NWA World Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is one of professional wrestling’s oldest and most prestigious world titles, historically recognized as the flagship championship of the National Wrestling Alliance.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling world championship
ⓘ
sports title ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraOfGreatestProminence | territory era of the National Wrestling Alliance ⓘ |
| firstChampion |
Lou Thesz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orville Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedMatchType |
singles match
ⓘ
steel cage match ⓘ time-limit match ⓘ two-out-of-three falls match ⓘ |
| hasBeenAffiliatedWithPromotion |
Billy Corgan-era NWA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crockett Promotions NERFINISHED ⓘ New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ Total Nonstop Action Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenDefendedIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenStrippedFromChampions | true ⓘ |
| hasHadVacancies | true ⓘ |
| hasLineageMaintainedBy | National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableChampion |
Adam Pearce
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ⓘ
Cody Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ Dory Funk Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Dusty Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Harley Race NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Jarrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou Thesz NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Aldis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ric Flair NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Steamboat NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| isConsideredOneOf |
most prestigious world championships in professional wrestling
ⓘ
oldest active world championships in professional wrestling ⓘ |
| isFlagshipTitleOf | National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSinglesTitle | true ⓘ |
| isWorldTitle | true ⓘ |
| mostReignsCount | 10 ⓘ |
| mostReignsHolder | Ric Flair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion | National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName |
NWA World Heavyweight Title
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ⓘ
NWA World Title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| style | worked professional wrestling ⓘ |
| unificationEvent | Lou Thesz vs Orville Brown 1948 ⓘ |
| wasDefendedAcross | multiple NWA member territories ⓘ |
| wasRecognizedAs | undisputed world heavyweight championship in professional wrestling ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.