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NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY
More detail on each title reign.
| Champion |
Date |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
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| Orville Brown |
October 1948 |
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Awarded |
| Lou Thesz |
November 27, 1949 |
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Unifies 4 Titles. |
| Whipper Billy Watson |
March 15, 1956 |
Toronto, ON |
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| Lou Thesz (2) |
56/11/09 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Dick Hutton |
57/11/14 |
Toronto, ON |
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| Pat O'Connor |
59/01/09 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Buddy Rogers |
61/06/30 |
Chicago, IL |
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| Bobo Brazil |
62/08/18 |
Newark, NJ |
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Refused Title |
| Buddy Rogers |
62/10/39 |
Chicago, IL |
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Won the Rematch with Bobo |
| Lou Thesz (3) |
63/01/24 |
Toronto, ON |
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| Gene Kiniski |
66/01/07 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Dory Funk Jr. |
69/02/11 |
Tampa, FL |
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| Harley Race |
73/03/24 |
Kansas City, MO |
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| Jack Brisco |
73/07/20 |
Houston, TX |
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| Giant Baba |
74/12/02 |
Kagoshima, JAPAN |
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| Jack Brisco [2] |
74/12/09 |
Toyohashi, JAPAN |
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| Terry Funk |
75/12/10 |
Miami, FL |
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| Harley Race [2] |
77/02/06 |
Toronto, ON |
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| Dusty Rhodes |
79/08/21 |
Tampa, FL |
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| Harley Race [3] |
79/08/26 |
Orlando, FL |
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| Giant Baba [2] |
79/10/31 |
Nagoya, JAPAN |
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| Harley Race [4] |
79/11/07 |
Amagasaki, JAPAN |
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| Giant Baba [3] |
80/09/04 |
Saga, JAPAN |
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| Harley Race [5] |
80/09/09 |
Ohtsu, JAPAN |
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| Tommy Rich |
81/04/27 |
Augusta, GA |
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| Harley Race [6] |
81/05/01 |
Gainsville, GA |
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| Dusty Rhodes [2] |
81/06/21 |
Atlanta, GA |
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| Ric Flair |
81/09/17 |
Kansas City, MO |
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| Carlos Colon |
83/01/06 |
San Juan, PR |
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Not Recognized |
| Ric Flair |
83/01/23 |
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| Harley Race [7] |
83/06/10 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Ric Flair [2] |
83/11/24 |
Greensboro, NC |
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| Harley Race [8] |
84/03/21 |
NEW ZEALAND |
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| Ric Flair [3] |
84/03/23 |
SINGAPORE |
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| Kerry Von Erich |
84/05/06 |
Irving, TX |
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| Ric Flair [4] |
84/05/24 |
Yokosuka, JAPAN |
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| Dusty Rhodes [3] |
86/07/26 |
Greensboro, NC |
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| Ric Flair [5] |
86/08/07 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Ronnie Garvin |
87/09/25 |
Detroit, MI |
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| Ric Flair [6] |
87/11/26 |
Chicago, IL |
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| Ricky Steamboat |
89/02/20 |
Chicago, IL |
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| Ric Flair [7] |
89/05/07 |
Nashville, TN |
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| Sting |
90/07/07 |
Baltimore, MD |
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| Ric Flair [8] |
91/01/11 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
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| Tatsumi Fujinami |
91/03/21 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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| Ric Flair [9] |
91/05/19 |
St. Petersburg, FL |
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Vacated 91/09/08 |
| Masahiro Chono |
92/08/12 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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Defeated Rick Rude |
| Great Muta |
93/01/04 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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| Barry Windham |
93/02/21 |
Ashville, NC |
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| Ric Flair [10] |
93/07/18 |
Biloxi, MS |
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WCW pulled out of NWA |
| Shane Douglas |
94/08/27 |
Phiadelphia, PA |
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Defeated 2 Cold Scorpio;
Proceeded to throw down title. |
The Dead Era |
| Chris Candido |
94/11/19 |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
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Defeated Tracy Smothers |
| Dan Severn |
95/02/24 |
Erlanger, KY |
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| Naoya Ogawa |
99/03/14 |
Yokohama, JAPAN |
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| Gary Steele |
99/09/25 |
Charlotte, NC |
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Defeated Ogawa & Brian Anthony |
| Naoya Ogawa [2] |
99/10/02 |
Thomaston, CT |
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Vacated on 00/07/02 |
| Mike Rapada |
00/09/19 |
Tampa, FL |
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Defeated Jerry Flynn in tourney final. |
| Sabu |
00/11/14 |
Tampa, FL |
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| Mike Rapada [2] |
00/12/22 |
Nashville, TN |
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| Steve Corino |
01/04/24 |
Tampa, FL |
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Held up 01/10/13 |
| Shin'ya Hashimoto |
01/12/15 |
McKeesport, PA |
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Defeated Corino & Gary Steele. |
| Dan Severn [2] |
02/03/09 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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Stripped |
The Total Nonstop Wrestling Era |
| Ken Shamrock |
02/06/19 |
Huntsville, AL |
TNA PPV |
Won Gauntlet for the Gold. |
| Ron Killings |
02/08/07 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| Jeff Jarrett |
02/11/20 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| AJ Styles |
03/06/11 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| Jeff Jarrett (2) |
03/10/22 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| AJ Styles (2) |
04/04/21 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| Ron Killings (2) |
04/05/19 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| Jeff Jarrett (3) |
04/06/02 |
Nashville, TN |
TNA PPV |
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| AJ Styles (3) |
May 15, 2005 |
Orlando, FL |
Hard Justice |
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| Raven |
June 19, 2005 |
Orlando, FL |
Slammiversary |
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| Jeff Jarrett (4) |
September 15, 2005 |
Windsor, ONT |
Border City Wrestling |
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| Rhino |
October 23, 2005 |
Orlando, FL |
Bound For Glory |
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| Jeff Jarrett (5) |
November 3, 2005 |
Orlando, FL |
Prime Time Special |
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| Christian Cage |
February 12, 2006 |
Orlando, FL |
Against All Odds |
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| Jeff Jarrett (6) |
June 18, 2006 |
Orlando, FL |
Slammiversary |
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| Sting (2) |
October 22, 2006 |
Detroit, MI |
Bound For Glory |
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| Abyss (1) |
Noveber 19, 2006 |
Orlando, FL |
Genesis |
Won by Disqualification |
| Christian Cage (2) |
January 14, 2007 |
Orlando, FL |
Final Resolution |
Beat Abyss & Sting |
| Kurt Angle |
May 13, 2007 |
Orlando, FL |
Sacrifice |
NWA cuts ties with TNA |
The Post-TNA Era |
| Adam Pearce |
September 1, 2007 |
Puerto Rico |
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Won a Tournament |
| Brent Albright |
August 2, 2008 |
New York, NY |
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| Adam Pearce (2) |
September 20, 2008 |
Philadelphia, PA |
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| Blue Demon Jr. |
October 25, 2008 |
Mexico City, MX |
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| Adam Pearce (3) |
March 14, 2010 |
Charlotte, NC |
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Beat Demon & Phil Shatter |
| Colt Cabana |
March 6, 2011 |
Hollywood, CA |
NWA Hollywood |
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