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NWA Western States Sports
Details
Acronym "Western States"
Established 1950s
Style American Wrestling
Location Flag of Texas Amarillo, Texas
Founder(s) Dory Funk
Owner(s) Dory Funk (1950s-1973)
Doc Scarpolis (1955-1967)
Terry Funk (1967-1978)
Dory Funk, Jr. (1967-1978)
Dick Murdoch (1978-1981)
Bob Windham (1978-1981)
Parent National Wrestling Alliance
Sister All Japan Pro Wrestling

[edit] Championships

Championship: Last Champion(s): Active From: Active Till: Notes:
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Vacant 1948 Still Active As a member of the National Wrestling Alliance NWA Mid-America recognized the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as the highest title in the organization[1]
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Mike Quackenbush 1945 Still Active As a member of the National Wrestling Alliance NWA Mid-America recognized the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship as the highest ranking junior heavyweight title in the organization[1]
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril June 8, 1967 1969 NWA Western States only promoted the tag team title for a shot period in the late 1960s, they would later be used by World Class Championship Wrestling[1]
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Ricky Romero 1969 1981 Title abandoned when promotion closes in 1981[1]
NWA Western States Tag Team Championship Larry Lane and Ted Heath 1968 1981 Title abandoned when promotion closes in 1981[1]
NWA International Heavyweight Championship Dory Funk, Jr. 1974 1981 {{smallNot to be mistaken for the Japanese version of the NWA International Heavyweight Championship that was defended in Texas in the 1980s}}[1]
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta February 19, 1959 February 5, 1975 The title lineage became part of the NWA International Tag Team Championship which is now one half of the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship[1]
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) Dory Funk January 3, 1957 July 1969 [1]
NWA North American Tag Championship (Amarillo version) Doctor Blood and the Medic September 7, 1953 November 1967 Was originally billed as the “NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship” between 1953 and 1957[1]
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) Stan Stasiak October 1967 1981 Title abandoned when promotion closes in 1981[1]
NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship Dory Funk October 27, 1955 February 28, 1957 The title is unified with the North American Championship[1]
NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship Dory Funk 1948 July 1959 [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

[edit] External Links

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