World Middleweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)
The National Wrestling Association (NWA) World Middleweight Championship was a professional wrestling title sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association, an offshoot of the National Boxing Association (NBA). The title existed from 1928 through 1940, and is said to have connecting lineage to what would become the National Wrestling Alliance's World Middleweight Championship.
The title had a weight range of 155 to 160 lbs (70 to 73 kg).
Title history
NLT — no later than.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Kallio | 1 | August 7, 1928 | Chicago, Illinois | Defeated Charlie Fischer in a 2½-hour-long match to become the first champion. |
| Hugh Nichols | 1 | March 8, 1929 | ||
| Title vacated | 1930 | Nichols moved up to the light heavyweight division. | ||
| Gus Kallio | 2 | 1930 | Recognized by the NBA after defeating Ralph Parquat in Cincinnati, Ohio and Ray Carpenter in Columbus, Ohio. | |
| George Sauer | 1 | NLT 1931 | ||
| Gus Kallio | 3 | NLT July 1932 | ||
| Gus Kallio | 4 | NLT March 1935 | ||
| Joe Gunther | 1 | April 16, 1935 | Nashville, Tennessee | [1] |
| Gus Kallio | 5 | NLT July 1937 | Kallio won the title no earlier than April 18, 1937. Kallio was also recognized as the first holder of what would become the NWA World Middleweight Championship in Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL). | |
| Octavio Gaona | 1 | March 29, 1939 | Mexico City, Mexico | Also won EMLL title. |
| Tarzán López | 1 | February 4, 1940 | Mexico City, Mexico | Also won EMLL title. |
| Title retired | 1940 or 1941 | The title was retired in favor of the World title promoted by EMLL. | ||
References
- General reference
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: World Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 14. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "Joe Gunther Defeats Kallio Last Night In Match At Nasvhille". Kentucky New Era. April 17, 1935. Retrieved February 20, 2010.