List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions

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Current champion Thom Latimer

The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. It is the promotion's premier title.

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NWA currently recognizes 102 individual World's Heavyweight Championship reigns. [1] [2] The inaugural champion was Orville Brown. The longest reigning champion is Lou Thesz, who held the title from November 27, 1949 to March 15, 1956, for a total of 2,300 days (6 years, 3 months, and 16 days); Thesz also holds the record for longest combined reigns at 3,749 days. Shane Douglas and Ray González share the record for the shortest reign as champion, with both men holding the title for less than 1 day. Ric Flair holds the record for most reigns with 9. The youngest champion is Chris Candido who won the title at the age of 22, while the oldest champion is Tim Storm, who won it at the age of 51.

Thom Latimer is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating EC3 at NWA 76th Anniversary Show on August 31, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Title history

Names

NameYears
NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipJuly 14, 1948 – October 21, 2016
NWA World's Heavyweight ChampionshipOctober 21, 2016 – present

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
Days recog.Number of days held recognized by the promotion
N/AUnknown information
†Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
<1Reign lasted less than a day
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDays recog.
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
1 Orville Brown July 14, 1948N/A Waterloo, IA 1501501On July 14, 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was founded in Waterloo, Iowa and Brown was recognized as the first official NWA World Heavyweight Champion. At the time of the founding of the NWA, Brown already held the Midwest Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship and the Iowa version of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship; during Brown's reign, the two championships were unified into the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. [a] [3]
2 Lou Thesz November 27, 1949N/AN/A11,9412,300Awarded when Orville Brown suffered career-ending injuries in an automobile accident on November 1, 1949. Thesz had earlier won the National Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship on July 20, 1948 from Wild Bill Longson. Thesz became the undisputed champion of all of wrestling by winning the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium's World Heavyweight Championship, the remaining major world championship at the time other than the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Baron Michele Leone on May 21, 1952. [b]
† Leo Nomellini March 22, 1955 House show San Francisco, CA 1115—Nomellini defeated Lou Thesz by countout in the second fall and disqualification in the third fall. The California Athletic Commission recognized the title change by disqualification, but both wrestlers continued to claim the title.
† Lou Thesz July 15, 1955 House show St. Louis, MO 2244—Thesz defeated Leo Nomellini in a rematch.
3 Whipper Billy Watson March 15, 1956 House show Toronto, ON 1239239Watson won the match and the championship by count out. [c]
4 Lou Thesz November 9, 1956 House show St. Louis, MO 2(3)217370Thesz won the match and the championship by count out. [d]
† Édouard Carpentier June 14, 1957 House show Chicago, IL 140—Carpentier was awarded the title when Lou Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. In some territories, Thesz continued to be recognized as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, while in others Carpentier was billed as the champion. [e]
† Lou Thesz July 24, 1957 House show Montreal, Quebec 4113—Thesz won a rematch against Édouard Carpentier by disqualification. The NWA initially continued to recognize Carpentier as the champion, but voided any recognition of Carpentier as champion when he withdrew the claim for the title when Eddie Quinn, Carpentier's promoter in Montreal, quit the NWA in August 1958. Some territories such as Boston's Atlantic Athletic Commission (AAC), Los Angeles' North American Wrestling Alliance (NAWA, later WWA), and the Nebraska promotions continued to recognize Carpentier as NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The AAC recognized Killer Kowalski as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in Boston. Nebraska later recognized Verne Gagne as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in Omaha. Los Angeles recognized Freddie Blassie as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in 1961. [f]
5 Dick Hutton November 14, 1957 House show Toronto, ON 1421421 [g]
6 Pat O'Connor January 9, 1959 House show St. Louis, MO 1440903 [h]
† Gene LeBell March 24, 1960 House show Amarillo, TX 1<1—After LeBell defeated Pat O'Connor, he struck a Texas wrestling commissioner with the championship belt and the decision was reversed. [4] [5] [6]
† Pat O'Connor March 24, 1960 House show Amarillo, TX 2463—The title was returned to O'Connor due to the nature of the championship match.
7 Buddy Rogers June 30, 1961 House show Chicago, IL 1145573
† Bruno Sammartino August 2, 1962 House show Toronto, ON 1<1—On August 2, 1962, Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers in Toronto, but refused to accept the title because Rogers had wrestled with an injury. [7]
† Buddy Rogers August 2, 1962 House show Toronto, ON 216—The title was returned to Rogers after Sammartino refused the title due to Rogers' injury. [7]
† Bobo Brazil August 18, 1962 House show Newark, NJ 173—Brazil refused the title because of a groin injury that Buddy Rogers had claimed to have. However, on September 6, 1962, Brazil was declared champion because a doctor had determined that Rogers had not suffered an injury. This title change is not currently recognized by the NWA.
† Buddy Rogers October 30, 1962 House show Toledo, OH 386—
† Killer Kowalski November 21, 1962 House show Montreal, Quebec 161—Kowalski defeated Buddy Rogers on November 21 in Montreal after Rogers broke his ankle in the first fall. He was only recognized as champion in some states such as Texas until January 21, 1963 when he lost a rematch to Rogers in New York City. Kowalski disputed that Rogers had won the title during the rematch, arguing that the match had not been for the title. The NWA does not recognize any of Rogers' losses, with only one title reign counted for Rogers.
† Buddy Rogers January 21, 1963 House show New York City, NY 43—
8 Lou Thesz January 24, 1963 House show Toronto, ON 3(5)1,0791,079 [i]
† Buddy Rogers January 24, 1963N/AN/A577—Promoters in the Northeastern United States refused to recognize Buddy Rogers' one-fall loss to Thesz, thus breaking away from the NWA to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). Rogers continued to defend the championship in the WWWF until he was declared the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion on April 11.
9 Gene Kiniski January 7, 1966 House show St. Louis, MO 11,1311,131 [j]
10 Dory Funk Jr. February 11, 1969 House show Tampa, FL 11,5631,563 [8]
11 Harley Race May 24, 1973 House show Kansas City, KS 15757 [9]
12 Jack Brisco July 20, 1973 House show Houston, TX 1500500 [10]
13 Giant Baba December 2, 1974 House show Kagoshima, Japan 177This was a two-out-of-three-falls match. [11]
14 Jack Brisco December 9, 1974 House show Toyohashi, Japan 2366366
15 Terry Funk December 10, 1975 House show Miami Beach, FL 1424424
16 Harley Race February 6, 1977 House show Toronto, ON 2926926
17 Dusty Rhodes August 21, 1979 House show Tampa, FL 155
18 Harley Race August 26, 1979 House show Orlando, FL 36666
19 Giant Baba October 31, 1979 House show Nagoya, Japan 277
20 Harley Race November 7, 1979 House show Amagasaki, Japan 4302302
21 Giant Baba September 4, 1980 House show Saga, Japan 355
22 Harley Race September 9, 1980 House show Ōtsu, Japan 5230230
23 Tommy Rich April 27, 1981 House show Augusta, GA 144
24 Harley Race May 1, 1981 House show Gainesville, GA 65151
25 Dusty Rhodes June 21, 1981 House show Atlanta, GA 28888
26 Ric Flair September 17, 1981 House show Kansas City, KS 1145631Former champion Lou Thesz was the special referee.
† The Midnight Rider February 9, 1982 House show Miami, FL 3<1—On February 9, 1982 in Miami, The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under a mask due to being under suspension in Florida) defeated Ric Flair for the title, but he returned it when then-NWA President Bob Geigel asked Rider to unmask or return the championship belt as NWA rules at the time forbade masked wrestlers from holding it. [12]
† Ric Flair February 9, 1982 House show Miami, FL 2150—The championship was returned to Flair.
† Jack Veneno September 7, 1982 House show Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1<1—Veneno defeated Ric Flair in Santo Domingo. As Veneno refused to defend the title outside his native country, the title was returned to Flair on the same day. [k]
† Ric Flair September 7, 1982 House show Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3121— [k]
† Carlos Colón January 6, 1983 House show San Juan, Puerto Rico 14—Colon's WWC World Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. This title change is not recognized by the NWA. [l]
† Ric Flair January 10, 1983 House show Miami, FL 429—This was a fictional match; this title change is not recognized by the NWA. On February 8, 1983, Victor Jovica defeated Flair to win the championship during a World Wrestling Council (WWC) event in Trinidad and Tobago, but the decision was reversed three days later because Jovica's feet were on the ropes during the pin. Due to the nature of the pin, neither the NWA nor the WWC recognized Jovica as champion.
27 Harley Race June 10, 1983 House show St. Louis, MO 7167167
28 Ric Flair November 24, 1983 Starrcade Greensboro, NC 2(5)117164This was a steel cage match. Former champion Gene Kiniski was the special referee.
† Harley Race March 20, 1984 House show Wellington, New Zealand 83—This title change was not authorized by the NWA. This title change was recognized by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1998 until 2001, and has been occasionally recognized by the NWA since 2015. [13] [14] [15] [16] [2]
† Ric Flair March 23, 1984 House show Kallang, Singapore 644—This title change was not authorized by the NWA. This title change was recognized by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1998 until 2001, and has been occasionally recognized by the NWA since 2015. [13] [14] [15] [2]
29 Kerry Von Erich May 6, 1984 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions Irving, TX 11818This match had no time limit and the title could change hands on a disqualification; Kerry pinned Flair to win the title.
Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP)
30 Ric Flair May 24, 1984 House show Yokosuka, Japan 3(7)793793 [9]
31 Dusty Rhodes July 26, 1986 The Great American Bash Greensboro, NC 3(4)1414By early 1985, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) controlled many NWA territories and attempted going national, thus limiting championship matches primarily to performers under contract with JCP.
32 Ric Flair August 9, 1986 House show St. Louis, MO 4(8)412412
33 Ron Garvin September 25, 1987 NWA World Wide Wrestling Detroit, MI 16262Aired September 26, 1987 on tape delay.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
34 Ric Flair November 26, 1987 Starrcade Chicago, IL 5(9)452452On November 21, 1988 the NWA's flagship promotion Jim Crockett Promotions was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW). This further limited championship matches to performers primarily within the company.
35 Ricky Steamboat February 20, 1989 Chi-Town Rumble Chicago, IL 17676
36 Ric Flair May 7, 1989 WrestleWar Nashville, TN 6(10)426426
37 Sting July 7, 1990 The Great American Bash Baltimore, MD 1188188
38 Ric Flair January 11, 1991 House show East Rutherford, NJ 7(11)6969After this title win, Flair was also recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
39 Tatsumi Fujinami March 21, 1991 Starrcade in Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 15959Briefly defended along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This title change was originally ignored in the United States. [14] [17]
40 Ric Flair May 19, 1991 SuperBrawl I St. Petersburg, FL 8(12)112112This title change was originally ignored in the United States, presenting Flair's reign as one continuous reign. [14]
— Vacated September 8, 1991————— Ric Flair was stripped of the title upon signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [14]
41 Masahiro Chono August 12, 1992 G1 Climax 1992 – Day 5 Tokyo, Japan 1145145Chono defeated Rick Rude in the final of the G1 Climax tournament.
42 The Great Muta January 4, 1993 Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 14848Muta's IWGP Heavyweight Championship was also on the line.
43 Barry Windham February 21, 1993 SuperBrawl III Asheville, NC 1147147 [18]
44 Ric Flair July 18, 1993 Beach Blast Biloxi, MS 9(13)5959 [19] [20]
— Vacated September 15, 1993————— WCW withdrew from the NWA on September 1, 1993. Dropping any mentions of the NWA name, WCW retained the physical title belt, which continued to be defended as the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. The NWA declared their championship vacant. [21] [22]
National Wrestling Alliance/Pro Wrestling Organization LLC
45 Shane Douglas August 27, 1994 NWA World Title Tournament Philadelphia, PA 1<1<1Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in tournament final. [23]
— Vacated August 27, 1994 NWA World Title Tournament Philadelphia, PA ——— Shane Douglas, immediately upon winning it, refused the NWA championship and declared the ECW Championship, of which he was already in possession, to be a world championship. ECW then withdrew from the NWA. [23]
46 Chris Candido November 19, 1994 NWA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Cherry Hill, NJ 19797Candido defeated Tracy Smothers in tournament final. [m]
47 Dan Severn February 24, 1995 House show Erlanger, KY 11,4791,479 [24] [25]
48 Naoya Ogawa March 14, 1999Battle in the Hama Ring Yokohama, Japan 1195195 [26]
49 Gary Steele September 25, 1999 NWA 51st Anniversary Show Charlotte, NC 177Gary Steele pinned Ogawa in a three-way match, also involving Brian Anthony.
50 Naoya Ogawa October 2, 1999 House show Thomaston, CT 2274274
— Vacated July 2, 2000—————Ogawa vacated the championship to focus on training for his scheduled (but later cancelled) mixed martial arts fight against Rickson Gracie.
51 Mike Rapada September 19, 2000Tango in Tampa Tampa, FL 15656Rapada defeated Jerry Flynn in tournament final. [27]
52 Sabu November 14, 2000Night of Decisions Tampa, FL 13838
53 Mike Rapada December 22, 2000Christmas Chaos Nashville, TN 2123123
54 Steve Corino April 24, 2001 House show Tampa, FL 1172172
— Vacated October 13, 2001 NWA 53rd Anniversary Show St. Petersburg, FL ———The championship was held up after a Corino vs. Shinya Hashimoto title match ended in a no contest due to Corino being unable to compete after sustaining a head injury.
55 Shinya Hashimoto December 15, 2001Clash of the Champions McKeesport, PA 18484This was three matches held round robin style; Gary Steele vs. Steve Corino, Gary Steele vs. Shinya Hashimoto, and Steve Corino vs. Shinya Hashimoto. Hashimoto won the round robin matches. [28]
56 Dan Severn March 9, 2002Vast Energy Tokyo, Japan 28080 [28]
— Vacated May 28, 2002————— Dan Severn was stripped of the title after refusing to defend the championship on the inaugural NWA: Total Nonstop Action pay-per-view.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
57 Ken Shamrock June 19, 2002 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #1 Huntsville, AL 14949In June 2002, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) worked out a licensing deal with the NWA to control and feature the NWA Championship. Shamrock defeated Malice to win the title.
58 Ron Killings August 7, 2002 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #8 Nashville, TN 1105105
59 Jeff Jarrett November 20, 2002 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #22 Nashville, TN 1203203Jarrett unified the title with the WWA World Heavyweight Championship during this reign. [29] [30]
60 A.J. Styles June 11, 2003 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #49 Nashville, TN 1133133This was a three-way match, also involving Raven.
61 Jeff Jarrett October 22, 2003 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #67 Nashville, TN 2182182
62 A.J. Styles April 21, 2004 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #91 Nashville, TN 22828This was a steel cage match.
63 Ron Killings May 19, 2004 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #95 Nashville, TN 21414This was a four-way match, also involving Chris Harris and Raven.
64 Jeff Jarrett June 2, 2004 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event #97 Nashville, TN 3305305This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving A.J. Styles, Chris Harris, and Raven. Ron Killings defeated Jarrett on the June 23 NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event for the title, but due to issues surrounding the title change, the title was held up, before Vince Russo gave Jarrett the title back. [31]
65 Ray González April 3, 2005Juicio Final 2005 San Juan, Puerto Rico 1<1<1González pinned Jarrett on April 3 in San Juan, but the decision was reversed after the match due to an unauthorized referee counting the pinfall while the originally sanctioned referee was knocked out. Title change was ignored by TNA but was retroactively recognized by the NWA in 2015. [32]
66 Jeff Jarrett April 3, 2005Juicio Final 2005 San Juan, Puerto Rico 34242The title was returned to Jarrett due to the nature of the championship match. The NWA regards this as a continuation of Jarrett's third reign rather than the start of his fourth reign. [32]
67 A.J. Styles May 15, 2005 Hard Justice Orlando, FL 33535 Tito Ortiz was the special referee. [33]
68 Raven June 19, 2005 Slammiversary Orlando, FL 18888This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving Abyss, Monty Brown, and Sean Waltman. [34]
69 Jeff Jarrett September 15, 2005International Incident Windsor, ON 43838This was a "Raven's Rules" match. [35]
70 Rhino October 23, 2005 Bound for Glory Orlando, FL 122 Rhino won the right to face Jeff Jarrett in a Gauntlet for the Gold match after designated challenger Kevin Nash fell ill and withdrew. Tito Ortiz was the special referee. [36]
71 Jeff Jarrett October 25, 2005 Impact! Orlando, FL 5110110Aired November 3, 2005 on tape delay.
72 Christian Cage February 12, 2006 Against All Odds Orlando, FL 1126126 [37]
73 Jeff Jarrett June 18, 2006 Slammiversary Orlando, FL 6126126This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving Abyss, Ron Killings, and Sting. [38]
74 Sting October 22, 2006 Bound for Glory Plymouth, MI 22828 Kurt Angle was the special outside enforcer. This was a Title vs. Career match where Sting put his career on the line. [39]
75 Abyss November 19, 2006 Genesis Orlando, FL 15656 Abyss defeated Sting by disqualification after Sting pushed the referee. [40]
76 Christian Cage January 14, 2007 Final Resolution Orlando, FL 2119119This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Sting. [41]
— Vacated May 13, 2007————— Christian Cage was stripped of the championship when the NWA ended its business agreement with TNA.
National Wrestling Alliance/Pro Wrestling Organization LLC
77 Adam Pearce September 1, 2007 House show Bayamón, Puerto Rico 1336336Pearce defeated Brent Albright in the finals of the Reclaiming the Glory tournament. Pearce competed as a substitute for Bryan Danielson, who defeated Pearce in the semifinals but withdrew from the tournament due to a detached retina. Danielson was the special referee. [42]
78 Brent Albright August 2, 2008 Death Before Dishonor VI New York City, NY 14949 [43]
79 Adam Pearce September 20, 2008 Glory By Honor VII Philadelphia, PA 23535 [44] [45]
80 Blue Demon Jr. October 25, 2008 House show Mexico City, Mexico 1505505 [46]
81 Adam Pearce March 14, 2010 House show Charlotte, NC 3357357This was a three-way elimination match, also featuring Phill Shatter. [47]
82 Colt Cabana March 6, 2011 NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood West Hollywood, CA 14848Aired April 2, 2011 on tape delay. [48]
83 The Sheik April 23, 2011Subtle Hustle Jacksonville, FL 17979 [49]
— Vacated July 11, 2011————— The Sheik was stripped of the championship for refusing to defend against Adam Pearce on July 31, 2011. [50]
84 Adam Pearce July 31, 2011NWA at the Ohio State Fair Columbus, OH 4252252Pearce defeated Chance Prophet, Jimmy Rave, and Shaun Tempers in a four-way match to win the vacant championship. [51]
85 Colt Cabana April 8, 2012 NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood Glendale, CA 2104104Aired April 29, 2012 on tape delay. [52]
National Wrestling Alliance/International Wrestling Corp.
86 Adam Pearce July 21, 2012 Metro Pro Wrestling Kansas City, KS 59898Aired September 23, 2012 via tape delay. This was a two-out-of-three falls match and was match four of a seven-match series between Pearce and Colt Cabana. During this reign, ownership of the NWA World Championship and the NWA itself was transferred from Pro Wrestling Organization LLC to the International Wrestling Corp. [53]
— Vacated October 27, 2012NWA Warzone Wrestling 14 Berwick, Victoria, Australia ——— Adam Pearce left the NWA and resigned as champion after the organization refused to allow him to defend the title in the concluding match of his seven-match series against Colt Cabana. The match did take place with Cabana winning, but both wrestlers refused the title in the aftermath. [54]
87 Kahagas November 2, 2012Wrath of Champions Clayton, NJ 1134134 Kahagas won an elimination match for the vacant title by last eliminating Damien Wayne. Match also featured Chance Prophet, Jason Kincaid, Lance Erikson, Anthony Nese, Papadon, Biggie Biggs, and Lance Anoa'i. Kahagas was the reigning NWA National Heavyweight Champion at the time of his victory. [55]
88 Rob Conway March 16, 2013A Monster's Ball San Antonio, TX 1294294Conway replaced an injured Jax Dane and defeated Kahagas for the championship. [56]
89 Satoshi Kojima January 4, 2014 Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 1149149 [57]
90 Rob Conway June 2, 2014 Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion Show Las Vegas, NV 2257257 [58]
91 Hiroyoshi Tenzan February 14, 2015 The New Beginning in Sendai Sendai, Japan 1196196 [59]
92 Jax Dane August 29, 2015World War Gold San Antonio, TX 1419419 [60] [61]
National Wrestling Alliance/Lightning One Inc.
93 Tim Storm October 21, 2016 House show Sherman, TX 1414414On October 1, 2017, Billy Corgan's company Lightning One, Inc. purchased the NWA, including the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. During this reign, the NWA's licensing model was abolished and championship matches were limited primarily to performers under contract with Lightning One, Inc.
94 Nick Aldis December 9, 2017 Cage of Death 19 Sewell, NJ 1266266 [62]
95 Cody September 1, 2018 All In Hoffman Estates, IL 15050 [63]
96 Nick Aldis October 21, 2018 NWA 70th Anniversary Show Nashville, TN 21,0431,043This was a two-out-of-three falls match. [64]
97 Trevor Murdoch August 29, 2021 NWA 73rd Anniversary Show St. Louis, MO 1167167This was a Title vs. Career match where Murdoch put his career on the line. [65]
98 Matt Cardona February 12, 2022 PowerrrTrip Oak Grove, KY 1119119Aired via tape delay on the March 8, 2022 episode of NWA Powerrr . [66]
— Vacated June 11, 2022 Alwayz Ready Knoxville, TN ———Cardona vacated the title due to an injury.
99 Trevor Murdoch June 11, 2022 Alwayz Ready Knoxville, TN 2154154Defeated Nick Aldis, Thom Latimer, and Sam Shaw in a four-way match for the vacant title. [67]
100 Tyrus November 12, 2022 Hard Times 3 Chalmette, LA 1288288This was a three-way match, also involving Matt Cardona. [68]
101 EC3 August 27, 2023 NWA 75th Anniversary Show St. Louis, MO 1370370This was a Bullrope match with Tyrus's wrestling career on the line as well. [69]
102 Thom Latimer August 31, 2024 NWA 76th Anniversary Show Philadelphia, PA 188+88+Aired on tape delay on October 1, 2024 as an episode of NWA Powerrr . [70]

Combined reigns

Orville Brown.jpg
Inaugural champion Orville Brown
Lou Thesz with NWA World Championship 1980's.png
Three-time champion Lou Thesz
Ric Flair, NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 1982.png
Record nine-time champion Ric Flair
†Indicates the current champion
<1The reign is shorter than one day.
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Lou Thesz 33,749
2 Ric Flair 93,119
3 Harley Race 71,800
4 Dory Funk Jr. 11,563
5 Dan Severn 21,559
6 Nick Aldis 21,309
7 Gene Kiniski 11,131
8 Adam Pearce 51,078
9 Jeff Jarrett 61,006
10 Pat O'Connor 1903
11 Jack Brisco 2866
12 Buddy Rogers 1573
13 Rob Conway 2551
14 Blue Demon Jr. 1505
15 Orville Brown 1501
16 Naoya Ogawa 2469
17 Terry Funk 1424
18 Dick Hutton 1421
19 Jax Dane 1419
20 Tim Storm 1414
21 EC3 1370
22 Trevor Murdoch 2321
23 Tyrus 1288
24 Christian Cage 2245
25 Whipper Billy Watson 1239
26 Sting 2216
27 A.J. Styles 3196
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 1196
29 Mike Rapada 2179
30 Steve Corino 1172
31 Colt Cabana 2152
32 Satoshi Kojima 1149
33 Barry Windham 1147
34 Masahiro Chono 1145
35 Kahagas 1134
36 Ron Killings 2119
Matt Cardona 1119
38 Dusty Rhodes 3107
39 Chris Candido 197
40 Thom Latimer †188+
41 Raven 188
42 Shinya Hashimoto 184
43 The Sheik 179
44 Ricky Steamboat 176
45 Ron Garvin 162
46 Tatsumi Fujinami 159
47 Abyss 156
48 Cody Rhodes 150
49 Brent Albright 149
Ken Shamrock 149
51 The Great Muta 148
52 Sabu 138
53 Giant Baba 319
54 Kerry Von Erich 118
55 Gary Steele 17
56 Tommy Rich 14
57 Rhino 12
58 Ray González 1<1
59 Shane Douglas 1<1

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Orville Brown 1948/07 Recognized as the first champion when the National Wrestilng Alliance is founded in 48/07 in Waterloo, IA by Pinkie George with five other promoters."
  2. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Unifies following titles to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight champion:
    • National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title, having defeated Bill Longson on 48/07/20 in Indianapolis, IN
    • National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight title, awarded on 49/11/27 when champion Orville Brown is injured in an automobile accident on 49/11/01 before a unification match scheduled on 49/11/25 in St. Louis, MO
    • Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium version of the world title, defeating Baron Michele Leone on 52/05/21 in Los Angeles, CA."
  3. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Whipper Billy Watson 56/03/15 Toronto, ON"
  4. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Lou Thesz [2] 56/11/09 St. Louis, MO"
  5. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Edouard Carpentier # 57/06/14 Chicago, IL"
  6. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Lou Thesz # 57
    Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn leaves NWA; NWA voids all recognition of Carpentier as champion"
  7. ↑ 'Dick Hutton 57/11/14 Toronto, ON"
  8. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Pat O'Connor 59/01/09 St. Louis, MO"
  9. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Lou Thesz [3] 63/01/24 Toronto, ON
    Promoters in northeast refuse to recognize Rogers' one-fall loss to Thesz and start World Wide Wrestling Federation with Rogers as the first WWWF World Heavyweight champion"
  10. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 15 "Gene Kiniski 66/01/07 St. Louis, MO"
  11. 1 2 Duncan & Will (2000) p. 17 "Flair allows himself to be pinned by Jack Veneno to avoid the riot from the audience, but the title is returned to Flair"
  12. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 17 "Carlos Colon # 1983/01/06 San Juan, PR"
  13. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 19 "Chris Candido 1994/11/19 Cherry Hill, NJ Defeats Tracy Smothers in tournament final."

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The NWA Detroit United States Heavyweight Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship contested in Big Time Wrestling from 1959 until 1980. It was first introduced as the Chicago version of the championship and contested on shows produced by Fred Kohler Enterprises before moving to Big Time Wrestling in Detroit six years later. While the National Wrestling Alliance recognized only one World Heavyweight Champion, there were multiple "NWA United States Heavyweight Champion"s, as many NWA-affiliated promotions/"territories" across the U.S. each had its own version of an "American" or "United States" championship. For most such territories -- including Detroit -- the U.S. Title was the promotion's primary singles championship. Over its history, the title was held by stars including Bobo Brazil, The Sheik, Wilbur Snyder, Johnny Valentine, and multi-time AWA World Heavyweight Champions Verne Gagne and Dick the Bruiser.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title that has existed since the 1930s. Though its exact date of creation isn't known, it is among the oldest championships used in professional wrestling today. The title has used a variety of different names over the years, which consists of initial changes to represent the various companies that have controlled the title at different times. Originally, it was simply known as the Texas Heavyweight Championship until its name was changed after the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance in 1948. For most of the title's existence, at least until the early 1990s, it was defended almost exclusively within the Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio areas of Texas. From the 1930s to the mid-1960s, these cities and the surrounding towns were within the territory operated by Ed McLemore, which was known simply as Southwest Sports, Inc. at the time. After McLemore's death, the territory came under the control of Fritz Von Erich and was renamed as Big Time Wrestling. However, the promotion would be renamed World Class Championship Wrestling in the early 1980s, which is the name the territory is best remembered under today. The championship remained an NWA affiliated title until February 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gene Kiniski</span> Canadian professional wrestler

Eugene Nicholas Kiniski was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and then became a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion. "Canada's Greatest Athlete", as he billed himself for promotional purposes, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Like Bronko Nagurski before him, Kiniski was one of the first world champions in professional wrestling to have a previous background in football. He is the father of professional wrestler Kelly Kiniski and international amateur and professional wrestler Nick Kiniski.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title in the Continental Wrestling Association during the 1970s and 1980s. The title is part of a long lineage that was started when the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship, in use since 1939, was renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) in 1974. The title's name changed again in 1978, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship due to a partnership with the American Wrestling Association. It was also called the Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister publications, in order for this title to not be confused with Championship Wrestling from Florida's version of the title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USWA World Tag Team Championship</span> Professional wrestling tag team championship

The USWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Memphis, Tennessee-based United States Wrestling Association (USWA). The Continental Wrestling Association and World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA) merged in 1989 to form the USWA. In the merger the USWA replaced both the WCWA World Tag Team Championship and the CWA Tag Team Championship with the USWA version. The promotion awarded Cactus Jack and Scott Braddock the championship after they won the WCWA championship on August 4, 1989. The USWA closed in 1997, with PG-13 as the final champions. There were a total of 116 reigns in the eight year lifetime of the championship.

The WWC North American Tag Team Championship, also known as the Puerto Rican version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship, was a major tag team championship that was used and defended in Capitol Sports Promotions. The promotion, still in operation today, is based out of Puerto Rico and was a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate until 1988. This title was the third NWA sanctioned championship to use the "NWA North American Tag Team Championship" name and, while its name suggests it was a title defended across the continent, it was actually only used within the Puerto Rico territory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The GCW Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It started in 1964 and was unified in 1981 with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. From its establishment in 1968 until 1972, it was Stampede's secondary singles championship, becoming the top title in 1972 after the previous top championship, the Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship, was abandoned.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship</span> Professional wrestling tag team championship

The NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in its member promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, which promoted shows in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington.

The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Los Angeles territory, known officially as NWA Hollywood Wrestling, from 1968 until the promotion closed in 1982. The title was first established in 1967 as a secondary championship in NWA Hollywood's predecessor, Worldwide Wrestling Associates. Although the name of the title implies that it was defended throughout North, Central and South America, it was rarely defended outside of Southern California. As a result, the title was essentially a regional title rather than a national one. A number of NWA affiliated promoters at various points over the years have used their own regional versions or variations of "national" championships for the purpose of giving crowds the idea that the company was larger than it actually was, or that the company was the biggest or most successful within the ranks of the National Wrestling Alliance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship</span> Professional wrestling tag team championship

The NWA Mid-America Tag Team championship was a tag team title promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion NWA Mid-America that ran more or less exclusively in Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky, United States, from the 1940s until 1980. Originally the NWA Mid-America promoted their version of the NWA World Tag-Team titles but when they became defunct in 1977 the "Mid-America" title became the main title for the promotion. The titles were reactivated in 2001 under NWA Nashville's patronage and continued to exist until 2011 when they were again abandoned.

The NWA Americas Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Hollywood Wrestling based out of Los Angeles, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)</span> Professional wrestling championship

The NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) was originally the primary singles championship for Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling and was originally named the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship. As the name indicates the title was recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as a local title promoted in the Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi region from 1957 until 1977 when its name was changed for the Southern Division of Southeast Championship Wrestling. In 1980 the title was abandoned and the Northern division of the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship became the main title of SECW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original version)</span> First professional wrestling world heavyweight championship (1905)

The World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship was the first recognized professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created in 1905 to identify the best catch as catch can wrestler in the world.

The NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW). It was a secondary title, complementing the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship, and one of several state championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. The title was deactivated with the retirement of "Cowboy" Bob Kelly on September 3, 1976.

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