GWF North American Heavyweight Championship

GWF North American Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established	August 10, 1991
Date retired	September 21, 1994
Promotion	Global Wrestling Federation
Statistics First champion(s) The Patriot Most reigns Rod Price (3 reigns) Longest reign Rod Price (168 days) Shortest reign The Patriot ( days)

The GWF North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1994, when GWF closed. The title was featured on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.

Title history

Key

Symbol	Meaning
No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event	The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A	The specific information is not known
—	Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]	Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
1	Patriot	1	August 10, 1991		Dallas, Texas	House show	Defeated Al Perez in tournament final.
-	Vacated	-	August 16, 1991	N/A	N/A	N/A	Patriot gave up title because Perez' feet were under the ropes during the pinfall.
2	Patriot	2	August 23, 1991		Dallas, Texas	House show	Won the rematch.
3	The Dark Patriot	1	January 31, 1992		Dallas, Texas	House show
4	"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert	1	March 27, 1992		Dallas, Texas	House show
-	Vacated	-	May 22, 1992	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gilbert was stripped of the title for failing to defend within 30 days. In reality, the GWF was no longer booking out-of-town talent due to budget cut-backs. Gilbert began wrestling for the USWA and defended the title as the GWF World Heavyweight Championship, despite having been stripped of the title upon his departure. He lost his version of the title to Jerry Lawler on June 8, 1992 in Memphis in order to "unify" it with the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship.
5	Scott Putski	1	May 29, 1992		Dallas, Texas	House show	Defeated Johnny Mantell for the vacant title; top contenders chosen by "Best Won-Loss Record" in the GWF.
6	Rod Price	1	August 21, 1992		N/A	House show	Awarded title after Putski was fired.
7	Stevie Ray	1	February 5, 1993		Dallas, Texas	House show
8	Rod Price	2	June 30, 1993		N/A	House show	Awarded the championship
-	Vacated	-	August 1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	Stripped for actions while on tour of Japan.
9	Iceman Parsons	1	September 3, 1993		Dallas, Texas	House show	Defeated Chris Adams by disqualification
10	Chris Adams	1	December 25, 1993		Dallas, Texas	House show
11	Rod Price	3	April 1, 1994		Dallas, Texas	House show
-	Vacated	-	June 3, 1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Held up after match with Butch Reed.
12	Butch Reed	1	June 4, 1994		Idabel, Oklahoma	House show	Wins rematch.
13	Chris Adams	2	July 1, 1994		Dallas, Texas	House show
-	Title retired	-	September 21, 1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	The GWF closes.

See also

• Global Wrestling Federation