WWE United States Championship
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 WWE United States Championship belt |
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Zack Ryder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 18, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | Raw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | June 14, 1975[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The WWE United States Championship[1][2] is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling title. Currently, it is the secondary championship on the Raw brand.[1][2]
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[change] History
The WWE United States Championship was originally known as the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling run by Jim Crockett Promotions. Following the title's introduction in 1975, Harley Race became the inaugural champion on June 14. The title became "Undisputed" in January 1981 when no other United States title was recognized in other promotions governed by the National Wrestling Alliance. In 1986, the title became a secondary championship in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling when Jim Crockett Promotions gained control of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The title was renamed the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) United States Heavyweight Championship in 1991 when Jim Crockett Promotions became World Championship Wrestling.[1][2]
In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation purchased World Championship Wrestling from AOL Time Warner.[3] Soon after, "The Invasion" took place in which the WCW/ECW Alliance was ultimately dismantled. During this time, the title was referred to as the WCW United States Championship. At Survivor Series 2001, the title was unified with the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The United States Champion, Edge, defeated the Intercontinental Champion, Test, becoming the new Intercontinental Champion while causing United States Championship to become inactive. [1][2]
In July 2003, the title was reactivated as the WWE United States Championship by SmackDown General Manager, Stephanie McMahon, and was commissioned to be a secondary championship to the SmackDown brand. This was done shortly after the WWE Intercontinental Championship was recommissioned by the Raw brand, making the title its equal counterpart.[1][2]
The United States Championship was drafted to ECW as part of the 2008 WWE Draft on June 23, 2008 when then champion Matt Hardy was drafted to ECW.[4] It then followed Shelton Benjamin back to SmackDown the following Sunday at The Great American Bash.[1][2] One year later it was brought to the Raw brand when then champion Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) was drafted to Raw as part of the 2009 WWE Draft.
[change] Current champion
The current champion is Zack Ryder, who is in his first reign. He beat Dolph Ziggler at Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 18, 2011.
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 CompleteWWE.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 WWE.com
- ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (March 24, 2001). "Smackdown! W.W.F. to Buy Wrestling Rival". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E2DE123CF937A15750C0A9679C8B63&scp=7&sq=World%20Wrestling%20Entertainment%20(WWE)%20United%20States%20Championship&st=cse.
- ↑ 2008 Draft results from WWE.com
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