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NWA North American Heavyweight Championship

The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship, also known simply as the NWA North American Championship, was a professional wrestling championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance in 1994 after World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA. There were various regional versions of the North American title before the creation of this all-NWA recognised North American championship. From 1998 to 2000, the title was the major championship in Music City Wrestling.[1]

NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
The current NWA North American Heavyweight Championship belt.
Details
PromotionNWA
WWF (1998)
Date establishedOctober 30, 1994
Date retiredSeptember 30, 2017 (unified with the NXT North American Championship)
Statistics
First champion(s)Greg Valentine
Final champion(s)Mustang Mike
Most reignsMike Rapada (5 reigns)
Longest reignJT Wolfen (741 days)
Shortest reignBarry Windham (1 day)

Title history

Since 1994, there have been forty six total championship reigns. Greg Valentine was the inaugural champion. The record for most reigns is held by Mike Rapada, who won the title five times. The record for longest reign is held by JT Wolfen, who held the belt for 742 days.

No.WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.
1Greg Valentine1October 30, 199469N/AValentine was awarded the title. He held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month he was awarded the title.[2]
2Kevin Von Erich1January 7, 19958Dallas, TXNWA Dallas[3]
3John Hawk1January 15, 199562Dallas, TXNWA Dallas[4][5]
4Greg Valentine2March 18, 199544Dallas, TXNWA Dallas[6]
—Vacated—May 1, 1995—N/AThe title was vacated when Jim Crockett, Jr.'s NWA Dallas closed. Valentine held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month NWA Dallas closed.
5Tommy Cairo1June 24, 1995441Williamstown, NJNWA New JerseyDefeated Devon Storm in a tournament final after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey.[7]
6Reckless Youth1September 7, 1996217Yardville, NJNWA New JerseyDefeated Derrick Domino after Cairo no-showed.[8]
7Lance Diamond1April 12, 199714Cherry Hill, NJNWA 2nd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl[9]
8Ace Darling1April 26, 199749Wilmington, DE
9Reckless Youth2June 14, 1997198Vineland, NJNWA New Jersey[10]
—Vacated—December 29, 1997—N/AThe title was vacated so it could be used in an NWA angle in the World Wrestling Federation.
10Jeff Jarrett1January 5, 199855New Haven, CTWWF Raw is WarDefeated Barry Windham to win the vacant championship.[11]
11Barry Windham1March 1, 19981N/AWindham was awarded the title by Jim Cornette after Jarrett left Cornette's NWA group.[12]
—Vacated—March 2, 1998—N/AThe NWA stripped Windham of the title.
12The Colorado Kid1August 1, 1998147Nashville, TNDefeated Recon. Colorado Kid had already won the Music City Wrestling title from Recon on July 25 in Lebanon, Tennessee. This match was decided to be for the NWA title by the NWA Board of Directors and MCW. The NWA title then replaced the MCW title, as both were being defended in MCW.
13Chris Michaels1December 26, 199814Nashville, TN
14The Colorado Kid2January 9, 1999246Nashville, TN
15Big Bully Douglas1September 12, 199948Nashville, TN
16Mike Rapada3October 30, 19997Lebanon, TN
17Terry Taylor1November 6, 199949Nashville, TN
18The Colorado Kid4December 25, 1999138Nashville, TN
19Air Paris1May 11, 20009Fairview, TN
20Chris Harris1May 20, 2000117Nashville, TN
21Mike Rapada5September 14, 20006Lebanon, TN
—Vacated—September 20, 2000—N/AThe title was vacated after Rapada won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
22Steve Corino1April 13, 20018North Richland Hills, TXNWA Southwest Lonestar SlamfestDefeated Redd Dogg.[13]
23Robbie Royce1April 21, 200185Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCWF[14]
—Vacated—July 15, 2001—N/AThe title was vacated after Royce left the Canadian Wrestling Federation.
24Dark Rain1July 29, 200128St. Boniface, Manitoba, CanadaCWFDefeated Gene Swan in tournament final.[15]
25Spyder1August 26, 200148St. Boniface, Manitoba, CanadaCWF[16]
26Quinn Magnum1October 13, 2001350St. Petersburg, FLNWA 53rd Anniversary Show - Battle Of The Belts 2001: An NWA Odyssey[17]
27Paul Atlas1September 28, 200228McKeesport, PANWA East[18]
28Jorge Estrada1October 26, 2002189Corpus Christi, TXNWA 54th Anniversary Show: Battle Of The Belts 2002[19]
29Hotstuff Hernandez1May 3, 2003147Cornelia, GANWA Wildside[20]
30JT Wolfen1September 27, 2003742Hawaii, HI
31Tommy Marr1October 8, 2005196Nashville, TNNWA 57th Anniversary Show & Convention[21]
32Dru Onyx1April 22, 2006489Altamonte Springs, FLSCW Spring Breakout[22]
33Damien Wayne1August 24, 2007106Las Vegas, NVNWA Pro Wrestling Summit[23]
34Mike DiBiase1December 8, 2007511Elkin, NC
35Apolo1May 2, 2009273Tyler, TXNWA Showcase[24]
36The Sheik (II)1January 30, 2010451Fort Pierce, FLPWF Pandemonium At The Pal[25]
—Vacated—April 26, 2011—N/AThe title was vacated after The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
37Shaun Tempers1June 25, 2011475Cornelia, GANWA AnarchyTempers defeated Ace Rockwell to win the vacant title.[26][27]
38Carson1October 12, 201291Cypress, TXNWA Houston Redemption[28]
39Byron Wilcott1January 11, 201399Cypress, TXNWA Houston Next Level 2013[29]
40Kahagas1April 20, 2013391Houston, TXNWA Houston Parade Of Champions: A Tribute To Paul Boesch[30][31]
41Byron Wilcott2May 16, 2014154Sherman, TXNWA Texoma[32]
42Tim Storm1October 17, 2014177Sherman, TX
43Jax Dane1April 12, 201546Las Vegas, NVVendetta Pro Casino RoyaleDane becomes holder of two titles, as he is also the reigning National Heavyweight Champion. NWA allows Dane to defend both titles together.[33]
—Vacant—May 28, 2015—N/AJax Dane forced to forfeit both of his titles after sustaining an injury. A tournament to fill the vacant title is announced.[34]
44Tim Storm2July 17, 2015365Sherman, TXDefeated Andy Anderson in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
45Tyson Dean1July 16, 2016266Pavo, GANWA SW Southern Summer Showcase[35]
46Mustang Mike1April 8, 2017175Amelia, LA
—Retired—September 30, 2017——Retired when NWA terminates the contracts with its licensees

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1JT Wolfen1742
2Tim Storm2542
3The Colorado Kid/Mike Rapada5538
4Mike DiBiase1511
5Dru Onyx1489
6Shaun Tempers1475
7The Sheik1451
8Tommy Cairo1441
9Reckless Youth2415
10Kahagas1391
11Quinn Magnum1350
12Mustang Mike1308
13Apolo1273
14Tyson Dean1266
15Byron Wilcott2253
16Tommy Marr1196
17Jorge Estrada1189
18Hotstuff Hernandez1147
19Chris Harris1117
20Greg Valentine2112
21Damien Wayne1106
22Carson191
23Robbie Royce185
24John Hawk163
25Jeff Jarrett161
26Ace Darling149
Terry Taylor149
27Big Bully Douglas148
Spyder148
29Jax Dane146
30Dark Rain128
Paul Atlas128
34Chris Michaels114
Lance Diamond114
35Air Paris19
36Steve Corino18
37Kevin Von Erich17
38Barry Windham11

See also

References

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