Title History
Since 1994, there have been thirty-eight 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 Houston Carson who defeated Shaun Tempers to win the title on October 12, 2012.
| # | Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Days held: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 !1 | Greg Valentine | 01 !1 | 01994-10-01 Oct 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. |
| 002 !2 | Kevin Von Erich | 01 !1 | 01995-01-077 Jan 1995 | 7 | Dallas, Texas | |
| 003 !3 | John Hawk | 01 !1 | 01995-01-1414 Jan 1995 | 63 | Dallas, Texas | |
| 004 !4 | Greg Valentine | 02 !2 | 01995-03-1818 Mar 1995 | 44 | Dallas, Texas | |
| 004.1 !- | Vacated | - | 01995-05-01 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. |
| 005 !5 | Tommy Cairo | 01 !1 | 01995-06-2424 Jun 1995 | 441 | Williamstown, New Jersey | Defeated Devon Storm in a tournament final after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey. |
| 006 !6 | Reckless Youth | 01 !1 | 01996-09-077 Sep 1996 | 217 | Yardville, New Jersey | Defeated Derrick Domino after Cairo no-showed. |
| 007 !7 | Lance Diamond | 01 !1 | 01997-04-1212 Apr 1997 | 14 | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | |
| 008 !8 | Ace Darling | 01 !1 | 01997-04-2626 Apr 1997 | 49 | Wilmington, Delaware | |
| 009 !9 | Reckless Youth | 02 !2 | 01997-06-1414 Jun 1997 | 198 | Vineland, New Jersey | |
| 009.1 !- | Vacated | - | 01997-12-2929 Dec 1997 | 123 | N/A | The title was vacated so it could be used in an NWA angle in the World Wrestling Federation. |
| 010 !10 | Jeff Jarrett | 01 !1 | 01998-01-055 Jan 1998 | 61 | New Haven, Connecticut | Defeated Barry Windham on WWF RAW is WAR. |
| 011 !11 | Barry Windham | 01 !1 | 01998-03-011 Mar 1998 | 1 | N/A | Windham was awarded the title by Jim Cornette after Jarrett left Cornette's NWA group. |
| 011.1 !- | Vacated | - | 01998-03-022 Mar 1998 | 152 | N/A | The NWA stripped Windham of the title. |
| 012 !12 | The Colorado Kid | 01 !1 | 01998-08-011 Aug 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. |
| 013 !13 | Chris Michaels | 01 !1 | 01998-12-2626 Dec 1998 | 14 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 014 !14 | The Colorado Kid | 02 !2 | 01999-01-099 Jan 1999 | 246 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 015 !15 | Big Bully Douglas | 01 !1 | 01999-09-1212 Sep 1999 | 48 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 016 !16 | Mike Rapada (The Colorado Kid) |
03 !3 | 01999-10-3030 Oct 1999 | 7 | Lebanon, Tennessee | |
| 017 !17 | Terry Taylor | 01 !1 | 01999-11-066 Nov 1999 | 49 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 018 !18 | The Colorado Kid | 04 !4 | 01999-12-2525 Dec 1999 | 138 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 019 !19 | Air Paris | 01 !1 | 02000-05-1111 May 2000 | 9 | Fairview, Tennessee | |
| 020 !20 | Chris Harris | 01 !1 | 02000-05-2020 May 2000 | 117 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 021 !21 | Mike Rapada | 05 !5 | 02000-09-1414 Sep 2000 | 6 | Lebanon, Tennessee | |
| 021.1 !- | Vacated | - | 02000-09-2020 Sep 2000 | 205 | N/A | The title was vacated after Rapada won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 022 !22 | Steve Corino | 01 !1 | 02001-04-1313 Apr 2001 | 8 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Defeated Redd Dogg. |
| 023 !23 | Robbie Royce | 01 !1 | 02001-04-2121 Apr 2001 | 85 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 023.1 !- | Vacated | - | 02001-07-1515 Jul 2001 | 14 | N/A | The title was vacated after Royce left the Canadian Wrestling Federation. |
| 024 !24 | Dark Rain | 01 !1 | 02001-07-2929 Jul 2001 | 28 | St. Boniface, Manitoba | Defeated Gene Swan in tournament final. |
| 025 !25 | Spyder | 01 !1 | 02001-08-2626 Aug 2001 | 48 | St. Boniface, Manitoba | |
| 026 !26 | Quinn Magnum | 01 !1 | 02001-10-1313 Oct 2001 | 350 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Won the title at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show. |
| 027 !27 | Paul Atlas | 01 !1 | 02002-09-2828 Sep 2002 | 28 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | |
| 028 !28 | Jorge Estrada | 01 !1 | 02002-10-2626 Oct 2002 | 189 | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| 029 !29 | Hotstuff Hernandez | 01 !1 | 02003-05-033 May 2003 | 147 | Cornelia, Georgia | |
| 030 !30 | JT Wolfen | 01 !1 | 02003-09-2727 Sep 2003 | 742 | Hawaii | |
| 031 !31 | Tommy Marr | 01 !1 | 02005-10-088 Oct 2005 | 196 | Nashville, Tennessee | Won the title at the NWA 57th Anniversary Show. |
| 032 !32 | Dru Onyx | 01 !1 | 02006-04-2222 Apr 2006 | 489 | Altamonte Springs, Florida | |
| 033 !33 | Damien Wayne | 01 !1 | 02007-08-2424 Aug 2007 | 106 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 034 !34 | Mike DiBiase | 01 !1 | 02007-12-088 Dec 2007 | 511 | Elkin, North Carolina | |
| 035 !35 | Apolo | 01 !1 | 02009-05-022 May 2009 | 273 | Tyler, Texas | |
| 036 !36 | The Sheik | 01 !1 | 02010-01-3030 January 2010 | 451 | Fort Pierce, Florida | |
| 036.1 !- | Vacated | - | 02011-04-2626 Apr 2011 | 60 | N/A | The title was vacated after The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 037 !37 | Shaun Tempers | 01 !1 | 02011-06-2525 June 2011 | 475 | Cornelia, Georgia | Tempers defeated Ace Rockwell to win the vacant title. |
| 038 !38 | Houston Carson | 01 !1 | 02012-10-1212 October 2012 | 700154000000000000054+ | Cypress, Texas | Carson defeated Tempers to win the title. |
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