NWA National Heavyweight Championship
| Champions | Reigns | Dates | Events | Locations |
| Austin Idol | 1 | 1-12-80 | Atlanta, GA | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Jack Brisco | 1 | 10-9-80 | Atlanta, GA | |
| The Mongolian Stomper | 1 | 12-6-80 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Steve Olsonoski | 1 | 3-29-81 | Atlanta, GA | |
| The Masked Superstar | 1 | 8-15-81 | Columbus, GA | |
| Tommy Rich | 1 | 9-28-81 | Atlanta, GA | |
| The Masked Superstar | 2 | 11-25-81 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Tommy Rich | 2 | 1-17-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Ron Bass | 1 | 3-15-82 | Augusta, GA | |
| Tommy Rich | 3 | 4-19-82 | Augusta, GA | |
| Buzz Sawyer | 1 | 5-2-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Paul Orndorff | 1 | 6-20-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| The Super Destroyer | 1 | 8-29-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Paul Orndorff | 2 | 10-3-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| The Masked Superstar | 3 | 10-17-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Paul Orndorff | 3 | 11-7-82 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 1 | 3-20-83 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Larry Zbyszko | 1 | 3-20-83 | Atlanta, GA | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Larry Zbyszko | 2 | 6-5-83 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Mr. Wrestling II | 1 | 6-19-83 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Larry Zbyszko | 3 | 7-17-83 | Huntington, WV | |
| Brett Wayne | 1 | 9-25-83 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Ted DiBaise | 1 | 11-18-83 | Cleveland, OH | |
| Brad Armstrong | 1 | 2-8-84 | World Championship Wrestling | Atlanta, GA |
| The Spoiler | 1 | 4-12-84 | Wheeling, WV | |
| Brad Armstrong | 2 | 5-4-84 | Marietta, GA | |
| The Spoiler | 2 | 7-1-84 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Ted DiBaise | 2 | 7-14-84 | Macon, GA | |
| Ron Garvin | 1 | 10-11-84 | GCW Night of Champions | Baltimore, MD |
| Black Bart | 1 | 6-1-85 | NWA World Championship Wrestling | Atlanta, GA |
| Terry Taylor | 1 | 9-22-85 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Buddy Landel | 1 | 11-28-85 | Starrcade | Greensboro, NC |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 12-19-85 | Albuquerque, NM | |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | 3-4-86 | MACW TV Taping | Spartanburg, SC |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | 8-28-96 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Nikita Koloff | 1 | 9-28-86 | Atlanta, GA | |
| -Vacated- |
Championship was Unified With the United States Championship
NWA then Revived it in 1997
| Big Slam | 1 | 5-17-97 | ||
| Salvatore Sincere | 1 | 7-18-97 | Raeford, NC | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Doug Gilbert | 1 | 3-27-98 | Mount Holly, NJ | |
| Stevie Richards | 1 | 8-22-98 | Mount Holly, NJ | |
| Doug Gilbert | 2 | 10-24-98 | NWA 50th Anniversary Show | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Don Brodie | 1 | 1-15-00 | Memphis, TN | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 1 | 4-14-00 | NWA Southwest Paradise of Champions | North Richland Hill, TX |
| Stone Mountain | 1 | 9-13-00 | Athens, GA | |
| Terry Knight | 1 | 11-4-00 | Cornelia, GA | |
| Don Brodie | 2 | 1-12-01 | Greenville, MS | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Kevin Northcutt | 2 | 8-22-01 | ||
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 1 | 10-13-01 | NWA 53rd Anniversary Show | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Ricky Murdock | 1 | 1-11-03 | Greenville, MC | |
| Spyder | 1 | 10-15-04 | NWA 56th Anniversary Show - Night 1 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Ricky Murdock | 2 | 10-8-05 | NWA 57th Anniversary Show | Nashville, TN |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Big Bully Douglas | 1 | 4-1-06 | Columbia, TN | |
| Kory Williams | 1 | 9-30-06 | Lebanon, TN | |
| Chance Prophet | 1 | 5-5-07 | Salyersville, KY | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Pepper Parks | 1 | 10-20-07 | Lebanon, TN | |
| Crusher Hanson | 1 | 4-18-08 | PWX Crossfire | McKeesport, PA |
| Brandon K | 1 | 12-13-08 | McKeesport, PA | |
| Crusher Hanson | 2 | 12-17-08 | McKeesport, PA | |
| Phil Shatter | 1 | 1-17-09 | PWX Genesis | McKeesport, PA |
| Chance Prophet | 2 | 2-19-11 | Franklinville, NJ | |
| Kahagas | 1 | 3-29-12 | NWA Ring Warriors Battle of the Belts | Miami, FL |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Damien Wayne | 1 | 1-5-13 | NWA Edge | Nashville, NC |
| Vordell Walker | 1 | 6-14-13 | NWA SAW Gathering of Champions | Millersville, TN |
| Damien Wayne | 2 | 8-2-13 | Millersville, TN | |
| Phil Monahan | 1 | 9-14-13 | Toledo, OH | |
| Lou Marconi | 1 | 3-1-14 | Williamston, NC | |
| Phil Monahan | 2 | 3-22-14 | WrestleRama 13 | Hillsdale, MI |
| Lou Marconi | 2 | 3-23-14 | Oregon, OH | |
| Phil Monahan | 3 | 4-5-14 | Carolina Beach, NC | |
| Lou Marconi | 3 | 7-12-14 |
NWA Smoky Mountain Steel Cage Showdown |
Carolina Beach, NC |
| Jax Dane | 1 | 2-6-15 | Millersville, TN | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Arrick Andrews | 1 | 7-11-15 | Cookeville, TN | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| John Saxon | 1 | 1-9-16 | Dyersburg, TN | |
| Greg Anthony | 1 | 1-30-16 | Dyersburg, TN | |
| Mustang Mike | 1 | 7-2-16 | Morgan City, LA | |
| Greg Anthony | 2 | 7-9-26 | Dyersburg, TN | |
| Jake Logan | 1 | 9-17-16 | Amarillo, TX | |
| Greg Anthony | 3 | 10-29-16 | Dyersburg, TN | |
| Damien Wayne | 3 | 11-19-16 | Gallatin, TN | |
| Kahagas | 2 | 2-3-17 | Franklin, KY | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Willie Mack | 1 | 10-21-18 | NWA 70th Anniversary Show | Nashville, TN |
| Colt Cabana | 1 | 4-27-19 | Crockett Cup {2019} | Concord, NC |
| James Storm | 1 | 6-29-19 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Philadelphia, PA |
| Colt Cabana | 2 | 10-1-19 | NWA Power | Atlanta, GA |
| Aron Stevens | 1 | 12-14-19 | NWA Into the Fire | Atlanta, GA |
| Trevor Murdoch | 1 | 9-29-20 | UWN Primetime Live | Long Beach, CA |
| Chris Adonis | 1 | 3-30-21 | NWA Power | Atlanta, GA |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Chris Adonis | 2 | 7-6-21 | NWA Super Powerrr | Atlanta, GA |
| Anthony Mayweather | 1 | 2-12-22 | PowerrrTrip | Oak Grove, KY |
| Jax Dane | 1 | 3-20-22 | Crockett Cup {2022} | Nashville, TN |