WWF North American Heavyweight Championship

The WWF North American Championship was a relatively short-lived title in the World Wrestling Federation from 1979 until 1981. It is considered to be the spiritual predecessor to the WWE Intercontinental Championship after Pat Patterson was awarded the Intercontinental Championship as a result of an imaginary one night tournament. The first North American Heavyweight Champion was Ted DiBiase in 1979.[1]

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Title history

# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held: Location Notes
1 Ted DiBiase 1 01979-03-06 March 6, 1979 105 Allentown, PA Awarded when he signed with the WWF.[2]
2 Pat Patterson 1 01979-06-19 June 19, 1979 158 Allentown, PA [2]
3 Seiji Sakaguchi 1 01979-11-08 November 8, 1979 498 Otaru, Japan [2]
— Title retired — 01981-03-20 March 20, 1981 — — WWF abandoned the title. [2]

References

  1. ^ Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man, p.108, Ted DiBiase with Tom Caiazzo, Pocket Books, New York, NY, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4165-5890-3
  2. ^ a b c d "WWF North American Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwf/wwf-na-h.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02. 

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