United National Heavyweight Championship

History of Championship

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.

The United National Heavyweight Championship is now part of the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.

Champions Listing

#	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date	Location
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 Thomas	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
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Pantera Negra, 2nd Champion

Sources

• Wrestling-Titles.com