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.

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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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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

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WCW World Heavyweight Championship createdFrom NWA World Heavyweight Championship
AJ Styles hasWonTitle NWA World Heavyweight Championship
WCW World Heavyweight Championship lineageRelatedTo NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling usedChampionshipBrand NWA World Heavyweight Championship