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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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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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The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1940 ~ 1943
NOTE: This list may include non-title matches which are
to be removed as soon as they are confirmed.
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Defeats Bobby Bruns on 40-06-13 in Kansas City to win MWA World Heavyweight Title. Also defeats Dick Shikat for the Columbus versoin of MWA World Title on 40-06-27 in Columbus, OH, making him the champion in both cities. Later, Brown is said to have held the National Wrestling Alliance title for seven years before losig to Sonny Myers on 47-11-03 in Des Moines, IA.
1940
07-01
Des Moines, IA
Al Lovelock (non-title?)
W
No name for the title is used; simply billed as "World Heavyweight Champion".
07-05
Des Moines, IA
Karol Zbyszko (non-title?)
W
07-19
Des Moines, IA
Mayes McLain (no title name given)
W
09-16
Kansas City, KS
Don McIntyre (MWA Title)
W (2-0)
11-25
Emporia, KS
Lee Wykoff (MWA Title)
12-02
Emporia, KS
Jimmy Coffield (MWA Title)
W
12-11
Topeka, KS
Andy Mixner (MWA Title)
W (2-0)
1941
01-09
Kansas City, KS
Lee Wykoff (MWA Title)
W (2-1)
01-30
Kansas City, KS
Rudy Stronberg (MWA Title)
W (2-1)
02-06
Kansas City, KS
Jim Wright (MWA Title)
W (2-0)
08-15
Scranton, IA
Earl Wampler (non-title?)
04-22
Lawrence, KS
12-06
Emporia, KS
Jack Kennedy (MWA Title)
W (2-0)
1942
01-21
Emporia, KS
Golden Terror (MWA Title)
02-04
Emporia, KS
Bob Stewart (MWA Title)
04-15
Des Moines, IA
Tom Zaharias (MWA Title)
05-10
Waterloo, IA
Joe Dusek (MWA Title)
W (23min)
06-18
Kansas City, KS
Lou Thesz (MWA Title?)
D
06-28
Waterloo, IA
Gene Bowman (MWA Title)
07-01
Des Moines, IA
Ray Steele (MWA Title)
W (2-0)
07-02
Waterloo, IA
Gene Bowman (MWA Title)
07-05
Waterloo, IA
battle royal winner (MWA Title)
07-08
Des Moines, IA
Tom Zaharias (MWA Title)
W (2-1)
07-13
Waterloo, IA
Continues to defend MWA title in Iowa until losing to National Wrestling Association champion Bill Longson in a double title match on 42-07-22 in Des Moines, IA.
Holder of the Wichita-based National
Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title, recognized as
the Alliance champion in Des Moines, IA by Pinkie George between 43-05 and 43-08; the 43-05-09 issue of a Waterloo newspaper reports that Virag has defeated both Orville Brown and Bill Longson after capturing tournaments at Minneapolis and Philadelphia.
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