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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 in NWA
Tags: 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
Clash of the Champions #20 (09.92)
Posted by Matt
WCW Clash of the Champions XX
September 2, 1992
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theatre
The current WCW & NWA Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Ron Simmons (8/2/1992)
WCW U.S. Champion: Rick Rude (11/19/1991)
WCW World Television Champion: Steve Austin (5/23/1992)
WCW World Light Heavyweight Champion: Brad Armstrong (7/5/1992)
WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions: Dr. Death & Terry Gordy (7/12/1992)
This was a special show for WCW because not only was this the 20th Clash of the Champions special, but also the 20th anniversary of wrestling on TBS. There’s tons of honored guests here including Bruno Sammartino, Hank Aaron (he works with TBS) and the last American television appearance of Andre the Giant alongside Gordon Solie.
Your hosts are Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Big Van Vader, Bill Watts, Bob Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, Brad Armstrong, Brian Pillman, Bruno Sammartino, Buddy Roberts, Butch Reed, Buzz Sawyer, Cactus Jack, Clash of the Champions, Dangerous Alliance, Dick Slater, Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, Fabulous Freebirds, Gordon Solie, Great Kabuki, Greg Valentine, Hank Aaron, Harley Race, Hercules Hernandez, Iron Sheik, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Jake Roberts, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, King Kong Bundy, Larry Zbyszko, Madusa, Magnum TA, Masa Chono, Masked Superstar, Michael Hayes, Mick Foley, Mr. Wrestling II, Nikita Koloff, Paul E. Dangerously, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, Road Warriors, Rock n Roll Express, Roddy Piper, Ron Garvin, Ron Simmons, Stan Hansen, Steiner Brothers, Steve Austin, Sting, Super Invader, Ted DiBiase, Ted Turner, Terry Funk, Terry Gordy, The Assassins, The Spoiler, Thunderbolt Patterson, Tommy Rich, Tony Atlas, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel
Worldwide (08.17.91)
Posted by Matt
WCW Worldwide
August 17, 1991
Tallahassee, FL
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Lex Luger (7/14/1991)
U.S. Champion: Vacant (7/14/1991)
World Television Champion: Steve Austin (6/3/1991)
World Tag Team Champions: Vacant (7/18/1991)
U.S. Tag Team Champions: The Patriots (8/12/1991)
World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh & Tom Zenk (8/5/1991)
Magnum TA is continuing to do his job as a “broadcast journalist” and find out what the HECK Lex Luger is doing with Harley Race and why he’s got such an attitude change. Today, he’s going to meet up with Lex Luger’s old pal Sting on “Straight Talk with the Boss”. Hopefully, we’ll actually get some answers this week!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Josh, Bobby Eaton, Curtis Hughes, Dick Murdoch, Dick Slater, Dustin Rhodes, El Gigante, Enforcers, Fabulous Freebirds, Firebreaker Chip, Harley Race, Jimmy Garvin, Johnny B. Badd, Lady Blossom, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Marc Mero, Matt Borne, Michael Hayes, Nikita Koloff, Robert Gibson, Ron Simmons, Scott Hall, Steiner Brothers, Steve Armstrong, Steve Austin, Sting, The Diamond Studd, Todd Champion, Tracy Smothers, WCW Patriots, Young Pistols
Worldwide (08.10.91)
Posted by Matt
WCW Worldwide
August 10, 1991
Tallahassee, FL
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Lex Luger (7/14/1991)
U.S. Champion: Vacant (7/14/1991)
World Television Champion: Steve Austin (6/3/1991)
World Tag Team Champions: Vacant (7/18/1991)
U.S. Tag Team Champions: Freebirds (5/19/1991)
World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Dustin Rhodes, Big Josh & Tom Zenk (8/5/1991)
ALRIGHT! Magnum TA is going to meet up with Lex Luger on “Straight Talk with the Boss” to find out what the heck he’s doing with Harley Race and Mr. Hughes. It’s going to be shocking!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Alexandra York, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Josh, Black Bart, Bobby Eaton, Brian Pillman, Curtis Hughes, Dick Murdoch, Dick Slater, Dustin Rhodes, El Gigante, Enforcers, Firebreaker Chip, Harley Race, Johnny B. Badd, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Marc Mero, Matt Borne, Nikita Koloff, Robert Gibson, Ron Simmons, Scott Hall, Steve Austin, Sting, Teddy Long, Terry Taylor, The Diamond Studd, Todd Champion, Tom Zenk, WCW Patriots, Yellow Dog, York Foundation
Worldwide (08.03.91)
Posted by Matt
WCW Worldwide
August 3, 1991
Tallahassee, FL
The current WCW Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Lex Luger (7/14/1991)
U.S. Champion: Vacant (7/14/1991)
World Television Champion: Steve Austin (6/3/1991)
World Tag Team Champions: Vacant (7/18/1991)
U.S. Tag Team Champions: Freebirds (5/19/1991)
World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin and Badstreet (6/3/1991)
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in WCW
Tags: Alexandra York, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Josh, Billy Jack Haynes, Black Blood, Bobby Eaton, Brian Pillman, Curtis Hughes, Dustin Rhodes, El Gigante, Enforcers, Harley Race, Jackie Fulton, Johnny B. Badd, Kevin Sullivan, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Marc Mero, Matt Borne, Nikita Koloff, One Man Gang, PN News, Ricky Morton, Ron Simmons, Scott Hall, Steve Armstrong, Steve Austin, Sting, Terri Runnels, Terry Taylor, The Diamond Studd, Tom Zenk, Tracy Smothers, Yellow Dog, York Foundation, Young Pistols
Crockett Cup ’86
Posted by Matt
The 1st Annual Crockett Cup
April 13, 1986
New Orleans, LA
The Superdome
The best of Bill Watts’ UWF and Jim Crockett Promotions come together to compete in a day long 24-tag team tournament with a grand prize of a million dollars! Oh yeah, and to honor the late Jim Crockett Sr. too, of course. It’s wrestling history, BAYBEE!
Your hosts are David Crockett and Tony Schiavone. Hooray Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Barbarian, Baron Von Raschke, Bart Batten, Bill Watts, Black Bart, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Bobby Jaggers, Boogie Woogie Man, Brad Batten, Brett Sawyer, Buddy Landel, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Buzz Sawyer, Chavo Guerrero Sr., Crockett Cup, Dennis Condrey, Dick Slater, DJ Peterson, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fabulous Ones, Fantastics, Giant Baba, Hector Guerrero, Italian Stallion, Ivan Koloff, Jack Victory, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jim Duggan, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Koko B. Ware, Luke Williams, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Mark Youngblood, Mid-South Wrestling, Midnight Express, Mike Miller, Mitsuharu Misawa, Nelson Royal, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, Shaska Whatley, Sheepherders, Stan Lane, Steve Keirn, Superstar Bill Dundee, Terry Taylor, Tiger Mask, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, UWF, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
Crockett Cup ’88
Posted by Matt
The 3rd Annual Crockett Cup
April 22-23, 1988
Greenville, SC & Greensboro, NC
Greenville Auditorium & Greensboro Coliseum
So Turner would buy out JCP in the fall, making this the final Crockett Cup. In case you haven’t been following or just don’t know, the winner of this tag team tournament gets a million dollars cash money!
Your hosts are Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Boogie Woogie Man, Bunkhouse Stampede Finals, Butch Miller, Crockett Cup, Dick Murdoch, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fantastics, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Italian Stallion, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, Jive Tones, JJ Dillon, Kendall Windham, Kevin Sullivan, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Luke Williams, Magnum TA, Midnight Express, Midnight Rider, Mighty Wilbur, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Powers of Pain, Precious, Ric Flair, Rip Morgan, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Simmons, Sheepherders, Stan Lane, Sting, Tiger Conway Jr., Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, Warlord, WCW, WWE
Crockett Cup ’87
Posted by Matt
The 2nd Annual Crockett Cup
April 10-11, 1987
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Arena
WOW! What a huge bunch of wrestling this would’ve been to sit through. Good thing they split it up into two days! There’s like twenty-something teams battling it out in single-elimination tournament style. Luckily, the good people at Turner have cut this tape down to a 2-hr highlights tape. As for the tournament, the top-eight tag teams according to the NWA people get to skip the first round and go right to the next round. Those teams would be the NWA tag champs Rick Rude & Manny “Ragin’ Bull” Fernandez, Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff (or the Super Powers, whichever you prefer), The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express, Giant Baba & Isao Takagi, Ivan Koloff & Vladimir “Don’t Call Me Putin” Petrov, and Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger. Why Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan are together instead of Arn and Tully, I have no idea. Anyways, the winning team gets to split a million smackeroos and a kiss on the cheek all the way from heaven by Jim Crockett Sr. himself!
This intro video is LONG! Clocking in at just over three minutes!
Your host is Tony Schiavone. All this time in the wrestling biz and he couldn’t make ONE friend? Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Barbarian, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Bob Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Brad Armstrong, Crockett Cup, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Hector Guerrero, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Kamala, Lazortron, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Precious, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Garvin, Shaska Whatley, Skandor Akbar, Superstar Bill Dundee, Teijho Khan, Tim Horner, Tully Blanchard, Vladimir Petrov, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
The Great American Bash Tour ’86 Highlights
Posted by Matt
NWA The Great American Bash Tour 1986
July 5, 1986 & July 26, 1986
Charlotte, NC
Memorial Stadium
This is just a 2-hour tour highlights tape. I believe the only match in full is the Flair/Rhodes world title match from 7/26.
Your hosts are David Crockett and Tony Schiavone. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Baron Von Raschke, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Great American Bash, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Shaska Whatley, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
The Great American Bash Tour 1987
Posted by Matt
NWA The Great American Bash Tour 1987
July 1-31 1987
This is from back in the old days when the Great American Bash was a month-long extravaganza. It wouldn’t be until four months later when the NWA would showcase their first ever PPV, so this was acceptable. This tape was put out by Turner Home Entertainment as a “best of” tape of sorts, featuring some full and some clipped matches from the tour. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Eaton, Buddy Roberts, Dark Journey, Dick Murdoch, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Gilbert, Fabulous Freebirds, Four Horsemen, Great American Bash, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Michael Hayes, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Precious, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Stan Lane, Terry Gordy, Tully Blanchard, War Machine, Wargames, WWE
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