Wrestling Information Archive - NWA United National Heavyweight Title History

Los Angeles (1970 - 1972)
Japan Wrestling Association (1972 - April 14, 1973)
All-Japan (1976 - April 18, 1989)

Name	Date	Location	Notes
Dale Lewis	October 1970	Saint Louis, Missouri	1
Pantera Negra	November 1970	Los Angeles, California
John Tolos	November 20, 1970	Los Angeles, California
Rey Mendoza	December 4, 1970	Los Angeles, California
John Tolos (2)	March 1971		2
Antonio Inoki	March 26, 1971	Los Angeles, California	3
King Krow	January 1972	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	4
Seiji Sakaguchi	February 11, 1972	Los Angeles, California
The Sheik	September 6, 1972	Tokyo, Japan
Seiji Sakaguchi (2)	September 7, 1972	Osaka, Japan
Johnny Valentine	March 2, 1973	Yokohama, Japan
Akihisa Takachiho	March 8, 1973	Sano, Tochigi	5
Jumbo Tsuruta	August 28, 1976	Tokyo, Japan	6
Billy Robinson	March 5, 1977	Akita, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta (2)	March 23, 1977	Miami, Florida
Dick Murdoch	February 23, 1980	Kagoshima, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta (3)	March 5, 1980	Kuroiso, Japan
Abdullah The Butcher	October 13, 1980	Nagoya, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta (4)	January 22, 1981	Nirasaki, Japan
Harley Race	August 1, 1982	Tokyo, Japan
Jumbo Tsuruta (5)	October 24, 1982	Kitami, Japan	7
Ted DiBiase	October 14, 1983		8
Michael Hayes	January 28, 1984	Athens, Georgia
David Von Erich	February 3, 1984	Dallas, Texas	9
Gen'ichiro Tenryu	February 23, 1984	Tokyo, Japan	10
Gen'ichiro Tenryu (2)	April 26, 1986	Omiya, Japan	11
Stan Hansen	July 27, 1988	Nagano, Japan	12
Jumbo Tsuruta (6)	April 18, 1989	Tokyo, Japan	13

2. National Wrestling Alliance rules John Tolos was the victim of a fast count and returns the title to Tolos after Mendoza defended the belt in two months.

3. The title was vacated when Antonio Inoki was expelled form the Japan Wrestling Assocation on December 13, 1971.

5. The title was vacated on April 14, 1973 when the Japan Wrestling Association closes down.

6. Jumbo Tsuruta defeated American represenative, Jack Brisco, for the title after defeating the lat title holder, Akihisa Takachiho to be the Japanese represenative.

7. The title was vacated on June 17, 1983 while on a tour in Dallas, Texas to concentrate on winning the NWA International Title from Bruiser Brody.

8. Ted DiBiase wins a 12-man tournament final across the United States to win the title after defeating Jerry Lawler by forfeit.

9. The title was vacated on Ferbuary 10, 1984 when David Von Erich died before a Japanese tour.

10. Gen'ichiro Tenryu defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the title. The title was 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.

11. Gen'ichiro Tenryu defeated Ted DiBiase for the title. Tenryu also won the PWF World Heavyweight title from Stan Hansen on March 9, 1988 in Yokohama, Japan.

12. Stan Hansen won both the PWF World Heavyweight and NWA United National Heavyweight Titles.

13. Jumbo Tsuruta, the NWA International Heavyweight Champion, defeated Stan Hansen to unify all three titles to become the first All-Japan Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion.

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