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National Wrestling Alliance
Georgia Championship Wrestling
National Heavyweight Championship
(January 12, 1980 - September 28, 1986)
National Wrestling Alliance
National Heavyweight Championship
(May 17, 1997 — Present)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
National Heavyweight Championship
(January 12, 1980 - September 28, 1986)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Austin Idol | Jan 12, 1980 | -- | -- | 221 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Aug 20, 1980 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated for unknown reasons.
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| Jack Brisco | Oct 1980 | -- | -- | |
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Defeated Terry Funk in the final of a tournament to win the vacant championship.
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| The Mongolian Stomper | Dec 12, 1980 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 107 days |
| Steve Olsonoski | Mar 29, 1981 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 139 days |
| The Masked Superstar | Aug 15, 1981 | Columbus Champi… | Columbus, GA, USA | 43 days |
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On August 29, 1981, the Masked Superstars defeats the Georgia Heavyweight Champion Tommy Rich to unify the titles.
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| Tommy Rich | Sep 27, 1981 | Live Event | Columbus, GA, USA | 59 days |
| The Masked Superstar | Nov 26, 1981 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 52 days |
| Tommy Rich | Jan 17, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 57 days |
| Ron Bass | Mar 15, 1982 | Live Event | Augusta, GA, USA | 35 days |
| Tommy Rich | Apr 19, 1982 | Live Event | Augusta, GA, USA | 13 days |
| Buzz Sawyer | May 2, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 49 days |
| Paul Orndorff | Jun 20, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 40 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Jul 30, 1982 | -- | -- | |
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Orndorff vacates the title to focus on training for the N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title.
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| The Super Destroyer | Aug 29, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 35 days |
| Paul Orndorff | Oct 3, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 14 days |
| The Masked Superstar | Oct 17, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 21 days |
| Paul Orndorff | Nov 7, 1982 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 133 days |
| Killer Tim Brooks | Mar 20, 1983 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 0 days |
| Larry Zbyszko | Mar 20, 1983 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 41 days |
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Zbyszko pays Brooks $25,000 for the belt.
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| ** Title Vacated ** | Apr 30, 1983 | -- | -- | |
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N.W.A. President Bob Geigel strips Zbyszko of the title after deciding that buying the title was not a legal way of obtaining the championship.
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| Larry Zbyszko | Jun 5, 1983 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 14 days |
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Zbyszko defeats Mr. Wrestling II in the final of a 12-man tournament for the vacant title and $25,000.
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| Mr. Wrestling II | Jun 19, 1983 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 28 days |
| Larry Zbyszko | Jul 17, 1983 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 70 days |
| Brett Wayne | Sep 25, 1983 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 54 days |
| Ted Dibiase | Nov 18, 1983 | Live Event | Cleveland, OH, USA | 92 days |
| Brad Armstrong | Feb 18, 1984 | Georgia Champio… | Atlanta, GA, USA | 54 days |
| The Spoiler | Apr 12, 1984 | Live Event | Wheeling, WV, USA | 17 days |
| Brad Armstrong | Apr 29, 1984 | Live Event | Marietta, GA, USA | 63 days |
| The Spoiler | Jul 1, 1984 | Live Event | Atlanta, GA, USA | 13 days |
| Ted Dibiase | Jul 14, 1984 | -- | -- | 89 days |
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This was a phantom match credited as happening at a live event in Macon, GA, after The Spoiler went to the World Wrestling Federation
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| Ronnie Garvin | Oct 11, 1984 | Live Event | Baltimore, MD, USA | 233 days |
| Black Bart | Jun 1, 1985 | World Champions… | Atlanta, GA, USA | 113 days |
| Terry Taylor | Sep 22, 1985 | House Show | Atlanta, GA, USA | 67 days |
| Buddy Landell | Nov 28, 1985 | N.W.A. Starrcade | Greensboro, NC, USA | 21 days |
| Dusty Rhodes | Dec 19, 1985 | -- | -- | 75 days |
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Rhodes was awarded the title in a phantom match credited as taking place in Albuquerque, NM, after Buddy Landel was fired due to his drug problem.
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| Tully Blanchard | Mar 4, 1986 | -- | -- | 177 days |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Aug 28, 1986 | -- | -- | 31 days |
| Nikita Koloff | Sep 28, 1986 | Superstars on t… | Atlanta, GA, USA | 0 days |
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Koloff was the reigning N.W.A. U.S. Champion and thus unified the titles.
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| ** Title Retired ** | Sep 28, 1986 | -- | -- | |
National Heavyweight Championship
(May 17, 1997 — Present)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Big Slam Vader | Mar 1, 1997 | -- | -- | 139 days |
| Salvatore Sincere | Jul 18, 1997 | Live Event | Raeford, NC, USA | 82 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Oct 8, 1997 | -- | -- | |
| Doug Gilbert | Mar 27, 1998 | Live Event | Mount Holly, NJ, USA | 148 days |
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Gilbert defeated Barry Windham & Rocco Rock in a 3-Way Dance for the vacant title.
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| Stevie Richards | Aug 22, 1998 | Live Event | Mount Holly, NJ, USA | 63 days |
| Doug Gilbert | Oct 24, 1998 | Anniversary Show | Cherry Hill, NJ, USA | 448 days |
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Gilbert wins a War Game between his team and Stevie Richard's Team.
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| Don Brodie | Jan 15, 2000 | -- | -- | 90 days |
| Kevin Northcutt | Apr 14, 2000 | Parade of Champ… | North Richland Hills, TX, USA | 153 days |
| Stone Mountain | Sep 14, 2000 | Live Event | Athens, GA, USA | 51 days |
| Terry Knight | Nov 4, 2000 | TV | Cornelia, GA, USA | 69 days |
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Unifies with the N.W.A. Wildside United States Championship after defeating Jesse Taylor on November 18, 2000.
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| Don Brodie | Jan 12, 2001 | -- | -- | 210 days |
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Brodie defeats Terry Knight and Ricky Murdoch in a 3-way match for the title.
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| ** Title Vacated ** | Aug 10, 2001 | -- | -- | |
| Kevin Northcutt | Aug 22, 2001 | -- | -- | 52 days |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | Oct 13, 2001 | Anniversary Show | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | 455 days |
| Ricky Murdoch | Jan 11, 2003 | -- | -- | 643 days |
| Spyder | Oct 15, 2004 | Anniversary Show | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | 358 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Oct 8, 2005 | -- | -- | |
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Spyder vacates the title after no-showing a scheduled title defense.
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| Ricky Murdoch | Oct 8, 2005 | Anniversary Show | Nashville, TN, USA | 174 days |
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Murdoch defeats Juggulator for the vacant title.
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| ** Title Held-Up ** | Mar 31, 2006 | -- | -- | |
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The title is held-up after a match between Ricky Murdoch and Big Bully Douglas due to interference from Kory Williams.
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| Big Bully Douglas | Apr 1, 2006 | -- | -- | 182 days |
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Douglas defeats Murdoch in a match for the held-up title.
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| Kory Williams | Sep 30, 2006 | Live Event | Lebanon, TN, USA | 217 days |
| Chance Prophet | May 5, 2007 | Live Event | Salyersville, KT, USA | 160 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Oct 12, 2007 | -- | -- | |
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Chance Prophet vacates the title due to injury.
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| Pepper Parks | Oct 20, 2007 | Live Event | Lebanon, TN, USA | 181 days |
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Parks defeated Williams for the vacated title.
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| Crusher Hansen | Apr 18, 2008 | Crossfire | McKeesport, PA, USA | 178 days |
| Brandon K | Dec 13, 2008 | -- | -- | 4 days |
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This was a 6-way match where multiple titles were on the line, whomever the winner pinned, they would win their championship. Brandon K, NWA North American Tag Team champion, pinned Hansen. Also in the match were NWA East Tag Team co-chamipion Ashton Amherst, NWA East Three Rivers champion James Ross, NWA East Heavyweight champion Scottie Gash and NWA East Brass Knuckles champion Chris Taylor
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| Crusher Hansen | Dec 17, 2008 | Live Event | McKeesport, PA, USA | 33 days |
| Phil Shatter | Jan 17, 2009 | Genesis | McKeesport, PA, USA | 763 days |
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Shatter last eliminated Hansen in a 3-way match for the title. Also in the match was Chris LeRusso, who was eliminated via count-out.
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| Chance Prophet | Feb 19, 2011 | Live Event | Franklinville, NJ, USA | 404 days |
| Kahagas | Mar 29, 2012 | Battle of the B… | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA | 230 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Nov 14, 2012 | -- | -- | |
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Kahagas vacates the title after winning the N.W.A. World Heavyweight Championship.
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| Damien Wayne | Jan 5, 2013 | Live Event | Nashville, NC, USA | 160 days |
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Wayne pinned Lance Erikson in a triple threat match, that also included Chance Prophet, for the vacant title.
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| Vordell Walker | Jun 14, 2013 | Gathering of th… | Millersville, TN, USA | 49 days |
| Damien Wayne | Aug 2, 2013 | Live Event | Millersville, TN, USA | 43 days |
| Nitro | Sep 14, 2013 | -- | -- | 168 days |
| Lou Marconi | Mar 1, 2014 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Nitro | Mar 22, 2014 | WrestleRama | Hillsdale, MI, USA | 1 day |
| Lou Marconi | Mar 23, 2014 | Live Event | Toledo, OH, USA | 13 days |
| Nitro | Apr 5, 2014 | -- | -- | 93 days |
| Lou Marconi | Jul 7, 2014 | Live Event | Kingsport, TN, USA | 214 days |
| Jax Dane | Feb 6, 2015 | Live Event | Millersville, TN, USA | 111 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | May 28, 2015 | -- | -- | |
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Dax vacates the title due to injury.
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| Arrick Andrews | Jul 11, 2015 | Live Event | Cookeville, TN, USA | 175 days |
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Andrews defeated Chase Owens in the finals of an 8-man tournament for the vacant title. Also in the tournament were Ali Shabazz, Andy Anderson, Hammerjack, Shawn Shultz and Tyson Dean.
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| ** Title Vacated ** | Jan 2, 2016 | -- | -- | |
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Andrews vacates the title due to injury.
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| John Saxon | Jan 9, 2016 | Live Event | Dyersburg, TN, USA | 21 days |
| Greg Anthony | Jan 30, 2016 | Live Event | Dyersburg, TN, USA | 154 days |
| Mustang Mike | Jul 2, 2016 | Live Event | Morgan City, LA, USA | 7 days |
| Greg Anthony | Jul 9, 2016 | Live Event | Dyersburg, TN, USA | 70 days |
| Jake Logan | Sep 17, 2016 | Live Event | Amarillo, TX, USA | 42 days |
| Greg Anthony | Oct 29, 2016 | Live Event | Dyersburg, TN, USA | 21 days |
| Damien Wayne | Nov 19, 2016 | -- | -- | 76 days |
| Kahagas | Feb 3, 2017 | Live Event | Franklin, TN, USA | 239 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Sep 30, 2017 | -- | -- | |
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The championship was vacated when NWA terminated all contracts with its licensees
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| Willie Mack | Oct 21, 2018 | Anniversary Show | Nashville, TN, USA | 188 days |
| Colt Cabana | Apr 27, 2019 | Crockett Cup | Concord, NC, USA | 63 days |
| James Storm | Jun 29, 2019 | Ring Of Honor W… | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 94 days |
| Colt Cabana | Oct 1, 2019 | Powerrr | Atlanta, GA, USA | 74 days |
| Aron Stevens | Dec 14, 2019 | Into The Fire | Atlanta, GA, USA | 290 days |
| Trevor Murdoch | Sep 29, 2020 | Primetime Live | Long Beach, CA, USA | 182 days |
| Chris Adonis | Mar 30, 2021 | Powerrr | Atlanta, GA, USA | 56 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | May 25, 2021 | -- | -- | |
| Chris Adonis | Jun 7, 2021 | Powerrr | Atlanta, GA, USA | 250 days |
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Defeated JTG in the final of a tournament to win the vacant championship.
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| Anthony Mayweather | Feb 12, 2022 | Powerrr | Oak Grove, KT, USA | 36 days |
| Jax Dane | Mar 20, 2022 | Crockett Cup | Nashville, TN, USA | 160 days |
| Cyon | Aug 27, 2022 | Anniversary Show | St. Louis, MO, USA | 223 days |
| EC3 | Apr 7, 2023 | 312 | Highland Park, IL, USA | 96 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Jul 12, 2023 | -- | -- | |
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Vacates the title to challenge for the N.W.A. Worlds Heavyweight Championship at N.W.A. 75.
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| Thrillbilly Silas | Aug 26, 2023 | Anniversary Show | St. Louis, MO, USA | 267 days |
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Defeated J.R. Kratos and Odinson in a triple threat match for the vacant title.
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