United States Heavyweight Title (Illinois & Michigan) (original) (raw)
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| National Wrestling Alliance [Chicago] | ( | 1953-09 | ~ | 1959-04 | ) |
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| American Wrestling Alliance [Detroit/Cincinnati] | ( | 1959-04 | ~ | 1964 | ) |
| National Wrestling Alliance [Detroit] | ( | 1965 | ~ | 1980-10 | ) |
United States Heavyweight Title
| Angelo Poffo | 1958-12-27 | Cincinnati, OH |
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| Defeats Wibur Snyder, who has been recognized in Illinois and Wisconsin. | ||
| Wilbur Snyder | 1959-01 | |
| Poffo is still billed as champion in Cincinnati, OH as of 59-01-11 (The Cincinnati Enquirer, 59-01-11) but Snyder is billed as United States television champion as of 59-01-18 (The Cincinnati Enquirer, 59-01-18); possibly in a television match in Cincinnati, OH on 59-01-10 or 59-01-17. | ||
| Angelo Poffo [2] | 1959-01-23 | Cincinnati, OH |
| Wilbur Snyder [2] | 1959-05-02 | Detroit, MI |
| Dick the Bruiser | 1959-05-23 | Detroit, MI |
| Detroit promoter Jim Barnett and Chicago promoter Fred Kohler split in 60-01; on 60-01-08, Bruiser makes his final appearance in Chicago before 64 but continues to be recognized as champion in Detroit by American Wrestling Alliance; NWA in Chicago recognizes Buddy Rogers from 60. | ||
| Wilbur Snyder [3] | 1960-02-06 | Detroit, MI |
| Dick the Bruiser [2] | 1960-02-20 | Detroit, MI |
| Bob Ellis | 1960-06-02 | Windsor, ON, CAN |
| Dick the Bruiser [3] | 1960-06-11 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 1961-01-28 | Detroit, MI |
| Dick the Bruiser [4] | 1961-02-27 | Detroit, MI |
| Verne Gagne | 1961-07-21 | Hazel Park, MI |
| Dick the Bruiser [5] | 1961-09-23 | Detroit, MI |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1961-12-01 | Detroit, MI |
| Wilbur Snyder [4] | 1962-03 | |
| Von Erich is advertised as the champion for the 62-03-31 card in Detroit, MI, but the results have Snyder defending "his brand new" title against Danny McShain on the same day (Detroit Free Press, 62-04-02); still champion as of 62-05-23; former champion as of 62-05-29. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Dick the Bruiser [6] | 1962-07-12< | |
| Not on 62-06-02 in Detroit, MI when Bruiser defeats Czaya Nador. | ||
| Lord Athol Layton | 1962-08-04 | Detroit, MI |
| Fritz Von Erich [2] | 1963-06-08 | Detroit, MI |
| Lord Athol Layton [2] | 1963-07-20 | Detroit, MI |
| Fritz Von Erich [3] | 1963-10-19 | Detroit, MI |
| Johnny Valentine | 1964-06-13 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 1965-02-06 | Detroit, MI |
| Held up after the match against Bill Miller on 66-09-10 in Detroit, MI; recognized by NWA from 65. | ||
| The Sheik [2] | 1966-09-24 | Detroit, MI |
| Wins rematch; held up after the match against Bulldog Brower on 71-02-11 in Cleveland, OH. | ||
| The Sheik [3] | 1971-02-18 | Cleveland, OH |
| Defeats Bulldog Brower in rematch. | ||
| Bobo Brazil [2] | 1971-05-29 | Detroit, MI |
| Held up after the match against Bill Curry on 71-07-17 in Detroit, MI. | ||
| Bobo Brazil [3] | 1971-08-07 | Detroit, MI |
| Defeats Bill Curry in rematch; held up after the match against Ernie Ladd on 71-08-21 in Detroit, MI. | ||
| Bobo Brazil [4] | 1971-09-04 | Detroit, MI |
| Defeats Ladd in rematch; held up after the match against Pampero Firpo on 72-05-11 in Toledo, OH. | ||
| Bobo Brazil [5] | 1972-05-18 | Toledo, OH |
| Wins rematch; held up after a mach against Pampero Firpo on 72-06-17 in Detroit, MI. | ||
| Bobo Brazil [6] | 1972-07-01 | Detroit, MI |
| Wins rematch. | ||
| Pampero Firpo | 1972-08-12 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil [7] | 1972-08-19 | Detroit, MI |
| Pampero Firpo [2] | 1972-10-28 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil [8] | 1972-12-23 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [4] | 1972-12-30 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil [9] | 1973-01-13 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [5] | 1973-01-27 | Detroit, MI |
| Johnny Valentine [2] | 1973-07-07 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [6] | 1973-07-21 | Detroit, MI |
| Held-up after the match against Pampero Firpo on 73-12-29 vs. in Detroit, MI. | ||
| The Sheik [7] | 1974-02-16 | Detroit, MI |
| Wins rematch. | ||
| Tony Marino | 1974-03-02 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [8] | 1974-03-16 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil [10] | 1975-01-25 | Detroit, MI |
| Awarded when Sheik misses title defences. | ||
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1975-02-08 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil [11] | 1975-04-19 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [9] | 1975-07 | |
| Mark Lewin | 1975-09-27 | Detroit, MI |
| Sheik continues to be billed as champion in Ohio. | ||
| Don Kent | 1975-11-01 | Detroit, MI |
| Mark Lewin [2] | 1975-11 | |
| Has defeated The Sheik to be recognized in Akron, OH on 75-11-09; defeats Kent in Akron, OH on 75-11-15; declared vacant on 76-02-14. | ||
| Bobo Brazil [12] | 1976-04-21 | |
| Awarded when tournament final against Brute Bernard is cancelled because of an injury to Bernard. | ||
| The Sheik [10] | 1976-05-15 | Detroit, MI |
| Pampero Firpo [3] | 1976-07-17 | Detroit, MI |
| Don Kent [2] | 1976-10-16 | Detroit, MI |
| Gino Hernandez | 1977-01-08 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [11] | 1977-04-02 | Detroit, MI |
| Still champion as of 77-05-19. | ||
| Ox Baker | 1977-09< | Detroit, MI |
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| The Sheik [12] | 1977-10-08< | |
| Still/again champion as of 78-05-21 and 78-08-12. | ||
| [...] | ||
| Mark Lewin [3] | 1978-09< | |
| Terry Funk | 1978-10-08 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [13] | 1978-10-22 | Detroit, MI |
| Mighty Igor | 1980-04-12 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik [14] | 1980-05-03 | Detroit, MI |
| Promotion closes in 80-10; Sheik is recognized as champion by ICW in 81 and continues to defend the title in various independent organizations. |
