NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship is the major championship in the National Wrestling Alliance member promotion NWA Top Rope, based in Lebanon, Tennessee.
There have been two versions of the championship. The title existed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the NWA Mid-America territory, and the current version began in 2005.
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[edit] Title history
[edit] NWA Mid-America
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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Billy Wicks | 1 | June 29, 1959 | Defeated Sputnik Monroe in a tournament final to become the first champion. | |
Sputnik Monroe | 1 | August 3, 1959 | Memphis, TN | |
Billy Wicks | 2 | August 10, 1959 | Memphis, TN | |
Sputnik Monroe | 2 | March 1960 |
[edit] NWA Top Rope
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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Rick Santel | 1 | November 12, 2005 | Lebanon, TN | Defeated Jason James and Jason Brisbane in a three-way match to become the first champion in NWA Top Rope. |
Stripped | February 2006 | Title stripped from Santel due to injuries. | ||
Kory Williams | 1 | February 2006 | Williams was awarded the title as the current NWA Top Rope Southern Heavyweight Champion. |
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Casey Cage | 1 | September 30, 2006 | Lebanon, TN |