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#4. Rusev (3 United States Championship reigns, 303 days total)
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The Bulgarian Brute faced the United States Champion Sheamus in a WWE Network exclusive match for the United States Championship on November 3, 2014. The then-undefeated Rusev made Sheamus pass out to the Accolade, winning his first United States title in the process.
He held the championship for 145 days, before losing it to John Cena at WrestleMania 31, in a match where Rusev infamously made his entrance in a tank. It was Rusev’s first main roster loss and gave birth to Cena’s US Championship Open Challenge.
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His next reign came after he defeated Kalisto for the championship at Extreme Rules in 2016. He reigned as champion for 126 days until he faced defeat at the hands of Roman Reigns at Clash of Champions 2016.
He defeated Shinsuke Nakamura for the title on the December 18, 2018 episode of SmackDown, holding the championship for 32 days.
#3. Chris Benoit (3 United States Championship reigns, 322 days total)
The Rabid Wolverine has actually won the United States Championship five times, with two reigns occurring during his time in WCW.
His first WWE reign was a win over Orlando Jordan at 2005’s SummerSlam. He held the championship for 61 days before losing it to Booker T on the October 18, 2005 episode of SmackDown.
Benoit defeated Booker on February 19, 2006, winning the championship for the second time under WWE. JBL beat him at WrestleMania 22, 42 days later.
He won back the title after beating Mr. Kennedy on the October 13, 2006 episode of SmackDown. This would be his third and last reign, which lasted 219 days.
