NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that has seen time in several National Wrestling Alliance territories. It started in 1962 and is still defended today.
Initially, the title was a part of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW) and later Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SCW), which became Continental Championship Wrestling (CCW) in 1985. It is unclear exactly when the championship moved to SCW/CCW, however it was sometime between December 1977 and November 1980. The title stayed there until CCW left the NWA to join the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1988.
The championship was then shortly picked up by Alabama Pro Wrestling (APW, now NWA Xtreme) as its major title in May 2001. The title then became again inactive in November 2002, when APW created its own Heavyweight Championship. Finally, in May 2005, the title was revived by its current home promotion,
NWA Wrestle Birmingham.
[edit] Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Madrid | 1 | October 5, 1962 | Dothan, Alabama | Defeated Don Field in a tournament final to become the first champion. |
| Don Field | 1 | December 14, 1962 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Vacated and inactive | August 3, 1963 | Title vacated when Field is in a career-ending automobile accident. | ||
| Ken Lucas | 1 | May 14, 1969 | Mobile, Alabama | Defeated Dick Steinborn in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Black Hand | 1 | July 16, 1969 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Ken Lucas | 2 | July 23, 1969 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Rocket Monroe | 1 | August 27, 1969 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Bob Boyer | 1 | September 24, 1969 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Billy Boy Hines | 1 | November 12, 1969 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Stripped | November 21, 1969 | Dothan, Alabama | ||
| Billy Boy Hines | 2 | November 21, 1969 | Dothan, Alabama | Title was awarded. |
| Rocket Monroe | 2 | November 21, 1969 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 1 | January 2, 1970 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 1 | December 1972 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Rick Gibson | 1 | December 29, 1972 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 2 | January 12, 1973 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | January 19, 1973 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Eddie Sullivan | 1 | June 16, 1973 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 2 | August 17, 1973 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Duke Miller | 1 | November 23, 1973 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 3 | January 4, 1974 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 3 | January 25, 1974 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Ken Lucas | 4 | April 6, 1974 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Duke Miller | 2 | October 5, 1974 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Ken Lucas | 5 | October 19, 1974 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Randy Tyler | 1 | December 7, 1974 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 4 | February 22, 1975 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Rip Tyler | 1 | March 28, 1975 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 5 | April 11, 1975 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| J.C. Dykes | 1 | May 9, 1975 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 6 | May 30, 1975 | Dothan, Alabama | Defeated The Mighty Yankee. |
| Don Duffy | 1 | June 20, 1975 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 7 | August 15, 1975 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Bill Malone | 1 | September 25, 1975 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Ken Lucas | 6 | October 28, 1975 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Duke Miller | 3 | December 13, 1975 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Rick Gibson | 2 | March 30, 1976 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Vacated | Title vacated when Gibson leaves GCCW. | |||
| Greg Peterson | 1 | August 20, 1976 | Title was awarded. | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 4 | October 22, 1976 | Ozark, Alabama | |
| Greg Peterson | 2 | November 5, 1976 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 5 | November 12, 1976 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | November 19, 1976 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 6 | November 23, 1976 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Dick Dunn | 8 | November 26, 1976 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Rip Tyler | 2 | December 3, 1976 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Sonny King | 1 | March 11, 1977 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| The Blue Yankee | 1 | June 11, 1977 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Johnny Eagles | 1 | July 15, 1977 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Billy Spears | 1 | December 3, 1977 | New Brocton, Alabama | |
| Ricky Fields | 1 | December 9, 1977 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Billy Spears | 2 | 1978 | ||
| Ricky Fields | 2 | April 1978 | ||
| Bob Armstrong | 1 | November 1980 | Won a tournament. | |
| Rufus R. Jones | 1 | |||
| Ken Lucas | 7 | 1981 | ||
| Bob Armstrong | 2 | March 9, 1981 | Birmingham, Alabama | Defeated Mr. Saito. |
| Mr. Saito | 1 | March 1981 | ||
| Dennis Condrey | 1 | 1981 | ||
| Bob Armstrong | 3 | 1981 | ||
| Dennis Condrey | 2 | 1981 | ||
| Jacques Rougeau | 1 | 1981 | ||
| Jerry Stubbs | 1 | 1981 | ||
| George Wells | 1 | 1981 | ||
| Jimmy Golden | 1 | 1981 | ||
| Ray Candy | 1 | August 1981 | ||
| Mr. Saito | 2 | |||
| Ron Fuller | 1 | |||
| Jimmy Golden | 2 | January 1982 | ||
| Terry Gordy | 1 | April 11, 1982 | ||
| Jos LeDuc | 1 | May 1982 | ||
| Austin Idol | 1 | 1982 | ||
| Wayne Farris | 1 | September 11, 1982 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) | 2 | January 1983 | ||
| Norman Frederick Charles | 1 | March 1983 | ||
| Tom Jones | 1 | March 1983 | ||
| The Flame | 1 | March 1983 | ||
| Rick Gibson | 3 | May 1983 | ||
| Rick Harris | 1 | July 1983 | ||
| Buck Robley | 1 | July 1983 | ||
| Rick Harris | 2 | July 1983 | ||
| Mr. Olympia/Jerry Stubbs | 3 | August 1983 | Unmasked after losing a mask vs. mask match to Super Olympia. | |
| Charlie Cook | 1 | January 9, 1984 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Vic Rain | 1 | April 9, 1984 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Rick McGraw | 1 | May 28, 1984 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Boris Zhukov | 1 | August 13, 1984 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Porkchop Cash | 1 | September 1984 | ||
| Lord Humongous (Jeff Van Kamp) |
1 | November 28, 1984 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Johnny Rich | 1 | 1985 | ||
| Lord Humongous | 2 | 1985 | ||
| Austin Idol | 2 | March 4, 1985 | ||
| Lord Humongous | 3 | April 7, 1985 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| Ron Fuller | 2 | June 17, 1985 | ||
| Bob Armstrong | 4 | July 1985 | ||
| Vacated | 1985 | Title vacated after Armstrong is injured. | ||
| Roberto Soto | 1 | September 20, 1985 | Mobile, Alabama | Defeated The Flame in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Jerry Stubbs | 4 | February 24, 1986 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Vacated | 1986 | |||
| Wendell Cooley | 1 | September 15, 1986 | Birmingham, Alabama | Defeated Jerry Stubbs in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Tony Anthony | 1 | November 10, 1986 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Wendell Cooley | 2 | November 28, 1986 | Oxford, Alabama | |
| Tony Anthony | 2 | December 1986 | ||
| Wendell Cooley | 3 | January 12, 1987 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Vacated | February 1987 | |||
| Mike Golden | 1 | April 1987 | Billed as champion on arrival to CCW. | |
| Mr. Wrestling II | 1 | April 26, 1987 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Mike Golden | 2 | June 14, 1987 | Marietta, Georgia | |
| The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) | 5 | June 22, 1987 | Birmingham, Alabama | Won the title in a tag team match with Scott Armstrong against Golden and Tom Prichard. |
| Tony Anthony | 3 | October 19, 1987 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tom Prichard | 1 | October 26, 1987 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Moondog Spot | 1 | January 3, 1988 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Ranger Ross | 1 | January 1988 | ||
| Jonathan Boyd | 1 | January 11, 1988 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tom Prichard | 2 | February 15, 1988 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tony Anthony | 4 | March 28, 1988 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Abandoned | 1988 | Title abandoned when CCW leaves the NWA to join the AWA. | ||
| John Dalton | 1 | May 4, 2001 | Cornelia, Georgia | Defeated Rick Michaelsand Robert The Star to win the title on an NWA Wildside card after it is revived by Alabama Pro Wrestling. |
| Abandoned | November 2002 | Title abandoned when APW creates its own Heavyweight Championship. | ||
| Tom Prichard | 3 | May 13, 2005 | Irondale, Alabama | Defeated Rick Steiner to win the title after it is revived by NWA Wrestle Birmingham. |
| B.G. James | 1 | October 8, 2005 | Irondale, Alabama | |
| McNasty | 1 | July 14, 2006 | Irondale, Alabama | |
| B.G. James | 2 | February 9, 2007 | Irondale, Alabama | This was a street fight. |
[edit] See also
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Southeastern/Continental Championship Wrestling
