NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Championship

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The NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling from Florida. It existed from 1960 until the title was abandoned, no earlier than late 1984[1][2].

[edit] Title history

(n) indicates that a title change happened no later than the date listed. Silver marks in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Eddie Graham 1 April 1960
Mike DiBiase 1 April 19, 1960 Tampa, Florida
Johnny Valentine 1 April 23, 1968 Tampa, Florida
Eddie Graham 2 June 10, 1968 Orlando, Florida
Boris Malenko 1 July 4, 1968 Jacksonville, Florida
Joe Scarpa 1 July 30, 1968 Tampa, Florida
Boris Malenko 2 August 22, 1968 Jacksonville, Florida
José Lothario 1 November 4, 1968[3] Orlando, Florida
Boris Malenko 3 November 18, 1968 Orlando, Florida
The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) 1 April 3, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida
Boris Malenko 4 April 17, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida
Joe Scarpa 2 April 23, 1969[4] Miami Beach, Florida
Boris Malenko 5 June 29, 1969 Miami Beach, Florida
Beautiful Brutus 1 September 3, 1969 Miami Beach, Florida
Dale Lewis 1 November 4, 1969 Miami Beach, Florida
Don Curtis 1 November 20, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida
The Missouri Mauler 1 December 11, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida
Danny Miller 1 January 6, 1970 Tampa, Florida
The Missouri Mauler 2 February 17, 1970 Tampa, Florida
José Lothario 2 May 2, 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Thunderbolt Patterson 1 May 26, 1970 Tampa, Florida
José Lothario 3 August 22, 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dusty Rhodes 1 December 1, 1970 Tampa, Florida
Rhodes was stripped of the title in December 1970.
Tarzan Tyler 1 December 22, 1970 Tampa, Florida
Ciclon Negro 1 January 30, 1971 Miami Beach, Florida
Boris Malenko 6 February 23, 1971 Tampa, Florida
The Champion (Tarzan Tyler) 2 April 21, 1971 Miami Beach, Florida
Dale Lewis 2 May 5, 1971[5] Miami Beach, Florida
Bob Roop 1 June 12, 1971 Jacksonville, Florida
Bobby Duncum 1 July 1, 1971 Jacksonville, Florida
George Gaiser 1 December 14, 1971 Tampa, Florida
Bobby Duncum 2 December 21, 1971 Tampa, Florida
Boris Malenko 7 January 27, 1972 Tampa, Florida
Bearcat Wright 1 March 28, 1972 Tampa, Florida
Boris Malenko 8 May 15, 1972 Tampa, Florida
Paul Jones 1 June 6, 1972 Tampa, Florida
Jack Brisco 1 June 13, 1972 Tampa, Florida
Title vacated on the same day Brisco won it.
Dusty Rhodes 2 December 1972 (n)
Rhodes was stripped of the title in December 1972 for violence against NWA President Sam Muchnick.
Tarzan Tyler 3 December 22, 1972 Tampa, Florida Won a tournament.
Killer Karl Kox 1 1975 Won a tournament.
Rocky Johnson 1 1976
Steve Keirn 1 October 2, 1978 West Palm Beach, Florida Defeated Killer Karl Kox.
Killer Karl Kox 2 1978
Sonny King 2 February 1979 (n)
Killer Karl Kox 3 May 1979 (n)
Dick Slater 1 October 1980 (n)
Ciclon Negro 2 May 1982 (n)
Title vacated.
Blackjack Mulligan 1 September 1983 (n) Defeated Kareem Muhammad.
Black Bart 1 January 1984
Blackjack Mulligan 2 May 5, 1984 St. Petersburg, Florida
Panama Gang 1 November 1984 (n) St. Petersburg, Florida
Title later abandoned.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Duncan, Royal and Will, Gary (4th Edition, 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  2. ^ Tanabe, Hisaharu (2003). N.W.A. Florida Brass Knuckles Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  3. ^ Rose, Barry. Event: Orlando on November 4th, 1968. CWF Archives. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  4. ^ Rose, Barry. Event: Miami and Miami Beach on April 23rd, 1969. CWF Archives. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  5. ^ Rose, Barry. Event: Miami and Miami Beach on May 5th, 1971. CWF Archives. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.

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