World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)
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The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the National Wrestling Association (NWA), an offshoot of the National Boxing Association (NBA). The title existed from 1929 through 1949, when it was unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history
Wrestler | Times | Date | Days held | Place | Notes |
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Jim Londos | 1 | June 6, 1930 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia, PA | Recognized as the first official champion by the National Wrestling Association after he defeated Dick Shikat for the NYSAC World Title. The wrestling section of the National Boxing Association previously stripped Gus Sonnenberg of the World Title in July, 1929. Also won the NYSAC World Title in June, 1934 and unified both titles.[1] |
Danno O'Mahony | 1 | June 27, 1935 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Boston, MA | Defeats Ed Don George in July 30, 1935 unify Boston AWA World Title and becomes the "Unified World Champion".[2] |
Dick Shikat | 2 | March 2, 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | New York City, NY | |
Ali Baba | 1 | April 25, 1936 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Detroit, MI | |
Everett Marshall | 1 | June 26, 1936 | end date needed | Columbus, OH | |
Vacated | September 1936 | start date needed | Title vacated when the NBA and NWA recommend at their annual meeting that a tournament be held. | ||
John Pesek | 1 | September 13, 1937 | end date needed | Title awarded when Pesek is the only contender to post a $1000 bond. | |
Vacated | start date needed | Pesek's recognition as champion withdrawn. | |||
Lou Thesz | # | December 29, 1937 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | Defeats Marshall for the Boston AWA title; whether or not this reign was recognized by the NBA/NWA is unknown. |
Steve Casey | 1 | February 11, 1938 | end date needed | Boston, MA | |
Vacated | September 1938 | start date needed | Casey's recognition as champion withdrawn due to his being out of the country. | ||
Everett Marshall | 2 | September 14, 1938 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Title awarded at the NBA/NWA annual meeting. | |
Lou Thesz | 1 | February 23, 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Bronko Nagurski | 1 | June 23, 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston, TX | |
Ray Steele | 1 | March 7, 1940 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Bronko Nagurski | 2 | March 11, 1941 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston, TX | |
Sandor Szabo | 1 | June 5, 1941 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Bill Longson | 1 | February 19, 1942 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Yvon Robert | 1 | October 7, 1942 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Montreal, Quebec | |
Bobby Managoff | 1 | November 27, 1942 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston, TX | |
Bill Longson | 2 | February 19, 1943 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | February 21, 1947 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Lou Thesz | 2 | April 25, 1947 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | St. Louis, MO | |
Bill Longson | 3 | November 21, 1947 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston, TX | |
Lou Thesz | 3 | July 10, 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Indianapolis, IN | |
Title retired | November 27, 1949 | N/A | Title unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's World Heavyweight Championship, which is forfeited to Thesz by previous champion Orville Brown when he cannot defend due to career-ending injuries from an automobile accident on November 1. |