“NWA United National Championship”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The NWA United National Championship (often abbreviated to UN Championship) 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.^[1]

Title history

Symbol

Meaning

No.

The overall championship reign

Reign

The reign number for 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

Dale Lewis

October 1970

1|^[2]}}

St. Louis, MO

Won a tournament to crown the first champion.

Pantera Negra

1970|10|23}}

1970|10|23|1970|11|20}}

Los Angeles, CA

John Tolos

1970|11|20}}

1970|11|20|1970|12|4}}

Los Angeles, CA

Ray Mendoza

1970|12|4}}

1|^[3]}}

Los Angeles, CA

John Tolos

March 1971

1|^[4]}}

N/A

Tolos returned the championship when the NWA decided the referee used a fast count during his title defense against Mendoza.

Antonio Inoki

1971|3|26}}

1971|3|26|1971|12|13}}

Los Angeles, CA

Vacated

1971|12|13}}

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.

King Krow

January 1972

1|^[5]}}

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Defeated Sailor Thomas in a fictitious tournament final.

Seiji Sakaguchi

1972|2|11}}

1972|2|11|1972|9|6}}

Los Angeles, CA

The Sheik

1972|9|6}}

1972|9|6|1972|9|7}}

Tokyo, Japan

Seiji Sakaguchi

1972|9|7}}

1972|9|7|1973|2|3}}

Osaka, Japan

Johnny Valentine

1973|2|3}}

1973|2|3|1973|3|8}}

Yokohama, Japan

Akihisa Takachiho

1973|3|8}}

1973|3|8|1973|4|14}}

Sano, Japan

Deactivated

1973|4|14}}

N/A

Deactivated on April 14, 1973 when the JWA closed.

Jumbo Tsuruta

1976|8|28}}

1976|8|28|1977|3|5}}

Tokyo, Japan

Defeated Jack Brisco in an AJPW tournament final to revive the championship.

Billy Robinson

1977|3|5}}

1977|3|5|1977|3|23}}

Akita, Japan

Jumbo Tsuruta

1977|3|23}}

1977|3|23|1980|2|23}}

Miami, FL

Dick Murdoch

1980|2|23}}

1980|2|23|1980|3|5}}

Kagoshima, Japan

Jumbo Tsuruta

1980|3|5}}

1980|3|5|1980|10|13}}

Kuroiso, Japan

Abdullah the Butcher

1980|10|13}}

1980|10|13|1981|1|22}}

Nagoya, Japan

Jumbo Tsuruta

1981|1|22}}

1981|1|22|1982|8|1}}

Nirasaki, Japan

Harley Race

1982|8|1}}

1982|8|1|1982|10|24}}

Tokyo, Japan

Jumbo Tsuruta

1982|10|24}}

1982|10|24|1983|6|17}}

Kitami, Japan

Vacated

1983|6|17}}

N/A

Vacated on June 17, 1983 so Tsuruta could focus on winning the NWA International Heavyweight Championship.

Ted DiBiase

1983|10|14}}

1983|10|14|1984|1|28}}

Sasebo, Japan

Defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final via forfeit; wrestled Genichiro Tenryu for his first title defense instead.

Michael Hayes

1984|1|28}}

1984|1|28|1984|2|3}}

Athens, GA

David Von Erich

1984|2|3}}

1984|2|3|1984|2|10}}

Dallas, TX

Vacated

1984|2|10}}

N/A

Vacated on February 10, 1984 when Von Erich dies of an apparent heart attack.

Genichiro Tenryu

1984|2|23}}

1|^[6]}}

Tokyo, Japan

Defeated Ricky Steamboat in 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.

Genichiro Tenryu

1986|4|26}}

1986|4|26|1988|7|27}}

Ōmiya-ku, Japan

Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final. Tenryu won the PWF Heavyweight Championship on March 9, 1988.

Stan Hansen

1988|7|27}}

1988|7|27|1989|4|18}}

Nagano, Japan

Also won the PWF Heavyweight Championship.

Jumbo Tsuruta

1989|4|18}}

1989|4|18|1989|4|18}}

Tokyo, Japan

Retained the NWA International Heavyweight Championship and won the PWF Heavyweight Championship and the UN Championship.

Unified

1989|4|18}}

N/A

Title was unified with Tsuruta's NWA International Heavyweight Championship and with Hansen's PWF Heavyweight Championship and UN championship to create the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.

List of combined reigns

Rank

Wrestler

# of Reigns

Combined Days

Jumbo Tsuruta

2,270

Genichiro Tenryu

1,532 - 1,559

Seiji Sakaguchi

357

Stan Hansen

265

Antonio Inoki

262

Ted DiBiase

106

Abdullah the Butcher

101

Ray Mendonza

87 - 112

Harley Race

Akihisa Takachiho

Johnny Valentine

Pantera Negra

Billy Robinson

John Tolos

14 - 39

King Krow

11 - 41

Dick Murdoch

David Von Erich

Michael Hayes

The Sheik

Dale Lewis

0 - 22

Footnotes

1. ^{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}
2. ^The exact date that Dale Lewis won the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between {{age in days nts|1970|10|23|1970|10|23}} and {{age in days nts|1970|10|1|1970|10|23}} days.
3. ^The exact date that John Tolos won the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between {{age in days nts|1970|12|4|1971|3|1}} and {{age in days nts|1970|12|4|1971|3|26}} days.
4. ^The exact date that John Tolos won the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between {{age in days nts|1971|3|26|1971|3|26}} and {{age in days nts|1971|3|1|1971|3|26}} days.
5. ^The exact date that King Krow won the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between {{age in days nts|1972|1|31|1972|2|11}} and {{age in days nts|1972|1|1|1972|2|11}} days.
6. ^The exact date that Genichiro Tenryu vacated the championship is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between {{age in days nts|1984|2|23|1986|2|1}} and {{age in days nts|1984|2|23|1986|2|28}} days.

Title history

List of combined reigns

See also

Footnotes

References

External links