Orville Brown 1 June 27, 1940 Columbus, OH
Sonny Myres 1 November 3, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Orville Brown 2 January 5, 1948 Des Moines, IA
Lou Thesz 1 November 27, 1949
Whipper Billy Watson 1 March 15, 1956 Toronto, Ontario
Lou Thesz 2 November 9, 1956 St. Louis, MO
Édouard Carpentier† # June 14, 1957 Chicago, IL
Lou Thesz 2 July 24, 1957 Montreal, Quebec
Dick Hutton 1 November 14, 1957 Toronto, Ontario
Pat O'Connor 1 January 9, 1959 St. Louis, MO
Buddy Rogers 1 June 30, 1961 Chicago, IL
Bobo Brazil 1# August 18, 1962
Buddy Rogers 1 October 30, 1962
Lou Thesz 3 January 24, 1963 Toronto, Ontario
Gene Kiniski 1 January 7, 1966 St. Louis, MO
Dory Funk, Jr. 1 February 11, 1969 Tampa, FL
Harley Race 1 May 24, 1973 Kansas City, MO
Jack Brisco 1 July 20, 1973 Houston, TX
Giant Baba 1 December 2, 1974 Kagoshima, Japan
Jack Brisco 2 December 8, 1974 Toyohashi, Japan
Terry Funk 1 December 10, 1975 Miami, FL
Harley Race 2 February 6, 1977 Toronto, Ontario
Dusty Rhodes 1 August 21, 1979 Tampa, FL
Harley Race 3 August 26, 1979 Orlando, FL
Giant Baba 2 October 31, 1979 Nagoya, Japan
Harley Race 4 November 7, 1979 Amagasaki, Japan
Giant Baba 3 September 4, 1980 Saga, Japan
Harley Race 5 September 9, 1980 Ohtsu, Japan
Tommy Rich 1 April 27, 1981 Augusta, GA
Harley Race 6 May 1, 1981 Gainesville, GA
Dusty Rhodes 2 June 21, 1981 Atlanta, GA
Ric Flair 1 September 17, 1The Midnight Rider
(Dusty Rhodes)† # February 9, 1982 Tampa, FL 981 Kansas City, MO
Ric Flair 1* February 9, 1982 Tampa, FL
Jack Veneno† # September, 1982 Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Ric Flair† 1* September 7, 1982 Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Carlos Colón† # January 6, 1983 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ric Flair† 1* January 23, 1983 Miami, FL
Victor Jovica† # February 8, 1983 Couva, Trinidad
Ric Flair† 1* February 11, 1983 Manatí, Puerto Rico
Harley Race 7 June 10, 1983 St. Louis, MO
Ric Flair 2* November 24, 1983 Greensboro, NC
Harley Race 8 March 21, 1984 Wellington, New Zealand
Ric Flair 3* March 23, 1984 Singapore
Kerry Von Erich 1 May 6, 1984 Irving, TX
Ric Flair 4* May 24, 1984 Yokosuka, Japan
Dusty Rhodes 3 July 26, 1986 Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair 5* August 9, 1986 St. Louis, MO
Ron Garvin 1 September 25, 1987 Detroit, MI
Ric Flair 6* November 26, 1987 Chicago, IL
Ricky Steamboat 1 February 20, 1989 Chicago, IL
Ric Flair 7* May 7, 1989 Nashville, TN
Sting†† 1 July 7, 1990 Baltimore, MD
Ric Flair 8* January 11, 1991 East Rutherford, NJ
Tatsumi Fujinami 1 March 21, 1991 Tokyo, Japan
Ric Flair 9* May 19, 1991 St. Petersburg, FL
Stripped September 8, 1991
The Great Muta 1 January 4, 1993 Tokyo, Japan
Barry Windham 1 February 21, 1993 Asheville, NC
Ric Flair 10* July 18, 1993 Biloxi, MS
Vacated September 19, 1993
Shane Douglas 1 August 27, 1994 Philadelphia, PA
Vacated August 27, 1994 Philadelphia, PA
Chris Candido 1 November 19, 1994 Cherry Hill, NJ
Dan Severn 1 February 24, 1995 Erlanger, KY
Naoya Ogawa 1 March 14, 1999 Yokohama, Japan
Gary Steele 1 September 25, 1999 Charlotte, NC
Naoya Ogawa 2 October 2, 1999 Thomaston, CT
Vacated July 2, 2000
Mike Rapada 1 September 19, 2000 Tampa, FL
Sabu 1 November 14, 2000 Tampa, FL
Mike Rapada 2 December 22, 2000 Nashville, TN
Steve Corino 1 April 24, 2001 Tampa, FL
Held up October 13, 2001 St. Petersburg, FL
Shinya Hashimoto 1 December 15, 2001 McKeesport, PA
Dan Severn 2 March 9, 2002 Tokyo, Japan
NWA World Heavyweight Championship is made exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Ken Shamrock 1 June 19, 2002 Hunstville, AL
Ron Killings 1 August 7, 2002 Nashville, TN
Jeff Jarrett 1 November 20, 2002 Nashville, TN
A.J. Styles 1 June 11, 2003 Nashville, TN
Jeff Jarrett 2 October 22, 2003 Nashville, TN
A.J. Styles 2 April 21, 2004 Nashville, TN
Ron Killings 2 May 19, 2004 Nashville, TN
Jeff Jarrett 3 June 2, 2004 Nashville, TN
A.J. Styles 3 May 15, 2005 Orlando, FL
Raven 1 June 19, 2005 Orlando, FL
Jeff Jarrett 4 September 15, 2005 Oldcastle, Ontario
Rhino 1 October 23, 2005 Orlando, FL
Jeff Jarrett 5 October 25, 2005 Orlando, FL
Christian Cage 1 February 12, 2006 Orlando, FL
Jeff Jarrett 6 June 18, 2006 Orlando, FL
Sting 2 October 22, 2006 Plymouth, Michigan
Abyss 1 November 19, 2006 Orlando, FL
Christian Cage 2 January 14, 2007 Orlando, FL