NWA United States Heavyweight Title History
Posted by Matt
| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Race | Johnny Weaver | 1/1/1975 | Tallahassee, FL[1] |
| Johnny Valentine | Harley Race | 7/3/1975 | Greensboro, NC[2] |
| Terry Funk | Paul Jones | 11/9/1975 | Greensboro, NC[3] |
| Paul Jones | Terry Funk | 11/27/1975 | Greensboro, NC |
| Blackjack Mulligan | Paul Jones | 3/13/1976 | Greensboro, NC |
| Paul Jones (2) | Blackjack Mulligan | 10/16/1976 | Greensboro, NC |
| Blackjack Mulligan (2) |
Paul Jones | 12/15/1976 | Greensboro, NC |
| Bobo Brazil | Blackjack Mulligan | 7/7/1977 | Norfolk, VA |
| Ric Flair | Bobo Brazil | 7/29/1977 | Norfolk, VA |
| Ricky Steamboat | Ric Flair | 10/23/1977 | Greensboro, NC |
| Blackjack Mulligan (3) |
Ricky Steamboat | 1/1/1978 | Greensboro, NC |
| Mr. Wrestling | Blackjack Mulligan | 3/19/1978 | Greensboro, NC |
| Ric Flair (2) | Mr. Wrestling | 4/9/1978 | Greensboro, NC |
| Ricky Steamboat (2) | Ric Flair | 12/18/1978 | Toronto, Ontario |
| Ric Flair (3) | Ricky Steamboat | 4/1/1979 | Greensboro, NC[4] |
| Jimmy Snuka | Ricky Steamboat | 9/1/1979 | Charlotte, NC[5] |
| Ric Flair (4) | Jimmy Snuka | 4/19/1980 | Greensboro, NC |
| Roddy Piper | Ric Flair | 1/27/1981 | Raleigh, NC |
| Wahoo McDaniel | Roddy Piper | 8/8/1981 | Greensboro, NC[6] |
| Sgt. Slaughter | Ricky Steamboat | 10/4/1981 | Charlotte, NC[7] |
| Wahoo McDaniel (2) | Sgt. Slaughter | 5/21/1982 | Richmond, VA |
| Sgt. Slaughter (2) | – | 6/7/1982 | Greenville, SC[8] |
| Wahoo McDaniel (3) | Sgt. Slaughter | 8/22/1982 | Charlotte, NC |
| Greg Valentine | Wahoo McDaniel | 11/4/1982 | Norfolk, VA |
| Roddy Piper (2) | Greg Valentine | 4/16/1983 | Greensboro, NC |
| Greg Valentine (2) | Roddy Piper | 4/30/1983 | Greensboro, NC |
| Dick Slater | Greg Valentine | 12/14/1983 | Shelby, NC |
| Ricky Steamboat (3) | Dick Slater | 4/21/1984 | Greensboro, NC |
| Wahoo McDaniel (4) | Ricky Steamboat | 6/24/1984 | Greensboro, NC[9] |
| Wahoo McDaniel (5) | Manny Fernandez | 10/7/1984 | Charlotte, NC[10] |
| Magnum TA | Wahoo McDaniel | 3/23/1985 | Charlotte, NC |
| Tully Blanchard | Magnum TA | 7/21/1985 | Charlotte, NC |
| Magnum TA (2) | Tully Blanchard | 11/28/1985 | Starrcade |
| Nikita Koloff | Magnum TA | 8/17/1986 | Charlotte, NC[11] |
| Lex Luger | Nikita Koloff | 7/11/1987 | Great American Bash |
| Dusty Rhodes | Lex Luger | 11/26/1987 | Starrcade[12] |
| Barry Windham | Nikita Koloff | 5/13/1988 | Houston, TX[13] |
| Lex Luger (2) | Barry Windham | 2/20/1989 | Chi-Town Rumble |
| Michael Hayes | Lex Luger | 5/7/1989 | Wrestle War |
| Lex Luger (3) | Michael Hayes | 5/22/1989 | Bluefield, WV |
| Stan Hansen | Lex Luger | 10/27/1990 | Halloween Havoc |
| Lex Luger (4) | Stan Hansen | 12/16/1990 | Starrcade |
| The belt becomes part of WCW. Multiple reigns will continue on. | |||
Footnotes:
[1]: Race was awarded the title with the explanation that he defeated Johnny Weaver in a tournament final.
[2]: Johnny Valentine vacated the title after suffering a plane crash on October 4, 1975.
[3]: This was a tournament final.
[4]: Flair was forced to vacate the title after winning the NWA World tag team championship days earlier.
[5]: This was a tournament final.
[6]: Wahoo vacated the title after being injured by Abdullah the Butcher.
[7]: This was a tournament final.
[8]: Sgt. Slaughter was awarded the title when Wahoo McDaniel was unable to show up for a title match as the result of having sustained an injured left leg at the hands of Don Muraco and Roddy Piper.
[9]: The title was held up and vacated after this bout due to the interference of Tully Blanchard, who hit Ricky Steamboat in the head with a chair.
[10]: This was a tournament final.
[11]: This match was the final bout in a best-of-seven series to fill the vacancy created in May 1986 when Magnum TA was stripped of the title for attacking NWA President Bob Geigel.
[12]: Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title after beating NWA President Jim Crockett with a baseball bat in April 1988.
[13]: This was a tournament final.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
Posted on June 19, 2008, in NWA and tagged Barry Windham, Blackjack Mulligan, Bobo Brazil, Dick Slater, Dusty Rhodes, Greg Valentine, Harley Race, Jimmy Snuka, Johnny Valentine, Johnny Weaver, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Michael Hayes, Mr. Wrestling, Nikita Koloff, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper, Sgt. Slaughter, Stan Hansen, Terry Funk, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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TNA needs a secondary title over there so we can others wrestlers like Rhyno,Robert Rood, and Creed hook up for a great additional Main Event instead of the same old WWE or WCW guys battle for the world title all the damn time with weak out comes.