NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship was the main title for the National Wrestling Alliance's Central States Wrestling region. The original championship lasted from 1950 to 1989.[1] The championship was recently revived a few years ago and is now defended in the new NWA Midwest: Central States Wrestling.
[edit] History
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Longson | 1 | May 18, 1950 | Kansas City, KS | Defeats Sonny Myers in tournament final to become first champion |
| Tarzan Kowalski | 1 | January 25, 1951 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Dennis Clary | 1 | April 26, 1951 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Sonny Myers | 1 | May 3, 1951 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Dennis Clary | 2 | May 10, 1951 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Jimmy Coffield | 1 | November 6, 1951 | Topeka, KS | |
| Alo Leilani | 1 | November 29, 1951 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Orton | 1 | December 20, 1951 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Enrique Torres | 1 | February 28, 1952 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Sonny Myers | 2 | March 6, 1952 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Vacant | 1952 | Title vacant | ||
| Sonny Myers | # | April 1952 | Wichita, KS | Defeats Bob Orton in 13-man tournament final, but Orville Brown refuses to present him with the title because the final was only one fall |
| Sonny Myers | 3 | 1952 | ? | Defeats Bob Orton in 3-fall match |
| Red Berry | 1 | circa September 1952 | ? | |
| Bobby Lane | 1 | November 1952 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Dave Sims | 1 | January 15, 1953 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Lenny Montana | 1 | October 1, 1953 | ? | |
| Sonny Myers | 4 | December 11, 1953 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Dave Sims | 2 | January 1954 | ? | |
| Bob Orton | 2 | January 28, 1954 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Sonny Myers | 5 | March 1954 | ? | |
| El Toro | 1 | 1954 | ? | Unknown whom El Toro defeated for the title |
| Sonny Myers | 6 | 1954 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Joe Dusek | 1 | September 13, 1954 | Wichita, KS | |
| Ray Villmer | 1 | December 16, 1954 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Lu Kim | 1 | ? | ? | |
| Ray Villmer | 2 | ? | ? | |
| Mike DiBiase | 1 | circa April 1956 | ? | Unknown whom DiBiase defeated for the title |
| Richard Brown | 1 | April 10, 1956 | Topeka, KS | |
| Mighty Atlas | 1 | circa 1956 | ? | Unknown whom Atlas defeated for the title |
| Sonny Myers | 7 | circa February 1957 | ? | Unknown whom Myers defeated for the title |
| Richard Brown | 2 | 1957 | ? | Unknown whom Brown defeated for the title |
| Red Berry | 2 | September 15, 1957 | Wichita, KS | |
| Richard Brown | 3 | October 7, 1957 | Wichita, KS | |
| Vacant | 1958 | Title vacant | ||
| Sonny Myers | 8 | July 25, 1958 | St. Joseph, MO | Wins tournament |
| Vacant | circa October 1958 | Title vacant | ||
| Bob Geigel | 1 | October 3, 1958 | ? | Defeats Bob Ellis in tournament final |
| Bob Ellis | 1 | November 28, 1958 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Lee Henning | 1 | January 22, 1960 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Kinji Shibuya | 1 | 1960 | ? | Unknown whom Shibuya defeated for the title |
| Bob Ellis | 2 | March 10, 1960 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Lee Henning | 2 | April 1960 | ? | |
| Thor Hagen | 1 | May 27, 1960 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Ricky Lee | 1 | June 1960 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Thor Hagen | 2 | August 1960 | ? | |
| Mike Paidousis | 1 | September 29, 1960 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Lee Henning | 3 | November 18, 1960 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Ron Etchison | 1 | March 31, 1961 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Lee Henning | 4 | April 21, 1961 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Ellis | 3 | circa May 1961 | ? | |
| Vacant | 1961 | Ellis leaves the area | ||
| Buddy Austin | 1 | June 2, 1961 | ? | Awarded title |
| Sonny Myers | 9 | November 3, 1961 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Tarzan Tyler | 1 | November 10, 1961 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Buddy Austin | 2 | November 1961 | ? | |
| Ray Gordon | 1 | February 9, 1962 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Lee Henning | 5 | May 4, 1962 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Pat O'Connor | 1 | circa October 1962 | ? | |
| Lee Henning | 6 | November 2, 1962 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Pat O'Connor | 2 | November 16, 1962 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Sonny Myers | 10 | February 1, 1963 | St. Joseph, MO | Unknown whom Myers defeated for the title |
| Rock Hunter | 1 | May 17, 1963 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Enrique Torres | 2 | December 20, 1963 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| The Spoiler | 1 | December 20, 1963 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Mike DiBiase | 1 | circa December 1964 | ? | Unknown whom DiBiase defeated for the title |
| Ron Reed | 1 | January 11, 1965 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| The Stomper | 1 | June 4, 1965 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Sonny Myers | 11 | July 4, 1965 | ? | |
| Bob Geigel | 2 | January 7, 1966 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Ron Reed | 2 | February 18, 1966 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| The Viking | 1 | June 17, 1966 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Mike DiBiase | 2 | December 16, 1966 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Sonny Myers | 12 | January 13, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Geigel | 3 | February 24, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| The Viking | 2 | April 7, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Sonny Myers | 13 | June 9, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| The Hangman | 1 | October 27, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Geigel | 4 | November 17, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Sonny Myers | 14 | December 12, 1967 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Harley Race | 1 | April 5, 1968 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Ron Etchison | 2 | May 3, 1968 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Roger Kirby | 1 | May 10, 1968 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Vacant | May 1968 | Title vacant | ||
| "Bulldog" Bob Brown | 1 | June 4, 1968 | St. Joseph, MO | Defeats Thor Hagen in tournament final |
| Tommy Martin | 1 | October 11, 1968 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | December 13, 1968 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| "Bulldog" Don Kent | 1 | January 10, 1969 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Dick Murdoch | 1 | February 28, 1969 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Pat O'Connor | 3 | June 20, 1969 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Vacant | October 1969 | Title vacant | ||
| Danny Little Bear | 1 | November 28, 1969 | St. Joseph, MO | Wins tournament |
| Roger Kirby | 2 | April 3, 1970 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Geigel | 5 | January 1, 1971 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Harley Race | 2 | 1971 | ? | |
| Bob Geigel | 6 | 1971 | ? | |
| Harley Race | 3 | circa June 1971 | ? | Pat O'Connor defeats Race for the title on January 28, 1972 in St. Louis, MO, but Race continues to be recognized by other promoters, and Sam Muchnick withdraws recognition of the title and later creates the Missouri Heavyweight title |
| Danny Little Bear | 2 | February 11, 1972 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Black Angus Campbell | 1 | 1972 | ? | |
| The Stomper | 2 | June 8, 1972 | ? | |
| Harley Race | 4 | July 7, 1972 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Omar Atlas | 1 | November 24, 1972 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Roger Kirby | 1 | December 1972 | ? | |
| Danny Little Bear | 2 | April 27, 1973 | ? | |
| Bob Brown | 2 | June 1973 | ? | |
| Harley Race | 5 | September 22, 1973 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 3 | October 11, 1973 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Mike George | 1 | March 21, 1974 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Roger Kirby | 2 | June 1974 | ? | |
| Bob Brown | 4 | July 4, 1974 | Kansas City, KS | Defeats Don Fargo |
| Harley Race | 6 | July 11, 1974 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 5 | August 1, 1974 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Terry Martin | 1 | December 1974 | ? | |
| Jerry Oates | 1 | February 7, 1975 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Ed Wiskoski | 1 | May 31, 1975 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Mike George | 2 | February 12, 1976 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 6 | April 10, 1976 | Wichita, KS | |
| Mike George | 3 | April 17, 1976 | Wichita, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 7 | May 18, 1976 | Topeka, KS | |
| Harley Race | 7 | July 8, 1976 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 8 | September 5, 1976 | Wichita, KS | |
| Rick Gibson | 1 | October 1, 1976 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Slaughter | 1 | January 1977 | ? | Unknown whom Slaughter defeated for the title |
| Ted Oates | 1 | February 4, 1977 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Slaughter | 2 | February 11, 1977 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Brown | * | 1977 | ? | |
| Bob Slaughter | 3 | 1977 | ? | |
| Ted DiBiase | 1 | May 19, 1977 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | 1977 | ? | Unknown whom Sweetan defeated for the title |
| Bob Brown | 9 | October 30, 1977 | Topeka, KS | |
| Ted DiBiase | 2 | January 7, 1978 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Alexis Smirnoff | * | January 7, 1978 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Ken Lucas | 1 | February 16, 1978 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Sweetan | 2 | April 27, 1978 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Doug Gilbert | 1 | August 31, 1978 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Buck Robley | 1 | October 7, 1978 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Dick Murdoch | * | December 30, 1978 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Randy Alls | 1 | January 2, 1979 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Bob Sweetan | 3 | February 22, 1979 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Ron Starr | 1 | September 17, 1979 | Wichita, KS | |
| The Turk | 1 | October 4, 1979 | Kansas City, KS | |
| The Avenger | 1 | November 22, 1979 | Kansas City, KS | |
| The Assassin | 1 | January 24, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 10 | February 4, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | April 10, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Dick Murdoch | 2 | May 22, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Killer Karl Kox | 1 | July 24, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 11 | August 16, 1980 | Topeka, KS | |
| Mike George | 4 | September 11, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 12 | October 23, 1980 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Buzz Tyler | 1 | April 1, 1981 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Bob Sweetan | 4 | July 23, 1981 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Tommy Martin | 2 | November 19, 1981 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Sweetan | 5 | December 10, 1981 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 13 | December 14, 1981 | Wichita, KS | |
| Held up | ? | Held up at some point during this reign | ||
| Roger Kirby | 3 | April 27, 1982 | St. Joseph, MO | Defeats Harley Race |
| Manny Fernandez | 1 | September 16, 1982 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Dewey Robertson | 1 | February 10, 1983 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 14 | May 12, 1983 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Dewey Robertson | 2 | May 19, 1983 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Harley Race | 8 | June 2, 1983 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Vacant | June 10, 1983 | Race wins NWA World Heavyweight title | ||
| Super Destroyer | 1 | June 30, 1983 | Kansas City, KS | Defeats Buck Robley in tournament final |
| Buzz Tyler | 2 | October 20, 1983 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | January 26, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Buzz Tyler | 3 | February 9, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Luke Graham | 1 | April 19, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Ted Oates | 2 | June 21, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Buzz Tyler | 4 | August 11, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Hacksaw Higgins | 1 | October 6, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Harley Race | 8 | October 25, 1984 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Mr. Pogo | 1 | January 10, 1985 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Marty Jannetty | 1 | September 22, 1985 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Brett Sawyer | 1 | December 5, 1985 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 15 | December 17, 1985 | Ames, IA | |
| Vacant | May 30, 1986 | Brown vacates due to an ankle injury | ||
| The Shadow | * | May 30, 1986 | Des Moines, IA | Wins 13-man battle royal |
| Marty Jannetty | 2 | June 1, 1986 | Marshalltown, IA | |
| Bob Brown | 16 | June 1986 | ? | Brown was defending title against Sam Houston. Because of Brown's illegal tactics, Dusty Rhodes ran down and delivered a piledriver to him on the floor. Brown was listed as being out with a neck injury. |
| Vacant | September 26, 1986 | Jim Crockett Jr. buys out the promotion and uses his own wrestlers | ||
| Sam Houston | 1 | November 16, 1986 | St. Louis, MO | Defeats Bill Dundee in a tournament final |
| Bill Dundee | 1 | January 3, 1987 | Topeka, KS | |
| Bob Brown | 17 | February 27, 1987 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Rufus R. Jones | 2 | May 21, 1987 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Porkchop Cash | 1 | July 10, 1987 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Rufus R. Jones | 3 | July 17, 1987 | Kansas City, KS | |
| Earthquake Ferris | 1 | September 27, 1987 | Des Moines, IA | |
| Bob Brown | 18 | October 30, 1987 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Dave Peterson | 1 | December 25, 1987 | St. Joseph, MO | |
| Held up | ? | Title held up | ||
| Dave Peterson | 2 | February 18, 1988 | Kansas City, KS | Defeats Cuban Assassin for the held-up title; promotion withdraws from NWA in 1988 |
| Akio Sato | 1 | March 23, 1989 | Kansas City, KS | Defeats T.C. Carter |
| Title retired | 1989 | Promotion closes | ||
| Title revived in NWA Midwest | ||||
| Shane Somers | 1 | March 30, 2002 | Rolla, MO | Defeats Butch McClain when the title is revived |
| Vacant | October 22, 2002 | Somers is injured | ||
| Derek Stone | 1 | November 16, 2002 | Coffeyville, KS | Defeats Michael Barry, Griz and Gary Jackson |
| Raven | 1 | June 25, 2005 | Lawrence, KS | |
| Vacant | June 2, 2006 | Stripped for lack of title defenses | ||
| Michael Strider | 1 | October 14, 2006 | Muscatine, IA | Defeats Woody Maguire, Mississippi Madman, Derek Stone, Marek Brave, and Mark Sterling |
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
