NWA Central States Heavyweight Title (original) (raw)
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| NWA | Heart of America Heavyweight Title | ( | 1950-05 | ~ | 1953-10 | ) |
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| Central States Heavyweight Title | ( | 1953-10 | ~ | 1988 | ) | |
| WWA | Central States Heavyweight Title | ( | 1988 | ~ | 1989 | ) |
| NWA | Central States Heavyweight Title | ( | 2002-03 | ~ | 2017-10 | ) |
* Also billed as U.S. Central States Heavyweight Title in the early 1970s.
| Bill Longson | 1950-05-18 | Kansas City, KS |
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| Defeats Sonny Myers in 8-man tournament final to become the first champion. | ||
| Tarzan Kowalski | 1951-01-25 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dennis Clary | 1951-04-26 | Kansas City, KS |
| Sonny Myers | 1951-05-03 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dennis Clary [2] | 1951-05-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Jimmy Coffield | 1951-11-06 | Topeka, KS |
| Alo Leilani | 1951-11-29 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Orton | 1951-12-20 | Kansas City, KS |
| Enrique Torres | 1952-02-28 | Kansas City, KS |
| Sonny Myers [2] | 1952-03-06 | Kansas City, KS |
| May be vacant in Wichita, KS in 52. | ||
| Also defeats Maurice Roberre in 13-man tournament final on 52-04-11 to be recognized as Mid-Western Heavyweight Champion and presented the old MWA World Title belt by Orville Brown; continues to be recognized as Heart of America Title outside St. Joseph; in Wichita, KS, Myers wins another 13-man tournament, defeating Bob Orton in the final, in 52-04, but Orville Brown refuses to present him with the title because the final is only one fall; Myers later defeats Orton in a 3-fall match. | ||
| Red Berry | 1952-10-09 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bobby Lane | 1952-10-30 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dave Sims | 1953-01-15 | Kansas City, KS |
| Lenny Montana | 1953-10-08 | Wichita, KS |
| Renamed Central States Title in 53-10. | ||
| Johnny Valentine | 1953-12-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Sonny Myers defeats Montana for the title next day in St. Joseph, MO, which may be a mistake by a local newspaper since Myers is not billed as champion afterwards. | ||
| Dave Sims [2] | 1953-12-17 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Orton [2] | 1954-01-28 | Kansas City, KS |
| Sonny Myers [3] | 1954-03-19 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Joe Dusek | 1954-09-13 | Wichita, KS |
| In Nebraska, Dusek is billed as having defeated Myers in tournament final for the title. | ||
| Ray Villmer | 1954-12-16 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dusek continues to claim the title in Nebraska as late as 57-08-15. | ||
| Ike Eakins | 1955-10-27 | Kansas City, KS |
| Richard Brown | 1955-11-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Mike DiBiase | 1956-02-23 | Kansas City, KS |
| Richard Brown [2] | 1956-04-10 | Topeka, KS |
| Bobby Bruns | 1956-09-22 | Kansas City, KS |
| Lee Grable | 1956-11-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Richard Brown [3] | 1956-12-13 | Kansas City, KS |
| Red Berry [2] | 1957-09-15 | Wichita, KS |
| Richard Brown [4] | 1957-10-07 | Wichita, KS |
| Vacant in 58 (sometime after 58-04-23). | ||
| Bob Geigel | 1958-10-31 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Bob Ellis in tournament final. | ||
| Bob Ellis | 1958-11-28 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Lee Henning | 1960-01-22 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Thor Hagen | 1960-05-27 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Also wins a 8-man tournament for the title on 60-05-31 in Sedalia, MO with Henning as one of the participants. | ||
| Mike Paidousis | 1960-09-22 | Kansas City, KS |
| Lee Henning [2] | 1960-11-18 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Ellis [3] | 1960-12-23 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Vacant in 61 when Ellis leaves the area; one source has Ron Etchison defeating Lee Henning for the title on 61-03-31 in St. Joseph, MO. | ||
| Buddy Austin | 1961-06-02 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Thor Hagen; Sonny Myers defeats Austin on 61-06-30, but the title is returned to Austni due to a fast count by referee Thor Hagen. | ||
| Sonny Myers [4] | 1961-11-03 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Tarzan Tyler | 1961-11-10 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Buddy Austin [2] | 1961-11-17 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ray Gordon | 1962-02-09 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Lee Henning [4] | 1962-05-04 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [5] | 1962-10-05 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Tiny Mills | 1963-11-25 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [6] | 1963-02-01 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Rock Hunter | 1963-05-17 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Larry Hamilton | 1963-09-27 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Vacates after winning the United States Title on 64-01-31 in St. Joseph, MO (St. Joseph Gazette, 64-06-19). | ||
| Bob Geigel [2] | 1964-06-19 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Pat O'Connor in 8-man tournament final. | ||
| Sonny Myers [7] | 1964-10-16 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Mike DiBiase [2] | 1964-11-06 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Reed (Buddy Colt) | 1965-01-22 | St. Joseph, MO |
| The Stomper (Archie Gouldie) | 1965-04-16 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Reed [2] | 1965-04-23 | St. Joseph, MO |
| The Stomper [2] | 1965-06-04 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [8] | 1965-06-28 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Geigel [3] | 1966-01-14 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Reed [3] | 1966-02-18 | St. Joseph, MO |
| The Viking (Bob Morse) | 1966-06-17 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [0] | 1966-06-24 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Geigel [4] | 1967-02-24 | St. Joseph, MO |
| The Viking [2] | 1967-04-07 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [10] | 1967-06-09 | St. Joseph, MO |
| The Hangman | 1967-10-27 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Geigel [5] | 1967-11-17 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [11] | 1967-12-12 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Harley Race | 1968-04-05 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison [2] | 1968-05-03 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Roger Kirby | 1968-05-10 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Held up after the match against Thor Hagen on 68-05-24 in St. Joseph, MO. | ||
| Roger Kirby [2] | 1968-05-31 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Hagen in rematch. | ||
| Sonny Myers [12] | 1968-06-07 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Myers has announced his retirement before the match; title vacant. | ||
| Bob Brown | 1968-06-14 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Thor Hagen in tournament final. | ||
| Tommy Martin | 1968-10-04 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1968-12-13 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Don Kent | 1969-01-10 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Dusty Rhodes [2] | 1969-01-17 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Don Kent [2] | 1969-01-24 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Dick Murdoch | 1969-02-28 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Pat O'Connor [3] | 1969-05-09 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Vacant in 69-10. | ||
| Danny Little Bear | 1969-11-28 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Killer Kox in tournament final. | ||
| Roger Kirby [3] | 1970-03-27 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Danny Little Bear [2] | 1970-04-03 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Harley Race # | 1970-06-19 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Held up due to a controversial end to the match. | ||
| Danny Little Bear [3] | 1970-06-26 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Wins rematch. | ||
| Roger Kirby [4] | 1970-07-23 | Kansas City, KS |
| The Stomper defeats Kirby on 70-12-04 in St. Joseph, MO, but the title change is voided due to a controversial end to the match. | ||
| Bob Geigel [6] | 1971-01-01 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Harley Race [2] | 1971-01-21 | Kansas City, KS |
| Mongolian Stomper defeats Race for the title on 71-04-17 in Des Moines, IA but title is later returned to Race due to an unauthorized referee counting the fall. | ||
| Danny Little Bear [4] | 1971-08-26 | Kansas City, KS |
| Harley Race [3] | 1971-09-16 | Kansas City, KS |
| Pat O'Connor defeats Race for the title on 72-01-28 in St. Louis, MO, but Race continues to be recognized by other promoters, and Sam Muchnick withdraws recognition of the title and later creates the Missouri Heavyweight title. | ||
| Danny Little Bear [5] | 1972-02-11 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Black Angus Campbell | 1972-04-27 | Kansas City, KS |
| The Stomper [5] | 1972-06-08 | Kansas City, KS |
| Harley Race [4] | 1972-07-07 | Kansas City, KS |
| Omar Atlas | 1972-11-24 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Roger Kirby [5] | 1973-01-11 | Kansas City, KS |
| Held up after the match against Danny Little Bear on 73-04-20 in St. Joseph, MO. | ||
| Danny Little Bear [6] | 1973-04-27 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Brown [2] | 1973-05-28 | Topeka, KS |
| Harley Race [5] | 1973-09-22 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [3] | 1973-10-11 | Kansas City, KS |
| Held up after the match against Mike George on 73-12-14 in St. Joseph, MO. | ||
| Bob Brown [4] | 1974-01-04 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats George in rematch. | ||
| Mike George | 1974-03-21 | Kansas City, KS |
| Don Fargo | 1974-05-30 | Kansas City, KS |
| May lose the title to Harley Race on 74-06-27 in Kansas City, KS but is still/again billed as champion as of 74-06-30. | ||
| Bob Brown [5] | 1974-07-04 | Kansas City, KS |
| Harley Race [6] | 1974-07-11 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [6] | 1974-08-01 | Kansas City, KS |
| Terry Martin | 1974-12-26 | Kansas City, KS |
| Jerry Oates | 1975-02-07 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ed Wiskoski | 1975-05-31 | Kansas City, KS |
| Mike George [2] | 1976-02-12 | Kansas City, KS |
| Held up after the match against Ed Wiskoski on 76-03-12 in St. Joseph, MO. | ||
| Mike George [3] | 1976-03-19 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Wiskoski in rematch. | ||
| Bob Brown [7] | 1976-04-10 | Wichita, KS |
| Mike George [4] | 1976-04-17 | Wichita, KS |
| Bob Brown [8] | 1976-05-18 | Topeka, KS |
| Harley Race [7] | 1976-07-08 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [9] | 1976-09-05 | Wichita, KS |
| Rick Gibson | 1976-10-01 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Vacant in 76-12 after Gibson leaves the area to "recuperate from an injury" (St. Joseph News-Press, 76-12-12). | ||
| Mike George [5] | 1976-12-09 | Kansas City, KS |
| Defeats Dory Funk Jr. in the 14-man tournament final. | ||
| Bob Slaughter (Sgt. Slaughter) | 1977-01-13 | Kansas City, KS |
| Ted Oates | 1977-02-04 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Slaughter [2] | 1977-02-11 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ted DiBiase may defeat Slaughter on 77-04-15 in St. Joseph, MO, but Slaughter is billed as the champion in the following week. | ||
| Ted DiBiase | 1977-05-19 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Sweetan | 1977-05-30 | Wichita, KS |
| Bob Brown [10] | 1977-10-30 | Topeka, KS |
| Still champion as of 78-01-04. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Alexis Smirnoff | 1978-01-20< | |
| Ken Lucas | 1978-02-16 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Sweetan [2] | 1978-04-27 | Kansas City, KS |
| Doug Gilbert | 1978-08-31 | Kansas City, KS |
| Buck Robley | 1978-10-07 | Des Moines, IA |
| Dick Murdoch * | 1978-12-30 | Kansas City, KS |
| Randy Alls (Randy Rose) | 1979-01-02 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Bob Sweetan [3] | 1979-02-22 | Kansas City, KS |
| Ron Starr | 1979-09-17 | Wichita, KS |
| The Turk | 1979-10-04 | Kansas City, KS |
| The Avenger | 1979-11-22 | Kansas City, KS |
| The Assassin (Jody Hamilton) | 1980-01-24 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [11] | 1980-02-04 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bruiser Brody | 1980-04-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dick Murdoch | 1980-05-22 | Kansas City, KS |
| Killer Karl Kox | 1980-07-24 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [12] | 1980-08-16 | Topeka, KS |
| Mike George [6] | 1980-09-11 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [13] | 1980-10-23 | Kansas City, KS |
| Buzz Tyler | 1981-04-01 | Des Moines, IA |
| Bob Sweetan [4] | 1981-07-23 | Kansas City, KS |
| Tommy Martin | 1981-11-19 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Sweetan [5] | 1981-12-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [14] | 1981-12-14 | Wichita, KS |
| Held up. | ||
| Bob Brown [15] | 1982-01-07 | Kansas City, KS |
| Wins rematch. | ||
| Roger Kirby [6] | 1982-04-27 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Manny Fernandez | 1982-09-16 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dewey Robertson | 1983-02-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [16] | 1983-05-12 | Kansas City, KS |
| Dewey Robertson [2] | 1983-05-19 | Kansas City, KS |
| Harley Race [8] | 1983-06-02 | Kansas City, KS |
| Vacant on 83-06-10 when Race wins World Title. | ||
| Super Destroyer | 1983-06-30 | Kansas City, KS |
| Defeats Buck Robley in tournament final. | ||
| Buzz Tyler [2] | 1983-10-20 | Kansas City, KS |
| Tully Blanchard | 1984-01-26 | Kansas City, KS |
| Buzz Tyler [3] | 1984-02-09 | Kansas City, KS |
| Luke Graham | 1984-04-19 | Kansas City, KS |
| Ted Oates [2] | 1984-06-21 | Kansas City, KS |
| Buzz Tyler [4] | 1984-08-11 | Kansas City, KS |
| Hacksaw Higgins | 1984-10-06 | Kansas City, KS |
| Harley Race [9] | 1984-10-25 | Kansas City, KS |
| Mr. Pogo | 1985-01-10 | Kansas City, KS |
| Marty Janetty | 1985-09-22 | Des Moines, IA |
| Brett Sawyer | 1985-12-05 | Kansas City, KS |
| Bob Brown [17] | 1985-12-17 | Ames, IA * |
| Vacates on 86-05-30 due to an ankle injury. | ||
| The Shadow (Jaymie Knight) * | 1986-05-30 | Des Moines, IA |
| Wins 13-man battle royal. | ||
| Marty Janetty [2] * | 1986-06-01 | Marshalltown, IA |
| Bob Brown [18] * | 1986-06 | |
| Vacant on 86-09-26 when Jim Crockett Jr. starts using his own wrestlers. | ||
| Sam Houston | 1986-11-16 | St. Louis, MO |
| Defeats Bill Dundee in a tournament final. | ||
| Bill Dundee | 1987-01-03 | Topeka, KS |
| Bob Brown [19] | 1987-02-27 | Kansas City, KS |
| Rufus R. Jones [2] | 1987-05-14 | Kansas City, KS |
| Porkchop Cash | 1987-07-10 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Rufus R. Jones [3] | 1987-07-17 | Kansas City, KS |
| Earthquake Ferris | 1987-09-28 | Des Moines, IA |
| Bob Brown [20] | 1987-10-30 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Dave Peterson | 1987-12-25 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Title held up. | ||
| Dave Peterson [2] | 1988-02-18 | Kansas City, KS |
| Defeats Cuban Assassin for the held-up title; promotion withdraws from NWA and closes in 88. | ||
| Satō Akio | 1989-03-23 | Kansas City, KS |
| Defeats T.C. Carter; promotion closes in 89. | ||
| Shane Somers | 2002-03-30 | Rolla, MO |
| Defeats Butch McClain; vacant on 02-10-22 due to injury. | ||
| Derek Stone | 2002-11-16 | Coffeyville, KS |
| Defeats Michael Barry, Griz and Gary Jackson. | ||
| Raven | 2005-06-25 | Lawrence, KS |
| Stripped on 06-06-02 for lack of title defenses. | ||
| Michael Strider | 2006-10-14 | Muscatine, IA |
| Defeats Woody Maguire, Mississippi Madman, Derek Stone, Marek Brave, and Mark Sterling. | ||
| Mark Sterling | 2009-07-25 | House Springs, MO |
| Jeremy Wyatt | 2011-05-07 | Lawrence, KS |
| Defeasts Sterling, Tyler Cook, and Jaysin Strife in a 4-way elimination match; also wins Metro Pro Title, defeating Bull Schmitt on 12-03-03 in Kansas City, KS; vacant on 12-04-27 due to injury. | ||
| A.C.H. | 2012-06-02 | Kansas City, KS |
| Defeats Dan Walsh and Neil Diamond Cutter in an 8-man tournament 3-way final; stripped on 12-11-01 after Metro Pro leaves the NWA. | ||
| Evan Morris | 2013-03-30 | Swansea, IL |
| Defeats Deven Spade in tournament final to be recognized by NWA Central-States. | ||
| Shane Somers [2] | 2013-10-27 | Cahokia, IL |
| G.Q. Smooth (Scott Somers) | 2014-05-10 | Vienna, MO |
| Shane Somers [3] | 2014-05-17 | St. Robert, MO |
| The Mad Hatter | 2014-06-28 | Waynesville, MO |
| Deven Spade | 2015-06-13 | Newburg, MO |
| Mitch Johnson | 2017-03-31 | Lebanon, MO |
| NWA Central-States closes in 17-10. |
