Prior to that, though, it served as one of the most prestigious titles throughout the Southern U.S. Nearly 40 years later, the NWA is resurrecting the Mid-America Heavyweight Championship.

Former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and multi-time NWA National Heavyweight champion Jax Dane passed away at 48 years old ...

The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and North American Champion shockingly passed away last night at the age of 48 ...

The wrestling world mourns over the loss of former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Jax Dane. The National Wrestling Alliance announced this evening in a press release that Jeremy Laymon ...

including multiple reigns with the prestigious NWA Missouri Championship, Southern Heavyweight Championship and Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. On July 20, 1973, Brisco scored the biggest ...

While never a World Champion like Jack, Gerald also held the Southern Heavyweight and Florida Heavyweight Championships, as well as several other regional NWA titles. In 1981, he reached perhaps ...

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett discussed the importance of upholding the prestige of the NWA World Heavyweight Title in the mid-2000s.

A huge name in his own right, Rocky became National Wrestling Alliance Georgia Champion and NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion as well as a host of other titles across his career.