WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship

Statistics
First champion(s)	Buddy Rogers
Final champion(s)	Bobo Brazil
Most reigns	Bobo Brazil; (7 reigns)
Longest reign	Bobo Brazil; (1,837 days)
Shortest reign	The Sheik; (21 days)
Oldest champion	Bobo Brazil; (46 years, 225 days)
Youngest champion	Pedro Morales; (28 years, 77 days)
Heaviest champion	Bobo Brazil; (270lb (122kg))
Lightest champion	Johnny Barend; (230lb (100kg))

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship
WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship
	One version of the belt that represented the championship in the 1960s and 1970s
Details
Promotion	World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)
Date established	April 20, 1960
Date retired	March 1, 1976
Other name(s)
	NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Northeast version); (1960–1961);
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Buddy Rogers
Final champion(s)	Bobo Brazil
Most reigns	Bobo Brazil; (7 reigns)
Longest reign	Bobo Brazil; (1,837 days)
Shortest reign	The Sheik; (21 days)
Oldest champion	Bobo Brazil; (46 years, 225 days)
Youngest champion	Pedro Morales; (28 years, 77 days)
Heaviest champion	Bobo Brazil; (270lb (122kg))
Lightest champion	Johnny Barend; (230lb (100kg))

The WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship was a singles title used sporadically in the World Wide Wrestling Federation between 1960 and 1976. 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. Three years after the title was retired for good, it was replaced by the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship as the promotion's secondary title.

History

Prior to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation leaving the National Wrestling Alliance and becoming the WWWF, the company hosted a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship for several months in 1960-1961. The only known holder of this title was Buddy Rogers, who vacated the title upon winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Pat O'Connor in Chicago in June 1961.^[1]

This title has no connection to the current WWE United States Championship and WWE Women's 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.

Reigns

Over the championship's 15-year history, there have been 14 reigns between six champions and three vacancies. Buddy Rogers was the inaugural champion. Bobo Brazil held the record for most reigns at seven times, as well being the last champion. Brazil's seventh reign is the longest at 1,837 days, while The Sheik's second reign is the shortest at 21 days. Brazil was the oldest champion at 46 years old, while Pedro Morales was the youngest at 28 years old.

Key
No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
No.	Champion	Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Notes	Ref.
1	Buddy Rogers	April 20, 1960	—	—	1	436	Rogers was recognized as the inaugural holder of the Northeast version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. Defended the title against Arnold Skaaland on this day on a card in Bridgeport, Connecticut.	^[1]
—	Vacated	June 30, 1961	—	—	—	—	Buddy Rogers vacated the championship after defeating Pat O'Connor for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
2	Bobo Brazil	April 6, 1963	House Show	California	1	63	The championship was renamed to the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship during this reign.	^[2]^[1]
3	Johnny Barend	June 8, 1963	House Show	Philadelphia, PA	1	31		^[2]^[1]
4	Bobo Brazil	July 9, 1963	House Show	Philadelphia, PA	2	64		^[2]^[1]
5	Johnny Barend	September 11, 1963	House Show	Landover, MD	2	41		^[2]^[1]
6	Bobo Brazil	October 22, 1963	House Show	Quakertown, PA	3	1,335		^[2]^[1]
7	Ray Stevens	June 18, 1967	House Show	^{[Note 1]}	1	67		^[2]^[1]
8	Bobo Brazil	August 24, 1967	House Show	Trenton, NJ	4	29		^[2]^[1]
9	The Sheik	September 22, 1967	House Show	Detroit, MI	1	429		^[2]^[1]
10	Bobo Brazil	November 24, 1968	House Show	^{[Note 1]}	5	57		^[2]^[1]
11	The Sheik	January 20, 1969	House Show	Boston, MA	2	21		^[2]^[1]
12	Bobo Brazil	February 10, 1969	House Show	Washington D.C.	6	687		^[2]^[1]
—	Vacated	December 29, 1970	—	—	—	—	The championship was vacated after Bobo Brazil sustained an injury.	^[2]^[1]
13	Pedro Morales	January 7, 1971	House Show	Los Angeles, CA	1	32	Defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.	^[2]^[1]
—	Vacated	February 8, 1971	—	—	—	—	Pedro Morales vacated the championship after winning the WWWF Championship.	^[2]^[1]
14	Bobo Brazil	February 19, 1971	House Show	Harrisburg, PA	7	1,837	Brazil was awarded the title by the WWWF.	^[2]^[1]
—	Deactivated	March 1, 1976	—	—	—	—	Bobo Brazil was the final champion after the WWWF abandoned the title on March 1, 1976. Seven weeks later on April 21, Brazil won the NWA Detroit version of the title.	^[2]^[1]

Combined reigns

Record seven-time and longest reigning champion, Bobo Brazil

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Bobo Brazil	7	4,072
2	The Sheik	2	450
3	Buddy Rogers	1	436
4	Johnny Barend	2	72
5	Ray Stevens	1	67
6	Pedro Morales	1	32

Notes

^ ^a ^b The location of the championship change has not been found documented.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "United States Heavyweight Title - World Wide Wrestling Federation ( 1963 - 1970s ) World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2003/07 - )". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (1994). "United States: 19th Century & Widely defended Titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA WWWF United States Heavyweight Title [McMahon]". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 27. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.

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