NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship

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The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship is a title that has existed since the 1930s and has had several different names. It was the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship from the 1930s until 1966. It was then billed as the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship from 1966 until 1986. During that same time period, the title was still called the NWA Texas Title on occasions because World Class Championship Wrestling was a member of the NWA.

In 1986, WCCW withdrew from the NWA and changed their name to "World Class Wrestling Association", while still promoting under the WCCW banner. The title became the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship at this time. In 1991, the title became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in the United States Wrestling Association when WCCW merged into the USWA.

It reverted back to the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship in 1993 (after USWA and WCCW split) and became the GWF Texas Heavyweight Championship in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1994. It reverted back to the WCCW Texas Title in 1997 and was briefly the CWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in 1997. It then reverted back to its original name when awarded to NWA Southwest, where it is still used today.

[edit] Title history

Wrestlers:	Reigns:	Date:	Place:
NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
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 runs 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	Title vacant
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers	1	1945	Houston, TX (Defeated Dizzy Davis in tournament final)
Bobby Managoff	2	1945	records unclear as to whom he defeated
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
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	July 1946	Texas
Dave Levin	2	July 26, 1946	Houston, TX
Ted Cox	2	August 16, 1946	Houston, TX
Gino Garibaldi	1	September 1946	Texas
Vacated		1946 or 1947	Title Vacant
Miguel Guzman	1	August 1, 1947	Houston, TX (Defeated Sonny Myers)
Sonny Myers	1	January 23, 1948	Houston, TX
Yukon Eric	1	January 30, 1948	Houston, TX
Miguel Guzman	2	February 6, 1948	Houston, TX
Danny McShain	1	May 7, 1948	Houston, TX
Miguel Guzman	3	June 11, 1948	Houston, TX
Dizzy Davis	1	July 30, 1948	Houston, TX
Antonio Rocca	1	August 6, 1948	Houston, TX
Danny McShain	2	November 12, 1948	Houston, TX
Antonio 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 Guzman	4	March 2, 1949	San Antonio, TX
Danny McShain	3	April 1, 1949	Houston, TX
Sonny Myers	2	April 22, 1949	Houston, TX
Bob Wagner	1	May 1949	Houston, TX
Rito Romero	1	June 1949	San Antonio, TX
Sonny Myers	3	July 8, 1949	Dallas, TX
Sandy O'Donne	1	July 1949	Dallas, TX
Held Up		July 1949	Won title by DQ so title held up
Sonny Myers	4	August 1949	Texas
Miguel Guzman	5	August 19, 1949	Houston, TX
Wild Red Berry	2	November 1949	Texas
Leo Newman	1	November 1949	Texas
Verne Gagne	1	December 16, 1949	Houston, TX
Danny McShain	4	January 13, 1950	Houston, TX
Vacated		May 1950	Title vacant
Sonny Myers	5	June 30, 1950	Houston, TX (Defeated Rito Romero)
Miguel Guzman	6	August 7, 1950	Texas
Verne Gagne	2	September 8, 1950	Houston, TX
Rito Romero	2	October 27, 1950	Houston, TX
Danny Savish	1	February 1951	Texas
Miguel Guzman	7	June 8, 1951	Houston, TX
Wayne Martin	1	June 12, 1951	Dallas, TX
Miguel Guzman	8	June 18, 1951	Ft. Worth, TX (Awarded due to interference by Sonny Myers)
Vacated		1951	Title Vacant
Duke Keomuka	1	August 17, 1951	Houston, TX (Defeated Ray Gunkel)
Ray Gunkel	1	September 4, 1951	Dallas, TX
Vacated		1951	Title vacant
Mighty Atlas	1	November 16, 1951	Houston, TX (Defeated Miguel Guzman)
Ray Gunkel	2	May 23, 1952	Houston, TX
Duke Keomuka	2	September 26, 1952	Houston, TX
Cyclone Ayala	1	November 14, 1952	Houston, TX
Duke Keomuka	3	December 1952	Texas
Vacated		January 1953	Title vacant
Ray Gunkel	3	February 18, 1953	Austin, TX (Defeated Mr. Moto)
Bull Curry	1	May 7, 1954	Houston, TX
Enrique Guzman	1	May 21, 1954	Houston, TX
Ed Francis	1	June 11, 1954	Houston, TX
Johnny Valentine	1	August 1954	Texas
The Sheik	1	October 1954	Texas
Polo Torres	1	November 19, 1954	Houston, TX
Mr. Moto	1	July 1955	Texas
Pepper Gomez	1	August 5, 1955	Houston, TX
Duke Keomuka	4	December 1955	Texas
Pepper Gomez	2	January 1956	Texas
Buddy Rogers	6	June 1, 1956	Houston, TX
Pepper Gomez	3	August 3, 1956	Houston, TX
Gene Kiniski	1	August 18, 1956	Houston, TX
Pepper Gomez	4	September 7, 1956	Houston, TX
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 (AKA Boris Malenko)	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 1958	Texas
Pepper Gomez	10	December 1958	Texas
Joe Christie	1	January 20, 1959	Dallas, TX
Luis Hernandez	1	May 1959	Houston, TX
Corsica Joe	1	June 4, 1959	San Antonio, TX
Nick Kozak	1	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	5	June 22, 1960	San Antonio, Texas
Torbellino Blanco	3	July 1960	Texas
Don Leo Jonathan	2	July 1960	Texas
Danny McShain	7	1960	Texas
Ciclon Negro	1	October 1960	Texas
Dan Manoukian	1	January 20, 1961	Houston, TX
Pepper Gomez	11	February 10, 1961	Houston, TX
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
Pepé 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	12	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 (AKA Antonio Inoki)	1	June 24, 1964	Houston, TX
Pepper Gomez	13	July 1964	Texas
Fritz Von Erich	1	January 5, 1965	Texas
Ernie Ladd	1	1965	Texas
Fritz Von Erich	2	April 30, 1965	Houston, TX
referred to as WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title or NWA Texas Heavyweight Title for this time period
Joe Blanchard	2	November 21, 1966	Ft. Worth, TX
Fritz Von Erich	3	January 16, 1967	Ft. Worth, TX
Vacated		March 27, 1967	Fritz won NWA American Title
Buddy Austin	1	May 1967	Dallas, TX (Defeated Paul DeMarco in tournament final)
Buddy Moreno	1	August 9, 1967	San Antonio, TX
Vacated		1967	Moreno injured
Billy Red Lyons	1	November 8, 1967	San Antonio, TX (Won tournament)
The Spoiler	1	March 29, 1968	Houston, TX
Grizzly Smith	1	June 1968	Texas
The Spoiler	2	August 20, 1968	Dallas, TX
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	Texas
Wahoo McDaniel	1	October 1969	Texas
Johnny Valentine	5	October 29, 1969	Austin, TX
Wahoo McDaniel	2	January 26, 1970	Ft. Worth, TX
Johnny Valentine	6	April 1970	Texas
George Scott	1	October 13, 1970	Dallas, TX
Johnny Valentine	7	November 1970	Texas
Pepper Gomez	14	February 18, 1971	Corpus Christi, TX
Johnny Valentine	8	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
Blackjack Mulligan	1	May 4, 1973	Houston, TX
Jose Lothario	4	May 18, 1973	Texas
Great Mephisto	1	January 15, 1974	Dallas, TX
Red Bastien	2	May 28, 1974	Dallas, TX
Gran Markus	1	September 1974	Texas
Al Madril	1	March 1975	Texas
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 (Won rematch)
Al Madril	3	October 1975	Texas
Buddy Wolfe	1	November 3, 1975	Texas
John Tolos	3	November 1975	Texas
Peter Maivia	1	November 1975	Texas
Rocky Johnson	1	August 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 1977	Texas
Ox Baker	1	1977	records unclear as to whom he defeated
Al Madril	4	January 1978	Texas
Dale Valentine (AKA Buddy Roberts)	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
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
Mark Lewin	3	May 25, 1980	Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez	4	1980	Texas
David Von Erich	4	August 1980	Dallas, TX
Killer Tim Brooks	1	May 1981	Awarded
Al Madril	5	1981	Ft. Worth, TX
Bill Irwin	1	August 1982	Lawton, OK
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	Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin
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
renamed WCWA Texas Heavyweight Title
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 (AKA Ultimate Warrior)	1	February 2, 1987	Ft. Worth, TX
Al Perez	1	June 21, 1987	Puerto Rico
Vacated		August 21, 1987	Perez wins WCWA Title
Ted Arcidi	1	August 31, 1987	Ft. Worth, TX (Won battle royal)
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 (Gary Young)	2	May 19, 1989	Dallas, TX
Eric Embry	2	May 26, 1989	Dallas, TX
P.Y Chu-Hi	1	July 3, 1989	Wichita Falls, TX
Eric Embry	3	August 18, 1989	Dallas, TX
The Punisher (AKA The Undertaker)	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
Angel of Death	1	July 13, 1990	Dallas, TX (Won by forfeit)
Kevin Von Erich	2	November 23, 1990	Dallas, TX
Vacated		January 1991	WCWA closed
renamed USWA Texas Heavyweight Title
Bill Dundee	1	January 25, 1991	Dallas, TX (Defeated Gary Young in tournament final)
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
Eric Embry	6	April 1991	Title returned
Held Up		May 24, 1991	Title held up after match against Bill Dundee
Bill Dundee	3	May 31, 1991	Dallas, TX (Defeated Tom Prichard)
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
renamed WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
Chris Adams	1	January 16, 1993	Mexia, TX (Defeated Iceman Parsons)
Vacated		1993	WCCW closed
renamed GWF Texas Heavyweight Title
Scott Putski	1	July 16, 1994	Arlington, TX (Won battle royal)
Vacated		September 21, 1994	GWF closed
renamed WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
Chris Adams	2	January 1997	Awarded when WCCW restarts
Vacated		1997	WCCW closed again
renamed CWA Texas Heavyweight Title
Warrior 2000	1	November 14, 1997	Dallas, TX (Defeated Brian Adias)
Vacated		December 1997	CWA closed
renamed NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
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	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Kritical Mass in tournament final)
Vacated		July 30, 1998	Adias injured
Perry Jackson	1	July 31, 1998	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Kit Carson)
Rodney Begnaud (AKA Rodney Mack)	1	November 27, 1998	N. Richland Hills, TX
Vacated		February 3, 1999	Begnaud leaves promotion
Khris Germany	1	February 5, 1999	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Jimmy James)
Brian Adias	5	February 19, 1999	N. Richland Hills, TX
Steven Dunn	1	March 26, 1999	N. Richland Hills, TX
Stripped		June 10, 1999	Stripped due to no-showing a title defense
Kevin Northcutt	1	June 10, 1999	Dallas, TX (Defeated Rodney Begnaud)
Rodney Begnaud	2	July 29, 1999	Dallas, TX
Vacated		September 1999	Title vacant
Kevin Northcutt	2	September 25, 1999	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Jimmy James)
Cedric of Hollywood	1	February 18, 2000	N. 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	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Rodney Begnaud in tournament final)
Rodney Begnaud	3	May 26, 2000	N. Richland Hills, TX
Vacated		September 29, 2000	Title vacant
Al Jackson	1	September 29, 2000	N. Richland Hills, TX (Won 4-way match)
Hotstuff Hernandez	1	December 1, 2000	N. Richland Hills, TX
Gary Tool	1	February 2, 2001	N. Richland Hills, TX
Hotstuff Hernandez	2	March 16, 2001	N. 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 Title
Kevin Northcutt	5	October 26, 2001	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Mike Anthony)
Mike Anthony	1	December 14, 2001	N. Richland Hills, TX
Stripped		March 5, 2002	Title stripped
J.P. Black	1	March 22, 2002	N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Chaz Taylor)
Steve DeMarco	1	June 21, 2002	N. Richland Hills, TX
J.P. Black	2	August 1, 2002	Ft. Worth, TX
Steve DeMarco	2	October 26, 2002	Corpus Christi, TX
J.P. Black	3	May 31, 2003	Pasadena, TX
Al Jackson	2	September 20, 2003	Greenville, TX
Stripped		February 1, 2004	Stripped for no-shows
J.P. Black	4	February 1, 2004	Awarded
Al Jackson	3	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