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National Wrestling Association
World Heavyweight Title History
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Date |
Location |
Notes |
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| George Hackenschmidt |
1901/11 |
Vienna, AUSTRIA |
Recognised as World Heavyweight Champion |
| Frank Gotch |
1908/04/03 |
Chicago, IL |
Retires as champion in 1913 |
| Charlie Cutler |
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Billed as World Heavyweight Champion |
| Joe Stecher |
15/07/05 |
Omaha, NE |
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| Earl Caddock |
17/04/09 |
Omaha, NE |
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| Joe Stecher [2] |
20/01/30 |
New York, NY |
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| Ed "Strangler" Lewis |
20/12/13 |
New York, NY |
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| Stanislaus Zbyszko |
21/05/06 |
New York, NY |
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| Ed "Strangler" Lewis [2] |
22/03/03 |
Wichita, KS |
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| Wayne Munn |
25/01/08 |
Kansas City, MO |
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| Stanislaus Zbyszko [2] |
25/04/15 |
Phidelphia, PA |
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| Joe Stecher [3] |
25/05/30 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Ed "Strangler" Lewis [3] |
28/02/21 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Gus Sonnenberg |
29/01/04 |
Boston, MA |
#1 |
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| Gus Sonnenberg |
29/01/04 |
Boston, MA |
#1 |
| Dick Shikat |
29/08/23 |
Phidelphia, PA |
Defeats Jim Londos & recognised by NBA |
| Jim Londos |
30/06/06 |
Phidelphia, PA |
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| Danno O'Mahoney |
35/06/27 |
Boston, MA |
Unifies Boston AWA World title |
| Dick Shikat |
36/03/02 |
New York, NY |
Defeats Danno O'Mahoney |
| Ali Baba |
36/04/25 |
Detroit, MI |
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| Everett Marshall |
36/06/26 |
Columbus, OH |
Declared vacant in 36/09 |
| John Pesek |
37/09/13 |
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Awarded then stripped |
| Lou Thesz |
37/12/29 |
St. Louis, MO |
Defeats Everett Marshall |
| Steve Casey |
38/02/11 |
Boston, MA |
Stripped for refesual to defend title |
| Everett Marshall |
38/09/14 |
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Awarded at annual meeting |
| Lou Thesz |
39/02/23 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Bronko Nagurski |
39/06/23 |
Houston, TX |
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| Ray Steele |
40/03/07 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Bronko Nagurski [2] |
41/03/11 |
Minneapolis, MN |
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| Sandor Szabo |
41/06/05 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Bill Longson |
42/02/19 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Yvon Robert |
42/10/07 |
Montreal, QC |
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| Bobby Managoff |
42/11/27 |
Houston, TX |
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| Bill Longson [2] |
43/02/19 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Whipper Billy Watson |
47/02/21 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Lou Thesz [2] |
47/04/25 |
St. Louis, MO |
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| Bill Longson [3] |
47/11/21 |
Houston, TX |
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| Lou Thesz [3] |
48/07/20 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Unified with NWA World Heavyweight Title |
#1 - Defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis for World Heavyweight title but was stripped by the National Boxing Association for failing to meet "real" contenders..
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