- NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship
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NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Details Promotion NWA Western States Sports[1] Date established 1969 Date retired 1981 Statistics Most reigns Terry Funk (7 reigns) First champion(s) Dory Funk, Sr. The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Amarillo, Texas territory, NWA Western States Sports[1].
The title was in use from 1969, when it replaced Amarillo's version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship[2], through the promotion's 1981 closure.[3]
This title is not related to the NWA Western States Heritage Championship, which was used in Jim Crockett Promotions from 1987 to 1989.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Dory Funk, Sr. 1 1969 Funk was the final holder of the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship and awarded the title when it was replaced. Tex McKenzie 1 November 13, 1969 The Beast 1 December 1969 Ricky Romero 1 February 2, 1970 Title vacated on February 20, 1970 when Romero wins the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship. Terry Funk 1 May 7, 1970 Amarillo, Texas Bull Ramos 1 July 1, 1970 Lubbock, Texas Terry Funk 2 July 7, 1970 Amarillo, Texas Pak Song 1 July 16, 1970 Amarillo, Texas The Spartan (Ricky Hunter) 1 April 14, 1971 Terry Funk 3 May 1971 (n) Ciclón Negro 1 August 26, 1971 Amarillo, Texas Lord Alfred Hayes 1 December 1971 Ciclón Negro 2 June 29, 1972 Amarillo, Texas Lord Alfred Hayes 2 September 1972 (n) Ciclón Negro 3 1972 Amarillo, Texas Terry Funk 4 1972 Karl Von Steiger 1 1972 Ricky Romero 2 1973 King Curtis Iaukea 1 1973 Ciclón Negro 4 1973 Terry Funk 5 1973 Title held up after a match against Kung Fu Lee on October 18, 1973 in Amarillo, Texas. Terry Funk 6 October 25, 1973 Amarillo, Texas Defeated Kung Fu Lee in a rematch. Bob Backlund 1 March 1974 Karl Von Steiger 2 May 1974 (n) Dick Murdoch 1 May 10, 1974 Bob Backlund 2 May 1974 Karl Von Steiger 3 May 23, 1974 Lubbock, Texas Siegfried Stanke 1 July 1974 Bob Backlund 3 September 4, 1974 (n) Jim Dillon 1 September 19, 1974 Amarillo, Texas Defeated Killer Karl Kox. Terry Funk 7 November 1974 (n) Possibly occurred October 17, 1974 in Amarillo, Texas. Title vacated when Funk left for Florida in 1975. Bobby Jaggers 1 June 11, 1975 Lubbock, Texas Won a tournament. Ray Candy 1 July 30, 1975 Lubbock, Texas Bruiser Brody 1 October 17, 1975 Lubbock, Texas Scott Casey 1 January 1976 Jerry Brisco 1 April 16, 1976 Amarillo, Texas Scott Casey 2 1976 Tank Patton 1 October 1976 (n) Doug Somers 1 April 1977 (n) Bull Ramos 2 1977 Ricky Romero 3 December 1977 (n) Roger Kirby 1 April 1978 (n) Ricky Romero 4 1978 Title vacated. Larry Lane 1 1980 Amarillo, Texas Won a tournament. Bob Morgan 1 1980 Larry Lane 2 March 7, 1980 Amarillo, Texas Title vacated. Ricky Romero 5 August 20, 1981 Amarillo, Texas Defeated Doug Somers in a tournament final. Title retired in 1981 when the promotion closed. References
- ^ a b "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Amarillo". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
- ^ "N.W.A. North American Heavyweight Title (Amarillo)". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/na-am-h.html. Retrieved December 19, 2007. "Replaced with Western States Heavyweight Title."
- ^ "N.W.A. Western States Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/ws-h.html. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
See also
Categories:- Heavyweight wrestling championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Regional professional wrestling championships
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