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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Billed as champion from 60-07 as having won the title in Japan in the spring of 60.
Nikita Mulkovich
1960-11-10
Amarillo, TX
The Alaskan
1961-03-08
Lubbock, TX
Mulkovich defends the title again in Amarillo, TX next day.
Doug Lindsey
1961-03-22
Lubbock, TX
Still champion as of 61-04-05.
Ciclon Negro
1974-01-25 *
Ōsaka, JPN *
Wins a tournament featuring "over 100 wrestlers" or "81 wrestlers" (depending on the issue of local paper in Amarillo, TX); or wins ”a 500-man elimination tourney in Tokyo" (Amarillo Globe-Times, 74-05-02).
Dick Murdoch defeats Mulligan on 75-01-06 in El Paso, TX but is not recognized in other towns; Mulligan defeats Murdoch on 75-01-10 in Abilene, TX to retain the title.
Vacates in 76-07 in order to concentrate on his World Title defenses.
Larry Lane
1976-07-22
Amarillo, TX
Defeats Dennis Stamp in one-night 8-man tournament final; Super Destroyer defeats Lane on 76-08-19 in Amarillo, TX, but the decision is overturned by NWA President Eddie Graham.
Super Destroyer [4]
1976-10-14
Amarillo, TX
Johnny Weaver
1976-11-25
Amarillo, TX
Reggie Parks
1977-02-12
Amarillo, TX
Ciclon Negro [3]
1977-03-12
Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk Jr. defeats Negro on 77-09-01 in Amarillo, TX, but the title is returned to Negro later in the month by the NWA due to the illegal use of the ropes by Funk; leaves the area in 78-01 but is still/again recognized as the champion as of 78-05-15; stripped in 78-11 for failure to defend within 30 days.
