The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance, an American professional wrestling prom
Inaugural champion Orville Brown.
Longest reigning and six-time champion, by retrospective lineage traced back to 1904, Lou Thesz (wearing the second version of the belt) pictured with manager Ed Lewis in the 1950s
8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race pictured with the "Crown Belt" during his first reign in 1973
Former NWA World's Heavyweight champions Sting and Ric Flair pose with a replica of the "Big Gold Belt", which represented the championship during their reigns in WCW
Dory Funk Jr.
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Dorrance Earnest Funk, known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., was an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Am
NWA World's Heavyweight Championship
…and UFC events with the NWA World championship belt. Although Severn had attempted to go the "traveling champion" route done by former champions Thesz, Dory Funk, Jr., Harley Race, and Terry Funk, the competition level was relatively minor due to the lack of strong NWA territories. It was during this time, Severn had…
Funk as NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1973
Ring introductions as Funk (background, facing camera) prepares to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Funk in 2023 at NXT Live Citrus Springs
Funk (pictured in 1972) was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.