| NWA North American Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers | ||||||||||
| Date won | June 25, 2011 | ||||||||||
| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | ||||||||||
| Date established | October 1994 | ||||||||||
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The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship is the second most prestigious title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was created in 1994 after World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA. There were other versions of this title before this one was created. From 1998 through 2000, the title was the major championship in Music City Wrestling.[1]
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Since 1994, there have been thirty-six total championship reigns. Greg Valentine was the inaugural champion. The record for most reigns is held by Mike Rapada, who won the title five times. The record for longest reign is held by JT Wolfen, who held the belt for 742 days.
The current champion is Shaun Tempers who is in his first reign. Tempers defeated Ace Rockwell on June 25, 2011 to win the title, which had been vacated after previous champion The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
| # | Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Days held: | Location: | Notes: |
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1
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Greg Valentine |
1
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October 1994 | 68 | N/A | Valentine was awarded the title. He held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month he was awarded the title. |
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2
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Kevin Von Erich |
1
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7 January 1995 | 7 | Dallas, Texas | |
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3
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John Hawk |
1
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14 January 1995 | 63 | Dallas, Texas | |
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4
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Greg Valentine |
2
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18 March 1995 | 44 | Dallas, Texas | |
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-
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Vacated |
-
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May 1995 | N/A | N/A | The title was vacated when Jim Crockett, Jr.'s NWA Dallas closed. Valentine held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month NWA Dallas closed. |
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5
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Tommy Cairo |
1
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24 June 1995 | 441 | Williamstown, New Jersey | Defeated Devon Storm in a tournament final after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey. |
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6
|
Reckless Youth |
1
|
7 September 1996 | 217 | Yardville, New Jersey | Defeated Derrick Domino after Cairo no-showed. |
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7
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Lance Diamond |
1
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12 April 1997 | 14 | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | |
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8
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Ace Darling |
1
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26 April 1997 | 49 | Wilmington, Delaware | |
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9
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Reckless Youth |
2
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14 June 1997 | 198 | Vineland, New Jersey | |
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-
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Vacated |
-
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29 December 1997 | 123 | N/A | The title was vacated so it could be used in an NWA angle in the World Wrestling Federation. |
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10
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Jeff Jarrett |
1
|
5 January 1998 | 61 | New Haven, Connecticut | Defeated Barry Windham on WWF RAW is WAR. |
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11
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Barry Windham |
1
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1 March 1998 | 1 | N/A | Windham was awarded the title by Jim Cornette after Jarrett left Cornette's NWA group. |
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-
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Vacated |
-
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2 March 1998 | 152 | N/A | The NWA stripped Windham of the title. |
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12
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The Colorado Kid |
1
|
1 August 1998 | 147 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Recon. Colorado Kid had already won the Music City Wrestling title from Recon on 25 July in Lebanon, Tennessee. This match was decided to be for the NWA title by the NWA Board of Directors and MCW. The NWA title then replaced the MCW title, as both had been being defended in MCW. |
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13
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Chris Michaels |
1
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26 December 1998 | 14 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
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14
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The Colorado Kid |
2
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9 January 1999 | 246 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
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15
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Big Bully Douglas |
1
|
12 September 1999 | 48 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
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16
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Mike Rapada (The Colorado Kid) |
3
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30 October 1999 | 7 | Lebanon, Tennessee | |
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17
|
Terry Taylor |
1
|
6 November 1999 | 49 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
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18
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The Colorado Kid |
4
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25 December 1999 | 138 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
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19
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Air Paris |
1
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11 May 2000 | 9 | Fairview, Tennessee | |
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20
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Chris Harris |
1
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20 May 2000 | 117 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
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21
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Mike Rapada |
5
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14 September 2000 | 6 | Lebanon, Tennessee | |
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-
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Vacated |
-
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20 September 2000 | 205 | N/A | The title was vacated after Rapada won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
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22
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Steve Corino |
1
|
13 April 2001 | 8 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Defeated Redd Dogg. |
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23
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Robbie Royce |
1
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21 April 2001 | 85 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
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-
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Vacated |
-
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15 July 2001 | 14 | N/A | The title was vacated after Royce left the Canadian Wrestling Federation. |
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24
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Dark Rain |
1
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29 July 2001 | 28 | St. Boniface, Manitoba | Defeated Gene Swan in tournament final. |
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25
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Spyder |
1
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26 August 2001 | 48 | St. Boniface, Manitoba | |
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26
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Quinn Magnum |
1
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13 October 2001 | 350 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Won the title at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show. |
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27
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Paul Atlas |
1
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28 September 2002 | 28 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | |
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28
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Jorge Estrada |
1
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26 October 2002 | 189 | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
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29
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Hotstuff Hernandez |
1
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3 May 2003 | 147 | Cornelia, Georgia | |
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30
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JT Wolfen |
1
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27 September 2003 | 742 | Hawaii | |
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31
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Tommy Marr |
1
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8 October 2005 | 196 | Nashville, Tennessee | Won the title at the NWA 57th Anniversary Show. |
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32
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Dru Onyx |
1
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22 April 2006 | 489 | Altamonte Springs, Florida | |
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33
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Damien Wayne |
1
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24 August 2007 | 106 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
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34
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Mike DiBiase |
1
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8 December 2007 | 511 | Elkin, North Carolina | |
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35
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Apolo |
1
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2 May 2009 | 273 | Tyler, Texas | |
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36
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The Sheik |
1
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30 January 2010 | 451 | Fort Pierce, Florida | |
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-
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Vacated |
-
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26 April 2011 | 60 | N/A | The title was vacated after The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
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37
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Shaun Tempers |
1
|
25 June 2011 | 243+ | Cornelia, Georgia | Tempers defeated Ace Rockwell to win the vacant title. |
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