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#1 A brief history of the belt
The United States title has a long and storied history attached to it. Harley Race was the first-ever United States Champion, back in 1975. He defeated Johnny Weaver in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural champion. The United States title is the only one among the current crop of WWE titles that didn't originate under the WWE umbrella.
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It is the 2nd oldest title in WWE history, with the WWE Championship (established in 1963) holding the first place. To date, 97 different men have held the United States Championship, with Apollo Crews being the latest one. WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has had the most US title reigns, at six.
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The shortest reigning US Champion in history is Stone Cold Steve Austin, who held the belt for a grand total of five minutes! Lex Luger holds the record of the longest US title reign, at 523 days. Only two men in history have held both the US and the World titles at the same time: Seth Rollins and WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T.
