NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship
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The NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned title defended in matches in which brass knuckles were worn by the combatants.
The title was known by its original name from its inception in 1953 through 1968, when the title was picked up by World Class Championship Wrestling and renamed the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Championship, as were the NWA Texas Heavyweight and Texas Tag Team Championships. In 1986, when WCCW left the NWA and became the World Class Wrestling Association, the title reverted to the original name, and was abandoned the following year.
The Texas Brass Knuckles Championship was revived by the NWA in June 1998, again under its original name for use in NWA Texas. It was renamed the NWA Texas Hardcore Championship on April 1, 1999. Finally, the title was abandoned on April 15, 2001.
[edit] Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship | ||||
| Bull Curry | 1 | March 6, 1953 | Houston, Texas | Defeated Danny McShain to become the first champions. |
| Danny Savich | 1 | October 1953 | ||
| Rito Romero | 1 | 1954 | ||
| Joe Christie | 1 | September 1954 | ||
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | 1954 | ||
| Joe Christie | 2 | October 15, 1954 | Houston, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 2 | |||
| Danny McShain | 1 | February 10, 1956 | Houston, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 3 | 1956 | ||
| Don Evans | 1 | March 19, 1956 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 4 | March 26, 1956 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| El MedÃco | 1 | November 23, 1956 | Houston, Texas | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | April 19, 1957 | Houston, Texas | Defeated Pepper Gomez. |
| Bull Curry | 5 | March 1958 | ||
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | April 15, 1958 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 6 | 1958 | ||
| Stu Gibson | 1 | July 14, 1958 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bill Longson | 1 | August 5, 1958 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Fritz Von Erich. |
| Vacated | 1958 | |||
| Joe Christie | 3 | January 6, 1959 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Danny McShain, Tosh Togo and Al Costello in a tournament to win the vacant title. |
| Bull Curry | 7 | April 7, 1959 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Golden Giant | 1 | June 9, 1959 | Dallas, Texas | |
| The Zebra Kid | 1 | June 16, 1959 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Danny McShain | 2 | October 1959 | ||
| Mike DiBiase | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Vacated | December 1959 | |||
| Danny McShain | 3 | December 11, 1959 | Houston, Texas | Defeated Mr. Moto. |
| Tony Borne | 1 | June 13, 1960 | Fort Worth, Texas | Defeated Bull Curry. |
| Bull Curry | 8 | January 1961 | ||
| Stu Gibson | 2 | 1961 | ||
| Waldo Von Erich | 1 | August 1961 | ||
| Bull Curry | 9 | March 1962 | ||
| Jack Dalton | 1 | March 12, 1962 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 10 | March 20, 1962 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Tony Borne | 2 | December 10, 1962 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 11 | January 21, 1963 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Rock Hunter | 1 | 1963 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 12 | February 25, 1963 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Louie Tillet | 1 | March 18, 1963 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 13 | May 16, 1963 | Houston, Texas | Defeated Jack Dalton. |
| Bill Miller | 1 | September 1963 | ||
| Bull Curry | 14 | November 15, 1963 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Louie Tillet. |
| Bull Curry | 15 | 1964 | ||
| Killer Karl Kox | 1 | July 31, 1964 | Houston, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 16 | August 1964 | ||
| Killer Karl Kox | 2 | 1964 | ||
| Tony Borne | 3 | October 26, 1964 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 17 | November 30, 1964 | Fort Worth, Texas | Defeated The Wrecker (Frank Shields). |
| Killer Karl Kox | 3 | February 21, 1965 | ||
| Bull Curry | 18 | May 17, 1965 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Louie Tillet | 2 | July 12, 1966 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Tony Borne | 4 | July 25, 1966 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Waldo Von Erich | 2 | August 8, 1966 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bull Curry | 19 | 1967 | ||
| Brute Bernard | 1 | August 1967 | ||
| Bull Curry | 20 | September 1967 | ||
| Brute Bernard | 2 | September 18, 1967 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Louie Tillet | 3 | October 1967 | Tillet defended the title in Atlanta, Georgia. | |
| Spoiler #1 | 1 | |||
| Chris Markoff | 1 | April 1968 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | July 8, 1968 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Title vacated | 1968 | Title vacated and becomes a World Class Championship Wrestling title. | ||
| WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Championship | ||||
| Kurt Von Hess | 1 | August 6, 1968 | Defeated Duke Keomuka in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| Title vacated | ||||
| Baron Von Raschke | 1 | June 3, 1969 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Killer Kowalski | 1 | November 1970 | ||
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | July 1971 | ||
| Jose Lothario | 1 | March 1972 | ||
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | July 14, 1972 | ||
| Blackjack Lanza | 1 | December 1972 | ||
| Blackjack Lanza | 2 | October 1974 | Defeated Jose Lothario. | |
| Mad Dog Vachon | 1 | July 1975 | ||
| Billy Graham | 1 | August 5, 1975 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Jose Lothario | 2 | September 23, 1975 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Davey O'Hannon | 1 | 1976 | ||
| Fritz Von Erich | 2 | |||
| Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | February 3, 1978 | Houston, Texas | |
| Mark Lewin | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Billy Graham | 2 | 1978 | ||
| Killer Karl Krupp | 2 | August 23, 1978 | Abilene, Texas | Defeated The Lawman. |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | August 25, 1979 | Houston, Texas | |
| Rocky Johnson | 1 | October 1978 | ||
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | January 1979 | ||
| Mark Lewin | 2 | January 28, 1979 | Houston, Texas | |
| Bruiser Brody | 2 | June 10, 1979 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Mark Lewin | 3 | July 22, 1979 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Bruiser Brody | 3 | July 29, 1979 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Toru Tanaka | 1 | 1979 | ||
| Bruiser Brody | 4 | 1979 | ||
| Title vacated | 1979 | |||
| Dusty Rhodes | 2 | December 21, 1979 | Houston, Texas | Defeated Mark Lewin. |
| Mark Lewin | 4 | January 1980 | ||
| Billy Graham | 3 | January 18, 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
| Mark Lewin | 5 | 1980 | ||
| Bruiser Brody | 5 | March 14, 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
| Toru Tanaka | 2 | April 14, 1980 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Title vacated | 1980 | |||
| Stan Stasiak | 2 | July 1980 | ||
| Bruiser Brody | 6 | November 14, 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
| Bugsy McGraw | 1 | December 12, 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
| Title vacated | August 1981 | |||
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | November 1981 | Defeated Jose Lothario. | |
| Jose Lothario | 3 | December 25, 1981 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Bugsy McGraw | 2 | March 29, 1982 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Bugsy McGraw | 3 | September 1982 | Defeated Superfly. | |
| The Great Kabuki | 1 | January 14, 1983 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Terry Gordy | 1 | March 25, 1983 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Chris Adams | 1 | August 1983 | ||
| Gino Hernandez | 1 | October 1984 | ||
| Title vacated | 1985 | |||
| The Great Kabuki | 2 | July 1985 | Won a tournament to win the vacant title. | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | July 4, 1986 | Dallas, Texas | World Class Championship Wrestling leaves the NWA in 1986. |
| NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship | ||||
| Tony Atlas | 1 | August 1987 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Title abandoned | 1987 | |||
| Khrusher Kong | 1 | June 2, 1998 | Denton, Texas | Defeated Perry Jackson in a tournament final to win the title after it is revived by the NWA. |
| Eclipse | 1 | August 14, 1998 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Defeated Awesome Kong to win the title. |
| Title vacated | October 1998 | Title vacated when Eclipse fails to appear for a title defense. | ||
| Super T | 1 | October 9, 1998 | Defeated Nitetrain Crane in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| Cedric of Hollywood | 1 | January 22, 1999 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Jimmy James | 1 | February 26, 1999 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Title renamed NWA Texas Hardcore Championship on April 1, 1999. |
| NWA Texas Hardcore Championship | ||||
| Canyon | 1 | April 9, 1999 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Jimmy James | 2 | June 10, 1999 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| The New Dr. X | 1 | October 1, 1999 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Canyon | 2 | November 26, 1999 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Necro Butcher | 1 | February 18, 2000 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Convict 00187 | 1 | March 3, 2000 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Necro Butcher | 2 | April 1, 2000 | Blue Mound, Texas | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 2 | April 14, 2000 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Title vacated | May 2000 | Abdullah was stripped of the title. | ||
| Necro Butcher | 3 | May 26, 2000 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Defeated Canyon to win the vacant title. |
| Mr. Mayhem | 1 | October 15, 2000 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Necro Butcher | 4 | November 24, 2000 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Beast | 1 | February 23, 2001 | North Richland Hills, Texas | |
| Convict 00187 | 2 | March 16, 2001 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Defeated Beast and Necro Butcher in a three-way match. |
| Title abandoned | April 15, 2001 | Title abandoned when the NWA Texas hardcore division is discontinued. | ||
