| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Bruce Steele [2] (AKA
Agent Steele) |
Steve Madison |
11/20/04 |
| Steve Madison [2] |
Todd Shane |
9/4/04 |
| Todd Shane |
Steve Madison |
3/20/04 |
| Steve Madison |
Scoot Andrews |
11/22/03 |
| Scoot Andrews |
Billy Fives |
7/19/03 |
| Andrews defeated
Billy Fives & Lex Lovett in a three way match for the title. |
| Billy Fives [2] |
Agent Steele |
2/15/03 |
| Agent Steele |
Billy Fives |
1/25/03 |
| Billy Fives |
Danny Doring |
1/25/03 |
| This was a
Bull-Rope Match. |
| Danny Doring [2] |
Christopher Daniels |
6/29/02 |
| Defeated
Christopher Daniels & Scoot Andrews in a three way match for the title. |
| Christopher Daniels |
Danny Doring |
6/28/02 |
| Christopher Daniels
defeated Danny Doring, Mike Sullivan, & Scoot Andrews in a four way match
for the title. |
| Danny Doring |
Steve Corino |
5/25/02 |
| Steve Corino |
n/a |
5/25/02 |
| Title vacated in
2002 to restart the promotion. Steve Corino defeated Danny Doring in a
tournament final to win the title. |
| Cyborg |
Buck Quartermaine |
10/13/01 |
| Buck Quartermaine |
n/a |
1/23/01 |
| Buck Quartermaine
defeated Pepe Prado to win the title. |
| Adam Windsor |
n/a |
8/15/00 |
| Adam Windsor
defeated Chris Nelson in a tournament final to win the title. Title vacated
on November 14, 2000 when NWA Florida and Dory Funk's school parted ways. |
| Dory Funk, Jr. [4] |
Steve Keirn |
11/7/97 |
| Title vacated in
2000. |
| Steve Keirn [5] |
Hercules Hernandez |
11/8/96 |
| Hercules Hernandez [2] |
n/a |
11/7/95 |
| Hercules Hernandez
defeated Steve Collins in a tournament final. |
| Lou Perez [3] |
Steve Keirn |
8/6/94 |
| Lou Perez was
stripped of the title on November 6, 1995 due to a knee injury. |
| Steve Keirn [4] |
Lou Perez |
December 1993 |
| Lou Perez [2] |
Steve Keirn |
May 1993 |
| Steve Keirn [3] |
Lou Perez |
March 1993 |
| Lou Perez |
Dan Spivey |
July 1992 |
| Dan Spivey |
Steve Keirn |
November 1989 |
| Steve Keirn [2] |
Kendall Windham |
7/9/89 |
| Kendall Windham [5] |
Dustin Rhodes |
6/27/89 |
| Dustin Rhodes |
Al Perez |
5/23/89 |
| Al Perez |
Mike Graham |
3/11/89 |
| Mike Graham [2] |
n/a |
12/25/88 |
| Mike Graham
defeated the Terminator for the title. |
| Mike Rotunda [3] |
n/a |
6/7/87 |
| Mike Rotunda
defeated Dory Funk Jr. in a rematch. The title was then stripped from
Rotunda when he gave the title to Rick Steiner to defend in December of
1988. |
| Mike Rotunda [2] |
Ed Gatner |
3/15/87 |
| The title was held
up after a match against Dory Funk, Jr. in Orlando, Florida on May 31, 1987. |
| Ed Gatner |
n/a |
February 1987 |
| Sir Oliver
Humperdink gave the title to Ed Gatner. |
| Sir Oliver Humperdink |
Bad News Allen |
2/24/87 |
| Bad News Allen |
Ron Simmons |
1/20/87 |
| Ron Simmons |
Kareem Muhammad |
12/2/86 |
| Kareem Muhammad |
Barry Windham |
11/25/86 |
| Barry Windham [6] |
n/a |
10/8/86 |
| Barry Windham
defeated Ron Bass in a rematch. |
| Barry Windham [5] |
Ron Bass |
9/24/86 |
| The title was held
up after a match against Ron Bass where Bass used chloroform. |
| Ron Bass [2] |
Barry Windham |
9/16/86 |
| Barry Windham [4] |
Ron Bass |
9/1/86 |
| Ron Bass |
Kendall Windham |
7/15/86 |
| Kendall Windham [4] |
n/a |
June 1986 |
| The title was
returned to Kendall after films show that the White Ninja used karate
illegally to win the title. |
| White Ninja (Keiji
Mutoh) |
Kendall Windham |
5/21/86 |
| Kendall Windham [3] |
n/a |
5/18/86 |
| Kendall Windham
wins the tournament final for the title. Windham didn't face anybody to win
the belt when Lex Luger and Kendo Nagasaki fought to a double-countout in
the other semi-final. |
| Kendall Windham [2] |
Cuban Assassin |
3/18/86 |
| Title vacated in
May of 1986 after match with Bob Roop in which Barry Windham interfered to
help Kendall win the title. |
| Cuban Assassin |
Kendall Windham |
2/22/86 |
| Kendall Windham |
Barry Horowitz |
9/2/85 |
| Barry Horowitz |
n/a |
7/23/85 |
| Barry Horowitz
defeated Mike Graham in a tournament final. |
| Hercules Hernandez |
Hector Guerrero |
6/30/85 |
| Title vacant in
July of 1985 when Hercules Hernandez was fired after a locker room fight
with Wahoo McDaniel. |
| Hector Guerrero |
Jesse Barr |
4/28/85 |
| Jesse Barr [2] |
B. Brian Blair |
2/12/85 |
| B. Brian Blair [2] |
n/a |
1/6/85 |
| B. Brian Blair
defeated Jesse Barr in a rematch. |
| Jesse Barr |
Scott McGhee |
10/14/84 |
| The title was held
up after a match against B. Brian Blair. |
| Scott McGhee [3] |
Billy Graham |
7/29/84 |
| Billy Graham [2] |
Billy Jack Haynes |
6/10/84 |
| Billy Jack Haynes |
Kendo Nagasaki |
3/29/84 |
| Kendo Nagasaki |
Mike Rotunda |
1/22/84 |
| Mike Rotunda |
n/a |
12/16/83 |
| Mike Rotunda
defeated Greg Valentine in a tournament final. |
| Barry Windham [3] |
Jos LeDuc |
9/19/83 |
| Title vacant in
November 1983 when Barry Windham toured Japan. |
| Jos LeDuc [3] |
Barry Windham |
9/18/83 |
| Barry Windham [2] |
Jos LeDuc |
9/17/83 |
| Jos LeDuc [2] |
Scott McGhee |
August 1983 |
| Scott McGhee [2] |
Adrian Street |
April 1983 |
| Adrian Street |
Scott McGhee |
April 1983 |
| Scott McGhee |
n/a |
3/23/83 |
| Scott McGhee
defeated Johnny Heffernan for the title. |
| Mike Graham |
Kevin Sullivan |
1/15/83 |
| Title vacant in
1983 due to Mike Graham's injury. |
| Kevin Sullivan |
n/a |
10/6/82 |
| Kevin Sullivan
defeated Barry Windham in a tournament final. |
| B. Brian Blair |
Jim Garvin |
7/11/82 |
| Title declared
vacant on August 23, 1982 after a match where Bruiser Brody was declared the
winner in West Palm Beach, Florida. |
| Jim Garvin [2] |
Mr. Wrestling II |
May 1982 |
| Mr. Wrestling II [2] |
James J. Dillon |
April 1982 |
| James J. Dillon |
Mr. Wrestling II |
March 1982 |
| Mr. Wrestling II |
The Spoiler |
December 1981 |
| The Spoiler [3] |
Charlie Cook |
11/3/81 |
| Charlie Cook [2] |
Dory Funk, Jr. |
October 1981 |
| Dory Funk, Jr. [3] |
Charlie Cook |
August 1981 |
| Charlie Cook |
Dory Funk, Jr. |
July 1981 |
| Dory Funk, Jr. [2] |
n/a |
4/8/81 |
| Dory Funk Jr. wins
by forfeit when Barry Windham was injured in an automobile accident. |
| Barry Windham |
Dory Funk, Jr. |
1/12/81 |
| Dory Funk, Jr. |
Dusty Rhodes |
11/4/80 |
| Dusty Rhodes [10] |
Bobby Jaggers |
10/26/80 |
| Bobby Jaggers |
Bugsy McGraw |
10/11/80 |
| Bugsy McGraw |
Don Muraco |
8/7/80 |
| Don Muraco |
Manny Fernandez |
March 1980 |
| Manny Fernandez |
Terry Funk |
8/21/79 |
| Terry Funk |
n/a |
September 1979 |
| Terry Funk defeated
Steve Keirn in a tournament final. |
| Dusty Rhodes [9] |
King Curtis Iaukea |
1979 |
| Title vacant on
August 21, 1979 when Dusty Rhodes won the NWA World title. |
| King Curtis Iaukea [2] |
Jim Garvin |
May 1979 |
| Jim Garvin |
Dick Slater |
1/9/79 |
| Dick Slater |
Jos LeDuc |
1979 |
| Jos LeDuc |
Ciclon Negro |
12/19/78 |
| Ciclon Negro [2] |
Dusty Rhodes |
12/12/78 |
| Dusty Rhodes [8] |
n/a |
11/25/78 |
| Dusty Rhodes
defeated Bob Roop in a tournament final. |
| Steve Keirn |
The Spoiler |
1978 |
| Title Vacant in
1978. |
| The Spoiler [2] |
Dusty Rhodes |
9/23/78 |
| Dusty Rhodes [7] |
The Spoiler |
6/19/78 |
| The Spoiler |
Jack Brisco |
5/23/78 |
| Jack Brisco [5] |
Bob Roop |
3/13/78 |
| Bob Roop [2] |
Rocky Johnson |
3/13/78 |
| Rocky Johnson [2] |
Killer Karl Kox |
3/8/78 |
| Killer Karl Kox |
Dusty Rhodes |
2/7/78 |
| Dusty Rhodes [6] |
Lars Anderson |
11/26/77 |
| Lars Anderson |
Dusty Rhodes |
1977 |
| Dusty Rhodes [5] |
?n/a? |
1977 |
| Unknown how he won
the title. |
| Ernie Ladd |
Dusty Rhodes |
July 1977 |
| Title Vacant in
1977. |
| Dusty Rhodes [4] |
Buddy Wolfe |
June 1977 |
| Buddy Wolfe |
n/a |
March 1977 |
| Buddy Wolfe
defeated Steve Keirn in a tournament final. |
| Billy Graham |
Dusty Rhodes |
November 1976 |
| Title becomes
vacant in March of 1977. |
| Dusty Rhodes [3] |
Bob Orton, Jr. |
1976 |
| Bob Orton, Jr. |
Jack Brisco |
June 1976 |
| Jack Brisco [4] |
Pak Song |
4/17/76 |
| Pak Song [2] |
Thunderbolt Patterson |
3/25/76 |
| Thunderbolt Patterson |
Bruiser Brody |
March 1976 |
| Bruiser Brody |
Rocky Johnson |
12/31/75 |
| Rocky Johnson |
King Curtis Iaukea |
12/23/75 |
| King Curtis Iaukea |
Dusty Rhodes |
1975 |
| Dusty Rhodes [2] |
Bob Roop |
10/6/75 |
| Bob Roop |
Bill Watts |
July 1975 |
| Bill Watts [2] |
Dusty Rhodes |
1975 |
| Dusty Rhodes |
?Pak Song? |
??/??/?? |
| Pak Song |
?Jerry Brisco? |
??/??/?? |
| Jerry Brisco |
Bill Watts |
1974 |
| Bill Watts |
Ron Fuller |
7/2/74 |
| Ron Fuller |
Buddy Colt |
3/20/74 |
| Buddy Colt [4] |
Eddie Graham |
1973 |
| Eddie Graham |
Buddy Colt |
1973 |
| Buddy Colt [3] |
Paul Jones |
1973 |
| Paul Jones [4] |
Buddy Colt |
1973 |
| Buddy Colt [2] |
Paul Jones |
1973 |
| Paul Jones [3] |
Tim Woods |
1973 |
| Tim Woods |
Paul Jones |
7/31/73 |
| Paul Jones [2] |
Buddy Colt |
6/12/73 |
| Buddy Colt |
Jack Brisco |
2/20/73 |
| Jack Brisco [4] |
Paul Jones |
11/28/72 |
| Paul Jones |
Jack Brisco |
5/16/72 |
| Jack Brisco [3] |
Tarzan Tyler |
1/19/71 |
| Tarzan Tyler |
Jack Brisco |
12/15/70 |
| Jack Brisco [2] |
Missouri Mauler |
1970 |
| Missouri Mauler |
Jack Brisco |
5/19/70 |
| Jack Brisco |
Mr. Saito |
2/10/70 |
| Mr. Saito |
Dale Lewis |
12/22/69 |
| Dale Lewis |
Ciclon Negro |
8/26/69 |
| Ciclon Negro |
Hans Mortier |
4/15/69 |
| Hans Mortier [2] |
The Gladiator |
1969 |
| The Gladiator [2] |
Hans Mortier |
1969 |
| Hans Mortier |
The Gladiator |
2/4/69 |
| The Gladiator |
Nick Kozack |
11/23/68 |
| Nick Kozack |
Johnny Valentine |
9/23/68 |
| Johnny Valentine [3] |
Red Bastein |
6/27/68 |
| Red Bastein |
Johnny Valentine |
4/30/68 |
| Johnny Valentine [2] |
Chief Jay Strongbow |
12/27/67 |
| Chief Jay Strongbow |
Johnny Valentine |
12/5/67 |
| Johnny Valentine |
Boris Malenko |
8/26/67 |
| Boris Malenko |
Wahoo McDaniel |
5/16/67 |
| Wahoo McDaniel |
Louie Tillet |
5/1/67 |
| Louie Tillet |
Lester Welch |
3/20/67 |
| Lester Welch |
n/a |
8/11/66 |
| Lester Welch won a
tournament final to win the title. |
| Rolland Kirchmeyer [3] |
Antonio Cortez |
March 1949 |
| Kirchmeyer vacates
the title at some point. |
| Antonio Cortez |
The Cardiff Giant |
10/28/46 |
| The Cardiff Giant |
Rolland Kirchmeyer |
8/26/46 |
| Rolland Kirchmeyer [2] |
Ed Lewis |
August 1946 |
| Ed Lewis |
Rolland Kirchmeyer |
2/26/44 |
| Rolland Kirchmeyer |
n/a |
2/11/44 |
| Rolland Kirchmeyer
was recognized as the first champion. |
