NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (original) (raw)

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Professional wrestling championship

NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
The current NWA North American Heavyweight Championship belt.
Details
Promotion NWAWWF (1998)
Date established October 30, 1994
Date retired September 30, 2017
StatisticsFirst champion(s)Greg ValentineFinal champion(s)Mustang MikeMost reignsMike Rapada (5 reigns)Longest reignJT Wolfen (741 days)Shortest reignBarry 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]

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. Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Greg Valentine 1 October 30, 1994 69 N/A Valentine 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 1 January 7, 1995 8 Dallas, TX NWA Dallas [3]
3 John Hawk 1 January 15, 1995 62 Dallas, TX NWA Dallas [4][5]
4 Greg Valentine 2 March 18, 1995 44 Dallas, TX NWA Dallas [6]
— Vacated — May 1, 1995 — N/A The 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 1 June 24, 1995 441 Williamstown, NJ NWA New Jersey Defeated Devon Storm in a tournament final after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey. [7]
6 Reckless Youth 1 September 7, 1996 217 Yardville, NJ NWA New Jersey Defeated Derrick Domino after Cairo no-showed. [8]
7 Lance Diamond 1 April 12, 1997 14 Cherry Hill, NJ NWA 2nd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl [9]
8 Ace Darling 1 April 26, 1997 49 Wilmington, DE
9 Reckless Youth 2 June 14, 1997 198 Vineland, NJ NWA New Jersey [10]
— Vacated — December 29, 1997 — N/A The title was vacated so it could be used in an NWA angle in the World Wrestling Federation.
10 Jeff Jarrett 1 January 5, 1998 55 New Haven, CT WWF Raw is War Defeated Barry Windham to win the vacant championship. [11]
11 Barry Windham 1 March 1, 1998 1 N/A Windham was awarded the title by Jim Cornette after Jarrett left Cornette's NWA group. [12]
— Vacated — March 2, 1998 — N/A The NWA stripped Windham of the title.
12 The Colorado Kid 1 August 1, 1998 147 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 1 December 26, 1998 14 Nashville, TN
14 The Colorado Kid 2 January 9, 1999 246 Nashville, TN
15 Big Bully Douglas 1 September 12, 1999 48 Nashville, TN
16 Mike Rapada 3 October 30, 1999 7 Lebanon, TN
17 Terry Taylor 1 November 6, 1999 49 Nashville, TN
18 The Colorado Kid 4 December 25, 1999 138 Nashville, TN
19 Air Paris 1 May 11, 2000 9 Fairview, TN
20 Chris Harris 1 May 20, 2000 117 Nashville, TN
21 Mike Rapada 5 September 14, 2000 6 Lebanon, TN
— Vacated — September 20, 2000 — N/A The title was vacated after Rapada won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
22 Steve Corino 1 April 13, 2001 8 North Richland Hills, TX NWA Southwest Lonestar Slamfest Defeated Redd Dogg. [13]
23 Robbie Royce 1 April 21, 2001 85 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada CWF [14]
— Vacated — July 15, 2001 — N/A The title was vacated after Royce left the Canadian Wrestling Federation.
24 Dark Rain 1 July 29, 2001 28 St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada CWF Defeated Gene Swan in tournament final. [15]
25 Spyder 1 August 26, 2001 48 St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada CWF [16]
26 Quinn Magnum 1 October 13, 2001 350 St. Petersburg, FL NWA 53rd Anniversary Show - Battle Of The Belts 2001: An NWA Odyssey [17]
27 Paul Atlas 1 September 28, 2002 28 McKeesport, PA NWA East [18]
28 Jorge Estrada 1 October 26, 2002 189 Corpus Christi, TX NWA 54th Anniversary Show: Battle Of The Belts 2002 [19]
29 Hotstuff Hernandez 1 May 3, 2003 147 Cornelia, GA NWA Wildside [20]
30 JT Wolfen 1 September 27, 2003 742 Hawaii, HI
31 Tommy Marr 1 October 8, 2005 196 Nashville, TN NWA 57th Anniversary Show & Convention [21]
32 Dru Onyx 1 April 22, 2006 489 Altamonte Springs, FL SCW Spring Breakout [22]
33 Damien Wayne 1 August 24, 2007 106 Las Vegas, NV NWA Pro Wrestling Summit [23]
34 Mike DiBiase 1 December 8, 2007 511 Elkin, NC
35 Apolo 1 May 2, 2009 273 Tyler, TX NWA Showcase [24]
36 The Sheik (II) 1 January 30, 2010 451 Fort Pierce, FL PWF Pandemonium At The Pal [25]
— Vacated — April 26, 2011 — N/A The title was vacated after The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
37 Shaun Tempers 1 June 25, 2011 475 Cornelia, GA NWA Anarchy Tempers defeated Ace Rockwell to win the vacant title. [26][27]
38 Carson 1 October 12, 2012 91 Cypress, TX NWA Houston Redemption [28]
39 Byron Wilcott 1 January 11, 2013 99 Cypress, TX NWA Houston Next Level 2013 [29]
40 Kahagas 1 April 20, 2013 391 Houston, TX NWA Houston Parade Of Champions: A Tribute To Paul Boesch [30][31]
41 Byron Wilcott 2 May 16, 2014 154 Sherman, TX NWA Texoma [32]
42 Tim Storm 1 October 17, 2014 177 Sherman, TX
43 Jax Dane 1 April 12, 2015 46 Las Vegas, NV Vendetta Pro Casino Royale Dane 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/A Jax 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 2 July 17, 2015 365 Sherman, TX Defeated Andy Anderson in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
45 Tyson Dean 1 July 16, 2016 266 Pavo, GA NWA SW Southern Summer Showcase [35]
46 Mustang Mike 1 April 8, 2017 175 Amelia, LA
— Retired — September 30, 2017 — — Retired when NWA terminates the contracts with its licensees
Rank Wrestler No. ofreigns Combined days
1 JT Wolfen 1 742
2 Tim Storm 2 542
3 The Colorado Kid/Mike Rapada 5 538
4 Mike DiBiase 1 511
5 Dru Onyx 1 489
6 Shaun Tempers 1 475
7 The Sheik 1 451
8 Tommy Cairo 1 441
9 Reckless Youth 2 415
10 Kahagas 1 391
11 Quinn Magnum 1 350
12 Mustang Mike 1 308
13 Apolo 1 273
14 Tyson Dean 1 266
15 Byron Wilcott 2 253
16 Tommy Marr 1 196
17 Jorge Estrada 1 189
18 Hotstuff Hernandez 1 147
19 Chris Harris 1 117
20 Greg Valentine 2 112
21 Damien Wayne 1 106
22 Carson 1 91
23 Robbie Royce 1 85
24 John Hawk 1 63
25 Jeff Jarrett 1 55
26 Ace Darling 1 49
Terry Taylor 1 49
27 Big Bully Douglas 1 48
Spyder 1 48
29 Jax Dane 1 46
30 Dark Rain 1 28
Paul Atlas 1 28
34 Chris Michaels 1 14
Lance Diamond 1 14
35 Air Paris 1 9
36 Steve Corino 1 8
37 Kevin Von Erich 1 7
38 Barry Windham 1 1
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