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 1973. The title was abandoned by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986. It was revived by the National Wrestling Alliance in 1996 for its Mid-Atlantic territory where it is still defended today.
Title History
Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place: |
NWA Eastern States Title | |||
Larry Hamilton (Missouri Mauler) | 1 | October 1970 | Awarded |
Dan Miller | 1 | September 1971 | ? |
Larry Hamilton | 2 | September 24 1971 | Charleston, SC |
Jack Brisco | 1 | 1971 | ? |
Rip Hawk | 1 | 1972 | Puerto Rico |
Jerry Brisco | 1 | March 3 1973 | Winston-Salem, NC |
Ole Anderson | 1 | 1973 | ? |
Jerry Brisco | 2 | 1973 | ? |
renamed NWA Mid-Atlantic Title | |||
Johnny Valentine | 1 | January 1974 | Awarded when Brisco went to Japan |
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 | 1978 | ? |
Ken Patera | 2 | November 1978 | ? |
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 | ? |
Ivan Koloff | 1 | April 16 1981 | Norfolk, VA |
Ricky Steamboat | 2 | October 10 1981 | Greensboro, NC |
Roddy Piper | 1 | November 1 1981 | Greensboro, NC |
Jack Brisco | 2 | May 10 1982 | Greenville, SC |
Roddy Piper | 2 | 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 | given by Slater after he won United States 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 | ? |
Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 3 | June 27 1984 | ? |
Ron Bass | 1 | August 29 1984 | Spartanburg, SC |
Buzz Tyler | 1 | March 16 1985 | Greensboro, NC |
Vacated | July 1985 | Tyler leaves area | |
Krusher Khruschev | 1 | November 28 1985 | Greensboro, NC |
Sam Houston | 1 | January 11 1986 | Atlanta, GA |
Black Bart | 1 | March 18 1986 | Mooresville, NC |
Ron Garvin | 1 | September 2 1986 | Spartanburg, SC |
Vacated | December 1986 | Title abandoned |
Revived NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History
Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place: |
Preston Quinn | 1 | July 17 1996 | Suffolk, VA (defeats Rising Sun) |
Carolina Kid | 1 | February 8 1998 | Norfolk, VA |
Vacated | 1998 | Title vacant | |
Colt Steele | 1 | October 2 1999 | Columbus, NC (defeated Metal Maniac) |
Bunkhouse Buck | 1 | October 7 2000 | Morganton, NC |
Rikki Nelson | 1 | 2001 | ? |
Buff Bagwell | 1 | December 14 2001 | Hartsville, SC |
Vacated | 2003 | Title vacant | |
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams | 1 | December 30 2003 | Guangzhou, China (defeated Terry Taylor) |