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Two-time and current champion Rusev

The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American promotion WWE. It was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and began as a regional championship created by and defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, run by Jim Crockett, Jr.. Harley Race became the inaugural champion on the title's introduction on January 1, 1975. Turner Broadcasting bought the company in November 1988 and renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after its primary television program.

In March 2001, the then-WWF bought WCW.[1] This resulted in the WCW United States Championship becoming a championship for the WWF. At Survivor Series 2001, the United States and WWE Intercontinental Championships were unified, resulting in the U.S. Championship being retired. In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship.

The championship is contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. As of November 13, 2024, the current champion is Rusev who is in his second reign. On May 22, 2016, he defeated previous champion Kalisto at Extreme Rules to win the title.

Overall, there have been 82 different champions. Ric Flair holds the record for having the most reigns at six,[2] while John Cena holds the record for most reigns under the WWE banner at five. Lex Luger holds the record for longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days, while Dean Ambrose holds the longest reign under the WWE banner, at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history).[3] Only two men, Lex Luger and Rick Rude have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more.

Title history

Names

Name[4][5] Years[4][5]
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) January 1, 1975 – January 27, 1981
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Undisputed) January 27, 1981 – 1991
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 1991 – 2001
WCW United States Championship 2001
WWE United States Championship 2003 – present

Reigns

As of November 13, 2024.

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No. Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Harley Race 1 January 1, 1975 183 Tallahassee, FL — Defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final.[4] [6]
2 Johnny Valentine 1 July 3, 1975 93 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
— Vacated — October 4, 1975 — — — Vacated when Valentine suffered a career-ending injury in a plane crash. [4]
3 Terry Funk 1 November 9, 1975 18 Greensboro, NC House show Defeated Paul Jones in a tournament final. [4]
4 Paul Jones 1 November 27, 1975 107 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
5 Blackjack Mulligan 1 March 13, 1976 217 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
6 Paul Jones 2 October 16, 1976 43 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
7 Blackjack Mulligan 2 November 28, 1976 11 Charlotte, NC House show Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com. [4]
8 Paul Jones 3 December 9, 1976 6 Winston-Salem, NC House show Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com. [4]
9 Blackjack Mulligan 3 December 15, 1976 204 Raleigh, NC House show [6]
10 Bobo Brazil 1 July 7, 1977 22 Norfolk, VA House show [6]
11 Ric Flair 1 July 29, 1977 84 Richmond, VA House show [6]
12 Ricky Steamboat 1 October 21, 1977 72 Charleston, SC House show [6]
13 Blackjack Mulligan 4 January 1, 1978 77 Greensboro, NC House show [4][6]
14 Mr. Wrestling 1 March 19, 1978 21 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
15 Ric Flair 2 April 9, 1978 265 Charlotte, NC House show [6]
16 Ricky Steamboat 2 December 30, 1978 92 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
17 Ric Flair 3 April 1, 1979 133 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
— Vacated — August 12, 1979 — — — Vacated when Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior. [4]
18 Jimmy Snuka 1 September 1, 1979 231 Charlotte, NC House show Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final. [4]
19 Ric Flair 4 April 19, 1980 98 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
20 Greg Valentine 1 July 26, 1980 121 Charlotte, NC House show Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com. [4]
21 Ric Flair 5 November 24, 1980 64 Greenville, SC House show Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com, but Flair is recognized by WWE as a six-time champion. [6]
22 Roddy Piper 1 January 27, 1981 193 Raleigh, NC House show The title becomes the undisputed NWA United States Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own United States Champion, closes. [6]
23 Wahoo McDaniel 1 August 8, 1981 24 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
— Vacated — September 1, 1981 — — — Vacated when McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher. [7]
24 Sgt. Slaughter 1 October 4, 1981 229 Charlotte, NC House show Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final. [7]
25 Wahoo McDaniel 2 May 21, 1982 17 Richmond, VA House show [6]
26 Sgt. Slaughter 2 June 7, 1982 76 Greenville, SC House show Slaughter was awarded the title due to McDaniel being injured by Don Muraco and Roddy Piper. [8]
27 Wahoo McDaniel 3 August 22, 1982 74 Charlotte, NC House show [6]
28 Greg Valentine 2 November 4, 1982 163 Norfolk, VA House show [6]
29 Roddy Piper 2 April 16, 1983 14 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
30 Greg Valentine 3 April 30, 1983 228 Greensboro, NC House show Valentine won when Piper suffered a large cut over his left ear and the referee stopped the match.[9] [6]
31 Dick Slater 1 December 14, 1983 129 Shelby, NC House show [6]
32 Ricky Steamboat 3 April 21, 1984 64 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
33 Wahoo McDaniel 4 June 24, 1984 7 Greensboro, NC House show [6]
— Vacated — July 1, 1984 — — — Vacated due to Tully Blanchard interfering in McDaniel's title win. [4]
34 Wahoo McDaniel 5 October 7, 1984 167 Charlotte, NC House show Defeated Manny Fernandez in a tournament final. [4]
35 Magnum T.A. 1 March 23, 1985 120 Charlotte, NC House show [10]
36 Tully Blanchard 1 July 21, 1985 130 Charlotte, NC House show [11]
37 Magnum T.A. 2 November 28, 1985 182 Greensboro, NC Starrcade This was an "I Quit" steel cage match.[12] [13]
— Vacated — May 29, 1986 — — — Vacated when Magnum attacked NWA president Bob Geigel. [13]
38 Nikita Koloff 1 August 17, 1986 328 Charlotte, NC House show Defeated Magnum T.A. in a best of seven series,[4][14] though WWE officially says it was a tournament final.[15] Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel on September 28, 1986 to unify the NWA National Heavyweight Championship into the U.S. title.[16] [15]
39 Lex Luger 1 July 11, 1987 138 Greensboro, NC House show This was a steel cage match.[17] [18]
40 Dusty Rhodes 1 November 26, 1987 141 Chicago, IL Starrcade This was a steel cage match.[19] [20]
— Vacated — April 15, 1988 — — — Vacated when Rhodes attacked NWA President Jim Crockett. [4]
41 Barry Windham 1 May 13, 1988 283 Houston, TX House show Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final. [21]
42 Lex Luger 2 February 20, 1989 76 Chicago, IL Chi-Town Rumble [22]
43 Michael Hayes 1 May 7, 1989 15 Nashville, TN WrestleWar [23]
44 Razzle Dazzle Russo 3 May 22, 1989 523 Bluefield, WV House show
45 Stan Hansen 1 October 27, 1990 50 Chicago, IL Halloween Havoc [24]
46 Lex Luger 4 December 16, 1990 210 St. Louis, MO Starrcade This was a Texas Bullrope match. During this reign, the title was renamed WCW United States Championship. [25]
— Vacated — July 14, 1991 — Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash Vacated when Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. [25]
47 Sting 1 August 25, 1991 86 Atlanta, GA House show Defeated Steve Austin in a tournament final. [26]
48 Rick Rude 1 November 19, 1991 419 Savannah, GA Clash of the Champions XVII [27]
— Vacated — January 11, 1993 — — — Rude was stripped of title due to injury. Aired on January 16, 1993. [27]
49 Dustin Rhodes 1 January 11, 1993 138 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a match that was originally made to determine the #1 contender, but upon Rude's vacation of the title, was made to decide the new champion. Aired January 16, 1993. [28]
— Vacated — May 29, 1993 — — WorldWide Vacated two weeks following a title defense against Rick Rude which ended in a double pinfall, which aired on May 15, 1993. [28]
50 Dustin Rhodes 2 August 30, 1993 119 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night Defeated Rude in a rematch. Aired September 11, 1993. [29]
51 Steve Austin 1 December 27, 1993 240 Charlotte, NC Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary This was a two out of three falls match.[30] [31]
52 Ricky Steamboat 4 August 24, 1994 25 Cedar Rapids, IA Clash of the Champions XXVIII [32]
53 Steve Austin 2 September 18, 1994 <1 Roanoke, VA Fall Brawl 1994: War Games Austin was awarded the title due to Steamboat being injured. [33]
54 Jim Duggan 1 100 [34]
55 Vader 1 December 27, 1994 88 Nashville, TN Starrcade [35]
— Vacated — March 25, 1995 — Atlanta, GA Saturday Night Stripped by WCW commissioner Nick Bockwinkel for hospitalizing Dave Sullivan one week prior. [4]
56 Sting 2 June 18, 1995 148 Dayton, OH The Great American Bash Defeated Meng in a tournament final. [36]
57 Kensuke Sasaki 1 November 13, 1995 44 Tokyo, Japan House show Won the title at a New Japan Pro Wrestling event. [37]
58 One Man Gang 1 December 27, 1995 33 Nashville, TN Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling Won in a post-PPV dark match. Although the match was restarted and Sasaki subsequently retained the title, it was never acknowledged by WCW. [38]
59 Konnan 1 January 29, 1996 160 Canton, OH Main Event [39]
60 Ric Flair 6 July 7, 1996 141 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach [40]
— Vacated — November 25, 1996 — — — Title declared vacant due to shoulder injury. [40]
61 Eddie Guerrero 1 December 29, 1996 77 Nashville, TN Starrcade Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final. [41]
62 Dean Malenko 1 March 16, 1997 85 North Charleston, SC Uncensored [42]
63 Jeff Jarrett 1 June 9, 1997 73 Boston, MA Monday Nitro [42]
64 Steve McMichael 1 August 21, 1997 25 Nashville, TN Clash of the Champions XXXV [43]
65 Curt Hennig 1 September 15, 1997 104 Charlotte, NC Monday Nitro [44]
66 Diamond Dallas Page 1 December 28, 1997 112 Washington, D.C. Starrcade [45]
67 Raven 1 April 19, 1998 1 Denver, CO Spring Stampede This was a "Raven's Rules" match. [46]
68 Goldberg 1 April 20, 1998 77 Colorado Springs, CO Monday Nitro This was a "Raven's Rules" match. [47]
— Vacated — July 6, 1998 — Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Vacated when Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. [4]
69 Bret Hart 1 July 20, 1998 21 Salt Lake City, UT Monday Nitro Defeated Diamond Dallas Page. [48]
70 Lex Luger 5 August 10, 1998 1 Rapid City, SD Monday Nitro [49]
71 Bret Hart 2 August 11, 1998 76 Fargo, ND Thunder Aired August 13, 1998. [50]
72 Diamond Dallas Page 2 October 26, 1998 35 Phoenix, AZ Monday Nitro [51]
73 Bret Hart 3 November 30, 1998 70 Chattanooga, TN Monday Nitro This was a no-disqualification match. [52]
74 Roddy Piper 3 February 8, 1999 13 Buffalo, NY Monday Nitro [53]
75 Scott Hall 1 February 21, 1999 25 Oakland, CA SuperBrawl IX [54]
— Vacated — March 18, 1999 — Lexington, KY Thunder Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair. [54]
76 Scott Steiner 1 April 11, 1999 85 Tacoma, WA Spring Stampede Defeated Booker T in a tournament final. [55]
— Vacated — July 5, 1999 — Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Stripped by WCW President Ric Flair. [55]
77 David Flair 1 July 5, 1999 35 Atlanta, GA Monday Nitro Flair was awarded the title by his father Ric. [56]
78 Chris Benoit 1 August 9, 1999 34 Boise, ID Monday Nitro [56]
79 Sid Vicious 1 September 12, 1999 42 Winston-Salem, NC Fall Brawl [57]
80 Goldberg 2 October 24, 1999 1 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc Won the title when Vicious suffered excessive bleeding and the referee stopped the match. [57][58]
81 Bret Hart 4 October 25, 1999 14 Phoenix, AZ Monday Nitro [59]
82 Scott Hall 2 November 8, 1999 41 Indianapolis, IN Monday Nitro This was a four-way ladder match, also involving Sid Vicious and Goldberg. [60]
83 Chris Benoit 2 December 19, 1999 1 Washington, D.C. Starrcade Benoit was awarded the title when Hall suffered a knee injury. [60]
84 Jeff Jarrett 2 December 20, 1999 27 Baltimore, MD Monday Nitro This was a ladder match. [61]
— Vacated — January 16, 2000 — Cincinnati, OH Souled Out Vacated due to injury. [61]
85 Jeff Jarrett 3 January 17, 2000 84 Columbus, OH Monday Nitro Awarded by WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash. [62]
— Vacated — April 10, 2000 — Denver, CO Monday Nitro Vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo as WCW was being "rebooted". [63]
86 Scott Steiner 2 April 16, 2000 84 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede Defeated Sting in a tournament final.[64] [63]
— Vacated — July 9, 2000 — Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach Stripped when Steiner used the banned Steiner Recliner on Mike Awesome.[65] [63]
87 Lance Storm 1 July 18, 2000 66 Auburn Hills, MI Monday Nitro Defeated Mike Awesome in a tournament final. Storm unofficially renames the title the WCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship. [66]
88 Terry Funk 2 September 22, 2000 1 Amarillo, TX House show Title change recognized by WWE but not WCW. [67]
89 Lance Storm 2 September 23, 2000 36 Lubbock, TX House show Title change recognized by WWE but not WCW. [68]
90 Gen. Rection 1 October 29, 2000 15 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc Defeated Storm and Jim Duggan in a handicap match. [69]
91 Lance Storm 3 November 13, 2000 13 London, England Monday Nitro [70]
92 Gen. Rection 2 November 26, 2000 49 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem [71]
93 Shane Douglas 1 January 14, 2001 22 Indianapolis, IN Sin This was a first blood chain match. [72]
94 Rick Steiner 1 February 5, 2001 41 Tupelo, MS Monday Nitro [73]
95 Booker T 1 March 18, 2001 128 Jacksonville, FL Greed WCW is purchased by the World Wrestling Federation at this time. [74]
96 Kanyon 1 July 26, 2001 48 Pittsburgh, PA SmackDown Awarded by Booker T and ECW owner Stephanie McMahon. [75]
97 Tajiri 1 September 10, 2001 13 San Antonio, TX Raw is War [76]
98 Rhyno 1 September 23, 2001 29 Pittsburgh, PA Unforgiven [77]
99 Kurt Angle 1 October 22, 2001 21 Kansas City, MO Raw [78]
100 Edge 1 November 12, 2001 6 Boston, MA Raw [79]
— Unified — November 18, 2001 — Greensboro, NC Survivor Series Edge defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Test to unify the two titles. Edge became the Intercontinental Champion while the United States title was retired. [79]
101 Eddie Guerrero 2 July 27, 2003 84 Denver, CO Vengeance Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to revive the title. [80]
102 Big Show 1 October 19, 2003 147 Baltimore, MD No Mercy [81]
103 John Cena 1 March 14, 2004 116 New York, NY WrestleMania XX [82]
— Vacated — July 6, 2004 — Winnipeg, MB SmackDown Cena was stripped of the title after attacking SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle. Aired on July 8, 2004. [83]
104 Booker T 2 July 27, 2004 68 Cincinnati, OH SmackDown This was an 8-way elimination match, also involving John Cena, René Duprée, Kenzo Suzuki, Rob Van Dam, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns. Aired on July 29, 2004. [83]
105 John Cena 2 October 3, 2004 2 East Rutherford, NJ No Mercy This was the fifth match of a Best of Five series. [84]
106 Carlito 1 October 5, 2004 42 Boston, MA SmackDown Aired on October 7, 2004. [85][86]
107 John Cena 3 November 18, 2004 105 Dayton, OH SmackDown Aired on November 18, 2004. [87]
108 Orlando Jordan 1 March 1, 2005 173 Albany, NY SmackDown Aired on March 3, 2005. [88]
109 Chris Benoit 3 August 21, 2005 58 Washington, D.C. SummerSlam [89]
110 Booker T 3 October 18, 2005 35 Reno, NV SmackDown Aired on October 21, 2005. [90]
— Vacated — November 22, 2005 — Sheffield, England SmackDown Vacated when a title defense against Chris Benoit ended in a double pinfall.[5] Aired on November 25, 2005. [90]
111 Booker T 4 January 10, 2006 40 Philadelphia, PA SmackDown Booker faced Chris Benoit in a Best of Seven series, winning the first three matches; Randy Orton substituted for Booker after that due to injury, losing the next three matches but winning the final. Aired on January 13, 2006. [91]
112 Chris Benoit 4 February 19, 2006 42 Baltimore, MD No Way Out [92]
113 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 April 2, 2006 51 Rosemont, IL WrestleMania 22 [93]
114 Bobby Lashley 1 May 23, 2006 49 Bakersfield, CA SmackDown Aired on May 26, 2006. [94]
115 Finlay 1 July 11, 2006 49 Minneapolis, MN SmackDown Aired on July 14, 2006. [95]
116 Mr. Kennedy 1 August 29, 2006 42 Reading, PA SmackDown This was a triple threat match also involving Bobby Lashley. Aired on September 1, 2006. [96][97]
117 Chris Benoit 5 October 10, 2006 222 Jacksonville, FL SmackDown Aired on October 13, 2006. [98][99]
118 Montel Vontavious Porter 1 May 20, 2007 343 St. Louis, MO Judgment Day This was a two out of three falls match. [100][101]
119 Matt Hardy 1 April 27, 2008 84 Baltimore, MD Backlash The title became an ECW exclusive title when Hardy was drafted to ECW on June 23, 2008. [102][103]
120 Shelton Benjamin 1 July 20, 2008 240 Uniondale, NY The Great American Bash The title was returned to SmackDown due to Benjamin's status as a SmackDown superstar. [104][105]
121 Montel Vontavious Porter 2 March 17, 2009 76 Corpus Christi, TX SmackDown Aired on March 20, 2009. The title became a Raw exclusive title when MVP was drafted to Raw on April 13. [106][107]
122 Kofi Kingston 1 June 1, 2009 126 Birmingham, AL Raw [108][109]
123 The Miz 1 October 5, 2009 224 Wilkes-Barre, PA Raw [110][111]
124 Bret Hart 5 May 17, 2010 7 Toronto, ON Raw This was a no disqualification, no count out match. [112][113]
— Vacated — May 24, 2010 — Toledo, OH Raw Vacated when Bret Hart became General Manager of Raw. [112][114]
125 R-Truth 1 May 24, 2010 21 Toledo, OH Raw Defeated The Miz to win the vacant title. [114][115]
126 The Miz 2 June 14, 2010 97 Charlotte, NC Raw This was a fatal four-way match also involving John Morrison and Zack Ryder. [116][117]
127 Daniel Bryan 1 September 19, 2010 176 Rosemont, IL Night of Champions [118]
128 Sheamus 1 March 14, 2011 48 St. Louis, MO Raw If Sheamus lost he would've quit WWE. Title became exclusive to SmackDown when Sheamus was drafted to SmackDown on April 26, 2011. [119]
129 Kofi Kingston 2 May 1, 2011 49 Tampa, FL Extreme Rules This was a tables match. The title became exclusive to Raw due to Kingston's status as a Raw Superstar. [120]
130 Dolph Ziggler 1 June 19, 2011 182 Washington, D.C. Capitol Punishment [121]
131 Zack Ryder 1 December 18, 2011 29 Baltimore, MD TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs [122]
132 Jack Swagger 1 January 16, 2012 49 Anaheim, CA Raw [123]
133 Santino Marella 1 March 5, 2012 167 Boston, MA Raw [124]
134 Antonio Cesaro 1 August 19, 2012 239 Los Angeles, CA SummerSlam Match aired live on YouTube and WWE.com as part of the SummerSlam pre-show. [125]
135 Kofi Kingston 3 April 15, 2013 34 Greenville, SC Raw [126]
136 Dean Ambrose 1 May 19, 2013 351 St. Louis, MO Extreme Rules [3][127]
137 Sheamus 2 May 5, 2014 182 Albany, NY Raw This was a 20-man battle royal. Sheamus lastly eliminated Ambrose to win the match and the title. [128]
138 Rusev 1 November 3, 2014 146 Buffalo, NY Raw Backstage Pass [129]
139 John Cena 4 March 29, 2015 147 Santa Clara, CA WrestleMania 31 [130]
140 Seth Rollins 1 August 23, 2015 28 Brooklyn, NY SummerSlam This match was also for Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship. [131]
141 John Cena 5 September 20, 2015 35 Houston, TX Night of Champions [132]
142 Alberto Del Rio 1 October 25, 2015 78 Los Angeles, CA Hell in a Cell This was an open challenge. [133]
143 Kalisto 1 January 11, 2016 1 New Orleans, LA Raw [134]
144 Alberto Del Rio 2 January 12, 2016 12 Lafayette, LA SmackDown Aired on January 14, 2016. [135]
145 Kalisto 2 January 24, 2016 119 Orlando, FL Royal Rumble [136]
146 Rusev 2 May 22, 2016 3,097+ Newark, NJ Extreme Rules [137]

Combined reigns

Inaugural champion and WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race.
Record six-time champion Ric Flair.
Lex Luger is the longest reigning champion in history, with a record of 523 days
Dean Ambrose is the longest reigning champion under the WWE banner, with a record of 351 days.

As of November 13, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Lex Luger 5 948
2 Ric Flair 6 785
3 Greg Valentine 3 512
4 Blackjack Mulligan 4 509
5 Montel Vontavious Porter 2 419
Rick Rude 1 419
7 John Cena 5 405
8 Chris Benoit 5 357
9 Dean Ambrose 1 351
10 Nikita Koloff 1 328
11 The Miz 2 321
12 Sgt. Slaughter 2 305
13 Magnum T.A. 2 302
14 Wahoo McDaniel 5 289
15 Barry Windham 1 283
16 Booker T 4 271
17 Dustin Rhodes 2 257
18 Ricky Steamboat 4 253
19 Steve Austin 2 240
Shelton Benjamin 1 240
21 Antonio Cesaro 1 239
22 Sting 2 234
23 Jimmy Snuka 1 231
24 Sheamus 2 230
25 Roddy Piper 3 220
26 Kofi Kingston 3 209
27 Bret Hart 5 188
28 Jeff Jarrett 3 184
29 Harley Race 1 183
30 Dolph Ziggler 1 182
31 Daniel Bryan 1 176
32 Orlando Jordan 1 173
33 Scott Steiner 2 169
34 Santino Marella 1 167
35 Rusev † 2 3243+
36 Eddie Guerrero 2 161
37 Konnan 1 160
38 Paul Jones 3 156
39 Diamond Dallas Page 2 147
Big Show 1 147
41 Dusty Rhodes 1 141
42 Tully Blanchard 1 130
43 Dick Slater 1 129
44 Kalisto 2 120
45 Lance Storm 3 115
46 Curt Hennig 1 104
47 Jim Duggan 1 100
48 Johnny Valentine 1 93
49 Alberto Del Rio 2 90
50 Big Van Vader 1 88
51 Dean Malenko 1 85
52 Matt Hardy 1 84
53 Goldberg 2 78
54 Scott Hall 2 66
55 Gen. Rection 2 64
56 John "Bradshaw" Layfield 1 51
57 Stan Hansen 1 50
58 Bobby Lashley 1 49
Finlay 1 49
Jack Swagger 1 49
61 Kanyon 1 48
62 Kensuke Sasaki 1 44
63 Carlito 1 42
Mr. Kennedy 1 42
Sid Vicious 1 42
66 Rick Steiner 1 41
67 David Flair 1 35
68 One Man Gang 1 33
69 Rhyno 1 29
Zack Ryder 1 29
71 Seth Rollins 1 28
72 Steve McMichael 1 25
73 Bobo Brazil 1 22
Shane Douglas 1 22
75 Kurt Angle 1 21
Mr. Wrestling 1 21
R-Truth 1 21
78 Terry Funk 2 19
79 Michael Hayes 1 15
80 Tajiri 1 13
81 Edge 1 6
82 Raven 1 1

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