Dan Hodge's reputation and strength was legendary. Ohki began shooting on Thesz in the first round, but this was a mistake as Ohki had to be taken from the bout on a stretcher. 3. It is the promotion's premier title. The Brotherhood defeated Team Extreme (Khris Germany and Kit Carson) to win the vacant championship. Were WWE Right To Have Cody Rhodes Lose At WrestleMania 39? 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. New England Brass Knuckles Title", "N.W.A. Shane Douglas deserves a special mention, winning the NWA World title in a tournament, then cutting a promo trashing the title, and vacating it immediately. The belt was later vacated and Pearce would win the title back by winning a four way match to crown a new champion in 2011. Its just a shame he seemingly doesnt get the credit he deserves. )", "N.W.A. National Wrestling Alliance is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc.[1] Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines,[2] following is correct as of March 22, 2023. and under. United States Heavyweight Title (Toronto)", "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. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team championship contested in various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates. Zeen is a next generation WordPress theme. United States Heavyweight Title (Central States)", "N.W.A. 04-07: USA: NWA World Women's Television Title: inaugural champion 04-07: USA: NWA National Heavyweight Title: new champion 04-06: USA: MLW National Openweight Title: new champion 04-06: USA: MLW Women's World Featherweight Title: new champion 04-06: USA: MLW World Middleweight Title: new champion 04-05: USA: AEW World Tag Team Title: new champions 1. Tyrus is your new NWA World Television Champion. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is held by two-time champions La Rebelin ( Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450 ). Des Moines, Iowa. The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), an American professional wrestling promotion. Nick Aldis is, as of time of writing, still the NWA World Champion, so it is very likely that he'll make his way up this list. Canadian Heavyweight Title (Toronto)", "N.W.A. Orville Brown was the first ever NWA Champion and held the title for 501 days. It is the promotion's premier title. North American Tag Team Title (Florida version)", "N.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic)", "N.W.A. TNA didn't initially recognize the vacancy and had Angle defeat champion. Rumour has it that he was only removed as champion due to him being hurt in a serious automobile accident in 1973, and he dropped the belt to Harley Race that same year. Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield. [1][2] The inaugural champion was Orville Brown. National Wrestling Alliance/International Wrestling Corp. National Wrestling Alliance/Lightning One Inc. "Today the world lost one of the toughest men ever to walk God's green earth. New England Colonial Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. They had become famous as the Mid-Atlantic tag titles and later became the WCW World titles, but the truth is that it wasn't until 1992 that the NWA . Chosen at random by the Wheel of Destiny! Finally, Flair lost the belt to Victor Jovica for a spell of three days before regaining the title after it was ruled that Jovicas win was illegal due to his feet being on the ropes. Following WWE's purchase of WCW and eventual retirement of the title, this championship sat on the shelf until its revival in 2016. "Beat the Champ" International Television Title (Los Angeles)", "N.W.A. Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver)", "NWA [Mexico] Tag Team Championship Tournament (in Spanish)", "N.W.A. While Jarretts entry started on a sour note, I would like to say this. Wildside United States Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. This was three matches round robin style; Match ended in controversy, as the referee gave a fast count. Reigns [ edit] Combined reigns [ edit] This is considered a continuation of Flair's previous reign. This reign was initially ignored by the NWA and TNA, with Jarrett continuing to be recognized as champion. Shane Douglas 1 of. It is the promotion's premier title. The title was introduced in 1963 by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. 3. Des Moines, IA. 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Ricky Murdock holds the record for longest combined reigns (2) at 817 days. North American Heavyweight Title (Mid-South)", "N.W.A. Hed work for the WWF in 1986, teaming with his brother Terry. Pacific Northwest Television Title", "N.W.A. 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 National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc.[1] Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines.[2]. United States Heavyweight Title (Hawaii)", "N.W.A. This was the first time that Flair was also recognised as WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and was a taste of what was to come. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Severn would remain NWA World Champion throughout his WWF run, eventually dropping the title in 1999. The first ever WWWF (WWE) World Champion Buddy Rogers just sits outside the top 10 with 573 days. The championship is held up after a match against. The championship was vacated when NWA terminated the contracts with its licenses. Thanks to our affiliated WWE Network reddit owner TonyG, who also runs the WWE Network Bot on Twitter, we are able to constantly update you on the latest WWE Network additions. Join Cultured Vultures as we bring you some of the biggest news from the world of wrestling. List of current champions in the National Wrestling Alliance, The Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams and Harry Smith) vacated the titles due to Harry being sick and unable to defend the titles, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, List of National Wrestling Alliance personnel, "Corgan's reign as NWA owner begins, full details", "NWA Hard Times 3 live results: Trevor Murdoch vs. Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona", "NWA When Our Shadows Fall results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Championship, Serena Deeb vs. Kamille for the NWA Women's Title, Aron Stevens and Kratos vs. Thom Latimer and Chris Adonis vs. Crimson and Jax Dane for the NWA Tag Titles", Pay-per-view and closed circuit events (19831990), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_current_champions_in_the_National_Wrestling_Alliance&oldid=1150197142, National Wrestling Alliance championships, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Defeated Jordan Clearwater for the title at. November 27, 1949. For decades this belt has been the go-to world championship in all of wrestling and has probably the most prestigious lineage of any title. He defeated Homicide on November 12, 2022 at Hard Times 3 to win the title. Kerry Morton is the current champion in his first reign. In 2020, the National Wrestling Alliance is a niche, old school wrestling promotion with a weekly YouTube show. However, Thesz needed time to recuperate from an ankle injury and dropped the belt to Whipper Billy Watson. Southeastern Heavyweight Title (Southeastern/Continental)", "N.W.A. The inaugural champion was Orville Brown.The longest reigning champion is Lou Thesz, who held the . Jeff Jarrett won his first NWA World Heavyweight title by defeating Ron The Truth Killings on TNAs weekly pay per view in 2002. Western States Heritage Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. At the top of the National Wrestling Alliance's championship hierarchy is the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. Alex Hammerstone. List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions View source The list of NWA World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) professional wrestling world heavyweight championship. World Middleweight Champion. 4. . Exhausted, he eventually lost the belt to Dory Funk Jr in 1969. Unbelievably, Kiniski wrestled as late as 1992, teaming alongside Lance Storm and Chris Jericho. Lou Thesz. He continued to challenge various NWA Champions, such as Dick Hutton, Billy Watson and would again face off against Lou Thesz. United Kingdom Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. This episode aired on tape delay on January 13, 1990. In 1948, after decades of competing with each other, an agreement was made to bring all the territories into one national alliance, forming the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). United States Tag Team Title (Tri-State)", "N.W.A. Jones gave up the TV Title after he won the NWA Mid-Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship on November 27, 1975. Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. Countries of the World. 90+Min Interview With NWA Star, NXT Level Up Preview Featuring Former Champions, & More. Flair returned to WCW in 1993. At around the same time, a version of the US title was established in the Rocky Mountains territory. 1992-09-21. He also made an appearance for the WWF in the late 80s in a old timers battle royale. 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. Western States Heavyweight Title", "N.W.A. The wrestler with the most reigns as World Heavyweight champion is John Cena with 13. . 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