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| Gus Sonnenberg | 29/01/04 | Boston, MA |
Defeats Ed "Strangler" Lewis to win World
Heavyweight title; stripped by the wrestling section of the
National Boxing Association, later called the National Wrestling
Association, in 29 for failing to meet "real" contenders. | ||
| Dick Shikat | 29/08/23 | Phidelphia, PA | Defeats Jim Londos and is recognized by the NBA. |
| Jim Londos | 30/06/06 | Phidelphia, PA | Pinned by Joe Savoldi on 33/04/07 in Chicago, IL; Savoldi loses
to Jim Browning in New York shortly after; Londos defeats Jim
Browing on 34/06/25 in New York, NY to unify New
York State Athletic Commission World title. |
| Danno O'Mahoney | 35/06/27 | Boston, MA | Defeats Ed Don George on 35/07/30 in Boston, MA to unify Boston
AWA World title and becomes the
Undisputed World Heavyweight champion. |
| Dick Shikat | 36/03/02 | New York, NY | Boston
AWA continues to recognize O'Mahoney as champion. |
| Ali Baba | 36/04/25 | Detroit, MI | Loses to Dave Levin by DQ on 36/06/12 in Newark, NJ but is still recognized as champion. |
| Everett Marshall | 36/06/26 | Columbus, OH | Has been recognized by Midwest
Wrestling Association since 35/07/03; also recognized by Colorado
Boxing Commission after defeating Young Gotch; NBA/NWA title declared
vacant in 36/09 when NBA/NWA recommends a tournament to be held
to determine the champion at the annual meeting. |
| Dean Detton | 36/10/08 | St. Louis, MO | Has defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis and Ali Baba earlier in the year; awarded the recognition as the first NWA champion since Danno O'Mahoney this day; recognition later withdrawn. |
| John Pesek | 37/09/13 | Awarded when Pesek is the only contender to post a $1000 bond; recognition later withdrawn. |
| Lou Thesz # | 37/12/29 | St. Louis, MO |
| Steve Casey | 38/02/11 | Boston, MA | Defeats Thesz for the world title; recognition dropped by National Wrestling Association in 38/09 for refesual to defend title (Casey is temporarily out of country); continues to defend AWA title. |
| Everett Marshall | 38/09/14 | Awarded at the 1938 annual meeting. |
| Lou Thesz | 39/02/23 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bronko Nagurski | 39/06/23 | Houston, TX |
| Ray Steele | 40/03/07 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bronko Nagurski [2] | 41/03/11 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Sandor Szabo | 41/06/05 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bill Longson | 42/02/19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Yvon Robert | 42/10/07 | Montreal, QC |
| Bobby Managoff | 42/11/27 | Houston, TX |
| Bill Longson [2] | 43/02/19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 47/02/21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Lou Thesz [2] | 47/04/25 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bill Longson [3] | 47/11/21 | Houston, TX |
| Lou Thesz [3] | 48/07/20 | Indianapolis, IN | Unified with National
Wrestling Alliance World title on 49/11/27. |
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