WWF North American Heavyweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWF North American 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 WWF North American Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on February 13, 1979, and the inaugural champion was Ted DiBiase.

This is a newer version of the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship, with its own distinct lineage.

The WWF North American Heavyweight Championship was retired on April 23, 1981, with the final champion being Seiji Sakaguchi.

A similar championship, the WWE Intercontinental Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

WWF North American Heavyweight Championship: Title History

Promotions History

Promotion from to
Promotion WWF February 13, 1979 April 23, 1981

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWF	February 13, 1979	April 23, 1981

Championship Names & Belt Designs

- WWF North American Heavyweight Championship February 13, 1979 April 23, 1981

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

WWF North American Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
	Deactivated April 23, 1981 15950+ days The title was abandoned
3		Seiji Sakaguchi 1 November 8, 1979 Otaru, Japan \| House Show 532 days	532 days
2		Pat Patterson 1 June 19, 1979 Allentown, PA \| House Show 142 days	142 days
1		Ted DiBiase 1 February 13, 1979 Allentown, PA \| House Show 126 days Awarded the title when he signed with WWWF. The following month, WWWF was renamed to WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF North American Heavyweight Championship.	126 days