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NATIONAL WRESTLING FEDERATION
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ( 1970 - 1976-08 )
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ( 1976-08 ~ 1981-04 )
( 2003-01 ~ 2004-01 )

Johnny Powers 1970 Los Angeles, CA *
Announced as champion on 71-06-11 as having defeated Fred Blassie in Los Angeles, CA.
Waldo Von Erich 1971-08-18 Cleveland, OH
Dominic DeNucci 1971-12-02 Buffalo, NY
Waldo Von Erich [2] 1972-01-05 Buffalo, NY
Ernie Ladd 1972-06-02 Cleveland, OH
Abdullah the Butcher 1972-06-24 Akron, OH
Johnny Valentine 1972-10-19 Cleveland, OH
Held up after the match against Johnny Powers on 72-12-07 in Cleveland, OH; Valentine may have won the rematch but is stripped in 73-01 due to the money dispute.
Jacques Rougeau 1973-01-24 Buffalo, NY
Defeats Waldo Von Erich in tournament final; still champion as of 73-02-05.
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Johnny Valentine [2] 1973-05-20<  
Again recognized as the champion in Cleveland, OH; still champion as of 73-06-21.
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Johnny Powers [2] 1973-10<  
Antonio Inoki 1973-12-10 Tōkyō, JPN
NWF orders Inoki to accept the title match against Tiger Jeet Singh; Inoki refuses and vacates the title on 75-02-12.
Tiger Jeet Singh 1975-03-13 Hiroshima, JPN
Defeats Antonio Inoki.
Antonio Inoki [2] 1975-06-26 Tōkyō, JPN
Told to stop referring to the title as a world title at the annual NWA meeting on 76-08-07.
Stan Hansen 1980-02-08 Tōkyō, JPN
Antonio Inoki [3] 1980-04-03 Tōkyō, JPN
Title held up after match against Stan Hansen on 81-04-17 in Kagoshima ends as no-contest.
Antonio Inoki [4] 1981-04-23 Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Stan Hansen in rematch; retires the title immediately after the match to enter the International Wrestling Grand Prix tournament.

Takayama Yoshihiro 2003-01-04 Tōkyō, JPN
Defeats Tsuyoshi Kosaka in the final of 4-man tournament.
Nakamura Shinsuke 2004-01-04 Tōkyō, JPN
Officially unified with IWGP Title on 04-01-05.

* See IWGP Heavyweight Title.