NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). 
==History==
Jim Crockett Promotions was originally "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" (MACW), which is why all of its championships included "Mid-Atlantic" in their names. In 1970, the championship was introduced as the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship during a taping of Championship Wrestling on October 13, 1970. It was announced that the Missouri Mauler had defeated the defending champion Pat O'Connor in New York City to win the title; this title change was fictitious and a storyline to introduce the championship to the promotion. On September 6, 1973, the NWA retired the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship and introduced the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship to JCP as its replacement. As a result, Jerry Brisco was the final wrestler to hold the championship under the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship name and the NWA recognized him as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. However, this reign is not considered to be a new reign overall in the title's history because Jerry Brisco originally never lost the title. After winning the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham, Ron Garvin vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship and handed it to Jim Crockett, Jr. on the December 26, 1986 taping of World Championship Wrestling. The title was then deactivated. Jim Crockett Promotions was sold to Ted Turner in 1988. The title would be revived by various NWA member promotions in the 90's and 2000's but became inactive again once Billy Corgan purchased the NWA in late 2017.
==Belt gallery==
NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion (old2).jpg|NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship (70's)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion (2).jpg|NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship (80's)
==See also==
*Title history - History the belt.
*Champion history - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
*Title matches - Matches in which the title was defended.
*Champion gallery - A gallery of all champions.
==External links==
* Profile
Category:Heavyweight championships
Category:Singles championships
Category:Jim Crockett Promotions championships
Category:National Wrestling Alliance championships
Category:Inactive championships