On this page, you find the full Title History for the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested in National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on May 1, 1957, and the inaugural champion was "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers.
The current champion is Jeremiah Plunkett, who won the title at NWA Back to the Territories on June 1, 2024, and has been reigning for 172 days (Won a 4-way elimination match to claim the revived title.).
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship: Title History
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship June 1, 2024 -
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship May 1, 1957 November 14, 1988
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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign National Wrestling Alliance 121 Jeremiah Plunkett 1
- June 1, 2024
- Knoxville, TN
- | NWA Back to the Territories
- 172+ days
Won a 4-way elimination match to claim the revived title.172+- days
National Wrestling Alliance, Continental Wrestling Association & Jim Crockett Promotions Deactivated
- November 14, 1988
- 0 days
The title merged with the AWA International Heavyweight Championship and the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship to form the CWA Heavyweight Championship.120 
Jerry "The King" Lawler 3
- December 7, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 343 days
343- days
119 
Jeff Jarrett 5
- November 9, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 28 days
28- days
118 Jimmy Jack Funk 2
- November 2, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
He previously held the title under the ring name Jesse Barr.7- days
117 Jeff Jarrett 4
- September 14, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 49 days
49- days
116 Carl Fergie 1
- September 7, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
115 Jeff Jarrett 3
- June 22, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 77 days
77- days
114 Moondog Spot 3
- June 8, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 14 days
14- days
113 Jeff Jarrett 2
- June 1, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
112 Moondog Spot 2
- May 25, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
He won the title via disqualification.7- days
111 Jeff Jarrett 1
- May 11, 1987
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 14 days
14- days
110 Moondog Spot 1
- May 1, 1987
- 10 days
Spot was billed as champion on arrival.10- days
Vacant
- December 15, 1986
- 137 days
The title was vacated when The Great Kabuki left CWA.137- days
109 
The Great Kabuki 1
- November 1, 1986
- Jackson, TN | House show
- 44 days
Defeated Paul Diamond in a tournament final to win the vacant title.44- days
Vacant
- November 1, 1986
- 0 days
The title was vacated for undocumented reasons.0- days
108 
Big Bubba 1
- October 27, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 5 days
5- days
107 
Tracy Smothers 2
- October 20, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
106 Boy Tony 1
- October 7, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 13 days
13- days
105 Tracy Smothers 1
- August 11, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 57 days
57- days
Vacant
- July 1, 1986
- 41 days
The title was vacated when Dutch Mantel left CWA.41- days
104 
Dutch Mantel 13
- June 18, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 13 days
13- days
103 Rip Rogers 1
- May 19, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 30 days
30- days
102 Dutch Mantel 12
- April 7, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 42 days
42- days
101 Buddy Landel 4
- February 18, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 48 days
48- days
100 Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) 2
- February 2, 1986
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 16 days
16- days
99 Buddy Landel 3
- January 21, 1986
- Louisville, KY | House show
- 12 days
12- days
98 
Koko Ware 6
- November 16, 1985
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 66 days
66- days
97 Tom Branch 1
- November 1, 1985
- Kansas City, MO | House show
- 15 days
15- days
96 
Harley Race 3
- October 7, 1985
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 25 days
25- days
95 Koko Ware 5
- September 1, 1985
- North Vernon, IN | House show
- 36 days
36- days
94 Bota the Witch Doctor 1
- August 15, 1985
- Richmond, IN | House show
- 17 days
17- days
93 Koko Ware 4
- August 12, 1985
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 3 days
Defeated Bota the Witch Doctor in a tournament final to win the vacant title.3- days
Vacant
- July 29, 1985
- 14 days
The title was vacated when Jerry Lawler won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship14- days
92 Jerry "The King" Lawler 2
- July 15, 1985
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 14 days
14- days
91 Man Mountain Link 1
- July 1, 1985
- House show
- 14 days
Man Mountain Link was awarded the title.14- days
90 
Jimmy Valiant 1
- February 11, 1985
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 140 days
140- days
89 Mike Sharpe 1
- December 17, 1984
- House show
- 56 days
56- days
National Wrestling Alliance & Continental Wrestling Association 88 Korstia Korchenko 1
- November 19, 1984
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 28 days
Defeated Jacques Rougeau to win the title.28- days
87 Jerry "The King" Lawler 1
- April 9, 1984
- Lexington, KY | House show
- 224 days
The title may have been vacated since Lawler also held the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship when he won the Mid-America title, but that's not confirmed.224- days
86 
Randy Savage 3
- December 26, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 105 days
105- days
85 
Terry Taylor 1
- December 1, 1983
- Lexington, KY | House show
- 25 days
25- days
84 Buddy Landel 2
- September 10, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 82 days
82- days
83 
Stagger Lee 3
- August 22, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 19 days
Before the match with Landel, Stagger Lee removed his mask and revealed as Koko Ware.19- days
82 Buddy Landel 1
- August 15, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
81 Dutch Mantel 11
- July 18, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 28 days
28- days
80 Frankie Laine 1
- July 4, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 14 days
14- days
79 Stagger Lee 2
- March 7, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 119 days
119- days
78 
Bobby Eaton 9
- February 28, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
This was a loser leaves town match. Sweet Brown Sugar later reappeared as the masked Stagger Lee (Koko Ware).7- days
77 
Sweet Brown Sugar 1
- February 21, 1983
- Tupelo, MS | House show
- 7 days
7- days
76 Bobby Eaton 8
- February 14, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
Defeated Sweet Brown Sugar in a tournament final to win the vacant title.7- days
Vacant
- January 31, 1983
- 14 days
The title was vacated for undocumented reasons.14- days
75 - January 10, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 21 days
21- days
74 
Jacques Rougeau 2
- January 2, 1983
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 8 days
8- days
73 Sabu the Wildman 1
- December 27, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 6 days
6- days
72 Jacques Rougeau 1
- December 5, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 22 days
22- days
71 Apocalypse 1
- November 29, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 6 days
6- days
70 Dutch Mantel 10
- November 22, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
69 Jesse Barr 1
- November 15, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
68 Dutch Mantel 9
- September 6, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 70 days
70- days
67 Bill Dundee 3
- July 24, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 44 days
44- days
66 Bobby Eaton 7
- July 12, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 12 days
12- days
65 Dutch Mantel 8
- July 5, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
64 King Cobra 1
- May 31, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 35 days
35- days
63 Bobby Eaton 6
- May 24, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
62 Dutch Mantel 7
- May 17, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
61 The Dream Machine 1
- April 19, 1982
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 28 days
The Dream Machine won the revived title.28- days
Deactivated
- October 26, 1981
- 175 days
The title was vacated and deactivated after Dutch Mantel won the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.60 Dutch Mantel 6
- September 21, 1981
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 35 days
35- days
59 
Steve Keirn 2
- September 7, 1981
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 14 days
14- days
58 Bugsy McGraw 1
- August 24, 1981
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 14 days
14- days
57 Steve Keirn 1
- July 6, 1981
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 49 days
49- days
56 Ron Bass 1
- July 1, 1981
- Seymour, IN | House show
- 5 days
Continental Wrestling Association took control of the vacant title and Bass was awarded as champion.5- days
NWA Mid-America & National Wrestling Alliance Vacant
- October 1, 1980
- 273 days
The title was vacated when NWA Mid-America ceased to operate, and Jerry Jarrett gained control of the title.273- days
55 
Bobby Eaton 5
- July 23, 1980
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 70 days
70- days
54 
Robert Gibson 1
- June 25, 1980
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 28 days
28- days
53 The Great Togo 1
- May 15, 1980
- Louisville, KY | House show
- 41 days
41- days
52 
Rocky Johnson 1
- May 10, 1980
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 5 days
5- days
51 Roger Mason 1
- April 5, 1980
- ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | House show, TN | House show
- 35 days
35- days
50 Steve Travis 1
- April 1, 1980
- Lexington, KY | House show
- 4 days
4- days
49 Tojo Yamamoto 1
- February 25, 1980
- Versailles, IN | House show
- 36 days
36- days
48 Bobby Eaton 4
- February 20, 1980
- Madison, IN | House show
- 5 days
5- days
47 Gorgeous George Jr. 1
- February 17, 1980
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 3 days
3- days
46 Bobby Eaton 3
- December 1, 1979
- Miami, FL | House show
- 78 days
78- days
45 Chris Colt 2
- November 25, 1979
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 6 days
6- days
44 Bobby Eaton 2
- October 24, 1979
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 32 days
32- days
43 Dutch Mantel 5
- October 20, 1979
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 4 days
4- days
42 Dennis Condrey 1
- June 2, 1979
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 140 days
Defeated Gorgeous George Jr. to win the title.140- days
41 Ron Garfield 1
- May 23, 1979
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 10 days
10- days
40 Chris Colt 1
- April 29, 1979
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 24 days
24- days
39 Bobby Eaton 1
- February 1, 1979
- House show
- 87 days
87- days
38 Randy Savage 2
- November 11, 1978
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 82 days
82- days
37 Dutch Mantel 4
- November 11, 1978
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 0 days
0- days
36 Mexican Angel 1
- September 20, 1978
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 52 days
Won a tournament to win the vacant title.52- days
Vacant
- September 1, 1978
- 19 days
The title was vacated after a match between Blue Yankee and Dutch Mantel.19- days
35 Blue Yankee 1
- August 12, 1978
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 20 days
20- days
34 Dutch Mantel 3
- July 22, 1978
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 21 days
21- days
33 Whipper Watson Jr. 1
- July 12, 1978
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 10 days
10- days
32 Dutch Mantel 2
- May 28, 1978
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 45 days
45- days
31 Don Garfield 1
- May 21, 1978
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 7 days
7- days
30 Dutch Mantel 1
- March 26, 1978
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 56 days
56- days
29 Randy Savage 1
- January 3, 1978
- Birmingham, AL | House show
- 82 days
82- days
28 Don Kent 4
- December 10, 1977
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 24 days
24- days
27 
Lanny Poffo 1
- October 9, 1977
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 62 days
62- days
Vacant
- September 28, 1977
- 11 days
The title was vacated when Jackie Fargo was injured.11- days
26 
Jackie Fargo 3
- May 28, 1977
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 123 days
123- days
25 The Executioner 1
- April 15, 1977
- Huntsville, AL | House show
- 43 days
43- days
24 Ken Lucas 1
- February 13, 1977
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 61 days
61- days
23 Russian Stomper 1
- January 1, 1977
- Madison, IN | House show
- 43 days
43- days
22 
Tommy Rich 1
- November 1, 1976
- House show
- 61 days
61- days
21 Bill Dundee 2
- October 1, 1976
- House show
- 31 days
31- days
20 
Bob Armstrong 2
- September 25, 1976
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 6 days
6- days
19 Big Bad John 1
- September 1, 1976
- House show
- 24 days
24- days
18 Bob Armstrong 1
- August 14, 1976
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 18 days
18- days
17 Bill Dundee 1
- June 1, 1976
- Seymour, IN | House show
- 74 days
The title history is unrecorded from March 1976 to June 1976.74- days
16 Dick Steinborn 1
- March 1, 1976
- House show
- 92 days
The title history is unrecorded from December 1975 to March 1976, and then from March 1976 to June 1976.92- days
15 Jackie Fargo 2
- December 1, 1975
- House show
- 91 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1975-09-09 to December 1975, and then from December 1975 to March 1976.91- days
14 
Harley Race 2
- September 9, 1975
- Memphis, TN | House show
- 83 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1975-09-09 to December 1975.83- days
13 Magnificent Zulu 1
- September 1, 1975
- House show
- 8 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1975-05-07 to September 1975.8- days
12 Harley Race 1
- July 1, 1975
- House show
- 62 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1975-05-07 to September 1975.62- days
11 Luke Graham 2
- May 7, 1975
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 55 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1975-05-07 to September 1975.55- days
10 Don Kent 3
- April 1, 1975
- Louisville, KY | HNashville, TN | House showouse show
- 36 days
36- days
9 Luke Graham 1
- February 5, 1975
- Nashville, TN | House show
- 55 days
55- days
8 Don Kent 2
- January 15, 1975
- House show
- 21 days
21- days
7 Jackie Fargo 1
- January 4, 1975
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 11 days
11- days
6 Don Kent 1
- October 1, 1974
- House show
- 95 days
The title history is unrecorded from June 1972 to October 1974.95- days
5 Tony Charles 1
- June 1, 1972
- House show
- 852 days
The title history is unrecorded from July 1971 to June 1972, and then from June 1972 to October 1974.852- days
4 
Len Rossi 1
- July 1, 1971
- House show
- 336 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1958-04-24 to July 1971, and then from July 1971 to June 1972.336- days
3 Tor Yamata 1
- April 24, 1958
- Chattanooga, TN | House show
- 4816 days
The title history is unrecorded from 1958-04-24 to July 1971.4816- days
2 Mighty Atlas 1
- April 1, 1958
- House show
- 23 days
The title history is unrecorded from May 1957 to April 1958.23- days
1 
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1
- May 1, 1957
- House show
- 335 days
The title history is unrecorded from May 1957 to April 1958.335- days
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
National Wrestling Alliance - Gender Male
- Title Type Secondary Title
- Date Established May 1, 1957
- First Champion"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
- Current ChampionJeremiah Plunkett
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Mantel | 13 | |
| Bobby Eaton | 9 | |
| Stagger Lee | 6 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 5 | |
| Don Kent | 4 | |
| 6 | Buddy Landel | 4 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Tor Yamata | 4816 | |
| Tony Charles | 852 | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | 581 | |
| Len Rossi | 336 | |
| Dutch Mantel | 335 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tor Yamata | April 24, 1958 - July 1, 1971 | 4816 | |
| Tony Charles | June 1, 1972 - October 1, 1974 | 852 | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | December 7, 1987 - November 14, 1988 | 343 | |
| Len Rossi | July 1, 1971 - June 1, 1972 | 336 | |
| "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | May 1, 1957 - April 1, 1958 | 335 |