NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship - NWA Title History
Thom Latimer

On this page, you find the full Title History for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship is a World Title contested in National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on July 14, 1948.

The current champion is Thom Latimer, who won the title at NWA 76th Anniversary Show on August 31, 2024, and has been reigning for 96 days (Latimer uses the "Lucky Seven Rule".).

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: Title History

  • Promotions History

    Promotionfromto
    Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA May 13, 2007Present
    Promotion Total Nonstop ActionTNA June 19, 2002 May 12, 2007
    Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA September 16, 1993 June 18, 2002
    Promotion World Championship WrestlingWCW, National Wrestling AllianceNWA November 21, 1988 September 15, 1993
    Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA, Jim Crockett PromotionsJCP January 1, 1985 November 20, 1988
    Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA September 14, 1980 December 31, 1984
    Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA, NWA Mid-AmericaMID AMERICA July 14, 1948 September 13, 1980
  • Championship Names & Belt Designs

    • NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship ("Ten Pounds of Gold") October 21, 2016
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship ("Ten Pounds of Gold") June 19, 2002 October 20, 2016
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (Dan Severn) March 9, 2002 June 18, 2002
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship ("Ten Pounds of Gold") September 16, 1993 March 8, 2002
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship ("Big Gold") August 9, 1986 September 15, 1993
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship ("Ten Pounds of Gold") May 24, 1973 August 8, 1986
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship ("Crown belt") January 9, 1959 May 23, 1973
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship ("Lou Thesz belt") November 27, 1949 January 8, 1959
    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship July 14, 1948 November 26, 1949

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the TNA World Championship.

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

  • N. Image Champion Reign
    National Wrestling Alliance
    100
    Thom Latimer

    Thom Latimer 1

    96+
    99
    EC3

    EC3 1

    370
    98
    Tyrus

    Tyrus 1

    288
    97
    Trevor Murdoch

    Trevor Murdoch 2

    154
    Vacant

    Vacant

    0
    96
    Matt Cardona

    Matt Cardona 1

    119
    95
    Trevor Murdoch

    Trevor Murdoch 1

    167
    94
    Nick Aldis

    Nick Aldis 2

    1043
    93
    Cody

    Cody 1

    50
    92
    Nick Aldis

    Nick Aldis 1

    266
    91

    Tim Storm 1

    414
    90
    Jax Dane

    Jax Dane 1

    419
    89
    Hiroyoshi Tenzan

    Hiroyoshi Tenzan 1

    196
    88
    Rob Conway

    Rob Conway 2

    257
    87
    Satoshi Kojima

    Satoshi Kojima 1

    149
    86
    Rob Conway

    Rob Conway 1

    294
    85

    Kahagas 1

    134
    Vacant

    Vacant

    6
    84
    Adam Pearce

    Adam Pearce 5

    98
    83
    Colt Cabana

    Colt Cabana 2

    83
    82
    Adam Pearce

    Adam Pearce 4

    273
    Vacant

    Vacant

    20
    81

    The Sheik 1

    79
    80
    Colt Cabana

    Colt Cabana 1

    21
    79
    Adam Pearce

    Adam Pearce 3

    384
    78

    Blue Demon Jr. 1

    505
    77
    Adam Pearce

    Adam Pearce 2

    35
    76

    Brent Albright 1

    49
    75
    Adam Pearce

    Adam Pearce 1

    336
    Vacant

    Vacant

    111
    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
    74
    Christian Cage

    Christian Cage 2

    119
    73
    Abyss

    Abyss 1

    56
    72
    Sting

    Sting 2

    28
    71
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 7

    126
    70
    Christian Cage

    Christian Cage 1

    126
    69
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 6

    101
    68
    Rhino

    Rhino 1

    11
    67
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 5

    38
    66
    Raven

    Raven 1

    88
    65
    AJ Styles

    AJ Styles 3

    35
    64
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 4

    42
    63

    Ray González 1

    0
    62
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 3

    305
    61
    Ron Killings

    Ron Killings 2

    14
    60
    AJ Styles

    AJ Styles 2

    28
    59
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 2

    182
    58
    AJ Styles

    AJ Styles 1

    133
    57
    Jeff Jarrett

    Jeff Jarrett 1

    203
    56
    Ron Killings

    Ron Killings 1

    105
    55
    Ken Shamrock

    Ken Shamrock 1

    49
    National Wrestling Alliance
    Vacant

    Vacant

    22
    54
    Dan Severn

    Dan Severn 2

    80
    53
    Shinya Hashimoto

    Shinya Hashimoto 1

    84
    Vacant

    Vacant

    63
    52
    Steve Corino

    Steve Corino 1

    172
    51

    Mike Rapada 2

    123
    50
    Sabu

    Sabu 1

    38
    49

    Mike Rapada 1

    56
    Vacant

    Vacant

    79
    48
    Naoya Ogawa

    Naoya Ogawa 2

    274
    47

    Gary Steele 1

    7
    46
    Naoya Ogawa

    Naoya Ogawa 1

    195
    45
    Dan Severn

    Dan Severn 1

    1479
    44
    Chris Candido

    Chris Candido 1

    97
    Vacant

    Vacant

    84
    43
    Shane Douglas

    Shane Douglas 1

    0
    Vacant

    Vacant

    346
    World Championship Wrestling & National Wrestling Alliance
    42
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 8

    59
    41
    Barry Windham

    Barry Windham 1

    147
    40
    The Great Muta

    The Great Muta 1

    48
    39
    Masahiro Chono

    Masahiro Chono 1

    145
    Vacant

    Vacant

    339
    38
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 7

    69
    37
    Sting

    Sting 1

    188
    36
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 6

    426
    35
    Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

    Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 1

    76
    34
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 5

    452
    National Wrestling Alliance & Jim Crockett Promotions
    33
    Ronnie Garvin

    Ronnie Garvin 1

    61
    32
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 4

    413
    31
    Dusty Rhodes

    Dusty Rhodes 3

    14
    30
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 3

    793
    National Wrestling Alliance
    29
    Kerry von Erich

    Kerry von Erich 1

    18
    28
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 2

    164
    27
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 7

    167
    26
    Ric Flair

    Ric Flair 1

    631
    25
    Dusty Rhodes

    Dusty Rhodes 2

    88
    24
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 6

    51
    23
    Tommy Rich

    Tommy Rich 1

    4
    22
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 5

    230
    NWA Mid-America & National Wrestling Alliance
    21
    Giant Baba

    Giant Baba 3

    5
    20
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 4

    302
    19
    Giant Baba

    Giant Baba 2

    7
    18
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 3

    66
    17
    Dusty Rhodes

    Dusty Rhodes 1

    5
    16
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 2

    926
    15
    Terry Funk

    Terry Funk 1

    424
    14
    Jack Brisco

    Jack Brisco 2

    366
    13
    Giant Baba

    Giant Baba 1

    7
    12
    Jack Brisco

    Jack Brisco 1

    500
    11
    Harley Race

    Harley Race 1

    57
    10
    Dory Funk Jr.

    Dory Funk Jr. 1

    1563
    9

    Gene Kiniski 1

    1131
    8
    Lou Thesz

    Lou Thesz 3

    1079
    7
    "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

    "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1

    573
    6
    Pat O'Connor

    Pat O'Connor 1

    903
    5

    Dick Hutton 1

    421
    4
    Lou Thesz

    Lou Thesz 2

    370
    3

    Whipper Billy Watson 1

    239
    2
    Lou Thesz

    Lou Thesz 1

    2300
    1

    Orville Brown 1

    692

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Most Combined Days

RankWrestlerDays
3749
3007
1799
1563
1559

Longest Reigns

RankWrestlerReignDays
2300
1563
1479
Gene Kiniski 1131
1079
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