10 Championships in WWE you may not know existed

#8 WWE United States Heavyweight Championship

The Sheik as WWF US Heavyweight Champion

WWE recently unveiled a new version of the United States Championship, one of their top titles in the company. Even though it carries the WWE name, the U.S. Title was owned by WCW, which was bought by Vince McMahon in 2001.

The WWE United States Championship's lineage dates back to the territorial days of the NWA, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, and the crowning of WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race as the inaugural titleholder back in 1975.

However, WWE also had their version of the U.S. Title. Bobo Brazil was the first-ever WWWF United States Heavyweight Champion. He held the gold for a record 7 times for a combined reign of 1,837 days. After Pedro Morales vacated the title, Bobo was awarded the belt on 19 February 1971.

The following month, the United States Heavyweight Championship was deactivated.

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#7 WWE International Heavyweight Championship

WWF International Heavyweight Championship

The WWF International Heavyweight Championship has probably the most unusual lineage in pro wrestling history. It was recognized by Capitol Wrestling Corporation/WWF, New Japan Pro Wrestling and UWF.

It was established in 1948 and retired in 1963 before being recovered in 1982 and abandoned by WWE in 1985. The inaugural champion was Antonino Rocca who won the title by defeating Dick Schikat in the tournament final in a house show in 1948.

From 1948 to 1959, the belt's history is unrecorded. Rocca defeated inaugural WWE Champion and Hall of Famer Buddy Rogers in 1959 to once again establish himself as the champion.

In the 1960s, the championship went missing and it was brought back by WWE in the '80s. It was mostly defended in Japan as part of the company's relationship with NJPW. It was abandoned once again after NJPW and WWE split.