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The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It is the promotion's premier title. Tyrus is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a three-way match at Hard Times 3 on November 12, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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  • The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It is the promotion's premier title. NWA currently recognizes 101 individual World Heavyweight Championship reigns. The inaugural champion was Orville Brown. The longest reigning champion is Lou Thesz, who held the title from November 27, 1949 to March 15, 1956, for a total of 2,300 days (6 years, 3 months, and 16 days); Thesz also holds the record for longest combined reigns at 3,749 days. Shane Douglas and Ray González share the shortest reign as champion with both holding the championship for less than 1 day. Ric Flair holds the record for most reigns with 10. The youngest champion is Chris Candido who won the title at the age of 22, while the oldest champion is Tim Storm, who won it at the age of 51. Tyrus is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a three-way match at Hard Times 3 on November 12, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (en)
  • NWA世界ヘビー級王者の一覧（NWAせかいヘビーきゅうおうじゃのいちらん）は、NWAが管理するチャンピオンベルトであるNWA世界ヘビー級王座を獲得したことがある人物の一覧である。 ジャイアント馬場の初獲得を第49代とした場合で一覧は構成しており、旧NWAの初代から第37代を参考として掲載している。 (ja)
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  • This was a steel cage match. (en)
  • This was a two-out-of-three falls match. (en)
  • This was a title vs. career match. (en)
  • Gary Steele pinned Ogawa in a three-way match, also involving Brian Anthony. (en)
  • This title change is not recognized by the NWA. Colon's WWC World Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. (en)
  • Rogers was widely, though not universally, considered champion again after his wins over Bobo Brazil and Kowalski. Killer Kowalski disputed that Rogers had won the title, arguing that the match had not been for the title. As the NWA had recognized none of Rogers's losses, no second title reign was counted for Rogers. (en)
  • This was a four-way match, also involving Chris Harris and Raven (en)
  • The "Crown Belt" version of the championship debuted in 1959. (en)
  • This was a three-way elimination match, also featuring Phill Shatter. (en)
  • The championship returned to Flair three days later. This is considered a continuation of Flair's previous reign. (en)
  • Pearce defeated Brent Albright in the finals of the Reclaiming the Glory tournament. Pearce competed as a substitute for Bryan Danielson, who defeated Pearce in the semifinals but withdrew from the tournament due to a detached retina. Danielson was the special referee. (en)
  • Shane Douglas threw the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship belt down immediately after winning it and declared that he did not want to be the organization's champion; Douglas then declared the NWA-ECW Heavyweight Championship, of which he was already in possession, to be a world championship. Eastern Championship Wrestling then withdraws from the NWA and becomes Extreme Championship Wrestling. (en)
  • Ric Flair was stripped of the NWA title upon signing with the World Wrestling Federation . (en)
  • After this title win, Sting was recognized as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion (en)
  • Adam Pearce left the NWA and resigned as champion after the organization refused to allow him to defend the title in the concluding match of the best-of-seven series against Cabana. The match did take place with Cabana winning, but both wrestlers refused the title in the aftermath. (en)
  • This title change was originally ignored in the United States, presenting Flair's reign as one continuous reign. This title change was briefly recognized by WCW. (en)
  • Cardona vacated the title due to an injury. (en)
  • Watson won the match and the championship by count out. (en)
  • This was an independent event promoted by Cody and The Young Bucks (en)
  • Dan Severn was stripped of the title after "refusing to make a defense" of the championship on the inaugural NWA: Total Nonstop Action PPV. (en)
  • Former champion Lou Thesz was the special referee. (en)
  • Nomellini defeated Lou Thesz by countout in the second fall and disqualification in the third fall. California Athletic Commission recognized the title change by disqualification, but both wrestlers continued to claim the title. (en)
  • Naoya Ogawa vacated the championship. (en)
  • The championship was held up when Steve Corino lost a title match against Shinya Hashimoto when he became unable to compete due to head injury sustained in the match. (en)
  • Rapada defeated Jerry Flynn in tournament final. (en)
  • Thesz defeated Leo Nomellini in a rematch. (en)
  • This was a three-way match, also involving Raven. (en)
  • This was a two-out-of-three-falls match. (en)
  • Severn had a customized NWA championship belt during this reign. (en)
  • Defeated Nick Aldis, Thom Latimer, and Sam Shaw in a fatal four-way match for the vacant title. (en)
  • Conway replaced an injured Jax Dane and defeated Kahagas for the championship. (en)
  • Jeff Jarrett unified the title with the WWA World Heavyweight Championship (en)
  • Abyss defeated Sting by disqualification after Sting pushed the official. (en)
  • Kahagas won an elimination match for the vacant title by last eliminating Damien Wayne. Match also featured Chance Prophet, Jason Kincaid, Lance Erikson, Anthony Nese, Papadon, Biggie Biggs, and Lance Anoa'i. Kahagas was the reigning NWA National Heavyweight Champion at the time of his victory. (en)
  • In June 2002, Jeff and Jerry Jarrett formed NWA: Total Nonstop Action and worked out a licensing deal with NWA to control and feature the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship as their championships. Ken Shamrock defeated Malice to win the title. (en)
  • This title change was recognized by World Championship Wrestling since 1996, and also by the NWA at least since 2011. (en)
  • Thesz won a rematch against Édouard Carpentier by disqualification. The NWA initially continued to recognize Carpentier as the champion, but voided any recognition of Carpentier as champion when he withdrew the claim for the title when Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn quit the NWA in August 1958. Some territories such as Boston , Nebraska and Los Angeles continued to recognize Carpentier as NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. The AAC recognized Killer Kowalski as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in Boston. Nebraska later recognized Verne Gagne as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in Omaha. The NAWA/WWA recognized Freddie Blassie as world champion when he defeated Carpentier in 1961. (en)
  • Carpentier was awarded the title when Lou Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury. In some territories, Thesz continued to be recognized as NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, while in others Carpentier was billed as the champion. (en)
  • This match had no time limit and the title could change hands on a disqualification. Kerry pinned Flair to win the title. (en)
  • The title returned to Flair later on due to the nature of the championship match. This is considered a continuation of Flair's previous reign (en)
  • TNA didn't initially recognize the vacancy and had Angle defeat champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the championship. Angle was declared the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion because of his victory and the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship ceased being used by TNA. (en)
  • Muta's IWGP Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. (en)
  • This was an event promoted by Combat Zone Wrestling (en)
  • Styles defeated Jeff Jarrett for the championship. Tito Ortiz was the special guest referee. (en)
  • Christian Cage was stripped of the championship when the NWA ended its business agreement with TNA. (en)
  • Kurt Angle was the special outside enforcer. This was a Title vs. Career match where Sting put his career on the line. (en)
  • Candido defeated Tracy Smothers in tournament final. (en)
  • Rhino won the right to face Jeff Jarrett in a Gauntlet for the Gold match after designated challenger Kevin Nash fell ill and withdrew. (en)
  • The title returned to Jarrett later on due to the nature of the championship match. This was originally considered a continuation of Jarrett's previous reign but is no longer recognized. (en)
  • This was a fictional match. This title change is not recognized by the NWA. (en)
  • This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving Abyss, Ron Killings, and Sting. (en)
  • Pearce defeated Chance Prophet, Jimmy Rave and Shaun Tempers in a four-way match to win the vacant championship. (en)
  • This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving Abyss, Monty Brown, and Sean Waltman. (en)
  • Briefly defended along with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. (en)
  • This was a three-way match, also involving Matt Cardona. (en)
  • This was a steel cage match. Former champion Gene Kiniski was the special referee. (en)
  • This was three matches round robin style; Gary Steele vs. Steve Corino, Gary Steele vs. Shinya Hashimoto, and Steve Corino vs. Shinya Hashimoto. Hashimoto won. (en)
  • Chono defeated Rick Rude in the final of the G1 Climax tournament. (en)
  • Match ended in controversy, as the referee gave a fast count. (en)
  • The championship returned to Flair. This is considered a continuation of Flair's previous reign. (en)
  • Jack Veneno defeated Ric Flair in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As Veneno refused to defend the title outside his native country, the title was returned to Flair on the same day. (en)
  • This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Sting. (en)
  • In July 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance was founded and Brown was recognized as the first official NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. His reign length is calculated from the date he defeated Sonny Myers to first claim the world championship. (en)
  • Thesz won the match and the championship by count out. (en)
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  • NWA世界ヘビー級王者の一覧（NWAせかいヘビーきゅうおうじゃのいちらん）は、NWAが管理するチャンピオンベルトであるNWA世界ヘビー級王座を獲得したことがある人物の一覧である。 ジャイアント馬場の初獲得を第49代とした場合で一覧は構成しており、旧NWAの初代から第37代を参考として掲載している。 (ja)
  • The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It is the promotion's premier title. Tyrus is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a three-way match at Hard Times 3 on November 12, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (en)
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  • List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions (en)
  • 歴代NWA世界ヘビー級王者 (ja)
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