CWA Heavyweight Championship

The CWA Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title defended in the Championship Wrestling Association. It was created through the unification of the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight, AWA Southern Heavyweight and CWA/AWA International Heavyweight championships.

Title history

# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Lawler, JerryJerry Lawler 1 December 7, 1987 63 Memphis, TN House show Lawler, the reigning AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion, defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and Manny Fernandez to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship. The titles are all unified, creating the new title.
2 Pain, MaxMax Pain 1 February 8, 1988 105 Memphis, TN House show
3 Brown, BrickhouseBrickhouse Brown 1 May 23, 1988 35 Memphis, TN House show Won by forfeit.
4 Pain, MaxMax Pain 2 June 27, 1988 13 Memphis, TN House show
5 Hickerson, PhilPhil Hickerson 1 July 10, 1988 127 Memphis, TN House show
— Vacated 1 November 14, 1988 N/A N/A N/A Vacated after a match with Brian Lee.
6 Lee, BrianBrian Lee 1 November 19, 1988 21 Memphis, TN House show Defeated Mike Miller in a tournament final.
7 Vicious, SidSid Vicious 1 December 10, 1988 30 Memphis, TN House show
8 Wendell Cooley 1 January 9, 1989 ? Memphis, TN House show
9 Mantell, DutchDutch Mantell 1 January 1989 ? N/A N/A Awarded the title after Cooley left the company.
10 Jarrett, JeffJeff Jarrett 1 March 11, 1989 107 Memphis, TN House show
11 Black Bart 1 June 26, 1989 70 Memphis, TN House show
12 Texas Dirt
(Dutch Mantell)		 2 September 4, 1989 7 Memphis, TN House show
13 Black Bart 2 September 11, 1989 7 Memphis, TN House show
14 Texas Dirt 3 September 18, 1989 ? Memphis, TN House show
— Vacated 1 September 1989 N/A N/A N/A
— Retired 1 October 1989 N/A N/A N/A Retired in favor of the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.

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