NWA National Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA National Heavyweight Championship was a title in the National Wrestling Alliance from 1980 until 1986, when it was unified with the NWA United States Heavyweight Title. It was primarily defended in Jim Crockett Promotions and Georgia Championship Wrestling and it was revived in 1997 by the NWA.
Title History
| Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place: |
| Jack Brisco | 1 | October 1980 | Awarded |
| Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie) | 1 | December 6 1980 | Atlanta, GA |
| Steve Olsonoski | 1 | May 29 1981 | Atlanta, GA |
| Masked Superstar | 1 | August 1981 | Columbus, GA |
| Tommy Rich | 1 | September 28 1981 | Augusta, GA |
| Masked Superstar | 2 | November 25 1981 | Atlanta, GA |
| Tommy Rich | 2 | January 17 1982 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ron Bass | 1 | March 1982 | ? |
| Tommy Rich | 3 | April 1982 | ? |
| Buzz Sawyer | 1 | May 2 1982 | Atlanta, GA |
| Paul Orndorff | 1 | June 20 1982 | Atlanta, GA |
| Vacated | 1982 | Orndorff vacates to train for World Title match | |
| Super Destroyer | 1 | August 29 1982 | Atlanta, GA (wins tournament) |
| Paul Orndorff | 2 | October 3 1982 | Atlanta, GA |
| Masked Superstar | 3 | October 17 1982 | Atlanta, GA |
| Paul Orndorff | 3 | November 17 1982 | Atlanta, GA |
| Killer Karl Kox | 1 | 1982 | ? |
| Tommy Rich | 4 | 1983 | ? |
| Paul Orndorff | 4 | March 1983 | ? |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 1 | March 20 1983 | Atlanta, GA |
| Larry Zbysko | 1 | March 20 1983 | Atlanta, GA (buys title from Brooks for $25,000) |
| Stripped | April 30 1983 | Stripped by President Bob Geigel for buying it | |
| Larry Zbysko | 2 | June 5 1983 | Atlanta, GA (defeated Mr. Wrestling II) |
| Brett Wayne | 1 | September 25 1983 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ted DiBiase | 1 | November 18 1983 | Cleveland, OH |
| Brad Armstrong | 1 | February 18 1984 | Atlanta, GA |
| The Spoiler | 1 | April 12 1984 | Wheeling, WV |
| Brad Armstrong | 2 | May 4 1984 | Marietta, GA |
| The Spoiler | 2 | July 1 1984 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ted DiBiase | 2 | July 14 1984 | Macon, GA |
| Ron Garvin | 1 | October 11 1984 | Baltimore, MD |
| Black Bart | 1 | June 1 1985 | Atlanta, GA |
| Terry Taylor | 1 | September 22 1985 | Atlanta, GA |
| "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel | 1 | November 28 1985 | Greensboro, NC |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | December 19 1985 | Rhodes awarded title in phantom match when Landel fired for drug problem |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | March 4 1986 | Spartanburg, SC |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | August 28 1986 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Nikita Koloff | 1 | September 28 1986 | Atlanta, GA |
| Title Retired because it is unified with Koloff's United States title. | |||
Revived NWA National Heavyweight Title History
| Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place: |
| Big Slam | 1 | 1997 | Awarded |
| Salvatore Sincere | 1 | July 18 1997 | Raeford, NC |
| Doug Gilbert | 1 | March 27 1998 | Mt. Holly, NJ |
| Stevie Richards | 1 | August 22 1998 | Mt. Holly, NJ |
| Doug Gilbert | 2 | October 24 1998 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Don Brodie | 1 | January 15 2000 | Memphis, TN |
| Kevin Northcutt | 1 | April 14 2000 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Stone Mountain | 1 | September 13 2000 | Athens, GA |
| Terry Knight | 1 | November 4 2000 | Cornelia, GA |
| Don Brodie | 2 | January 12 2001 | Greenville, MS |
| Vacated | August 2001 | Brodie injured in car wreck | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 2 | August 22 2001 | Awarded |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 1 | October 13 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Shinya Hashimoto | 1 | May 23 2002 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 2 | May 23 2002 | Title returned when Hashimoto refuses it |
| Ricky Murdock | 1 | January 11 2003 | Greenville, MS |
| Spyder | 1 | October 15 2004 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
See also
Categories: Jim Crockett Promotions championships | Georgia Championship Wrestling championships | National Wrestling Alliance championships
