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NWA National Heavyweight Championship

Professional wrestling championship

Professional wrestling championship

FieldValue
championshipnameNWA National Heavyweight Championship
imageNWA National Title 2018.jpg
captionThe current belt
promotionNational Wrestling Alliance
createdJanuary 12, 1980
currentholderMike Mondo
wonAugust 16, 2025
airedNovember 4, 2025
mostreignsDamien Wayne, Phil "Nitro" Monahan, Greg Anthony, Lou Marconi, Paul Orndorff, Tommy Rich, Larry Zbyszko, and The Masked Superstar (3 reigns)
firstchampAustin Idol
longestreignPhil Shatter (763 days)
shortestreignNikita Koloff (
pastnames*NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1980–2018, 2022–present)

The NWA National Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the U.S.-based, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

The championship was established in January 1980 as the top singles title of Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), a prominent NWA-affiliated promotion. Until its September 1986 deactivation, the title remained Georgia-based—across 3 different owners (GCW; Championship Wrestling from Georgia, and Jim Crockett Promotions).

The title was reactivated in May 1997 and promoted by a handful of NWA-affiliated independent promotions, until it was vacated in October 2017.

In October 2018, the title was renamed the "NWA National Championship", reactivated, and the NWA (now a promotion, instead of a sanctioning body) held an 8-person tournament to crown a new titleholder.

History

The NWA National Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title in the NWA-affiliated promotion, Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), from 1980 until 1986. Contrary to its name, the title was defended almost exclusively in just one state, Georgia. When the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) purchased GCW in July 1984 (an event referred to as Black Saturday), then-champion The Spoiler signed with the WWF (which briefly recognized the title). Soon thereafter, Championship Wrestling from Georgia—started by former GCW booker Ole Anderson—launched and gained NWA affiliation. The title was awarded to Ted DiBiase.

In 1985, Jim Crockett Promotions purchased the weekend TBS timeslots for wrestling from the WWF, producing its own version of the "World Championship Wrestling" TV show. JCP had also purchased Championship Wrestling from Georgia (taking over its Saturday morning time slot, as well), and began recognizing CWG's championships. Eventually, Crockett held a unification match between his company's NWA United States Champion Nikita Koloff, and NWA National Champion Wahoo McDaniel, which Koloff won. The National title was deactivated afterwards.

In May 1997, the title was reactivated and promoted by various NWA-affiliated, independent promotions across the United States. During this period it was considered the third most important heavyweight title in the NWA, after the World and North American titles.

In October 2017, Billy Corgan's company Lightning One, Inc., purchased the National Wrestling Alliance's intellectual and physical properties. At that point, all pre-existing NWA affiliation agreements with other promotions were ended; most NWA-branded championships (including the National) would be vacated in the months that immediately followed. The only two championships not vacated were the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, and NWA World Women's Championship. Corgan transformed the NWA from a governing body, to a wrestling promotion—one seeking to proudly revive and preserve the mood, look, and feel of the 1970s/1980s, Georgia/Mid-Atlantic era of wrestling.

In October 2018, the NWA announced the National title would be rebooted on the NWA 70th Anniversary Show, with an eight-man, championship tournament featuring: Jay Bradley; Colt Cabana; Sammy Guevara; Mike Parrow; Scorpio Sky; Sam Shaw; Ricky Starks; and Willie Mack. The championship was officially renamed the "NWA National Championship". A new title belt was commissioned: its design was a faithful restoration of the 1970s, Crockett/Mid-Atlantic Wrestling version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship belt, with a few modern tweaks. In effect, the National title has become the second most important heavyweight title in the NWA.

Reigns

The inaugural champion was Austin Idol. The longest reigning champion is Phil Shatter, who held the title from January 17, 2009 to February 19, 2011, for a total of 763 days. Ricky Murdock holds the record for longest combined reigns (2) at 817 days. Killer Tim Brooks has the shortest reign. Damien Wayne, Phil "Nitro" Monahan, Greg Anthony, Lou Marconi, Paul Orndorff, Tommy Rich, Larry Zbyszko, and Masked Superstar have the most reigns with 3 apiece.

The current champion is Mike Mondo, who is in his first reign. He won title by defeating Mims at NWA 77th Anniversary Show on August 16, 2025 in Huntington, New York.

Names

NameYears
NWA National Heavyweight ChampionshipJanuary 12, 1980 – October 21, 2018
NWA National ChampionshipOctober 21, 2018 – 2022
NWA National Heavyweight Championship2022 – present

|date Aired on tape delay as an episode of NWA Powerrr on September 10, 2024.

Combined reigns

As of , .

†¤
Indicates the current champion.
The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Inaugural NWA National Heavyweight Champion [[Austin Idol
RankWrestlerNo. of
reignsCombined days12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262931323334353637383940424344454647484950515253555657606162646566
2817
1763
2596
2564
{{sortnameKahagas}}2469
1455
1358
Mims1350
2305
2291¤
1290
3279
2271
2270
3267
3245
3243
1233
1229
{{sortnameCyonEgotistico Fantastico}}1223
1221
1217
2204
1188
3187
1182
1182
1182
2181
1181
1177
1175
Mike Mondo †1+
1139
2137
3128
{{sortnameEC3Ethan Carter III}}1127
3125
3118
1113
1113
2112
194
185
175
169
167
163
162
158
154
152
149
149
142
136
135
235
135
131
128
121
121
17
14
1
1

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