| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [6] |
Stan Hansen |
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. |
| Stan Hansen |
Genichiro Tenryu |
7/27/88 |
| Won both the PWF Heavyweight
Title & the NWA United National Heavyweight Title. |
| Genichiro Tenryu [2] |
n/a |
4/26/86 |
| Tenryu defeated Ted DiBiase for
the title. Also won the PWF Heavyweight Title from Stan Hansen on
3/9/88. |
| Genichiro Tenryu |
n/a |
2/23/84 |
| Tenryu defeatd Ricky Steamboat
to win the title. Title vacated in February of 1986 when Tenryu gave
up the title after being pinned by Yoshiaki Yatsu in a match for the
International Tag Team Titles. |
| David Von Erich |
Michael Hayes |
2/3/84 |
| The title was vacated on
2/10/84 when David Von Erich died before a Japanese tour. |
| Michael Hayes |
Ted DiBiase |
1/28/84 |
| Ted DiBiase |
n/a |
10/14/83 |
| Ted DiBiase wins a 12 Man
Tournament final across the United States to win the title by last defeating
Jerry Lawler by forefit. |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [5] |
Harley Race |
10/24/82 |
| Title vacated on 6/17/83 when
Jumbo decided to focus on winning the NWA International Heavyweight Title
from Bruiser Brody. |
| Harley Race |
Jumbo Tsuruta |
8/1/82 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [4] |
Abdullah The Butcher |
1/22/81 |
| Abdullah The Butcher |
Jumbo Tsuruta |
10/13/80 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [3] |
Dick Murdoch |
3/5/80 |
| Dick Murdoch |
Jumbo Tsuruta |
2/23/80 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta [2] |
Billy Robinson |
3/23/77 |
| Billy Robinson |
Jumbo Tsuruta |
3/5/77 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
n/a |
8/28/76 |
| Jumbo Tsuruta defeated American
Representative Jack Brisco for the title after first defeating the previous
champion, Akihisa Takachiho, to be the Japanese Representative. |
| Akihisa Takachiho |
Johnny Valentine |
3/8/73 |
| Title vacated on 4/14/73 when
the Japanese Wrestlng Association closes. |
| Johnny Valentine |
Seiji Sakaguchi |
3/2/73 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi [2] |
The Sheik |
9/7/72 |
| The Sheik |
Seiji Sakaguchi |
9/6/72 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi |
King Krow |
2/11/72 |
| King Krow |
n/a |
January 1972 |
| King Krow defeated Sailor Art
Thomas in a tournament final to win the title. |
| Antonio Inoki |
John Tolos |
3/26/71 |
| Title vacated on 12/13/71 when
Inoki is expelled from the Japanese Wrestling Association. |
| John Tolos [2] |
n/a |
March 1971 |
| The NWA rules that Tolos was
the victim of a fact count and returns the title to Tolos after Mendoza has
defended the title for two months. |
| Rey Mendoza |
John Tolos |
12/4/70 |
| John Tolos |
Pantera Negra |
11/20/70 |
| Pantera Negra |
Dale Lewis |
November 1970 |
| Dale Lewis |
n/a |
October 1970 |
| Dale Lewis wins a tournament to
win the title. |
