NWA World Heavyweight Championship
| Champions | Reigns | Dates | Events | Locations |
| Orville Brown | 1 | 1-5-48 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Lou Thesz | 1 | 11-27-49 | ||
| Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | 3-15-56 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Lou Thesz | 2 | 11-9-56 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Dick Hutton | 1 | 11-14-57 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Pat O'Connor | 1 | 1-9-59 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Buddy Rogers | 1 | 6-30-61 | Chicago, IL | |
| Lou Thesz | 3 | 1-24-63 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Gene Kiniski | 1 | 1-7-66 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | 2-11-69 | Tampa, FL | |
| Harley Race | 1 | 5-24-73 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Jack Brisco | 1 | 7-20-73 | Houston, TX | |
| Giant Baba | 1 | 12-2-74 | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Jack Brisco | 2 | 12-9-74 | Toyohashi, Japan | |
| Terry Funk | 1 | 12-10-75 | Miami, FL | |
| Harley Race | 2 | 2-6-77 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 8-21-79 | Tampa, FL | |
| Harley Race | 3 | 8-26-79 | Orlando, FL | |
| Giant Baba | 2 | 10-31-79 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Harley Race | 4 | 11-7-79 | Amagasaki, Japan | |
| Giant Baba | 3 | 9-4-80 | Saga, Japan | |
| Harley Race | 5 | 9-9-80 | Otsu, Japan | |
| Tommy Rich | 1 | 4-27-81 | Augusta, GA | |
| Harley Race | 6 | 5-1-81 | Gainesville, GA | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 2 | 6-21-81 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Ric Flair | 1 | 9-17-81 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Harley Race | 7 | 6-10-83 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Ric Flair | 2 | 11-24-83 | Starrcade {1983} | Greensboro, NC |
| Kerry Von Erich | 1 | 5-6-84 | 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions | Irving, TX |
| Ric Flair | 3 | 5-24-84 | Yokosuka, Japan | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 3 | 7-26-86 | The Great American Bash {1986} | Greensboro, NC |
| Ric Flair | 4 | 8-9-86 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Ron Garvin | 1 | 9-25-87 | Detroit, MI | |
| Ric Flair | 5 | 11-26-87 | Starrcade {1987} | Chicago, IL |
| Ricky Steamboat | 1 | 2-20-89 | Chi-Town Rumble {1989} | Chicago, IL |
| Ric Flair | 6 | 5-7-89 | WrestleWar | Nashville, TN |
| Sting | 1 | 7-7-90 | The Great American Bash {1990} | Baltimore, MD |
| Ric Flair | 7 | 1-11-91 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
| Tatsumi Fujnami | 1 | 3-21-91 | WCW/New Japan Supershow I | Tokyo, Japan |
| Ric Flair | 8 | 5-19-91 | SuperBrawl I | St. Petersburg, FL |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Masahiro Chono | 1 | 8-12-92 | GI Climax {1992} - Day 5 | Tokyo, Japan |
| The Great Muta | 1 | 1-4-93 | WCW/New Japan Supershow III | Tokyo, Japan |
| Barry Windham | 1 | 2-21-93 | SuperBrawl III | Asheville, NC |
| Ric Flair | 9 | 7-18-93 | Beach Blast | Biloxi, MS |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Shane Douglas | 1 | 8-27-94 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Chris Candido | 1 | 11-19-94 | SMW/NWA Championship Wrestling America | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Dan Severn | 1 | 2-24-95 | Erlanger, KY | |
| Naoya Ogawa | 1 | 3-14-99 | Yokoama, Japan | |
| Gary Steele | 1 | 9-25-99 | NWA 51st Anniversary Show | Charlotte, NC |
| Naoya Ogawa | 2 | 10-1-99 | Thomaston, CT | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Mike Rapada | 1 | 9-19-00 | Tampa, FL | |
| Sabu | 1 | 11-14-00 | Tampa, FL | |
| Mike Rapada | 2 | 12-22-00 | Nashville, TN | |
| Steve Corino | 1 | 4-24-01 | Tampa, FL | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Shinya Hashimoto | 1 | 12-15-01 | McKeesport, PA | |
| Dan Severn | 2 | 3-9-02 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Ken Shamrock | 1 | 6-19-02 | TNA Weekly PPV #1 | Huntsville, AL |
| Ron Killings | 1 | 8-7-02 | TNA Weekly PPV #8 | Nashville, TN |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 11-20-02 | TNA Weekly PPV #22 | Nashville, TN |
| AJ Styles | 1 | 6-11-03 | TNA Weekly PPV #49 | Nashville, TN |
| Jeff Jarrett | 2 | 10-22-03 | TNA Weekly PPV #67 | Nashville, TN |
| AJ Styles | 2 | 4-21-04 | TNA Weekly PPV #91 | Nashville, TN |
| Ron Killings | 2 | 5-19-04 | TNA Weekly PPV #95 | Nashville, TN |
| Jeff Jarrett | 3 | 6-2-04 | TNA Weekly PPV #97 | Nashville, TN |
| Ray Gonzalez | 1 | 4-3-05 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| AJ Styles | 3 | 5-15-05 | Hard Justice | Orlando, FL |
| Raven | 1 | 6-19-05 | Slammiversary {2005} | Orlando, FL |
| Jeff Jarrett | 4 | 9-15-05 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rhino | 1 | 10-23-05 | Bound for Glory {2005} | Orlando, FL |
| Jeff Jarrett | 5 | 11-3-05 | TNA Impact | Orlando, FL |
| Christian Cage | 1 | 2-12-06 | Against All Odds | Orlando, FL |
| Jeff Jarrett | 6 | 6-18-06 | Slammiversary {2006} | Orlando, FL |
| Sting | 2 | 10-22-06 | Bound for Glory {2006} | Orlando, FL |
| Abyss | 1 | 11-19-06 | Genesis | Orlando, FL |
| Christian Cage | 2 | 1-14-07 | Final Resolution | Orlando, FL |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Adam Pearce | 1 | 9-1-07 | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | |
| Brent Albright | 1 | 8-2-08 | ROH Death Before Dishonor VI | New York, NY |
| Adam Pearce | 2 | 9-20-08 | ROH Glory by Honor VII | Philadelphia, PA |
| Blue Demon, Jr. | 1 | 10-25-08 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Adam Pearce | 3 | 3-14-10 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Colt Cabana | 1 | 3-6-11 | West Hollywood, CA | |
| The Sheik | 1 | 4-23-11 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Adam Pearce | 4 | 7-31-11 | Columbus, OH | |
| Colt Cabana | 2 | 4-8-12 | Glendale, CA | |
| Adam Pearce | 5 | 7-21-12 | Kansas City, KS | |
| -Vacated- | ||||
| Kahagas | 1 | 11-2-12 | Clayton, NJ | |
| Rob Conway | 1 | 3-16-13 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Satoshi Kojima | 1 | 1-4-14 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Rob Conway | 2 | 6-4-14 | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 1 | 2-14-15 | Sendai, Japan | |
| Jax Dane | 1 | 8-29-15 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Tim Storm | 1 | 10-21-16 | Sherman, TX | |
| Nick Aldis | 1 | 12-9-17 | Sewell, NJ | |
| Cody | 1 | 9-1-18 | All In | Chicago, IL |
| Nick Aldis | 2 | 10-21-18 | 70th Anniversary Show | Nashville, TN |
| Trevor Murdoch | 1 | 8-29-21 | 73th Anniversary Show | St. Louis, MO |
| Matt Cardona | 1 | 2-12-22 | PowerrrTrip | Oak Grove, KY |