Introduced as "newly crowned" National Wrestling Alliance champion on a Topeka, KS paper in 43/06 for winning a tournament in Chicago; recognized as NWA champion as of 45 by Pinkie George, who founds the current version of the NWA in 48.

The current version of the NWA is founded in 48/07.

Has won National Wrestling Association title, defeating John Swenski on 39/06/19 in Hollywood, CA; defeats Goelz to unify National Wrestling Alliance title; vacant on 50/02/07 when McGuirk blinded in an auto accident.

Defeats Sonny Myers in the final of 14-man tournament.

Title immediately held up.

Defeats Blassie in rematch.

Awarded with a disputed decision; recognized only in the Gulf Coast territory.

Defeats Wrestling Pro in rematch to become the undisputed champion.

Vacant on 76/03/15 when Hodge retires after suffering a broken neck in an auto accident.

Defeats Nelson Royal in tournament final.

Awarded when Madril too ill for rematch; vacant in 79/12 when Royal retires; Steve Keirn defeats Chavo Guerrero on 79/12/10 in Los Angeles, CA to be recognized as champion by New Japan, Los Angeles, and Florida, but the version is later renamed International Junior Heavyweight title in 82.

Defeats Les Thornton in tournament final.

Wins by forfeit.

Some of North American promoters declared the title vacant in 82 after Tiger Mask wrestles for WWF; according to New Japan, NWA Board announces that Tiger Mask is still recognized as champion at the annual meeting in 82/08; Tiger Mask vacates the title on 83/04/03 after being injured by Dynamite Kid in a tag match on 83/04/01; Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi meet for the vacant title on 83/04/03 in Tokyo but have no winner decided; Tiger Mask and Dynamite Kid meet for the vacant title on 83/04/21 in Tokyo but have no winner decided.

Defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi; vacates on 83/08/12 upon retirement.

Defeats Davey Boy Smith; Les Thorton starts claiming the title in Georgia in the same month:

Les Thornton [5] #	83/11
Wins a fictitious tournament in Manila, PHILLIPINES; vacant in 84/07 when Thornton joins WWF after their takeover of Georgia Championship Wrestling.
Hector Guerrero #	84/07/13	Los Angeles, CA *
Wins a tournament.
Mike Davis #	84/10/02	Albuquerque, NM *
Denny Brown #	84/11/22	Greensboro, NC

Defeats The Cobra for the title.

Returns later on the same card to challenge Saito and wins title; vacates on 85/08/01; also holds WWF Junior Heavyweight Title; Shiro Koshinaka defeats The Cobra on 86/02/06 in Tokyo to be the first IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion.

Recognized as the undisputed champion by NWA first vice president Shohei Baba after The Cobra vacates the title on 85/08/01.

Vacant in 87 when Tron leaves the promotion.

Awarded; leaves WCW in 88 and defends the title in USA promotion in Knoxville and ACW in the Carolinas until 89.

Has defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi on 87/01/03 in Tokyo, JAPAN for the All Japan version of world title; briefly recognized as NWA World Champion after Nelson Royal leaves WCW in 88.

Defeats El Hijo del Santo in tournament final when title is revived by NWA.

Vacates on 97/11/05.

Defeats Viper in 4-man tournament final; stripped on 99/10/28 due to a no-show for title defense against Vince Kaplack.

Defeats Chris Hero.

Awarded after the NWA board reviewing the tapes of the 8/26 match.

Defeats Lovett, Jimmy Rave, Brandon K, and B.J. Turner in a 5-way match.

Defeats Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez in a 3-way match.

Defeats Clark and Vance Desmond in a 3-way match.

Also wins IWGP Title, defeating Tiger Mask in a double title match on 05/10/08 in Tokyo, JAPAN.

A former trainee of Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask; wins double title match.