NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) explained

Championshipname:NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo)
Promotion:Western States Sports
Created:January 3, 1957
Mostreigns:Dory Funk (17 reigns)
Firstchamp:Dizzy Davis
Longestreign:Buddy Colt
(154 days)
Shortestreign:Johnny Valentine
(1 day)
Titleretired:June 12, 1969

The Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship was a top singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Amarillo, Texas territory, Western States Sports. It lasted from 1957 until 1969, when it was replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship.[1]

Title history

width=23%Wrestler:width=5% Times:width=16%Date:width=19%Location:width=37%Notes:
Dizzy Davis1January 3, 1957Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk1January 31, 1957Amarillo, Texas
The Great Bolo1February 7, 1957Amarillo, Texas[2]
Dory Funk2February 28, 1957Amarillo, Texas[3]
Roy Shire1April 11, 1957Amarillo, Texas
Don Curtis1May 1957 Amarillo, Texas
Bob Geigel1May 9, 1957Amarillo, Texas
Mike DiBiase1August 15, 1957Amarillo, Texas
Danny Plechas11957
Dory Funk3December 19, 1957Amarillo, Texas
Buddy Rogers1January 23, 1958Amarillo, Texas[4]
Dory Funk4April 3, 1958Amarillo, Texas
Mike DiBiase21958
Dory Funk5January 29, 1959Amarillo, Texas
Nick Roberts1May 21, 1959Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk61959
Antone Leone1August 13, 1959Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk7December 3, 1959Amarillo, Texas
Rock Hunter1January 1960
Sonny Myers1January 21, 1960Amarillo, Texas
Gene LeBell1March 17, 1960Amarillo, Texas
Pancho Lopez11960
Mike DiBiase3October 27, 1960Amarillo, Texas
Sonny Myers2November 3, 1960Amarillo, Texas
Nikita Mulkovich1November 10, 1960Amarillo, Texas
Pancho Lopez2November 17, 1960Amarillo, Texas
Nikita Mulkovich2November 24, 1960Amarillo, Texas[5]
Dory Funk8March 16, 1961Amarillo, Texas
Danny McShain1June 22, 1961Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk9July 13, 1961Amarillo, Texas
Fritz Von Erich1April 26, 1962Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk10June 7, 1962Amarillo, Texas
Fritz Von Erich2October 1962
Dory Funk11November 1, 1962Amarillo, Texas
Title vacated between November 1962 and January 1963.
Dory Funk12January 16, 1963Lubbock, Texas[6]
Fritz Von Erich3February 20, 1963Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk131963
Fritz Von Erich4July 23, 1964Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk14July 30, 1964Amarillo, Texas
Johnny Valentine1February 10, 1965Lubbock, Texas[7]
Dory Funk, Jr.1February 11, 1965Amarillo, Texas 
Johnny Valentine21965-1966  
Fritz Von Erich1August 4, 1966 [8]
Kinji Shibuya1June 29, 1967Amarillo, Texas[9]
Dory Funk15December 1967
Clubfoot Inferno1August 8, 1968Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk16September 5, 1968Amarillo, Texas
Title vacated in October 1968 after Funk is injured by Pat Patterson and The Infernos.
Pat Patterson1October 24, 1968Amarillo, Texas
Ricky Romero11968
Buddy Colt1January 9, 1969
Dory Funk17June 12, 1969
Title replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship in 1969.

See also

References

  1. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . 0-9698161-5-4 .
  2. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode & Austin Aries wins tag gold . February 7, 2017 . February 15, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  3. Web site: Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles . February 28, 2017 . February 28, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  4. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title. January 23, 2020 . January 25, 2020 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  5. Web site: Daily Pro Wrestling history (11/24): The First Starcade . . November 24, 2019 . November 24, 2019 . Brian . Hoops.
  6. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles . January 16, 2019 . January 18, 2019 . . Brian . Hoops.
  7. Web site: DAILY PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (02/10): MASA SAITO WINS AWA GOLD AT THE TOKYO DOME . February 10, 2017 . February 10, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  8. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (August 4): Lex Luger beats Huk Hogan for WCW title . August 4, 2015 . February 19, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  9. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history: 2nd Steve Austin WWE title reign begins, infamous Stan Hansen AWA title belt stripping story . June 29, 2015 . February 19, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.

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