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37-886: For the championship defended in Pro Wrestling Zero1 that was formerly known as the "NWA United National Heavyweight Championship", see United National Heavyweight Championship (Zero1) . Not to be confused with NWA National Heavyweight Championship . NWA United National Championship [REDACTED] The NWA United National Championship belt Details Promotion NWA Los Angeles Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance All Japan Pro Wrestling Statistics First champion(s) Dale Lewis Final champion(s) Jumbo Tsuruta Most reigns Jumbo Tsuruta (6 reigns) Longest reign Jumbo Tsuruta (1,067 days) The NWA United National Championship (often abbreviated to UN Championship )

74-569: A fictitious tournament final. 8 Seiji Sakaguchi 1 February 11, 1972 208 Los Angeles, CA 9 The Sheik 1 September 6, 1972 1 Tokyo, Japan 10 Seiji Sakaguchi 2 September 7, 1972 149 Osaka, Japan 11 Johnny Valentine 1 February 3, 1973 33 Yokohama, Japan 12 Akihisa Takachiho 1 March 8, 1973 37 Sano, Japan - Deactivated - April 14, 1973 - N/A Deactivated on April 14, 1973 when

111-692: A former rikishi ( sumo wrestling practitioner) who had debuted as a Western-style professional wrestler in 1951, decided in 1953 to establish a territory that would represent the National Wrestling Alliance in Japan. In those early days, Japanese professional wrestlers came from out of the sumo or judo ranks; former sumotori usually used their shikona (Rikidōzan, Azumafuji , Toyonobori , etc.) while former judokas usually used their real names or modifications of them ( Masahiko Kimura , Michiaki Yoshimura, etc.) Rikidōzan pushed himself as

148-740: A plan to reform the promotion, which would include holding a show in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on April 13, 2021, as part of the promotion's 20th anniversary. A further goal would be holding a show in the Roygoku Kokugikan annually, while also providing Zero1 wrestlers with fixed contracts and social security. During a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , the promotion suffered from severe financial problems. Kazuhiro Iwamoto resigned from his position as president while wrestlers Tatsuhito Takaiwa , Ikuto Hidaka , and Kohei Sato all departed

185-615: A tournament final. - Vacated - February 1986 - N/A Voluntarily vacated in February 1986 when Tenryu is pinned by Yoshiaki Yatsu in a tag team match. 26 Genichiro Tenryu 2 April 26, 1986 823 Ōmiya-ku, Japan Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final. Tenryu won the PWF Heavyweight Championship on March 9, 1988. 27 Stan Hansen 1 July 27, 1988 265 Nagano, Japan Also won

222-463: A tournament to crown the first champion. 2 Pantera Negra 1 October 23, 1970 28 Los Angeles, CA 3 John Tolos 1 November 20, 1970 14 Los Angeles, CA 4 Ray Mendoza 1 December 4, 1970 Los Angeles, CA 5 John Tolos 2 March 1971 N/A Tolos returned the championship when the NWA decided

259-721: A whole year until the next summer's tournament. They also hold a Yasukuni Shrine show every April and a yearly junior tournament called the "Tenkaichi Jr." Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance ( 日本プロレス協会 , Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai ) , also known as the Japan Pro Wrestling Association and the Japanese Wrestling Association ( JWA ), was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan . It operated from 1953 to 1973. Rikidōzan ,

296-794: The NWA International Heavyweight Championship . 22 Ted DiBiase 1 October 14, 1983 106 Sasebo, Japan Defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final via forfeit; wrestled Genichiro Tenryu for his first title defense instead. 23 Michael Hayes 1 January 28, 1984 6 Athens, GA 24 David Von Erich 1 February 3, 1984 7 Dallas, TX - Vacated - February 10, 1984 - N/A Vacated on February 10, 1984 when Von Erich dies of an apparent heart attack . 25 Genichiro Tenryu 1 February 23, 1984 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Ricky Steamboat in

333-706: The PWF Heavyweight Championship. 28 Jumbo Tsuruta 6 April 18, 1989 0 Tokyo, Japan Retained the NWA International Heavyweight Championship and won the PWF Heavyweight Championship and the UN Championship. - Unified - April 18, 1989 - N/A Title was unified with Tsuruta's NWA International Heavyweight Championship and with Hansen's PWF Heavyweight Championship and UN championship to create

370-527: The Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship . Combined reigns [ edit ] Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days 1 Jumbo Tsuruta 6 2,270 2 Genichiro Tenryu 2 1,532 - 1,559 3 Seiji Sakaguchi 2 357 4 Stan Hansen 1 265 5 Antonio Inoki 1 262 6 Ted DiBiase 1 106 7 Abdullah

407-755: The Yasukuni Shrine , which is controversial for its relation to World War II . Larger Japanese wrestling promotions like NJPW, AJPW, and Noah have traditionally stayed away from such venues due to their controversial nature. On September 12, 2006, Zero1-Max joined 12 other wrestling companies to form the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA), a professional wrestling alliance that intended to "foster an environment of cooperation rather than competition." The alliance planned to hold occasional "Super Shows" where all member promotions would send wrestlers to compete under

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444-516: The 2014. During a September 16, 2016 press conference, Dream On Stage was announced as Zero1's new parent company. Also announced was a partnership between Zero1 and Akebono 's Ōdō company. On May 22, 2017, Zero1 partnered with the United Wrestling Network to become the group's official Japanese affiliate. On July 3, 2018, it was announced that the promotion be undergoing a management change, with Yoshitaka Ono stepping down as

481-512: The Butcher 1 October 13, 1980 101 Nagoya, Japan 19 Jumbo Tsuruta 4 January 22, 1981 556 Nirasaki, Japan 20 Harley Race 1 August 1, 1982 84 Tokyo, Japan 21 Jumbo Tsuruta 5 October 24, 1982 236 Kitami, Japan - Vacated - June 17, 1983 - N/A Vacated on June 17, 1983 so Tsuruta could focus on defending

518-943: The Butcher 1 101 8 Ray Mendoza 1 87 - 112 9 Harley Race 1 84 10 Akihisa Takachiho 1 37 11 Johnny Valentine 1 33 12 Pantera Negra 1 28 13 Billy Robinson 1 18 14 John Tolos 2 14 - 39 15 King Krow 1 11 - 41 16 Dick Murdoch 1 11 17 David Von Erich 1 7 18 Michael Hayes 1 6 19 The Sheik 1 1 20 Dale Lewis 1 0 - 22 See also [ edit ] List of National Wrestling Alliance championships Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship NWA International Heavyweight Championship PWF Heavyweight Championship United National Tag Team Championship Marigold United National Championship Footnotes [ edit ] ^ The exact date that Dale Lewis won

555-518: The CEO. Katsumi Sasazaki would be appointed the representative director and president of the promotion, while Shinjiro Otani took on the chairman of the board position and Masato Tanaka and Kohei Sato split the vice-president role of the promotion. On February 1, 2020, Zero1 president Kazuhiro Iwamoto announced that the ownership of the promotion would be transferred from the previous management company Dream On Stage to iFD. Iwamoto additionally announced

592-629: The GPWA banner. Noah's CEO Mitsuharu Misawa was inaugurated as the first chairman of the GPWA, while Zero1-Max's Yoshiyuki Nakamura was announced as the alliance's president. The GPWA would later fold in 2009. In 2008, the promotion shortened its name to Pro Wrestling Zero1 . In 2011, the promotion returned to the NWA as their Japanese territory. In March 2011, NWA presented Zero1 with the NWA Pan-Pacific Premium Heavyweight Championship in celebration of

629-607: The JWA closed. 13 Jumbo Tsuruta 1 August 28, 1976 189 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Jack Brisco in an AJPW tournament final to revive the championship. 14 Billy Robinson 1 March 5, 1977 18 Akita, Japan 15 Jumbo Tsuruta 2 March 23, 1977 1,067 Miami, FL 16 Dick Murdoch 1 February 23, 1980 11 Kagoshima, Japan 17 Jumbo Tsuruta 3 March 5, 1980 222 Kuroiso, Japan 18 Abdullah

666-411: The JWA was therefore out of business the following year. World Big League ( ワールド大リーグ戦 , wārudo dai rīgu-sen ) , later renamed to simply World League ( ワールドリーグ戦 , wārudo rīgu-sen ) was a professional wrestling tournament annually held by Japanese Wrestling Association from 1959 till 1972. The 1973 edition was not held as JWA folded that year. Wrestlers from all over the world participated in

703-753: The NJPW and the World's Strongest Tag Determination League for the AJPW are the indirect descendant of the original World Tag League. In fact, in 2012, NJPW renamed the G1 Tag League the World Tag League. The following is a list of the winners of each edition: In 2024, the revival of Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling lead by Scott D'Amore established the PWA Champion's Grail, a new championship merging

740-667: The World League, known as World Tag League . Its prestige led Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba to create their own respective promotions, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling , tournaments which were presented as the direct followers to the JWA World League. Therefore, respectively, the G1 Climax for the NJPW and the Champion Carnival for the AJPW are considered the direct descendants of

777-402: The championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 0 and 22 days. ^ The exact date that John Tolos won the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 87 and 112 days. ^ The exact date that John Tolos won the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 0 and 25 days. ^ The exact date that King Krow won

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814-2970: The championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 11 and 41 days. ^ The exact date that Genichiro Tenryu vacated the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 709 and 736 days. References [ edit ] ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4 . External links [ edit ] Wrestling-Titles.com v t e All Japan Pro Wrestling Championships Active Heavyweight Triple Crown Heavyweight ( reigns ) Gaora TV ( reigns ) World Tag Team ( reigns ) All Asia Tag Team ( reigns ) AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Junior Heavyweight World Junior Heavyweight ( reigns ) Inactive NWA International Heavyweight NWA International Junior Heavyweight NWA International Tag Team NWA United National PWF United States Heavyweight PWF World Tag Team PWF World Heavyweight Shared All Asia Heavyweight United National Tag Team Tournaments Champion Carnival Jr. Battle of Glory Jr. Tag Battle of Glory Ōdō Tournament World's Strongest Tag Determination League Personnel Giant Baba Keiji Mutoh Roster Teams and stables Video games Wrestle Kingdom Wrestle Kingdom 2 Miscellaneous 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus All Japan Pro Wrestling TV All Together Wrestle Kingdom I Lucha Fiesta United Japan Pro-Wrestling Partnerships Current Actwres girl'Z European Wrestling Association Funking Conservatory Dradition Gleat Tenryu Project National Wrestling Alliance New Japan Pro-Wrestling Michinoku Pro Wrestling Pro Wrestling Land's End Pro Wrestling Revolution Pro Wrestling Noah WWE Former American Wrestling Association Japan Pro-Wrestling Major League Wrestling Select NWA territories Jim Crockett Promotions St. Louis Wrestling Club Western States Sports Toryumon Mexico Wrestle-1 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NWA_United_National_Championship&oldid=1259413328 " Categories : All Japan Pro Wrestling championships Heavyweight wrestling championships National Wrestling Alliance championships NWA Hollywood Wrestling championships National professional wrestling championships Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance championships Pro Wrestling Zero1 Formerly known as Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (stylized as Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE and Pro Wrestling Zero1-MAX, respectively), it

851-605: The hands of a gangster in 1963 , at the peak of his fame. After Rikidōzan's death in 1963, the company continued to operate as the nation's premier (and only male) wrestling circuit until challenged in the late 1960s by International Wrestling Enterprise , which featured the first major World heavyweight championship based in Japan, the IWA title . The JWA's top stars, Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki left to form their own promotions ( All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling , respectively) in 1972. With its top drawing cards gone,

888-597: The idea was shot down. When Hashimoto was fired by NJPW in November 2000, he registered the Pro Wrestling Zero-One name. In its early years, Zero1 had working agreements with Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), NJPW, Riki Pro , Hustle , Big Mouth Loud, King's Road, and Dragondoor. These agreements enabled Zero1 wrestlers to challenge for and hold the other promotions' titles. The promotion also operated their own dojo, which

925-416: The original World League. The following is a list of the winners of each edition: NWA Tag League ( NWAタッグ・リーグ戦 , NWA taggu rīgu-sen ) , also called World Tag League, was a professional wrestling tournament annually held by Japanese Wrestling Association from 1970 till 1972. The 1973 edition was not held as JWA folded that year. Wrestlers from all over the world participated in the various editions of

962-610: The promotion to Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max , with Otani and Nakamura taking over the promotion's general operations. Among other major changes made to the promotion's structure was the decision to join AWA Superstars of Wrestling (AWA) as the alliance's only Japanese member. Due to their new affiliation with the AWA, the promotion's previous National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliation was given to rival promotion NJPW. Since April 2005, Zero1 has held yearly pay-per-view events at

999-652: The promotion's tenth anniversary. In July, Daisuke Sekimoto won the Fire Festival to become the first NWA Pan-Pacific Premium Heavyweight champion. Later in 2011, Zero1 left the NWA, renaming their NWA-branded championships to "New Wrestling Alliance" championships. Following their 2011 departure from the NWA, Zero1 launched an American affiliate, Zero1 USA, taking over the promotion previously known as NWA Midwest. In 2012, an Australian division of Zero1, known as Zero1 Australia, opened in Adelaide taking over what

1036-401: The promotion. In July 2020, it was announced that the company was acquired by Daiko Holdings Group. That same month, they hired former Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling women's wrestler Megumi Kudo as their general manager. Zero1 holds a heavyweight tournament every summer in the last week of July called the " Fire Festival " (Himatsuri) where the winner holds the "Fire Sword" (a katana) for

1073-596: The referee used a fast count during his title defense against Mendoza. 6 Antonio Inoki 1 March 26, 1971 262 Los Angeles, CA - Vacated - December 13, 1971 - N/A Vacated on December 13, 1971 when Inoki is fired from the JWA , the promotion to which he had brought the title from the United States. 7 King Krow 1 January 1972 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Defeated Sailor Thomas in

1110-498: The specific wrestler listed. Event The event in which the championship changed hands N/A The specific information is not known — Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign [Note #] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details. # Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Notes 1 Dale Lewis 1 October 1970 Won

1147-497: The top star of the promotion, first battling other Japanese wrestlers such as Kimura and Toshio Yamaguchi, but found a strong niche in feuds with American wrestlers such as Lou Thesz , The Destroyer and Bobo Brazil . In 1957 he defeated Thesz to win the title that would be the JWA's top title thereafter, the NWA International Heavyweight Championship . As a newly found hero to the war-weary Japanese masses, Rikidōzan expanded into several business ventures. It resulted in his murder at

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1184-549: The tournament, as it was meant to be a world tournament. It was created in 1970 as the tag team counterpart of World Big League. Its prestige led Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba to create in their respective promotions, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling , tournaments which were presented as the direct followers to the JWA World Tag League. Therefore, respectively, the G1 Tag League for

1221-415: The various editions of the tournament, as it was meant since its beginning to be a world tournament. It had been one of the most important pro-wrestling tournaments of its time, because it was one of the very few (and for some years after its creation the only) pro-wrestling tournament of its time to be considered representative of the entire pro-wrestling world. In 1970, JWA created a tag team counterpart of

1258-789: Was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance , and best known for being defended in All Japan Pro Wrestling . It was unified into the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship , along with the PWF World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship , in 1989. The original belt remained in use for the Triple Crown until 2013. Title history [ edit ] Symbol Meaning No. The overall championship reign Reign The reign number for

1295-587: Was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) from 2001 until late 2004, and briefly reaffiliated in 2011. It was also affiliated with AWA Superstars of Wrestling (AWA) from 2005 until late 2007, the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA) from 2006 to 2009, and has been affiliated with the United Wrestling Network (UWN) since 2017. The promotion was founded by former New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) stars Shinya Hashimoto and Shinjiro Otani . In 2000, Hashimoto proposed an independent promotion within NJPW called "New Japan Pro-Wrestling Zero", but

1332-598: Was previously known as NWA Pro Australia; in 2014 the relationship between Zero1 and Zero1 Australia ended with the Australian-based promotion renaming to Wrestle Rampage. Later in 2012, the Zero1 Hong Kong and Zero1 Mexico branches opened. In 2013, Yoshiyuki Nakamura opened a new division of Zero1 in Belarus. On December 17, 2013, Zero1 announced a corporate restructuring taking place at the start of

1369-414: Was referred to as the "Takeshiba Coliseum". On November 30, 2004, Shinya Hashimoto gave up ownership of the promotion, telling the press that due to financial problems he had decided to step away from the company. A new parent company "First On Stage" was formed consisting of president Yoshiyuki Nakamura, ring announcer Oki Okidata, Shinjiro Otani and a company named Baltic Curry. First On Stage renamed

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