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NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo) Promotion Western States Sports Date established January 3, 1957 Date retired 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
(n) written after a date indicates the title change occurred no later than that date.
Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Location:
Notes:
Dizzy Davis
1
January 3, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Defeated Jim Wright to become the first champion.
Dory Funk
1
January 31, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
The Great Bolo
1
February 7, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Also defeated Funk to win the NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship on February 14, 1957 in Amarillo, Texas. [ 2]
Dory Funk
2
February 28, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Won the Southwest and North American Heavyweight titles. [ 3]
Roy Shire
1
April 11, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Don Curtis
1
May 1957 (n)
Amarillo, Texas
Bob Geigel
1
May 9, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Mike DiBiase
1
August 15, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Danny Plechas
1
1957
Dory Funk
3
December 19, 1957
Amarillo, Texas
Buddy Rogers
1
January 23, 1958
Amarillo, Texas
[ 4]
Dory Funk
4
April 3, 1958
Amarillo, Texas
Mike DiBiase
2
1958
Dory Funk
5
January 29, 1959
Amarillo, Texas
Nick Roberts
1
May 21, 1959
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
6
1959
Antone Leone
1
August 13, 1959
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
7
December 3, 1959
Amarillo, Texas
Rock Hunter
1
January 1960 (n)
Sonny Myers
1
January 21, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
Gene LeBell
1
March 17, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
Pancho Lopez
1
1960
Mike DiBiase
3
October 27, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
Sonny Myers
2
November 3, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
Nikita Mulkovich
1
November 10, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
Pancho Lopez
2
November 17, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
Defeated Mike DiBiase.
Nikita Mulkovich
2
November 24, 1960
Amarillo, Texas
[ 5]
Dory Funk
8
March 16, 1961
Amarillo, Texas
Danny McShain
1
June 22, 1961
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
9
July 13, 1961
Amarillo, Texas
Fritz Von Erich
1
April 26, 1962
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
10
June 7, 1962
Amarillo, Texas
Fritz Von Erich
2
October 1962 (n)
Dory Funk
11
November 1, 1962
Amarillo, Texas
Title vacated between November 1962 and January 1963.
Dory Funk
12
January 16, 1963
Lubbock, Texas
Defeated Gene Kiniski in a tournament final. [ 6]
Fritz Von Erich
3
February 20, 1963
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
13
1963
Fritz Von Erich
4
July 23, 1964
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
14
July 30, 1964
Amarillo, Texas
Johnny Valentine
1
February 10, 1965
Lubbock, Texas
[ 7]
Dory Funk, Jr.
1
February 11, 1965
Amarillo, Texas
Johnny Valentine
2
1965-1966
Fritz Von Erich
1
August 4, 1966
[ 8]
Kinji Shibuya
1
June 29, 1967
Amarillo, Texas
[ 9]
Dory Funk
15
December 1967 (n)
Clubfoot Inferno
1
August 8, 1968
Amarillo, Texas
Dory Funk
16
September 5, 1968
Amarillo, Texas
Title vacated in October 1968 after Funk is injured by Pat Patterson and The Infernos.
Pat Patterson
1
October 24, 1968
Amarillo, Texas
Defeated Pat O'Connor in a tournament final.
Ricky Romero
1
1968
Buddy Colt
1
January 9, 1969
Dory Funk
17
June 12, 1969
Title replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship in 1969.
See also
References
^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 ^ Hoops, Brian (February 7, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode & Austin Aries wins tag gold" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 25, 2020 . ^ Hoops, Brian (November 24, 2019). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (11/24): The First Starcade" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved November 24, 2019 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 10, 2017). "DAILY PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (02/10): MASA SAITO WINS AWA GOLD AT THE TOKYO DOME" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (August 4, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 4): Lex Luger beats Huk Hogan for WCW title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (June 29, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: 2nd Steve Austin WWE title reign begins, infamous Stan Hansen AWA title belt stripping story" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
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