| NWA/WCW UNITED STATES TITLE HISTORY volume 1 |
| NWA U.S. Champion Roddy Piper v. Greg Valentine (April 30, 1983) NWA U.S. Champion Greg Valentine v. Dick Slater (December 14, 1983) NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA v. Tully Blanchard (July 21, 1985) NWA U.S. Champion Tully Blanchard v. Magnum TA (November 28, 1985) *Title stripped from Magnum when you will see him attack NWA president Bob Geigel. Nikita Koloff v. Magnum TA for the vacant U.S title (August 17, 1986) NWA U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff v. Lex Luger (July 11, 1987) NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger v. Dusty Rhodes in a �Steel Cage� match (November 26, 1987) *Dusty Rhodes is stripped of the U.S. title in the spring of 1988. Barry Windham won a tournament to be crown the new champion on May 13, 1988. NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham v. Lex Luger (February 20, 1989) NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger v. Michael Hayes (May 7, 1989) NWA U.S. Champion Michael Hayes v. Lex Luger (May 22, 1989) NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger v. Stan Hansen (October 27, 1990) NWA U.S. Champion Stan Hansen v. Lex Luger (December 16, 1990) *Title became known as the WCW U.S. title on January 1, 1991. Lex Luger forfeited the U.S. title after winning the WCW title on July 14, 1991. Sting v. Steve Austin for the vacant WCW U.S. title (August 25, 1991) WCW U.S. Champion Sting v. Rick Rude (November 19, 1991) *Rick Rude was stripped of the title in December 1991 after suffering an injury. Dustin Rhodes v. Ricky Steamboat for the vacant WCW U.S. title (January 11, 1993) *The title was declared vacant after a match between Dustin Rhodes and Rick Rude in which both wrestlers pinned each other. Dustin Rhodes v. Rick Rude for the vacant WCW U.S. title (August 30, 1993) WCW U.S. Champion Dustin Rhodes v. Steve Austin in a �2/3 Falls� match (December 27, 1993) WCW U.S. Champion Steve Austin v. Ricky Steamboat (August 24, 1994) *Ricky Steamboat forfeited the title on September 18, 1994 due to a career ending injury and the title was awarded to Steve Austin. WCW U.S. Champion Steve Austin v. Hacksaw Jim Duggan (September 18, 1994) WCW U.S. Champion Hacksaw Jim Duggan v. Big Van Vader (December 27, 1994) *Big Van Vader was stripped of the title in the spring of 1995. Sting v. Meng for the vacant WCW U.S. title (June 18, 1995) WCW U.S. Champion Sting v. Kensuke Sasaki (November 13, 1995) WCW U.S. Champion Kensuke Sasaki v. One Man Gang (December 27, 1995) WCW U.S. Champion One Man Gang v. Konnan (January 29, 1996) WCW U.S. Champion Konnan v. Ric Flair (July 7, 1996) *Ric Flair was stripped of the title in October 1996 after suffering an injury. |