- World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha)
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World Heavyweight Championship Details Promotion American Wrestling Association Date established June 14, 1957 Date retired September 7, 1963 Statistics Most reigns Verne Gagne (5 times) First champion(s) Édouard Carpentier Longest reign Verne Gagne (465 days) Shortest reign Verne Gagne (1 second) The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship sanctioned by a group of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promoters led by the NWA affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska. These promoters chose to recognize Édouard Carpentier as world heavyweight champion following his disputed win over NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz on June 14, 1957.[1] The majority of NWA promoters continued to recognize Thesz as their champion.
It was often contested alongside the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and the two titles were finally unified when AWA champion Verne Gagne defeated Omaha champion Fritz Von Erich on September 7, 1963.
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Title history
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Édouard Carpentier 1 June 14, 1957 Chicago, Illinois Recognized as champion after a disputed win over NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz. The majority of the NWA promotions continue to recognize Thesz as their champion.[1] Verne Gagne 1 August 9, 1958 Omaha, Nebraska Wilbur Snyder 1 November 15, 1958 Omaha, Nebraska Dick the Bruiser 1 Wilbur Snyder 2 July 25, 1959 Omaha, Nebraska Dr. X 1 October 3, 1959 Omaha, Nebraska Don Leo Jonathan 1 January 7, 1961 Omaha, Nebraska Dr. X 2 February 4, 1961 Omaha, Nebraska Don Leo Jonathan 2 April 3, 1961 Omaha, Nebraska Vacated 1961 Don Leo Jonathan 3 May 20, 1961 Omaha, Nebraska Defeated Bobo Brazil to win the vacant title. Verne Gagne 2 September 16, 1961 Omaha, Nebraska Fritz Von Erich 1 July 31, 1962 Omaha, Nebraska Verne Gagne 3 August 25, 1962 Omaha, Nebraska The Crusher 1 February 15, 1963 Omaha, Nebraska Also won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from Verne Gagne on July 9, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Verne Gagne 4 July 20, 1963 Minneapolis, Minnesota Won both the Omaha title and AWA title. Fritz Von Erich 2 July 27, 1963 Omaha, Nebraska Won both the Omaha title and AWA title. Verne Gagne 5 September 7, 1963 Omaha, Nebraska Won the AWA title from Fritz Von Erich on August 8, 1963 in Amarillo, Texas. Title retired September 7, 1963 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha title unified with the AWA title. See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Canadian Hall of Fame: Edouard Carpentier". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/carpentier.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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