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N.W.A. United States Heavyweight Title
[Detroit]

National Wrestling Alliance [Chicago] ( 1953/09 - 1959/04 )
American Wrestling Alliance [Detroit/Cincinnati] ( 1959/04 - 1964 )
National Wrestling Alliance [Detroit] ( 1964 - 1980/10 )

Verne Gagne53/09/03Chicago, IL
Awarded.
Wilbur Snyder56/04/07Chicago, IL
Hans Schmidt56/10/19Chicago, IL
Wilbur Snyder [2]57/02/19Chicago, IL
Dick the Bruiser57/12/14Chicago, IL
Verne Gagne [2]58/04/12Chicago, IL
Wilbur Snyder [3]58/11/15Chicago, IL
Angelo Poffo58/12/27Cincinnati, OH
Wilbur Snyder [4]59/05/02Detroit, MI
Dick the Bruiser [2]59/05/23Detroit, MI
Detroit promoter Jim Barnett and Chicago promoter Fred Kohler split in 60/01; on 60/01/08, Bruiser makes his final appearance in Chicago before 64 but continues to be recognized as champion in Detroit by American Wrestling Alliance; NWA in Chicago recognizes Buddy Rogers after 60.
Bob Ellis60/06/02Windsor, ON
Dick the Bruiser [3]60/06/11Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil61/01/28Detroit, MI
Dick the Bruiser [4]61/02/28Detroit, MI
Fritz Von Erich61/12/01Detroit, MI
Wilbur Snyder [5]
Dick the Bruiser [5]62/06/02Detroit, MI
Lord Athol Layton62/08/04 *
Fritz Von Erich [2]63/06/08Detroit, MI
Lord Athol Layton [2]63/07/20Detroit, MI
Fritz Von Erich [3]63/10/19Detroit, MI
Johnny Valentine64/06/13Detroit, MI
Recognized by NWA after 64.
The Sheik65/02/06Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil [2]67/08<
The Sheik [2] 67/10<
Held up after a match against Bulldog Brower on 71/02/11 in Cleveland, OH.
The Sheik [3] 71/02/18 Cleveland, OH
Defeats Bulldog Brower in rematch.
Bobo Brazil [3] 71/06/10<  
The Sheik [4]71/07
Sometime after 71/07/13.
Bobo Brazil [4] 71/07/29 Detroit, MI
Held up after a match against Pampero Firpo on 72/05/11 in Toledo, OH.
Bobo Brazil [5] 72/05/18 Toledo, OH
Wins rematch.
Pampero Firpo 72/08/12 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil [6]72/08/19Detroit, MI
Pampero Firpo [2]72/10/28Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil [7]72/12/23Detroit, MI
The Sheik [5]72/12/30Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil [8]73/01/13Detroit, MI
The Sheik [6]73/01/27Detroit, MI
Johnny Valentine [2]73/07/07Detroit, MI
The Sheik [7]73/07/21Detroit, MI
Johnny Valentine [3]73
The Sheik [8]73/09<
Tony Marino74/03/02Detroit, MI
The Sheik [9]74/03/16Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil [9]75/01/25Detroit, MI
Awarded when Sheik misses title defences.
Abdullah the Butcher75/02/08Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil [10]75/04/19Detroit, MI
The Sheik [10]75/07/05Detroit, MI
Mark Lewin75/09/27Detroit, MI
Don Kent75/11/01Detroit, MI
Mark Lewin [2]75/12<
[...]
Declared vacant on 76/02/14.
Bobo Brazil [11]76/04/21
Awarded when tournament final against Brute Bernard is cancelled because of an injury to Bernard.
The Sheik [11]76/05/15Detroit, MI
Pampero Firpo [3]76/07/17Detroit, MI
Don Kent [2]76/10/16Detroit, MI
Gino Hernandez77/01/08Detroit, MI
The Sheik [12]77/04/02Detroit, MI
Ox Baker77/09<Detroit, MI
[...]
The Sheik [13] 77/10/23<  
[...]
The Sheik [14] 78/10/22 Detroit, MI
Defeats Terry Funk.
Mighty Igor
The Sheik [15]80/05/03Detroit, MI
Promotion closes in 80/10; Sheik is recognized as champion by ICW in 81 and continues to defend the title in various independent organizations..


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