WWE United States Championship is formally the WCW United States Championship but is now a WWE title exclusive to the SmackDown! brand.
History
The title was a WCW championship, respectively, until; during the Invasion storyline in 2001, the United States Champion, Edge, defeated the Intercontinental Champion, Test, to merge both titles. Edge then held the Intercontinental Championship, and the United States Championship became inactive.
The title was reactivated by Stephanie McMahon who was then the General Manager (GM) of SmackDown! and made the championship exclusive to SmackDown!
Facts and Trivia
Current Champion
The current champion is John Cena in his third reign. Cena defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool in the November 18, 2004 edition of SmackDown!.