NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version)
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|championshipname=NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo)
|promotion=Western States Sports
|created=January 3, 1957
|mostreigns=Dory Funk (17 reigns)
|firstchamp=Dizzy Davis
|longestreign=Buddy Colt
(154 days)
|shortestreign=Johnny Valentine
(1 day)
|titleretired=June 12, 1969
}}
The Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship was a top singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Amarillo, Texas territory, Western States Sports. It lasted from 1957 until 1969, when it was replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship.{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}
Title history
- {{small|(n)}} written after a date indicates the title change occurred no later than that date.
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| Dizzy Davis
|1 |January 3, 1957 |{{small|Defeated Jim Wright to become the first champion.}} |
| Dory Funk
|1 |January 31, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |
| The Great Bolo
|1 |February 7, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |{{small|Also defeated Funk to win the NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship on February 14, 1957 in Amarillo, Texas.}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0207-bobby-roode-austin-aries-win-tag-team-gold-229726 | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode & Austin Aries wins tag gold | date=February 7, 2017 | accessdate=February 15, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}} |
| Dory Funk
|2 |February 28, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |{{small|Won the Southwest and North American Heavyweight titles.}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0228-anderson-hansen-win-nwa-tag-titles-230931 | title=Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles | date=February 28, 2017 | accessdate=February 28, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}} |
| Roy Shire
|1 |April 11, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Don Curtis
|1 |May 1957 {{small|(n)}} |Amarillo, Texas |
| Bob Geigel
|1 |May 9, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Mike DiBiase
|1 |August 15, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Danny Plechas
|1 |1957 | |
| Dory Funk
|3 |December 19, 1957 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Buddy Rogers
|1 |January 23, 1958 |Amarillo, Texas |{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0123-hulk-hogan-defeats-iron-sheik-wwf-title-302441 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title| date=January 23, 2020 | accessdate=January 25, 2020 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} |
| Dory Funk
|4 |April 3, 1958 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Mike DiBiase
|2 |1958 | |
| Dory Funk
|5 |January 29, 1959 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Nick Roberts
|1 |May 21, 1959 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|6 |1959 | |
| Antone Leone
|1 |August 13, 1959 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|7 |December 3, 1959 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Rock Hunter
|1 |January 1960 {{small|(n)}} | |
| Sonny Myers
|1 |January 21, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Gene LeBell
|1 |March 17, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Pancho Lopez
|1 |1960 | |
| Mike DiBiase
|3 |October 27, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Sonny Myers
|2 |November 3, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Nikita Mulkovich
|1 |November 10, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Pancho Lopez
|2 |November 17, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |{{small|Defeated Mike DiBiase.}} |
| Nikita Mulkovich
|2 |November 24, 1960 |Amarillo, Texas |{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-1124-first-starrcade-298101 | title=Daily Pro Wrestling history (11/24): The First Starcade | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter | date=November 24, 2019 | accessdate=November 24, 2019 | first=Brian | last=Hoops}} |
| Dory Funk
|8 |March 16, 1961 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Danny McShain
|1 |June 22, 1961 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|9 |July 13, 1961 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Fritz Von Erich
|1 |April 26, 1962 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|10 |June 7, 1962 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Fritz Von Erich
|2 |October 1962 {{small|(n)}} | |
| Dory Funk
|11 |November 1, 1962 |Amarillo, Texas |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|colspan=5 |Title vacated between November 1962 and January 1963. |
| Dory Funk
|12 |January 16, 1963 |{{small|Defeated Gene Kiniski in a tournament final.}}{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0116-arn-anderson-bobby-eaton-win-wcw-tag-team-titles | title=Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles | date=January 16, 2019 | accessdate=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops}} |
| Fritz Von Erich
|3 |February 20, 1963 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|13 |1963 | |
| Fritz Von Erich
|4 |July 23, 1964 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|14 |July 30, 1964 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Johnny Valentine
|1 |February 10, 1965 |Lubbock, Texas |
| Dory Funk, Jr.
|1 |February 11, 1965 |Amarillo, Texas | |
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|colspan=5| |
| Johnny Valentine
|2 |1965-1966 | | |
| Fritz Von Erich
|1 |August 4, 1966 | |
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| Kinji Shibuya
|1 |June 29, 1967 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|15 |December 1967 {{small|(n)}} | |
| Clubfoot Inferno
|1 |August 8, 1968 |Amarillo, Texas |
| Dory Funk
|16 |September 5, 1968 |Amarillo, Texas |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|colspan=5 |Title vacated in October 1968 after Funk is injured by Pat Patterson and The Infernos. |
| Pat Patterson
|1 |October 24, 1968 |Amarillo, Texas |{{small|Defeated Pat O'Connor in a tournament final.}} |
| Ricky Romero
|1 |1968 | |
| Buddy Colt
|1 |January 9, 1969 | |
| Dory Funk
|17 |June 12, 1969 | |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|colspan=5 |Title replaced with the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship in 1969. |
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/na-am-h.html Wrestling-Titles.com]
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