NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY


TITLE HOLDER DATE CITY
George Hackenschmidt05/05/04New York, NY
Frank Gotch03/04/08Chicago, IL
Joe Stretcher04/07/15Omaha, NE
Earl Caddock09/04/17Omaha, NE
Joe Stretcher (2)30/01/20New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis13/12/20New York, NY
Stanislaus Zbyszko06/05/21New York, NY
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (2)03/03/22Wichita, KS
Wayne Munn08/01/25Kansas City, MO
Stanislaus Zbyszko (2)15/04/25Philadelphia, PA
Joe Stretcher (3)30/05/25St Louis, MO
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (3)20/02/28St Louis, MO
Gus Sonnenberg04/01/29Boston, MA
Dick Shikat23/08/29Philadelphia, PA
Jim Londos06/06/30Philadelphia, PA
Ed Don George10/12/30Los Angeles, CA
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (4)13/04/31Los Angeles, CA
Henry DeGlane04/05/31Montreal, Quecbec
Ed "Strangler" Lewis (5)09/06/32Long Island, NY
Ed Don George (2)09/02/33Boston, MA
Jim Browning20/02/33New York, NY
Jim Londos (2)25/06/34New York, NY
Danno Mahoney27/06/35Boston, MA
Danno Mahoney (2)30/06/35Boston, MA
Danno Mahoney (3)30/07/35Boston, MA
Dick Shikat (2)02/03/36New York, NY
Ali Baba24/04/36Detroit, MI
Everett Marshall26/06/36Columbus, OH
Lou Thesz29/12/37St Louis, MO
Steve Crusher Casey11/02/38Boston, MA
Everett Marshall??/09/38-
Bronko Nagurski23/06/39Houston, TX
Ray Steele07/03/40St Louis, MO
Bronko Nagurski (2)11/03/41Minneapolis, MN
Sandor Szabo05/06/41St Louis, MO
Bill Longson19/02/42St Louis, MO
Yvon Robert07/10/42Montreal, Quebec
Bobby Managoff27/11/42Houston, TX
Bill Longson (2)19/02/43St Louis, MO
Whipper Billy Watson21/02/47St Louis, MO
Lou Thesz (2)25/04/47St Louis, MO
Bill Longson (3)21/11/47St Louis, MO
Lou Thesz (3)20/07/48Indianapolis, IN
Whipper Billy Watson (2)15/03/56Toronto, Ontario
Lou Thesz (4)09/11/56St Louis, MO
Dick Hutton14/11/57Toronto, Ontario
Pat O' Connor09/01/59St Louis, MO
Buddy Rogers30/06/61Chicago, IL
Lou Thesz (5)24/01/63Toronto, Ontario
Gene Kininski07/01/66St Louis, MO
Dory Funk, Jr.11/02/69Tampa, FL
Harley Race24/05/73Kansas City, MO
Jack Brisco20/07/73Houston, TX
Shohei Baba02/12/74Kagoshimi, Japan
Jack Brisco (2)09/12/74Tokyo, Japan
Terry Funk10/12/75Miami, FL
Harley Race (2)06/12/77Toronto, Ontario
Dusty Rhodes21/08/79Tampa, FL
Harley Race (3)26/08/79Orlando, FL
Shohei Baba (2)31/10/79Nagoya, Japan
Harley Race (4)07/11/79Amagaseki, Japan
Shohei Baba (3)04/09/80Saga, Japan
Harley Race (5)10/09/80Otsu, Japan
Tommy Rich27/04/81Augusta, GA
Harley Race (6)01/05/81Gainsville, GA
Dusty Rhodes (2)21/06/81Atlanta, GA
Ric Flair17/09/81Kansas City, MO
Harley Race (7)10/06/83St Louis, MO
Ric Flair (2)24/11/83Greensboro, NC
Harley Race (8)21/03/84Wellington, New Zealand
Ric Flair (3)23/03/84Kallang, Singapore
Kerry Von Erich06/05/84Irving, TX
Ric Flair (4)24/05/84Yokosuka City, Japan
Dusty Rhodes (3)26/07/86Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair (5)09/08/86St Louis, MO
Ronnie Garvin25/09/87Detroit, MI
Ric Flair (6)26/11/87Chicago, IL
Ricky Steamboat20/02/89Chicago, IL
Ric Flair (7)07/05/89Nashville, TN
Sting07/07/90Baltimore, MD
Ric Flair (8)11/01/91Rutherford, NJ
Masa Chono12/08/92Tokyo, Japan
The Great Muta04/01/93Tokyo, Japan
Barry Windham21/02/93Asheville, NC
Ric Flair (9)18/07/93Biloxi, MS
Chris Candido19/11/94Cherry Hill, NJ
Dan Severm24/02/95Erlanger, KY

REMARKS :
  1. The is by far the most accurate list I have been able to come up with. This title has been split into several different titles throughout its history. The biggest split was when it was changed to the WCW World Heavyweight Title.

  2. During the first few years of this century, George Hackenschmidt won World Championship Tournaments in Itlay, Germany and England. On 05/05/04 in New York, NY, he beat Tom Jenkins in two straight falls and was recognized as the top Champion in North America.

  3. On 03/04/08 in Chicago, IL, George Hackenschmidt left the ring and refused to return so the referee declared Frank Gotch to be the new Champion.

  4. Charlie Cutler beat Henry Ordeman and Jesse Westegard in a tournament to claim the title. On 04/07/15 in Omaha, NE, Joe Stretcher beat Cutler to win the title.

  5. On 09/04/17 in Omaha, NE, the referee declared Earl Caddock to be the new Champion after Joe Stretcher refused to return to the ring after the second fall.

  6. On 23/08/29 in Philadelphia, PA, Dick Shikat beat Jim Londos to become recognized as the first Champion of the National Wrestling Association (NWA), a division of the National Boxing Association.

  7. On 04/05/31 in Montreal, Quebec, Henry DeGlane beat Ed "Strangler" Lewis by DQ to win the title.

  8. To stop the controversy surrounding the sport at the time, the match on 09/06/32 in Long Island, NY, was billed a World Title Match. Jim Londos had been stripped of the title for refusing to face the winner of this match. Ed "Strnagler" Lewis beat Dick Shikat to win the title. He later affirmed his claim to the title by beating Jack Sherry on 10/10/32.

  9. Ed Don George had been claiming rights to the World Title ever since he beat Henry DeGlane in Boston in 1933.

  10. However, due to his victories over Jim Londos, Ed Don George and Ed "Strangler" Lewis, from 27/06/35 to 30/07/35, Danno O' Mahoney was the closest to an undisputed World Champion at that time, representing a unification of sorts for the World Title that had been splintering over the years.

  11. During the reign of ALi Baba following his win on 24/04/36 in Detroit, MI, Ali lost the title to Dave Lewin in Newark, New Jersey by DQ. Later, the Athletic Commission reversed the decision and returned the title to Ali. Soon thereafter, a new ruling was made to prevent the losing of the title by a DQ win.

  12. In Spetember 1938, the NWA recognized Everett Marshall as the Champion since Steve Crusher Casey was out of America and not defending his title on a regular basis.

  13. The National Wrestling Alliance was organized in July 1948 and Orville Brown was recognized as its Champion. However, he was forced to retire and relinquish the title due to injuries suffered in a 11/11/49 automobile accident. Lou Thesz was scheduled to meet Brown for the title on 25/11/49 and thue was recognized as the new Champion.

  14. Ric Flair was declared the first ever WCW World Heavyweight Champion in April 1992.

  15. In September 1991, Flair signed with the WWF and the NWA World Championship was declared vacant. On 12/08/92 in Tokyo, Japan, the tournament final to determine the new Champion was held. Masa Chono beat Rick Rude to win the title.

  16. In September 1993, when the WCW withdrew from th NWA, the title was declared vacant and renamed the WCW International Title, held in that year by Rick Rude, Hiroshi Hase, Rude again, Sting, Flair and was finally abandoned when it was unified with the WCW World Heavyweight CHampionship at Clash of the Champions XXVII on 23/06/94.

  17. On 19/11/94 in Cherry Hill, NJ, a tournament was held to determine the new Champion. Chris Candido beat Tracy Smothers to win the title.

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