WWWF United States Championship

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WWWF United States Championship
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Promotion World Wide Wrestling Federation
Date established 1963
Date retired 1977

The WWWF U.S.A. Heavyweight Championship (often just referred to as the WWWF United States Championship) was a singles title used sporadically in the World Wide Wrestling Federation between 1963 and 1977. During the variable periods in which it was used, the title served as the promotion's secondary singles championship to the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. After the title was retired for good, it was replaced with the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship as the promotion's secondary title. This title has no connection to the current WWE United States Championship, the lineage of which dates back to the NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship originally created in 1975 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The full name listed on the physical belt did read World Wide Wrestling Federation U.S.A. Heavyweight Championship[citation needed].

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[edit] Title history

# Wrestler Reign # Date Location Event Notes
1 Bobo Brazil 1 April 6, 1963 California Live event Bobo Brazil is recognized as the first United States Heavyweight champion.
2 Johnny Barend 1 June 8, 1963 Philadelphia, PA Live event
3 Bobo Brazil 2 July 9, 1963 Philadelphia, PA Live event
4 Johnny Barend 2 September 11, 1963 Baltimore, MD Live event
5 Bobo Brazil 3 October 22, 1963 Newton Square, PA Live event
6 Ray Stevens 1 June 18, 1967 Live event
7 Bobo Brazil 4 August 24, 1967 Trenton, NJ Live event
8 The Sheik 1 September 22, 1967 Detroit, MI Live event
9 Bobo Brazil 5 November 24, 1968 Live event
10 The Sheik 2 January 20, 1969 Boston, MA Live event
11 Bobo Brazil 6 February 10, 1969 Washington DC Live event
— Vacant 01970-12-29 December 29, 1970
12 Pedro Morales 1 January 7, 1971 Los Angeles, CA Live event Pedro Morales defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final.
— Vacant 01971-02-08 February 8, 1971 Pedro Morales vacates WWWF USA Title after winning the WWWF World Title.
13 Bobo Brazil 7 February 19, 1971 Harrisburg, PA Live event Brazil was awarded the title by the WWWF. He was also the final champion after the WWF abandoned the title in March 1976.

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[edit] References

General
  • Duncan, Royal; Gary Will (1994). "United States: 19th Century & Widely defended Titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 27. ISBN 0969816111. 

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