The NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship is the top title

Championship (professional wrestling)

A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...

 competed for in the Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

 and Southern Pro Wrestling territories of the National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...

.

The title was formed in the WWC promotion in 1994 when Jackhammer won a tournament

Professional wrestling tournament

On various occasions in professional wrestling a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein...

. The title has stayed with the promotion throughout its various name changes and NWA membership being known as the WWC (World Wrestling Coalition), APWA (Action Packed Wrestling Alliance), RCW (Richmond Championship Wrestling), and NWA New York Heavyweight Championship before the promotion finally relocated to the Commonwealth of Virginia and became known as NWA Virginia.

On January 19, 2008, the NWA Virginia Title was unified with the NWA Southern Pro Wrestling Title to form the NWA Continental Title.

Title history

Wrestlers	Times	Date	Place	Notes
WWC Championship
Jackhammer	1	April 1994	Barnegat, NJ	Won tournament to crown first WWC Heavyweight Champion
Mr. Motion	1	June 1994	Barnegat, NJ
Tommy Logan	1	November 1994	Barnegat, NJ
The Overweight Lover (Biggie Biggs)	1	February 1995	Barnegat, NJ
Jimmy Jack Thunder	1	March 1995	Barnegat, NJ
Declared vacant the same night by Commissioner T. Eacher stating it was a non-title match loss by Biggs
The Overweight Lover (Biggie Biggs)	2	March 1995	Barnegat, NJ	defeated Jimmy Jack Thunder in tournament final
Maverick	1	July 1995	Barnegat, NJ
Rockin' Rico	1	August 1995	Ocean City, MD	Rockin' Rico was the WWC Heavyweight Champion of record but left WWC along with many other wrestlers. He was named the champion of the APWA.
Renamed RCW Heavyweight Championship
Magic	1	August 1996	Ocean City, MD	Magic is the current APWA Champion and was declared the RCW Champion as well
Renamed NWA New York Heavyweight Championship
Matthew T. Storm	1	February 8, 1998	Staten Island, NY
Magic	2	May 9, 1998	Staten Island, NY	Won in a tag match Magic teamed with Wayne Woo vs. Storm & Lord Zieg. Magic pinned Storm.
King Kong Bundy King Kong Bundy Christopher Alan "Chris" Pallies is an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy.-Personal:...	1	August 8, 1998	Staten Island, NY
Magic	3	August 8, 1998	Staten Island, NY	Bundy returns the belt after being informed of outside interference
Biggie Biggs	3	December 12, 1998	Staten Island, NY	defeats Magic & Blast in a 3 Way Dance
Blast	1	May 22, 1999	Brooklyn, NY
Chris Michaels	1	September 18, 1999	Staten Island, NY	Michaels won with help of Biggie Biggs
Vacated in October, 1999
Magic	4	November 27, 1999	Staten Island, NY	defeated Monsta Mack in tournament final
Vacated in December 2000 when the promotion moved to Virginia.
Renamed in January 2001 NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship
"Mr. Delicious" Jacey North	1	October 13, 2001	St. Petersburg, FL	Defeated Biggie Biggs at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show to become the first NWA Virginia Heavyweight Champion
Preston Quinn	1	September 21, 2002	Richmond, VA	Quinn would defeat Brandon Day on July 26, 2003 to unify the belt with the vacant GWA Title
The Barbarian	1	March 13, 2004	Prince George, VA
Vacated on February 4, 2005 Barbarian is unable to acquire a wrestling license in VA - Commission will not let him wrestle."
"Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne	1	February 4, 2005	Richmond, VA	Won vacant title in a Battle Royal. Defeated Preston Quinn as the they are the last 2 men remaining
"The Heatmiser" Scotty Blaze	1	July 9, 2005	Sugar Grove, VA
"Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne	2	October 22, 2005	Roanoke, VA
"Wrestling's MVP" Sean Denny	1	July 8, 2006	Chesterfield, VA
Vacated on March 31, 2007 Sean Denny had suffered a shoulder injury on a NWA Southern Pro Wrestling show
Pharoah	1	March 31, 2007	Mattaponi, VA	defeats Masked Superstar II by submission for the vacant title
"Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne	3	November 3, 2007	Mattaponi, VA	defeats Pharoah in a title vs title match with the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship NWA North American Heavyweight Championship The NWA North American Heavyweight Championship is the second most prestigious title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was created in 1994 after World Championship Wrestling withdrew from the NWA. There were other versions of this title before this one was created... also on the line
Renamed the NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship on January 19, 2008
"Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne	1	January 19, 2008	Ahoskie, NC	defeats NWA SPW Champion "Geordie Bulldog" Sean Denny in a title unification match to determine the first champion
Mike Booth	1	May 24, 2008	Ahoskie, NC
Jimmy Cicero	1	December 17, 2009	Shanghai, Va
Vacant		August, 2010		Title stripped from Cicero because of injuries sustained in a car accident preventing him from defending the title within 30 days.
"Mr. Mid-Atlantic" Damian Wayne	2	October 16, 2010	Shanghai, Va	Defeated Mark Bravura in the finals of the King of the Mid-Atlantic Tournament in which the title was awarded to the winner.