NWA (Association) World Heavyweight Title (original) (raw)
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National Wrestling Association
World Heavyweight Title
| Dick Shikat | 1929-08-23 | Philadelphia, PA |
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| Defeats Jim Londos to be recognized by the athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania and the National Boxing Association (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 29-08-26), all three of which have "stripped" Gus Sonnenberg of the World Title in 29-07 for failing to meet "real" contenders; Shikat has defeated Hans Steinke on 29-07-12 in Philadelphia, PA; recognition withdrawn in 30-01 when NBA announces the official sanction of wrestling and lists Shikat as one of the contenders (Associated Press, 30-01-10); Londos and John Pesek are originally scheduled to wrestle for the title on 30-04-09 in Columbus, OH, but the match is indefinitely postponed due to Pesek's collarbone fracture (Londos is said to have refused to wrestle for the title anywhere but Philadelphia, PA or St. Louis, MO). | ||
| Jim Londos # | 1930-06-06 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Defeats Dick Shikat and is initially recognized by the NBA (as reported on various newspapers next day); at the annual convention on 30-09-16, NBA agrees to create National Wrestling Association but does not recognize any world heavyweight champion despite the previous decision made by NBA. | ||
| Jim Londos | 1931-09-30 | |
| Officially recognized by the members of National Wrestling Association; stripped of the NYSAC World Title on 32-09-30 but continues to be recognized by NWA; pinned by Joe Savoldi on 33-04-07 in Chicago, IL; Savoldi later loses to the NYSAC world champion Jim Browning; Londos defeats Browning on 34-06-25 in New York, NY to unify both titles. | ||
| Danno O'Mahoney | 1935-06-27 | Boston, MA |
| Defeats Ed Don George on 35-07-30 in Boston, MA to unify AWA World Title and becomes the unified world heavyweight champion; loses to Dick Shikat on 36-03-02 in New York, NY but continues to be recognized by AWA in Boston; NWA title is declared vacant in 36-09. | ||
| Dean Detton | 1936-10-08 | St. Louis, MO |
| Has defeated a title claimant Dave Levin on 36-09-28 in Philadelphia, PA; has also defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis and Ali Baba earlier in the year; defeats George Zaharias on 36-10-08 and is awarded the recognition as the first NWA champion since Danno O'Mahoney; recognition withdrawn in the spring of 37. | ||
| John Pesek | 1937-09-12 | |
| Awarded at the annual NWA meeting in White Sulphur Springs, WV with a condition that he must defend the title against either Everette Marshall or Bronko Nagurski within six months; stripped on 38-08-16 for failure to defened against "worthy opponents" (Associated Press, 38-08-17). | ||
| Everette Marshall | 1938-09-14 | |
| Awarded at the annual NWA meeting in Montreal, QC, CAN. | ||
| Lou Thesz | 1939-02-23 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1939-06-23 | Houston, TX |
| Ray Steele | 1940-03-07 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bronko Nagurski [2] | 1941-03-11 | Minneapolis, MN |
| Sandor Szabo | 1941-06-05 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bill Longson | 1942-02-19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Yvon Robert | 1942-10-07 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| Bobby Managoff | 1942-11-27 | Houston, TX |
| Bill Longson [2] | 1943-02-19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Minneapolis version of the world title is also billed as NWA title from 44-04. | ||
| Whipper Billy Watson | 1947-02-21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Lou Thesz [2] | 1947-04-25 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bill Longson [3] | 1947-11-21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Lou Thesz [3] | 1948-07-20 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Unified with National Wrestling Alliance World title on 49-11-27. |
* See National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title.
