World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha version)
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The Omaha version of the World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by a group of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promoters led by the NWA affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska. These promoters chose to recognize Édouard Carpentier as world heavyweight champion following his disputed win over NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz on June 14, 1957.[1] The majority of NWA promoters continued to recognize Thesz as their champion.
It was often contested alongside the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, and the two titles were finally unified when AWA champion Verne Gagne defeated Omaha champion Fritz Von Erich on September 7, 1963.
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[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Édouard Carpentier | 1 | June 14, 1957 | Chicago, Illinois | Recognized as champion after a disputed win over NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz. The majority of the NWA promotions continue to recognize Thesz as their champion.[1] |
| Verne Gagne | 1 | August 9, 1958 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1 | November 15, 1958 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 1 | |||
| Wilbur Snyder | 2 | July 25, 1959 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Dr. X | 1 | October 3, 1959 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | January 7, 1961 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Dr. X | 2 | February 4, 1961 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 2 | April 3, 1961 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Vacated | 1961 | |||
| Don Leo Jonathan | 3 | May 20, 1961 | Omaha, Nebraska | Defeated Bobo Brazil to win the vacant title. |
| Verne Gagne | 2 | September 16, 1961 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | July 31, 1962 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Verne Gagne | 3 | August 25, 1962 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| The Crusher | 1 | February 15, 1963 | Omaha, Nebraska | Also won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from Verne Gagne on July 9, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| Verne Gagne | 4 | July 20, 1963 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Won both the Omaha title and AWA title. |
| Fritz Von Erich | 2 | July 27, 1963 | Omaha, Nebraska | Won both the Omaha title and AWA title. |
| Verne Gagne | 5 | September 7, 1963 | Omaha, Nebraska | Won the AWA title from Fritz Von Erich on August 8, 1963 in Amarillo, Texas. |
| Title retired | September 7, 1963 | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha title unified with the AWA title. | |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Canadian Hall of Fame: Edouard Carpentier. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
