NeWA World Heavyweight Championship History

The NeWA World Heavyweight is the most prestigious title in the business,
held by and competed for by the true legends in game.

{1}Roddy Piper retires as World Champion
{2}Tournament final over Dan Jesser
{3}NeWA Vice President Charles Fraga stripped Tyrone Walker of the World Title an hour into his title reign
due to several factors during his championship match with WidowMaker.
{4}Tournament final over London Freemantle
{5}The apparent death (later revealed to be faked) of champion, London Freemantle, led to the immediate vacating of the title. Michael Lennox and Eric Dane, who were scheduled to face each other later in the evening, were then given a match with Freemantle's opponent for the event, Malcolm Aboud, to crown a new World Champion.
{6}Kurt Swagger pins Michael Lennox in a 3-way match with the champion Mike Bell to become the champ for the second time.
{7}In a six man tag match, Cheshire pinned Micheal Lennox, his own partner, to capture the title. An immediate rematch was ordered, in which Lennox regained the title.
(8) Knight retires as World Champ
{9}Tournament final over Paul Blake
{10} Title Vacated
{11}Won final of the 2004 Lou Thesz Tournament over Deadman
{12} Retires as Champion leaving the belt Vacant
{13}Diamond Mine beat Mimic for the title on July 8th, 2007 at RW's Ares Rising in a match that was not sanctioned by the NeWA. The title was up for grabs at Shatterpoint where Diamond Mine solidified his victory and became the undisputed champion
{14}Diamond Mine relenquished his belt, and retired, putting the title up for grabs between the 2007 Thesz winner and the number one contender, Ronnie McNeil. David Dunn defeated 3 competitors to win the tournament, and squeezed by McNeil to become the new N.W.A. World Heavyweight Champion.
{15} Records are still being gathered from May 31st 2008 to present