World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)

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The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the National Wrestling Association (NWA), an offshoot of the National Boxing Association (NBA).

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The title existed from 1929 through 1949, when it was unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's World Heavyweight Championship.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Dick Shikat August 23, 1929N/APhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1287Defeats Jim Londos to be recognized by the athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania and the National Boxing Association, all three of which have stripped Gus Sonnenberg of recognition as World champion in July 1929 for "failing to meet real contenders". Sonnenberg continues to be recognized by AWA in Boston. Retroactively recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
2 Jim Londos June 6, 1930N/APhiladelphia, Pennsylvania11,847Defeats Shikat and is initially recognized by the National Boxing Association. At the annual convention in September 1930, NBA agrees to create National Wrestling Association but does not recognize any world champion despite the previous decision made by NBA. On September 30, 1931, Jim Londos is recognized by the members as the first official champion by the National Wrestling Association. Also won the NYSAC World Title on June 25, 1934, defeating Jim Browning and unified both titles, to become recognized as the Undisputed World champion. Retroactively recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion. [1]
3 Danno O'Mahony June 27, 1935N/ABoston, Massachusetts1431Defeats Ed Don George on July 30, 1935 and unifies Boston AWA World Title and becomes the "Unified World Champion". [2]
— Vacated N/A————NWA/NBA title is declared vacant in September 1936.
4 Dean Detton October 8, 1936N/ASt. Louis, MO1339Has defeated a title claimant Dave Levin on 28/09/1936 in Philadelphia. Awarded the recognition as the first NWA champion since Danno O’Mahoney this day. Recognition later withdrawn.
5 John Pesek September 12, 1937N/AWhite Sulphur Springs, Virginia1338Title awarded at the NWA/NBA annual meeting.
— Vacated N/A————Stripped on August 16, 1938, for failure to defend against worthy opponents.
6 Everett Marshall September 14, 1938N/AMontréal, Quebec1101Title awarded at the NWA/NBA annual meeting, when MWA/AWA World Champion Steve Casey left the country in September 1938. Retroactively recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion after Steve Casey.
7 Lou Thesz February 23, 1939N/ASt. Louis, Missouri1120Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
8 Bronko Nagurski June 23, 1939N/AHouston, Texas1258Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
9 Ray Steele March 7, 1940N/ASt. Louis, Missouri1369Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion. [3]
10 Bronko Nagurski March 11, 1941N/AHouston, Texas286Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
11 Sándor Szabó June 5, 1941N/ASt. Louis, Missouri1259Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
12 Bill Longson February 19, 1942N/ASt. Louis, Missouri1230Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion. [4]
13 Yvon Robert October 7, 1942N/AMontreal, Quebec120Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
14 Bobby Managoff November 27, 1942N/AHouston, Texas1115Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World Champion.
15 Bill Longson February 19, 1943N/ASt. Louis, Missouri21,463Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion. [4]
16 Whipper Billy Watson February 21, 1947N/ASt. Louis, Missouri163Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion. The first time a world heavyweight wrestling championship changed hands on tv. [5]
17 Lou Thesz April 25, 1947N/ASt. Louis, Missouri2210Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
18 Bill Longson November 21, 1947N/AHouston, Texas3232Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
19 Lou Thesz July 20, 1948N/A Indianapolis, IN 3505Recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
—DeactivatedNovember 27, 1949————Title unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's World Heavyweight Championship, which is forfeited to Thesz by previous champion Orville Brown when he cannot defend due to career-ending injuries from an automobile accident on November 1.

References

  1. ↑ "Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Ring Chronicle Hall of Fame Inductee - Jim Londos". www.wrestlingmuseum.com.
  2. ↑ "AWA World Heavyweight Title (Boston)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  3. ↑ Hoops, Brian (March 7, 2020). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Hoops, Brian (February 19, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/19): Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker at No Way Out 2006". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jim Cornette on the First Televised World Title Change". YouTube . 7 July 2021.
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