N.W.A. United States Heavyweight Title

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The board-recognized version

Buddy Rogers	60/07<
Recognized as champion after Angelo Poffo, the holder of the Chicago version, leaves the area for American Wrestling Alliance in Detroit; may have defeated Johnny Valentine in tournament final in Chicago, IL; also recognized by the NWA board; vacant when Rogers wins the World Title, defeating Pat O'Connor on 61/06/30 in Chicago, IL.
Pat O'Connor	61/08/24	Chicago, IL
Awarded at the annual NWA meeting.
Hans Schmidt	62/07/05	Greensboro, NC
Pat O'Connor [2]	62/08/16	Greensboro, NC
Still recognized as champion in Central States as of 63.

* See Central States version.

Different versions between 1950s and 1990s

Chicago	(	53/09	-	62	)
Central States	(	60s			)
Hawaii	(	62	-	68	)
Toronto	(	62	-	77/07	)
Detroit	(	64	-	80/10	)
Texas	(	66	-	68/05	)
San Francisco	(	68	-	81/01	)
Japan/P.W.F.	(	72	-	78	)
Mid-Atlantic/W.C.W.	(	75/11	-	93/09	)

The post-1981 versions
(Mid-Atlantic/W.C.W. version until 1993)

Sgt. Slaughter	81/10/04	Charlotte, NC
Defeats Ricky Steambot in tournament final.
Wahoo McDaniel [2]	82/05/21	Richmond, VA
Sgt. Slaughter [2]	82/06/07	Greenville, NC
Wahoo McDaniel [3]	82/08/22	Charlotte, NC
Greg Valentine [2]	82/11/04	Norfolk, VA
Roddy Piper	83/04/16	Greensboro, NC
Greg Valentine [3]	83/05/01	Greensboro, NC
Dick Slater	83/12/14	Shelby, NC
Ricky Steamboat [3]	84/04/21	Greensboro, NC
Wahoo McDaniel [4]	84/06/24	Greensboro, NC
Vacated in 84/07 because of Tully Blanchard's interference in the title change to McDaniel.
Wahoo McDaniel [5]	84/10/07	Charlotte, NC
Defeats Manny Fernandez in tournament final.
Magnum T.A.	85/03/23	Charlotte, NC
Tully Blanchard	85/07/21	Charlotte, NC
Magnum T.A. [2]	85/11/28	Greensboro, NC
Stripped on 86/05/29 for attacking the NWA president Bob Geigel.
Nikita Koloff	86/08/17	Charlotte, NC
Defeats Magnum T.A. in best-of-7 tournament; defeats Wahoo McDaniel on 86/09/28 to unify NWA National heavyweight title.
Lex Luger	87/07/11	Greensboro, NC
Dusty Rhodes	87/11/26	Chicago, IL
Vacated on 88/04/15 when Rhodes suspended for attacking Jim Crockett.
Barry Windham	88/05/13	Houston, TX
Defeats Nikita Koloff in tournament final.
Lex Luger [2]	89/02/20	Chicago, IL
Michael Hayes	89/05/07	Nashville, TN
Lex Luger [3]	89/05/22	Bluefield, WV
Stan Hansen	90/10/27	Chicago, IL
Lex Luger [4]	90/12/16	St. Louis, MO
With NWA no longer operating as an organization, the title exclusively referred to as WCW United States Heavyweight title from 91/01; vacates on 91/07/14 after winning WCW World Title.
Sting	91/08/25	Atlanta, GA
Defeats Steve Austin in tournament final.
Rick Rude	91/11/19	Savannah, GA
Vacates on 92/12 because of injury.
Dustin Rhodes	93/01/11	Atlanta, GA
Defeats Ricky Steamboat in tournament final; title held up after a match against Rick Rude which airs in 93/05; Rhodes and Rude have several rematches.
Dustin Rhodes [2]	93/08/30	Atlanta, GA
Defeats Rude in rematch; WCW withdraws from NWA in 93/09; Rhodes continues to be recognized by WCW; see W.C.W. United States Heavyweight Title.
Tully Blanchard [2]	97/02/08	Norfalk, VA
Defeat Lady Killer in a 4-man tournament final; vacant in 97.
Sebastian Ice	98
Awarded by NWA West Virginia/Ohio; never defends the title; vacant when Ice leaves the promotion.
Romeo Bliss	99/12/12
Reinging NCW U.S. champion, named NWA Wildside U.S. champion.
Terry Knight	00/01/11	Cornelia, GA
Jesse Taylor	00/09/03	Toccoa, GA
Terry Knight [2]	00/11/18	Cornelia, GA
Merged with National Heavyweight Title.

* See National Heavyweight Title.