List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions
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| + | |[[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] | ||
| + | |July 18, 1993 | ||
| + | |[[WCW Beach Blast (1993)|Beach Blast]] | ||
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| + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] | ||
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| + | |align="left"|{{small|[[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) withdrew from the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] on September 1, 1993 but the NWA continued to recognize Flair as NWA Champion and tried to reach a deal with WCW for the title to be dropped to a wrestler of NWA's choosing before the end of the year. By September 15, communications broke down and the NWA attempted to obtain a temporary restraining order against WCW to stop them from advertising the scheduled [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->|Rick Rude]] vs. Ric Flair at [[WCW Fall Brawl (1993)|Fall Brawl]] as a world title match and have the belt returned to them. Though WCW managed to keep the belt, they dropped any mentions of the NWA name from that point forward and the title was vacated by the NWA while WCW continued to recognize Flair as their [[WCW International World Heavyweight Championship|WCW International World Heavyweight Champion]].}} | ||
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| + | |[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] | ||
| + | |August 27, 1994 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|{{small|Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in tournament final.}} | ||
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| + | !bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|— | ||
| + | |[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]] | ||
| + | |August 27, 1994 | ||
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| + | |align="left"|{{small|[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] threw the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt down immediately after winning it and declared that he did not want to be the organization's champion; Douglas then declared the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|NWA-XCW Heavyweight Championship]], of which he was already in possession, to be a world championship. Eastern Championship Wrestling then withdraws from the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] and becomes [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]].}} | ||
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Current champion Tyrus
The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It is the promotion's premier title.
NWA currently recognizes 98 individual World Heavyweight Championship reigns.The inaugural champion was Orville Brown. 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. Shane Douglas is the shortest reign as champion for less than 1 day. Ric Flair holds the record for most reigns with 9. The youngest champion is Chris Candido who won the title at the age of 22, while the oldest champion is Tim Storm, who won it at the age of 51.
Tyrus is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Zack NussMatt Cardona in a three-way match at Hard Times 3 on November 12, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Contents |
[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
| Name | Years |
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| NWA World Heavyweight Championship | July 14, 1948 – October 21, 2016 |
| NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | October 21, 2016 – present |
[edit] Reigns
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| 42 | The Great Muta | January 4, 1993 | Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 48 | 48 | Muta's IWGP Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. | |
| 43 | Barry Windham | February 21, 1993 | SuperBrawl III | Asheville, NC | 1 | 147 | 147 | ||
| 44 | Ric Flair | July 18, 1993 | Beach Blast | Biloxi, MS | 9(13) | 59 | 59 | ||
| — | Vacated | September 15, 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | World Championship Wrestling (WCW) withdrew from the NWA on September 1, 1993 but the NWA continued to recognize Flair as NWA Champion and tried to reach a deal with WCW for the title to be dropped to a wrestler of NWA's choosing before the end of the year. By September 15, communications broke down and the NWA attempted to obtain a temporary restraining order against WCW to stop them from advertising the scheduled Rick Rude vs. Ric Flair at Fall Brawl as a world title match and have the belt returned to them. Though WCW managed to keep the belt, they dropped any mentions of the NWA name from that point forward and the title was vacated by the NWA while WCW continued to recognize Flair as their WCW International World Heavyweight Champion. | |
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| 44 | Shane Douglas | August 27, 1994 | NWA World Title Tournament | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | <1 | <1 | Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in tournament final. | |
| — | Vacated | August 27, 1994 | NWA World Title Tournament | Philadelphia, PA | — | — | — | Shane Douglas threw the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt down immediately after winning it and declared that he did not want to be the organization's champion; Douglas then declared the NWA-XCW Heavyweight Championship, of which he was already in possession, to be a world championship. Eastern Championship Wrestling then withdraws from the NWA and becomes Xtreme Championship Wrestling. | |
[edit] Combined reigns
As of January 15, 2025.
| † | Current champion; reign changing daily |
|---|---|
| <1 | Reign was less than a day |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days. |
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| 2 | Ric Flair | 9 | 3,119 |
| 32 | Barry Windham | 1 | 147 |
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| 49 | The Great Muta | 97 | |
| 57 | Shane Douglas | 1 | <1 |
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