Facebook twitter MySpace


Home > NWA > United States > Central States > Heart of America / NWA Midwest / Metro Pro >

symbols ] country codes ]

Pre-1990s information last updated on 2011/07/09
NWA Heart of America Heavyweight Title ( 1950/05 - 1953/11 )
Central States Heavyweight Title ( 1953/11 - 1988 )
WWA Central States Heavyweight Title ( 1988 - 1989 )
NWA Central States Heavyweight Title ( 2002/03 - )

(as of 2012/04/27)

[ Japanese ]

Bill Longson50/05/18Kansas City, KS
Defeats Sonny Myers in tournament final to become first champion.
Tarzan Kowalski 51/01/25Kansas City, KS
Dennis Clary51/04/26Kansas City, KS
Sonny Myers51/05/03Kansas City, KS
Dennis Clary [2]51/05/10Kansas City, KS
Jimmy Coffield51/11/06Topeka, KS
Alo Leilani51/11/29Kansas City, KS
Bob Orton51/12/20Kansas City, KS
Enrique Torres52/02/28Kansas City, KS
Sonny Myers [2]52/03/06Kansas City, KS
Vacant in 52.
Sonny Myers [3] 52/04/12 St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Maurice Roberre in 13-man tournament final to be recognized as Midwestern Heavyweight Champion and presented the old MWA Title belt by Orville Brown; in Wichita, KS, Myers wins another 13-man tournament, defeating Bob Ortonin the final, in 52/04, but Orville Brown refuses to present him with the title because the final is only one fall; Myers later defeats Orton in a 3-fall match; again recognized as Heart of America Title when a new season starts in 52/09.
Red Berry 52/10/09Kansas City, KS
Bobby Lane 52/10/30 Kansas City, KS
Dave Sims53/01/15Kansas City, KS
Lenny Montana 53/10/09Wichita, KS
Starts being referred to as Central States Title during Montana's reign.
Sonny Myers [4]53/12/11St. Joseph, MO
Dave Sims [2]54/01
Bob Orton [2]54/01/28Kansas City, KS
Sonny Myers [5] 54/03/19 St. Joseph, MO
Still champion as of 54/06/17.
El Toro (Bibber McCoy)54
Sonny Myers [6]54Kansas City, KS
Joe Dusek54/09/13Wichita, KS
Ray Villmer54/12/16Kansas City, KS
Lu Kim 55<
Ray Villmer [2] 55<
Still/again champion as of 55/03/27 and 55/05/24.
[...]
Bob Orton [3] 55<
Don Lewin 55/10<
Reported on a newspaper Syracuse, NY as having deafeted Bob Orton for the "Heart of America" title and going "back to Kansas next month for a title defense."
[...]
Mike DiBiase 55/12
Richard Brown56/04/10Topeka, KS
Still champion as of 56/08/23.
[...]
Mighty Atlas 56<
[...]
Bobby Bruns 56/10/13<
Lee Grable 56/11/10 Kansas City, KS
Richard Brown [2] 56/11/17? Kansas City, KS?
Lee Grable [2] 56/12/08<
Sometime after 56/11/24.
Richard Brown [3] 56/12/13? Kansas City, KS?
Red Berry [2]57/09/15Wichita, KS
Richard Brown [4]57/10/07Wichita, KS
Vacant in 58.
Sonny Myers #58/07/25St. Joseph, MO
Wins tournament; stripped in 58/10 (sometime after 50/10/17) due to the tournament not recognized by the NWA.
Bob Geigel 58/10/31 St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Bob Ellis in tournament final.
Bob Ellis58/11/28St. Joseph, MO
Lee Henning60/01/22St. Joseph, MO
Thor Hagen60/05/27St. Joseph, MO
Ricky Lee60/06St. Joseph, MO
Sometime after 60/06/23.
Thor Hagen [2] 60/08  
Mike Paidousis60/09/29Kansas City, KS
Lee Henning [2]60/11/18St. Joseph, MO
Bob Ellis [3] 60/12/23 St. Joseph, MO
Vacant in 61 when Ellis leaves the area; one source has Ron Etchison defeating Lee Henning for the title on 61/03/31 in St. Joseph, MO.
Buddy Austin 61/06/02 St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Thor Hagen; Sonny Myers defeats Austin on 61/06/30, but the title is returned to Austni due to a fast count by referee Thor Hagen.
Sonny Myers [7]61/11/03St. Joseph, MO
Tarzan Tyler61/11/10St. Joseph, MO
Buddy Austin [2]61/11/17St. Joseph, MO
Ray Gordon62/02/09St. Joseph, MO
Lee Henning [4] 62/05/04 St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [8] 62/10/05 St. Joseph, MO
Tiny Mills 63/11/25 St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [9]63/02/01St. Joseph, MO
Rock Hunter63/05/17St. Joseph, MO
Larry Hamilton 63/09/27 St. Joseph, MO
Still champion as of 64/03/08.
[...]
Vacant in 64.
Bob Geigel [2] 64/06/19  
Defeats Pat O'Connor.
Sonny Myers [10] 64/10/16  
Mike DiBiase [2] 64/11/06  
Ron Reed (Buddy Colt) 65/01/22St. Joseph, MO
The Stomper (Archie Gouldie) 65/04/16 St. Joseph, MO
Ron Reed [2] 65/04/23 St. Joseph, MO
The Stomper [2] 65/06/04St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [11] 65/06/28 St. Joseph, MO
Bob Geigel [2] 66/01/14St. Joseph, MO
Ron Reed [3]66/02/18St. Joseph, MO
The Viking (Bob Morse) 66/06/17St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [12]66/06/24St. Joseph, MO
Bob Geigel [3]67/02/24St. Joseph, MO
The Viking [2]67/04/07St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [13]67/06/09St. Joseph, MO
The Hangman67/10/27St. Joseph, MO
Bob Geigel [4]67/11/17St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [14]67/12/12St. Joseph, MO
Harley Race68/04/05St. Joseph, MO
Ron Etchison [2]68/05/03St. Joseph, MO
Roger Kirby 68/05/10 St. Joseph, MO
Held up after a match against Thor Hagen on 68/05/24 in St. Joseph, MO.
Roger Kirby [2]68/05/31St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Hagen in rematch.
Sonny Myers [15] 68/06/07 St. Joseph, MO
Myers has announced his retirement before the match; title vacant.
Bob Brown68/06/04St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Thor Hagen in tournament final.
Tommy Martin 68/10/04St. Joseph, MO
Dusty Rhodes 68/12/13 St. Joseph, MO
Don Kent 69/01/10 St. Joseph, MO
Dusty Rhodes [2]69/01/17St. Joseph, MO
Don Kent [2]69/01/24St. Joseph, MO
Dick Murdoch69/02/28St. Joseph, MO
Pat O'Connor [3]69/05/09St. Joseph, MO
Vacant in 69/10.
Danny Little Bear 69/11/28St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Killer Kox in tournament final.
Roger Kirby [3] 70/03/27 St. Joseph, MO
Danny Little Bear [2] 70/04/03 St. Joseph, MO
Harley Race # 70/06/19 St. Joseph, MO
Held up due to a controversial end to the match.
Danny Little Bear [3] 70/07<  
Most likely defeated Race in rematch on 70/06/26 in St. Joseph, MO.
Roger Kirby [4] 70/07/24 St. Joseph, MO
The Stomper defeats Kirby on 70/12/04 in St. Joseph, MO, but the title change is voided due to a controversial end to the match.
Danny Little Bear [4] 70/12/11 St. Joseph, MO
Roger Kirby [5] 70/12  
Bob Geigel [5]71/01/01St. Joseph, MO
Harley Race [2] 71/01
Sometime between 71/01/18 and 71/01/25; Pat O'Connor defeats Race for the title on 72/01/28 in St. Louis, MO, but Race continues to be recognized by other promoters, and Sam Muchnick withdraws recognition of the title and later creates the Missouri Heavyweight title.
Danny Little Bear [5]72/02/11St. Joseph, MO
Black Angus Campbell 72/05/05<
Sometime after 72/04/14.
The Stomper [3]72/06/08Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [3]72/07/07Kansas City, KS
Omar Atlas72/11/24St. Joseph, MO
Roger Kirby [6] 73/01
Sometime between 73/01/18 and 73/01/23; held up after a match against Danny Little Bear on 73/04/20 in St. Joseph, MO.
Danny Little Bear [6] 73/04/27St. Joseph, MO
Bob Brown [2] 73/05
Sometime after 73/05/18.
Harley Race [4]73/09/22Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [3] 73/10/11 Kansas City, KS
Held up after a match against Mike George on 73/12/14 in St. Joseph, MO.
Bob Brown [4]74/01/04St. Joseph, MO
Defeats George in rematch.
Mike George74/03/21Kansas City, KS
Roger Kirby [7] 74/06
[...]
Don Fargo74/06
Harley Race [5]74/06/27Kansas City, KS
Don Fargo [2]74/07<
Bob Brown [5]74/07/04Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [6]74/07/11Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [6]74/08/01Kansas City, KS
Terry Martin 74/12/26 Kansas City, KS
Jerry Oates75/02/07St. Joseph, MO
Ed Wiskoski75/05/31Kansas City, KS
Mike George [2] 76/02/12 Kansas City, KS
Held up after a match against Ed Wiskoski on 76/03/12 in St. Joseph, MO.
Mike George [3]76/03/19St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Wiskoski in rematch.
Bob Brown [7]76/04/10Wichita, KS
Mike George [4]76/04/17Wichita, KS
Bob Brown [8]76/05/18Topeka, KS
Harley Race [7]76/07/08Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [9]76/09/05Wichita, KS
Rick Gibson76/10/01St. Joseph, MO
Still champion as of 76/11/22.
[...]
Mike George [5] 76/12/17<  
Bob Slaughter (Sgt. Slaughter) 77/01/12 Hutchinson, KS
Or on 77/01/13 somewhere else.
Ted Oates77/02/04St. Joseph, MO
Bob Slaughter [2]77/02/11St. Joseph, MO
Ted DiBiase may defeat Slaughter on 77/04/15 in St. Joseph, MO, but Slaughter is billed as the champion in the following week.
Bob Brown * 77  
Bob Slaughter * 77  
Ted DiBiase77/05/19Kansas City, KS
Bob Sweetan 77/06/10<
Bob Brown [10] 77/10/30 Topeka, KS
Still champion as of 77/12/02.
[...]  
Ken Lucas 78/03/24<
Bob Sweetan 78/06/07<
Ted DiBiase [2]78/01/07Kansas City, KS
Alexis Smirnoff *78/01/07Kansas City, KS
Ken Lucas78/02/16Kansas City, KS
Bob Sweetan [2]78/04/27Kansas City, KS
Doug Gilbert78/08/31Kansas City, KS
Buck Robley78/10/07Des Moines, IA
Dick Murdoch *78/12/30Kansas City, KS
Randy Alls (Randy Rose) 79/01/02St. Joseph, MO
Bob Sweetan [3]79/02/22Kansas City, KS
Ron Starr79/09/17Wichita, KS
The Turk79/10/04Kansas City, KS
The Avenger79/11/22Kansas City, KS
The Assassin (Jody Hamilton) 80/01/24Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [11]80/02/04Kansas City, KS
Bruiser Brody80/04/10Kansas City, KS
Dick Murdoch80/05/22Kansas City, KS
Killer Karl Kox80/07/24Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [12]80/08/16Topeka, KS
Mike George [6]80/09/11Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [13]80/10/23Kansas City, KS
Buzz Tyler81/04/01Des Moines, IA
Bob Sweetan [4]81/07/23Kansas City, KS
Tommy Martin81/11/19Kansas City, KS
Bob Sweetan [5]81/12/10Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [14]81/12/14Wichita, KS
Held up at some point during this reign; again champion as of 82/04/04.
[...]
Roger Kirby [8]82/04/27St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Harley Race.
Manny Fernandez82/09/16Kansas City, KS
Dewey Robertson83/02/10Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [15]83/05/12Kansas City, KS
Dewey Robertson [2]83/05/19Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [8]83/06/02Kansas City, KS
Vacant on 83/06/10 when Race wins World Heavyweight title.
Super Destroyer83/06/30Kansas City, KS
Defeats Buck Robley in tournament final.
Buzz Tyler [2]83/10/20Kansas City, KS
Tully Blanchard84/01/26Kansas City, KS
Buzz Tyler [3]84/02/09Kansas City, KS
Luke Graham84/04/19Kansas City, KS
Ted Oates [2]84/06/21Kansas City, KS
Buzz Tyler [4]84/08/11Kansas City, KS
Hacksaw Higgins84/10/06Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [9]84/10/25Kansas City, KS
Mr. Pogo85/01/10Kansas City, KS
Marty Janetty85/09/22Des Moines, IA
Brett Sawyer85/12/05Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [16]85/12/17Ames, IA *
Vacates on 86/05/30 due to an ankle injury.
The Shadow (Jaymie Knight) * 86/05/30Des Moines, IA
Wins 13-man battle royal.
Marty Janetty [2] *86/06/01Marshalltown, IA
Bob Brown [17] *86/06
Vacant on 86/09/26 when Jim Crockett Jr. starts using his own wrestlers.
Sam Houston86/11/16St. Louis, MO
Defeats Bill Dundee in a tournament final.
Bill Dundee87/01/03Topeka, KS
Bob Brown [18]87/02/27Kansas City, KS
Earthquake Ferris 87/04/20<  
Bob Brown [19] 87/05<  
Rufus R. Jones [2] 87/05/14Kansas City, KS
Porkchop Cash87/07/10St. Joseph, MO
Rufus R. Jones [3]87/07/17Kansas City, KS
Earthquake Farris [2] 87/09/28Des Moines, IA
Bob Brown [20]87/10/30St. Joseph, MO
Dave Peterson87/12/25St. Joseph, MO
Title held up.
Dave Peterson [2]88/02/18Kansas City, KS
Defeats Cuban Assassin for the held-up title; promotion withdraws from NWA and closes in 88.
Akio Sato89/03/23Kansas City, KS
Defeats T.C. Carter; promotion closes in 89.



Shane Somers02/03/30Rolla, MO
Defeats Butch McClain; vacant on 02/10/22 due to injury.
Derek Stone02/11/16Coffeyville, KS
Defeats Michael Barry, Griz and Gary Jackson.
Raven05/06/25Lawrence, KS
Stripped on 06/06/02 for lack of title defenses.
Michael Strider 06/10/14 Muscatine, IA
Defeats Woody Maguire, Mississippi Madman, Derek Stone, Marek Brave, and Mark Sterling.
Mark Sterling 09/07/25 House Springs, MO
Jeremy Wyatt 11/05/07 Lawrence, KS
Defeasts Sterling, Tyler Cook, and Jaysin Strife in a 4-way elimination match; also wins Metro Pro Title, defeating Bull Schmitt on 12/03/03 in Kansas City, KS; vacant on 12/04/27 due to injury.



Join Casale Media!

ArisuWeb.com - discount domain names


This web site exists to provide the information on professional wrestling and is neither affiliated nor endorsed by any pro-wrestling organization. Logos are registered trademarks of respective organizations. Credits for information on this site are given to these sites/people.

NYProWrestling.com

Copyright © 2003-2012 Puroresu Dojo. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy

Site hosted by Arisu Communications.