NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship started out as the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship in 1970. The name was changed in 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.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 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 | Fictitious title change |
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | March 3, 1973 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| Ole Anderson | 1 | 1973 | ? | |
| Jerry Brisco | 2 | 1973 | ? | |
| Renamed NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 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 | 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 | ? | |
| 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 vacated after Garvin won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham; under NWA rules, a wrestler could hold only one championship at a time; Mid-Atlantic Title subsequently 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 | |
| Vacated | 1998 | Title vacant | ||
| 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 | |
| Vacated | 2003 | Title vacant | ||
| "Dr. Death" Steve Williams | 1 | December 30, 2003 | Guangzhou, China | Defeats Terry Taylor |
| Vacant | 2005 | Title vacant | ||
| Scott Steiner | 1 | September 24, 2005 | Concord, NC | Defeats Buff Bagwell |
| Vacant | 2006 | Title vacant | ||
| Buff Bagwell | 2 | March 17, 2006 | Laurens, SC | Defeats Rikki Nelson |
