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| NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo) |
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| Promotion | Western States Sports |
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| Date established | January 3, 1957 |
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| Date retired | June 12, 1969 |
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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]
- (n) written after a date indicates the title change occurred no later than that date.
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Times:
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Date:
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Location:
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Notes:
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| Dizzy Davis
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1
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January 3, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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Defeated Jim Wright to become the first champion.
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| Dory Funk
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1
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January 31, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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| The Great Bolo
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1
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February 7, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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Also defeated Funk to win the NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship on February 14, 1957 in Amarillo, Texas.[2]
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| Dory Funk
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2
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February 28, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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Won the Southwest and North American Heavyweight titles.[3]
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| Roy Shire
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1
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April 11, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Don Curtis
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1
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May 1957 (n)
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Bob Geigel
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1
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May 9, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Mike DiBiase
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1
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August 15, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Danny Plechas
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1
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1957
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| Dory Funk
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3
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December 19, 1957
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Buddy Rogers
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1
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January 23, 1958
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Amarillo, Texas
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[4]
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| Dory Funk
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4
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April 3, 1958
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Mike DiBiase
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2
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1958
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| Dory Funk
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5
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January 29, 1959
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Nick Roberts
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1
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May 21, 1959
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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6
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1959
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| Antone Leone
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1
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August 13, 1959
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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7
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December 3, 1959
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Rock Hunter
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1
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January 1960 (n)
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| Sonny Myers
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1
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January 21, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Gene LeBell
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1
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March 17, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Pancho Lopez
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1
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1960
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| Mike DiBiase
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3
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October 27, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Sonny Myers
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2
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November 3, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Nikita Mulkovich
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1
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November 10, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Pancho Lopez
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2
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November 17, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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Defeated Mike DiBiase.
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| Nikita Mulkovich
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2
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November 24, 1960
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Amarillo, Texas
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[5]
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| Dory Funk
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8
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March 16, 1961
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Danny McShain
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1
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June 22, 1961
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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9
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July 13, 1961
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Fritz Von Erich
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1
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April 26, 1962
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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10
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June 7, 1962
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Fritz Von Erich
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2
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October 1962 (n)
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| Dory Funk
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11
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November 1, 1962
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Title vacated between November 1962 and January 1963.
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| Dory Funk
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12
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January 16, 1963
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Lubbock, Texas
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Defeated Gene Kiniski in a tournament final.[6]
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| Fritz Von Erich
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3
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February 20, 1963
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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13
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1963
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| Fritz Von Erich
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4
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July 23, 1964
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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14
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July 30, 1964
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Johnny Valentine
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1
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February 10, 1965
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Lubbock, Texas
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[7]
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| Dory Funk, Jr.
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1
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February 11, 1965
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Johnny Valentine
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2
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1965-1966
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| Fritz Von Erich
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1
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August 4, 1966
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[8]
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| Kinji Shibuya
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1
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June 29, 1967
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Amarillo, Texas
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[9]
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| Dory Funk
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15
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December 1967 (n)
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| Clubfoot Inferno
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1
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August 8, 1968
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Dory Funk
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16
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September 5, 1968
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Amarillo, Texas
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| Title vacated in October 1968 after Funk is injured by Pat Patterson and The Infernos.
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| Pat Patterson
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1
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October 24, 1968
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Amarillo, Texas
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Defeated Pat O'Connor in a tournament final.
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| Ricky Romero
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1
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1968
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| Buddy Colt
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1
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January 9, 1969
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| Dory Funk
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17
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June 12, 1969
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| Title replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship in 1969.
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