List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions

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Current NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm

The list of NWA World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) professional wrestling world heavyweight championship. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship (Catch as Catch Can version; 1905–1957), which traces its lineage to George Hackenschmidt's 1905 title which Frank Gotch won from him in 1908. This effectively makes it one of the oldest surviving wrestling championship in the world.

Title history

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
† Indicates the title changes not recognized by the NWA
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No. Wrestler Times Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Orville Brown 1 July 14, 1948 501 Des Moines, IA House show In July 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was founded and Brown was recognized as the first official NWA World Heavyweight Champion. His reign length is calculated from the date he defeated Sonny Myers to first claim the world championship.
2 Lou Thesz 1 November 27, 1949 2,300 (1,941)† — — Awarded when 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 10, 1948 from Wild Bill Longson. Thesz became the undisputed champion of all of wrestling by winning the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium 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.
— Leo Nomellini 1† March 22, 1955 115 San Francisco, CA House show Defeated Thesz by countout in the second fall and disqualification in the third fall. California Athletic Commission recognized the title change by disqualification, but both wrestlers continued to claim the title.
— Lou Thesz 2† July 15, 1955 244 Toronto, ON House show Defeated Nomellini in a rematch.
3 Whipper Billy Watson 1 March 15, 1956 239 Toronto, ON House show
4 Lou Thesz 2(3) November 9, 1956 370 (217)† St. Louis, MO House show
— Édouard Carpentier 1† June 14, 1957 40 Chicago, IL House show Carpentier was awarded the title when 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.
— Lou Thesz 4† July 24, 1957 113 Montreal, QC House show Thesz won a rematch against 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 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 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. The NAWA/WWA recognized Freddie Blassie as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in 1961.
5 Dick Hutton 1 November 14, 1957 421 Toronto, ON House show
6 Pat O'Connor 1 January 9, 1959 903 St. Louis, MO House show The American Wrestling Association (AWA), under Verne Gagne, seceded from the NWA and declared O'Connor their first AWA World Heavyweight 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'Connor was given 90 days to defend the AWA World Heavyweight Championship against number one contender Gagne and when he did not, the title was awarded to Gagne.
7 Buddy Rogers 1 June 30, 1961 573
(145)† 		Chicago, IL House show On August 2, 1962, Bruno Sammartino defeated Rogers in Toronto, but refused to accept the title because Rogers had wrestled with an injury. The NWA considers Rogers' reign to last until Thesz. [1]
— Killer Kowalski 1† November 22, 1961 425 Montreal, QC House show Kowalski defeated Rogers on November 21 after Rogers broke his ankle in the first fall. He was only recognized as champion in some states, but not by the NWA.
— Bobo Brazil 1† August 18, 1962 73 Newark, NJ House show Brazil refused the title because of a groin injury that 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 was not recognized by the NWA.
— Buddy Rogers 2† October 30, 1962
(defeat of Brazil) 		86 Toledo, OH House show Rogers was widely, though not universally, considered champion again after his wins over Brazil and Kowalski. Kowalski disputed that Rogers had won the title, arguing that the match had not been for the title. As the NWA had recognized none of Rogers's losses, no second title reign was counted for Rogers.
January 21, 1963
(defeat of Kowalski)

3

New York City, NY House show
8 Lou Thesz 3(5) January 24, 1963 1,079 Toronto, ON House show Promoters in the northeast United States refused to recognize Rogers' one-fall loss to Thesz, thus breaking away from the NWA to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). Rogers was declared the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion three months later, on April 25.
9 Gene Kiniski 1 January 7, 1966 1,131 St. Louis, MO House show
10 Dory Funk, Jr. 1 February 11, 1969 1,563 Tampa, FL House show [2]
11 Harley Race 1 May 24, 1973 57 Kansas City, MO House show [3]
12 Jack Brisco 1 July 20, 1973 500 Houston, TX House show [4]
13 Giant Baba 1 December 2, 1974 7 Kagoshima, Japan House show
14 Jack Brisco 2 December 9, 1974 366 Toyohashi, Japan House show
15 Terry Funk 1 December 10, 1975 424 Miami, FL House show
16 Harley Race 2 February 6, 1977 926 Toronto, ON House show
17 Dusty Rhodes 1 August 21, 1979 5 Tampa, FL House show
18 Harley Race 3 August 26, 1979 66 Orlando, FL House show
19 Giant Baba 2 October 31, 1979 7 Nagoya, Japan House show
20 Harley Race 4 November 7, 1979 302 Amagasaki, Japan House show
21 Giant Baba 3 September 4, 1980 5 Saga, Japan House show
22 Harley Race 5 September 9, 1980 230 Otsu, Japan House show
23 Tommy Rich 1 April 27, 1981 4 Augusta, GA House show
24 Harley Race 6 May 1, 1981 51 Gainesville, GA House show
25 Dusty Rhodes 2 June 21, 1981 88 Atlanta, GA House show
26 Ric Flair 1 September 17, 1981 631 Kansas City, MO House show 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 he returned it when NWA President Bob Geigel asked Rider to unmask or return the championship belt as NWA rules then forbade masked wrestlers from holding it.[5]
— Jack Veneno 1† August 29, 1982 <1 Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom. House show 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 the same day. [6]
— Ric Flair — August 29, 1982 — Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom. House show The title returned to Flair after Veneno refused to defend the title outside his native country. This is considered a continuation of Flair's initial reign [6]
— Carlos Colón 1† January 6, 1983 17 San Juan, PR House show This title change is not recognized by the NWA. Colon's WWC World Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. [6]
— Ric Flair 2† January 23, 1983 138 Miami, FL House show This title change is not 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. [6]
27 Harley Race 7 June 10, 1983 167 St. Louis, MO House show
28 Ric Flair 2(3) November 24, 1983 164 (117)† Greensboro, NC Starrcade This was a steel cage match. Former champion Gene Kiniski (above) was the special referee.
— Harley Race 8† March 20, 1984 3 Wellington, New Zealand House show This title change was briefly recognized by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), but it is currently not recognized by NWA nor WWE.
— Ric Flair 4† March 23, 1984 44 Kallang, Singapore House show This title change was briefly recognized by WCW, but it is currently not recognized by NWA or WWE.
29 Kerry Von Erich 1 May 6, 1984 18 Irving, TX 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
30 Ric Flair 3(5) May 24, 1984 793 Yokosuka, Japan House show [3]
31 Dusty Rhodes 3 July 26, 1986 14 Greensboro, NC The Great American Bash
32 Ric Flair 4(6) August 9, 1986 412 St. Louis, MO House show
33 Ron Garvin 1 September 25, 1987 62 Detroit, MI House show
34 Ric Flair 5(7) November 26, 1987 452 Chicago, IL Starrcade On November 21, 1988 the NWA's flagship promotion Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
35 Ricky Steamboat 1 February 20, 1989 76 Chicago, IL Chi-Town Rumble
36 Ric Flair 6(8) May 7, 1989 426 Nashville, TN WrestleWar
37 Sting 1 July 7, 1990 188 Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash
38 Ric Flair 7(9) January 11, 1991 69 East Rutherford, NJ House show After this title win, Flair was also recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Of Flair's sixteen recognized world championships, WWE recognizes this reign as an NWA one, and not a WCW one.
39 Tatsumi Fujinami 1 March 21, 1991 59 Tokyo, Japan WCW/New Japan Supershow I Briefly defended along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This title change was originally ignored in the United States. This title change was briefly recognized by WCW and is recognized by WWE. [7][8]
40 Ric Flair 8(10) May 19, 1991 112 St. Petersburg, FL SuperBrawl I This title change was originally ignored in the United States. This title change was briefly recognized by WCW, but it is currently not recognized by WWE. [7]
— Vacated — September 8, 1991 — — — Flair was stripped of the title upon signing with the World Wrestling Federation. This marked the first time the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was vacant.[7]
41 Masahiro Chono 1 August 12, 1992 145 Tokyo, Japan G1 Climax 1992 – Day 5 Defeated Rick Rude in the final of the G1 Climax tournament.
42 The Great Muta 1 January 4, 1993 48 Tokyo, Japan WCW/New Japan Supershow III Muta's IWGP Heavyweight Championship was also on the line; briefly defended along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
43 Barry Windham 1 February 21, 1993 147 Asheville, NC SuperBrawl III [9]
44 Ric Flair 9(11) July 18, 1993 57 Biloxi, MS Beach Blast [10]
— Vacated — September 13, 1993 — — — Vacated when WCW withdrew from the NWA. WCW continued to recognize Flair as their WCW International World Heavyweight Champion.
45 Shane Douglas 1 August 27, 1994 <1 Philadelphia, PA NWA World Title Tournament Defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in tournament final.
— Vacated — August 27, 1994 — Philadelphia, PA NWA World Title Tournament 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-ECW Heavyweight Championship, of which he was already in possession, to be a world championship. Eastern Championship Wrestling then withdraws from the NWA and becomes Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).
46 Chris Candido 1 November 19, 1994 97 Cherry Hill, NJ SMW: NWA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Defeated Tracy Smothers in tournament final.
47 Dan Severn 1 February 24, 1995 1,479 Erlanger, KY House show [11][12]
48 Naoya Ogawa 1 March 14, 1999 195 Yokohama, Japan House show
49 Gary Steele 1 September 25, 1999 7 Charlotte, NC 51st Anniversary Show Gary Steele pinned Ogawa in a three-way match also involving Brian Anthony.
50 Naoya Ogawa 2 October 2, 1999 274 Thomaston, CT House show
— Vacated — July 2, 2000 — — — Ogawa vacated the title.
51 Mike Rapada 1 September 19, 2000 56 Tampa, FL House show Defeated Jerry Flynn in tournament final.
52 Sabu 1 November 14, 2000 38 Tampa, FL House show
53 Mike Rapada 2 December 22, 2000 123 Nashville, TN House show
54 Steve Corino 1 April 24, 2001 172 Tampa, FL House show
— Vacated — October 13, 2001 — St. Petersburg, FL 53rd Anniversary Show Title was held up when Corino lost a title match against Shinya Hashimoto when he became unable to compete due to head injury sustained in the match.
55 Shinya Hashimoto 1 December 15, 2001 84 McKeesport, PA House show This was three matches round robin style; Gary Steele vs. Steve Corino, Gary Steele vs. Shinya Hashimoto, and Steve Corino vs. Shinya Hashimoto. Hashimoto won.
56 Dan Severn 2 March 9, 2002 80 Tokyo, Japan House show Match ended in controversy, as the referee gave a fast count.
— Vacated — May 28, 2002 — — — Severn was stripped of the title after failing to make a defense in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at their inaugural PPV. Title made exclusive to TNA.
57 Ken Shamrock 1 June 19, 2002 49 Huntsville, AL Weekly pay-per-view event #1 Defeated Malice in the finals of a Gauntlet for the Gold.
58 Ron Killings 1 August 7, 2002 105 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #8
59 Jeff Jarrett 1 November 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.
60 A.J. Styles 1 June 11, 2003 133 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #48 This was a three-way match, also involving Raven.
61 Jeff Jarrett 2 October 22, 2003 182 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #67
62 A.J. Styles 2 April 21, 2004 28 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #91 This was a steel cage match.
63 Ron Killings 2 May 19, 2004 14 Nashville, TN Weekly pay-per-view event #95 This was a four-way match, also involving Raven and Chris Harris.
64 Jeff Jarrett 3 June 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, but due to issues surrounding the title change, the title was held up, before Vince Russo gave Jarrett the title back.[13]
65 Ray González 1 April 3, 2005 <1 San Juan, PR IWA: Juicio Final González was stripped of the title later in the evening due to the fall having been counted by the wrong referee. This reign was ignored by the NWA and TNA, with Jarrett continuing to be recognized as champion. Retroactively recognized by the NWA beginning February 16, 2015. [14]
66 A.J. Styles 3 May 15, 2005 35 Orlando, FL Hard Justice Defeated Jeff Jarrett for title. Tito Ortiz was the special referee. [15]
67 Raven 1 June 19, 2005 88 Orlando, FL Slammiversary This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving Abyss, Monty Brown, and Sean Waltman. [16]
68 Jeff Jarrett 4 September 15, 2005 38 Windsor, ON BCW: International Incident
69 Rhino 1 October 23, 2005 2 Orlando, FL Bound for Glory Rhino won the right to face Jarrett in a Gauntlet for the Gold match after designated challenger Kevin Nash fell ill and withdrew. [17]
70 Jeff Jarrett 5 October 25, 2005 110 Orlando, FL Impact! Aired November 3, 2005.
71 Christian Cage 1 February 12, 2006 126 Orlando, FL Against All Odds [18]
72 Jeff Jarrett 6 June 18, 2006 126 Orlando, FL Slammiversary This was a King of the Mountain match. Jarrett won due to interference by referee Earl Hebner. Jim Cornette stripped Jarrett of the championship belt later that week, then returned it to him the following week on the condition that he would have faced the winner of a number one contender match being held at Victory Road on July 16, 2006. The period of vacancy is not recognized. [19][20]
73 Sting 2 October 22, 2006 28 Plymouth, MI Bound for Glory Kurt Angle was the special outside enforcer. This was a title vs. career match where Sting put his career on the line. [21]
74 Abyss 1 November 19, 2006 56 Orlando, FL Genesis Abyss defeated Sting by disqualification after Sting pushed the official. [22]
75 Christian Cage 2 January 14, 2007 119 Orlando, FL Final Resolution This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Sting. [23]
— Vacated — May 13, 2007 — — — Cage was stripped of the title when the NWA and TNA ended their business relations and title agreements.
76 Adam Pearce 1 September 1, 2007 336 Bayamón, PR House show 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.
77 Brent Albright 1 August 2, 2008 49 New York City, NY ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI [24]
78 Adam Pearce 2 September 20, 2008 35 Philadelphia, PA ROH: Glory By Honor VII [25][26]
79 Blue Demon, Jr. 1 October 25, 2008 505 Mexico City, Mexico House show [27]
80 Adam Pearce 3 March 14, 2010 357 Charlotte, NC House show Three-way elimination match also featuring Phill Shatter. [28]
81 Colt Cabana 1 March 6, 2011 48 West Hollywood, CA NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood taping [29]
82 The Sheik 1 April 23, 2011 79 Jacksonville, FL NWA Pro Wrestling Fusion: Subtle Hustle [30]
— Vacated — July 11, 2011 — — — Sheik was stripped of the title for refusing to defend against Adam Pearce on July 31, 2011. [31]
83 Adam Pearce 4 July 31, 2011 252 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. [32]
84 Colt Cabana 2 April 8, 2012 104 Glendale, CA NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood taping [33]
85 Adam Pearce 5 July 21, 2012 98 Kansas City, KS Metro Pro Wrestling taping This was a two out of three falls match. It was match four of a seven-match series between Cabana and Pearce. [34]
— Vacated — October 27, 2012 — Berwick, Victoria, 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. The match did take place with Cabana winning, but both wrestlers refused the title in the aftermath. [35]
86 Kahagas 1 November 2, 2012 134 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. [36]
87 Rob Conway 1 March 16, 2013 294 San Antonio, TX NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling: A Monster's Ball Rob Conway replaced an injured Jax Dane and defeated Kahagas for the title. [37]
88 Satoshi Kojima 1 January 4, 2014 149 Tokyo, Japan Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome [38]
89 Rob Conway 2 June 2, 2014 257 Las Vegas, NV Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion Show [39]
90 Hiroyoshi Tenzan 1 February 14, 2015 196 Sendai, Japan The New Beginning in Sendai [40]
91 Jax Dane 1 August 29, 2015 419 San Antonio, TX NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling: World War Gold [41]
92 Tim Storm 1 October 21, 2016 2,778+ Sherman, TX House show [42]

Combined reigns

Record nine-time champion Ric Flair
Longest-reigning and three-time champion Lou Thesz

As of May 30, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
<1 The reign is shorter than one day.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Lou Thesz 3 3,749
2 Ric Flair 9 3,116
3 Harley Race 7 1,799
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 Buddy Rogers 1 573
12 Rob Conway 2 551
13 Blue Demon, Jr. 1 505
14 Orville Brown 1 501
15 Naoya Ogawa 2 469
16 Terry Funk 1 424
17 Dick Hutton 1 421
18 Jax Dane 1 419
19 Tim Storm † 1 2778+
20 Christian Cage 2 245
21 Whipper Billy Watson 1 239
22 Sting 2 216
23 A.J. Styles 3 196
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 1 196
25 Mike Rapada 2 176
26 Steve Corino 1 175
27 Colt Cabana 2 152
28 Satoshi Kojima 1 149
29 Barry Windham 1 147
30 Masahiro Chono 1 145
31 Kahagas 1 134
32 Ron Killings 2 119
33 Dusty Rhodes 3 107
34 Chris Candido 1 97
35 Raven 1 88
36 Shinya Hashimoto 1 84
37 The Sheik 1 79
38 Ricky Steamboat 1 76
39 Ron Garvin 1 62
40 Tatsumi Fujinami 1 59
41 Abyss 1 56
42 Brent Albright 1 49
Ken Shamrock 1 49
44 The Great Muta 1 48
45 Sabu 1 38
46 Giant Baba 3 19
47 Kerry Von Erich 1 18
48 Gary Steele 1 7
49 Tommy Rich 1 4
50 Rhino 1 2
51 Ray González 1 <1
Shane Douglas 1 <1

See also

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External links

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