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(as of 10/21/01)
Lou Thesz 11/57
Awarded by the NWA; Morris Siegel claims Thesz has won
the title by defeating Antonio Rocca in 49.
Rikidozan 08/27/58 Los Angeles, CA
Vacant on 12/15/63 when Rikidozan dies from stab
wounds suffered on 12/08/63 in Tokyo.
Giant Baba 11/24/65 Osaka, Japan
Defeats Dick the Bruiser.
Bobo Brazil 06/25/68 Nagoya, Japan
Giant Baba [2] 06/27/68 Tokyo, Japan
Gene Kiniski 12/03/70 Osaka, Japan
Giant Baba [3] 12/19/70 Los Angeles, Ca
Vacates on 09/02/72 when Baba leaves JWA to begin All-
Japan Pro Wrestling.
Bobo Brazil [2] 12/01/72 Yokohama, Japan
Defeats Kintaro Ohki.
Kintaro Ohki (KIM II) 12/04/72 Hiroshima, Japan
Ordered by the NWA to vacate the title on 04/13/81.
Dory Funk Jr. 04/30/81 Matsudo, Japan
Wins tournament when Bruiser Brody is injured and
unable to wrestle, defeats Terry Funk for his first
title defense instead.
Bruiser Brody 10/09/81 Tokyo, Japan
Dory Funk Jr. [2] 11/01/81 Tokyo, Japan
Bruiser Brody [2] 04/21/82 Osaka, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta 08/30/83 Tokyo, Japan
Stan Hansen 07/31/86 Tokyo, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta [2] 10/21/86 Tokyo, Japan
Bruiser Brody [3] 03/27/88 Tokyo, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta [3] 04/19/88 Sendai, Japan
Unifies the PWF and United National Titles, defeating
Stan Hansen on 04/18/89, to become the first unified
Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion.
Nightmare 11/06/98
Appointed by the NWA front office to revive a new
title separate from the Unified title.
Texas Lightning 12/14/98 Corning, AK
Adam Fierce 01/04/99 Shreveport, LA
Hyuk Suh Kim 04/26/99 Tulsa, OK
Title retired and abandoned on 05/01/99. Prime
Time Sports, the owner of the NWA, is purchased
by Sports Entertainment Productions, the parent
company of World Professional Wrestling, and
the NWA is ordered to revive the title.
Edge 10/21/01 Columbia, SC
Defeated Takashi Iizuka in tournament final for
vacant title.
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