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NWA North American Heavyweight Title
[Amarillo]

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Jim Wright 57/01<  
Dizzy Davis57/01/03Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk57/01/31Amarillo, TX
Great Bolo57/02/07Amarillo, TX
Also wins Southwest States Title, defeating Dory Funk on 57/02/14 in Amarillo, TX.
Dory Funk [2] 57/02/28Amarillo, TX
Wins both titles.
Roy Shire57/04/11Amarillo, TX
Don Curtis57/05<
Sometime after 57/04/18.
Bob Geigel 57/05/09Amarillo, TX
Mike DiBiase 57/08/15 Amarillo, TX
Held up after a match against Dory Funk on 57/09/26 in Amarillo, TX; the rematch on 57/10/03 in Amarillo ends as a time limit draw; Funk is injured during this match and unable to compete in a second rematch the following week; Sonny Myers is billed as champion in Arizona between 57/09 and 57/11 by the Amarillo territory promoters.
Dory Funk [3] 57/10/24 Amarillo, TX
Defeats Leo Garibaldi in tournament final; has defeated Mike DiBiase to advance straight to the final; Mike DiBiase defeats Funk on 57/12/05 in Amarillo, TX via blood stoppage but is not awarded the title; Art Nelson is billed as champion in Arizona between 57/12 and 58/01 by the Amarillo territory promoters.
Buddy Rogers58/01/23Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [4] 58/04/03Amarillo, TX
[...]    
Mighty Zorro 58/06/19 Amarillo, TX
Defeats Don Curtis in tournament final.
Mike DiBiase [2] 58/07/17 Amarillo, TX
Ricky Romero 58/08/13 Lubbock, TX
Mike DiBiase [3] 58/12/10 Lubbock, TX
Dory Funk [5] 59/01/29Amarillo, TX
Nick Roberts 59/05/28Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [6] 59/06/04 Amarillo, TX
Antone Leone59/08/13Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [7] 59/12/03Amarillo, TX
Vacates in 60/01 due to injury.
Rock Hunter 60/01/14 Amarillo, TX
Defeats Dick Hutton in tournament final which has stared on 60/01/07.
Sonny Myers60/01/21Amarillo, TX
Gene Lebelle60/03/17Amarillo, TX
Ricky Romero defeats Gene LaBell on 60/04/06 in Lubock, TX to win the title, but the title change is voided, and the title is declared vacant.
Mike DiBiase [4] 60/07/27 Lubbock, TX
Defeats Nick Roberts in tournament final after their first bout on 60/07/20 ends as no contest.
Pancho Lopez (Lorenzo Parente) 60/09/21 Lubbock, TX
Mike DiBiase [5] 60/10/27Amarillo, TX
Pancho Lopez [2]60/11/17Amarillo, TX
Nikita Mulkovich60/11/24Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [8] 61/03/16Amarillo, TX
Danny McShain 61/06/22Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [9] 61/07/13Amarillo, TX
Fritz Von Erich 62/04/26Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [10] 62/06/07Amarillo, TX
Fritz Von Erich defeats Funk on 62/09/05 in Lubbock, TX but the title change is later declared void, and the title is held up; remains to be held up when Von Erich and Funk wrestle to a double disqualification on 62/09/27.
Dory Funk [11] 62/11/01Amarillo, TX
Defeats Von Erich in rematch; vacant in 62.
Dory Funk [12] 63/01/16Lubbock, TX
Defeats Gene Kiniski in tournament finalon 63/02/20 in Lubbock, TX, Fritz Von Erich defeats Funk with the stipulation that Funk is not allowed to use the spinning toe hold and can lose the title via DQ; Funk applies the hold to Von Erich before the bell rings to start the third fall; referee disqualifies Funk and awards the title to Von Erich, but the NWA overturns the decision because the DQ has occurred between falls.
Sputnik Monroe63/04/23Odessa, TX
Dory Funk [13] 63/05/16 Amarillo, TX
The Sheik 63/10/10 Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [14] 64/04/16 Amarillo, TX
Fritz Von Erich [2] 64/07/23Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [15] 64/07/30 Amarillo, TX
Johnny Valentine defeats Funk on 65/01/14 in Amarillo, TX due to a blood stoppage, but Funk retains the title; NWA orders a rematch.
Johnny Valentine65/02/10Lubbock, TX
Defeats Funk in rematch.
Dory Funk Jr. 65/02/18Amarillo, TX
Vacates in 65/03 prior to a tour of Australia.
Johnny Valentine [2] 65/03/17 Lubbock, TX
Defeats Don Curtis in 4-man one-night tournament final.
Dory Funk [16] 65/05/13 Amarillo, TX
Vacates sometime after 65/08/16 due to injuries suffered in a car accident.
Don McClarty 65/10/07 Amarillo, TX
Defeats Doug Gilbert in one-night 8-man tournament final..
Mike DiBiase [6] 65/10/14<
Don McClarty [2] 65/10/28<
Mike DiBiase [7] 65/11<
Ricky Romero [2] 65/11/11 Amarillo, TX
Dutch Savage 66/01/12 Lubbock, TX
Ricky Romero [3] 66/01/19 Lubbock, TX
Mike DiBiase [8] 66/02/23 Lubbock, TX
Dory Funk [17] 66/03/10 Amarillo, TX
Dick Steinborn 66/11/24 Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [18] 67/01/12 Amarillo, TX
Vacant in 67/01.
Dick Steinborn [2] 67/01/19 Amarillo, TX
Defeats Pat O'Connor in 4-man one-night tournament final.
The Lawman (Don Slatton) 67/02/20 Abilene, TX
Dick Steinborn [3] 67/04<  
Sometime after 67/03/06; held up after a match against Dory Funk Jr. on 67/04/26 in Lubbock, TX ends as a no contest.
Dory Funk Jr. 67/05/03 Lubbock, TX
Wins rematch.
Medic #1 67/05/24 Lubbock, TX
Dory Funk Jr. [2] 67/05/31 Lubbock, TX
Kinji Shibuya67/06/29Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [19] 67/08/31 Amarillo, TX
Held up after a match against Sputnik Monroe on 68/04/08 in El Paso, TX; Funk wins rematch.
Dory Funk [20] 68/04/18 Amarillo, TX
Wins rematch.
Clubfoot Inferno68/08/08Amarillo, TX
Dory Funk [21] 68/09/05Amarillo, TX
Vacates in 68/10 after being injured by Pat Patterson and the Infernos.
Pat Patterson 68/10/24Amarillo, TX
Defeats Pat O'Connor in one-night 4-man tournament final; still champion as of 68/11/19.
Buddy Colt 69/01/06< Florida *
Dory Funk [22] 69/06/12Amarillo, TX
Renamed Western States Title sometime between 69/08/01 and 69/10/08.

* Replaced with Western States Heavyweight Title.

* Special thanks to Kriss from Amarillo Wrestling Wiki.




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