Missouri Heavyweight Title (original) (raw)
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Missouri Heavyweight Title
(as of 2022-07-02)
| National Wrestling Alliance [Kansas City / St. Joseph office] | ( | 1950s | ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA St. Louis Wrestling Club | ( | 1972-09 | ~ | 1986-02 | ) |
| NWA Midwest / Dynamo Pro | ( | 2002-07 | ~ | 2012-10 | ) |
| NWA Central-States | ( | 2014-03 | ~ | 2017-10 | ) |
| Missouri Wrestling Revival | ( | 2015-10 | ~ | 2022-07 | ) |
| George Baptiste | 1899-10< | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Martin # | 1909-09-28< | |
| Billed as champion in Asheville, NC. | ||
| Jake Reed | 1919-11-14 | Fulton, MO |
| Defeats Lloyd Carter; often billed as light heavyweight champion. | ||
| George Tragos | 1922-06-01 | Jefferson City, MO |
| Still champion as of 22-11-25; listed as heavyweight and light heavyweight champion on 22-11-07 (The Columbia Evening Missourian, Columbia, MO). | ||
| Jake Reed [2] | 1923-03-28< | |
| Still champion as of 26-03-26. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Joe Cox | 1928-07-12< | |
| [...] | ||
| Jack Ross | 1930-03-06< | Chillicothe, MO |
| Defeats Charles Santen. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Fred Peterson | 1932-02-09< | |
| Still champion as of 32-04-10 and 33-05-01. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Tiger Al Tagesen | 1932-05-01< | |
| [...] | ||
| Bert Brenton | 1933-06-04< | |
| [...] | ||
| Jimmy Coffield | 1933-07-09< | |
| Still champion as of 33-09-08. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Fred Peterson [2] | 1933-10-24< | |
| Still champion as of 34-03. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Jimmy Coffield [2] | 1934-10-14< | |
| Stephen Dittsworth | 1921-12-26< | |
| Billed as champion in Poplar Bluff, MO. | ||
| Tommy O'Toole | 1950-03-10 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeat Sonny Myers in 10-man tournament final. | ||
| Sonny Myers | 1950-04-14 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison | 1951-01-13 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [2] | 1951-01-26 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison [2] | 1951-02-02 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ray Eckert | 1951-02-09 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison [3] | 1951-03-09 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [3] | 1951-04-28 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison [4] | 1951-05-11 | St. Joseph, MO |
| The season ends on 51-06-08 with Etchison as the champion. | ||
| Sonny Myers [4] | 1951-12 | |
| Billed as champion upon returning to the state (St. Joseph News-Press, 51-12-16). | ||
| Joe Dusek | 1952-02-15 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Sonny Myers [5] | 1952-02-22 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison [5] | 1952-12-26 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Still champion as of 53-05-30. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Sonny Myers [6] | 1953-12-18< | |
| Bob Orton | 1954-01-01 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Jake Reed is billed as champion as of 54-02-03. | ||
| Ray Eckert [2] | 1954-03-05 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Declared vacant on 54-04-07 due to a controversial ending of a match against Sonny Myers on 54-03-27 in St. Joseph, MO. | ||
| Sonny Myers [7] | 1954-04-09 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Ray Eckert. | ||
| Larry Hamilton | 1954-05-21 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Ron Etchison [6] | 1954-11-05 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Still champion as of 55-09-09. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Red McIntyre | 1956-02-26< | |
| Joe Dusek [2] | 1956-03-27 | Sedalia, MO |
| Sonny Myers [8] | 1956-12-04 | Sedalia, MO |
| Bob Orton [2] | 1957-02-12 | Sedalia, MO |
| Thor Hagen | 1957-03-26 | Sedalia, MO |
| Still champion as of 57-06-19. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Don Curtis | 1958-03-25 | Sedalia, MO |
| Defeats Bob Geigel in tournament final. | ||
| Harley Race | 1972-09-16 | St. Louis, MO |
| Defeats Pak Song in tournament final; title is help up after the match against Johnny Valentine on 72-12-16 in St. Louis, MO. | ||
| Johnny Valentine | 1973-01-19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Defeats Race in rematch. | ||
| Terry Funk | 1973-02-10 | St. Louis, MO |
| Gene Kiniski | 1973-03-16 | St. Louis, MO |
| Harley Race [2] | 1973-10-13 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dory Funk Jr. | 1974-05-24 | St. Louis, MO |
| Harley Race [3] | 1975-02-21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bob Backlund | 1976-04-23 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jack Brisco | 1976-11-26 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick Slater | 1977-08-12 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ted DiBiase | 1978-02-12 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick Murdoch | 1978-02-26 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick the Bruiser | 1978-07-14 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick Murdoch [2] | 1979-03-17 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick the Bruiser [2] | 1979-05-18 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick Murdoch [3] | 1979-07-13 | St. Louis, MO |
| Kevin Von Erich | 1979-11-23 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ken Patera | 1980-04-25 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ted DiBiase [2] | 1980-11-21 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jack Brisco [2] | 1981-10-02 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ken Patera [2] | 1981-10-23 | St. Louis, MO |
| Dick the Bruiser [3] | 1982-01-01 | St. Louis, MO |
| Sam Muchnick retirement card. | ||
| Harley Race [4] | 1982-09-17 | St. Louis, MO |
| Kerry Von Erich | 1983-01-23 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jerry Blackwell | 1983-04-15 | St. Louis, MO |
| Harley Race [5] | 1983-05-13 | St. Louis, MO |
| Vacates on 83-06-10 when Race wins NWA World title. | ||
| Ric Flair | 1983-07-15 | St. Louis, MO |
| Defeats David Von Erich in tournament final. | ||
| David Von Erich | 1983-09-16 | St. Louis, MO |
| Harley Race [6] | 1984-01-06 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jerry Blackwell [2] | 1984-11-16 | St. Louis, MO |
| Harley Race [7] | 1985-08-02 | St. Louis, MO |
| Title retired in 86-02 when Jim Crockett buys part of St. Louis office and uses his own wrestlers and titles. | ||
| Gary Jackson | 2002-07-27 | Robert, MO |
| Defeats Steve Stone; stripped on 03-06-03 for lack of the defenses. | ||
| Shane Somers | 2003-06-17 | Rolla, MO |
| Defeats John Epperson, Dingo, Yukon Eric Jr., Rick Norris, and Tony Luza in 6-way match; immediately stripped of title by State Commissioner Carl Lauer for using an illegal choke hold. | ||
| Shane Somers [2] | 2003-06-17 | Rolla, MO |
| Pins John Epperson in a match between Shane Somers & The Mad Hatter and Epperson & Ricky Murdoch. | ||
| Ricky Murdoch | 2003-10-10 | Parkersburg, WV |
| Shane Somers [3] | 2004-03-27 | Plato, MO |
| Vacant in 05. | ||
| Abyss | 2005-10-07 | Lawrence, KS |
| Defeats Tyler Cook; wins World Title, defeating Sting on 06-11-19 in Orlando, FL; vacates Missouri Title on 06-12-29. | ||
| Dingo | 2007-01-19 | St. Joseph, MO |
| Defeats Mark Sterling, Kraig Keesman, and Jeremy Wyatt in a 4-way match. | ||
| Davey Vega | 2009-10-16 | Glen Carbon, IL |
| Vacant in 11. | ||
| Jeremy Wyatt | 2011-04-30 | Caseyville, IL |
| Defeats Uhaa Nation, Jonathan Gresham, and Trent Stone in a 4-way match; vacant on 11-05-07 after winning the Central States Title. | ||
| K.C. Karrington | 2011-06-10 | Glen Carbon, IL |
| Defeats Dan Walsh in tournament final. | ||
| Makaze | 2012-09-07 | Glen Carbon, IL |
| Defeats Karrington, Dan Walsh, and Trent Stone in a 4-way match; NWA recognition dropped in 12-10 when Dynamo Pro leaves the NWA; Makaze is recognized as Dynamo Pro champion. | ||
| Elvis Aliaga | 2014-03-29 | Richland, MO |
| Wins 10-man battle royal, last eliminating Jack Gamble, to be recognized by NWA Central-States; declared held-up on 14-04-06 due to a controversial ending in the match. | ||
| Elvis Aliaga [2] | 2014-06-21 | Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| Wins 4-man gauntlet match, last eliminating Jack Gamble. | ||
| Evan Morris | 2015-06-06 | Rolla, MO |
| Mitch Johnson | 2015-08-22 | Newbern, TN |
| Illinois champion, defeats Morris in double title match. | ||
| Evan Morris [2] | 2016-03-05 | St. Robert, MO |
| Deven Spade | 2016-07-25 | Warsaw, MO |
| Jay Howard | 2016-10-29 | Newburg, MO |
| Karim Brigante | 2017-02-11 | Lebanon, MO |
| Jay Howard [2] | 2017-03-31 | Lebanon, MO |
| NWA Central-States closes in 17-10. | ||
| Ricky Cruz | 2015-10-03 | Fenton, MO |
| Defeats Jake Dirden to win Dynamo Pro Title and is also recognized as the first Missouri champion by Missouri Wrestling Revival, a website that sanctions the title as a cross-promotional championship; loses Dynamo Pro Title to Dirden on 16-02-06 in a 4-way match but keeps the Missouri title since MWR sanctions the title matches only in singles competitions. | ||
| Brandon Espinosa | 2016-05-07 | Fenton, MO |
| Barackus | 2017-01-14 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ace Hawkins | 2017-02-11 | St. Louis, MO |
| Brandon Espinosa [2] | 2017-05-13 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ace Hawkins [2] | 2017-07-22 | St. Louis, MO |
| Karim Brigante | 2018-03-10 | Moscow Mills, MO |
| Jack Gamble | 2018-11-17 | Green Ridge, MO |
| Karim Brigante [2] | 2018-12-01 | Troy, MO |
| Ace Hawkins [3] | 2018-12-15 | Ft. Leonard Wood, MO |
| Hollis Giroux | 2019-05-11 | Kansas City, MO |
| Billy Hills | 2019-08-24 | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Vacant when Hills retires on 19-10-07; continues to be vacant when the top 2 ranker Moses defeats the top 1 ranker Derek Stone via DQ on 20-11-07 in Troy, MO. | ||
| Mike Outlaw | 2021-10-22 | Arnold, MO |
| Top 1 ranker, defeats the top 2 ranker Moses. | ||
| Adrian Surge | 2022-05-07 | St. Louis, MO |
| Outlaw challenges Surge to give him a rematch later in the day. | ||
| Mike Outlaw [2] | 2022-05-07 | St. Louis, MO |
| MWR deactivates the title on 22-07-02. |
* Special thanks to Andrew Carrig for additional information.
