NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship |
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Details |
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Promotion |
NWA Mid-America, Southern Championship Wrestling (Tennessee) |
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Date established |
November 15, 1978 |
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Date retired |
May 1982 |
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Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Gypsy Joe |
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Most reigns |
Gypsy Joe (4 reigns) |
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The NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship was a short-lived title promoted by National Wrestling Alliance NWA Mid-America territory from 1978 until 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the America, including versions in the Florida territory, Amarillo, New England, the Mid-Atlantic region and in NWA Tri-State. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]
Title history
- Key
Symbol |
Meaning |
# |
The overall championship reign |
Reign |
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
Event |
The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
— |
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
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Indicates periods of unknown lineage |
# |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
1 |
Gypsy Joe |
1 |
November 15, 1978 |
[Note 1] |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Mid-America Live event |
Defeated the Mexican Angel in a tournament final. |
2 |
Don Fargo |
1 |
February 12, 1979 (NLT) |
[Note 2] |
[Note 3] |
Mid-America Live event |
Won Sometime after January 13, 1979. |
3 |
Gypsy Joe |
2 |
March 3, 1979 (NLT) |
[Note 4] |
[Note 3] |
Mid-America Live event |
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4 |
Don Fargo |
2 |
March 25, 1979 (NLT) |
[Note 5] |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Mid-America Live event |
Still billed as champions on May 26, 1979. |
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5 |
Gypsy Joe |
3 |
August 1979 (NLT) |
[Note 6] |
[Note 3] |
Mid-America Live event [Note 3] |
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6 |
Dennis Condrey |
1 |
August 15, 1979 |
[Note 7] |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Mid-America Live event |
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7 |
Gypsy Joe |
4 |
August 1979 |
[Note 8] |
[Note 3] |
Mid-America Live event |
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8 |
David Schultz |
1 |
August 18, 1979 |
[Note 9] |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Mid-America Live event |
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9 |
Don Fargo |
3 |
September 29, 1980 (NLT) |
[Note 10] |
[Note 3] |
Mid-America Live event |
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— |
Abandoned |
N/A |
1981 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Championship Abandoned when the NWA Mid-America territory closed. |
10 |
Steve Muslin |
1 |
July 1981 (NLT) |
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[Note 3] |
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11 |
Rick Conners |
1 |
July 17, 1981 |
7001350000000000000♠35 |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
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12 |
Ron Wright |
1 |
August 21, 1981 |
7001140000000000000♠14 |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
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13 |
Rick Conners |
2 |
September 1981 (NLT) |
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Knoxville, Tennessee |
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14 |
Ron Wright |
2 |
May 1982 (NLT) |
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Knoxville, Tennessee |
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— |
Title Retired |
N/A |
May 1982 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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- ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7001890000000000000♠89 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7002133000000000000♠133 days.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
- ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7001390000000000000♠39 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7002179000000000000♠179 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7002142000000000000♠142 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between day and 7000300000000000000♠3 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7000300000000000000♠3 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 7002407000000000000♠407 days.
- ↑ The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 7001940000000000000♠94 days and 7002458000000000000♠458 days.
References
- General
- Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: NWA World Brass Knuckles Title [Nick Gulas & Roy Welsch]". Wrestling Title Histories (4 ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- "NWA World Brass Knuckles Title [Mid-America]". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- Specific