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- For the championship defended at Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX, see ZERO1-MAX United National Heavyweight Championship.
The NWA United National Championship (often abbreviated to UN Championship) was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, and best known for being defended in All Japan Pro Wrestling. It was unified into the AJPW Triple Crown Championship, along with the PWF Heavyweight Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship, in 1989[1].
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: |
Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
| Dale Lewis |
1 |
ca. October, 1970 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Wins a tournament to crown the first champion. |
| Pantera Negra |
1 |
October 23, 1970 |
Los Angeles, California |
| John Tolos |
1 |
November 20, 1970 |
Los Angeles, California |
| Ray Mendoza |
1 |
December 4, 1970 |
Los Angeles, California |
| John Tolos |
2 |
March, 1971 |
N/A |
Tolos is returned the championship when the NWA decides the referee used a fast count during his title defense against Mendoza. |
| Antonio Inoki |
1 |
March 26, 1971 |
Los Angeles, California |
| Vacated on December 13, 1971 when Inoki is fired from the JWA, the promotion to which he had brought the title from the US. |
| King Krow |
1 |
January, 1972 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Defeated Sailor Thomas in a fictitious tournament final. |
| Seiji Sakaguchi |
1 |
February 11, 1972 |
Los Angeles, California |
| The Sheik |
1 |
September 6, 1972 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Seiji Sakaguchi |
2 |
September 7, 1972 |
Osaka, Japan |
| Johnny Valentine |
1 |
February 3, 1973 |
Yokohama, Japan |
| Akihisa Takachiho |
1 |
March 8, 1973 |
Sano, Japan |
| Deactivated on April 14, 1973 when the JWA closes. |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
1 |
August 28, 1976 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Defeated Jack Brisco in an AJPW tournament final to revive the championship. |
| Billy Robinson |
1 |
March 5, 1977 |
Akita, Japan |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
2 |
March 23, 1977 |
Miami, Florida |
| Dick Murdoch |
1 |
February 23, 1980 |
Kagoshima, Japan |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
3 |
March 5, 1980 |
Kuroiso, Japan |
| Abdullah the Butcher |
1 |
October 13, 1980 |
Nagoya, Japan |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
4 |
January 22, 1981 |
Nirasaki, Japan |
| Harley Race |
1 |
August 1, 1982 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
5 |
October 24, 1982 |
Kitami, Japan |
| Vacated on June 17, 1983 so Tsuruta could focus on winning the NWA International Heavyweight Championship. |
| Ted DiBiase |
1 |
October 14, 1983 |
Sasebo, Japan |
Defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final via forfeit; wrestled Genichiro Tenryu for his first title defense instead. |
| Michael Hayes |
1 |
January 28, 1984 |
Athens, Georgia |
| David Von Erich |
1 |
February 3, 1984 |
Dallas, Texas |
| Vacated on February 10, 1984 when Von Erich dies of an apparent heart attack. |
| Genichiro Tenryu |
1 |
February 23, 1984 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final. |
| Voluntarily vacated in February, 1986 when Tenryu is pinned by Yoshiaki Yatsu in a tag team match. |
| Genichiro Tenryu |
2 |
April 26, 1986 |
Omiya, Japan |
Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final. Wins PWF Heavyweight Championship on March 9, 1988. |
| Stan Hansen |
1 |
July 27, 1988 |
Nagano, Japan |
Also wins PWF Heavyweight Championship. |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
6 |
April 18, 1989 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Unifies Tsuruta's NWA International Heavyweight Championship with Hansen's PWF and UN championships to create the AJPW Triple Crown Championship. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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