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NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version)

{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}

{{Infobox pro wrestling championship

|name=NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States)

|promotion=Central States Wrestling

|created={{dts|1961|8|24}}

|titleretired={{dts|1970|7}}

|mostreigns=Ron Etchison
(7 reigns)

|firstchamp=Pat O'Connor

|shortestreign=Rocky Hamilton
(7 days)

|longestreign =Pat O'Connor
(315 days)Due to gaps in record keeping it is possible that someone else has held the championship for longer but that cannot be verified.

}}

The NWA Central States United States Championship was the version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in the Central States Wrestling territory around Missouri. It existed from 1961 until 1970. Records indicate that Bob Orton, The Viking and The Destroyer also held championship but no specific dates were found for those reigns.

Title History

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{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=1

|champion={{sort|Oconnor|Pat O'Connor}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1961|8|24}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=24|year1=1961|month2=7|day2=5|year2=1962}}

|location=

|event=

|notes=Awarded

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=2

|champion={{sort|Schmidt|Hans Schmidt}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1962|07|05}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=31|year1=1962|month2=8|day2=16|year2=1962}}

|location=Greensboro, North Carolina

|event=JCP show

|notes=

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=170698|title=JCP - Event @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=July 5, 1962|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=3

|champion={{sort|Oconnor|Pat O'Connor}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1962|8|16}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=16|year1=1962|month2=11|day2=02|year2=1962}}

|location=Greensboro, North Carolina

|event=JCP show

|notes=

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=170742|title=JCP - Event @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 16, 1962|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=4

|champion={{sort|Henning|Lee Henning}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1962|11|02}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=02|year1=1962|month2=11|day2=16|year2=1962}}

|location=St. Joseph, Missouri

|event=CSW show

|notes=This was a Best Two Out Of Three Falls match.

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=252961|title=CSW - Event @ Auditorium in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=November 2, 1962|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=5

|champion={{sortname|Pat|O'Connor|Pat O'Connor (wrestler)}}

|reign=3

|date={{dts|1962|11|16}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=16|year1=1962|month2=03|day2=10|year2=1963}}

|location=St. Joseph, Missouri

|event=CSW show

|notes=This was a Best Two Out Of Three Falls match.

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=252963|title=CSW - Event @ Auditorium in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=November 16, 1962|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=6

|champion={{sortname|Bob|Orton Sr.}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1963|03|10}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=10|year1=1963|month2=08|day2=11|year2=1963}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=7

|champion={{sortname|Pat|O'Connor|Pat O'Connor (wrestler)}}

|reign=4

|date={{dts|1963|08|11}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=11|year1=1963|month2=10|day2=19|year2=1963}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=8

|champion={{sortname|Rocky|Hamilton}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1963|10|19}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 42 days and {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=1963|month2=12|day2=31|year2=1963}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=9

|champion={{sort|Hunter, Rock|Rock Hunter}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1963|12}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 34 days and {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=1|year1=1963|month2=02|day2=28|year2=1964}} days}}

|location=Missouri

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=10

|champion={{sortname|Rocky|Hamilton}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1964|02|04}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=04|year1=1964|month2=05|day2=09|year2=1964}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=11

|champion={{sort|Sonny Myers}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1964|05|09}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=09|year1=1964|month2=6|day2=20|year2=1964}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=12

|champion={{sort|Bob Geigel}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1964|6|20}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=20|year1=1964|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1964}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=13

|champion={{sort|Bob Orton Sr.}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1964|10|17}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1964|month2=10|day2=31|year2=1964}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=14

|champion={{sort|Don Slatton|The Lawman}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1964|10|31}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=31|year1=1964|month2=11|day2=21|year2=1964}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=15

|champion={{sortname|Rocky|Hamilton}}

|reign=3

|date={{dts|1964|11|21}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=21|year1=1964|month2=11|day2=28|year2=1964}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=16

|champion={{sort|Tom Clark (wrestler)|Tom Clark}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1964|11|28}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=28|year1=1964|month2=01|day2=02|year2=1965}}

|location=

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=17

|champion={{sortname|Sonny|Myers}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1965|01|02}}

|days={{sort|2|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 10 days and {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=02|year1=1965|month2=1|day2=28|year2=1965}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=18

|champion={{sort|Tom Clark (wrestler)|Tom Clark}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1965|1}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 2 days and {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=12|year1=1965|month2=1|day2=31|year2=1965}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=19

|champion={{sortname|Sonny|Myers}}

|reign=3

|date={{dts|1965|1|31}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=31|year1=1965|month2=2|day2=14|year2=1965}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=20

|champion={{sortname|Rocky|Hamilton}}

|reign=4

|date={{dts|1965|2|14}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 16 day and {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=14|year1=1965|month2=3|day2=31|year2=1965}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=20.5

|type=vacated

|reign=

|date={{dts|1965|3}}

|days=

|location=

|event=

|notes=Championship vacated for undocumented reasons

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=21

|champion={{sortname|Bobby|Shane}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1965|3|21}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=21|year1=1965|month2=4|day2=18|year2=1965}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=Defeated Rocky Hamilton

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=22

|champion={{sortname|Rocky|Hamilton}}

|reign=5

|date={{dts|1965|4|18}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 55 days and {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=18|year1=1965|month2=7|day2=6|year2=1965}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=22.5

|type=vacated

|reign=

|date={{dts|1965}}

|days=

|location=

|event=

|notes=Vacated sometime between June 12 to July 6

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=23

|champion={{sortname|Rocky|Hamilton}}

|reign=6

|date={{dts|1965|7|10}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=10|year1=1965|month2=7|day2=17|year2=1965}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=Defeated Ron Etchison in the finals of a 10 man tournament

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=24

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1965|7|17}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=17|year1=1965|month2=8|day2=14|year2=1965}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=25

|champion={{sort|Gouldie|The Stomper}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1965|8|14}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=14|year1=1965|month2=12|day2=4|year2=1965}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=149498|title=CSW - Event @ Waterloo, Iowa, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 14, 1965|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=26

|champion={{sortname|Bobby|Shane}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1965|12|4}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=14|year1=1965|month2=2|day2=5|year2=1966}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=169090|title=CSW - Event @ Waterloo, Iowa, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 4, 1965|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=27

|champion={{sort|Brown|Bob Brown}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1966|2|5}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=5|year1=1966|month2=3|day2=19|year2=1966}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=28

|champion={{sortname|Bobby|Shane}}

|reign=3

|date={{dts|1966|3|19}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=19|year1=1966|month2=3|day2=27|year2=1966}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=29

|champion={{sort|Viking|The Viking}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1966|3|27}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=27|year1=1966|month2=10|day2=2|year2=1966}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=30

|champion={{sort|Oconnor|Pat O'Connor}}

|reign=5

|date={{dts|1966|10|2}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=1|year1=1966|month2=5|day2=27|year2=1967}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=This was a Best Of Two Out Of Three Falls match.

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=281085|title=CSW - Event @ Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=October 2, 1966|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=31

|champion={{sort|Donovan|Jack Donovan}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1967|5|27}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=27|year1=1967|month2=9|day2=9|year2=1967}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=32

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1967|9|9}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=9|year1=1967|month2=10|day2=14|year2=1967}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=33

|champion={{sort|Donovan|Jack Donovan}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1967|10|14}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=14|year1=1967|month2=11|day2=12|year2=1967}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=34

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=3

|date={{dts|1967|11|12}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=12|year1=1967|month2=3|day2=17|year2=1968}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=35

|champion={{sort|Destroyer|Destroyer (Stan Pulaski)}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1968|3|17}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=17|year1=1968|month2=3|day2=30|year2=1968}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=36

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=4

|date={{dts|1968|3|30}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=30|year1=1968|month2=4|day2=13|year2=1968}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=37

|champion={{sort|Destroyer}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1968|4|13}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=13|year1=1968|month2=5|day2=26|year2=1968}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=38

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=5

|date={{dts|1968|5|26}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=26|year1=1968|month2=7|day2=27|year2=1968}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=39

|champion={{sort|Kirby|Roger Kirby}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1968|7|27}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=27|year1=1968|month2=8|day2=31|year2=1968}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=40

|champion={{sortname|Eddie|Sharkey}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1968|8|31}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=31|year1=1968|month2=10|day2=5|year2=1968}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=41

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=5

|date={{dts|1968|10|5}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=5|year1=1968|month2=11|day2=9|year2=1968}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=42

|champion={{sortname|Dick|Murdoch}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1968|11|9}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=5|year1=1968|month2=2|day2=8|year2=1969}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=42.5

|type=vacated

|reign=

|date={{dts|1969|2|8}}

|days=

|location=

|event=

|notes=Held up following a match against Earl Hayward

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=43

|champion={{sortname|Dick|Murdoch}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1969|2|15}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=15|year1=1969|month2=6|day2=14|year2=1969}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=Murdoch defeated Earl Maynar in a Lumberjack match for the vacant title.

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=289590|title=CSW - Event @ McElroy Auditorium in Waterloo, Iowa, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=February 15, 1969|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=44

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=6

|date={{dts|1969|6|14}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=14|year1=1969|month2=6|day2=28|year2=1969}}

|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=45

|champion={{sortname|Dick|Murdoch}}

|reign=3

|date={{dts|1969|6|28}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=28|year1=1969|month2=8|day2=16|year2=1969}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=46

|champion={{sort|Brown|Luke Brown}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1969|8|16}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 45 days and {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=16|year1=1969|month2=10|day2=31|year2=1969}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=47

|champion={{sort|Cox|K.O. Cox}}

|reign=1

|date={{dts|1969|10}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 59 days and {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=1|year1=1969|month2=12|day2=28|year2=1969}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=48

|champion={{sort|Etchison|Ron Etchison}}

|reign=7

|date={{dts|1969|12|28}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=28|year1=1969|month2=2|day2=14|year2=1970}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=49

|champion={{sort|Kirby|Roger Kirby}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1970|2|14}}

|days={{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=14|year1=1970|month2=6|day2=6|year2=1970}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

|ref={{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=236685|title=CSW - Event @ McElroy Auditorium in Waterloo, Iowa, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=February 14, 1970|access-date=April 28, 2021}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number=50

|champion={{sort|Viking|The Viking}}

|reign=2

|date={{dts|1970|6|6}}

|days={{sort|1|The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 24 days and {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=6|year1=1970|month2=7|day2=31|year2=1970}} days}}

|location=Waterloo, Iowa

|event=CSW show

|notes=

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=50.5

|type=deactivated

|reign=

|date={{dts|1970|7}}

|days=

|location=

|event=

|notes=Championship abandoned

}}

{{BundleEnd}}

Combined reigns

class="wikitable"
style="background-color:#bbeeff"|¤

|The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Rank

!Wrestler

!No. of
reigns

!Combined
days

1

|Pat O'Connor || 3 || style="background:#bbeeff"|252¤

2

|The Sheik || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|215¤

3

|Bob Geigel || 2 || style="background:#bbeeff"|147¤

4

|Rocky Hamilton || 2 || style="background:#bbeeff"|113¤

5

|The Stomper || 3 || style="background:#bbeeff"|64¤

6

|Sonny Myers || 2 || style="background:#bbeeff"|20¤

7

|Enrique Torres || 1 || 7

8

|Jack Donovan || 2 || style="background:#bbeeff"|2¤

9

|Tom Clark || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|2¤

10

|"Bulldog" Bob Brown || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|1¤

11

|Bobby Shane || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|1¤

12

|Eddie Sharkey || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|1¤

13

|Rock Hunter || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|1¤

14

|Ron Etchison || 1 || style="background:#bbeeff"|1¤

See also

Notes

{{reflist|group=Note}}

References

;General references

  • {{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | chapter= Central States: NWA United States Heavyweight Title| pages=255–256| isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-us-h.html | title=NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Central States version) | publisher= wrestling-titles.com | accessdate=March 24, 2015}}

;Specific references

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=799 NWA Central States United States Heavyweight Championship]

{{Central States Wrestling championships}}

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