Title History
| Wrestlers | Times | Date | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWC Championship | ||||
| Jackhammer | 1 | April 1994 | Barnegat, NJ | Won tournament to crown first WWC Heavyweight Champion |
| Mr. Motion | 1 | June 1994 | Barnegat, NJ | |
| Tommy Logan | 1 | November 1994 | Barnegat, NJ | |
| The Overweight Lover (Biggie Biggs) | 1 | February 1995 | Barnegat, NJ | |
| Jimmy Jack Thunder | 1 | March 1995 | Barnegat, NJ | |
| Declared vacant the same night by Commissioner T. Eacher stating it was a non-title match loss by Biggs | ||||
| The Overweight Lover (Biggie Biggs) | 2 | March 1995 | Barnegat, NJ | defeated Jimmy Jack Thunder in tournament final |
| Maverick | 1 | July 1995 | Barnegat, NJ | |
| Rockin' Rico | 1 | August 1995 | Ocean City, MD | Rockin' Rico was the WWC Heavyweight Champion of record but left WWC along with many other wrestlers. He was named the champion of the APWA. |
| Renamed RCW Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Magic | 1 | August 1996 | Ocean City, MD | Magic is the current APWA Champion and was declared the RCW Champion as well |
| Renamed NWA New York Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Matthew T. Storm | 1 | February 8, 1998 | Staten Island, NY | |
| Magic | 2 | May 9, 1998 | Staten Island, NY | Won in a tag match Magic teamed with Wayne Woo vs. Storm & Lord Zieg. Magic pinned Storm. |
| King Kong Bundy | 1 | August 8, 1998 | Staten Island, NY | |
| Magic | 3 | August 8, 1998 | Staten Island, NY | Bundy returns the belt after being informed of outside interference |
| Biggie Biggs | 3 | December 12, 1998 | Staten Island, NY | defeats Magic & Blast in a 3 Way Dance |
| Blast | 1 | May 22, 1999 | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Chris Michaels | 1 | September 18, 1999 | Staten Island, NY | Michaels won with help of Biggie Biggs |
| Vacated in October, 1999 | ||||
| Magic | 4 | November 27, 1999 | Staten Island, NY | defeated Monsta Mack in tournament final |
| Vacated in December 2000 when the promotion moved to Virginia. | ||||
| Renamed in January 2001 NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| "Mr. Delicious" Jacey North | 1 | October 13, 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL | Defeated Biggie Biggs at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to become the first NWA Virginia Heavyweight Champion |
| Preston Quinn | 1 | September 21, 2002 | Richmond, VA | Quinn would defeat Brandon Day on July 26, 2003 to unify the belt with the vacant GWA Title |
| The Barbarian | 1 | March 13, 2004 | Prince George, VA | |
| Vacated on February 4, 2005 Barbarian is unable to acquire a wrestling license in VA - Commission will not let him wrestle." | ||||
| "Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne | 1 | February 4, 2005 | Richmond, VA | Won vacant title in a Battle Royal. Defeated Preston Quinn as the they are the last 2 men remaining |
| "The Heatmiser" Scotty Blaze | 1 | July 9, 2005 | Sugar Grove, VA | |
| "Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne | 2 | October 22, 2005 | Roanoke, VA | |
| "Wrestling's MVP" Sean Denny | 1 | July 8, 2006 | Chesterfield, VA | |
| Vacated on March 31, 2007 Sean Denny had suffered a shoulder injury on a NWA Southern Pro Wrestling show | ||||
| Pharaoh | 1 | March 31, 2007 | Mattaponi, VA | defeats Masked Superstar II by submission for the vacant title |
| "Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne | 3 | November 3, 2007 | Mattaponi, VA | defeats Pharaoh in a title vs title match with the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship also on the line |
| Renamed the NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship on January 19, 2008 | ||||
| "Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne | 1 | January 19, 2008 | Ahoskie, NC | defeats NWA SPW Champion "Geordie Bulldog" Sean Denny in a title unification match to determine the first champion |
| Mike Booth | 1 | May 24, 2008 | Ahoskie, NC | |
| Jimmy Cicero | 1 | December 17, 2009 | Shanghai, Va | |
| Vacant | August, 2010 | Title stripped from Cicero because of injuries sustained in a car accident preventing him from defending the title within 30 days. | ||
| "Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne | 2 | October 16, 2010 | Shanghai, Va | Defeated Mark Bravura in the finals of the King of the Mid-Atlantic Tournament in which the title was awarded to the winner. |
| Brandon Day | 1 | April 16, 2011 | Shanghai, Va | This was a triple threat match that also included Victor Griff |
| Mark Bravura | 1 | August 20, 2011 | Shanghai, Va | |
| Preston Quinn | 2 | April 20, 2013 | Shanghai, Va | |
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