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National Wrestling Federation
World Heavyweight Championship
(1970 — December 1973)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
National Wrestling Federation
World Heavyweight Championship
(December 1973 — August 1976)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
National Wrestling Federation
Heavyweight Championship
(August 1976 — 1981)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
National Wrestling Federation
Heavyweight Championship
(January 4, 2003 — January 4, 2004)
World Heavyweight Championship
(1970 — December 1973)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Johnny Powers | 1970 | -- | -- | |
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Defeated Freddie Blassie to become the inaugural champion.
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| Waldo Von Erich | Oct 23, 1971 | Live Event | Akron, USA | 15 days |
| ** Held-Up ** | Nov 7, 1971 | -- | -- | |
| Waldo Von Erich [2] | Nov 13, 1971 | Live Event | Akron, USA | 19 days |
| Dominic DeNucci | Dec 2, 1971 | Live Event | Cleveland, USA | 28 days |
| Waldo Von Erich [3] | Dec 30, 1971 | Live Event | Cleveland, USA | 162 days |
| Ernie Ladd | Jun 9, 1972 | Live Event | Cleveland, USA | 15 days |
| Abdullah The Butcher | Jun 24, 1972 | Live Event | Akron, USA | 117 days |
| Johnny Valentine | Oct 19, 1972 | Live Event | Cleveland, USA | 49 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Dec 7, 1972 | -- | -- | |
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Initially held-up after a match against Johnny Powers.
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| Jacques Rougeau | Jan 24, 1973 | -- | -- | |
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Defeated Waldo Von Erich in the final of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| Johnny Valentine [2] | 1973 | -- | -- | |
| Johnny Powers [2] | 1973 | -- | -- | |
National Wrestling Federation
World Heavyweight Championship
(December 1973 — August 1976)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Antonio Inoki | Dec 10, 1973 | World Title Cha… | Tokyo, Japan | 429 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Feb 12, 1975 | -- | -- | |
| Tiger Jeet Singh | Mar 13, 1975 | Big Fight Series | Hiroshima, Japan | 105 days |
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Defeated Antonio Inoki for the vacant title.
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| Antonio Inoki [2] | Jun 26, 1975 | Golden Fight Se… | Tokyo, Japan | 1688 days |
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Ordered by N.W.A. to stop referring to the title as a world championship after the annual meeting on August 7, 1976.
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National Wrestling Federation
Heavyweight Championship
(August 1976 — 1981)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Stan Hansen | Feb 8, 1980 | -- | -- | 55 days |
| Antonio Inoki [3] | Apr 3, 1980 | -- | -- | 379 days |
| ** Held-Up ** | Apr 17, 1981 | -- | -- | |
| Antonio Inoki [4] | Apr 23, 1981 | International C… | Tokyo, Japan | 0 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | Apr 23, 1981 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated the title following the match to enter the N.J.P.W. I.W.G.P. League
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National Wrestling Federation
Heavyweight Championship
(January 4, 2003 — January 4, 2004)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Yoshihiro Takayama | Jan 4, 2003 | Wrestling World | Tokyo, Japan | 365 days |
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Defeated Tsuyoshi Kosaka in a tournament for the reactivated title.
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| Shinsuke Nakamura | Jan 4, 2004 | Wrestling World | Tokyo, Japan | 1 day |
| ** Deactivated ** | Jan 5, 2004 | -- | -- | |
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Unified with I.W.G.P. Heavyweight Championship.
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