NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | NWA Southwest NWA Houston | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | 1930s | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Jax Dane | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 14, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title that has existed since the 1930s.[1] Though its exact date of creation isn't known, it is among the oldest championships used in professional wrestling today. The title has used a variety of different names over the years, which consists of initial changes to represent the various companies that have controlled the title at different times. Originally, it was simply known as the Texas Heavyweight Championship until its name was changed after the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance in 1948. For most of the title's existence, at least until the early 1990s, it was defended almost exclusively within the Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio areas of Texas. From the 1930s to the mid-1960s, these cities and the surrounding towns were within the territory operated by Ed McLemore, which was known simply as Southwest Sports, Inc. at the time. After McLemore's death, the territory came under the control of Fritz Von Erich and was renamed as Big Time Wrestling. However, the promotion would be renamed World Class Championship Wrestling in the early 1980s, which is the name the territory is best remembered under today. The championship remained an NWA affiliated title until February 1986.
In 1986, WCCW withdrew from the NWA and changed their name to the World Class Wrestling Association, while still promoting under the WCCW banner. The title became the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship at this time. In August 1989, the title became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in the United States Wrestling Association when WCCW was transformed into the USWA.
It was renamed the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in July 1990 after the WCWA split from the USWA, then became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship again from January 1991 until February 1992, when it became inactive. It then reverted to its original name when awarded to NWA Southwest, where it was used until that promotion shut down in September 2011. It then went to NWA Houston, where it was subsequently merged with the NWA Lone Star Heavyweight Championship in a title unification match when Jax Dane defeated Raymond Rowe, NWA Lone Star Champion Ryan Genesis and NWA Texas Champion Scott Summers to unify the titles on December 14, 2012 in Cypress, Texas.[2]
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Martino Angelo | 1 | 1930s | Texas | |
| Leo Savage | 1 | 1930s | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Chief Little Beaver | 1 | 1938 | Houston, TX | Awarded when Savage ran out. |
| Everett Marshall | 1 | March 1938 | Texas | |
| Bobby Managoff | 1 | February 1942 | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Juan Humberto | 1 | February 17, 1942 | Dallas, TX | |
| Lou Thesz | 1 | May 12, 1944 | Houston, TX | Defeated Hans Schnabel. |
| Ernie Dusek | 1 | June 30, 1944 | Houston, TX | |
| Lou Thesz | 2 | August 18, 1944 | Houston, TX | |
| Olaf Olson | 1 | December 8, 1944 | Texas | |
| Vacated | 1945 | |||
| Buddy Rogers | 1 | March 2, 1945 | Houston, TX | Defeated Dizzy Davis in tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Bobby Managoff | 2 | April 20, 1945 | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Jules Strongbow | 1 | May 11, 1945 | Houston, TX | |
| Bobby Managoff | 3 | May 18, 1945 | Houston, TX | |
| Dave Levin | 1 | July 13, 1945 | Houston, TX | |
| Buddy Rogers | 2 | July 27, 1945 | Houston, TX | |
| Ted Cox | 1 | August 31, 1945 | Houston, TX | |
| Buddy Rogers | 3 | September 7, 1945 | Houston, TX | Cox again loses the title to Juan Humberto on September 10, 1945 in Galveston, TX, where he is still billed as champion as of the end of the month. |
| Jim Casey | 1 | September 19, 1945 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Buddy Rogers | 4 | November 23, 1945 | Houston, TX | |
| Lou Thesz | 3 | May 3, 1946 | Houston, TX | |
| Buddy Rogers | 5 | May 10, 1946 | Houston, TX | |
| Kay Bell | 1 | June 24, 1946 | Texas | |
| Dave Levin | 2 | July 26, 1946 | Houston, TX | |
| Ted Cox | 2 | August 16, 1946 | Houston, TX | |
| Gino Garibaldi | 1 | September 1946 | Texas | Still champion October 8, 1946. |
| Lou Thesz | 4 | December 17, 1946 | ||
| Vacated | 1947 | |||
| Sonny Myers | 1 | July 1947 | Ft. Worth, TX | Sometime before July 13, 1947. |
| Miguel Guzmán | 1 | August 1, 1947 | Houston, TX | Defeated Sonny Myers. |
| Sonny Myers | 2 | January 23, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Yukon Eric | 1 | January 30, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Miguel Guzmán | 2 | February 6, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 1 | May 7, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Miguel Guzmán | 3 | June 11, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Dizzy Davis | 1 | July 30, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Antonino Rocca | 1 | August 6, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 2 | November 12, 1948 | Houston, TX | |
| Antonino Rocca | 2 | November 30, 1948 | Dallas, TX | |
| Dizzy Davis | 2 | January 1, 1949 | Waco, TX | |
| Wild Red Berry | 1 | January 28, 1949 | Houston, TX | |
| Miguel Guzmán | 4 | March 2, 1949 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 3 | April 1, 1949 | Houston, TX | |
| Sonny Myers | 3 | April 22, 1949 | Houston, TX | |
| Bob Wagner | 1 | May 1949 | Houston, TX | |
| Rito Romero | 1 | June 1949 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Sonny Myers | 4 | July 8, 1949 | Dallas, TX | |
| Sandy O'donnell | 1 | July 26, 1949 | Dallas, TX | |
| Held Up | July 26, 1949 | Won title by disqualification so title held up. | ||
| Sonny Myers | 5 | August 5, 1949 | Houston, TX | Defeats Sandy O’Donnell in rematch. |
| Miguel Guzmán | 5 | August 19, 1949 | Houston, TX | |
| Wild Red Berry | 2 | October 25, 1949 | Dallas, TX | |
| Leo Newman | 1 | November 29, 1949 | Dallas, TX | |
| Vacated | December 1949 | |||
| Verne Gagne | 1 | December 16, 1949 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 4 | January 13, 1950 | Houston, TX | |
| Vacated | 1950 | After a match against Timmy Geohagen. | ||
| Danny McShain | 5 | March 17, 1950 | Houston, TX | Defeats Timmy Geohagen. |
| Miguel Guzman | 6 | April 14, 1950 | ||
| Danny McShain | 6 | May 5, 1950 | Houston, TX | |
| Rito Romero | 2 | June 6, 1950 | Dallas, TX | |
| Sonny Myers | 5 | June 30, 1950 | Houston, TX | Defeated Rito Romero. |
| Miguel Guzmán | 7 | August 7, 1950 | Texas | |
| Verne Gagne | 2 | September 8, 1950 | Houston, TX | |
| Rito Romero | 3 | October 27, 1950 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 7 | December 15, 1950 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny Savish | 1 | January 5, 1951 | Houston, TX | |
| Rito Romero | 4 | June 6, 1951 | Dallas, TX | |
| Miguel Guzmán | 8 | June 8, 1951 | Houston, TX | |
| Wayne Martin | 1 | June 12, 1951 | Dallas, TX | |
| Miguel Guzmán | 9 | June 18, 1951 | Ft. Worth, TX | Awarded due to interference by Sonny Myers. |
| Vacated | 1951 | |||
| Duke Keomuka | 1 | August 17, 1951 | Houston, TX | Defeated Ray Gunkel to win the vacant title. |
| Ray Gunkel | 1 | September 4, 1951 | Dallas, TX | |
| Vacated | 1951 | |||
| Miguel Guzman | 10 | October 23, 1951 | Dallas, TX | |
| Mighty Atlas | 1 | November 16, 1951 | Houston, TX | |
| Duke Keomuka | 2 | December 18, 1951 | Dallas, TX | |
| Ray Gunkel | 2 | May 23, 1952 | Houston, TX | |
| Duke Keomuka | 3 | September 26, 1952 | Houston, TX | |
| Cyclone Ayala | 1 | November 14, 1952 | Houston, TX | |
| Duke Keomuka | 4 | December 1952 | Texas | |
| Vacated | January 1953 | |||
| Cyclone Anaya | 2 | January 6, 1953 | ||
| Mr. Moto | 1 | February 16, 1953 | ||
| Vacated | February 17, 1953 | |||
| Ray Gunkel | 3 | February 18, 1953 | Austin, TX | Defeated Mr. Moto to win the vacant title. |
| Bull Curry | 1 | May 7, 1954 | Houston, TX | |
| Enrique Guzmán | 1 | May 21, 1954 | Houston, TX | |
| Ed Francis | 1 | June 11, 1954 | Houston, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | July 22, 1954 | Texas | |
| Ed Francis | 2 | July 27, 1954 | ||
| The Sheik | 1 | October 22, 1954 | Houston, TX | |
| Polo Torres | 1 | November 19, 1954 | Houston, TX | |
| Mr. Moto | 2 | July 1955 | Texas | Sometime after July 12, 1955. |
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | August 5, 1955 | Houston, TX | |
| Duke Keomuka | 5 | December 1955 | Texas | |
| Pepper Gomez | 2 | January 1956 | Texas | |
| Buddy Rogers | 6 | June 1, 1956 | Houston, TX | |
| Kay Bell | 1 | July 5, 1956 | Houston, TX | |
| Buddy Rogers | 7 | August 2, 1956 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 3 | August 3, 1956 | Houston, TX | |
| Gene Kiniski | 1 | August 18, 1956 | Houston, TX | Wins in a tag team match, teaming with Lenny Montana to defeat Gomez & Ray Gunkel. |
| Held up | August 24, 1956 | Houston, TX | After a match against Pepper Gomez. | |
| Pepper Gomez | 4 | September 7, 1956 | Houston, TX | Defeats Kelly in rematch. |
| El Medico | 1 | October 19, 1956 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 5 | February 8, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| El Medico | 2 | February 1957 | Texas | |
| Pepper Gomez | 6 | February 22, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | April 19, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| Ivan the Terrible | 1 | August 30, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| El Medico | 3 | September 13, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 7 | November 1, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| Crusher Duggan | 1 | November 8, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| Bill Melby | 1 | November 15, 1957 | Houston, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | January 21, 1958 | Dallas, TX | |
| El Medico | 4 | March 28, 1958 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 8 | April 25, 1958 | Houston, TX | |
| El Medico | 5 | May 9, 1958 | Houston, TX | |
| Dick Steinborn | 1 | July 25, 1958 | Houston, TX | |
| Tosh Togo | 1 | October 3, 1958 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 9 | November 7, 1958 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 5 | December 16, 1958 | Texas | Sometime after November 18, 1958. |
| Pepper Gomez | 10 | December 1958 | Texas | |
| Held up | January 13, 1959 | Dallas, TX | After a match against Joe Christie. | |
| Joe Christie | 1 | January 20, 1959 | Dallas, TX | Defeats Gomez in rematch. |
| Luis Hernandez | 1 | May 8, 1959 | Houston, TX | |
| Corsica Joe | 1 | June 4, 1959 | San Antonio, TX | Still champion as of June 25, 1959. |
| Nick Kozak | 1 | July 10, 1959 | ||
| Nick Kozak | 2 | October 1959 | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Pete Managoff | 1 | January 8, 1960 | Houston, TX | |
| Torbellino Blanco | 1 | April 8, 1960 | Houston, TX | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. |
| Danny McShain | 6 | April 26, 1960 | Dallas, TX | |
| Torbellino Blanco | 2 | May 10, 1960 | Dallas, TX | |
| Duke Keomuka | 6 | June 22, 1960 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Torbellino Blanco | 3 | July 6, 1960 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 2 | July 22, 1960 | Houston, TX | |
| Torbellino Blanco | 4 | September 2, 1960 | Houston, TX | |
| Danny McShain | 7 | September 10, 1960 | Texas | |
| Ciclon Negro | 1 | September 29, 1960 | Texas | |
| Don Manoukian | 1 | January 20, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 11 | February 10, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Held up | May 16, 1961 | Dallas, TX | After a match against Angelo Poffo. | |
| Pepper Gomez | 12 | May 23, 1961 | Dallas, TX | Wins rematch. |
| Waldo Von Erich | 1 | June 23, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Dory Dixon | 1 | July 14, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Sputnik Monroe | 1 | October 27, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepe Gonzales | 1 | November 17, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Jack Dalton | 1 | December 1, 1961 | Houston, TX | |
| Dory Dixon | 2 | January 5, 1962 | Houston, TX | |
| The Mummy | 1 | May 18, 1962 | Houston, TX | |
| Sailor Art Thomas | 1 | June 15, 1962 | Houston, TX | |
| El Medico II | 1 | October 26, 1962 | Houston, TX | |
| Rip Hawk | 1 | January 11, 1963 | Houston, TX | |
| Sweet Daddy Siki | 1 | February 8, 1963 | Houston, TX | |
| Sailor Art Thomas | 2 | April 26, 1963 | Houston, TX | |
| Bill Watts | 1 | May 3, 1963 | Houston, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 13 | June 21, 1963 | Houston, TX | |
| Mark Lewin | 1 | June 29, 1963 | Houston, TX | |
| Billy White Wolf | 1 | September 24, 1963 | Dallas, TX | |
| Joe Blanchard | 1 | December 3, 1963 | Dallas, TX | |
| Tokyo Tom | 1 | June 24, 1964 | Houston, TX | Most likely Rey Urbano although Antonio Inoki has also wrestled as Tokyo Tom in his early days in the US. |
| Pepper Gomez | 14 | July 1964 | Texas | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | January 5, 1965 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | January 8, 1965 | Houston, TX | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 2 | April 30, 1965 | Houston, TX | |
| Vacated | December 7, 1965 | Dallas, TX | After a controversial match against Billy Red Lyons and the rematch on December 21, 1965 ends as a 60 min time limit draw. | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 3 | January 11, 1966 | Dallas, TX | Defeats Lyons in rematch. |
| Joe Blanchard | 2 | November 21, 1966 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 4 | January 16, 1967 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Vacated | March 27, 1967 | Fritz won NWA American Title. | ||
| Buddy Austin | 1 | May 2, 1967 | Dallas, TX | Defeated Paul DeMarco in 16 man tournament final. |
| Buddy Moreno | 1 | August 9, 1967 | San Antonio, TX | Or August 3, 1967 in Corpus Christi, TX. |
| Vacated | September 14, 1967 | Moreno injured. | ||
| Billy Red Lyons | 1 | November 8, 1967 | San Antonio, TX | Defeats Duke Keomua by default tournament final to win the vacant title when Keomuka is unable to wrestle due to injuries inflicted by The Spoiler in earlier round. |
| The Spoiler | 1 | March 29, 1968 | Houston, TX | |
| Grizzly Smith | 1 | July 20, 1968 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Held up | August 17, 1968 | San Antonio, TX | After a match against Spoiler I. | |
| The Spoiler | 2 | August 20, 1968 | Dallas, TX | Defeats Smith in rematch; starts wrestling as Don Jardine without the mask in October 1968. |
| Dan Miller | 1 | December 10, 1968 | Houston, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 3 | February 28, 1969 | Houston, TX | |
| Jose Lothario | 1 | June 7, 1969 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 4 | August 20, 1969 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | October 1969 | Texas | |
| Johnny Valentine | 5 | October 29, 1969 | Austin, TX | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | January 26, 1970 | Ft. Worth, TX | Wins the title again defeating Valentine on February 6, 1970 in Houston, TX. |
| Johnny Valentine | 6 | February 10, 1970 | Dallas, TX | |
| George Scott | 1 | October 13, 1970 | Dallas, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 7 | November 1970 | Texas | |
| Mr. Wrestling | 1 | November 11, 1970 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 8 | February 17, 1971 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Pepper Gomez | 15 | February 18, 1971 | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| Johnny Valentine | 9 | March 1971 | Texas | |
| Jose Lothario | 2 | November 17, 1971 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Red Bastien | 1 | March 9, 1972 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | June 24, 1972 | Irving, TX | |
| Jose Lothario | 3 | October 25, 1972 | San Antonio, TX | |
| The Missouri Mauler | 1 | January 19, 1973 | Houston, TX | |
| Jose Lothario | 4 | 1973 | ||
| Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | April 28, 1973 | ||
| Jose Lothario | 5 | May 4, 1973 | ||
| Blackjack Mulligan | 2 | May 18, 1973 | Houston, TX | |
| Jose Lothario | 6 | May 23, 1973 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Held up | December 26, 1973 | San Antonio, TX | After a match against Great Mephisto. | |
| Great Mephisto | 1 | January 15, 1974 | Dallas, TX | Wins rematch. |
| Red Bastien | 2 | May 28, 1974 | Dallas, TX | |
| El Gran Markus | 1 | September 1974 | Texas | |
| Jose Lothario | 7 | February 1975 | ||
| El Gran Markus | 2 | February 26, 1975 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Al Madril | 1 | February 28, 1975 | Houston, TX | |
| John Tolos | 1 | May 14, 1975 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Al Madril | 2 | July 15, 1975 | Dallas, TX | |
| Held Up | 1975 | Title held up after match against John Tolos. | ||
| John Tolos | 2 | September 16, 1975 | Dalls, TX | Tolos won rematch. |
| Al Madril | 3 | October 1975 | Texas | |
| Peter Maivia | 1 | October 31, 1975 | Houston, TX | |
| Buddy Wolfe | 1 | November 3, 1975 | Texas | |
| John Tolos | 3 | November 1975 | Texas | |
| Peter Maivia | 2 | November 26, 1975 | Houston, TX | Defeats Stan Hansen. |
| Stan Hansen | 1 | February 20, 1976 | Houston, TX | |
| Rocky Johnson | 1 | August 11, 1976 | Texas | |
| Seigfreid Steinke | 1 | August 20, 1976 | Houston, TX | |
| Rocky Johnson | 2 | 1976 | Texas | |
| Seigfreid Steinke | 2 | 1976 | Texas | |
| Moondog Mayne | 1 | March 1977 | Texas | |
| Scott Casey | 1 | May 1977 | Texas | |
| Jimmy Snuka | 1 | May 20, 1977 | Houston, TX | Defeats El Gran Goliath. |
| Ox Baker | 1 | 1977 | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Al Madril | 4 | November 2, 1977 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Dale Valentine | 1 | March 24, 1978 | Houston, TX | |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | May 28, 1978 | Houston, TX | |
| David Von Erich | 1 | September 10, 1978 | Dallas, TX | |
| Gino Hernandez | 1 | October 1978 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| David Von Erich | 2 | 1978 | Dallas, TX | Sometime after November 17, 1978. |
| Gino Hernandez | 2 | December 1978 | Dallas, TX | |
| David Von Erich | 3 | February 1979 | Dallas, TX | |
| Mark Lewin | 2 | December 10, 1979 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Gino Hernandez | 3 | 1980 | Texas | Sometime after March 28, 1980. |
| Mark Lewin | 3 | May 25, 1980 | Dallas, TX | |
| Gino Hernandez | 4 | June 3, 1980 | Amarillo, TX | |
| David Von Erich | 4 | August 1980 | Dallas, TX | |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 1 | May 1981 | Brooks was awarded the title. | |
| Al Madril | 5 | 1981 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Bill Irwin | 1 | August 1982 | Lawton, OK | |
| Held up | September 5, 1982 | Ft. Worth, TX | After a match against David Von Erich. | |
| David Von Erich | 5 | September 19, 1982 | Dallas, TX | |
| Jimmy Garvin | 1 | March 1983 | Dallas, TX | |
| David Von Erich | 6 | April 4, 1983 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Held Up | April 1983 | After match against Jimmy Garvin. | ||
| Jimmy Garvin | 2 | June 17, 1983 | Dallas, TX | |
| Held Up | June 17, 1983 | Title is immediately held up after victory in first rematch because of Sunshine's interference. | ||
| David Von Erich | 7 | July 4, 1983 | Dallas, TX | Won rematch. |
| Held Up | July 11, 1983 | Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin. | ||
| David Von Erich | 8 | 1983 | Won rematch | |
| Vacated | February 11, 1984 | David dies in Japan. | ||
| Gino Hernandez | 5 | June 23, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | Defeated Ric Flair in tournament final. |
| Brian Adias | 1 | July 29, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Gino Hernandez | 6 | September 2, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Brian Adias | 2 | September 27, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| The Grappler | 1 | December 9, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX | WCCW withdraws from the NWA in February 1986. |
| WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Brian Adias | 3 | March 10, 1986 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Buzz Sawyer | 1 | July 4, 1986 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Vacated | January 1987 | Sawyer left promotion. | ||
| Bob Bradley | 1 | January 12, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX | Defeated Dingo Warrior in tournament final. |
| Dingo Warrior | 1 | February 2, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Al Perez | 1 | June 21, 1987 | Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | August 21, 1987 | Perez wins WCWA Heavyweight Championship. | ||
| Ted Arcidi | 1 | August 31, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX | Won battle royal to win the vacant title. |
| Matt Borne | 1 | November 10, 1987 | Midland, TX | |
| Terry Taylor | 1 | February 26, 1988 | Dallas, TX | |
| Kevin Von Erich | 1 | July 4, 1988 | Awarded when Taylor leaves promotion. | |
| Iceman Parsons | 1 | August 5, 1988 | Dallas, TX | |
| Brickhouse Brown | 1 | February 3, 1989 | Dallas, TX | |
| Gary Young | 1 | March 4, 1989 | San Antonio, TX | Won by forfeit. |
| Eric Embry | 1 | April 7, 1989 | Dallas, TX | |
| Super Zodiac | 2 | May 19, 1989 | Dallas, TX | |
| Eric Embry | 2 | May 2, 1989 | Dallas, TX | |
| P.Y. Chu-Hi | 1 | July 3, 1989 | Wichita Falls, TX | |
| Eric Embry | 3 | August 18, 1989 | Dallas, TX | WCWA is renamed the United States Wrestling Association following this match. |
| USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| The Punisher | 1 | October 5, 1989 | Dallas, TX | Won by forfeit. |
| Kerry Von Erich | 1 | October 20, 1989 | Dallas, TX | |
| Jerry Lawler | 1 | December 12, 1989 | Dallas, TX | |
| Kerry Von Erich | 2 | January 5, 1990 | Dallas, TX | |
| Matt Borne | 2 | May 25, 1990 | Dallas, TX | |
| Kerry Von Erich | 3 | June 1, 1990 | Dallas, TX | WCWA splits from the USWA in July 1990. |
| WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Angel of Death | 1 | July 13, 1990 | Dallas, TX | Won by forfeit. |
| Kevin Von Erich | 2 | November 23, 1990 | Dallas, TX | |
| Vacated | January 1991 | When WCWA closed. | ||
| USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Bill Dundee | 1 | January 25, 1991 | Dallas, TX | Defeated Gary Young in tournament final and Kevin Von Erich is recognized as champion by Texas Wrestling Federation after defeating Angel of Death on February 3, 1991 in Dallas, TX until TWF closes in May 1991. |
| Eric Embry | 4 | February 15, 1991 | Dallas, TX | |
| Held Up | March 29, 1991 | Title held up after match against Bill Dundee. | ||
| Bill Dundee | 2 | April 5, 1991 | Dallas, TX | Won rematch. |
| Eric Embry | 5 | April 12, 1991 | Dallas, TX | |
| Jerry Lawler | 2 | April 26, 1991 | Dallas, TX | |
| Held Up | May 24, 1991 | Title held up after match against Bill Dundee. | ||
| Bill Dundee | 3 | May 31, 1991 | Dallas, TX | Defeated Tom Prichard to win the held up title. |
| Tom Prichard | 1 | June 7, 1991 | Dallas, TX | |
| Lord Humongous | 1 | August 12, 1991 | Memphis, TN | |
| Tom Prichard | 2 | August 19, 1991 | Memphis, TN | |
| Brian Christopher | 1 | February 10, 1992 | Memphis, TN | |
| Vacated | 1992 | Title incative. | ||
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Rod Price | 1 | May 1, 1998 | Dallas, TX | Defeated Perry Jackson in tournament final. |
| Stripped | June 28, 1998 | Stripped for refusing to pay a fine. | ||
| Brian Adias | 4 | July 3, 1998 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated Kritical Mass in tournament final to win vacant title. |
| Vacated | July 30, 1998 | Adias injured. | ||
| Perry Jackson | 1 | July 31, 1998 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated Kit Carson. |
| Rodney Begnaud | 1 | November 27, 1998 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeats Action Jackson and Kit Carson in a triangle match. |
| Vacated | February 3, 1999 | Begnaud leaves promotion. | ||
| Khris Germany | 1 | February 5, 1999 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated Jimmy James to win vacant title. |
| Brian Adias | 5 | February 19, 1999 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeats Khris Germany and Jimmy James in Triple Threat match. |
| Steven Dunn | 1 | March 26, 1999 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Stripped | June 10, 1999 | Stripped due to no-showing a title defense. | ||
| Kevin Northcutt | 1 | June 10, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Defeated Begnaud to win vacant title. |
| Rodney Begnaud | 2 | July 29, 1999 | Dallas, TX | |
| Vacated | September 1999 | |||
| Kevin Northcutt | 2 | September 25, 1999 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated James to win vacant title. |
| Cedric of Hollywood | 1 | February 18, 2000 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 3 | April 8, 2000 | Galveston, TX | |
| Vacated | April 14, 2000 | Northcutt won NWA National Heavyweight Championship. | ||
| Mike Fox | 1 | April 28, 2000 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated Begnaud in tournament final to win vacant title. |
| Rodney Begnaud | 3 | May 26, 2000 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Vacated | September 29, 2000 | |||
| Al Jackson | 1 | September 29, 2000 | North Richland Hills, TX | Won 4-way match against Action Jackson, Tiger Steele, New Doctor X by pinning Action. |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 1 | December 1, 2000 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Gary Tool | 1 | February 2, 2001 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 2 | March 16, 2001 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 4 | May 23, 2001 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 3 | August 17, 2001 | Refugio, TX | |
| Vacated | October 13, 2001 | Hernandez won NWA National Championship. | ||
| Kevin Northcutt | 5 | October 26, 2001 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated Mike Anthony to win vacant title. |
| Mike Anthony | 1 | December 14, 2001 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| Stripped | March 5, 2002 | |||
| J.P. Black | 1 | March 22, 2002 | North Richland Hills, TX | Defeated Chaz Taylor to win vacant title. |
| Steve DeMarco | 1 | June 21, 2002 | North Richland Hills, TX | |
| J.P. Black | 2 | August 1, 2002 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Steve DeMarco | 2 | October 26, 2002 | Corpus Christi, TX | DeMarco defeated Black in a Texas Death match at the NWA 54th Anniversary Show. |
| J.P. Black | 3 | May 31, 2003 | Pasadena, TX | |
| Al Jackson | 2 | September 20, 2003 | Greenville, TX | |
| Stripped | February 1, 2004 | Stripped for no-showing event. | ||
| J.P. Black | 4 | February 1, 2004 | Awarded title when Jackson no-showed event. | |
| Al Jackson | 3 | March 2004 | Texas | |
| Tejas | 1 | April 24, 2004 | Perry, OK | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 6 | April 16, 2005 | Ponca City, OK | |
| Mark Orton | 1 | July 15, 2006 | Beaumont, TX | |
| Chaz Taylor | 1 | August 12, 2006 | Houston, TX | |
| Seth Korbin | 1 | July 14, 2007 | Cypress, TX | |
| Chaz Taylor | 2 | August 10, 2007 | Houston, TX | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 7 | October 14, 2007 | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| Chaz Taylor | 3 | August 24, 2008 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Mike DiBiase | 1 | September 6, 2008 | Amarillo, TX | |
| Stripped | October 4, 2008 | DiBiase was stripped for missing scheduled title defense. | ||
| Kevin Northcutt | 8 | October 4, 2008 | Robstown, TX | Defeated El Diablo Rojo to win the vacant title. |
| Michael Faith | 1 | January 9, 2009 | Cypress, TX | Stripped on March 14, 2009 due to a leg injury. |
| Spoiler 2000 | 1 | March 21, 2009 | Livingston, TX | Defeated Seth Korbin for the vacant title. |
| Kevin Northcutt | 9 | May 2, 2009 | Tyler, TX | |
| Stripped | February 26, 2010 | Northcutt was stripped due to injury Ken Taylor made a match between Ben Galvan and Chad Thomas to crown a new champion. | ||
| Ben Galvan | 1 | February 26, 2010 | Robstown, TX | Defeated Chad Thomas for the vacant title. |
| Chad Thomas | 1 | May 15, 2010 | Amarillo, TX | Defeated Ben Galvan for the title. |
| Michael Faith | 2 | August 14, 2010 | Gainesville, TX | Defeated Chad Thomas for the title. |
| Charlie Haas | 1 | September 4, 2010 | Amarillo, TX | Defeated Michael Faith for the title. |
| Stripped | January 3, 2011 | Hass was stripped for failing to make a title defense within 90 days.[3] | ||
| Lance Hoyt | 1 | January 7, 2011 | Robstown, Texas | Defeated Sicodelico Jr. for the vacant title.[4] |
| Scott Summers | 1 | January 13, 2012 | Cypress, Texas | |
| Jax Dane | 1 | December 14, 2012 | Cypress, Texas | On December 14, 2012 Jax Dane defeated Scot Summers, Ryan Genesis and Raymond Rowe in a four way match to unify the NWA Texas Heavyweight and NWA Lone Star Heavyweight titles. Summers entered the match the NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion and Genesis entered the ring the NWA Lone Star Heavyweight Champion, the unified title now going by the NWA Lone Star brand[5][6] |
See also
- National Wrestling Alliance
- World Class Championship Wrestling
- United States Wrestling Association
- Global Wrestling Federation
- Continental Wrestling Association
References
- ^ NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship history at wrestling-titles.com
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Charlie Haas stripped of the NWA Texas Title, New Champ to be crowned Jan. 7th
- ^ NWA Southwest Livestock Show Spectacular
- ^ http://www.nwahouston.com/7785/88434.html
- ^ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html
Categories:
- Global Wrestling Federation championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- United States Wrestling Association championships
- World Class Championship Wrestling championships
- State heavyweight wrestling championships
- National Wrestling Alliance state heavyweight wrestling championships
- Regional professional wrestling championships