A diferencia de la mayoría de los otros campeonatos actualmente defendidos en Raw y SmackDown, el United States Championship no comenzó como un reconocido Campeonato de la WWE. Por el contrario, tiene sus raíces en la WCW. Muchos de los grandes nombres del ring han apostado reclamar el USA Championship durante los primeros años del título, incluyendo el WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter y Greg Valentine. Con cada gran nombre que capturó el campeonato llegó más prestigio. A finales de 1990, sin embargo, el USA Championship fue desocupado más veces de las que los fans de la WWE puedan pensar. Como resultado, el campeonato perdió un poco de su brillo. Años más tarde, el USA Championship finalmente recuperó la gloria que tenía en años anteriores, cuando los competidores como Eddie Guerrero, Booker T y John Cena se peleaban por él en muchas batallas memorables.
| Campeón | Derrotado(s) | Ubicación | Fecha |
| Harley Race | Johnny Weaver | Tallahasse, FL | 01-01-75 |
| Johnny Valentine | Harley Race | Greensboro, NC | 07-03-75 |
| Terry Funk | Paul Jones | Greensboro, NC | 11-09-75 |
| Paul Jones | Terry Funk | Greensboro, NC | 11-27-75 |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Paul Jones | Greensboro, NC | 03-13-76 |
| Paul Jones | Blackjack Mulligan | Greensboro, NC | 10-16-76 |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Paul Jones | Greensboro, NC | 12-15-76 |
| Bobo Brazil | Blackjack Mulligan | Norfolk, VA | 07-07-77 |
| Ric Flair | Bobo Brazil | Richmond, VA | 07-29-77 |
| Ricky Steamboat | Ric Flair | Greensboro, NC | 10-23-77 |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Ricky Steamboat | Greensboro, NC | 01-01-78 |
| Mr. Wrestling | Blackjack Mulligan | Greensboro, NC | 03-19-78 |
| Ric Flair | Mr. Wrestling | Greensboro, NC | 04-09-78 |
| Ricky Steamboat | Ric Flair | Toronto, ON | 12-18-78 |
| Ric Flair | Ricky Steamboat | Greensboro, NC | 04-01-79 |
| Jimmy Snuka | Ricky Steamboat | Charlotte, NC | 09-01-79 |
| Ric Flair | Jimmy Snuka | Greensboro, NC | 04-19-80 |
| Roddy Piper | Ric Flair | Raleigh, NC | 01-27-81 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Roddy Piper | Greensboro, NC | 08-08-81 |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ricky Steamboat | Charlotte, NC | 10-04-81 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Sgt. Slaughter | Richmond, VA | 05-21-82 |
| Sgt. Slaughter | n/a | Greenville, SC | 06-07-82 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Sgt. Slaughter | Charlotte, NC | 08-22-82 |
| Greg Valentine | Wahoo McDaniel | Norfolk, VA | 11-04-82 |
| Roddy Piper | Greg Valentine | Greensboro, NC | 04-16-83 |
| Greg Valentine | Roddy Piper | Greensboro, NC | 04-30-83 |
| Dick Slater | Greg Valentine | Shelby, NC | 12-14-83 |
| Ricky Steamboat | Dick Slater | Greensboro, NC | 04-21-84 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Ricky Steamboat | Greensboro, NC | 06-24-84 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Manny Fernandez | Charlotte, NC | 10-07-84 |
| Magnum T.A. | Wahoo McDaniel | Charlotte, NC | 03-23-85 |
| Tully Blanchard | Magnum T.A. | Charlotte, NC | 07-21-85 |
| Magnum T.A. | Tully Blanchard | Greensboro, NC | 11-28-85 |
| Nikita Koloff | Magnum T.A. | Charlotte, NC | 08-17-86 |
| Lex Luger | Nikita Koloff | Greensboro, NC | 07-11-87 |
| Dusty Rhodes | Lex Luger | Chicago, IL | 11-26-87 |
| Barry Windham | Nikita Koloff | Houston, TX | 05-13-88 |
| Lex Luger | Barry Windham | Chicago, IL | 02-20-89 |
| Michael Hayes | Lex Luger | Nashville, TN | 05-07-89 |
| Lex Luger | Michael Hayes | Bluefield, WV | 05-22-89 |
| Stan Hansen | Lex Luger | Chicago, IL | 10-27-90 |
| Lex Luger | Stan Hansen | St. Louis, MO | 12-16-90 |
| Sting | Steve Austin | Atlanta, GA | 08-25-91 |
| Rick Rude | Sting | Savannah, GA | 11-19-91 |
| Dustin Rhodes | Ricky Steamboat | Atlanta, GA | 01-11-93 |
| Dustin Rhodes | Rick Rude | Atlanta, GA | 08-30-93 |
| Steve Austin | Dustin Rhodes | Charlotte, NC | 12-27-93 |
| Ricky Steamboat | Steve Austin | Cedar Rapids, IA | 08-24-94 |
| Steve Austin | n/a | Roanoke, VA | 09-18-94 |
| Jim Duggan | Steve Austin | Roanoke, VA | 09-18-94 |
| Vader | Jim Duggan | Nashville, TN | 12-27-94 |
| Sting | Meng | Dayton, OH | 06-18-95 |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Sting | Tokyo, Japan | 11-13-95 |
| One Man Gang | Kensuke Sasaki | Nashville, TN | 12-27-95 |
| Konnan | One Man Gang | Canton, OH | 01-29-96 |
| Ric Flair | Konnan | Daytona Beach, FL | 07-07-96 |
| Eddie Guerrero | Diamond Dallas Page | Nashville, TN | 12-29-96 |
| Dean Malenko | Eddie Guerrero | Charleston, SC | 03-16-97 |
| Jeff Jarrett | Dean Malenko | Boston, MA | 06-09-97 |
| Steve McMichael | Jeff Jarrett | Nashville, TN | 08-21-97 |
| Curt Hennig | Steve McMichael | Charlotte, NC | 09-15-97 |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Curt Hennig | Washington, DC | 12-28-97 |
| Raven | Diamond Dallas Page | Denver, CO | 04-19-98 |
| Goldberg | Raven | Colorado Springs, CO | 04-20-98 |
| Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | Salt Lake City, UT | 07-20-98 |
| Lex Luger | Bret Hart | Rapid City, SD | 08-10-98 |
| Bret Hart | Lex Luger | Fargo, ND | 08-13-98 |
| Diamond Dallas Page | Bret Hart | Phoenix, AZ | 10-26-98 |
| Bret Hart | Diamond Dallas Page | Chattanooga, TN | 11-30-98 |
| Roddy Piper | Bret Hart | Buffalo, NY | 02-08-99 |
| Scott Hall | Roddy Piper | Oakland, CA | 02-21-99 |
| Scott Steiner | Booker T | Tacoma, WA | 04-11-99 |
| David Flair | n/a | Atlanta, GA | 07-05-99 |
| Chris Benoit | David Flair | Boise, ID | 08-09-99 |
| Sid Vicious | Chris Benoit | Winston-Salem, NC | 09-12-99 |
| Goldberg | Sid Vicious | Las Vegas, NV | 10-24-99 |
| Bret Hart | Goldberg | Phoenix, AZ | 10-25-99 |
| Scott Hall | Bret Hart | Indianapolis, IN | 11-08-99 |
| Chris Benoit | n/a | Washington, DC | 12-19-99 |
| Jeff Jarrett | Chris Benoit | Baltimore, MD | 12-20-99 |
| Jeff Jarrett | n/a | Columbus, OH | 01-17-00 |
| Scott Steiner | Sting | Chicago, IL | 04-16-00 |
| Lance Storm | Mike Awesome | Auburn Hills, MI | 07-18-00 |
| Terry Funk | Lance Storm | Amarillo, TX | 09-22-00 |
| Lance Storm | Terry Funk | Lubbock, TX | 09-23-00 |
| Gen. Rection | Lance Storm | Las Vegas, NV | 10-29-00 |
| Lance Storm | Gen. Rection | London, England | 11-13-00 |
| Gen. Rection | Lance Storm | Milwaukee, WI | 11-26-00 |
| Shane Douglas | Gen. Rection | Indianapolis, IN | 01-14-01 |
| Rick Steiner | Shane Douglas | Tupelo, MS | 02-05-01 |
| Booker T | Rick Steiner | Jacksonville, FL | 03-18-01 |
| Chris Kanyon | Booker T | Pittsburgh, PA | 07-26-01 |
| Tajiri | Chris Kanyon | San Antonio, TX | 09-10-01 |
| Rhyno | Tajiri | Pittsburgh, PA | 09-23-01 |
| Kurt Angle | Rhyno | Kansas City, MO | 10-22-01 |
| Edge | Kurt Angle | Boston, MA | 11-12-01 |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Benoit | Denver, CO | 07-27-03 |
| Big Show | Eddie Guerrero | Baltimore, MD | 10-19-03 |
| John Cena | Big Show | New York, NY | 03-14-04 |
| Booker T | Rob Van Dam | Cincinnati, OH | 07-29-04 |
| John Cena | Booker T | East Rutherford, NJ | 10-03-04 |
| Carlito | John Cena | Boston, MA | 10-07-04 |
| John Cena | Carlito | Dayton, OH | 11-18-04 |
| Orlando Jordan | John Cena | Albany, NY | 03-03-05 |
| Chris Benoit | Orlando Jordan | Washington, D.C. | 08-21-05 |
| Booker T | Chris Benoit | Reno, NV | 10-21-05 |
| Booker T | Chris Benoit | Philadelphia | 01-13-06 |
| Chris Benoit | Booker T | Baltimore | 02-19-06 |
| JBL | Chris Benoit | Chicago | 04-02-06 |
| Bobby Lashley | JBL | Bakersfield, CA | 05-26-06 |
| Finlay | Bobby Lashley | Minneapolis, MN | 07-14-06 |
| Mr. Kennedy | Finlay | Reading, Penn. | 09-01-06 |
| Chris Benoit | Mr. Kennedy | Jacksonville, Florida | 10-13-06 |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | Chris Benoit | St. Louis, MO | 05-20-07 |
| Matt Hardy | Montel Vontavious Porter | Baltimore | 04-27-08 |
| Shelton Benjamin | Matt Hardy | Uniondale, NY | 07-20-08 |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | Shelton Benjamin | Corpus, Christi, TX | 03-20-09 |
| Bret Hart | The Miz | Toronto | 05-17-10 |
| R-Truth | The Miz | Toledo, Ohio | 05-24-10 |
| The Miz | R-Truth | Charlotte, N.C. | 06-14-10 |
| Daniel Bryan | The Miz | Chicago | 09-19-10 |
| Sheamus | Daniel Bryan | St. Louis | 03-14-11 |
| Kofi Kingston | Sheamus | Tampa | 05-01-11 |
| Dolph Ziggler | Kofi Kingston | Washington, D.C. | 06-19-11 |
| Zack Ryder | Dolph Ziggler | Baltimore | 12-18-11 |
| Jack Swagger | Zack Ryder | Anaheim, Calif. | 01-16-12 |
| Santino Marella | Jack Swagger | Boston, Ma. | 03-05-12 |
| Antonio Cesaro | Santino Marella | Los Angeles | 08-19-12 |
