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The following champion history features the NWA National Heavyweight Championship.

Title history[]

Original version (1980–1986)[]

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Jack Brisco 1 October 1980 Defeated Terry Funk in a tournament final to become the first champion.
Mongolian Stomper 1 December 6, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia
Steve Olsonoski 1 May 29, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia
Masked Superstar 1 August 15, 1981 Columbus, Georgia
Tommy Rich 1 September 28, 1981 Augusta, Georgia
Masked Superstar 2 November 25, 1981 Atlanta, Georgia
Tommy Rich 2 January 17, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Ron Bass 1 March 15, 1982 Augusta, Georgia
Tommy Rich 3 April 19, 1982 Augusta, Georgia
Buzz Sawyer 1 May 2, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Paul Orndorff 1 June 20, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Vacated . 1982 . Orndorff vacated the title to train for a World Title match.
Super Destroyer 1 August 29, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia Won a tournament to win the vacant title.
Paul Orndorff 2 October 3, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Masked Superstar 3 October 17, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Paul Orndorff 3 November 17, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Killer Karl Kox 1 1982
Tommy Rich 4 1983
Paul Orndorff 4 March 1983
Killer Tim Brooks 1 March 20, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia
Larry Zbyszko 1 March 20, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia Bought the title from Brooks for $25,000
Vacated April 30, 1983 Zbyszko was stripped of the title by NWA President Bob Geigel for buying it.
Larry Zbyszko 2 June 5, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia Defeated Mr. Wrestling II in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
Brett Wayne 1 September 25, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia
Ted DiBiase 1 November 18, 1983 Cleveland, Ohio
Brad Armstrong 1 February 18, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia
The Spoiler 1 April 12, 1984 Wheeling, West Virginia
Brad Armstrong 2 May 4, 1984 Marietta, Georgia
The Spoiler 2 July 1, 1984 Atlanta, Georgia .
Ted DiBiase 2 July 14, 1984 Macon, Georgia This was a phantom match after The Spoiler went to the World Wrestling Federation.
Ron Garvin 1 October 11, 1984 Baltimore, Maryland
Black Bart 1 June 1, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia The match also had a Loser Leaves Town stipulation
Terry Taylor 1 September 22, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia
Buddy Landel 1 November 28, 1985 Greensboro, North Carolina Won at Starrcade.
Dusty Rhodes 1 December 19, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia Rhodes was awarded the title in a phantom title change.
Tully Blanchard 1 March 4, 1986 Spartanburg, South Carolina
Wahoo McDaniel 1 August 28, 1986 Los Angeles, California
Nikita Koloff 1 September 28, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia
Title retired September 28, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia The title was unified with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, which Koloff won from Magnum T.A. on August 17, 1986 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Revived version (1997-present)[]

Wrestler Times Date Location Notes
Big Slam 1 1997 . Title was awarded after the NWA revived it.
Salvatore Sincere 1 July 18, 1997 Raeford, North Carolina
Vacated October 11, 1997
Doug Gilbert 1 March 27, 1998 Mount Holly, New Jersey Defeated Barry Windham and Rocco Rock in a three-way match to win the vacant title.
Stevie Richards 1 August 22, 1998 Mount Holly, New Jersey
Doug Gilbert 2 October 24, 1998 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Won the title in an eight-man tag team steel cage match at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show.
Don Brodie 1 January 15, 2000 Memphis, Tennessee
Kevin Northcutt 1 April 14, 2000 North Richland Hills, Texas
Stone Mountain 1 September 13, 2000 Athens, Georgia
Terry Knight 1 November 4, 2000 Cornelia, Georgia Defeated Jesse Taylor on November 18, 2000 in Cornelia, Georgia to unify the NWA Wildside United States Heavyweight Championship.
Don Brodie 2 January 12, 2001 Greenville, Mississippi
Vacated August 2001 Title vacated after Brodie is injured in an automobile accident.
Kevin Northcutt 2 August 22, 2001 Northcutt was awarded the title.
Hotstuff Hernandez 1 October 13, 2001 St. Petersburg, Florida Won the title at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show.
Ricky Murdock 1 January 11, 2003 Greenville, Mississippi Also won the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship on October 10, 2003, defeating Shane Somers at the NWA 55th Anniversary Show in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Spyder 1 October 15, 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba Won the title at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show.
Vacated October 8, 2005 Nashville, Tennessee Spyder stripped of the title when he no-shows a title defense.
Ricky Murdock 2 October 8, 2005 Nashville, Tennessee Defeated Conscience and The Juggulator in a three-way match at the NWA 57th Anniversary Show to win the vacant title.
Vacated March 31, 2006 Lebanon, Tennessee Title held up after a match against Big Bully Douglas, due to interference from Kory Williams.
Big Bully Douglas 1 April 1, 2006 Columbia, Tennessee Defeated Murdock in a rematch to win the held up title.
Kory Williams 1 September 30, 2006 Lebanon, Tennessee
Chance Prophet 1 May 5, 2007 Salyersville, Kentucky Stripped of the title on October 12, 2007 by the NWA Board of Director due to injury.
Pepper Parks 1 October 20, 2007 Lebanon, Tennessee Defeats Kory Williams in a match to determine the new champion.
Crusher Hansen 1 April 18, 2008 McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Phill Shatter 1 January 17, 2009 McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Chance Prophet 2 February 11, 2011 Franklinville, New Jersey
Kahagas 1 March 29. 2012 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Vacated November 14, 2012 Title vacated after Kahagas wins the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Damien Wayne 1 January 5, 2013 Nashville, North Carolina Defeated Chance Prophet and Lance Erikson in a three-way match to fill the vacant title.
Vordell Walker 1 June 14, 2013 Millersville, Tennessee
Damien Wayne 2 August 2, 2013 Millersville, Tennessee
Nitro 1 September 14, 2013 Toledo, Ohio
Lou Marconi 1 March 1, 2014 Williamston, NC
Nitro 2 March 22, 2014 Hillsdale, MI
Lou Marconi 2 March 23, 2014 Toledo, OH
Nitro 3 April 5, 2014 Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Lou Marconi 3 July 7, 2014 Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Jax Dane 1 February 6, 2015 Millersville, Tennessee
Vacated May 28, 2015 Title vacated, and separated from the North American title, after Jax Dane suffered an injury.
Arrick Andrews 1 July 11, 2015 Cookeville, Tennessee Defeats Chase Owens in an eight-man tournament final.
Vacated January 2, 2016 Andrews announced that he had suffered a knee injury in a hunting accident that would keep him out of wrestling for 8 months, and forfeited the title. A battle royal was set for January 9 to fill the vacancy.
John Saxon 1 January 9, 2016 Dyersburg, Tennessee Won a battle royal for the vacant title.
Greg Anthony 1 January 30, 2016 Dyersburg, Tennessee
Mustang Mike 1 July 2, 2016 Morgan City, Louisiana This was a steel cage match.
Greg Anthony 2 July 9, 2016 Dyersburg, Tennessee
Jake Logan 1 September 17, 2016 Amarillo, Texas
Greg Anthony 3 October 29, 2016 Dyersburg, Tennessee
Damien Wayne 3 November 19, 2016 Gallatin, Tennessee
Kahagas 2 February 3, 2017 Franklin, Kentucky
The championship was vacated on September 30, 2017 after the NWA terminated all contracts with its licensees.
Willie Mack 1 October 21, 2018 Nashville, Tennessee Defeated Sam Shaw at the NWA 70th Anniversary Show to win the vacant championship.
Colt Cabana 1 April 27, 2019 Concord, North Carolina
James Storm 1 June 29, 2019 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Won in a dark match on Ring of Honor Wrestling. The match was aired on YouTube on July 12, 2019.
Colt Cabana 2 October 1, 2019 Atlanta, Georgia Won on NWA Powerrr. The title change aired on November 5, 2019.
Aron Stevens 1 December 14, 2019 Atlanta, Georgia Won at NWA Into the Fire in a Three Way Match that also involved Ricky Starks.
Trevor Murdoch 1 September 29, 2020 Long Beach, California Won on UWN Primetime Live.
Chris Adonis 1 March 30, 2021 Atlanta, Georgia Won on NWA Powerrr. The title change aired on March 30, 2021; the original taping date is unknown.
The championship was vacated on May 25, 2021 by Chris Adonis in order for him to enter a battle royal to determine the #1 Contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Chris Adonis 2 June 7, 2021 Atlanta, Georgia Defeated JTG in a tournament final on NWA Powerrr to win the vacant championship. The title change aired on July 6, 2021.
Anthony Mayweather 1 February 12, 2022 Oak Grove, Kentucky Won on NWA Powerrr. The title change aired on March 1, 2022.
Jax Dane 2 March 20, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee Won at NWA Crockett Cup 2022 - Night 2.
Cyon 1 August 27, 2022 St. Louis, Missouri Won at NWA 74th Anniversary Show.
EC3 1 April 7, 2023 Highland Park, Illinois Won at NWA 312.
EC3 relinquished the championship so he could challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Silas Mason 1 August 26, 2023 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Odinson and Kratos in a Three Way Match at NWA 75 Night 1 to win the vacant championship.
Mason relinquished the championship so he could challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Thom Latimer 1 March 2, 2024 Dothan, Alabama Defeated Blake Troop, Burchill and Zyon in a Four Way Match to win the vacant championship.
Latimer relinquished the championship so he could challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Mims 1 August 31, 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Bryan Idol, Burchill and Carson Drake in a Four Way Match to win the vacant championship.
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