NWA San Francisco United States Championship
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The NWA San Francisco United States Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in San Francisco, California. The title existed from 1960 until 1981.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
| Ray Stevens | 1 | November 1960 | Awarded |
| Bob Ellis | 1 | November 11, 1960 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ray Stevens | 2 | May 1961 | San Francisco, CA |
| Vacated | July 1962 | Stevens broke his ankle in cart racing | |
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | July 1962 | Windsor, Ontario (defeated Freddie Blassie) |
| Ray Stevens | 3 | February 23, 1963 | San Francisco, CA |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1 | April 20, 1963 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ray Stevens | 4 | June 29, 1963 | San Francisco, CA |
| Dominic DeNucci | 1 | January 25, 1964 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ray Stevens | 5 | February 29, 1964 | San Francisco, CA |
| Kinji Shibuya | 1 | October 25, 1964 | Honolulu, HI |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | October 16, 1965 | San Francisco, CA |
| Kinji Shibuya | 2 | November 13, 1965 | San Francisco, CA |
| Bill Watts | 1 | February 19, 1966 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ray Stevens | 6 | March 11, 1967 | San Francisco, CA |
| Bearcat Wright | 1 | December 2, 1967 | San Francisco, CA |
| Kinji Shibuya | 3 | February 17, 1968 | San Francisco, CA |
| Bearcat Wright | 2 | April 13, 1968 | San Francisco, CA |
| King Curtis Iaukea | 1 | July 4, 1968 | ? |
| Ray Stevens | 7 | September 14, 1968 | San Francisco, CA |
| King Curtis Iaukea | 2 | May 10, 1969 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ray Stevens | 8 | June 7, 1969 | San Francisco, CA |
| Vacated | August 1969 | Stevens broke his leg while racing | |
| Pat Patterson | 1 | August 9, 1969 | San Francisco, CA (Defeated Pedro Morales) |
| Ray Stevens | 9 | July 11, 1970 | San Francisco, CA |
| Paul DeMarco | 1 | June 5, 1971 | San Francisco, CA |
| Peter Maivia | 1 | July 31, 1971 | San Francisco, CA |
| Paul DeMarco | 2 | September 18, 1971 | San Francisco, CA |
| Rocky Johnson | 1 | November 5, 1971 | San Francisco, CA |
| Pat Patterson | 2 | February 12, 1972 | San Francisco, CA |
| Held Up | December 7, 1972 | Title held up after match against Great Mephisto | |
| Great Mephisto | 1 | February 17, 1973 | Defeated Patterson after several rematches failed to end with winner |
| Pat Patterson | 3 | April 28, 1973 | San Francisco, CA |
| Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 1 | December 29, 1973 | San Francisco, CA |
| Peter Maivia | 2 | October 12, 1974 | San Francisco, CA |
| The Brute | 1 | January 15, 1975 | San Francisco, CA |
| Pat Patterson | 4 | April 5, 1975 | San Francisco, CA |
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | July 7, 1975 | San Jose, CA |
| Pat Patterson | 5 | September 7, 1975 | Sacramento, CA |
| Mr. Fuji | 1 | February 7, 1976 | San Francisco, CA |
| Vacated | February 12, 1977 | Fuji left area | |
| Pat Patterson | 6 | March 12, 1977 | San Francisco, CA (Defeated Alexis Smirnoff in tournament final) |
| Alexis Smirnoff | 1 | April 16, 1977 | San Francisco, CA |
| Dean Ho | 1 | July 16, 1977 | San Francisco, CA |
| Bob Roop | 1 | September 17, 1977 | San Francisco, CA |
| Vacated | December 1977 | Roop fired | |
| Dean Ho | 2 | January 14, 1978 | Won tournament |
| Don Muraco | 1 | April 1, 1978 | San Francisco, CA |
| Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 2 | May 27, 1978 | San Francisco, CA |
| Roddy Piper | 1 | June 24, 1978 | ? |
| Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 3 | July 14, 1978 | ? |
| Vacated | August 13, 1978 | Mayne killed in auto accident | |
| Buddy Rose | 1 | September 16, 1978 | San Francisco, CA (Defeated Jimmy Snuka in tournament final) |
| Vacated | 1979 | Rose suspended | |
| Ron Starr | 1 | March 3, 1979 | San Francisco, CA (Defeated Roddy Piper) |
| Buddy Rose | 2 | May 11, 1979 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ron Starr | 2 | June 8, 1979 | San Francisco, CA (Defeated Johnny Mantell when Rose refused to wrestle) |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | October 23, 1979 | San Francisco, CA |
| George Wells | 1 | December 29, 1979 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ed Wiskoski | 1 | June 7, 1980 | San Francisco, CA |
| Ron Starr | 3 | August 9, 1980 | San Francisco, CA |
| Bob Sweetan | 2 | October 13, 1980 | San Francisco, CA |
| Vacated | October 1980 | Sweetan left area | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | November 8, 1980 | San Francisco, CA (Defeated Dick Slater) |
| Title Retired | January 1981 | Promotion closed; Mid-Atlantic version becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship after this date |
