- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
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NWA North American Heavyweight Championship 
Details Current champion(s) "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers Date won June 25, 2011 Promotion National Wrestling Alliance Date established October 1994 Statistics Most reigns Mike Rapada (5) First champion(s) Greg Valentine Longest reign JT Wolfen (741 days) Shortest reign Barry Windham (1 day) The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship is the second most prestigious title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was created in 1994 after World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA. There were other versions of this title before this one was created. From 1998 through 2000, the title was the major championship in Music City Wrestling.[1]
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Title history
Since 1994, there have been thirty-six total championship reigns. Greg Valentine was the inaugural champion. The record for most reigns is held by Mike Rapada, who won the title five times. The record for longest reign is held by JT Wolfen, who held the belt for 742 days.
The current champion is Shaun Tempers who is in his first reign. Tempers defeated Ace Rockwell on June 25, 2011 to win the title, which had been vacated after previous champion The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history as of November 23, 2011. # Wrestler: Reigns: Date: Days held: Location: Notes: 1Greg Valentine 1October 1994 68 N/A Valentine was awarded the title. He held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month he was awarded the title. 2Kevin Von Erich 17 January 1995 7 Dallas, Texas 3John Hawk 114 January 1995 63 Dallas, Texas 4Greg Valentine 218 March 1995 44 Dallas, Texas -Vacated -May 1995 N/A N/A The title was vacated when Jim Crockett, Jr.'s NWA Dallas closed. Valentine held the title for at least the number of days shown, as it is unknown when during the month NWA Dallas closed. 5Tommy Cairo 124 June 1995 441 Williamstown, New Jersey Defeated Devon Storm in a tournament final after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey. 6Reckless Youth 17 September 1996 217 Yardville, New Jersey Defeated Derrick Domino after Cairo no-showed. 7Lance Diamond 112 April 1997 14 Cherry Hill, New Jersey 8Ace Darling 126 April 1997 49 Wilmington, Delaware 9Reckless Youth 214 June 1997 198 Vineland, New Jersey -Vacated -29 December 1997 123 N/A The title was vacated so it could be used in an NWA angle in the World Wrestling Federation. 10Jeff Jarrett 15 January 1998 61 New Haven, Connecticut Defeated Barry Windham on WWF RAW is WAR. 11Barry Windham 11 March 1998 1 N/A Windham was awarded the title by Jim Cornette after Jarrett left Cornette's NWA group. -Vacated -2 March 1998 152 N/A The NWA stripped Windham of the title. 12The Colorado Kid 11 August 1998 147 Nashville, Tennessee Defeated Recon. Colorado Kid had already won the Music City Wrestling title from Recon on 25 July in Lebanon, Tennessee. This match was decided to be for the NWA title by the NWA Board of Directors and MCW. The NWA title then replaced the MCW title, as both had been being defended in MCW. 13Chris Michaels 126 December 1998 14 Nashville, Tennessee 14The Colorado Kid 29 January 1999 246 Nashville, Tennessee 15Big Bully Douglas 112 September 1999 48 Nashville, Tennessee 16Mike Rapada
(The Colorado Kid)330 October 1999 7 Lebanon, Tennessee 17Terry Taylor 16 November 1999 49 Nashville, Tennessee 18The Colorado Kid 425 December 1999 138 Nashville, Tennessee 19Air Paris 111 May 2000 9 Fairview, Tennessee 20Chris Harris 120 May 2000 117 Nashville, Tennessee 21Mike Rapada 514 September 2000 6 Lebanon, Tennessee -Vacated -20 September 2000 205 N/A The title was vacated after Rapada won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. 22Steve Corino 113 April 2001 8 North Richland Hills, Texas Defeated Redd Dogg. 23Robbie Royce 121 April 2001 85 Winnipeg, Manitoba -Vacated -15 July 2001 14 N/A The title was vacated after Royce left the Canadian Wrestling Federation. 24Dark Rain 129 July 2001 28 St. Boniface, Manitoba Defeated Gene Swan in tournament final. 25Spyder 126 August 2001 48 St. Boniface, Manitoba 26Quinn Magnum 113 October 2001 350 St. Petersburg, Florida Won the title at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show. 27Paul Atlas 128 September 2002 28 McKeesport, Pennsylvania 28Jorge Estrada 126 October 2002 189 Corpus Christi, Texas 29Hotstuff Hernandez 13 May 2003 147 Cornelia, Georgia 30JT Wolfen 127 September 2003 742 Hawaii 31Tommy Marr 18 October 2005 196 Nashville, Tennessee Won the title at the NWA 57th Anniversary Show. 32Dru Onyx 122 April 2006 489 Altamonte Springs, Florida 33Damien Wayne 124 August 2007 106 Las Vegas, Nevada 34Mike DiBiase 18 December 2007 511 Elkin, North Carolina 35Apolo 12 May 2009 273 Tyler, Texas 36The Sheik 130 January 2010 451 Fort Pierce, Florida -Vacated -26 April 2011 60 N/A The title was vacated after The Sheik won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. 37Shaun Tempers 125 June 2011 151+ Cornelia, Georgia Tempers defeated Ace Rockwell to win the vacant title. See also
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National Wrestling Alliance World Championships National and Regional Championships National Heavyweight • North American Heavyweight • OthersCurrent Territories Miscellaneous Categories:- National Wrestling Alliance championships
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