A report on NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
World heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance .
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National Wrestling Alliance
27 linksAmerican professional wrestling promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.
American professional wrestling promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.
The NWA would continue as a loose coalition of independent promotions, with NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA) given exclusivity over its World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships from June 2002 to May 2007.
Ric Flair
20 linksAmerican retired professional wrestler.
American retired professional wrestler.
Flair is officially recognized by WWE as a 16-time world champion (8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 6-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and two-time WWF Champion), although the number of his world championship reigns varies by source, ranging from 16 to 25.
Shane Douglas
15 linksAmerican professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas.
American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas.
Martin held a dozen championships between ECW, WCW, and the WWF and is a five-time world champion: a four-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
Professional wrestling match types
18 linksMany types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.
TNA had a main event at the TNA No Surrender 2005 pay-per-view for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship between Raven and Abyss, which Raven won.
Impact Wrestling
11 linksImpact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT!
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT!
In 2004, the promotion became known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but it continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships as part of its agreement with the NWA.
Jeff Jarrett
13 linksAmerican professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, podcaster, actor, and businessman.
American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter, podcaster, actor, and businessman.
A third-generation wrestler and promoter, Jarrett has had over 80 championship reigns throughout his career, among them the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (six times), WCW World Heavyweight Championship (four times), WWA World Heavyweight Championship (twice), USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (three times), and AAA Mega Championship (twice).
Lou Thesz
9 linksAmerican professional wrestler.
American professional wrestler.
He was a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and held the title for a combined total of 10 years, three months and nine days (3,749 days) – longer than anyone else in history.
AJ Styles
13 linksAmerican professional wrestler that is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand.
American professional wrestler that is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand.
He gained prominence after signing with TNA, having been described as "the cornerstone of the company since [its] inception"; he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times, and was the inaugural titleholder of the X Division Championship, which he won six times.
WWE
10 linksAmerican professional wrestling promotion.
American professional wrestling promotion.
In 1963, McMahon and Mondt had a dispute with the NWA over "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers being booked to hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Professional wrestling championship
11 linksRecognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.
Recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.
Since pro-wrestling is scripted, there is no promotion or group of people that recognize one official world title of the industry (the closest was the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship during the territory days during the mid to late 20th century).