Join Cultured Vultures as we bring you some of the biggest news from the world of wrestling. 2. 28 Likes, 0 Comments - Legacy of the Squared Circle (@legacyofthesquaredcircle) on Instagram: "I received this fun question: "Could u do a 25 Greatest NWA/WCW United States Champions list?" ." Legacy of the Squared Circle on Instagram: "I received this fun question: "Could u do a 25 Greatest NWA/WCW United States Champions list?" He was a multiple-time champion in the NWA. While Jarretts entry started on a sour note, I would like to say this. Canadian Heavyweight Title (Toronto)", "N.W.A. youtu.be/7oOybYowloY. Georgia Southern Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Youngblood won a tournament final to win the vacant championship. United States Heavyweight Title (Hawaii)", "N.W.A. Mid-Atlantic Brass Knuckles Title", "N.W.A. Later in the year, the NWAs ownership changed hands, and Pearces best of seven feud with Colt Cabana would be cut short. 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Adam Pearce is one of the most recent champions on this list, but one that fans might be the least familiar with. This effectively annulled Gonzlezs title win and the belt returned to Jarrett. Global Traditions Universal Heavyweight Title", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Wrestling_Alliance_championships&oldid=1148342827, NWA United Kingdom Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA New Jersey State Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-South Unified Heavyweight Championship, NWA Virginia Alpha Heavyweight Championship, This page was last edited on 5 April 2023, at 16:06. United States Heavyweight Title (Detroit)", "NWA Supreme - Current Champions and Title History", "N.W.A. Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver)", "NWA [Mexico] Tag Team Championship Tournament (in Spanish)", "N.W.A. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship (Catch as Catch Can version; 1905-1957), which traces its lineage to George Hackenschmidt's 1905 title which Frank Gotch won from him in 1908. The longest reigning champion is Phil Shatter, who held the title from January 17, 2009 to February 19, 2011, for a total of 763 days. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches 1949 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 References: Researches by J. Michael Kenyon of WAWLI Papers, Steve Yohe, Yasuhiko Morozumi, Darren DeShun Calamese, etc. 1. As champion, OConnor wrestled big names such as Bruno Sammartino, Johnny Valiant and Yukon Eric. Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield. Wrestling JAT Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. champion - vacant title filled in four-way match Sunday", "NWA News: Pearce vs. Cabana series concludes, but without NWA champ following "controversy" (w/Video)", "Presents Wrestle Kingdom 8 in ", "NWA news: New NWA World champion determined in Vegas", "NWA news: New NWA World Hvt. His reign length is calculated from the date he defeated Sonny Myers to first claim the world championship. Next is the NWA World Television Championship, which is currently held by first time title holder Jordan Clearwater, who defeated who defeated AJ Cazana for the vacated title on November 12, 2022 at Hard Times 3. This record wouldnt be broken for the next 25 years. His major success would come in 1966, when he finally managed to defeat Lou Thesz to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. 2.5 NWA today 3 Promotions 3.1 Regional promotions of the past 4 Television programs 4.1 NWA Wrestling Showcase 4.2 NWA Championship Wrestling From Hollywood 4.3 NWA Mountain State 4.4 NWA Powerrr 5 Personnel 6 Hall of Fame 7 Logos 8 See also 9 External links Current champions History 1940s North American Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Many WWF fans of the late 90s will be aware of Severns run in the company between 1998 and 1999. and under. Cody wouldnt be champion for long though as hed drop the title back to Aldis only a few weeks later at the NWA 70th Anniversary event, defeating Rhodes in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Harley Races final title reign was his shortest, at only three days in 1984 after beating, and then losing to, Ric Flair. Only days after the purchase, Garvin dropped the title to Ric Flair. This page was last changed on 25 June 2022, at 11:09. They defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx) on Night One of the NWA 74th Anniversary Show on August 27, 2022 to win the vacant titles after previous champions The Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams and Harry Smith) had to vacate the titles due to Smith being unable to defend them because of an illness. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. 1993-02-21. Lou Thesz. New Zealander Pat OConnor was a former amateur wrestler who had spent time in the New Zealand Air Force. This run would prove more successful, with Race holding the belt for over two and a half years. His first win came over Ric Flair in 1990 NWA/WCW, and his second in 2006 over Jeff Jarrett in NWA TNA. NWA World Television Championship/Champion history | Pro Wrestling | Fandom Pro Wrestling Wiki 148,969 pages Explore Wrestlers Promotions TV Championships in: Champion history NWA World Television Championship/Champion history < NWA World Television Championship View source NWA World Television Championship/Champion history [7] The inaugural champion was Austin Idol. National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc. Brisco would be remembered as one of the NWA greats and would later work for the WWF/E. Canadian Tag Team Title (Calgary)", "N.W.A. January 1983 saw Flair drop the belt to Carlos Coln for four days, but this run was not recognised by the NWA. He also worked for the World Wrestling Council and World Championship Wrestling, famously becoming the manager of Big Van Vader. So sit back and enjoy a slide show commemorating these superstars accomplishments. In 2020, the National Wrestling Alliance is a niche, old school wrestling promotion with a weekly YouTube show. 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. It always felt like he wished he was back in the days of the territories, and that hed have been much more successful back then. The top championship for female tag teams is the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship, which is held by first-time champions Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kenzie Paige), who defeated The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) on June 11, 2022 at NWA Alwayz Ready to win the titles. United States Tag Team Title (Florida)", "United States Tag Team Title (Capitol/W.W.W.F. OConnor would hold onto the NWA World Heavyweight Championship until June 1961, when he lost the belt to Buddy Rogers in front of a record breaking crowd of 38,500+ fans. The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is for wrestlers 220 lbs. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes. Races next reign came after a series of unrecognised title changes involving Ric Flair, winning the belt in early 1983 before losing it to Flair later that year. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title", "N.W.A. Des Moines, IA. Flair defeated Steamboat for the belt in May, and would again hold it for another 13 months, losing the belt to an up and coming star by the name of Sting. Southeastern Brass Knuckles Title", "E.C.C.W./N.W.A. This match had no time limit and the title could change hands on a disqualification. Race dropped the belt a little over two months later to Giant Baba on his tour of Japan, only to regain the title a week later. Just under a year later, Race and Baba would repeat this, with Race once again losing to Baba before winning his title back a few days later. The Brotherhood defeated Team Extreme (Khris Germany and Kit Carson) to win the vacant championship. Dory Funk Jr would defeat Gene Kiniski for the title in 1969, Kiniski himself holding the title for over three years. Due to an NWA rule that stated masked wrestlers could not be champion, the belt returned to him. Canadian Heavyweight Title (Vancouver)", "N.W.A. He even put them over, which is more than many of his peers did. Once again, this reign would end up being all too short, with Kiniski dropping the belt back to Gagne just a month later. Live event. In May of the same year, Flair dropped the belt to Kerry Von Erich, only to win it back a couple of weeks later. )", "N.W.A. Here are the 10 NWA Champions with the greatest reigns (not ranked by length): 10. 9. Ricky Murdock holds the record for longest combined reigns (2) at 817 days. Contents 1 Early history 2 Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling 3 Enter Ted Turner 4 NWA 'Unification' 5 Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup 6 Championship in Jim Crockett Promotions 7 See also 8 External links Early history The wrestler with the most reigns as World Heavyweight champion is John Cena with 13. He would return to the NWA, and continued to work for various independent promotions until 2014 when he retired from wrestling. Flair would also become an 8-time WCW World Champion. 1992-11-18. Hed work for the WWF in 1986, teaming with his brother Terry. Crockett had almost accomplished his goal of creating a national promotion. During Rhodes' reign, the title was renamed the "NWA World Television Championship". North American Tag Team Title (Los Angeles/Japan)", "N.W.A. Once again, Flair was champion only weeks later in August 1986. Shane Douglas 1 of. Tyrus Wins NWA Championship At NWA Hard Times NWA Hard Times 3 Matt Cardona Trevor Murdoch Tyrus Image Credit: NWA Tyrus is the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. 2. Severn has continued to wrestle throughout the years, including for Major League Wrestling in 2019, and he was even scheduled to face Ken Shamrock in an MMA fight in 2016, however this never happened due to Shamrock pulling out due to injury. The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). 8X NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. This title change is not recognized by the NWA. 7 Arn Anderson And Tully Blanchard Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, known collectively as the Brain Busters, are 2-time NWA World Tag Team Champions together. 1. Lou Thesz. In the late 60s, OConnor won the AWA and World Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles alongside Wilbur Snyder. Last night at CZW Cage of Death XIX, Tim Storm's 414-day reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion came to an end, when Nick Aldis (formerly Magnus in Impact Wrestling) was crowned the new World Champion to the shock of all those in attendance and millions of wrestling fans around the world.With this victory, Aldis became the 93rd NWA World Champion in nearly 70 years, joining a long list of . North American Heavyweight Title (Amarillo)", "N.W.A. United States Heavyweight Title (Central States)", "N.W.A. Videotronic game player and general media connoisseur. The NWA did not officially recognize any tag team champions until 1992 while various affiliates had previously had their own Tag Team championships. Kahagas won an elimination match for the vacant title by last eliminating Damien Wayne. This reign was initially ignored by the NWA and TNA, with Jarrett continuing to be recognized as champion. [1] 2. ", This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 18:15. On this page you find the full WCW Roster & Alumni across the All-Time History of the company. Hed hold the title right up until the following September, when he was defeated by Cody Rhodes at All In, the independent wrestling event which would form the basis of AEW. Thesz defeated Watson to reclaim his title in November 1956. Vancouver Island Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Defeats Nikita Koloff in 7-man tournament final. The title returned to Jarrett later on due to the nature of the championship match. The professional wrestling championships are not won through legitimate athletic competition; they are instead won via scripted endings to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. A former champion as an amateur, he trained for professional wrestling under another former amateur wrestler, and former Cleveland Rams Lineman, Butch Len Levy. There are, of course, some caveats. This episode aired on tape delay on December 29, 1990. Ohki had apparently been told by his home promotion that if he should bring the NWA World Championship back to Japan, theyd make him a star. RECORD BOOK WRESTLING THE GREATEST WRESTLER, Ryouichi Moriya, 1985 5 Cruiserweight Championship. Although Low Ki and Skipper won the title, all three members were recognized as champions under the Freebird Rule. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship (Catch as Catch Can version; 19051957), which traces its lineage to George Hackenschmidt's 1905 title which Frank Gotch won from him in 1908. Western States Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. He did well enough to earn several try out matches with the WWF, and was even offered a spot at the WCW Power Plant training facility, which Pearce declined. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is held by two-time champions La Rebelin ( Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450 ). 692. Hed win the title another four times, and then in 1981, he defeated Dusty Rhodes to win his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship, although Flairs first reign wouldnt be straightforward. Jarrett would lose the championship to Cristian Cage in 2006 before winning it back, only to finally lose it again to Sting. United States Heavyweight Title (St. Joseph)", "N.W.A. 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. The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Whether its WWE news or something from across the sea, lets talk shop. Champion gallery OConnor joined the NWA and won the (Chicago) Tag Team Titles with Roy McClarity in 1955. Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida)", "N.W.A. Now, we will bring you a weekly summary of everything added to the service! Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin, who were later inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, won the World and U.S. Tag Team Titles, as well as the Six-Man Tag Team Championships with Badstreet. In July 1948, the current version of National Wrestling Alliance is founded and Brown is recognized as the first official NWA World champion. The championship was awarded to The Rock 'n' Roll Express. Obviously a work, NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett (you have to remember that the NWA was working with TNA for a number of years when they were just getting off the ground) refused to believe that Sting had retired and in a ridiculous segment, sent Alex Shelley to Sting's house to film him, which led Sting to Destination X with no When TNA pulled out of the National Wrestling Alliance, all the belts were vacated, leaving the next champion to be crowned via a tournament. The following champion history features the NWA World Television Championship. After being the most interesting character in the reboot of UK Gladiators, he moved into professional wrestling. However, it wouldnt be until 1973 until he won his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship. After suffering a knee injury, he retired and began training as a wrestler. A flurry of title changes saw Jarrett lift the belt twice, first defeating Raven in September before dropping it to Rhino in October, and then winning it back only 2 days later. 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He became the first man to ever hold a wrestling and MMA title at the same time, and hed continue to defend the NWA title over the next few years, most notably defeating 56 year old Dory Funk Jr in 1997. [2], 190.^"NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title"[1] WrestlingTitles. Jack Brisco narrowly missed out on appearing on this list, holding the titles for a total of 866 days. In 1957 he would win the Montreal World Title, defeating douard Carpentier, but this reign would be short lived, as he dropped the title to Killer Kowalski just a month later. Ex-wrestler turned promoter. Only one year later, Flair was involved in a serious plane accident, and broke his back in three places. Flair was tempted away from WCW in August of the same year, and signed for the then-WWF. Defeated Sonny Myers. Pacific Northwest Television Title", "N.W.A. By Steve Coulson / April 13, 2023. 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