NWA United National Heavyweight Title (original) (raw)
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NWA United National Heavyweight Title
| Los Angeles | ( | 1970 | ~ | 1971 | ) |
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| JPWA | ( | 1971 | ~ | 1973-04-14 | ) |
| All Japan | ( | 1976 | ~ | 1989-04-18 | ) |
| Dale Lewis | 1970-10 | St. Louis, MO, USA * |
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| Billed as champion on arrival for having won the tournament in St. Louis, MO to become the first champion; in Japan, Ray Mendoza is reoprted by JPWA as the first champion although he does not wrestle in the Los Angeles territory until 70-09. | ||
| Pantera Negra | 1970-10-23 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| John Tolos | 1970-11-20 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Ray Mendoza | 1970-12-04 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| John Tolos [2] | 1971-02 | |
| NWA rules Tolos is the victim of a fast count and returns the title to Tolos after Mendoza defends it for two months. | ||
| Antonio Inoki | 1971-03-26 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Vacant when Inoki is expelled from JPWA on 71-12-13. | ||
| King Krow | 1972-01 | Vancouver, BC, CAN * |
| Defeats Sailor Thomas in tournament final. | ||
| Sakaguchi Seiji | 1972-02-11 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| The Sheik | 1972-09-06 | Tōkyō |
| Sakaguchi Seiji [2] | 1972-09-07 | Ōsaka |
| Johnny Valentine | 1973-03-02 | Yokohama |
| Takachiho Akihisa (Great Kabuki) | 1973-03-08 | Sano, Tochigi |
| Vacant on 73-04-14 when JPWA closes; Takachiho is scheduled to wrestle Jumbo Tsuruta on 76-08-14 to determine the Japanese representative for the match against the American representative Jack Brisco for the revived title but declines the opportunity in order to hand it over to Tsuruta. | ||
| Jumbo Tsuruta | 1976-08-28 | Tōkyō |
| Defeats Jack Brisco. | ||
| Bill Robinson | 1977-03-05 | Akita |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [2] | 1977-03-23 | Miami Beach, FL, USA |
| Dick Murdoch | 1980-02-23 | Kagoshima |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [3] | 1980-03-05 | Kuroiso |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1980-10-13 | Nagoya |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [4] | 1981-01-22 | Nirasaki |
| Harley Race | 1982-08-01 | Tōkyō |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [5] | 1982-10-24 | Kitami |
| Vacates on 83-06-17 while on tour in Dallas, TX to concentrate on winning the International title from Bruiser Brody. | ||
| Ted DiBiase | 1983-10-14 * | |
| Wins 12-man tournament held across the US, winning the final by default over Jerry Lawler. | ||
| Michael Hayes | 1984-01-28 | Athens, GA, USA * |
| David Von Erich | 1984-02-03 | Dallas, TX, USA |
| Vacant on 84-02-10 when Von Erich dies before Japanese tour. | ||
| Tenryū Gen-ichirō | 1984-02-23 | Tōkyō |
| Defeats Ricky Steamboat; vacant in 86-02 when Tenryū gives up the belt after being pinned by Yatsu Yoshiaki in a match for the International tag team title. | ||
| Tenryū Gen-ichirō [2] | 1986-04-26 | Ohmiya |
| Defeats Ted DiBiase; also wins PWF title from Stan Hansen on 88-03-09 in Yokohama. | ||
| Stan Hansen | 1988-07-27 | Nagano |
| Wins both PWF and UN titles. | ||
| Jumbo Tsuruta [6] | 1989-04-18 | Tōkyō |
| Reigining International Heavyweight champion, defeats Hansen to unify PWF and UN titles to become the first unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. |
* See Triple Crown Heavyweight Title.
