Top WWE Superstars who have never won the United States Championship

For all that he has achieved, the United States Championship has alluded him.

Throughout its history, WWE has had a number of different titles worn by a number of different people. As they evolved from being the WWWF to the WWF and then later WWE, the promotion has introduced, discarded and adapted championships along the way.

The company once boasted of titles like the Light heavyweight, European and Hardcore championships, and currently features the Intercontinental, Cruiserweight, UK, Universal and WWE Championships (not to mention tag team and Women's championships.) A number of years ago, WWE also brought in another title that has a long, prestigious lineage.

The United States championship has been held by great wrestlers such as Ricky Steamboat, Steve Austin and Lex Luger. However, since the WWE adopted the title following the purchase of WCW, it hasn't had the same appeal tied to it.

Still, for all the names that have captured the Championship, there are current, prominent WWE Superstars that have yet to wear the prestigious title. Fans can only guess why this is so, despite the long tenure of some of these men. Could that change?

Only time will tell, but as it stands right now here are five top WWE superstars who have never won the US championship.


#5 Shawn Michaels

For all that he had achieved, the United States championship was never worn by the Heart Break Kid.

Shawn Michaels was the ultimate competitor in the ring. After turning on his partner Marty Jannetty, his career skyrocketed and he captured the Intercontinental, WWE, European and Tag Team championships. For that, he was called the first ever grand slam winner in WWE.

Michaels achieved it all, and also earned the moniker of Mr Wrestlemania, since although he didn't win at every Wrestlemania, in some way, shape or form he was a crucial part of each one he was a part of.

Michaels was forced to walk away from the ring after being injured in 1998, and when he returned five years later, the WCW Invasion angle had ended and all that remained was a divided roster and a number of old WCW Championships. One of the championships that remained was the United States belt.

However, when he returned, Michaels was thrust to the top of the roster and competed for the WWE Championship. He wasn't booked to even compete for any other title, and thus never pursued the US Championship. It's an interesting circumstance in the career of HBK.

#4 ’Macho Man’ Randy Savage

He was a multiple time world champion and yet the Macho Man was never the United States Champion in WCW.

Colourful costumes and pageantry surrounded Randy Savage, as did meaningful matches and feuds. Savage was a multiple time WWE and WCW Champion, and fans will always remember him for his matches against the likes of Hogan, and the Ultimate Warrior.

They would be hard-pressed to think of anything he didn't achieve, and he seemingly captured every title there was in WWE and WCW. His incredible match against Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental Championship still stands today as one of the greatest Championship matches in WWE history.

When Savage went to WCW he would reinvent himself time and time again. Whether it meant being a face or a heel, being a part of the WCW roster or creating Team Savage, the Macho Man always made himself relevant.

However, one Championship that never came into his possession was the United States title. During his time in WCW, Savage was almost immediately thrust into the main event, and so was a key part of competing for the WCW championship. He never slid down the roster, and so never competed for anything other than their primary championship.

#3 Randy Orton

He is a former WWE champion, but the US championship has never been around the waist of the viper

During his thirteen year career with WWE, ‘The Viper' Randy Orton has achieved essentially everything that could be achieved with the company. One of very few third generation wrestlers in history, Orton has achieved greater success than either his father or grandfather.

He has been an Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team champion, Money in the Bank winner, Royal Rumble winner, multiple time Wrestlemania main eventer, and ten-time World Champion.

Orton has had legendary feuds with men that are either in the WWE Hall of Fame or will be at some point. The names include John Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Mick Foley, and Edge. However, for all that he has achieved in the ring, and all the Championships that he has captured, one title has always seemed to elude him: the United States championship.

Currently, the title is exclusively on Raw, and Orton is on the Smackdown Live brand, but even when the title was defended on both programs it was still a Championship he never attained.

#2 Hulk Hogan

The Hulkster achieved a lot during his time in the WWE and WCW, but he didn’t capture the United States championship

As a key part of the WWF in the 1980s and into the early 1990s, Hulk Hogan ruled the ring, and his feuds with the likes of Randy Savage, Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy and Roddy Piper defined an era. When Hulk Hogan turned his back on WCW and became Hollywood Hulk Hogan, it not only signified a change in character, but a change in direction for WCW.

During his time with WCW, he held the World championship on a number of occasions, both as a face and a heel.

However, while he was there, he never held the United States championship. When WWE purchased WCW, they adopted the US title, and in doing so, provided their talent an opportunity to capture that particular Championship.

When Hogan returned to WWE he captured the tag team Championship and even won the World championship again. However, during his time there, he didn't capture the US Championship and was never even booked to compete for the title.

It seems odd that a ‘real American' wouldn't be competing for the United States championship.

#1 The Undertaker

For all that he has achieved with the WWE, The Undertaker has never captured the US championship

When his career comes to an end, The Undertaker's entrance into the WWE Hall of Fame is all but a certainty. ‘Taker has been a part of so many monumental moments in WWF/E history that he is impossible to ignore.

From his debut at the 1990 Survivor Series to his legendary undefeated streak at Wrestlemania, The Undertaker has achieved heights that only very few can even dream of achieving. At the age of 51, his career appears to be winding to a close.

However, for all that The Undertaker has achieved, including capturing the Hardcore championship, Tag Team championship, winning the Royal Rumble and participating in what Dave Meltzer has called a five-star match at Wrestlemania 26 against Shawn Michaels, are two championships that he has never captured.

Not only has the dead man never captured the Intercontinental championship, the United States championship has also eluded him. Some of the greatest wrestlers in pro wrestling history have held the US title, but The Undertaker is not one of them.


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