| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Buff Bagwell |
n/a |
3/17/06 |
Defeated Rikki Nelson to win the vacant title. |
| Scott Steiner |
n/a |
9/24/05 |
| Defeated Buff
Bagwell to win the vacant title. Title is later vacated. |
| Steve Williams |
n/a |
12/30/03 |
| Steve Williams
defeated Terry Taylor to win the vacant title. Title later vacated in
2005. |
| Buff Bagwell |
n/a |
12/14/01 |
| Buff Bagwell
defeated Rikki Nelson to win the vacant title. |
| Bunkhouse Buck |
Colt Steele |
10/7/00 |
| Title vacated in
December of 2001. |
| Colt Steele |
n/a |
10/2/99 |
| Colt Steele
defeated Metal Maniac to win the title. |
| Carolina Kid |
Preston Quinn |
2/8/97 |
| Title later vacated
in 1997. |
| Preston Quinn |
n/a |
7/17/96 |
| Defeated Rising Sun
to win the title. |
| Ron Garvin |
Black Bart |
9/2/86 |
| Title vacated on
12/6/86 when Garvin won the United States Tag Team Titles. Title was
then abandoned. |
| Black Bart |
Sam Houston |
3/18/86 |
| Sam Houston |
Krusher Khrushchev |
1/11/86 |
| Krusher Khrushchev |
n/a |
11/28/85 |
| Defeated Sam
Houston in a tournament final to win the title. |
| Buzz Tyler |
Ron Bass |
3/16/85 |
| Title vacated in
July of 1985 when Tyler left the area. |
| Ron Bass |
Angelo Mosca Jr. |
8/29/84 |
| Angelo Mosca Jr. [3] |
The Masked Outlaw |
6/27/84 |
| The Masked Outlaw [2]
(Dory Funk Jr.) |
Angelo Mosca Jr. |
5/12/84 |
| Dory Funk Jr. was
suspended after shoving NWA representative Sandy Scott. Funk returned
as The Masked Outlaw to win the title. |
| Angelo Mosca Jr. [2] |
Ivan Koloff |
4/22/84 |
| Ivan Koloff [3] |
Angelo Mosca Jr. |
3/18/84 |
| Angelo Mosca Jr. |
Ivan Koloff |
1/25/84 |
| Ivan Koloff [2] |
n/a |
December 1983 |
| Dick Slater won the
Mid-Atlantic version of the United States title and gave the NWA
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title to Ivan Koloff. |
| Dick Slater |
Rufus R. Jones |
12/3/83 |
| Rufus R. Jones |
Dory Funk Jr. |
8/5/83 |
| Dory Funk Jr. |
Jack Brisco |
1/23/83 |
| Jack Brisco [5] |
Paul Jones |
November 1982 |
| Paul Jones [4] |
Jack Brisco |
10/25/82 |
| Jack Brisco [4] |
Paul Jones |
10/18/82 |
| Paul Jones [3] |
Jack Brisco |
9/1/82 |
| Jack Brisco [3] |
Roddy Piper |
8/3/82 |
| Roddy Piper [2] |
Jack Brisco |
7/7/82 |
| Jack Brisco [2] |
Roddy Piper |
5/10/82 |
| Roddy Piper |
Ricky Steamboat |
11/1/81 |
| Ricky Steamboat [2] |
Ivan Koloff |
10/10/81 |
| Ivan Koloff |
Ricky Steamboat |
4/16/81 |
| Ricky Steamboat |
The Iron Sheik |
11/1/80 |
| The Iron Sheik |
Jim Brunzell |
5/11/80 |
| Jim Brunzell [2] |
Ray Stevens |
January 1980 |
| Ray Stevens |
Jim Brunzell |
11/25/79 |
| Jim Brunzell |
Ken Patera |
9/14/79 |
| Ken Patera [2] |
Tony Atlas |
November 1978 |
| Tony Atlas |
Ken Patera |
1979 |
| Ken Patera |
Wahoo McDaniel |
4/9/78 |
| Wahoo McDaniel [5] |
Greg Valentine |
2/5/78 |
| Greg Valentine |
Wahoo McDaniel |
6/11/77 |
| Wahoo McDaniel [4] |
Ric Flair |
11/20/76 |
| Ric Flair [3] |
Wahoo McDaniel |
10/16/76 |
| Wahoo McDaniel [3] |
Ric Flair |
9/11/76 |
| Ric Flair [2] |
Wahoo McDaniel |
5/24/76 |
| Wahoo McDaniel [2] |
Paul Jones |
May 1976 |
| Paul Jones [2] |
Ric Flair |
1976 |
| Ric Flair |
Wahoo McDaniel |
9/20/75 |
| Wahoo McDaniel |
Johnny Valentine |
1975 |
| Johnny Valentine [2] |
Paul Jones |
1974 |
| Paul Jones |
Johnny Valentine |
1974 |
| Johnny Valentine |
n/a |
January 1974 |
| Johnny Valentine
was awarded the title when Brisco goes to Japan. The title was then renamed
the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title. It was formerly known as the NWA
Eastern States Heavyweight Title. |
| Jerry Brisco [2] |
Ole Anderson |
1973 |
| Ole Anderson |
Jerry Brisco |
1973 |
| Jerry Brisco |
Rip Hawk |
3/3/73 |
| Rip Hawk |
Jack Brisco |
1972 |
| Jack Brisco |
Larry Hamilton |
1971 |
| Larry Hamilton [2] |
Dan Miller |
9/24/71 |
| Dan Miller |
Larry Hamilton |
1971 |
| Larry Hamilton
(Missouri Mauler) |
?n/a? |
October 1970 |
| Unknown Title
History. |