/PROV.: #
 Michigan, USA 32
 North Carolina, USA 32
 Ontario, Canada 19
 Florida, USA 12
 Illinois, USA 12
 Pennsylvania, USA 11
 California, USA 9
 New York, USA 9
 Ohio, USA 8
 Texas, USA 8
 Massachusetts, USA 7
 Maryland, USA 6
 Tennessee, USA 6
 Virginia, USA 6
 Missouri, USA 5
 Nevada, USA 5
 South Carolina, USA 5
 Arizona, USA 4
 District of Columbia, USA 4
 Georgia, USA 4
 Louisiana, USA 4
  COUNTRY: #
 USA 214
 Canada 20

Title Changes At Events
Event: Changes:
Live Event 95
Raw 22
Smackdown 20
Nitro 17
Starrcade 9
Wrestlemania 6
Extreme Rules 5
SummerSlam 4
Fall Brawl 3
Clash Of The Champions 3
Havoc 3
Spring Stampede 3
Bash 3