| No. | Won By | Won From | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ken Fenelon | N/A* | N/A | 1945 |
| 2. | Marshall Esteppe | Ken Fenelon | Toronto, IA | 5/30/45 |
| 3. | Larry Tillman | Marshall Esteppe | ?? | 1/1/46 |
| 4. | Ken Fenelon | Larry Tillman | Des Moines, IA | 3/11/46 |
| 5. | Marshall Esteppe | Ken Fenelon | Des Moines, IA | 1/6/47 |
| 6. | Ray Steele | Marshall Esteppe | Des Moines, IA | 3/24/47 |
| 7. | Marshall Esteppe | Ray Steele | Des Moines, IA | 4/28/47 |
| 8. | Billy Goelz | Marshall Esteppe | ?? | 3/16/48 |
| 9. | Leroy McGuirk | Billy Goelz | Des Moines, IA | 12/28/49 |
| 10. | Verne Gagne | Sonny Meyers*(2) | Tulsa, OK | 11/13/50 |
| 11. | Danny McShain | Verne Gagne | Memphis, TN | 11/19/51 |
| 12. | Baron Michele Leone | Danny McShain | Los Angeles, CA | August 1953 |
| 13. | Ed Francis | Baron Michele Leone | Tulsa, OK | 1956 |
| 14. | Mike DiBiase | Ed Francis | Oklahoma City, OK | 1956 |
| 15. | Mike Clancy | Mike DiBiase | Little Rock, AR | 1957 |
| 16. | Freddie Blassie | Mike Clancy | Nashville, TN | 3/26/57 |
| 17. | Mike Clancy | Freddie Blassie*(3) | Nashville, TN | 4/9/57 |
| 18. | Angelo Savoldi | Mike Clancy | Oklahoma City, OK | February 1958 |
| 19. | Dory Funk, Sr. | Angelo Savoldi | Amarillo, TX | 6/5/58 |
| 20. | Angelo Savoldi | Dory Funk, Sr. | Oklahoma City, OK | 7/11/58 |
| 21. | Ivan the Terrible | Angelo Savoldi | Oklahoma City, OK | 2/20/59 |
| 22. | Angelo Savoldi | Ivan the Terrible | Oklahoma City, OK | 3/6/59 |
| 23. | Danny Hodge | Angelo Savoldi | Oklahoma City, OK | 7/22/60 |
| 24. | Hiro Matsuda | Danny Hodge | Tampa, FL | 7/11/64 |
| 25. | Danny Hodge | Hiro Matsuda | Tulsa, OK | 4/23/65 |
| 26. | Lorenzo Parente | Danny Hodge | Little Rock, AR | 11/23/65 |
| 27. | Danny Hodge | Lorenzo Parente | Little Rock, AR | January 1966 |
| 28. | Lorenzo Parente | Danny Hodge | Tulsa, OK | 1/14/66 |
| 29. | Joe McCarthy | Lorenzo Parente | ?? | 2/12/66 |
| 30. | Danny Hodge | Joe McCarthy | Little Rock, AR | May 1966 |
| 31. | Umanosuke Ueda | Danny Hodge | Tulsa, OK | 1/23/70 |
| 32. | Danny Hodge | Umanosuke Ueda | ?? | 1/30/70 |
| 33. | Sputnik Monroe | Danny Hodge | Shreveport, LA | 7/13/70 |
| 34. | Danny Hodge | Sputnik Monroe | ?? | 1970 |
| 35. | Roger Kirby | Danny Hodge | New Orleans, LA | 5/20/71 |
| 36. | Ramon Torres | Roger Kirby | Monroe, LA | 9/10/71 |
| 37. | Dr. X | Ramon Torres | Oklahoma City, OK | 12/3/71 |
| 38. | Danny Hodge | Dr. X | Shreveport, LA | 3/20/72 |
| 39. | Ken Mantell | Danny Hodge | Jackson, MS | 12/19/73 |
| 40. | Hiro Matsuda | Ken Mantell | St. Petersburg, FL | 6/14/75 |
| 41. | Danny Hodge | Hiro Matsuda | Shreveport, LA | 3/2/76 |
| 42. | Pat Barret | Nelson Royal*(4) | New Orleans, LA | 9/28/76 |
| 43. | Ron Starr | Pat Barret | New Orleans, LA | 12/2/76 |
| 44. | Nelson Royal | Ron Starr | New Orleans, LA | 12/6/76 |
| 45. | Al Madril | Nelson Royal | Houston, TX | 6/25/78 |
| 46. | Nelson Royal | N/A*(5) | ?? | 7/28/79 |
| 47. | Ron Starr | Les Thornton*(6) | Tulsa, OK | 2/11/80 |
| 48. | Les Thornton | N/A*(7) | ?? | March 1980 |
| 49. | Jerry Stubbs | Les Thornton | Mobile, AL | 1/26/81 |
| 50. | Les Thornton | Jerry Stubbs | Dothan, AL | 1/31/81 |
| 51. | Terry Taylor | Les Thornton | Roanoke, VA | 6/7/81 |
| 52. | Les Thornton | Terry Taylor | Roanoke, VA | 6/20/81 |
| 52. | Gerald Brisco | Les Thornton | Miami, FL | 9/16/81 |
| 53. | Les Thornton | Gerald Brisco | Knoxville, TN | 10/16/81 |
| 54. | Tiger Mask | Les Thornton | Shizuoka, Japan | 5/25/82 |
| 55. | Tiger Mask | Kuniaki Kobayashi*(8) | Tokyo, Japan | 6/2/83 |
| 56. | The Cobra | Davey Boy Smith*(9) | Tokyo, Japan | 11/3/83 |
| 57. | Hiro Saito | The Cobra | Osaka, Japan | 7/28/85 |
| 58. | The Cobra | Hiro Saito | Osaka, Japan | 7/28/85 |
| 59. | Denny Brown | N/A*(10) | N/A | August 1985 |
| 60. | Gary Royal | Denny Brown | St. Louis, MO | 8/15/85 |
| 61. | Denny Brown | Gary Royal | Atlanta, GA | 9/15/85 |
| 62. | Steve Regal | Denny Brown | Atlanta, GA | 8/2/86 |
| 63. | Denny Brown | Steve Regal | Greenville, SC | 9/1/86 |
| 64. | Lazor Tron | Denny Brown | Atlanta, GA | 3/7/87 |
| 65. | Nelson Royal | N/A*(11) | N/A | 10/16/87 |
| 66. | Masayoshi Motegi | El Hijo del Santo*(12) | Tokyo, Japan | 8/30/95 |
| 67. | The Great Sasuke | Masayoshi Motegi | Tokyo, Japan | 8/2/96 |
| 68. | Ultimo Dragon | The Great Sasuke | Osaka, Japan | 10/11/96 |
| 69. | Jushin Liger | Ultimo Dragon | Tokyo, Japan | 1/4/97 |
| 70. | El Samurai | Jushin Liger | Sapporo, Japan | 7/6/97 |
| 71. | Shinjiro Ohtani | El Samurai | Nagoya, Japan | 8/10/97 |
| 72. | Logan Caine | Viper*(13) | Parkersburg, WV | 3/5/99 |
| 73. | Vince Kaplack | Chris Hero*(14) | Pittsburgh, PA | 10/28/99 |
| 74. | Tony Kozina | Vince Kaplack | North Versailles, PA | 1/14/00 |
| 75. | Rockford 2000 | Tony Kozina | Surrey, BC | 7/22/00 |
| 76. | Tony Kozina | N/A*(15) | N/A | 8/30/00 |
| 77. | Vince Kaplack | Tony Kozina | Nashville, TN | 10/14/00 |
| 78. | Rocky Reynolds | Vince Kaplack | Pennsboro, WV | 4/7/01 |
| 79. | Mike Thunder | Rocky Reynolds | North Richland Hills, TX | 5/4/01 |
| 80. | Lex Lovett | Mike Thunder | Tampa, FL | 8/21/01 |
| 81. | Jason Rumble | Lex Lovett, Jimmy Rave, Brandon K and BJ Turner*(16) | St. Petersburg, FL | 10/13/01 |
| 82. | Rocky Reynolds | Jason Rumble | Titusville, PA | 2/2/02 |
| 83. | Jason Rumble | Rocky Reynolds | Malden, MA | 2/16/02 |
| 84. | Rocky Reynolds | Jason Rumble | Parkersburg, WV | 4/6/02 |
| 85. | Jimmy Rave | Rocky Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez*(17) | Cornelia, GA | 6/29/02 |
| 86. | Star | Jimmy Rave | Columbia, TN | 8/10/02 |
| 87. | Jimmy Rave | Star | Columbia, TN | 8/17/02 |
| 88. | Brother Love | Jimmy Rave | Greenville, MS | 1/18/03 |
| 89. | Rocky Reynolds | Brother Love | Parkersburg, WV | 6/7/03 |
| 90. | Chris Draven | Rocky Reynolds | Parkersburg, WV | 8/2/03 |
| 91. | Jerrelle Clark | Chris Draven | St. Petersburg, FL | 1/10/04 |
| 92. | Jason Rumble | Jerrelle Clark and Vance Desmond*(18) | Winnipeg, MB | 10/17/04 |
| 93. | Black Tiger IV | Jason Rumble | Columbia, TN | 8/25/05 |
| 94. | Tiger Mask IV | Black Tiger IV | Tokyo, Japan | 2/19/06 |
| 95. | Mike Quackenbush | Tiger Mask IV | Portage, IN | 5/11/07 |
| 96. | Craig Classic | Mike Quackenbush | Fort Pierce, FL | 11/6/10 |
| 97. | Kevin Douglas | Chase Owens*(19) | Charlotte, NC | 10/7/11 |
| 98. | Chase Owens | Matt Conrad and Zac Vincent*(20) | Kingsport, TN | 10/13/12 |
| 99. | Jason Kincaid | Chase Owens | Kingsport, TN | 8/10/13 |
| 100. | Chase Owens | Jason Kincaid | Houston, TX | 10/18/13 |
| 101. | Ricky Morton | Chase Owens | Kingsport, TN | 1/4/14 |
| 102. | Chase Owens | Ricky Morton | Church Hill, TN | 3/7/14 |
| 103. | Jushin Liger | Chase Owens | Osaka, Japan | 11/8/14 |
| 104. | Steve Anthony | Jushin Liger | Las Vegas, NV | 4/13/15 |
| 105. | Tiger Mask IV | Steve Anthony | Okayama, Japan | 9/23/15 |
| 106. | Steve Anthony | Tiger Mask IV | Nagoya, Japan | 3/19/16 |
| 107. | John Saxon | Steve Anthony | Pensacola, FL | 7/9/16 |
| 108. | Arrick Andrews | John Saxon | Dyersburg, TN | 4/8/17 |
| 109. | Mr. USA | Arrick Andrews | Franklin, KY | 5/19/17 |
| 110. | Barrett Brown | Mr. USA | Dyersburg, TN | 8/12/17 |
*Fenelon was awarded the title by the founder of the NWA.
*(2)The title was vacated after McGuirk was blinded in a car accident. This was the tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(3)The title was vacated due to Blassie's controversial win. This was the rematch to decide the true champion.
*(4)The title was vacated due to Hodge retiring after suffering a broken neck. This was the tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(5)Royal won the title by forfeit when Madril was too ill to make his title defense.
*(6)The title was vacated due to Royal's retirement. This was the tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(7)Thornton won the title by forfeit via unknown circumstances.
*(8)The title was vacated due to Tiger Mask sustaining an injury. This was the rematch for the vacant title.
*(9)The title was vacated when Tiger Mask retired. This was a match to decide the new champion.
*(10)The title was vacated when NJPW withdrew from the NWA. A disputed version of the title had been defended in the US for some time, and current champion Brown was recognized as the rightful champion.
*(11)The title was vacated when Tron left WCW. Royal was awarded the belt.
*(12)The title was abandoned by WCW in 1989, but revived by the NWA in 1995. This was the tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(13)The title was abandoned with the dissolution of the J-Crown, but revived in 1999. This was the tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(14)The title was vacated when Caine no-showed a title defense against Kaplack. This match determined the new champion.
*(15)The title was awarded back to Kozina after the NWA board reviewed a tape of the match where Rockford won the title.
*(16)This was a Five Way Match.
*(17)This was a Three Way Match.
*(18)This was a Three Way Match.
*(19)Classic relinquished the title as a protest for The Sheik being stripped of the NWA World Title. This was the tournament final to crown a new champion.
*(20)Douglas was stripped of the title after no-showing a title defense against Owens. This was the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion.