NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
(as of 2009/03/08)

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	43/05<
Holder of the Wichita-based National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title, recognized as the Alliance champion in Des Moines, IA by Pinkie George between 43/05 and 43/08.
Bill Longson #	43/08	St. Louis, MO *
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having defeated Virag for the title in St. Louis on the 43/09/01 edition of the Des Moines arena program; recognition withdrawn by Pinkie George when Longson does not defend the title in Des Moines.
Ray Steele	43/11/03
Awarded.
Dave Levin	44/05/10	Des Moines, IA
Has also defeated Orville Brown for MWA title on 44/05/04 in Kansas City.
Lee Wyckoff	44/06/29	Topeka, KS
Defeats Levin for both NWA and MWA titles.
Orville Brown	44/08/16	Kansas City, KS
Wins both NWA and MWA titles; some reports say Ron Etchison defeats Brown, billed as "National Wrestling Association" champion, in Montana in 46.
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.
Lou Thesz	49/11/27
Unifies following titles to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight champion : National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title, having defeated Bill Longson on 48/07/20 in Indianapolis, IN National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight title, awarded on 49/11/27 when champion Orville Brown is injured in an automobile accident on 49/11/01 before a unification match scheduled on 49/11/25 in St. Louis, MO Also defeats American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight (Boston) champion Gorgeous George on 50/07/27 in Chicago, IL (AWA title not on line). Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium version of the world title, defeating Baron Michele Leone on 52/05/21 in Los Angeles, CA.
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.
Lou Thesz #	55/07/15?	St. Louis, MO
Defeats Nomelini in rematch.
Whipper Billy Watson	56/03/15	Toronto, ON
Wins by count out.
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.
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.
Dick Hutton	57/11/14	Toronto, ON
Pat O'Connor	59/01/09	St. Louis, MO
Buddy Rogers	61/06/30	Chicago, IL
Bruno Sammartino defeats Rogers on 62/08/02 in Toronto, ON but refuses the title as Rogers is injured during the match.
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.
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.
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.
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, JPN
Jack Brisco [2]	74/12/09	Toyohashi, JPN
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, JPN
Harley Race [4]	79/11/07	Amagasaki, JPN
Giant Baba [3]	80/09/04	Saga, JPN
Harley Race [5]	80/09/09	Ohtsu, JPN
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.
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]	84/03/20	Wellington, NZL
Ric Flair [3]	84/03/25	Kallang, SIN
Kerry Von Erich	84/05/06	Irving, TX
Ric Flair [4]	84/05/24	Yokosuka, JPN
Wrestles to a double count-out against AWA World heavyweight champion Rick Martel on 85/10/21 in Tokyo, JPN.
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	E. Rutherford, NJ
Tatsumi Fujinami	91/03/21	Tokyo, JPN
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.
Masahiro Chono	92/08/12	Tokyo, JPN
Defeats Rick Rude in tournament final to win the vacant title.
Great Muta	93/01/04	Tokyo, JPN
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.
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.
Chris Candido	94/11/19	Cherry Hill, NJ
Defeats Tracy Smothers in tournament final.
Dan Severn	95/02/24	Erlanger, KY
Naoya Ogawa	99/03/14	Yokohama, JPN
Gary Steele	99/09/25	Charlotte, NC
Defeats Ogawa and Brian Anthony in a 3-way match.
Naoya Ogawa [2]	99/10/02	Thomaston, CT
Vacates on 00/07/02.
Mike Rapada	00/09/19	Tampa, FL
Defeats Jerry Flynn in 8-man tournament final.
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.
Shin'ya Hashimoto	01/12/15	McKeesport, PA
Defeats Corino and Gary Steele in a round-robin triangle match.
Dan Severn [2]	02/03/09	Tokyo, JPN
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.
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.
Ron Killings	02/08/07	Nashville, TN
Jeff Jarrett	02/11/20	Nashville, TN
Defeats Sting 03/05/25 in Auckland, NZL to unify World Wrestling All-Stars World Heavyweight Title.
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.
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.
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.
Sting [2]	06/10/22	Plymouth, MI
Abyss	06/11/19	Orlando, FL
Wins by DQ.
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.
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.
Brent Albright	08/08/02	New York, NY
Adam Pearce [2]	08/09/20	Philadelphia, PA
Blue Demon Jr.	08/10/25	Mexico City, MEX

The Records of the N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title Matches
(1940s - present)