Every NWA Heavyweight Title Change In Order

10lbs of gold. Vacancies and phantom reigns are given, following the lineage officially recognized by the modern National Wrestling Alliance.

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Event	Date	Champion	Days Held
N/A	7/14/1948	Orville Brown	501
N/A	11/27/1949	Lou Thesz	1,941*
San Francisco House Show	3/22/1955	Leo Nomellini	115
St. Louis House Show	7/15/2955	Lou Thesz	244*
Toronto House Show	3/15/1956	Whipper Billy Watson	239
St. Louis House Show	11/9/1956	Lou Thesz	217**
Chicago House Show	6/14/1957	Edouard Carpentier	40
Montreal House Show	7/24/1957	Lou Thesz	113**
Toronto House Show	11/14/1957	Dick Hutton	421
St. Louis House Show	1/9/1959	Pat O'Connor	440***
Amarillo House Show	3/24/1960	Gene LeBell	1
Amarillo House Show	3/24/1960	Pat O'Connor	463***
Chicago House Show	6/30/1961	Buddy Rogers	145†
Toronto House Show	8/2/1962	Bruno Sammartino	1†
Toronto House Show	8/2/1962	Buddy Rogers	16†
Newark House Show	8/18/1962	Bobo Brazil	73†
Toledo House Show	10/30/1962	Buddy Rogers	86†
Montreal House Show	11/21/1962	Killer Kowalski	61†
NYC House Show	1/21/1963	Buddy Rogers	3†
Toronto House Show	1/24/1963	Lou Thesz	1,079
N/A	1/24/1963	Buddy Rogers	77† (disputed loss)
St. Louis House Show	1/7/1966	Gene Kiniski	1,131
Tampa House Show	2/11/1969	Dory Funk Jr.	1,563
Kansas City House Show	5/24/1973	Harley Race	57
Houston House Show	7/20/1973	Jack Brisco	500
Kagoshima House Show	12/2/1974	Giant Baba	7
Toyohashi House Show	12/9/1974	Jack Brisco	366
Miami Beach House Show	12/10/1975	Terry Funk	424
Toronto House Show	2/6/1977	Harley Race	926
Tampa House Show	8/21/1979	Dusty Rhodes	5
Orlando House Show	8/26/1979	Harley Race	66
Nagoya House Show	10/31/1979	Giant Baba	7
Amagasaki House Show	11/7/1979	Harley Race	302
Saga House Show	9/4/1980	Giant Baba	5
Otsu House Show	9/9/1980	Harley Race	230
Augusta House Show	4/27/1981	Tommy Rich	4
Gainesville House Show	5/1/1981	Harley Race	51
Atlanta House Show	6/21/1981	Dusty Rhodes	88
Kansas City House Show	9/17/1981	Ric Flair	145††
Miami House Show	2/9/1982	The Midnight Rider	1††
Miami House Show	2/9/1982	Ric Flair	150††
Santo Domingo House Show	9/7/1982	Jack Veneno	1††
Santo Domingo House Show	9/7/1982	Ric Flair	121††
Santo Domingo House Show	1/6/1983	Carlos Colón	4††
Miami House Show	1/10/1983	Ric Flair	29††
St. Louis House Show	6/10/1983	Harley Race	167
Starrcade '83	11/24/1983	Ric Flair	117^
Wellington House Show	3/20/1984	Harley Race	3^
Kallang House Show	3/23/1984	Ric Flair	44^
1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions	5/6/1984	Kerry Von Erich	18
Yokosuka House Show	5/24/1984	Ric Flair	793
The Great American Bash '86	7/26/1986	Dusty Rhodes	14
St. Louis House Show	8/9/1986	Ric Flair	412
World Wide Wrestling	9/25/1987	Ron Garvin	62
Starrcade '87	11/26/1987	Ric Flair	452
Chi-Town Rumble	2/20/1989	Ricky Steamboat	76
WrestleWar '89	5/7/1989	Ric Flair	426
The Great American Bash '90	7/7/1990	Sting	188
East Rutherford House Show	1/11/1991	Ric Flair	69
Starrcade in Tokyo Dome	3/21/1991	Tatsumi Fujinami	59
SuperBrawl I	5/19/1991	Ric Flair	112
	9/8/1991	Vacated - Champion signs with WWF	-
G1 Climax 1992 Day 5	8/12/1992	Masahiro Chono	145
Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome	1/4/1993	The Great Muta	48
SuperBrawl III	2/21/1993	Barry Windham	147
Beach Blast	7/18/1993	Ric Flair	59
	9/15/1993	Vacated - WCW withdraws from NWA	-
NWA World Title Tournament	8/27/1994	Shane Douglas	1
NWA World Title Tournament	8/27/1994	Vacated - Refused championship	-
NWA World Heavyweight Title Tournament	11/19/1994	Chris Candido	97
Erlanger House Show	2/24/1995	Dan Severn	1.479
Battle in the Hama Ring	3/14/1999	Naoya Ogawa	195
NWA 51st Anniversary Show	9/25/1999	Gary Steele	7
Thomaston House Show	10/2/1999	Naoya Ogawa	274
	7/2/2000	Vacated - MMA obligations	-
Tango in Tampa	9/19/2000	Mike Rapada	56

Event	Date	Champion	Days Held
Night of Decisions	11/14/2000	Sabu	38
Christmas Chaos	12/26/2000	Mike Rapada	123
Tampa House Show	4/24/2001	Steve Corino	172
NWA 53rd Anniversary Show	10/13/2001	Vacated - Champion unable to compete	-
Clash of the Champions	12/15/2001	Shinya Hashimoto	84
Vast Energy	3/9/2002	Dan Severn	80
	5/28/2002	Vacated - Champion refused to defend title in TNA	-
TNA Weekly PPV #1	6/19/2002	Ken Shamrock	49
TNA Weekly PPV #8	8/7/2002	Ron Killings	105
TNA Weekly PPV #22	11/20/2002	Jeff Jarrett	203
TNA Weekly PPV #49	6/11/2003	AJ Styles	133
TNA Weekly PPV #67	10/22/2003	Jeff Jarrett	182
TNA Weekly PPV #91	4/21/2004	AJ Styles	28
TNA Weekly PPV #95	5/19/2004	Ron Killings	14
TNA Weekly PPV #97	6/2/2004	Jeff Jarrett	305
Jucio Final 2005	4/3/2005	Ray Gonzalez	1
Jucio Final 2005	4/3/2005	Jeff Jarrett	42
Hard Justice '05	5/15/2005	AJ Styles	35
Slammiversary '05	6/19/2005	Raven	88
International Incident	9/15/2005	Jeff Jarrett	38
Bound for Glory '05	10/23/2005	Rhino	2
TNA Impact!	10/25/2005	Jeff Jarrett	110
Against All Odds	2/12/2006	Christian Cage	126
Slammiversary '06	6/18/2006	Jeff Jarrett	126
Bound for Glory '06	10/22/2006	Sting	28
Genesis '06	11/19/2006	Abyss	56
Final Resolution	1/14/2007	Christian Cage	119
	5/13/2007	Vacated - NWA ends partnership with TNA	-
Bayamon House Show	9/1/2007	Adam Pearce	336
Death Before Dishonor VI	8/2/2008	Brent Albright	49
Glory By Honor VII	9/20/2008	Adam Pearce	35
Mexico City House Show	10/25/2008	Blue Demon Jr.	505
Charlotte House Show	3/14/2010	Adam Pearce	357
NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood	3/6/2011	Colt Cabana	48
Subtle Hustle	4/23/2011	The Sheik	79
	7/11/12011	Vacated - Champion refused to defend title	-
NWA at the Ohio State Fair	7/31/2011	Adam Pearce	252
NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood	4/8/2012	Colt Cabana	104
Metro Pro Wrestling	7/21/2012	Adam Pearce	98
NWA Warzone Wrestling 14	10/27/2012	Vacated - Champion resigned	-
Wrath of Champions	11/2/2012	Kahagas	134
A Monster's Ball	3/16/2013	Rob Conway	294
Wrestle Kingdom VIII	1/4/2014	Satoshi Kojima	149
Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion Show	6/2/2014	Rob Conway	257
The New Beginning in Sendai	2/14/2015	Hiroyoshi Tenzan	196
World War Gold	8/29/2015	Jax Dane	419
Sherman House Show	10/21/2016	Tim Storm	414
Cage of Death 19	12/9/2017	Nick Aldis	266
All In	9/1/2018	Cody Rhodes	50
NWA 70th Anniversary Show	10/21/2018	Nick Aldis	1,043
NWA 73rd Anniversary Show	8/29/2021	Trevor Murdoch	167
PowerrrTrip	2/12/2022	Matt Cardona	119
Alwayz Ready	6/11/2022	Vacated - Champion unable to compete	-
Alwayz Ready	6/11/2022	Trevor Murdoch	154
Hard Times III	11/12/2022	Tyrus	288
NWA 75th Anniversary Show	8/27/2023	EC3	370
NWA 76th Anniversary Show	8/31/2024	Thom Latimer	350
NWA 77th Annieversary Show	8/16/2025	Silas Mason	N/A