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NWA Western States Heritage Championship
Details
Date established June 20, 1987
Date retired January, 1989
Promotion Universal Wrestling Federation
World Championship Wrestling

The NWA Western States Heritage Championship was a short-lived National Wrestling Alliance title in World Championship Wrestling that was filled via a tournament in the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1987, and defended in WCW until it was abandoned in 1989.

It has long been reported that when Ric Flair took the NWA/WCW World Heavyweight Championship "Big Gold Belt" with him when he was fired and eventually went to the World Wrestling Federation, the NWA Western States Heritage Championship belt was used as the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt for one night at the 1991 Great American Bash; a gold plate with the words "WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION" was tacked onto the Western States Title's faceplate. In truth, however, Zbyszko took the title with him to the American Wrestling Association and was even photographed with both the WSH and AWA title belts. The actual belt used at the Great American Bash is now believed to have been the heavyweight championship belt that was used by the Professional Wrestling Federation, Dusty Rhodes' short-lived post-Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion.[1]

The "new" NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship recognized in 2015 by the NWA and Vendetta Pro Wrestling in Santa Maria, California uses a belt design identical to the belt used for the NWA Western States Heritage Championship,[2] prompting many to refer to it as the "NWA Western States Heritage Championship". The title also credits all former Western States Champions—including the Western States Heritage titleholders—with their reigns as champion.

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Barry Windham 1 June 20, 1987 218 Houston, Texas House show Defeated Black Bart.  
2 Larry Zbyszko 1 January 24, 1988 [Note 1] Uniondale, New York Bunkhouse Stampede    
- Title Retired - January 1989 N/A N/A N/A Title retired when Zbyszko left for the AWA.  

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The exact date the title was vacated is uncertain, which mens the title reign lasted between 343 and 373 days.

References

  1. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. ↑ "NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Title History". Vendetta Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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