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 |
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Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation |
No. |
Champion |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref(s). |
1 |
Alfred Williams |
1 |
March 14, 1939 |
[Note 1] |
N/A |
live event |
Claimed both heavyweight and junior heavyweight titles. |
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2 |
Dizzy Davis |
1 |
December 30, 1954 |
[Note 1] |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
live event |
Defeated Antone Leone |
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3 |
Rock Montez |
1 |
November 1960 |
[Note 1] |
N/A |
live event |
Defeated Joe Deston. |
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4 |
Jack Brisco |
1 |
1960s |
[Note 1] |
N/A |
live event |
Records are unclear on how he won the championship |
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5 |
Chuck Karbo |
1 |
June 26, 1970 |
2998040000000000000♠−96 |
N/A |
live event |
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6 |
Jerry Miller |
1 |
March 22, 1970 |
[Note 1] |
N/A |
live event |
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7 |
Ernie Ladd |
1 |
October 28, 1978 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
live event |
Won a tournament to win the title. |
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8 |
Ray Candy |
1 |
November 2, 1978 |
7001700000000000000♠70 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
live event |
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9 |
Ron Bass |
1 |
January 11, 1979 |
7001720000000000000♠72 |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
live event |
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10 |
Charlie Cook |
1 |
March 24, 1979 |
[Note 1] |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
live event |
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— |
Vacated, later abandoned |
— |
1979 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
Championship vacated after Cook was injured. Abandoned when Bill Watts bought NWA Tri-State and renamed it Mid-South Wrestling |
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.