United National Heavyweight Championship
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Current Champion
History of Championship
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The (UN) United National Heavyweight Championship (original) was created in October 1970 by NWA president Sam Muchnick.
1989.04.18 - Unifies Jumbo Tsuruta's (NWA) International Heavyweight Championship with Stan Hansen's PWF Heavyweight Championship and United National Heavyweight Championship to create the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
Champions Listing
| # | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date | Location | |
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| awarded as first champion | |||||
| 1 | Dale Lewis | - | 1970.10.?? | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| 2 | Pantera Negra | Dale Lewis | 1970.10.23 | Los Angeles | |
| 3 | John Tolos | Pantera Negra | 1970.11.20 | Los Angeles | |
| 4 | Ray Mendoza | John Tolos | 1970.12.04 | Los Angeles | |
| 5 | John Tolos [2] | - | 1971.03.?? | Los Angeles | |
| 6 | Antonio Inoki | John Tolos | 1971.03.26 | Los Angeles | |
| 7 | King Krow | Sailor Thmas | 1972.01.?? | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | Seiji Sakaguchi | King Krow | 1972.02.11 | Los Angeles | |
| 9 | The Sheik | Seiji Sakaguchi | 1972.09.06 | Tokyo | |
| 10 | Seiji Sakaguchi [2] | The Sheik | 1972.09.07 | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | Johnny Valentine | Seiji Sakaguchi | 1973.03.02 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| 12 | Akihisa Takachiho | Johnny Valentine | 1973.03.08 | Tochigi, Japan | |
| 13 | Jumbo Tsuruta | Jack Brisco | 1976.08.28 | Tokyo | |
| 14 | Billy Robinson | Jumbo Tsuruta | 1977.03.05 | Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | Jumbo Tsuruta [2] | Billy Robinson | 1977.03.23 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 16 | Dick Murdock | Jumbo Tsuruta | 1980.02.23 | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 17 | Jumbo Tsuruta [3] | Dick Murdock | 1980.03.05 | Kuroiso, Japan | |
| 18 | Abdullah the Butcher | Jumbo Tsuruta | 1980.10.13 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 19 | Jumbo Tsuruta [4] | Abdullah the Butcher | 1981.01.22 | Nirasaki, Japan | |
| 20 | Harley Race | Jumbo Tsuruta | 1982.08.01 | Tokyo | |
| 21 | Jumbo Tsuruta [5] | Harley Race | 1982.10.24 | Kitami, Japan | |
| 22 | Ted DiBiase | ? | 1983.10.14 | ? | |
| 23 | Michael Hayes | ? | 1984.01.28 | Athens, Georgia, United States | |
| 24 | David Von Erich | Michael Hayes | 1984.02.03 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 25 | Genichiro Tenryu | Ricky Steamboat | 1984.02.23 | Tokyo | |
| 26 | Genichiro Tenryu [2] | Ted DiBiase | 1986.04.26 | Omiya, Japan | |
| 27 | Stan Hansen | Genichiro Tenryu | 1988.07.27 | Nagano, Japan | |
| 28 | Jumbo Tsuruta [6] | Stan Hansen | 1989.04.18 | Tokyo | |
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| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found | |||||
Sources:
Gallery of Champions
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