NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version)
The Amarillo version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary championship that was defended in Dory Funk, Sr.'s Western States Sports promotion based in Amarillo, Texas.[1] Originally created in August 1964, the title was used briefly before being abandoned. It was reactivated three years later and was defended sporadically until the promotion closed in 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the America, with some of the more prominent ones being Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling and Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida.
Title history
[edit]| Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dory Funk, Sr. | 1 | 1962 | Stripped in 1962. | |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | September 19, 1962 | Lubbock, Texas | Defeats Don Leo Jonathan. |
| The Sheik | 1 | January 1964 | ||
| Killer Karl Kox | 1 | January 30, 1964 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Louie Tillet | 1 | August 24, 1964 | Still champion as of October 20, 1964. | |
| The Lawman | 1 | March 13, 1967 | ||
| Title vacated | September 1967 | Thunderbolt Patterson defeats Dory Funk Jr. to win the title on September 11, 1967.Tillet and The Lawman wrestle for the vacant title on September 14, 1967 in Amarillo, Texas, but the match ends as a no contest. | ||
| The Lawman | 2 | September 28, 1967 | Amarillo, Texas | Defeats Thunderbolt Patterson in Lubbock, Texas and Jose Lothario defeats Patterson on October 4, 1967. |
| Thunderbolt Patterson | 1 | October 5, 1967 | Amarillo, Texas | Loses to Dr. Blood in Lubbock, Texas on November 1, 1967 but continues to be recognized in Amarillo, Texas. |
| Dory Funk | 2 | November 22, 1967 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Thunderbolt Patterson | 2 | January 18, 1968 | ||
| Kurt Von Brauner | 1 | February 29, 1968 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Dory Funk | 3 | March 6, 1968 | Lubbock, Texas | Local newspaper reports that Funk defeats Karl Von Brauner but it may be a mistake. |
| Title vacated | March 1968 | |||
| Larry Henning | 1 | March 14, 1968 | ||
| Dory Funk | 4 | March 19, 1968 | Odessa, Texas | |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 2 | May 1968 | ||
| Thunderbolt Patterson | 3 | May 30, 1968 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Pat Patterson | 1 | July 18, 1968 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Dory Funk | 5 | November 28, 1968 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Title vacated | April 23, 1968 | After the win and the title isn't used. | ||
| The Lawman | 3 | December 1969 | ||
| Dick Murdoch | 1 | January 1, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| The Lawman | 4 | January 30, 1970 | Abilene, Texas | |
| Title vacated | March 27, 1970 | |||
| Apache Bull Ramos | 1 | June 12, 1970 | ||
| Bob Griffin | 1 | August 27, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Thunderbolt Patterson | 4 | October 15, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Dory Funk | 6 | November 19, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) | 1 | February 3, 1971 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Dory Funk | 7 | February 24, 1971 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Title vacated | June 8, 1971 | |||
| Dick Murdoch | 2 | February 1, 1972 | ||
| Ricky Romero | 1 | March 20, 1972 | El Paso, Texas | |
| Bobby Duncum, Sr. | 1 | March 27, 1972 | El Paso, Texas | Loses to Ricky Romero on April 3, 1972 in El Paso, TX but may continue to be recognized in other cities. |
| Pak Song | 1 | April 5, 1972 | Lubbock, Texas | Defeats Duncum. |
| Bobby Duncum | 2 | April 6, 1972 | Amarillo, Texas | Pak Song may be still billed as champion in Lubbock on April 12, 1972. |
| Ray Hunter | 1 | May 17, 1972 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Dick Murdoch | 3 | May 18, 1972 | Amarillo, Texas | Loses to Pak Song on July 3, 1972 in Abilene, Texas but continues to be recognized in other cities and Murdoch defeats Pak on July 31, 1972 to regain the recognition in Abilene. |
| Terry Funk | 1 | July 13, 1972 | Amarillo, Texas | Funk defeats Murdoch on August 7, 1972 for the recognition in Abilene, Texas and still champion as of September 14, 1972. |
| Ciclon Negro | 1 | October 1972 | ||
| Terry Funk | 2 | November 1972 | ||
| Ciclon Negro | 2 | February 11, 1973 | ||
| Ricky Romero | 2 | October 4, 1973 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | November 1, 1973 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Killer Karl Kox | 2 | December 13, 1973 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Dick Murdoch | 4 | May 2, 1974 | ||
| Title vacated | May 9, 1974 | |||
| Mark Lewin | 1 | August 16, 1974 | Abilene, Texas | Wins a 4-man tournament against Jim Dillon, Ben Justice and The Patriot. |
| Siegfried Stanke | 1 | August 27, 1974 | Odessa, Texas | Mark Lewin again loses to Karl Von Steiger on August 28, 1974 in Lubbock, Texas. |
| Jim Dillon | 1 | October 4, 1974 | Abilene, Texas | |
| Killer Karl Kox | 3 | December 26, 1974 | ||
| Karl Von Steiger | 1 | April 1975 | ||
| Scott Casey | 1 | April 17, 1975 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | May 7, 1975 | Lubbock, Texas | Repeated next day in Amarillo, Texas. |
| Ray Stevens | 1 | June 30, 1975 | ||
| Johnny Starr | 1 | July 30, 1975 | Lubbock, Texas | Wins by forfeit when Stevens no-shows and Stevens continue to be recognized in Amarillo, Texas and defends against Starr on July 31, 1975. |
| Ray Stevens | 2 | August 6, 1975 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| The Lawman | 5 | August 28, 1975 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Ray Stevens | 3 | September 18, 1975 | Amarillo, Texas | Still champion as of October 9, 1975. |
| Hank James | 1 | April 1976 | Still champion as of June 14, 1976. | |
| Dennis Stamp | 1 | July 7, 1976 | ||
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | September 3, 1976 | Lubbock, Texas | [2] |
| Dennis Stamp | 2 | September 9, 1976 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 2 | September 30, 1976 | Amarillo, Texas | Dennis Stamp defeats Funk but the title change is void due to Stamp's usage of the ropes for leverage. |
| Dennis Stamp | 3 | November 26, 1976 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Dennis Stamp | 4 | March 4, 1977 | ||
| Ciclon Negro | 3 | March 17, 1977 | ||
| Terry Funk | 3 | October 14, 1977 | Lubbock, Texas | Also wins the Dallas version, defeating Killer Karl Krupp on May 6, 1978 in Houston, Texas. |
| Ciclon Negro | 4 | October 1977 | ||
| Terry Funk | 4 | October 20, 1977 | Amarillo, Texas | May be a repeat of the Lubbock match. |
| Mr. Pogo | 1 | June 15, 1978 | Amarillo, Texas | Still champion as of November 8, 1978. |
| El Mongol | 1 | June, 1979 | ||
| Dick Murdoch | 5 | August 17, 1979 | Lubbock, Texas | Still champion as of August 29, 1979. |
| Toru Tanaka | 1 | April 14, 1980 | Fort. Worth, Texas | Defeats Bruiser Brody to win the Dallas version and is also recognized in West Texas; still champion as of May 6, 1980. |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | 1980 | ||
| Title vacated | 1980 | Due to Brody's Japanese commitment. | ||
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | August 7, 1980 | Amarillo, Texas | Wins a 10-man battle royal for the vacated title and still champion as of September 30, 1980. |
| Don Fargo | 1 | August 27, 1981 | Title is abandoned when the promotion closes in 1981. | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo)
- ^ 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.