List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions

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Five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce

The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and Frank Gotch's 1908 version. This effectively makes it the oldest surviving wrestling championship in the world.

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Title history [edit]

† Unofficial title changes not recognized by the NWA.

# Wrestler Times Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Orville Brown 1 01948-01-05January 5, 1948 692 Des Moines, IA Live event Defeated Sonny Myers. In July 1948, the current version of National Wrestling Alliance is founded and Brown is recognized as the first official NWA World champion. Brown was previously the Midwest Wrestling Association champion.
2 Lou Thesz 1 01949-11-27November 27, 1949 1941 — — Awarded when Brown suffers career-ending injuries in an automobile accident on November 1, 1949. The title is also unified with the World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association). Thesz became the Undisputed Champion of all of wrestling by winning the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium World Heavyweight Title, the remaining major World Championship at the time other than the NWA World Title, on May 21, 1952.
— Leo Nomellini 1† 01955-03-22March 22, 1955 115 San Francisco, CA Live event Defeated Thesz by countout in the second round and disqualification in the third round. California Athletic Commission recognized the title change by disqualification, but both wrestlers continue to claim the title.
— Lou Thesz 2† 01955-07-15July 15, 1955 244 Toronto, ON Live event Defeated Nomellini in a rematch.
3 Whipper Billy Watson 1 01956-03-15March 15, 1956 239 Toronto, ON Live event
4 Lou Thesz 2(3) 01956-11-09November 9, 1956 217 St. Louis, MO Live event
— Édouard Carpentier 1† 01957-06-14June 14, 1957 40 Chicago, IL Live event Carpentier was awarded the title by disqualification when Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. In some territories, Thesz continued to be recognized as NWA champion while, in others, Carpentier was billed as the champion.
— Lou Thesz 4† 01957-07-24July 24, 1957 113 Montreal, Quebec Live event Thesz won a rematch against Carpentier by disqualification. The NWA initially continued to recognize Carpentier as the champion, but voids any recognition of Carpentier as champion when he withdrew the claim for the title when Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn quit the NWA in August 1958. Some territories such as Boston (AAC), Nebraska and Los Angeles (NAWA/WWA) continued to recognize Carpentier. The AAC recognized Killer Kowalski when he defeated Carpentier in Boston. Nebraska later recognized Verne Gagne when he defeated Carpentier in Omaha. The NAWA/WWA recognized Carpentier as World Champion in July 1959 and Freddie Blassie when he defeated Carpentier in 1961.
5 Dick Hutton 1 01957-11-14November 14, 1957 421 Toronto, ON Live event
6 Pat O'Connor 1 01959-01-09January 9, 1959 903 St. Louis, MO Live event The AWA, under Verne Gagne, seceded from the NWA and declared O'Connor their first World Champion in May 1960. This was considered a compromise gesture by the AWA given that Gagne held Édouard Carpentier's disputed version of the title. O'Conner was given 90 days to defend the AWA title against number one contender Gagne and when he did not, the title was awarded to Gagne.
7 Buddy Rogers 1 01961-06-30June 30, 1961 414 Chicago, IL Live event On August 2, 1962, Bruno Sammartino defeated Rogers in Toronto, but refused to accept the title because Rogers had wrestled with an injury.
— Bobo Brazil 1† 01962-08-18August 18, 1962 73 Newark, NJ Live event Brazil refused the title because of a groin injury that Rogers had claimed to have. However, on September 6, 1962, Brazil is declared champion because a doctor had determined that Rogers hadn't suffered an injury. This title change isn't recognized by the NWA.
— Buddy Rogers 2† 01962-10-30October 30, 1962 86 Toledo, OH Live event Killer Kowalski defeated Rogers on November 21, 1961 in Montreal after Rogers broke his ankle in the first fall but was only recognized as champion in some states. Rogers defeated him on January 21, 1963 in New York, but Kowalski claimed the match wasn't for the title.
8 Lou Thesz 3(5) 01963-01-24January 24, 1963 1079 Toronto, ON Live event Promoters in the northeast United States refuse to recognize Rogers' one-fall loss to Thesz, thus breaking away from the NWA to form a new promotion, the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Rogers is declared the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion soon after.
9 Gene Kiniski 1 01966-01-07January 7, 1966 1131 St. Louis, MO Live event
10 Dory Funk 1 01969-02-11February 11, 1969 1563 Tampa, FL Live event
11 Harley Race 1 01973-05-24May 24, 1973 57 Kansas City, MO Live event
12 Jack Brisco 1 01973-07-20July 20, 1973 500 Houston, TX Live event
13 Giant Baba 1 01974-12-02December 2, 1974 7 Kagoshima, Japan Live event
14 Jack Brisco 2 01974-12-09December 9, 1974 366 Toyohashi, Japan Live event
15 Terry Funk 1 01975-12-10December 10, 1975 424 Miami, FL Live event
16 Harley Race 2 01977-02-06February 6, 1977 926 Toronto, ON Live event
— Terry "The Hulk" Boulder 1† 01979-05-25May 25, 1979 0 Dothan, AL Live event Terry "The Hulk" Boulder pinned NWA World Champion Harley Race to win the NWA World Championship, but the decision was voided when Terry was discovered to have thrown Race over the top rope during the match. Normally this would simply be looked at as a "Dusty finish" and ignored but video footage from the following night has surfaced in which Boulder's win is recognized - albeit briefly. This title change is not currently recognized by the NWA. [1][2][3]
17 Dusty Rhodes 1 01979-08-21August 21, 1979 5 Tampa, FL Live event
18 Harley Race 3 01979-08-26August 26, 1979 66 Orlando, FL Live event
19 Giant Baba 2 01979-10-31October 31, 1979 7 Nagoya, Japan Live event
20 Harley Race 4 01979-11-07November 7, 1979 302 Amagasaki, Japan Live event
21 Giant Baba 3 01980-09-04September 4, 1980 5 Saga, Japan Live event
22 Harley Race 5 01980-09-09September 9, 1980 230 Ohtsu, Japan Live event
23 Tommy Rich 1 01981-04-27April 27, 1981 4 Augusta, GA Live event
24 Harley Race 6 01981-05-01May 1, 1981 51 Gainesville, GA Live event
25 Dusty Rhodes 2 01981-06-21June 21, 1981 88 Atlanta, GA Live event
26 Ric Flair 1 01981-09-17September 17, 1981 476 Kansas City, MO Live event On February 9, 1982 in Miami, The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under a mask due to being under suspension in Florida) defeated Flair for the title but returned it when NWA President Bob Geigel asked Rider to unmask or return the belt as NWA rules then forbade masked wrestlers from holding it.
— Jack Veneno 1† 01982-09-07September 7, 1982 0 Rep. Dom. Live event Jack Veneno defeated Flair in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic but as he refused to defend the title outside his native country the title was returned to Flair on September 7, 1982. [4]
— Carlos Colón 1† 01983-01-06January 6, 1983 17 San Juan, PR Live event This title change isn't recognized by the NWA. [4]
— Ric Flair 2† 01983-01-23January 23, 1983 138 Miami, FL Live event This title change isn't recognized by the NWA. Victor Jovica defeated Flair on February 8, 1983 in Couva, Trinidad but the decision was reversed three days later because Jovica's feet were on the rope during the pin. [4]
27 Harley Race 7 01983-06-10June 10, 1983 167 St. Louis, MO Live event
— Ric Flair 2(3) 01983-11-24November 24, 1983 118 Greensboro, NC Starrcade (1983) This was a Steel Cage match. Former champion Gene Kiniski (above) was special referee.
— Harley Race 8† 01984-03-21March 21, 1984 2 Wellington, New Zealand Live event This title change was briefly recognized by WCW, but it is currently not recognized by NWA nor WWE.
— Ric Flair 2(4)† 01984-03-23March 23, 1984 44 Kallang, Singapore Live event This title change was briefly recognized by WCW, but it is currently unrecognized by NWA or WWE.
28 Kerry Von Erich 1 01984-05-06May 6, 1984 18 Irving, TX Parade of Champions 1
29 Ric Flair 3(5) 01984-05-24May 24, 1984 793 Yokosuka, Japan Live event
30 Dusty Rhodes 3 01986-07-26July 26, 1986 14 Greensboro, NC The Great American Bash (1986) Flair was pinned by Dusty Rhodes in the main event of Starrcade (1985), but the decision was later reversed (the original Dusty Finish) and turned into a DQ for interference in the match by Ole and Arn Anderson. Therefore the title was returned to Flair.
31 Ric Flair 4(6) 01986-08-09August 9, 1986 412 St. Louis, MO Live event
32 Ron Garvin 1 01987-09-25September 25, 1987 62 Detroit, MI Live event
33 Ric Flair 5(7) 01987-11-26November 26, 1987 452 Chicago, IL Starrcade (1987) On November 21, 1988 WCW joined the NWA
34 Ricky Steamboat 1 01989-02-20February 20, 1989 76 Chicago, IL Chi-Town Rumble
35 Ric Flair 6(8) 01989-05-07May 7, 1989 426 Nashville, TN WrestleWar (1989)
36 Sting 1 01990-07-07July 7, 1990 188 Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash (1990)
37 Ric Flair 7(9) 01991-01-11January 11, 1991 69 East Rutherford, NJ Live event
— Tatsumi Fujinami 1† 01991-03-21March 21, 1991 59 Tokyo, Japan WCW/New Japan Supershow I Briefly defended along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This title change was briefly recognized by WCW, but it is currently not recognized by NWA nor WWE.
— Ric Flair 7(10) 01991-05-19May 19, 1991 112 St. Petersburg, FL SuperBrawl I This title change was originally ignored in the USA. This title change was briefly recognized by WCW, but it is currently unrecognized by NWA or WWE.
— Vacated — 01991-09-08September 8, 1991 — — — Flair was stripped of the title upon signing with the WWF.
38 Masahiro Chono 1 01992-08-12August 12, 1992 145 Tokyo, Japan Live event Defeated Rick Rude in tournament final.
39 The Great Muta 1 01993-01-04January 4, 1993 48 Tokyo, Japan WCW/New Japan Supershow III Muta's IWGP Heavyweight Title was also on the line; briefly defended along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
40 Barry Windham 1 01993-02-21February 21, 1993 147 Asheville, NC SuperBrawl III
41 Ric Flair 8(11) 01993-07-18July 18, 1993 57† Biloxi, MS Beach Blast (1993) [5]
— Vacated — 13 September 1993 — — — Vacated when WCW left the NWA. WCW continued to recognize Flair as their WCW International World Heavyweight Champion.
42 Shane Douglas 1 01994-08-27August 27, 1994 0 Philadelphia, PA NWA/Eastern Championship Wrestling Supershow Defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in tournament final.
— Vacated — 01994-08-27August 27, 1994 — — NWA/Eastern Championship Wrestling Supershow Douglas threw the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt down immediately after winning it and declared that he did not want to be the organization's champion; Douglas then declared the NWA-Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, which he was already in possession of, to be a World Heavyweight Championship. Eastern Championship Wrestling then withdraws from the NWA and becomes Extreme Championship Wrestling.
43 Chris Candido 1 01994-11-19November 19, 1994 97 Cherry Hill, NJ SMW/NWA Championship Wrestling America Defeated Tracy Smothers in tournament final.
44 Dan Severn 1 01995-02-24February 24, 1995 1479 Erlanger, KY Live event [6]
45 Naoya Ogawa 1 01999-03-14March 14, 1999 195 Yokohama, Japan Live event
46 Gary Steele 1 01999-09-25September 25, 1999 7 Charlotte, NC 51st Anniversary Show Gary Steele pinned Ogawa in a three-way match also involving Brian Anthony.
47 Naoya Ogawa 2 01999-10-02October 2, 1999 274 Thomaston, CT Live event
— Vacated — 02000-07-02July 2, 2000 — — — Ogawa vacated the title.
48 Mike Rapada 1 02000-09-19September 19, 2000 56 Tampa, FL Live event Defeated Jerry Flynn in tournament final.
49 Sabu 1 02000-11-14November 14, 2000 38 Tampa, FL Live event
50 Mike Rapada 2 02000-12-22December 22, 2000 123 Nashville, TN Live event
51 Steve Corino 1 02001-04-24April 24, 2001 172 Tampa, FL Live event
— Vacated — 02001-10-13October 13, 2001 — — — Title was held up following a match against Shinya Hashimoto.
52 Shinya Hashimoto 1 02001-12-15December 15, 2001 84 McKeesport, PA Live event This was 3 matches round robin style. Gary Steele vs. Steve Corino. Gary Steele vs. Shinya Hashimoto. Steve Corino vs. Shinya Hashimoto. Hashimoto won and was then attacked by a masked man who revealed himself to be Dan Severn.
53 Dan Severn 2 02002-03-09March 9, 2002 80 Tokyo, Japan Live event Match ended in controversy, as the referee gave a fast count.
— Vacated — 02002-05-28May 28, 2002 — — — Severn was stripped of the title after failing to make a defense in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Title made exclusive to TNA.
54 Ken Shamrock 1 02002-06-19June 19, 2002 49 Huntsville, AL Weekly pay-per-view event #1 Defeated Malice in the finals of a Gauntlet for the Gold.
55 Ron Killings 1 02002-08-07August 7, 2002 105 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #8 First African American NWA World Champion
56 Jeff Jarrett 1 02002-11-20November 20, 2002 203 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #22 Unified with the WWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Sting on May 25, 2003 in Auckland, New Zealand.
57 A.J. Styles 1 02003-06-11June 11, 2003 133 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #49 This was a three-way match, also involving Raven.
58 Jeff Jarrett 2 02003-10-22October 22, 2003 182 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #67
59 A.J. Styles 2 02004-04-21April 21, 2004 28 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #91 This was a Steel Cage match.
60 Ron Killings 2 02004-05-19May 19, 2004 14 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #95 This was a four-way match, also involving Raven and Chris Harris.
61 Jeff Jarrett 3 02004-06-02June 2, 2004 347 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #97 This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving A.J. Styles, Raven, and Chris Harris. Ron Killings defeated Jarrett on the June 23 TNA Weekly PPV for the title, however due to issues surrounding the title change, the title was held up, before Vince Russo gave Jarrett the title back.[7]
— Ray Gonzalez 1† 02005-04-03April 3, 2005 0 San Juan, PR IWAPR Juicio Final Live event This title change isn't recognized by the NWA or TNA.
62 A.J. Styles 3 02005-05-15May 15, 2005 35 Orlando, FL Hard Justice (2005) Defeated Jeff Jarrett for title. [8]
63 Raven 1 02005-06-19June 19, 2005 88 Orlando, FL Slammiversary (2005) This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving Abyss, Monty Brown, and Sean Waltman. [9]
64 Jeff Jarrett 4 02005-09-15September 15, 2005 38 Oldcastle, Ontario International Incident
65 Rhino 1 02005-10-23October 23, 2005 2 Orlando, FL Bound for Glory (2005) Rhino won the right to face Jarrett in a Gauntlet for the Gold match after designated challenger Kevin Nash fell ill and withdrew. [10]
66 Jeff Jarrett 5 02005-10-25October 25, 2005 110 Orlando, FL TNA Impact! Aired November 3, 2005.
67 Christian Cage 1 02006-02-12February 12, 2006 126 Orlando, FL Against All Odds (2006) [11]
68 Jeff Jarrett 6 02006-06-18June 18, 2006 126 Orlando, FL Slammiversary (2006) This was a King of the Mountain match. Jarrett won due to interference by referee Earl Hebner. Jim Cornette stripped Jarrett of the belt later that week, then returned it to him the following week on the condition that he face the winner of a #1 contender match being held at Victory Road on July 16, 2006. [12][13]
69 Sting 2 02006-10-22October 22, 2006 28 Plymouth, MI Bound for Glory (2006) Became the only wrestler to win the title before and during TNA's acquisition. [14]
70 Abyss 1 02006-11-19November 19, 2006 56 Orlando, FL Genesis (2006) First masked wrestler to win the title. Abyss defeated Sting by disqualification after Sting pushed the official. [15]
71 Christian Cage 2 02007-01-14January 14, 2007 119 Orlando, FL Final Resolution (2007) This was a Three-Way Elimination match, also involving Sting. [16]
— Vacated — 02007-05-13May 13, 2007 — — — Cage is stripped of the championship when the NWA and TNA sever their business relationship. The NWA regains control of the title.
72 Adam Pearce 1 02007-09-01September 1, 2007 336 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Live event 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 referee.
73 Brent Albright 1 02008-08-02August 2, 2008 49 New York City, NY Death Before Dishonor VI This marked he first time that a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion was crowned at a Ring of Honor event. [17]
74 Adam Pearce 2 02008-09-20September 20, 2008 35 Philadelphia, PA Glory By Honor VII [18]
75 Blue Demon, Jr. 1 02008-10-25October 25, 2008 505 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Blue Demon Jr. is the first Mexican to ever win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. [19]
76 Adam Pearce 3 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 357 Charlotte, NC Live event Three-Way Elimination match also featuring Phill Shatter. [20]
77 Colt Cabana 1 02011-03-06March 6, 2011 48 West Hollywood, CA NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood taping [21]
78 The Sheik 1 02011-04-23April 23, 2011 79 Jacksonville, FL NWA Pro Wrestling Fusion "Subtle Hustle" [22]
— Vacated — 02011-07-11July 11, 2011 — — — Sheik is stripped of the title for refusing to defend against Adam Pearce on July 31, 2011. [23]
79 Adam Pearce 4 02011-07-31July 31, 2011 7002252000000000000252 Columbus, OH NWA at the Ohio State Fair Defeated Chance Prophet, Jimmy Rave and Shaun Tempers in a four-way match to win the vacant title. [24]
80 Colt Cabana 2 02012-04-08April 8, 2012 7002104000000000000104 Glendale, CA NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood taping [25]
81 Adam Pearce 5 02012-07-21July 21, 2012 700198000000000000098 Kansas City, KS Metro Pro Wrestling event This was a Two Out of Three Falls match. It was match four of a seven-match series between Cabana and Pearce. [26]
Vacated — 02012-10-27October 27, 2012 — Berwick, Victoria Melbourne, Australia NWA Warzone Wrestling 14 Pearce left the NWA and resigned as champion after the organization refused to allow him to defend the title in the concluding match of the best-of-seven series against Cabana. [27]
82 Kahagas 1 02012-11-02November 2, 2012 7002134000000000000134 Clayton, NJ NWA DAWG: Wrath of Champions 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. [28]
83 Rob Conway 1 02013-03-16March 16, 2013 700165000000000000065+ San Antonio, TX NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling Conway replaced an injured Jax Dane and defeated Kahagas for the title [29]

List of top combined reigns [edit]

Key
Symbol Meaning
Indicates the current champion
<1 The reign is shorter than one day.

As of May 20, 2013.

Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 Lou Thesz 3 3,749
2 Ric Flair 10 3,103
3 Harley Race 8 1,709
4 Dory Funk, Jr. 1 1,563
5 Dan Severn 2 1,559
6 Gene Kiniski 1 1,131
7 Adam Pearce 5 1,078
8 Jeff Jarrett 6 1,006
9 Pat O'Connor 1 903
10 Jack Brisco 2 866
11 Orville Brown 1 692
12 Buddy Rogers 1 573
13 Blue Demon, Jr. 1 505
14 Naoya Ogawa 2 469
15 Terry Funk 1 424
16 Dick Hutton 1 421
17 Christian Cage 2 245
18 Whipper Billy Watson 1 239
19 Sting 2 216
20 A.J. Styles 3 196
21 Mike Rapada 2 176
22 Steve Corino 1 175
23 Colt Cabana 2 152
24 Barry Windham 1 147
25 Masahiro Chono 1 145
26 Kahagas 1 134
27 Ron Killings 2 119
28 Dusty Rhodes 3 107
29 Chris Candido 1 97
30 Raven 1 88
31 Shinya Hashimoto 1 84
32 The Sheik 1 79
33 Ricky Steamboat 1 76
34 Ron Garvin 1 62
35 Abyss 1 56
36 Ken Shamrock 1 49
37 Brent Albright 1 49
38 The Great Muta 1 48
39 Sabu 1 38
40 Giant Baba 3 19
41 Kerry Von Erich 1 18
42 Rob Conway 1 700165000000000000065+
43 Gary Steele 1 7
44 Tommy Rich 1 4
45 Rhino 1 2
46 Shane Douglas 1 <1

†Combined length may not be correct. See above.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

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