NWA North American Heavyweight Championship

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NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
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The current NWA North American Heavyweight Championship belt.
Details
Promotion NWA
WWF (1998)
Date establishedOctober 30, 1994
Date retiredSeptember 30, 2017
Statistics
First champion(s) Greg Valentine
Final champion(s) Mustang Mike
Most reigns Mike Rapada (5 reigns)
Longest reign JT Wolfen (741 days)
Shortest reign Barry Windham (1 day)

The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship, also known simply as the NWA North American Championship, was a professional wrestling championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance in 1994 after World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA. There were various regional versions of the North American title before the creation of this all-NWA recognised North American championship. From 1998 to 2000, the title was the major championship in Music City Wrestling. [1]

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Title history

Since 1994, there have been forty six total championship reigns. Greg Valentine was the inaugural champion. The record for most reigns is held by Mike Rapada, who won the title five times. The record for longest reign is held by JT Wolfen, who held the belt for 742 days.

No.WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.
1 Greg Valentine 1October 30, 199469N/AValentine was awarded the title. He held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month he was awarded the title. [2]
2 Kevin Von Erich 1January 7, 19958 Dallas, TX NWA Dallas [3]
3 John Hawk 1January 15, 199562 Dallas, TX NWA Dallas [4] [5]
4 Greg Valentine 2March 18, 199544 Dallas, TX NWA Dallas [6]
— Vacated —May 1, 1995—N/AThe title was vacated when Jim Crockett, Jr.'s NWA Dallas closed. Valentine held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month NWA Dallas closed.
5 Tommy Cairo 1June 24, 1995441 Williamstown, NJ NWA New JerseyDefeated Devon Storm in a tournament final after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey. [7]
6 Reckless Youth 1September 7, 1996217 Yardville, NJ NWA New JerseyDefeated Derrick Domino after Cairo no-showed. [8]
7 Lance Diamond 1April 12, 199714 Cherry Hill, NJ NWA 2nd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl [9]
8 Ace Darling 1April 26, 199749 Wilmington, DE
9 Reckless Youth 2June 14, 1997198 Vineland, NJ NWA New Jersey [10]
—Vacated—December 29, 1997—N/AThe title was vacated so it could be used in an NWA angle in the World Wrestling Federation.
10 Jeff Jarrett 1January 5, 199855 New Haven, CT WWF Raw is War Defeated Barry Windham to win the vacant championship. [11]
11 Barry Windham 1March 1, 19981N/AWindham was awarded the title by Jim Cornette after Jarrett left Cornette's NWA group. [12]
—Vacated—March 2, 1998—N/AThe NWA stripped Windham of the title.
12 The Colorado Kid 1August 1, 1998147 Nashville, TN Defeated Recon. Colorado Kid had already won the Music City Wrestling title from Recon on July 25 in Lebanon, Tennessee. This match was decided to be for the NWA title by the NWA Board of Directors and MCW. The NWA title then replaced the MCW title, as both were being defended in MCW.
13 Chris Michaels 1December 26, 199814 Nashville, TN
14 The Colorado Kid 2January 9, 1999246 Nashville, TN
15Big Bully Douglas1September 12, 199948 Nashville, TN
16 Mike Rapada 3October 30, 19997 Lebanon, TN
17 Terry Taylor 1November 6, 199949 Nashville, TN
18 The Colorado Kid 4December 25, 1999138 Nashville, TN
19 Air Paris 1May 11, 20009 Fairview, TN
20 Chris Harris 1May 20, 2000117 Nashville, TN
21 Mike Rapada 5September 14, 20006 Lebanon, TN
—Vacated—September 20, 2000—N/AThe title was vacated after Rapada won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
22 Steve Corino 1April 13, 20018 North Richland Hills, TX NWA Southwest Lonestar SlamfestDefeated Redd Dogg. [13]
23Robbie Royce1April 21, 200185 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada CWF [14]
—Vacated—July 15, 2001—N/AThe title was vacated after Royce left the Canadian Wrestling Federation.
24Dark Rain1July 29, 200128 St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada CWFDefeated Gene Swan in tournament final. [15]
25Spyder1August 26, 200148 St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada CWF [16]
26Quinn Magnum1October 13, 2001350 St. Petersburg, FL NWA 53rd Anniversary Show - Battle Of The Belts 2001: An NWA Odyssey [17]
27Paul Atlas1September 28, 200228 McKeesport, PA NWA East [18]
28 Jorge Estrada 1October 26, 2002189 Corpus Christi, TX NWA 54th Anniversary Show: Battle Of The Belts 2002 [19]
29 Hotstuff Hernandez 1May 3, 2003147 Cornelia, GA NWA Wildside [20]
30JT Wolfen1September 27, 2003742 Hawaii, HI
31Tommy Marr1October 8, 2005196 Nashville, TN NWA 57th Anniversary Show & Convention [21]
32 Dru Onyx 1April 22, 2006489 Altamonte Springs, FL SCW Spring Breakout [22]
33 Damien Wayne 1August 24, 2007106 Las Vegas, NV NWA Pro Wrestling Summit [23]
34 Mike DiBiase 1December 8, 2007511 Elkin, NC
35 Apolo 1May 2, 2009273 Tyler, TX NWA Showcase [24]
36 The Sheik (II) 1January 30, 2010451 Fort Pierce, FL PWF Pandemonium At The Pal [25]
—Vacated—April 26, 2011—N/AThe title was vacated after The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
37Shaun Tempers1June 25, 2011475 Cornelia, GA NWA AnarchyTempers defeated Ace Rockwell to win the vacant title. [26] [27]
38Carson1October 12, 201291 Cypress, TX NWA Houston Redemption [28]
39Byron Wilcott1January 11, 201399 Cypress, TX NWA Houston Next Level 2013 [29]
40 Kahagas 1April 20, 2013391 Houston, TX NWA Houston Parade Of Champions: A Tribute To Paul Boesch [30] [31]
41Byron Wilcott2May 16, 2014154 Sherman, TX NWA Texoma [32]
42 Tim Storm 1October 17, 2014177 Sherman, TX
43 Jax Dane 1April 12, 201546 Las Vegas, NV Vendetta Pro Casino RoyaleDane becomes holder of two titles, as he is also the reigning National Heavyweight Champion. NWA allows Dane to defend both titles together. [33]
—Vacant—May 28, 2015—N/AJax Dane forced to forfeit both of his titles after sustaining an injury. A tournament to fill the vacant title is announced. [34]
44 Tim Storm 2July 17, 2015365 Sherman, TX Defeated Andy Anderson in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
45Tyson Dean1July 16, 2016266 Pavo, GA NWA SW Southern Summer Showcase [35]
46Mustang Mike1April 8, 2017175 Amelia, LA
— Retired —September 30, 2017——Retired when NWA terminates the contracts with its licensees

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1JT Wolfen1742
2 Tim Storm 2542
3 The Colorado Kid/Mike Rapada 5538
4 Mike DiBiase 1511
5 Dru Onyx 1489
6Shaun Tempers1475
7 The Sheik 1451
8 Tommy Cairo 1441
9 Reckless Youth 2415
10 Kahagas 1391
11Quinn Magnum1350
12Mustang Mike1308
13 Apolo 1273
14Tyson Dean1266
15Byron Wilcott2253
16Tommy Marr1196
17 Jorge Estrada 1189
18 Hotstuff Hernandez 1147
19 Chris Harris 1117
20 Greg Valentine 2112
21 Damien Wayne 1106
22Carson191
23Robbie Royce185
24 John Hawk 163
25 Jeff Jarrett 161
26 Ace Darling 149
Terry Taylor 149
27Big Bully Douglas148
Spyder148
29 Jax Dane 146
30Dark Rain128
Paul Atlas 128
34 Chris Michaels 114
Lance Diamond 114
35 Air Paris 19
36 Steve Corino 18
37 Kevin Von Erich 17
38 Barry Windham 11

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