From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship Promotion NWA Hollywood Wrestling Date established June, 1967 Date retired December 26, 1982
WWA Americas Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Los Angeles territory, known officially as NWA Hollywood Wrestling , from 1968 until the promotion closed in 1982. The title was first established in 1967 as a secondary championship in NWA Hollywood's predecessor, Worldwide Wrestling Associates.[ 1] [ 2] Although the name of the title implies that it was defended throughout North, Central and South America, it was rarely defended outside of Southern California. As a result, the title was essentially a regional title rather than a national one. A number of NWA affiliated promoters at various points over the years have used their own regional versions or variations of "national" championships for the purpose of giving crowds the idea that the company was larger than it actually was, or that the company was the biggest or most successful within the ranks of the National Wrestling Alliance.
Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Location:
Notes:
WWA Americas Heavyweight Championship
Pampero Firpo
1
1967
Mexico
Defeats Coloso Colosetti in a fictitious match
Mike DiBiase
1
June 16, 1967
Los Angeles, CA
Mark Lewin
1
July 28, 1967
Los Angeles, CA
Fred Blassie
1
August 25, 1967
Los Angeles, CA
Vacant
March 1968
Blassie is suspended by WWA.
Mil Mascaras
1
June 7, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Buddy Austin in tournament final.
El Mongol
1
September 20, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
Renamed NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship
Bobo Brazil
1
October 4, 1968
Los Angeles, CA
Has abandoned the WWA World Heavyweight title on October 1, 1968, when WWA rejoined the NWA.
Fred Blassie
2
January 10, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Bobo Brazil
2
February 7, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
The Sheik
1
February 21, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Held up
March 21, 1969
Title held up after Blassie defeats The Sheik in a non-title match
Fred Blassie
3
April 11, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Defeats The Sheik in rematch.
The Sheik
2
April 25, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Mil Mascaras
2
May 9, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Held up
May 23, 1969
Title held up after a match against Black Gordman in Los Angeles, CA
Mil Mascaras
3
June 6, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Gordman in rematch.
The Great Kojika
1
December 19, 1969
Los Angeles, CA
Rocky Johnson
1
January 16, 1970
Los Angeles, CA
[ 3]
Fred Blassie
4
March 6, 1970
Los Angeles, CA
Held up
March 20, 1970
Title held up after a match against Rocky Johnson in Los Angeles, CA
Rocky Johnson
2
May 15, 1970
Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Blassie in rematch
Fred Blassie
5
June 12, 1970
Los Angeles, CA
Kinji Shibuya
1
March 26, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Fred Blassie
6
April 23, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
1
May 7, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Don Carson
1
July 16, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
2
July 30, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Mil Mascaras
4
September 24, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Held up after a match against John Tolos.
Mil Mascaras
5
1971
Los Angeles, CA
Wins rematch.
Black Gordman
1
November 5, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Frankie Laine
1
December 8, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Killer Kowalski
1
January 31, 1972
Tampa, FL
Fictitious title change
John Tolos
3
March 10, 1972
Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman
2
June 30, 1972
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
4
July 14, 1972
Los Angeles, CA
Wins rematch.
Ernie Ladd
1
July 28, 1972
Los Angeles, CA
Victor Rivera
1
December 1, 1972
Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman
3
March 9, 1973
Los Angeles, CA
Victor Rivera
2
April 20, 1973
Los Angeles, CA
Terry Funk
1
July 3, 1973
Odessa, TX
Fictitious title change.
Victor Rivera
3
July 27, 1973
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
5
August 24, 1973
Los Angeles, CA
Pak Song
1
November 16, 1973
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
6
January 15, 1974
Long Beach, CA
[ 4]
Porkchop Cash
1
March 22, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman
4
May 31, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Porkchop Cash
2
June 14, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Ernie Ladd
2
July 12, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
[ 5]
Pampero Firpo
2
August 16, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
7
November 8, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
In San Diego, CA, Firpo defends against Tolos on 74/11/12 but loses to Tolos on 74/11/19.
Pampero Firpo
3
November 22, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Tolos may continue to be billed as champion in San Diego, CA but loses to Firpo on 74/11/26.
John Tolos
8
November 27, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Edouard Carpentier
1
December 25, 1974
San Diego, CA
Greg Valentine
1
February 14, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
9
March 27, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
Greg Valentine
2
April 4, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
Vacant
April 1975
Valentine gives up the belt to wrestle for the NWA World Heavyweight title
Don Muraco
1
May 2, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
Wins tournament
Les Thornton
1
May 16, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
Louie Tillet
1
June 13, 1975
Hollywood, CA
Ernie Ladd
3
October 1975
Philadelphia, PA
Fictitious title change.
Chavo Guerrero
1
October 31, 1975
Los Angeles, CA
Inferno I
1
January 30, 1976
Los Angeles, California
Chavo Guerrero
2
February 6, 1976
Roddy Piper
1
March 12, 1976
Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero
3
April 23, 1976
Crusher Verdu
1
June 11, 1976
Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Gori Guerrero.
Chavo Guerrero Sr.
4
July 16, 1976
Los Angeles, California
The Hangman
1
September 3, 1976
Los Angeles, California
[ 6]
Chavo Guerrero
5
October 1, 1976
Ken Mantell
1
October 15, 1976
Chavo Guerrero
6
November 19, 1976
Dr. Hiro Ota
1
November 26, 1976
Los Angeles, California
Chavo Guerrero
7
December 3, 1976
Dory Funk Jr.
1
January 14, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
[ 7]
Chavo Guerrero
8
February 4, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Toru Tanaka
1
February 12, 1977
San Bernardino, CA
[ 8]
The Hangman
2
March 18, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Keith Franks
1
May 13, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Mando Guerrero
1
May 20, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Texas Red
1
July 1, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
[ 9]
Chavo Guerrero
9
August 6, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Roddy Piper
2
August 12, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero
10
August 19, 1977
San Bernardino, CA
Texas Red
2
September 7, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Choi Sun
1
September 16, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero
11
September 18, 1977
San Bernardino, CA
The Masked Canadian
3
November 4, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Mando Guerrero
2
December 9, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
The Masked Canadian
4
December 16, 1977
Los Angeles, CA
Hector Guerrero
1
February 10, 1978
Los Angeles, CA
[ 10]
Moondog Lonnie Mayne
1
April 2, 1978
San Bernardino, CA
Hector Guerrero
2
June 30, 1978
Los Angeles, CA
Moondog Lonnie Mayne
2
August 11, 1978
Los Angeles, CA
Vacant
August 13, 1978
Mayne is killed in an auto accident
Chavo Guerrero
12
August 25, 1978
Los Angeles, CA
Wins tournament.
Roddy Piper
5
September 29, 1978
Los Angeles, CA
Twin Devil #1
1
October 1, 1978
San Bernardino, CA
Chavo Guerrero
13
December 1978
Twin Devil #1
2
January 12, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
[ 11]
Chavo Guerrero
14
January 26, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Eddie Mansfield
1
March 16, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero
15
March 23, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Leroy Brown
1
April 26, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Al Madril
1
June 15, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Bull Ramos
1
June 28, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
Al Hobman is billed as champion in San Bernardino, CA as of 79/08/12.
Pat Barrett
1
August 8, 1979
Bakersfield, CA
Pat Patterson
1
November 1979
Hawaii
Fictitious title change and Sometime after 79/09/30.
Chavo Guerrero
16
November 16, 1979
Los Angeles, CA
The Hood (Johnny Mantell)
1
1980
Sometime after 80/01/26.
Chavo Guerrero
17
March 14, 1980
Los Angeles, CA
The Spoiler #2
1
April 18, 1980
Los Angeles, CA
Walter Johnson
1
May 9, 1980
Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos
10
August 8, 1980
Los Angeles, CA
El Medico
1
October 26, 1980
Sometime after 80/08/24.
Victor Rivera
4
December 1980
Sometime after 80/12/07; still champion as of 81/02/08.
Bobo Brazil
2
1981
Chris Adams
1
March 01, 1981
John Tolos
11
1981
Victor Rivera
5
March 1981
Mike Masters
1
March 27, 1981
Los Angeles, CA
Bobo Brazil
3
April 10, 1981
Los Angeles, CA
Rick Davidson
1
April 17, 1981
Los Angeles, CA
Victor Rivera
6
May 01, 1981
Los Angeles, CA
Peter Maivia
1
May 25, 1981
San Jose, CA
Chino Chou
1
August 7, 1981
Los Angeles, CA
Starts claiming the title after his match against Maivia ends as a draw; Maivia is still billed as champion in San Bernardino, CA as of 81/08/23.
The Monster
1
October 17, 1981
Timothy Flowers
1
October 18, 1981
Los Angeles, CA
Gran Hamada
1
November 6, 1981
Timothy Flowers
2
November 13, 1981
Bobby Lane
1
December 13, 1982
Sometime after 81/11/29.
Sweet Brown Sugar
1
February 12, 1982
Los Angeles, CA
[ 8]
Adrian Street
1
March 12, 1982
Los Angeles, CA
Timothy Flowers
3
May 1982
Los Angeles, CA
Kid Koby
1
July 18, 1982
San Bernardino, CA
Black Gordman
5
August 20, 1982
Los Angeles, CA
Killer Kim
1
September 17, 1982
Chris Adams
2
1982
El Monarca
1
November 5, 1982
Los Angeles, CA
Ciclon Negro
1
November 12, 1982
Los Angeles, CA
El Monarca
2
November 26, 1982
Los Angeles, CA
Title retired
December 26, 1982
Promotion closes on 82/12/26; Falco de Oro is billed as champion San Bernardino, CA on 83/07/16
^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 .
^ WWA/NWA Americas Heavyweight title history
^ 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 (January 15, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
^ Hoops, Brian (July 12, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 12): Gagne, Bruiser & Crusher, Ladd wins Americas title, 1992 Bash with Sting vs. Vader" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (September 3, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (SEPT. 3): RIC FLAIR VS. TERRY FUNK TEXAS DEATH MATCH, GREAT MUTA VS. STING, TED DIBIASE AND STAN HANSEN WINS AJPW TAG TITLES" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (January 14, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/14): Christian wins NWA World Title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
^ a b Hoops, Brian (February 12, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 12): Christian Cage wins gold in TNA" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (July 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ 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 (January 12, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/12): The Outsiders win WCW Tag team titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .