North American Heavyweight Title (W. Texas) (original) (raw)
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NWA North American Heavyweight Title
[W. Texas]
| Jim Wright | 1956-12 | |
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| Billed as champion on arrival, possibly using the North American title belt previously held by Danny McShain in Georgia and/or Australia. | ||
| Dizzy Davis | 1957-01-03 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk | 1957-01-31 | Amarillo, TX |
| The Great Bolo (Al Lovelock) | 1957-02-07 | Amarillo, TX |
| Also wins Southwest States Title, defeating Dory Funk on 57-02-14 in Amarillo, TX. | ||
| Dory Funk [2] | 1957-02-28 | Amarillo, TX |
| Wins both titles. | ||
| Roy Shire | 1957-04-11 | Amarillo, TX |
| Don Curtis | 1957-04-18 | Amarillo, TX |
| Bob Geigel | 1957-05-09 | Amarillo, TX |
| Mike DiBiase | 1957-08-15 | Amarillo, TX |
| Held up after the match against Dory Funk on 57-09-26 in Amarillo, TX; the rematch on 57-10-03 in Amarillo ends as a time limit draw; Funk is injured during this match and unable to compete in a second rematch the following week; Sonny Myers is billed as champion in Arizona between 57-09 and 57-12 by the Amarillo territory promoters. | ||
| Dory Funk [3] | 1957-10-24 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Leo Garibaldi in tournament final; has defeated Mike DiBiase to advance straight to the final. | ||
| Mike DiBiase [2] | 1957-12-05 | Amarillo, TX |
| Ignored in Lubbock, TX where Funk "defends" the title against DiBiase on 57-12-11. | ||
| Dory Funk [4] | 1957-12-11 | Lubbock, TX |
| Art Nelson is billed as champion in Arizona between 57-12 and 58-02 by the Amarillo territory promoters. | ||
| Buddy Rogers | 1958-01-23 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [5] | 1958-04-03 | Amarillo, TX |
| Declared vacant on 58-06-12 after Funk wins the World Junior Heavyweight Title on 58-06-05. | ||
| Mighty Zorro | 1958-06-19 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Don Curtis in tournament final. | ||
| Mike DiBiase [3] | 1958-07-17 | Amarillo, TX |
| Ricky Romero | 1958-08-13 | Lubbock, TX |
| Mike DiBiase [4] | 1958-12-10 | Lubbock, TX |
| Dory Funk [6] | 1959-01-29 | Amarillo, TX |
| Nick Roberts | 1959-05-28 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [7] | 1959-06-04 | Amarillo, TX |
| Antone Leone | 1959-08-13 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [8] | 1959-12-03 | Amarillo, TX |
| Vacates in 60-01 due to injury. | ||
| Rock Hunter | 1960-01-14 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Dick Hutton in tournament final which has stared on 60-01-07. | ||
| Sonny Myers | 1960-01-21 | Amarillo, TX |
| Gene LeBell | 1960-03-17 | Amarillo, TX |
| Ricky Romero defeats LaBell on 60-04-06 in Lubock, TX to win the title, but the title change is voided, and the title is declared vacant; Dory Funk is billed as champion in Odessa, TX on 60-05-31. | ||
| Mike DiBiase [5] | 1960-07-27 | Lubbock, TX |
| Defeats Nick Roberts in tournament final after their first bout on 60-07-20 ends as no contest. | ||
| Pancho Lopez (Lorenzo Parente) | 1960-09-21 | Lubbock, TX |
| Mike DiBiase [6] | 1960-10-27 | Amarillo, TX |
| Pancho Lopez [2] | 1960-11-17 | Amarillo, TX |
| Nikita Mulkovich | 1960-11-24 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [9] | 1961-03-16 | Amarillo, TX |
| Danny McShain defeats Funk on 61-06-07 in Lubbock, TX, but the commission refuses the title change due to controversial ending. | ||
| Danny McShain | 1961-06-22 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [10] | 1961-07-13 | Amarillo, TX |
| Tony Borne defeats Funk on 61-09-13 in Lubbock, TX, but the commission refuses the title change due to controversial ending. | ||
| Fritz Von Erich | 1962-04-26 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [11] | 1962-06-07 | Amarillo, TX |
| Sputnik Monroe defeats Funk on 62-07-11 in Lubbock, TX, but the title change is not allowed by the commission for the match being unscheduled; Fritz Von Erich defeats Funk on 62-09-05 in Lubbock, TX but the title change is later declared void, and the title is held up; remains to be held up when Von Erich and Funk wrestle to a double disqualification on 62-09-27. | ||
| Dory Funk [12] | 1962-11-01 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Von Erich in rematch; vacant in 62. | ||
| Dory Funk [13] | 1963-01-16 | Lubbock, TX |
| Defeats Gene Kiniski in tournament final; on 63-02-20 in Lubbock, TX, Fritz Von Erich defeats Funk with the stipulation that Funk is not allowed to use the spinning toe hold and can lose the title via DQ; Funk applies the hold to Von Erich before the bell rings to start the third fall; referee disqualifies Funk and awards the title to Von Erich, but the NWA overturns the decision because the DQ has occurred between falls. | ||
| Sputnik Monroe | 1963-04-23 | Odessa, TX |
| Funk is again billed as champion on 63-04-26 in El Paso, TX. | ||
| Dory Funk [14] | 1963-05-16 | Amarillo, TX |
| The Sheik | 1963-10-10 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [15] | 1964-04-16 | Amarillo, TX |
| Fritz Von Erich [2] | 1964-07-23 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [16] | 1964-07-30 | Amarillo, TX |
| Johnny Valentine # | 1965-01-14 | Amarillo, TX |
| Declared vacant on 65-01-21 due to a controversial ending; rematch on 65-01-28 in Amarillo, TX ends as a 60min draw. | ||
| Johnny Valentine | 1965-02-10 | Lubbock, TX |
| Defeats Funk in rematch. | ||
| Dory Funk Jr. | 1965-02-18 | Amarillo, TX |
| Vacates in 65-03 prior to a tour of Australia. | ||
| Johnny Valentine [2] | 1965-03-17 | Lubbock, TX |
| Defeats Don Curtis in 4-man one-night tournament final; vacant on 65-05-13 when Valentine is unable to make a scheduled title defense. | ||
| Dory Funk [17] | 1965-05-13 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Joe Scarpa; vacates sometime after 65-08-16 due to injuries suffered in a car accident. | ||
| Don McClarty | 1965-10-07 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Doug Gilbert in one-night 8-man tournament final. | ||
| Ricky Romero [2] | 1965-11-11 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dutch Savage | 1966-01-12 | Lubbock, TX |
| Ricky Romero [3] | 1966-01-19 | Lubbock, TX |
| Mike DiBiase [7] | 1966-02-23 | Lubbock, TX |
| Dory Funk [18] | 1966-03-10 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dick Steinborn | 1966-11-24 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [19] | 1967-01-12 | Amarillo, TX |
| Vacant in 67-01. | ||
| Dick Steinborn [2] | 1967-01-19 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Pat O'Connor in 4-man one-night tournament final; the Lawman defeats Steinborn on 67-02-20 in Abilene, TX for local recognition only; Steinborn continues to be recognized outside Abilene; held up after the match against Dory Funk Jr. on 67-04-26 in Lubbock, TX ends as a no contest. | ||
| Dory Funk Jr. [2] | 1967-05-03 | Lubbock, TX |
| Wins rematch. | ||
| Medic #1 | 1967-05-24 | Lubbock, TX |
| Dory Funk Jr. [3] | 1967-05-31 | Lubbock, TX |
| Kinji Shibuya | 1967-06-29 | Amarillo, TX |
| Dory Funk [20] | 1967-08-31 | Amarillo, TX |
| Held up after the match against Sputnik Monroe on 68-04-08 in El Paso, TX; Funk wins rematch. | ||
| Dory Funk [21] | 1968-04-18 | Amarillo, TX |
| Wins rematch. | ||
| Clubfoot Inferno #2 | 1968-08-08 | Amarillo, TX |
| May be held up when NWA later rules the match as no contest. | ||
| Dory Funk [22] | 1968-09-05 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Inferno in rematch; vacates in 68-10 after being injured by Pat Patterson and the Infernos. | ||
| Pat Patterson | 1968-10-24 | Amarillo, TX |
| Defeats Pat O'Connor in one-night 4-man tournament final. | ||
| Buddy Colt | 1968-12-22 | Miami, FL * |
| Dory Funk [23] | 1969-06-12 | Amarillo, TX |
| Renamed Western States Title sometime before 69-07-02. |
* Replaced with Western States Heavyweight Title.
* Special thanks to Kriss Knights.
