Title history
- (n) written after a date indicates the title change occurred no later than that date.
Wrestler: |
Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
Dizzy Davis |
1 |
January 3, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Defeated Jim Wright to become the first champion. |
Dory Funk |
1 |
January 31, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
The Great Bolo |
1 |
February 7, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Also defeated Funk to win the NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship on February 14, 1957 in Amarillo, Texas.[2] |
Dory Funk |
2 |
February 28, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Won the Southwest and North American Heavyweight titles.[3] |
Roy Shire |
1 |
April 11, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Don Curtis |
1 |
May 1957 (n) |
Amarillo, Texas |
Bob Geigel |
1 |
May 9, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Mike DiBiase |
1 |
August 15, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Danny Plechas |
1 |
1957 |
|
Dory Funk |
3 |
December 19, 1957 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Buddy Rogers |
1 |
January 23, 1958 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
4 |
April 3, 1958 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Mike DiBiase |
2 |
1958 |
|
Dory Funk |
5 |
January 29, 1959 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Nick Roberts |
1 |
May 21, 1959 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
6 |
1959 |
|
Antone Leone |
1 |
August 13, 1959 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
7 |
December 3, 1959 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Rock Hunter |
1 |
January 1960 (n) |
|
Sonny Myers |
1 |
January 21, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Gene LeBell |
1 |
March 17, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Pancho Lopez |
1 |
1960 |
|
Mike DiBiase |
3 |
October 27, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Sonny Myers |
2 |
November 3, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Nikita Mulkovich |
1 |
November 10, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Pancho Lopez |
2 |
November 17, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Defeated Mike DiBiase. |
Nikita Mulkovich |
2 |
November 24, 1960 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
8 |
March 16, 1961 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Danny McShain |
1 |
June 22, 1961 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
9 |
July 13, 1961 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Fritz Von Erich |
1 |
April 26, 1962 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
10 |
June 7, 1962 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Fritz Von Erich |
2 |
October 1962 (n) |
|
Dory Funk |
11 |
November 1, 1962 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Title vacated between November 1962 and January 1963. |
Dory Funk |
12 |
January 13, 1963 |
Lubbock, Texas |
Defeated Gene Kiniski in a tournament final. |
Fritz Von Erich |
3 |
February 20, 1963 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
13 |
1963 |
|
Fritz Von Erich |
4 |
July 23, 1964 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
14 |
July 30, 1964 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Johnny Valentine |
1 |
February 10, 1965 |
Lubbock, Texas |
[4] |
Dory Funk, Jr. |
1 |
February 11, 1965 |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
|
Johnny Valentine |
2 |
1965-1966 |
|
|
Fritz Von Erich |
1 |
August 4, 1966 |
|
[5] |
|
Kinji Shibuya |
1 |
June 29, 1967 |
Amarillo, Texas |
[6] |
Dory Funk |
15 |
December 1967 (n) |
|
Clubfoot Inferno |
1 |
August 8, 1968 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Dory Funk |
16 |
September 5, 1968 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Title vacated in October 1968 after Funk is injured by Pat Patterson and The Infernos. |
Pat Patterson |
1 |
October 24, 1968 |
Amarillo, Texas |
Defeated Pat O'Connor in a tournament final. |
Ricky Romero |
1 |
1968 |
|
Buddy Colt |
1 |
January 9, 1969 |
|
Dory Funk |
17 |
June 12, 1969 |
|
Title replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship in 1969. |
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (February 7, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode & Austin Aries wins tag gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (February 10, 2017). "DAILY PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (02/10): MASA SAITO WINS AWA GOLD AT THE TOKYO DOME". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (August 4, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 4): Lex Luger beats Huk Hogan for WCW title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (June 29, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: 2nd Steve Austin WWE title reign begins, infamous Stan Hansen AWA title belt stripping story". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017.