World Light Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)

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Promotion National Boxing Association (April 1930 – September 1930)
National Wrestling Association (September 1930-early 1960s)
Date establishedApril 4, 1930 [1]
Date retiredEarly 1960s [1]
Statistics
First champion(s) Hugh Nichols [1]
Final champion(s) Gory Guerrero [1]
Most reigns Danny McShain (10 reigns)
Longest reignFrank Stojack (1,573 days)
Shortest reignDanny McShain (7 days)

The National Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally sanctioned by the National Boxing Association (NBA) and subsequently sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association (NWA), an offshoot of the NBA. The championship had an upper limit of 175 lb (79 kg), anyone above that limit was considered a heavyweight. The championship was created in 1930 and abandoned in the early 1960s.

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In 1930 the NBA decided to try and regulate professional wrestling in the way they had tried to regulate boxing in the United States. One of their first steps was to try and clear up the World Championship picture in the hopes of establishing one generally recognized championship. To that end they sanctioned a number of world championship tournaments, including one for the World Light Heavyweight Championship. The NBA requested that contenders post as $2,500 forfeit to enter the tournament. [2] Only three light heavyweights paid the forfeit, which meant that Pinki Gardner faced Joe Banaskie, and the winner of that match would face Hugh Nichols for the championship. [3] Nichols won the bout and became the first NBA sanctioned World Light Heavyweight Champion. [1] [4] In September 1930 the NBA formed the National Wrestling Association to allow the organization to focus on pro wrestling. [5] In 1948 a number of promoters joined together to form the National Wrestling Alliance, forming a network of promoters across the United States and within a year or two the Alliance would usurp the Association as the controlling organization. In 1958 then champion Frank Stojack was stripped of the Association championship due to not having defended it for a long period of time. Subsequently, the Association decided to sanction the Alliance's NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship when Dory Dixon defeated Al Kashey in a match overseen by presidents of both the National Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance. [1] [4] In the early 1960s the Association existed in name only, withdrawing their recognition of the Alliance championships but not sanctioning a separate championship. [1] [4]

Hugh Nichols was the first World Light Heavyweight Champion, winning the championship on April 4, 1940. The last officially sanctioned champion was Gory Guerrero, who won the championship on July 30, 1960. Danny McShain held the championship a total of ten times during his career, a record for most reigns. [1] [4] Frank Stojack's reign, lasting from August 10, 1953 until he was stripped of the championship on November 30, 1957, is the longest reign totaling 1,573 days. Danny McShain's third and seventh reign as champion only lasted seven days, although due to gaps in the championship history the possibility exists that someone else had a shorter reign. [1] [4]

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
N/AUnknown information
(NLT)Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Hugh Nichols April 4, 1930 Live event Cincinnati, Ohio11,431Defeated Joe Banaski in a tournament final to become the first champion. Frank Wolf defeated Nichols in March 1933 in Dallas, Texas, but the NBA stated that Nichols was fouled and Nichols remained champion. Nichols defeated Wolf in a July 1933 rematch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [1] [4] [6]
2 Leroy McGuirk March 5, 1934 Live event Tulsa, Oklahoma11,125Ted Christy defeated McGuirk on January 13, 1936 [7] and was recognized as champion in California only; McGuirk continued to be recognized by the NWA. [1] [4] [8]
3Bobby ChickApril 3, 1937 Live event Tulsa, Oklahoma146  [1] [4]
4 Hugh Nichols May 19, 1937 Live event Oklahoma City, Oklahoma218  [1] [4] [6]
5 Wild Red Berry June 6, 1937 Live event Oklahoma1127  [1] [4] [9]
6 Danny McShain October 11, 1937 Live event Hollywood, California1244  [1] [4] [10]
7 Leroy McGuirk June 12, 1938 Live event N/A2146  [1] [4] [8]
8 Danny McShain November 5, 1938 Live event Hollywood, California2 [Note 1] Jesse James defeated McShain by disqualification in March 1939 in California. McShain continues to be recognized by NWA as the championship could not change hands by disqualification; James was recognized as champion in California only. [1] [4] [10]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 5, 1938 to December 1939.
9Bob GregoryDecember 1939 Live event N/A1 [Note 2]   [1] [4]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 1939 to April 22, 1940.
10Jesse JamesApril 22, 1940 Live event Tulsa, Oklahoma1133  [1] [4]
11 Wild Red Berry September 2, 1940 Live event Hollywood, California2336  [1] [4] [9]
12Paavo KatonanAugust 4, 1941 Live event Hollywood, California121  [1] [4]
13 Danny McShain August 25, 1941 Live event Hollywood, California37  [1] [4] [10]
14 Wild Red Berry September 1, 1941 Live event Hollywood, California391  [1] [4] [9]
15Billy VargaDecember 1, 1941 Live event Hollywood, California121  [1] [4]
16 Wild Red Berry December 22, 1941 Live event Hollywood, California4 [Note 3] Paavo Katonan defeated Berry by disqualification on May 18, 1941 but the championship change was only acknowledged in Oklahoma. Berry defeated Katonan on June 1 to end the local reign. [1] [4] [9]
17Billy RabornAugust 1942 Live event Tulsa, Oklahoma1 [Note 4]   [1] [4]
18Billy VargaMarch 22, 1943 Live event Hollywood, California235  [1] [4]
19Gorilla RamosApril 26, 1943 Live event Hollywood, California1168  [1] [4]
20 Wild Red Berry October 11, 1943 Live event Hollywood, California577  [1] [4] [9]
21 The Gray Mask December 27, 1943 Live event Hollywood, California177  [1] [4]
22Gorilla RamosMarch 13, 1944 Live event Hollywood, California214  [1] [4]
23 The Gray Mask March 27, 1944 Live event Hollywood, California228  [1] [4]
24 Wild Red Berry April 24, 1944 Live event Hollywood, California6231  [1] [4] [9]
25Dick TroutDecember 11, 1944 Live event Hollywood, California142  [1] [4]
26 Danny McShain January 22, 1945 Live event Hollywood, California463  [1] [4] [10]
27Dick TroutMarch 26, 1945 Live event Hollywood, California221  [1] [4]
28 Danny McShain April 16, 1945 Live event Hollywood, California5147  [1] [4] [10]
29 Wild Red Berry September 10, 1945 Live event Hollywood, California7126  [1] [4] [9]
30Ernie PilusoJanuary 14, 1946 Live event Hollywood, California191  [1] [4] [11]
31 Danny McShain April 15, 1946 Live event Hollywood, California630  [1] [4] [10]
32Ernie PilusoMay 15, 1946 Live event Hollywood, California296  [1] [4]
33Martino AngeloAugust 19, 1946 Live event Hollywood, California128  [1] [4]
34 Danny McShain September 16, 1946 Live event Hollywood, California77  [1] [4] [10]
35Martino AngeloSeptember 23, 1946 Live event Hollywood, California2126  [1] [4]
36 Danny McShain January 27, 1947 Live event Hollywood, California814  [1] [4] [10]
37Martino AngeloFebruary 10, 1947 Live event Hollywood, California384  [1] [4]
38 Danny McShain May 5, 1947 Live event Hollywood, California9120  [1] [4] [10] [12]
39 Wild Red Berry September 2, 1947 Live event San Diego, California 811  [1] [4] [9]
40 Danny McShain September 13, 1947 Live event Visalia, California 10 [Note 5]   [1] [4] [10]
41 Wild Red Berry 1947 Live event San Diego, California 9 [Note 6]   [1] [4] [9]
42Jan BlearsNovember 10, 1947 Live event Phoenix, Arizona 1 [Note 7]   [1] [4]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 10, 1947 to March 15, 1948.
43Jackie NicholsMarch 15, 1948 Live event Phoenix, Arizona 171  [1] [4]
44 Duke Keomuka May 25, 1948 Live event Phoenix, Arizona 1 [Note 8] Nichols was still billed as champion in Bakersfield, California on June 2, 1948 [1] [4] [13]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 28, 1948 to May 25, 1948.
45Jack CurtisDecember 28, 1948(NLT) Live event N/A1 [Note 9] Held the Louisiana version of the world title, listed as National Wrestling Association champion in a Monroe, Louisiana newspaper on December 28, 1948 [1] [4]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 28, 1948 to February 24, 1950.
— Vacated February 24, 1950————Championship declared vacant for undocumented reasons [1] [4]
46Andy TremaineApril 18, 1950 Live event El Paso, Texas 11,210Defeated Monte LaDue. Declined the opportunity to wrestle the National Wrestling Alliance champion to unify the championships. Retires as champion in 1952. [1] [4]
47Frank StojackAugust 10, 1953 Live event Spokane, Washington 11,573Defeated National Wrestling Alliance champion Gypsy Joe to win the National Wrestling Alliance championship, title reign is also recognized by the National Wrestling Association, sanctioning the National Wrestling Alliance championship from that point on. [1] [4] [14] [15]
— Vacated November 30, 1957————Championship vacated due to inactivity. Frank Stojack subsequently announces his retirement [1] [4] [14] [15]
†Moe SmithOctober 29, 1958 Live event Carson City, NevadaDefeated Luigi Macera in the final of a tournament originally supposed to be for the NWA (Alliance) championship, but recognition was withdrawn before the tournament took place. Smith continued to claim the title in Reno, Nevada, Idaho and Utah until at least November 14, 1962 [1] [4] [15]
48 Dory Dixon February 13, 1959 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1289Defeated Al Kashey, the #1 contender appointed by the National Wrestling Association, to be recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. Presidents from both organizations in attendance. [1] [4] [15] [14]
49 Ray Mendoza November 29, 1959 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1244  [1] [4] [15] [14]
50 Gory Guerrero July 30, 1960 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 [Note 10]   [1] [4] [15] [14] [16]
—Deactivated1960s————The National Wrestling Association ceased to sanction the championship in the early 1960s. [1] [4]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The exact date McShain lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 391 and 421 days.
  2. ↑ The exact date Bob Gregory won the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 143 days.
  3. ↑ The exact date that Red Berry lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 222 and 251 days.
  4. ↑ The exact date where Billy Raborn won the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 204 and 233 days.
  5. ↑ The exact date McShain lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 3,710 days.
  6. ↑ The exact date Berry lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 3,710 days.
  7. ↑ The exact date Blears lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 126 days.
  8. ↑ The exact date Keomuka lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 217 days.
  9. ↑ The exact date Jack Curtis won the championship is uncertain, which means that his championship reign lasted between 423 and 639 days.
  10. ↑ The exact date that the National Wrestling Association withdrew their recognition is unclear, which means that the length of this reign is too uncertain to calculate.

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