NWA National Heavyweight Title (original) (raw)
| × date The format is either YYYY-MM-DD or YY-MM-DD. [ ] Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point. [...] Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.* If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious. < Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it. + Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown. @ Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom. # Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files × Code Country AFGAfghanistan ALBAlbania ALGAlgeria ANDAndorra ANGAngola ANTAntigua and Barbuda ARGArgentina ARMArmenia ARUAruba ASAAmerican Samoa AUSAustralia AUTAustria AZEAzerbaijan BAHBahamas BANBangladesh BARBarbados BDIBurundi BELBelgium BENBenin BERBermuda BHUBhutan BIHBosnia and Herzegovina BIZBelize BLRBelarus BOLBolivia BOTBotswana BRABrazil BRNBahrain BRUBrunei BULBulgaria BURBurkina Faso CAFCentral African Republic CAMCambodia CANCanada CAYCayman Islands CGORepublic of the Congo CHAChad CHIChile CHNChina CIVIvory Coast CMRCameroon CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo COKCook Islands COLColombia COMComoros CPVCape Verde CRCCosta Rica CROCroatia CUBCuba CYPCyprus CZECzech Republic DENDenmark DJIDjibouti DMADominica DOMDominican Republic ECUEcuador EGYEgypt ERIEritrea ESAEl Salvador ESPSpain ESTEstonia ETHEthiopia FIJFiji FINFinland FRAFrance FSMFederated States of Micronesia GABGabon GAMThe Gambia GBRGreat Britain GBSGuinea-Bissau GEOGeorgia GEQEquatorial Guinea GERGermany GGYGuernsey GHAGhana GREGreece GRNGrenada GUAGuatemala GUIGuinea GUMGuam GUYGuyana HAIHaiti HKGHong Kong, China HONHonduras HUNHungary INAIndonesia INDIndia IRIIran IRLIreland IRQIraq ISLIceland ISRIsrael ISVVirgin Islands ITAItaly IVBBritish Virgin Islands JAMJamaica JORJordan JPNJapan KAZKazakhstan KENKenya KGZKyrgyzstan KIRKiribati KORKorea, South KOSKosovo KSASaudi Arabia KUWKuwait LAOLaos LATLatvia LBALibya LBNLebanon LBRLiberia LCASaint Lucia LESLesotho LIELiechtenstein LTULithuania LUXLuxembourg MADMadagascar MARMorocco MASMalaysia MAWMalawi MDAMoldova MDVMaldives MEXMexico MGLMongolia MHLMarshall Islands MKDNorth Macedonia MLIMali MLTMalta MNEMontenegro MONMonaco MOZMozambique MRIMauritius MTNMauritania MYAMyanmar NAMNamibia NCANicaragua NEDNetherlands NEPNepal NGRNigeria NIGNiger NORNorway NRUNauru NZLNew Zealand OMAOman PAKPakistan PANPanama PARParaguay PERPeru PHIPhilippines PLEPalestine PLWPalau PNGPapua New Guinea POLPoland PORPortugal PRKKorea, North (DPR of Korea) PURPuerto Rico QATQatar ROURomania RSASouth Africa RUSRussia RWARwanda SAMSamoa SENSenegal SEYSeychelles SGPSingapore SKNSaint Kitts and Nevis SLESierra Leone SLOSlovenia SMRSan Marino SOLSolomon Islands SOMSomalia SRBSerbia SRISri Lanka SSDSouth Sudan STPSão Tomé and Príncipe SUDSudan SUISwitzerland SURSuriname SVKSlovakia SWESweden SWZSwaziland SYRSyria TANTanzania TGATonga THAThailand TJKTajikistan TKMTurkmenistan TLSEast Timor TOGTogo TPETaiwan (Republic of China) TTOTrinidad and Tobago TUNTunisia TURTurkey TUVTuvalu UAEUnited Arab Emirates UGAUganda UKRUkraine URUUruguay USAUnited States UZBUzbekistan VANVanuatu VENVenezuela VIEVietnam VINSaint Vincent and the Grenadines YEMYemen ZAMZambia ZIMZimbabwe Last updated on 2023-08-26 (pre-1990s information) | [ 日本語 ] |
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NWA National Heavyweight Title
(as of 2024-08-31)
| Jack Brisco | 1980-10 | |
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| Announced as the first champion; defends the title against Terry Gordy on 80-11-14 in Atlanta, GA in what is originally billed as the match to determine the first champion; some sources, including Wikipedia, list National television champion Austin Idol as the first National heavyweight champion. | ||
| Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie) | 1980-12-12 | Atlanta, GA |
| Steve Olsonoski | 1981-03-29 | Atlanta, GA |
| Masked Superstar | 1981-08-15 | Columbus, GA |
| Unifies Georgia Title, defeating Tommy Rich on 81-09-12 in Atlanta, GA. | ||
| Tommy Rich | 1981-09-28 | Augusta, GA |
| Masked Superstar [2] | 1981-11-25 | Atlanta, GA |
| Tommy Rich [2] | 1982-01-17 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ron Bass | 1982-03-15 | Augusta, GA |
| Tommy Rich [3] | 1982-04-19 | Augusta, GA |
| Buzz Sawyer | 1982-05-02 | Atlanta, GA |
| Paul Orndorff | 1982-06-20 | Atlanta, GA |
| Vacates in 82 when Orndorff trains for the World title. | ||
| Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin) | 1982-08-29 | Atlanta, GA |
| Wins tournament. | ||
| Paul Orndorff [2] | 1982-10-03 | Atlanta, GA |
| Masked Superstar [3] | 1982-10-17 | Atlanta, GA |
| Paul Orndorff [3] | 1982-11-07 | Atlanta, GA |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 1983-03-20 | Atlanta, GA |
| Larry Zbyszko | 1983-03-20 | Atlanta, GA |
| Pays Brooks $25,000 for the belt; stripped by NWA President Bob Geigel on 83-04-30. | ||
| Larry Zbyszko [2] | 1983-06-05 | Atlanta, GA |
| Defeats Mr. Wrestling II in tournament final. | ||
| Brett Wayne (Brett Sawyer) | 1983-09-25 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ted DiBiase | 1983-11-18 | Cleveland, OH |
| Brad Armstrong | 1984-02-18 | Atlanta, GA |
| Booked as DiBiase vs. Mr. R, who had been Tommy Rich until this match; DiBiase unmasks Armstrong during the match and Rich appears at ringside. | ||
| The Spoiler | 1984-04-12 | Wheeling, WV |
| Brad Armstrong [2] | 1984-05-04 | Marietta, GA |
| The Spoiler [2] | 1984-07-01 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ted DiBiase [2] | 1984-07-14 | Macon, GA * |
| Spoiler is briefly recognized as champion by WWF after its buyout of Georgia Championship Wrestling. | ||
| Ron Garvin | 1984-10-11 | Baltimore, MD |
| Black Bart | 1985-06-08 | Atlanta, GA |
| Terry Taylor | 1985-09-22 | Atlanta, GA |
| Buddy Landel | 1985-11-28 | Greensboro, NC |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1985-12-19 | Albaquerque, NM * |
| Tully Blanchard | 1986-03-04 | Spartanburg, SC |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1986-08-28 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Nikita Koloff | 1986-09-28 | Atlanta, GA |
| United States chmpion, wins the title unification match. | ||
| * Unified with United States Heavyweight Title. | ||
| Big Slam | 1997 | |
| Title revived by NWA. | ||
| Salvatore Sincere | 1997-07-18 | Raeford, NC |
| Vacates on 97-10-11. | ||
| Doug Gilbert | 1998-03-27 | Mt. Holly, NJ |
| Defeats Barry Windham and Rocco Rock in a 3 Way Dance. | ||
| Stevie Richards | 1998-08-22 | Mt. Holly, NJ |
| Doug Gilbert [2] | 1998-10-24 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Wins a war game between Richards' team and Gilbert's team. | ||
| Don Brodie | 2000-01-15 | Memphis, TN |
| Kevin Northcutt | 2000-04-14 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Stone Mountain | 2000-09-13 | Athens, GA |
| Terry Knight | 2000-11-04 | Cornelia, GA |
| Also unifies NWA Wildside United States Title, defeating Jesse Taylor on 00-11-18 in Cornelia, GA. | ||
| Don Brodie [2] | 2001-01-12 | Greenville, MS |
| Defeats Knight and Ricky Murdoch in a 3-way match; vacates in 01-08 due to an automobile accident. | ||
| Kevin Northcutt [2] | 2001-08-22 | |
| Awarded. | ||
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 2001-10-13 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Hashimoto Shin-ya # | 2002-05-23 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Wins the title with NWA President Jim Miller in attendance for the title match ceremony. | ||
| Hotstuff Hernandez # | 2002-05 | |
| Hashimoto refuses the title; NWA later claims the match has not been for the title. | ||
| Ricky Murdoch | 2003-01-11 | Greenville, MS |
| Spyder | 2004-10-15 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
| Vacant on 05-10-08 when Spyder no-shows a scheduled title defense. | ||
| Ricky Murdoch [2] | 2005-10-08 | Nashville, TN |
| Defeats Juggulator for vacant title; held up after the match against Big Bully Douglas on 06-03-31 in Lebanon, TN due to interference by Kory Williams. | ||
| Big Bully Douglas | 2006-04-01 | Columbia, TN |
| Defeats Murdoch in rematch. | ||
| Kory Williams | 2006-09-30 | Lebanon, TN |
| Chance Prophet | 2007-05-05 | Salyersville, KY |
| Stripped on 07-10-12 by the NWA Board of Director due to injury. | ||
| Pepper Parks | 2007-10-20 | Lebanon, TN |
| Defeats Kory Williams. | ||
| Crusher Hansen | 2008-04-19 | McKeesport, PA |
| Phil Shatter | 2009-01-17 | McKeesport, PA |
| Chance Prophet [2] | 2011-02-19 | Franklinville, NJ |
| Kahagas | 2012-03-29 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Vacates on 12-11-13 after winning the World Title on 12-11-02. | ||
| Damien Wayne | 2013-01-05 | Nashville, NC |
| Defeats Lance Erikson and Chance Prophet in a 3-way match. | ||
| Vordell Walker | 2013-06-14 | Millersville, TN |
| Damien Wayne [2] | 2013-08-02 | Millersville, TN |
| Nitro (Phil Monahan) | 2013-09-14 | Toledo, OH |
| Lou Marconi | 2014-03-01 | Williamston, NC |
| Nitro [2] | 2014-03-22 | Hillsdale, MI |
| Lou Marconi [2] | 2014-03-23 | Oregon, OH |
| Nitro [3] | 2014-04-05 | Carolina Beach, NC |
| Lou Marconi [3] | 2014-07-12 | Carolina Beach, NC |
| Jax Dane | 2015-02-06 | Millersville, TN |
| Also wins North American Title, defeating Tim Storm on 15-04-12 in Las Vegas, NV in a double title match; vacates on 15-05-28 due to injury. | ||
| Arrick Andrews | 2015-07-11 | Cookeville, TN |
| Defeats Chase Owens in 8-man tournament final; vacates on 16-01-02 due to knee injury. | ||
| John Saxon | 2016-01-09 | Dyersburg, TN |
| Wins battle royal, last eliminating Greg Anthony. | ||
| Greg Anthony | 2016-01-30 | Dyersburg, TN |
| Mustang Mike | 2016-07-02 | Morgan City, LA |
| Greg Anthony [2] | 2016-07-09 | Dyersburg, TN |
| Jake Logan | 2016-09-17 | Amarillo, TX |
| Greg Anthony [3] | 2016-10-29 | Dyersburg, TN |
| Damien Wayne [3] | 2016-11-19 | Gallatin, TN |
| Kahagas [2] | 2017-02-03 | Franklin, KY |
| Vacant when NWA terminates the contracts with its licensees on 17-09-30. | ||
| Willie Mack | 2018-10-21 | Nashville, TN |
| Defeats Samuel Shaw after each man wins a respective 4-way elimination match. | ||
| Colt Cabana | 2019-04-27 | Concord, NC |
| James Storm | 2019-06-29 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Colt Cabana [2] | 2019-10-01 | Atlanta, GA |
| Aron Stevens (Damien Sandow) | 2019-12-14 | Atlanta, GA |
| Defeats Cabana and Ricky Starks in a 3-way match. | ||
| Trevor Murdoch | 2020-09-29 | Long Beach, CA |
| Chris Adonis (Chris Masters) | 2021-03-30+ | Atlanta, GA |
| The actual recording date is most likely 21-03-22; vacates on 21-05-25+ in order to participate in a battle royal to determine the top contender for the World Title. | ||
| Chris Adonis [2] | 2021-07-06+ | Atlanta, GA |
| Defeats JTB; the actual recording date is most likely 21-06-07. | ||
| Anthony Mayweather (Crimson) | 2022-02-12 | Oak Grove, KY |
| Jax Dane [2] | 2022-03-20 | Nashville, TN |
| Loses to Mayweather but immediately cashes in his "Championship Series" ticket that allows him to challenge any champion any time. | ||
| Cyon | 2022-08-27 | St. Louis, MO |
| EC3 (Michael Hutter) | 2023-04-07 | Highland Park, IL |
| Vacates on 23-07-09 in order to challenge for the World Title. | ||
| Silas Mason | 2023-08-26 | St. Louis, MO |
| Defeats Odinson and Kratos in a 3-way match; vacates on 24-01-14 in order to challenge for the World Title. | ||
| Thom Latimer | 2024-03-02 | Dothan, AL |
| Defeats Blake Troop, Zyon, and Burchill in the tournament 4-way final; vacates on 24-08-31 to challenge for the World Title. | ||
| Mims | 2024-08-31 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Defeats Bryan Idol, Burchill, and Carson Drake in a 4-way match. |
