NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship started out as the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship in 1970. The name was changed in September 6, 1973. It was a major singles championship in NWA flagship Jim Crockett Promotions from its establishment until it was abandoned in 1986.
The name "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" was revived by promoters of a National Wrestling Alliance company based in the old Mid-Atlantic territory in 1996. That title continues to be defended today. Unofficially it is, in a sense, a "world championship" (of lesser importance by far than the NWA World Heavyweight Championship), since it was defended in and won by Steve Williams in China in 2003[1].
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Pat O'Connor | 1 | October 13 1970 | N/A | Fictitious title reign. Announced as the champion as part of the storyline to introduce the title. |
| Missouri Mauler | 1 | October 13 1970 | N/A | Awarded. Announced that Mauler won the title from O'Connor in New York. |
| Danny Miller | 1 | July 15 1971 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Missouri Mauler | 2 | September 24 1971 | Charleston, SC | |
| Jack Brisco | 1 | November 30 1971 | High Point, NC | Date and location unconfirmed, but established by process of elimination.[1] |
| Rip Hawk | 1 | February 14 1972 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Jack Brisco | 2 | April 10 1972 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Rip Hawk | 2 | April / May, 1972 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Fictitious title change. |
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | June 13 1972 | Columbia, SC | |
| Rip Hawk | 3 | August 28 1972 | Greenville, SC | |
| Jerry Brisco | 2 | September 4 1972 | Greenville, SC | |
| Rip Hawk | 4 | December 28 1972 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Jerry Brisco | 3 | March 3 1973 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Ole Anderson | 1 | May 9 1973 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Jerry Brisco | 4 | July 3 1973 | Columbia, SC | Unconfirmed but probable date and location.[2] |
| Renamed NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | January, 1974 | N/A | Awarded after Brisco was stripped of the title for an unclear reason.[3] |
| Held Up | October 28 1974 | Held up after match with Sonny King | ||
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | November 4 1974 | Charlotte, NC | Defeats King |
| Ric Flair | 1 | July 1975 | ? | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | July 26 1975 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Ric Flair | 2 | September 20 1975 | Hampton, VA | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | May 3 1976 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Ric Flair | 3 | May 24 1976 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | September 11 1976 | Greenville, SC | |
| Ric Flair | 4 | October 16 1976 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 4 | December 27 1976 | Richmond, VA | |
| Greg Valentine | 1 | June 11 1977 | Raleigh, NC | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | August 9 1977 | Raleigh, NC | |
| Greg Valentine | 2 | September 10 1977 | Raleigh, NC | |
| Ken Patera | 1 | April 9 1978 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Tony Atlas | 1 | September 17, 1978 | Roanoke, VA | |
| Ken Patera | 2 | October 15, 1978 | Roanoke, VA | |
| Jim Brunzell | 1 | September 14 1979 | Richmond, VA | |
| Ray Stevens | 1 | November 25 1979 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Jim Brunzell | 2 | January 1980 | ? | |
| Iron Sheik | 1 | May 11 1980 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 1 | November 1 1980 | ? | |
| Roddy Piper | 1 | January 27 1981 | ? | |
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | April 16 1981 | Norfolk, VA | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 2 | October 10 1981 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Roddy Piper | 2 | November 1 1981 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Jack Brisco | 2 | May 10 1982 | Greenville, SC | |
| Roddy Piper | 3 | July 7 1982 | ? | |
| Jack Brisco | 3 | August 3 1982 | Raleigh, NC | |
| Paul Jones | 1 | September 1 1982 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Jack Brisco | 4 | October 18 1982 | Greenville, SC | |
| Paul Jones | 2 | October 25 1982 | Fayetteville, NC | |
| Jack Brisco | 5 | November 1982 | ? | |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | January 23 1983 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Rufus R. Jones | 1 | August 5 1983 | Richmond, VA | |
| Dick Slater | 1 | December 3 1983 | Hampton, VA | |
| Ivan Koloff | 2 | December 14 1983 | Charlotte, NC | Given by Slater after he won US Title. |
| Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 1 | January 25 1984 | Shelby, NC | |
| Ivan Koloff | 3 | March 18 1984 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 2 | April 22 1984 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Masked Outlaw (Dory Funk, Jr.) | 2 | May 12 1984 | Spencer, NC | |
| Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 3 | June 27 1984 | ? | |
| Ron Bass | 1 | August 29 1984 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| Buzz Tyler | 1 | March 16 1985 | Greensboro, NC | Title vacated in July 1985 when Tyler leaves the area. |
| Krusher Khruschev | 1 | November 28 1985 | Greensboro, NC | Defeated Sam Houston. |
| Sam Houston | 1 | January 11 1986 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Black Bart | 1 | March 18 1986 | Mooresville, NC | |
| Ron Garvin | 1 | September 2 1986 | Spartanburg, SC | Title vacated after Garvin won the US Tag Team Title with Barry Windham in December 26 1986, since under NWA rules, a wrestler could hold only one championship at a time. |
| Title abandoned | ||||
| Revived NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History | ||||
| Preston Quinn | 1 | July 17 1996 | Suffolk, VA | Defeats Rising Sun. |
| Carolina Kid | 1 | February 8 1998 | Norfolk, VA | Title vacated sometime in 1998. |
| Colt Steele | 1 | October 2 1999 | Columbus, NC | Defeats Metal Maniac. |
| Bunkhouse Buck | 1 | October 7 2000 | Morganton, NC | |
| Rikki Nelson | 1 | 2001 | ? | |
| Buff Bagwell | 1 | December 14 2001 | Hartsville, SC | Title vacated sometime in 2003. |
| "Dr. Death" Steve Williams | 1 | December 30 2003 | Guangzhou, China | Defeats Terry Taylor. Title vacated sometime in 2005. |
| Scott Steiner | 1 | September 24, 2005 | Concord, NC | Defeats Buff Bagwell. Title vacated sometime in 2006. |
| Buff Bagwell | 2 | March 17, 2006 | Laurens, SC | Defeats Rikki Nelson. |