NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version) explained

NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
Promotion:NWA Mid-America
Created:1955
Retired:1974
Mostreigns:Don Greene (9 reigns)
Firstchamp:Jesse James

The NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) sanctioned professional wrestling championship promoted by NWA Mid-America in and around their Tennessee and Kentucky territory from 1955 until 1974. The championship was limited to wrestlers in the Junior Heavyweight division, limited to wrestlers weighing less than 220lb. The NWA also sanctioned the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, with the United States version serving as one of several local level Junior Heavyweight Championships. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]

Title history

Key
SymbolMeaning
The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
—Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
 Indicates periods of unknown lineage
Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.
width=0%width=23% class="unsortable"Team
(members)		width=0% Reignwidth=15%Datewidth=5%Days
held		width=13%Locationwidth=15%Eventwidth=40% class="unsortable"Notes
Jesse James1Announced as a new champion; still billed as champion as of on February 23, 1959
Yoshinosato1Live event 
Johnny Walker1Live eventWon a tournament sometime after May 16, 1967
Kenny Mack1Kingsport, TennesseeLive event 
Johnny Walker2Kingsport, TennesseeLive eventStill billed as champion on October 17, 1967
Johnny Walker3HawaiiLive eventDefeated Johnny Valentine.
Bobby Hart1Nashville, TennesseeLive eventThe title change was repeated in Memphis on May 30, 1970
Johnny Walker4Louisville, KentuckyLive event 
VacatedChampionship vacated for undocumented reasons
Don Greene1Memphis, TennesseeLive eventDefeated Dennis Hall in 4-man tournament final.
10Johnny Walker5Live event 
11Bobby Hart2Nashville, TennesseeLive event 
12Don Greene2Live eventStill billed as champion on October 27, 1971
13Len Rossi1Live event 
14Tony Charles1Live event 
15Don Greene3Live event 
16Johnny Walker6Live eventChange took place sometime between September 28 and October 16, 1972
17Don Greene4Memphis, TennesseeLive event 
18Lorenzo Parente1Memphis, TennesseeLive event 
19Don Greene5Live event 
20Lorenzo Parente2Nashville, TennesseeLive event 
21Don Greene6Live event 
22Intern #11Chattanooga, TennesseeLive event 
23Don Greene7Live event 
24Ali Baba1Birmingham, AlabamaLive event 
25Don Greene8Birmingham, AlabamaLive event 
26Ali Baba2Florence, AlabamaLive eventTitle change was repeated on March 27 in Nashville
27Steve Kovac1Nashville, TennesseeLive event 
28Jerry Lawler1Chattanooga, TennesseeLive event 
29Don Greene9Live eventStill billed as champion in July 1974
AbandonedChampionship abandoned.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Pro Wrestling Works . Ed Grabianowski . How Stuff Works . April 5, 2009.

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