NWF North American Heavyweight Championship
| NWF North American Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||
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National Wrestling Federation International Wrestling Association | ||||||||
| Date established | 1968 | ||||||||
| Date retired | 1977 & 1981 | ||||||||
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The NWF North American Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles title in the American professional wrestling promotion, the National Wrestling Federation. The title started in 1968 as a National Wrestling Alliance title, named the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Buffalo/Cleveland version) until the NWF was founded in 1970. It was then renamed with the NWF name. The NWF would close in 1974, and the title migrated to New Japan Pro Wrestling. The title was then abandoned in 1981.[1][2]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Buffalo/Cleveland version) | ||||
| Moose Cholak | 1 | October 1968 (n) | Still champion as of December 11, 1968. | |
| Johnny Powers | 1 | 1968 (n) | ||
| Bulldog Brower | 1 | 1969 (n) | ||
| Johnny Powers | 2 | May 1969 (n) | ||
| Bulldog Brower | 2 | January 1, 1970 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Johnny Powers | 3 | 1970 (n) | ||
| Bulldog Brower | 3 | July 2, 1970 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| NWF North American Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | December 5, 1970 | Akron, Ohio | Defeated Bulldog Brower. |
| Title being held up on April 1, 1971 after a match between Ladd and Tex McKenzie in Cleveland, OH. | ||||
| Johnny Powers | 4 | April 3, 1971 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Ernie Ladd | 2 | April 8, 1971 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Waldo Von Erich | 1 | May 27, 1971 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Johnny Powers | 5 | November 17, 1971 | Buffalo, New York | |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | September 1, 1972 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Johnny Powers | 6 | September 22, 1972 | Cleveland, Ohio | Defeats Johnny Valentine. |
| Title help up pending a review of the match. | ||||
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | October 1972 (n) | Wins rematch. | |
| Ernie Ladd | 3 | November 22, 1972 | Buffalo, New York | |
| Johnny Powers | 7 | November 23, 1972 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Karl von Krupp | 1 | February 3, 1973 | Akron, Ohio | |
| Johnny Powers | 8 | February 17, 1973 | Akron, Ohio | |
| Eric the Animal | 1 | May 5, 1973 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Johnny Powers | 9 | May 16, 1973 | Buffalo, New York | |
| J.B. Psycho | 1 | June 16, 1973 | Buffalo, New York | |
| Johnny Powers | 10 | June 24, 1973 | Akron, Ohio | |
| Ernie Ladd | 4 | January 31, 1974 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Ox Baker | 1 | March 1974 (n) | ||
| Ernie Ladd | 5 | March 14, 1974 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Johnny Powers | 11 | March 18, 1974 | Akron, Ohio | |
| Dominic DeNucci | 1 | April 1974 (n) | ||
| George Steele | 1 | May 31, 1974 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Dominic Denucci | 2 | June 21, 1974 (n) | ||
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | July 1974 (n) | Sometime between July 5, 1974 and July 27, 1974. | |
| Ox Baker | 2 | August 20, 1974 | ||
| Ernie Ladd | 6 | August 27, 1974 | ||
| IWA North American Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Tarzan Tyler | 1 | October 28, 1974 | On January 1975 billed as champion upon promotion startup. | |
| Ox Baker | 3 | January 6, 1975 | Savannah, Georgia | |
| Vacant on May 1975 when Baker left the promotion. | ||||
| Bulldog Brower | 4 | July 1975 | Awarded, or possibly by defeating Mighty Igor or Johnny Powers after Baker leaves the promotion; still champion as of August 1977. | |
| NWF North American Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Johnny Powers | 12 | January 1979 (n) | Billed as champion for a Japan tour. | |
| Seiji Sakaguchi | 1 | January 26, 1979 | Okayama, Japan | |
| Tiger Jeet Singh | 1 | September 21, 1979 | Sendai, Japan | |
| Title abandoned on May 21, 1981. | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "N.W.F. North American Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
External links
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