USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship


The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship formed in 1988, which consisted of the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship from World Class Championship Wrestling and the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from the American Wrestling Association. The title was unified on December 13, 1988, when AWA World Champion Jerry Lawler defeated WCWA World Champion Kerry Von Erich in a unification match.
The title was primarily recognized by and defended in the United States Wrestling Association until 1997, when the company ceased operations. However, the AWA withdrew its recognition of the championship shortly after the unification match when Lawler was stripped of the AWA world title. The title was also contested in a non-televised match prior to the World Wrestling Federation's King of the Ring event in 1993.

Title history

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1Jerry Lawler281764
2Sid Vicious2208
3Jeff Jarrett3196
4Eddie Gilbert4137
5Terry Funk1126
6Kamala4125
7Dutch Mantel185-114
8Snowman170
9The Soultaker/Papa Shango263
10Ahmed Johnson144
11The Colorado Kid143
12Randy Savage140
13Bill Dundee137
14Koko B. Ware228
14Razor Ramon128
16Master of Pain124
17Jimmy Valiant221
17Junkyard Dog121
19Todd Champion116
20King Reginald115
21Awesome Kong114
21Owen Hart114
23King Cobra19
24Ricky Morton17
24Tank17
24Tatanka17
24The Dragon Master17
28Butch Reed15

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