Every United States Champion Ranked From WORST To BEST (WWE/WCW/NWA)

[@dominickdarpino5584]

the intro segment giving backstory and a timeline was a very good idea, i love learning the roots and history of the territories

[@danielgouge4639]

Yeah I think so too.

[@jjammmees]

I hear it's nice.

[@kenaslalson7626]

23:10 The Randall Keith song if anyone wanted to see that

[@danielphilpott4308]

RANDALL RANDALL KEITH

[@christianonascimento8711]

Put the song in 1.75x speed and thank me later

[@AT-il2ej]

You're doing God's work

[@IamErik31]

@@christianonascimento8711 1.25x speed

[@kelvinsmith9554]

Literally everytime I know Randy Orton is on a list, I get excited for this

[@BlaxkSun]

When you think about it, The US title raised John Cena and John returned the favor years later.

[@jameslookstwice]

I always love seeing comments from people that are intelligent and love wrestling ,best comment so far!

[@cinemascare6524]

@@jameslookstwice wrestling is for babies, that’s like knowing a lot about comic books or play Dough

[@jameslookstwice]

@@cinemascare6524 then why are you in the wrestling section talking shit to someone who likes wrestling?

[@nomansland3616]

@@cinemascare6524 need me to change your diaper then?

[@sdmurphy20]

@@cinemascare6524 there's 1 in every crowd, and I guess you're It 🙄

[@gammasmash1924]

Cena's last run as US champ, and the open challenge attached to it was an amazing string of quality matches.

[@danielgouge4639]

💯

[@gabrieltsgardner9942]

It did so much to palate cleanse after the end of the super-cena era and brought almost everyone onside in appreciating him

[@petermccarthy5155]

@@gabrieltsgardner9942 you

[@gabrieltsgardner9942]

@@petermccarthy5155 Me?

[@beastgamerxt9608]

You mean his second last run right?

[@chasechadwellhero5133]

The WCW US Heavyweight Championship belt was my favorite US title and it’s my all-time favorite championship belt of all time. It’s classy and cool all wrapped in one belt. What a beautiful US Title WCW made.

[@mycahjofficial]

*Props to John Cena for making US Championship prestigious again back in 2015. He’s definitely Top 3 worthy*

[@JaimeD.]

I'll admit. His reign in 2015 was one of the more interesting storytelling that DID expose most of the best talent at the time until WWE ruined the concept at SummerSlam and Hell in a Cell.

[@tehjboney4249]

They can still give the WWE United States Title its prestige back if they place the title on someone like Jinder Mahal or Bobby Roode or Sami Zayn or Apollo Crews or Andrade Cien Almas or Rey Mysterio or Samoa Joe or Shelton Benjamin or Bobby Lashley they could give it back its prestige each of these men have an awesome in ring style

[@tyrkun1624]

@@tehjboney4249 Bro said Jinder Mahal LMAO

[@jjLeakee_]

@@tehjboney4249 thats a whole lotta ‘or’s bro

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@@tehjboney4249 except the fact that all bar Zayn have held the US title already. And we're all crap. Cena made that title the workhorse belt.

[@braydentracy5033]

*Me wonder in why this video is 2 hours* Adam: sings a 30 minute song about Randy Orton*

[@syvy6142]

Randall Keith randell randell Keith

[@ba_playz262]

He actually spent 30 mins taking ab history, which is good but that’s y

[@Ilovemusic6584]

Though there is always the factor that there is over 80 us champions

[@grandmastermario3695]

Yes that is a long video I can win like 10 titles in a wrestling game faster than that I can beat Harry Potter 4 for the ps2 faster than that I can beat Mario 64 quicker than that my b ball practices are shorter get it very long video 😄

[@jeffstanley2974]

Actually it was 30 seconds

[@kenaslalson7626]

The amount of times Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair and tournament is said in this almost 2 hour video is legit shocking.

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

Greg Valentine and Magmum T.A. as well, especially towards the end

[@conmarsz]

See also; General Rection

[@FFA441]

Im legit confused. Which ric flair reign does wwe not recognize?

[@kenaslalson7626]

@@FFA441 idk but I do know that atleast 5 of Flair's world title reigns aren't recognized by WWE

[@sammyhoy7838]

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[@chrisfrazier5506]

Take my like for the sheer effort this had to take to compile, film, and edit.

[@zpierce5860]

It’s the Randal Keith song for me. Well done Adam!!!

[@andrewwallace7919]

A great stroll down memory lane! Grew up on the NWA/WCW back when it was a set up for eventual heavyweight champs.

[@SlendyPlaysGames]

major props to you guys for posting this. props to pacitti for doing a 2 hour voice over👍🏼

[@AusMarkus]

Kinda surprised to see Lex Luger top the list but... that is some solid reasoning. It's also a good reminder of why he was so prominent in wrestling throughout much of the 80s and 90s; he was talented and more than just an impressive physique. That he was overshadowed by all-time greats like Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan should not detract from that.

[@gwayne4362]

Came in thinking it was a 45 minute video or something, boy at nearly 2 hours I was wrong. Let's do this boys.

[@joeyriddle428]

@matt fahringer why didn't u take your phone to the bathroom?

[@shahanahsan05]

Im not skipping even a second of this video

[@lordtrigon1733]

Okay, didn’t see Lex coming... Kudos, I’m sure this took a lot of time and effort to put together.

[@johnpirate3135]

I loved Raven as a wrestler. I wish they would have done more with him. He had a very good 90s character that resonated with a lot of outcasts, however you can't always have someone winning based solely off of outside help and losing every other match.

[@DyanLucas]

Glad you posted this, the WWE United States Championship is my favorite title.

[@toddzombie8777]

Nobody cares

[@waluigistan7278]

@@toddzombie8777 Nobody cares

[@AUserThatIsDeleted]

​@@toddzombie8777Hey I care

[@ilikedazshak]

Some of the best two hours I’ve spent on KZbin. Educational and fun to watch. You guys did a great job on this one!

[@TheOtaku031284]

Kinda crazy that the US title has been a part of WWE longer than WCW or NWA.

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

The United States Title was created in 1975 and lasted 25 years in NWA/WCW until 2000 when WCW was bought out by WWE. The WWE has only had the championship since 2000...thats 21 years. 5 more years and your point would be valid.

[@TheOtaku031284]

@@AntiLifeEquation1 I'm counting NWA and WCW as different feds.

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

@@TheOtaku031284 Ok...I got you.

[@juliusharrell8166]

@@AntiLifeEquation1 you mean since 2001 ?

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

It's basically the same company. Midatlantic became the NWA and then WCW

[@WiccanGarden]

The United States open challenge was so fun, really elevated the title

[@endefisto123]

1 year later and not just the title, but a lot of the wrestlers who had a chance to perform in the ring with John Cena. I mean like him our hate him being in the ring with him is a big boost for every wrestler in the mid card. I still remember how excited I was for Kevin Owens. Granted back then I didn't watch NXT or anything other than wwe main roster so I didn't know KO, but damn the first match between Cena and Owens was fire.

[@namikstudios]

nonsense, putting it on cena devalued the belt no-end. an insult to all the genuine legends who have held the belt. give me david flair any day, no joke.

[@alexgoddard5778]

The History segment of the US Championship was excellent.

[@nicholasscratch9781]

Yeah it looked cool

[@JaimeD.]

They narrate very good.

[@jmurdock8303]

I am sorry no it's not..I am sorry

[@BABYFACE0895]

@@jmurdock8303 different strokes for different folks I guess

[@jmurdock8303]

@@BABYFACE0895 my dad favorite saying RIP thanks for that truly but this the thing his commentary kinda expose him a bit in it because he would rank higher guys who had smaller impact and shorter reigns over guys with more in some cases..

[@ems6706]

Aww Sheamus winning most improved award made me smile. It's really nice they have that award.

[@richardtherichard26]

Yikes r/whoosh incoming 😂😂😂

[@dlmoore08]

God bless you Adam! At 23:10 you gave us another glorious Randal Keith Orion song.

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

RIP Scott Hall ("The Bad Guy " Razor Ramon WWF 1993-1996)

[@jasonjimerson7046]

This is one of your best edited videos that I have ever seen! Great job!!!

[@PansTheCatboy]

Thank you for this Cultaholic, we all know how much effort went into this, a brilliant job by everyone involved!

[@derrickbakridan5770]

Mad respects to you lads for getting this beast of a video together.

[@mysteriousj3019]

It's incredible to watch these and see Flair all over the place. Here's flair in the 70's! Here's Flair in the 90's! Etc. Just awesome. Mad respect to Rick for having the career he did.

[@namikstudios]

that's why most, including myself, consider him to be the greatest of all time. not only did he hold the us title more than anyone, he also held the wcw whc more than anyone too. and the reigns were spread over decades.

[@Alexst0rey]

23:07 randal keith

[@scaryxcary1231]

Guys you should do every Vince Russo pay-per-view ranked from worst to best 😂

[@Ilovemusic6584]

You mean he booked a single good match? 🤨

[@Scaramanga7]

They’re all tied at worst.

[@Grt_Sge]

@@Scaramanga7 well there is King of the Ring 98.

[@TTOF_JB]

@@Ilovemusic6584 Maybe not a single match, but Survivor Series 1998 had a good show long story that most attribute to Russo. Not really a fan of anything else he did though.

[@Ilovemusic6584]

@@TTOF_JB oh ok

[@gripstrength]

Holy shit, that Randall Keith song is fucking CLASSIC

[@vtmiller63]

My top-3 guess at the beginning of the list was Barry Windham, Cena, and Flair. I was only off by one. Not too shabby.

[@SheriffOutlaw]

I finally finished the list. My word I am even more in love with the belt and I vow one day I shall claim it. 1 day. Thanks once again for another awesome list @CultaholicWrestling and @AdamPacitti! Stay Awesome!

[@ImagineABear]

When I was a kid, and the subtle nuances of dick jokes went over my head and I thought the name General Rection sounded badass.

[@LazyHomeSchoolDude]

I thought it was too

[@whidoineedthis]

You forgot to say no homo

[@cadeclark4931]

Keep

[@khaitranngoc4176]

G.Rection that sounds like ass. Unlikely but that's ok.

[@MiguelAngelo-bi3um]

I'm not a big fan of John Cena , but i gotta to admit that is US title reign in 2015 was probably on of the bests reigns ever , his Open Challenges was awesome , and were , by far , the best thing on RAW back then , and it also helps to elevate the title

[@KadenHartley]

no

[@repomanpapashangolegionofd9982]

Good god adam and Cultaholic staff......RESPECT!! The editing alone!! And also, thank you!! I swear you guys have made this year sooooo much better with your videos!! Love you guys!!

[@mattfoxx0962]

Settling myself in for this one! Will get some wrapping done whilst I watch. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎁

[@dangerousd1312]

merry Christmas to you too pal

[@mattfoxx0962]

Thank you @davo

[@nowrestlingiq7317]

Merry Christmas

[@666zafiro]

The US Championship: The movie

[@mbkzion]

na fr

[@blackniggaluis4702]

Kakyoin

[@Fixxer315]

One error out of the gate: David Flair being awarded the US title preceded Russo's defection to WCW by a few months. It happened in July of 1999, while Russo didn't join the company until October. Yes, this was Bischoff booking all the way.

[@TheSourceWrestling]

Glad I checked the comments before saying this. Only a small error mind but I remember it being the Summer.

[@Beansontoast93911]

The excitement I got waiting for the 2nd Mr is unbelievable thank you it is appreciated

[@alexanderveritas]

*_”MR. KENNEEEEEEDY!”_* My jibe here is done.

[@RedneckOgre]

General Rection was his name after Turner Standards & Practices shortened his original name Hugh G. Rection.

[@theoguille1849]

He would've made a great tag team with Big E also.

[@samriddell5982]

A 2 hour video of cultaholic? Christmas has come early.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

That Cena run was when I realized: I was still just hating on him because "that's what you did." Even though he was still winning, the matches were undeniable for quality and elevating new/young talent, literally the two things he was STILL getting crap about.

[@jerryjanik480]

Ric Flair Eddie Guerrero matches in the summer of 96 I believe were some of the great matches series I remember from WCW matches

[@morganwoodmusic]

Just had a laughing fit at the Randall Keith song 😂🤣

[@michaelsinger4638]

Excellent work, you put a ton of effort into this. I think someone like Sami or Neville should have won the title from Cena. It’d have been so much cooler than Del Rio doing it.

[@_OCPGAMING]

The WCW US title from the 90’s has always and will always be my favorite title.

[@R.Rileys-BION_Patreon-Podcast]

"Mr wrestling, 1 of 2 misters on this list. what a surprise" 2nd was Mr kennedy. But im like "mr perfect? He was involved on this list."

[@RNBWTROT]

Actually on the list he was Curt Hennig

[@pumpkinking5397]

I can only imagine the work and research that went into this. Kudos guys

[@arbit3r360]

The US championship felt prestigious every time Cena has it straight since 2004

[@maheshmane8722]

Cena range best part in 2015 for holding us title 🇺🇲

[@inzane0ne]

I'm surprised Ambrose is so high on the list because the only thing I really remember from it is seeing the title on him sometimes and going "oh, the title still exists." I also vividly remember one entrance where he entered with it on and tossed it somewhere before going to to the ring. Then, after the match, he didn't leave with it. I thought that even he had forgotten about.

[@juliancantero3519]

US TITLE: The title, The Movie great video lads

[@dmitrysteinsapir2185]

Fun fact: before John Cena defeated Rusev at Wrestlemania 31, he first faced him at Fastlane but unfortunately lost due to passing out.

[@Fektthis]

That's an urban legend. Nobody has actually ever seen a Cena match so it can't be proven.

[@lemusthealien]

the editing in this video is nuts y'all really spoiled us today with this and the tier list video

[@kidwajagstang]

(53:35) I never knew this was a difference in the rules between WCW and WWF/WWE. I always assumed that titles, all titles, could only change hands thru a pinfall or submission victory and could not change hands by disqualification or count out, unless it’s a special stipulation. This particular match wasn’t mentioned as having such a stipulation so I’m assuming that none existed. If the match did feature the stipulation that the belt could change hands under these circumstances, I’d appreciate the clarification.

[@wingerding]

Vince Russo: It's just wrestling bro...

[@suelaaaa3599]

watching this thinking it will be a typical cultaholic video only to realize it's TWO HOURS LONG. im excited !!

[@Elementa2006]

I'll always be a big fan of DDP's first US title reign, I was really on board the DDP bandwagon at the time. Still am actually.

[@seancolledge6536]

Absolutely incredible work - well done chaps

[@willkidd9147]

I’m a simple man. I live a simple life. I see a 2 hour long video whilst in bed, naturally I click and watch. Thank you.

[@joezaremba6545]

I can’t believe how high Orlando Jordan is on this list.....

[@tehjboney4249]

Orlando Jordan was associated with JBL and that’s helped his career if he wasn’t paired with JBL then his reign would be garbage

[@goat19191919]

Finally! Cannot wait. Really hope that Apollo Crews is #1.

[@qdg.productions]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@LeWolfie86]

The number one U.S. champion is obviously Randell Randell Keith Randell Randell Keith Randell Randell Keith.

[@generalgrievous92]

He's #69. Way better than #1

[@JRT-805]

@@generalgrievous92 nice

[@bambap9012]

I mean he is really good at battle royals so there's that

[@tommc1425]

Watch WWE crown a brand new champion this week

[@interndoug2750]

TLC it is then

[@PhilLeotardosGhost]

Ambrose had the longest US Title reign under the WWE banner. Love that he included that.

[@haydenelliott3654]

Props to the editor this was class

[@tristanhicks5372]

Cena made the us title worthy again and also used the open challenge to introduce multiple wrestlers into the wwe including a lot of current top tier talent

[@wingerding]

Was that his idea though?

[@tthomaselli2]

How come Adam Pacitti doesn't want to talk about a match from 'WWE SmackDown!' with Bobby Roode in it around 25:41-25:45, exactly?...

[@scaryteacherprankstuidioan99]

Ric Flair Was #1 WCW Champion And Is #2 US Champion He Is A Legend For Sure

[@tthomaselli2]

What Adam Pacitti said at 1:40:47-1:40:54 seems to be the perfect example of a recurring thing/theme, these days in pro wrestling, isn't it???... "I'm not getting over with the crowd & I'm starting to become stale, so, when in doubt, resort to the ultimate resolution & just turn me heel.".

[@PinkSockPlayDate]

This is alot of talking Mr. Pacitti. I shall watch every second

[@DevilSurvivor69]

The Rey Mysterio entry got me laughing because he won again even later in life due too an injury to Santos Escobar. History is funny.

[@MagicDarkStar]

I was hoping for this list. It's just what I needed.

[@JediGamingX]

I love that the top 10 is filled with NWA Stars. I knew Luger was gonna be #1. This is an awesome video, now, imagine doing the NWA World title history (with out going back as far as 1905) that started in 1948 as Jim Crockett Sr stared promoting wrestling which is the NWA World title we know as when we hear the name.

[@ozzylution]

23:10 that sequence made my day RKO'D lol

[@marcusbrothers5221]

Duggan was mentored by Bruiser Brody. That's why he instinctively protects his booking by staying as strong as possible. He can always start an angle with a promo about how he was screwed

[@TheChrisHype]

Me : "Huh...I wonder why this video is so long..." Video : "Randall Keith! Randall Randall Randall Randall Keith!"

[@uguuv2]

Whenever I hear Roddy Piper's ear susceptibility to injury, I can't lol

[@Atomykpimp]

Lex Luger at number 1 totally deserving. Having followed his career through the eighties and such. I totally remember the oddest loss being to Michael Hayes and winning it back on NWA World Wide on a Saturday Night late night night. Was just odd. Not much press with Hayes holding the title at the time, even on TBS.

[@consoleculture]

That bloody Randall Keith song 23:10 always gets stuck in my head.

[@edpip82]

The song had me in tears dude.

[@gregjones6465]

How funny was the Sgt. Slaughter impression. "LISTEN UP MAGGOTS" 🤣😂

[@Bin_-LidL]

If only my phone wasn’t on charge I would have been here 15 mins ago

[@dmercy8477]

23:10 This Randal Keith song😂😂

[@JasperJunior94]

Oh boy, better make a pot of coffee for this one, Barbera. 🥳

[@wingerding]

Ooh not many KZbinrs would have included that last comma, very good grammer man.

[@2222bearbear]

I am very new to wrestling but that Randal Keith song made me subscribe

[@ForeverLannister]

That was informative and entertaining. Thank you cultists)

[@bryanhall1548]

Hands down, my favorite U.S. Champions, Rick Rude, followed by Sting, Booker T, Scott Hall, and finally Scott Steiner. Nicely done. @Cultaholic

[@TheSoulGage]

I knew this one was gonna be long, but two hours? Oh boy here we go. Cultaholic's first ever movie is here.

[@calholdenx]

The Friday night podcasts are this long too. It’s great. Takes me a week to consume.

[@SuperkickStudios]

19:40 Joe didn't get destroyed by Ricochet? it was a pretty decent match at stomping grounds.

[@ThatTransMuffinOfficial]

It would be really interesting to see a similar video on the NWA/WCW TV title.

[@teresaravenshaw5477]

Yes, for sure.

[@andrewwallace7919]

Fantastic video... Thoroughly enjoyed it! Gotta flip back through it, to see where that amazing Orlando Jordan run fell in. 😂

[@andrewwallace7919]

Found it... 47th. Forgot about that ugly ass Cena belt.

[@DZ-lo4vu]

excluding those who we know well for tragic reasons, the greatest US champion in WWE was John Cena. throughout the history of the title ... Lex Luger absolutely

[@kenaslalson7626]

1:23:20 well lads at Cultaholic I am indeed very pleased to tell you there's another man who's held 3 titles at once and fairly recently as well. Yes that's right. In 2019, Seth FREAKIN' Rollin held the Universal Championship, Tag Team Championship with Braun Strowman AND most importantly.............................................. The UpUpDownDown championship. I think we can all agree what's the most prestigious one.

[@brownsqjr2813]

I've been waiting months for this ranking video.

[@wwrraayy]

Man, these videos are so impressive. Outdone yourself again!

[@simbarocksone]

Gotta give Adam credit for being part of A 2 HOUR VIDEO!

[@chocolatemilque808]

Had to do a double-take when I saw Squidward in the crowd. Well done.

[@MarkJones-zu7hu]

God bless Adam Pacitti. This video is worth watching alone for the Randall Keith song about 20 mins in. The awesome wrestling content is just a bonus! 😂

[@ultimateprediror]

If you are here to see which spot Chris B got, it's 11. 1:38:23