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| NATIONAL BOXING/WRESTLING ASSOCIATION | ( | 38/09 | - | 48/07 | ) |
| NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE | ( | 48/07 | - | 86/02 | ) |
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| Danno O'Mahoney | 35/06/27 | Boston, MA |
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Becomes undisputed
world champion; Texas commission orders a rematch after a
match against Daniel Boone Savage on 36/02/07 in Houston, TX;
stripped by Texas commission in 36/02 for no-showing a title defense
against Juan Humberto in Galveston, TX. |
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| Daniel Boone Savage | 36/05/10 | |
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Named champion by Texas commission. |
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| Little Beaver | 37/04/30 | Houston, TX |
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Not the midget wrestler; defeats Karl Davis when Savage leaves the area. |
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| Everett Marshall | 37/05/14 | Houston, TX |
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Also awarded National Wrestling Association title on 38/09/14 |
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| Lou Thesz | 39/03/09 | 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 |
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Unifies following titles to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight
champion :
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| Whipper Billy Watson | 56/03/15 | Toronto, ON |
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Wins by count out. |
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| Lou Thesz [4] | 56/11/09 | St. Louis, MO |
| Edouard Carpentier # | 57/06/14 | Chicago, IL |
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Wins when Thesz cannot continue due to a back injury;
recognized as World champion in Omaha
and by World
Wrestling Association in Los Angeles to legitimate the lineages of
their world titles; Thesz defeats Carpentier in rematch by disqualification
on 57/07/24 in Montreal, QC; however, NWA continues to recognize Carpentier
as the champion. |
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| Lou Thesz # | 57 | |
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Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when
Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn leaves NWA; NWA voids all recognition of
Carpentier as champion. |
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| Dick Hutton | 57/11/14 | Toronto, ON |
| Pat O'Connor | 59/01/09 | St. Louis, MO |
| Buddy Rogers | 61/06/30 | Chicago, IL |
| Killer Kowalski | 62/11/21 | Montreal, QC |
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Defeats Rogers after his ankle is broken in first fall; not recognized by NWA; Kowalski is recognized as champion in Texas. |
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| Lou Thesz [5] | 63/02 | |
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Has defeated Rogers for the title on 63/01/24 in Toronto, ON; defeats Kowalski in Houston, TX on 63/02/01 |
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| Gene Kiniski | 66/01/07 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dory Funk Jr. | 69/02/11 | Tampa, FL |
| Harley Race | 73/03/24 | Kansas City, MO |
| Jack Brisco | 73/07/20 | Houston, TX |
| Giant Baba | 74/12/02 | Kagoshima, JAPAN |
| Jack Brisco [2] | 74/12/09 | Toyohashi, JAPAN |
| Terry Funk | 75/12/10 | Miami, FL |
| Harley Race [2] | 77/02/06 | Toronto, ON |
| Dusty Rhodes | 79/08/21 | Tampa, FL |
| Harley Race [3] | 79/08/26 | Orlando, FL |
| Giant Baba [2] | 79/10/31 | Nagoya, JAPAN |
| Harley Race [4] | 79/11/07 | Amagasaki, JAPAN |
| Giant Baba [3] | 80/09/04 | Saga, JAPAN |
| Harley Race [5] | 80/09/09 | Ohtsu, JAPAN |
| Tommy Rich | 81/04/27 | Augusta, GA |
| Harley Race [6] | 81/05/01 | Gainsville, GA |
| Dusty Rhodes [2] | 81/06/21 | Atlanta, GA |
| Ric Flair | 81/09/17 | Kansas City, MO |
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Midnight Rider(Dusty Rhodes) defeats Flair on 83/02/09 in Miami, FL
but returns the belt when asked to indentify himself by NWA president Bob Geigel. |
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| Harley Race [7] | 83/06/10 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ric Flair [2] | 83/11/24 | Greensboro, NC |
| Kerry Von Erich | 84/05/06 | Irving, TX |
| Ric Flair [3] | 84/05/24 | Yokosuka, JAPAN |
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Recognition withdrawn in Texas in 86/02 after World Class separates from NWA; Rick Rude, who has won NWA American Heavyweight title from King Parsons on 85/11/04 in Ft. Worth, TX, is recognized as World heavyweight champion in Texas by World Class Wrestling Association on 86/02/20. |
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