▁Champion , ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁further ▁un ified ▁with ▁several ▁more ▁previously ▁compet ing ▁world ▁titles ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ’ s ▁heavy weight ▁title ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁title ▁from ▁Baron ▁M iche le ▁Le one ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁As ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion , ▁Th esz ▁became ▁the ▁closest ▁any ▁wrest ler ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁und is put ed ▁world ▁heavy weight ▁wrest ling ▁champion ▁since ▁D anno ▁O ' M ah ony ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁This ▁legit im ized ▁the ▁N WA ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁its ▁title ▁was ▁a ▁" un ified ▁world ▁title " ▁and ▁its ▁line age ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁▁ ▁With ▁Th esz ▁as ▁un ified ▁world ▁champion , ▁Much nick ▁as ▁N WA ▁President , ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁television ’ s ▁reach , ▁the ▁N WA ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁gover ning ▁body ▁in ▁pro ▁wrest ling ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁Near ly ▁every ▁major ▁wrest ling ▁promotion ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁joined ▁the ▁N WA ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁tre asure ▁ch est ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion , ▁who ▁was ▁univers ally ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁premier ▁star . ▁ ▁The ▁N WA ’ s ▁presence ▁in ▁Japan ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁Japanese ▁wrest ler / prom oter ▁R ik ido zan ▁founded ▁the ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance , ▁(