The WWE United States Championship is formally the WCW United States Championship but is now a WWE title exclusive to the SmackDown! brand.
History
The title was a WCW championship until, after the WWF's purchase of WCW in 2001, United States Champion Edge defeated the Intercontinental Champion, Test, to merge both titles. Edge then held the Intercontinental Championship, and the United States Championship became inactive.
The title was reactivated by Stephanie McMahon who was then the General Manager of SmackDown! and made the championship exclusive to SmackDown!
At the 2004 Armageddon pay-per-view then-United States champion, John Cena, revealed a new redesigned, custom-made, United States championship, resembling a disc on a turn-table.
Facts and trivia
- The current record for most United States championship reigns is 6 held by Ric Flair and Lex Luger.
Current champion
- Notice: Please do not post title changes if the championship match has not yet aired on TV.
The current champion is Orlando Jordan in his first reign. Jordan defeated John Cena by pinfall on the March 3, 2005 edition of SmackDown! after JBL hit Cena with the WWE Championship belt.
See also
List of WWE United States Champions
