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| Orville Brown # | 40/07< | |
Holder of the Midwest
Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in Kansas City,
recognized as a world champion in Des Moines, IA by Pinkie George,
who later founds the current version of the NWA in 48; said to
have been the "National Wrestling Alliance" World champion
for seven years before losing to Sonny Myers in 47/11. |
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| Ed Virag | 43/06< | |
Holder of the Wichita-based National
Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title, recognized as
the Alliance champion in Des Moines, IA by Pinkie George in 43/06 and 43/08. |
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| Bill Longson # | 43/08 | St. Louis, MO * |
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Billed as having defeated Virag for the title in St. Louis on the 43/09/01 edition of the Des Moines arena program; recognition withdrawn by Pinkie George when Longson does not defend the title in Des Moines. |
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| Ray Steele | 43/11/03 | |
Awarded. |
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| Dave Levin | 44/05/10 | Des Moines, IA |
| Lee Wyckoff | 44/06/29 | Topeka, KS |
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Defeats Levin for both NWA and MWA titles. |
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| Orville Brown | 44/08/16 | Kansas City, KS |
Wins both NWA and MWA titles; some reports say Ronnie Etchison defeats Brown,
billed as "National Wrestling Association" champion, in Montana
in 46. |
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| Sonny Myers | 47/11/03 | Des Moines, IA |
| Orville Brown [2] | 48/01/05 | Des Moines, IA |
Pinkie George founds the current version of
National Wrestling Alliance in 48/07 in Waterloo, IA with 5 other
promoters and recognizes Brown as the world heavyweight champion. |
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| Lou Thesz | 49/11/27 | |
Unifies following titles to become the Undisputed
World Heavyweight champion :
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| Leo Nomellini # | 55/03/22 | San Francisco, CA |
Defeats Thesz by countout in the second round and disqualification in the third round; California Athletic Commission recognizes the title change by disqualification, but both Thesz and Nomellini continue to claim the title. |
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| Lou Thesz # | 55/07/15? | St. Louis, MO |
Defeats Nomelini in rematch. |
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| Whipper Billy Watson | 56/03/15 | Toronto, ON |
Wins by count out. |
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| Lou Thesz [2] | 56/11/09 | St. Louis, MO |
| Edouard Carpentier # | 57/06/14 | Chicago, IL |
Wins when Thesz cannot continue due to a
back injury. |
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| Lou Thesz # | 57/07/24 | Montreal, QC |
Defeats Carpentier by disqualification;
NWA initially continues to recognize Carpentier as the champion;
however, Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when Montreal
promoter Eddie Quinn leaves NWA; NWA voids all recognition of
Carpentier as champion; Carpentier continues to be recognized
as world champion in Omaha and by World
Wrestling Association in Los Angeles to legitimate the lineages
of their world titles. |
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| Dick Hutton | 57/11/14 | Toronto, ON |
| Pat O'Connor | 59/01/09 | St. Louis, MO |
| Buddy Rogers | 61/06/30 | Chicago, IL |
| Bobo Brazil # | 62/08/18 | Newark, NJ |
Wins when Rogers claims a groin injury;
Brazil refuses the victory; however, it is announced on 62/09/06
that Brazil is the new champion because nothing has been found
wrong with Rogers by the doctor. |
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| Buddy Rogers # | 62/10/30 | Toledo, OH |
Killer Kowalski defeats Rogers on 62/11/21
in Montreal, QC after Rogers' ankle is broken in first fall; Kowalski
is recognized as champion in some places including Texas; Rogers
defeats Kowalski on 63/01/21 in New York, NY, but Kowalski claims
the match is not for the title. |
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| Lou Thesz [3] | 63/01/24 | Toronto, ON |
Promoters in northeast refuse to recognize Rogers's
one-fall loss to Thesz and start World Wide Wrestling Federation
with Rogers as the first WWWF
World Heavyweight champion; Thesz defeats Rogers in a two-out-of-three-falls
rematch on 63/02/07 in Toronto, ON; defeats Kowalski on 63/02/01
in Houston, TX; unifies AWA (Alliance) World Title, defeating Karl Krauser on 64/09/07 in Columbus, OH. |
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| Gene Kiniski | 66/01/07 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dory Funk Jr. | 69/02/11 | Tampa, FL |
| Harley Race | 73/03/24 | Kansas City, MO |
| Jack Brisco | 73/07/20 | Houston, TX |
| Giant Baba | 74/12/02 | Kagoshima, JAPAN |
| Jack Brisco [2] | 74/12/09 | Toyohashi, JAPAN |
| Terry Funk | 75/12/10 | Miami, FL |
| Harley Race [2] | 77/02/06 | Toronto, ON |
| Dusty Rhodes | 79/08/21 | Tampa, FL |
| Harley Race [3] | 79/08/26 | Orlando, FL |
| Giant Baba [2] | 79/10/31 | Nagoya, JAPAN |
| Harley Race [4] | 79/11/07 | Amagasaki, JAPAN |
| Giant Baba [3] | 80/09/04 | Saga, JAPAN |
| Harley Race [5] | 80/09/09 | Ohtsu, JAPAN |
| Tommy Rich | 81/04/27 | Augusta, GA |
| Harley Race [6] | 81/05/01 | Gainsville, GA |
| Dusty Rhodes [2] | 81/06/21 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ric Flair | 81/09/17 | Kansas City, MO |
Wrestles to a double count-out against WWF Heavyweight
champion Bob Backlund on 82/07/04 in Atlanta, GA; around 82 in DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC, Flair allows himself to be pinned by Jack Veneno to avoid
the riot from the audience, but the title is returned to Flair;
Victor Jovica pins Flair around 83 in TRINIDAD but the decision is reversed because of Jovica's feet being on the rope; Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under mask) defeats Flair on 83/02/09
in Miami, FL but returns the belt when asked to indentify himself
by NWA president Bob Geigel. |
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| Carlos Colon # | 83/01/06 | San Juan, PR |
| Ric Flair # | 83/01/10< | |
| Harley Race [7] | 83/06/10 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ric Flair [2] | 83/11/24 | Greensboro, NC |
| Harley Race [8] | 84/03/21 | Wellington, NEW ZEALAND |
| Ric Flair [3] | 84/03/23 | Kallang, SINGAPORE |
| Kerry Von Erich | 84/05/06 | Irving, TX |
| Ric Flair [4] | 84/05/24 | Yokosuka, JAPAN |
Wrestles to a double count-out against AWA World
heavyweight champion Rick Martel on 85/10/21 in Tokyo, JAPAN. |
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| Dusty Rhodes [3] | 86/07/26 | Greensboro, NC |
| Ric Flair [5] | 86/08/09 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ronnie Garvin | 87/09/25 | Detroit, MI |
| Ric Flair [6] | 87/11/26 | Chicago, IL |
| Ricky Steamboat | 89/02/20 | Chicago, IL |
| Ric Flair [7] | 89/05/07 | Nashville, TN |
| Sting | 90/07/07 | Baltimore, MD |
| Ric Flair [8] | 91/01/11 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 91/03/21 | Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Ric Flair [9] | 91/05/19 | St. Petersburg, FL |
Stripped on 91/09/08 when Flair signs with WWF,
where he claims the "Real World Heavyweight Title"; NWA World
Heavyweight Title is vacant for the first time in its history;
Flair wins WWF
World Heavyweight Title on 92/01/19 in Albany, NY; some reports
say Lex Luger, who has won the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title
by defeating Barry Windham on 91/07/14 in Baltimore, MD, is briefly
given recognition as NWA World champion by the NWA board, controlled
by WCW Vice President Jim Herd; Luger is not recognized by NWA as
a former champion. |
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| Masahiro Chono | 92/08/12 | Tokyo, JAPAN |
Defeats Rick Rude in tournament final to win
the vacant title. |
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| Great Muta | 93/01/04 | Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Barry Windham | 93/02/21 | Ashville, NC |
| Ric Flair [10] | 93/07/18 | Biloxi, MS |
Recognition dropped by NWA in 93/09 after
WCW withdraws from NWA; WCW continues to recognize "WCW
International" World Heavyweight title with Flair as the champion. |
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| Shane Douglas | 94/08/27 | Phiadelphia, PA |
Defeats Too Cold Scorpio in tournament final
but refuses the belt; ECW immediately announces their withdrawal
from the NWA. |
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| Chris Candido | 94/11/19 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
Defeats Tracy Smothers in tournament final. |
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| Dan Severn | 95/02/24 | Erlanger, KY |
| Naoya Ogawa | 99/03/14 | Yokohama, JAPAN |
| Gary Steele | 99/09/25 | Charlotte, NC |
Defeats Ogawa and Brian Anthony in a 3-way
match. |
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| Naoya Ogawa [2] | 99/10/02 | Thomaston, CT |
Vacates on 00/07/02. |
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| Mike Rapada | 00/09/19 | Tampa, FL |
Defeats Jerry Flynn in 8-man tournament final. |
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| Sabu | 00/11/14 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Rapada [2] | 00/12/22 | Nashville, TN |
| Steve Corino | 01/04/24 | Tampa, FL |
Title held-up after a match against Shin'ya
Hashimoto on 01/10/13 in St. Petersburg, FL when Corino is unable
to continue due to injury. |
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| Shin'ya Hashimoto | 01/12/15 | McKeesport, PA |
Defeats Corino and Gary Steele in a round-robin
triangle match. |
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| Dan Severn [2] | 02/03/09 | Tokyo, JAPAN |
Referee gives a fast count; stripped on 02/05/28 by unanimous vote of the NWA Board of Directors for not being
able to schedule a title defense on 02/06/19 in Huntsville, AL. |
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| Ken Shamrock | 02/06/19 | Huntsville, AL |
Defeats Malice after the two become the finalists
of a battle royal; Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is given a control of the title by the NWA Board of Directors after this point. |
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| Ron Killings | 02/08/07 | Nashville, TN |
| Jeff Jarrett | 02/11/20 | Nashville, TN |
Defeats Sting 03/05/25 in Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
to unify World Wrestling All-Stars World Heavyweight Title. |
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| A. J. Styles | 03/06/11 | Nashville, TN |
| Jeff Jarrett [2] | 03/10/22 | Nashville, TN |
| A. J. Styles [2] | 04/04/21 | Nashville, TN |
| Ron Killings [2] | 04/05/19 | Nashville, TN |
Defeats Styles, Chris Harris, and Raven in a 4-way match. |
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| Jeff Jarrett [3] | 04/06/02 | Nashville, TN |
| A. J. Styles [3] | 05/05/15 | Orlando, FL |
| Raven | 05/06/19 | Orlando, FL |
Defeats Styles, Sean Waltman, Monty Brown, and Abyss in a "King of the Mountain" match. |
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| Jeff Jarrett [4] | 05/09/15 | Oldcastle, ON |
| Rhino | 05/10/23 | Orlando, FL |
| Jeff Jarrett [5] | 05/10/25 | Orlando, FL |
| Christian Cage | 06/02/12 | Orlando, FL |
| Jeff Jarrett [6] | 06/06/18 | Orlando, FL |
Defeats Cage, Sting, Abyss, and Ron Killings in a "King of the Mountain" match. |
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| Sting [2] | 06/10/22 | Plymouth, MI |
| Abyss | 06/11/19 | Orlando, FL |
Wins by DQ. |
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| Christian Cage [2] | 07/01/14 | Orlando, FL |
Defeats Abyss and Sting in a 3-way match; stripped by NWA on 07/05/13 after NWA and TNA discontinues the working agreement; Kurt Angle defeats Cage and Sting in what is billed as a "world heavyweight title match" by TNA later on the same day in Orlando, FL but is stripped of the title on the following day due to a controversial ending of the match. |
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| Adam Pearce | 07/09/01 | Bayamón, PR |
Loses to Bryan Danielson in the semi-final of 16-man tournament which takes place starting from 07/06/02 in various locations in the U.S., but due to Danielson's eye injury, Pearce replaces him and defeats Brent Albright in the final. |
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