10 Worst WWE United States Champions Ever

Giving Bret Hart the US Title in 2010 was certainly a stunning decision...

by Jamie Kennedy
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Even though the United States Title was founded in 1975, WWE's own version of the belt didn't come to be until 2003. The title had been present in the company before then, but was recognised as the WCW United States Title. At Survivor Series 2001, Edge defeated Test to unify the belt with the Intercontinental Title.

In '03, WWE started a tournament to bring back the championship as a fully-fledged WWE belt. It was decreed that SmackDown needed a secondary title to match the Intercontinental belt on Raw. Eddie Guerrero was first in line to hold it, beating Chris Benoit at Vengeance in July, 2003 to win the brand spanking new WWE United States Title.

Since then, the belt has been on WWE television, but it hasn't always had the most illustrious shelf life. This article looks at 10 of the absolute worst WWE United States Title reigns. These men aren't necessarily poor performers - in fact, some are amongst the best. Instead, their reigns failed to live up to expectations for a number of reasons. These stints were either instantly forgettable or caused fans across the globe to scratch their heads and wonder what creative were thinking.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.