| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [3] |
Bruiser Brody |
4/19/88 |
| On 4/18/89 Jumbo Tsuruta, current
NWA International champion, defeated Stan Hansen, PWF Heavyweight and NWA United
National champion, to unify all three titles to become the "Triple Crown"
champion. |
| Bruiser Brody [3] |
Jumbo Tsuruta |
3/27/88 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [2] |
Stan Hansen |
10/21/86 |
| Stan Hansen |
Jumbo Tsuruta |
7/31/86 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
Bruiser Brody |
8/30/83 |
| Bruiser Brody [2] |
Dory Funk Jr. |
4/21/82 |
| Dory Funk Jr. [3] |
Bruiser Brody |
11/1/81 |
| Bruiser Brody |
Dory Funk Jr. |
10/9/81 |
| Dory Funk Jr. [2] |
Butch Reed |
1981 |
| Butch Reed |
Dory Funk Jr. |
1981 |
| Dory Funk Jr. |
n/a |
4/30/81 |
| Dory Funk Jr. wins a tournament
final to win the championship. His original opponent, Bruiser Brody,
was injured and could not compete in the final so Funk defeated his brother,
Terry. |
| Kintaro Ohki |
Bobo Brazil |
12/4/72 |
| Kintaro Ohki was ordered by the
NWA to vacate the title on 4/13/81. |
| Bobo Brazil [2] |
n/a |
12/1/72 |
| Bobo Brazil defeated Kintaro
Ohki for the title. |
| Giant Baba [4] |
Gene Kiniski |
12/19/70 |
| Title vacated on 9/2/72 when
Giant Baba leaves the Japan Wrestling Association to start All Japan Pro
Wrestling. |
| Gene Kiniski |
Giant Baba |
12/3/70 |
| Giant Baba [3] |
The Sheik |
1969 |
| The Sheik |
Giant Baba |
1969 |
| Giant Baba [2] |
Bobo Brazil |
6/27/68 |
| Bobo Brazil |
Giant Baba |
6/25/68 |
| Giant Baba |
n/a |
11/24/65 |
| Giant Baba defeated Dick The
Bruiser for the title. |
| Rikidozan |
Lou Thesz |
8/27/58 |
| Title vacated on 12/15/62 when
Rikidozen died from stab wounds suffered on 12/8/63. |
| Lou Thesz |
?n/a? |
??/??/?? |
| Title awarded to Thesz by the
NWA. Morris Sigel claims Thesz defeated Antonio Rocca to win the title
in 1949. |
