- NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship
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NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship Details Promotion World Championship Wrestling Date established 1972 Date retired December 1978 Statistics Most reigns Spiros Arion (3) First champion(s) Spiros Arion The NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles professional wrestling title in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from 1972 until the promotion's 1978 closure.[1]
WCW had joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969[2], still recognizing its IWA World Heavyweight Championship title as its world title. In 1971, that title was abandoned in favor of this one. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was then recognized in WCW as the world title.
11 different men held the championship, combining for 15 individual title reigns.[1]
Title history
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Spiros Arion 1 28 April 1972 Sydney, New South Wales Defeated Killer Karl Kox. Bulldog Brower 1 8 September 1972 Sydney, New South Wales Spiros Arion 2 22 September 1972 Sydney, New South Wales Brute Bernard 1 4 November 1972 Melbourne, Victoria Spiros Arion 3 25 November 1972 Sydney, New South Wales Waldo Von Erich 1 December 1974 Fiji Possibly fictitious title change. Mario Milano 1 19 May 1974 Sydney, New South Wales Ciclón Negro 1 19 June 1974 Sydney, New South Wales Brute Bernard and Ciclón Negro defeated George Gouliovas and Mario Milano in a tag team match with the title at stake, when Negro pinned Milano. George Gouliovas 1 1 November 1974 Sydney, New South Wales George Gouliovas and Mario Milano defeated Ciclón Negro and Lorenzo Parente in a tag team match with the title at stake, when Gouliovas pinned Negro. The Great Mephisto 1 28 February 1975 Sydney, New South Wales George Gouliovas 2 7 March 1975 Sydney, New South Wales Moose Morowski 1 2 August 1975 Melbourne, Victoria Skandor Akbar 1 12 September 1975 Sydney, New South Wales The Great Mephisto 2 11 October 1975 Melbourne, Victoria Ron Miller 1 January 1976 New Zealand Possibly fictitious title change. WCW closed in December 1978. References
- ^ a b "Austra-Asian Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/aa-h.html. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Australia". Puroresu Dojo. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/. Retrieved 31 December 2008. "W.C.W. was a members [sic] of National Wrestling Alliance after 69/08."
See also
Categories:- Heavyweight wrestling championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- World Championship Wrestling (Australia) championships
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