NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship

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NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship
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Promotion NWA Mid-America (19491950)
NWA Top Rope (20052013)
Date establishedJune 29, 1959
November 2, 2005
Date retiredOctober, 1960
August, 2013

The NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in the National Wrestling Alliance territory promotion NWA Top Rope, based in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Championship was created in 2005 and was active until 2013 when NWA Top Rope closed. That version of the championship was preceded by the original NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship that existed from the late 1950s into the 1960s, promoted by NWA Mid-America. [1] Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen wrestler "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport. [2]

Contents

Title history

NWA Mid-America

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Billy WicksJune 29, 1959Mid-America showMemphis, Tennessee135Defeated Sputnik Monroe in a tournament final to become the first champion. [1]
2 Sputnik Monroe August 3, 1959Mid-America showMemphis, Tennessee17 [1]
3Billy WicksAugust 10, 1959Mid-America showMemphis, Tennessee2231 [1]
4 Sputnik Monroe March 28, 1960Mid-America showMemphis, Tennessee2 [Note 1] [1]
Deactivated1960Championship abandoned. [1]

Continental Championship Wrestling / USA Championship Wrestling

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Doug Furnas July 17, 1987CCW showKnoxville, Tennessee1246Defeated Tony Anthony in a tournament final to become champion. Title moved from CCW to USA Championship Wrestling in March 1988. [3]
2 Buddy Landell March 19, 1988USAC showKnoxville, Tennessee170 [3]
3 Wendell Cooley May 28, 1988USAC showKnoxville, Tennessee18 [3]
4 Buddy Landell June 5, 1988USAC showKnoxville, Tennessee247 [3]
5 Wendell Cooley July 22, 1988USAC showKnoxville, Tennessee2 [Note 2] [3]
DeactivatedAugust 1988Championship abandoned when USA Championship Wrestling closes. [3]

NWA Top Rope

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Rick SantelNovember 12, 2005NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee1 [Note 3] Defeated Jason James and Jason Brisbane in a three-way match to become the first champion in NWA Top Rope.
Vacated February 2006Championship vacated due to injuries to Santel
2Kory WilliamsFebruary 2006NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 1 [Note 5] Williams was awarded the reigning NWA Top Rope Southern Heavyweight Champion.
3Casey KageSeptember 30, 2006NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee1119This was a Texas Bullrope match.
4Brian RiversOctober 28, 2006Nightmare Ted Allen's 2-day eventTuscaloosa, Alabama11Defeated Casey Kage in a special challenge match
5Casey KageOctober 29, 2006Nightmare Ted Allen's 2-day eventTuscaloosa, Alabama2119Defeated Brian Rivers to start 2nd reign
Vacated January 27, 2007Championship vacated when Casey Kage and manager Jay West left NWA Top Rope over pay disputes.
6Vic the BruiserFebruary 24, 2007NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee184Won a battle royal to win the vacant title
7Kory WiliamsMay 19, 2007NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee242
8Vic the BruiserJune 30, 2007NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee2 [Note 6]
9Gary ValiantJune 2007NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee1 [Note 7]
10Vic the BruiserAugust 2008NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 3 [Note 8] Still billed as champion on November 20, 2008
Championship history is unrecorded from August 2008 to June 2, 2009(NLT).
11Vordell WalkerJune 2, 2009(NLT)NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 1 [Note 9]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 2, 2009(NLT) to November 7, 2009.
Vacated November 7, 2009Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
Championship history is unrecorded from November 7, 2009 to March 1, 2010(NLT).
12Gary ValiantMarch 1, 2010(NLT)NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 2 [Note 10]
13Orion BishopApril 8, 2010NWA Top Rope showNashville, Tennessee1 [Note 11]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 8, 2010 to June 28, 2010(NLT).
14Jeff DanielsJune 28, 2010(NLT)NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 1 [Note 12]
15Arrick AndrewsNovember 13, 2010NWA Top Rope showMt. Juliet, Tennessee1140
Vacated April 2, 2011Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
16Arrick AndrewsMay 28, 2011NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee298Won a tournament.
17Kevin JonesSeptember 3, 2011NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee121
18Arrick AndrewsSeptember 24, 2011NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee392
19Derek NealDecember 25, 2011NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee127
20HammerjackJanuary 21, 2012NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee1 [Note 13] Still billed as champion on February 26, 2012
Championship history is unrecorded from January 21, 2012 to June 22, 2012(NLT).
21Arrick AndrewsJune 22, 2012(NLT) [Note 4] NWA Top Rope show4 [Note 14]
22Chris MichaelsJuly 21, 2012NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee1 [Note 15]
Vacated July 2012Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
24Arrick AndrewsJuly 28, 2012NWA Top Rope showLebanon, Tennessee5 [Note 16] Defeated Tyler Gage in 4-man tournament final;
DeactivatedAugust 2013Championship abandoned when NWA Top Rope closed.

See also

Footnotes

  1. The date the championship dropped lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 305 days.
  2. The date the championship dropped lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 40 days.
  3. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 81 days and 108 days.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  5. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 214 days and 241 days.
  6. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 0 days.
  7. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 457 days and 398 days.
  8. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 304 days.
  9. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 462 days.
  10. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 38 days and 147 days.
  11. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 81 days.
  12. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 138 days and 218 days.
  13. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 153 days.
  14. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 29 days and 145 days.
  15. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 10 days.
  16. The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 369 days and 399 days.

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