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1001:(Robert Trobich and David Baucom) and its then-parent company, Pro Wrestling Organization LLC, claiming insurance fraud regarding the NWA's liability insurance policy. A settlement was negotiated that transferred the rights to the NWA from Pro Wrestling Organization LLC to International Wrestling Corp, LLC. After 64 years, the new organization moved from a membership model to a licensing model, licensing the NWA brand name to wrestling promotions which caused many promotions to immediately cut ties with the NWA, including some of the largest remaining NWA affiliated promotions.
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and WCW. Per this court ruling, the title belt dropped the recognition as being the NWA World
Heavyweight title but continued to be billed as the World Heavyweight Championship by WCW. Soon after, the Big Gold Belt was defended without any company affiliation, even being referred to simply as the Big
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and Adam Pearce began facing each other in a series of matches dubbed the "Seven Levels of Hate" – a best of seven series between the two wrestlers. The fourth match of the series was a two out of three falls contest held on July 21, 2012, in Kansas City, Missouri. The NWA sanctioned the match as a
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battle royal. In 2004, NWA-TNA withdrew from the NWA, dropping the NWA from their promotion name and becoming known as Total
Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). However, TNA retained the rights to use the NWA World Heavyweight and Tag Team titles until May 13, 2007, when the agreement ended, with TNA
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won the NWA World title in 1981, he traveled to other NWA territories and defended the belt. He would drop the belt and regain it, as the NWA board of directors decided. On more than one occasion, however, Flair lost and regained the belt without the official sanctioning of the NWA. In most cases
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on WWF television, calling himself the "Real World's Heavyweight Champion". After winning the WWF Championship, Flair's "Real World's Heavyweight Champion" belt was dropped. WCW, which had subsequently filed a lawsuit against the WWF to prevent them from using the Big Gold Belt on television,
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after the match, with Pearce saying that Cabana was the rightful champion and Cabana saying that he did not want the title as it was about the past and he was about the future. Pearce declared he did not want the title either and left it in the ring as the two exited the arena.
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Verne Gagne, who had been trying to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion for some time, defeated Carpentier in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 9, 1958. This was recognized as a title change by NWA affiliate promotions in the state – these promotions would later evolve into the
2205:"NWA Into The Fire results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs James Storm in a best of three falls match for the NWA Championship, Rock & Roll Express vs. Wild Cards for the NWA Tag Titles, Colt Cabana vs. Aron Stevens vs. Ricky Starks for the NWA National Title"
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held majority control over the NWA board of directors at the time. Following Lou Thesz's World Heavyweight Championship win, CWC seceded from the NWA and became the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Rogers was then recognized as the first
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on December 14, 2019. This would be the first PPV event produced exclusively by the NWA without another promotion or production company’s involvement. At the event, NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis defeated
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in 1955. Carpentier would also be able to make appearances in the U.S. as champion while Thesz was on an overseas tour. However, as a result of various disputes within the NWA, Carpentier's manager, wrestling promoter
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Domed Globe championship belts featured the flag of Mexico on their main plates instead of the U.S. flag. From 1995 to 1997, the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship also had a Domed Globe design, as part of the
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NWA title changes from 1991. Disputes between WCW management and the NWA board began emerging in the summer of 1993 over a variety of issues, primarily a storyline by WCW that would have had the NWA title switch to
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during the company's first two years of existence. The NWA World Heavyweight Champion at the time, Dan Severn, was unable to appear on the inaugural NWA-TNA PPV card, and he was stripped of the NWA title.
850:(NWA-TNA; was known as Impact Wrestling 2017-2024). The Jarretts worked out a licensing deal with the NWA and its affiliated promotions, with NWA-TNA receiving control over the NWA World Heavyweight and
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world championship match and Pearce emerged victorious to become a five-time world champion. Both wrestlers were tied at three matches apiece when the NWA underwent another major change.
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specializing in rodeo-style belt buckles, to produce the new design. The belt made its debut in February 1986. When WCW left the NWA in 1993, the Big Gold Belt continued serving as the
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NWA, however, refused to do this and did not want Pearce and Cabana to go forward with the match. They did anyway, with Cabana winning the match. Pearce and Cabana both broke
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The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship belt (1973 - 1986, 1994 - 2021); The current version of the belt, introduced in 2021, replaced the Australian flag with a UK flag.
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2018:"Breaking News: Nick Aldis captures NWA World Hvt. Title tonight on CZW event in New Jersey, ending Tim Storm's YouTube chronicled reign (w/Keller's Analysis)"
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focused on "The Aldis Crusade", a series of 20 title defenses over the course of 60 days in the spring of 2018 and concluding with a title defense against
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became frustrated over the lack of change. There were also disputes over the number of appearances the champion would make in different regions.
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2097:"Report: NWA & ROH No Longer Working Together; Nick Aldis Not Advertised For Summer Supercard"
1611:"Report: NWA & ROH No Longer Working Together; Nick Aldis Not Advertised For Summer Supercard"
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in 1905. This effectively makes it the oldest surviving wrestling championship in the world.
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National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling
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has the record for the shortest reign as champion, holding the title for less than 1 day.
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cable station. Completing the deal in November 1988, Turner began changing the company to
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1929:"NWA Lawsuit Settled, Promotion to Transfer to New Corporation"
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2179:"NWA Announces Next PPV Event 'Into The Fire' For December 14"
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pictured with the "Crown Belt" during his first reign in 1973
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The sixth design was a customized belt commissioned for
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1966:"Exclusive: Billy Corgan finalizes deal to purchase..."
1802:"Paul Heyman on Shane Douglas and the birth of Extreme"
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Due to a falling out with WCW Executive Vice-President
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World Championship Wrestling (Australia) championships
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Cris Candido vs Tracey Smothers, NWA tournament finals
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with the belt's third design: "Crown Belt" (1959–1973)
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310:(WCCW), and many other defunct wrestling promotions.
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Union of Professional Wrestling Forces International
2130:, Last Word on Wrestling, event occurs at 01:11:50
1740:. Wrestling Observer Newlletter. September 27, 1993
1641:, Last Word on Wrestling, event occurs at 01:11:50
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Omaha version of the World Heavyweight Championship
2795:Pay-per-view and closed circuit events (1983–1990)
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1990:"Corgan's reign as NWA owner begins, full details"
940:. Sixteen men competed for the championship, with
2153:NWA Announces First TV Tapings For Planned Series
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667:ECW, WWF, and the independent circuit (1993–2002)
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1295:Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
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33:NWA World's Heavyweight Championship
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978:In early-to-mid-2012, NWA champion
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560:Championship Wrestling from Florida
520:Jim Crockett Promotions (1985–1988)
103:NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
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2067:Chiari, Mike (September 1, 2018).
1430:WCW World Heavyweight Championship
1214:PWF World Heavyweight Championship
600:WCW World Heavyweight Championship
459:WWA World Heavyweight Championship
425:ACC World Heavyweight Championship
414:AWA World Heavyweight Championship
308:World Class Championship Wrestling
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1964:Johnson, Mike (2017-05-01).
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587:World Championship Wrestling
536:pose with a replica of the "
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723:Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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2336:@nwa (August 1, 2019).
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1210:All Japan Pro Wrestling
1087:web series produced by
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1542:on December 12, 2017
1365:lower weight classes
1363:. The Mexican-based
1081:, together with the
962:Respect is Earned II
257:George Hackenschmidt
2916:All Elite Wrestling
2760:Back for the Attack
2435:World's Heavyweight
2022:Pro Wrestling Torch
1341:Canadian Red Ensign
1075:in Wenzhou, China.
999:Executive Directors
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244:(NWA), an American
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3258:Unsanctioned/Other
3190:Women's Television
3025:Former territories
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2264:. 13 February 2014
1945:. Prowrestling.net
1909:www.profightdb.com
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3508:Dan Severn
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3437:Tommy Rich
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3411:Giant Baba
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3630:The Sheik
3442:Ric Flair
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