This title change is not recognized by the NWA. So join us as we count down the greatest wrestlers to ever hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. youtu.be/7oOybYowloY. 1993-02-21. Race dropped the belt to Dusty Rhodes in 1979, but won the title back less than a week later; the first of a number of brief titleless runs for Race. Brisco would be remembered as one of the NWA greats and would later work for the WWF/E. 5 Biggest Stars of WrestleMania 39 Weekend, first man to ever work for both WWF and UFC at the same time, Ohki had to be taken from the bout on a stretcher, The Power of the Dog REVIEW A Tremendous Work of Art, The Farewell REVIEW The Different Ways We Say Goodbye, BOOK REVIEW: History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund. This run would prove more successful, with Race holding the belt for over two and a half years. Jack Brisco narrowly missed out on appearing on this list, holding the titles for a total of 866 days. His first win came over Ric Flair in 1990 NWA/WCW, and his second in 2006 over Jeff Jarrett in NWA TNA. Shane Douglas 1 of. See inside for a full list of all WWE Network additions for the last day. (Mid-America)/A.W.A Southern Tag Team Title", "N.W.A. The Brotherhood defeated Team Extreme (Khris Germany and Kit Carson) to win the vacant championship. Jeff Jarrett won the title back later on in 2004, before losing it in controversial fashion to Ray Gonzlez in 2005. Hed work for the WWF in 1986, teaming with his brother Terry. Thesz held the title right up until 1966, finally losing it to Gene Kiniski not a bad run for a guy in his late 40s. Over the course of its existence, the title was held by well known names such as Bobo Brazil, The Sheik, Wilbur Snyder, Johnny Valentine, and multi-time AWA World Heavyweight Champions Verne Gagne and Dick the Bruiser. Finally, Flair lost the belt to Victor Jovica for a spell of three days before regaining the title after it was ruled that Jovicas win was illegal due to his feet being on the ropes. Lynn and Styles defeated the Rainbow Express (, A.J. Canadian Tag Team Title (Calgary)", "N.W.A. Macon, GA. 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United States Heavyweight Title (Toronto)", "N.W.A. champion determined in Texas", "BREAKING NEWS: Tim Storm defeats Jax Dane in Sherman, TX to become the new NWA World's Heavyweight Champion!!! ", "Daily Update: Bellator, Balor, WWE adds UK talent to house show tour", "Heatseekers Make It Four: New World Tag Champions! 1 time OVW Heavyweight Champion, 1 time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion, 3 time World Heavyweight Champion, 2 time World Tag Team Champion, 12 time WWE Champion/WWE World Heavyweight Champion, 5 time WWE United States Champion, 2 time WWE Tag Team Champion. Severn originally started wrestling in 1992, and worked for a number of independent promotions before signing with the NWA in 1995. North American Tag Team Title (Puerto Rico/WWC version)", "N.W.A./W.C.W. His major success would come in 1966, when he finally managed to defeat Lou Thesz to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Dory Funk Jr would defeat Gene Kiniski for the title in 1969, Kiniski himself holding the title for over three years. His father, and TNA co-founder, Jerry Jarrett, also had strong links to the territories, having been involved with the United States Wrestling Association and the Continental Wrestling Association. This is a customizable subscription pop-up to sign up your visitors to your newsletter, Wrestlings Greatest Champions: Best NWA World Heavyweight Champions. 1. Southeastern Heavyweight Title (Southeastern/Continental)", "N.W.A. This was the finals of the 2019 Crockett Cup tournament for the vacant championship. Funk Jr started wrestling in 1963, and quickly found himself feuding with a number of top stars in the NWA. Following this, Race returned to the AWA, and then later he worked for the WWF. He became the first man to ever hold a wrestling and MMA title at the same time, and hed continue to defend the NWA title over the next few years, most notably defeating 56 year old Dory Funk Jr in 1997. Its powerful, beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage your visitors and increase conversions. Georgia Southern Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is for wrestlers 220 lbs. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for World Championship Wrestling Championships: Big Gold Belt, List of Nwa World Heavyweight Champions, List of WCW Hardcore Champions, List of WCW Intern by Source Wikipedia (Paperback / softback, 2012) at the best online prices at eBay! This helped to popularise wrestling in Japan, and turned it into a mainstream sport. Central States Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc.[1] The following is a list of its active and inactive/unofficial/defunct championships. The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. This includes the list of all WCW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. North American Heavyweight Title (Mid-South)", "N.W.A. After this title win, Ric Flair was recognized as the first, This title change was originally ignored in the United States, presenting Flair's reign as one continuous reign. Ric Flair and John Cena hold the most recognized World Heavyweight . Exhausted, he eventually lost the belt to Dory Funk Jr in 1969. This is considered a continuation of Flair's previous reign. 04/18/1987 - World Championship Wrestling - World Championship Wrestling S1987E108; 04/18/1988 - Prime Time Wrestling - Prime Time Wrestling S1988E15 . The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The NWA did not officially recognize any tag team champions until 1992 while various affiliates had previously had their own Tag Team championships. Flair returned to WCW in 1993. Cody wouldnt be champion for long though as hed drop the title back to Aldis only a few weeks later at the NWA 70th Anniversary event, defeating Rhodes in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Thesz went on to tour Europe and Japan, and would often be promoted as World Champion, despite losing that title. United States Heavyweight Title (Chicago)", "N.W.A. "Beat the Champ" International Television Title (Los Angeles)", "N.W.A. Crockett had almost accomplished his goal of creating a national promotion. Ive used quite a formal system to determine a top 10, as I didnt want feelings to get in the way of my favourites. For many, the Cruiserweight Championship is remembered alongside the best in-ring action grace a WCW ring. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Brent Albright would eventually defeat Pearce for the title, just under a year later. Ken Shamrock, his former UFC rival, would win a gauntlet match to be crowned the new champion. During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship". This page was last edited on 16 April 2023, at 20:45. Flair lost the title after a couple of months to Tatsumi Fujinami in Tokyo, winning it back at SuperBrawl in May. After 80 days, Severn was stripped of his NWA World Championship. By Steve Coulson / April 15, . This match had no time limit and the title could change hands on a disqualification. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team championship contested in various National Wrestling Alliance affiliates. In the AWA it was Pat O'Connor, Georgia Championship Wrestling had Fred Blassie, WCWA had Fritz Von Erich, and so on. Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Lince Dorado. Wrestle Birmingham Heavyweight Title", "NWA Affliction Heavyweight Title (Illinois / Missouri)", "NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Still, champion he was, and to be honest, Jarrett has always seemed like a man born in the wrong era. Western States Heritage Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. They debuted on WWF programming as champions on the January 12, 1998 episode of Raw is War. Videotronic game player and general media connoisseur. Youngblood won a tournament final to win the vacant championship. National Wrestling Alliance is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc.[1] Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines,[2] following is correct as of March 22, 2023. With NWA no longer operating as an organization, the title exclusively referred to as WCW United States Title from 91/01; vacates on 91/07/14 after winning the World Title. 04-07: USA: NWA World Women's Television Title: inaugural champion 04-07: USA: NWA National Heavyweight Title: new champion 04-06: USA: MLW National Openweight Title: new champion 04-06: USA: MLW Women's World Featherweight Title: new champion 04-06: USA: MLW World Middleweight Title: new champion 04-05: USA: AEW World Tag Team Title: new champions United States Heavyweight Title (St. Joseph)", "N.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida)", "N.W.A. Were WWE Right To Have Cody Rhodes Lose At WrestleMania 39? In July 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was founded and Brown was recognized as the first official NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Now, we will bring you a weekly summary of everything added to the service! April 13, 2023. The following champion history features the NWA World Television Championship. Orville Brown was the first ever NWA Champion and held the title for 501 days. Once again, this reign would end up being all too short, with Kiniski dropping the belt back to Gagne just a month later. The inaugural champion was Orville Brown.The longest reigning champion is Lou Thesz, who held the . Jim Crockett now owned NWA St Louis, the UWF, his own Jim Crockett Promotions, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Central States Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Georgia and the CWF as well. Lou Thesz is today considered a legend in pro wrestling circles, and is still looked up to by many active wrestlers. Race dropped the belt a little over two months later to Giant Baba on his tour of Japan, only to regain the title a week later. Aldis quickly defeated Tim Storm for the title at CZWs Cage of Death 19 in late 2017. By Steve Coulson / April 13, 2023. Watson won the match and the championship by count out. This also brought forth the first recognized "World Heavyweight Championship," where Lou Thez became it's first champion. After a run with the TNA World Championship, Aldis jumped to the short-lived Global Force Wrestling before eventually landing at the now-Billy Corgan owned NWA. In May of the same year, Flair dropped the belt to Kerry Von Erich, only to win it back a couple of weeks later. The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. Flair lost the belt around four months later to The Midnight Rider, Dusty Rhodes under a mask. This was a fictional match. I would say Flair is the last of the serious contenders for the title of best NWA world champion just based off of the top of my head without looking at a full list of the NWA champions. OConnor joined the NWA and won the (Chicago) Tag Team Titles with Roy McClarity in 1955. During this run, he won the TNA and (due to a deal between TNA and NJPW) IWGP Tag Team Championship. 4. The current champion is Tyrus, who is in his first reign. Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title (Vancouver)", "N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Countries of the World. The championship was awarded to The Rock 'n' Roll Express. Pacific Northwest Hardcore Title", "N.W.A. Lariat has already stated a good case for Flair and I agree with most of it, but it is still a bit of a debatable point due to questions over whether Flair can . However, hed actually wrestle his final match in 1990 at the age of 74 year old against his protg, Masahiro Chono. November 27, 1949. Thesz was the first man to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in Japan, wrestling to a number of draws with Japanese wrestler Rikidzan. Defeats Nikita Koloff in 7-man tournament final. Flair exchanged the title with Harley Race again, losing to him in March 1984 before winning the title back only a few days later. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. United States Heavyweight Title (Central States)", "N.W.A. 1. This episode aired on tape delay on January 13, 1990. Des Moines, Iowa. However, Flair returned to the ring only eight months later, and by 1977, he was the NWA United States Champion. 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. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! November 27, 1949. WWE Network News and Tidbits: 90+Min Interview With NWA Star, NXT Level Up Preview Featuring Former Champions, & More April 13, 2023 New To WWE Network and Peacock This Week - A Slow Week For New Programming, WWE's The Bump, NXT Level Up, & More This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 00:29. Ric Flair [9] 1993-07-18. Trevor Murdoch is the current champion in his second reign. He was a multiple-time champion in the NWA. January 5, 1948. National Wrestling Alliance/Lightning One Inc. 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Nick Bockwinkle in 1981", "8/14 NWA-TNA PPV #9: Full results of live two hour event", "Pro wrestling history (9/18): Flair pins Dusty, Triple H defeats CM Punk in No DQ", "9/18 NWA-TNA PPV review: Lynn vs. Killings, tag title tourney", "11/13 NWA-TNA PPV review: Sempervive's detailed rundown", "NWA TNA PPV report featuring the debut of Dusty Rhodes", "NWA TNA PPV report with no big surprises this week but some good promos", "NWA TNA surprises are: A 50-year old wrestler, two week old boobs and the same interview from everyone that is fired from WWE", "Hot tag title change and ex-ECW champs as surprises highlight TNA", "NWA TNA PPV report featuring Rick Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Gilbertti juices and gets title shot at Jarrett", "6/25 NWA-TNA PPV report: What was TNA's PPV worth this week? Adam Pearce is one of the most recent champions on this list, but one that fans might be the least familiar with. Its just a shame he seemingly doesnt get the credit he deserves. His reign length is calculated from the date he defeated Sonny Myers to first claim the world championship. [1] 2. The championship was vacated when NWA terminated the contracts with its licenses. Albany, GA. Have defeated Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner on 92-07-05 in Atlanta, GA to win WCW World Title; defeat Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes in tournament final on 92-07-12 to win revived NWA World Tag Team title and unify both titles. Steele held the title for a lone week in 1999, but in doing so he became the first British wrestler to ever hold a recognised world championship. The Impact World Tag Team Championship (formally known as the TNA World Tag Team Championship) is a professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Impact Wrestling promotion.The current champions are Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey), who are in their first reign as a team.. The championship is currently held by first time champion Tyrus, who defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a Three-way match on November 12, 2022 at Hard Times 3 to win the title. Champion Gallery Reigns External links NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Title History at Wrestling-Titles.com (1975 - 2001) Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Gonzlezs title is now retroactively recognised. Severn debuted in a storyline where the NWA invaded the WWF, alongside The New Midnight Express (Bob Holly and Bart Gunn). In July 1948, the current version of National Wrestling Alliance is founded and Brown is recognized as the first official NWA World champion. Wildside United States Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Vince McMahon went cold on the NWA idea, and Jim Cornettes New Midnight Express were soon tossed to the wayside, yet Vince saw something in Severn, although Severn struggled to get over. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc.[1] Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines.[2]. Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Shane Douglas deserves a special mention, winning the NWA World title in a tournament, then cutting a promo trashing the title, and vacating it immediately. . Terry Funk, a man whose name is synonymous with the NWA, is surprisingly low on the list at 424 days, putting him 17th. This episode aired on tape delay on December 29, 1990. The NWA United States Tag Team Championship is held by The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky), who became inaugural champions by winning a 12 team battle royal on August 28, 2022 at the NWA 74th Anniversary Show. The two were also part of the Four Horsemen stable, one of the most iconic factions in pro wrestling history. Southern Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Gonzlez was retroactively recognized by the NWA beginning February 16, 2015. 4. In the 1990s, Funk Jr returned to AJPW, and teamed with his brother, also making occasional appearances for WCW, ECW and the WWF. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Ricky Steamboat won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once, when he defeated Ric Flair at the NWA Chi-Town Rumble 1989 PPV. Recognition dropped by NWA in 93-09 after WCW withdraws from NWA; WCW continues to recognize "WCW International" World Heavyweight title with Flair as the champion. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Singles Match for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Mike Davis (C) vs. Denny Brown **1/2 Singles Match Brian Adidas vs. Mr. Ito ** Singles Match for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship Jesse Barr (C) vs. Mike Graham **1/2 Elimination Tag Team Match Buzz Tyler & The Assassin #1 vs. The NWA did not officially recognize any tag team champions until 1992 while various affiliates had previously had their own Tag Team championships. However, back at TNA the belt was declared vacant, and AJ Styles defeated Jarrett for the vacant belt in May. He was the final man to hold the NWA World Championship as an independent wrestler, and just scraped into the top 20 in 20th place. Southern Tag Team Championship Title (Knoxville)", "N.W.A. The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). North American Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Defeats Steve Austin in tournament final. Elsewhere, Funk Jr worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling alongside his NWA tenure. Known for being the only man to win the UFC Triple Crown, his success and recognition would catch the eye of the WWF, and he became the first man to ever work for both WWF and UFC at the same time. After making his debut in 1932, he quickly became popular and was crowned AWA World Heavyweight Champion just five years later, making him the youngest person to hold a world championship at that time, aged just 21. 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In 2020, he wrestled a 6 man tag team match alongside the Steiner Brothers, despite being 79 years old. Pat OConnor wrestled a little in the 1970s and 80s, but not to the extent he had before. It is the promotion's premier title. Styles and Jerry Lynn were stripped from the championship by. Obviously a work, NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett (you have to remember that the NWA was working with TNA for a number of years when they were just getting off the ground) refused to believe that Sting had retired and in a ridiculous segment, sent Alex Shelley to Sting's house to film him, which led Sting to Destination X with no Gene Kiniski wrestled as a heel and fought many major NWA stars during his run as champion, including Bobo Brazil, Abdullah the Butcher and Pat OConnor, amongst others. 01948-01-05January 5, 1948. Hed remain with the AWA up until 1974 when he began working with Jim Crockett Promotions, where hed earn the name Nature Boy. Once again, Flair was champion only weeks later in August 1986. National Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship, Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium World Heavyweight Championship, 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, WCW International World Heavyweight Champion, NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team championship contested in various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates. He's held both #BigGold and the #TenPoundsOfGold. Countries of the World. After so much swapping of champions, Flair would finally enjoy a solid run with the title and held the belt for the next two years, losing it to Dusty Rhodes. National Openweight Champion. Thesz continued to wrestle on a part-time basis right up until his retirement in 1979. While Jarretts entry started on a sour note, I would like to say this. Nick Aldis is, as of time of writing, still the NWA World Champion, so it is very likely that he'll make his way up this list. But I feel the need to state that Jeff Jarrett is the least deserving NWA champion on this list. Vacates on 92/12 because of injury. For decades this belt has been the go-to world championship in all of wrestling and has probably the most prestigious lineage of any title. The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield. He made his debut in 1952, and quickly became an emerging talent, making his television debut in the mid-50s. Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. World Heavyweight Champion. United States Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. No matter where you went, every organization had it's own champion. In doing so he unified the World Wrestling All-Stars title with the NWA belt. RECORD BOOK WRESTLING THE GREATEST WRESTLER, Ryouichi Moriya, 1985 Kerry Morton is the current champion in his first reign. TNA didn't initially recognize the vacancy and had Angle defeat champion. The WWF, wanting to put across Race as one of the greats without mentioning his earlier success, saw him winning the King of the Ring. United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Ric Flair holds the record for most reigns with 10. 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. Race also did something similar against Tenassee native Tommy Rich, losing the title to him in 1981, before winning it back four days later. 12h. North American Tag Team Title (Florida version)", "N.W.A. In the late 60s, OConnor won the AWA and World Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles alongside Wilbur Snyder. Countries of Europe: Logic Quiz. Here are the 10 NWA Champions with the greatest reigns (not ranked by length): 10. The main event of. Over the next few years, Flair would enjoy some successful world title runs at WCW. The match was lost on an International Wrestling Association show in Puerto Rico, yet Jarrett had the win annulled as the sanctioned TNA referee was knocked out, and an IWA referee made the pinfall. Jones gave up the TV Title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975. The promotion currently has eight championships - four men's singles titles, two men's tag team championships, one women's singles title, and a women's tag team championship. Another lengthy run with the title saw Flair hold the title for a little over a year, dropping the belt to Ron Garvin in September 1987. 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