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National Wrestling Alliance - Chicago
United States Heavyweight
(September 3, 1953 — 1958)
National Wrestling Alliance - Detroit
United States Heavyweight Championship
(1959 - October 1980)
United States Heavyweight
(September 3, 1953 — 1958)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Verne Gagne | Sep 3, 1953 | -- | -- | 947 days |
| Wilbur Snyder | Apr 7, 1956 | Live Event | Chicago, IL, USA | 191 days |
| Hans Schmidt | Oct 15, 1956 | Live Event | Chicago, IL, USA | 127 days |
| Wilbur Snyder | Feb 19, 1957 | Live Event | Chicago, IL, USA | 297 days |
| Dick The Bruiser | Dec 13, 1957 | Live Event | Chicago, IL, USA | 119 days |
| Verne Gagne | Apr 11, 1958 | Live Event | Chicago, IL, USA | 218 days |
| Wilbur Snyder | Nov 15, 1958 | Live Event | Omaha, NE, USA | 122 days |
| Angelo Poffo | Mar 17, 1959 | TV Taping | Windsor, ON, Canada | 46 days |
United States Heavyweight Championship
(1959 - October 1980)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Wilbur Snyder | May 2, 1959 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 21 days |
| Dick The Bruiser | May 23, 1959 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 359 days |
| Bob Ellis | May 16, 1960 | Live Event | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 26 days |
| Dick The Bruiser | Jun 1960 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion on June 11 in Detroit, MI, details of title win unknown.
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| Bobo Brazil | Jan 28, 1961 | -- | -- | 31 days |
| Dick The Bruiser | Feb 28, 1961 | -- | -- | 276 days |
| Fritz Von Erich | Dec 1, 1961 | -- | -- | 104 days |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1962 | -- | -- | |
| Dick The Bruiser | Jun 2, 1962 | -- | -- | 63 days |
| Lord Athol Layton | Aug 4, 1962 | -- | -- | 309 days |
| Fritz Von Erich | Jun 9, 1963 | -- | -- | 41 days |
| Dick The Bruiser | Jul 20, 1963 | -- | -- | 91 days |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1963 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion on September 28 in Detroit, details of title win unknown.
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| Johnny Valentine | Jun 13, 1964 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 238 days |
| The Sheik | Feb 6, 1965 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 2303 days |
| Bobo Brazil | May 29, 1971 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 441 days |
| Pampero Firpo | Aug 12, 1972 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 7 days |
| Bobo Brazil | Aug 19, 1972 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 70 days |
| Pampero Firpo | Oct 28, 1972 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 56 days |
| Bobo Brazil | Dec 23, 1972 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 7 days |
| The Sheik | Dec 30, 1972 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 14 days |
| Bobo Brazil | Jan 13, 1973 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 14 days |
| The Sheik | Jan 27, 1973 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 161 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Jul 7, 1973 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 14 days |
| The Sheik | Jul 21, 1973 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 224 days |
| Tony Marino | Mar 2, 1974 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 14 days |
| The Sheik | Mar 16, 1974 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 315 days |
| Bobo Brazil | Jan 25, 1975 | -- | -- | 14 days |
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Brazil is awarded the title after The Sheik no-showed a number of title defenses.
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| Abdullah The Butcher | Feb 8, 1975 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 70 days |
| Bobo Brazil | Apr 19, 1975 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 66 days |
| The Sheik | Jun 1975 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion on June 28 in Holland, MI. Had a match against Brazil on June 24 in Detroit, MI, with results unknown.
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| Mark Lewin | Sep 27, 1975 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 35 days |
| Don Kent | Nov 1, 1975 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 30 days |
| Mark Lewin | Dec 1975 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in December, exact date and location unknown.
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| The Sheik | Feb 14, 1976 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 18 days |
| Bobo Brazil | 1976 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion on March 3 in Nashville, TN and May 10 in Trotwood, OH, no other recorded title defenses. Unknown if this is Detroit's or some other promotions U.S. championship.
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| The Sheik | May 15, 1976 | -- | -- | 63 days |
| Pampero Firpo | Jul 17, 1976 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 91 days |
| Don Kent | Oct 16, 1976 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 84 days |
| Gino Hernandez | Jan 22, 1977 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 70 days |
| The Sheik | Apr 2, 1977 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 308 days |
| Ox Baker | Feb 4, 1978 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 28 days |
| The Sheik | Mar 4, 1978 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 770 days |
| Mighty Igor | Apr 12, 1980 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 21 days |
| The Sheik | May 3, 1980 | Live Event | Detroit, MI, USA | 151 days |
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N.W.A./A.W.A. Detroit closes in October of 1980.
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