NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Tri-State version)

The Tri-State version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary championship that was defended sporadically and periodically in the NWA Tri-State promotion.[1] Created in 1970, the title was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. Throughout the history of the championship, it was activated for brief periods of time to spark interest in crowds. Usually, the novelty of the brass knuckles matches wore off and promoter Leroy McGuirk would abandon the title for a period of time and then begin using it again. This took place off and on until the Tri-State promotion closed in early 1982. There were other brass knuckles championships used in the NWA, such as in Texas and Florida, where the titles were more prominent and defended on a regular basis.

Wrestler Reigns Date Location Notes
Bill Watts 1 1970 Unknown N/A
Sputnik Monroe 1 1971
Dusty Rhodes 1 April 25, 1971 Shreveport, LA
Bill Watts 2 August 23, 1971 Shreveport, LA
The Stomper 1 March, 1972 Unknown N/A
Bob Sweetan 1 June, 1972 Unknown N/A
Rip Tyler 1 May 6, 1974 Shreveport, Louisiana N/A
Bob Sweetan 2 1975 Unknown N/A
Dick Murdoch 1 1975 Unknown N/A
Killer Karl Kox 1 1975 Unknown N/A
Ken Patera 1 1976 Unknown N/A
Bobby Jaggers 1 December 2, 1976 Little Rock, Arkansas N/A
Thunderbolt Patterson 1 March 1, 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana Defeats Stan Hansen for the vacant title
Ron Bass 1 December 25, 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana Defeats Killer Karl Kox for the vacant title
Mike Sharpe 1 1979 Unknown N/A
Angelo Mosca 1 July 9, 1979 Tulsa, Oklahoma N/A
Bill Watts 2 1979 Unknown N/A
Don Fargo 1 October, 1981 Unknown Vacates the title at an unknown date and the promotion closes in 1982

References

  1. ↑ NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Tri-State)