The NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship was created in October, 1962. Since its creation, the championship has been defended in a number of NWA territories throughout the decades.
| NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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 The championship belt | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | None | ||||||||||
| Date established | October 5, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | None | ||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||
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Initially, the title was a part of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW) and later Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SECW), which became Continental Championship Wrestling (CCW) in 1985. It is unclear exactly when the championship moved to SCW/CCW, however it was sometime between December 1977 and November 1980. The title stayed there until CCW left the NWA to join the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1988.[1]
The championship was then shortly picked up by Alabama Pro Wrestling (APW - now NWA Xtreme) as its major title in May 2001. The title then became again inactive in November 2002, when APW created its own Heavyweight Championship.
Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| 1 | Jan Madrid | October 5, 1962 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 70 | Defeated Don Field in a tournament final to become the first champion. | |||
| 2 | Don Field | December 14, 1962 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 232 | ||||
| — | Vacated | August 3, 1963 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated when Field is in a career-ending automobile accident. | |||
| 3 | Ken Lucas | May 14, 1969 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 63 | Defeated Dick Steinborn in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |||
| 4 | Black Hand | July 16, 1969 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | Ken Lucas | July 23, 1969 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | 35 | ||||
| 6 | Rocket Monroe | August 27, 1969 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 28 | ||||
| 7 | Bob Boyer | September 24, 1969 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 8 | Billy Boy Hines | November 12, 1969 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 9 | ||||
| — | Vacated | November 21, 1969 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 9 | Billy Boy Hines | November 21, 1969 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 2 | 0 | Title was awarded. | |||
| 10 | Rocket Monroe | November 21, 1969 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 2 | 42 | ||||
| 11 | Dick Dunn | January 2, 1970 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from January 2, 1970 to December 1972. | ||||||||||
| 12 | The Wrestling Pro | December 1972 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 13 | Rick Gibson | December 29, 1972 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 14 | ||||
| 14 | The Wrestling Pro | January 12, 1973 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 2 | 7 | [2] | |||
| 15 | January 19, 1973 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 3 | 148 | [3] | ||||
| 16 | Eddie Sullivan | June 16, 1973 | GCCW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 1 | 62 | ||||
| 17 | Dick Dunn | August 17, 1973 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 2 | 98 | ||||
| 18 | Duke Miller | November 23, 1973 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 42 | ||||
| 19 | Dick Dunn | January 4, 1974 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 3 | 21 | ||||
| 20 | The Wrestling Pro | January 25, 1974 | GCCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 3 | 71 | ||||
| 21 | April 6, 1974 | GCCW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 4 | 182 | |||||
| 22 | Duke Miller | October 5, 1974 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 23 | October 19, 1974 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 5 | 49 | |||||
| 24 | Randy Tyler | December 7, 1974 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 77 | ||||
| 25 | Dick Dunn | February 22, 1975 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 4 | 34 | ||||
| 26 | Rip Tyler | March 28, 1975 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 14 | ||||
| 27 | Dick Dunn | April 11, 1975 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 5 | 28 | ||||
| 28 | J.C. Dykes | May 9, 1975 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 21 | ||||
| 29 | Dick Dunn | May 30, 1975 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 6 | 21 | Defeated The Mighty Yankee. | |||
| 30 | Don Duffy | June 20, 1975 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 56 | ||||
| 31 | Dick Dunn | August 15, 1975 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 7 | 41 | ||||
| 32 | Bill Malone | September 25, 1975 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 1 | 33 | ||||
| 33 | Ken Lucas | October 28, 1975 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 6 | 46 | ||||
| 34 | Duke Miller | December 13, 1975 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 3 | 108 | ||||
| 35 | Rick Gibson | March 30, 1976 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | Title vacated when Gibson leaves SECW. | |||
| 36 | Greg Peterson | August 20, 1976 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | 63 | Title was awarded. | |||
| 37 | The Wrestling Pro | October 22, 1976 | SECW show | Ozark, Alabama | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 38 | Greg Peterson | November 5, 1976 | SCW show | Dothan, Alabama | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 39 | The Wrestling Pro | November 12, 1976 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 5 | 7 | ||||
| 40 | Bob Kelly | November 19, 1976 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 41 | The Wrestling Pro | November 23, 1976 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 42 | Dick Dunn | November 26, 1976 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 8 | 7 | ||||
| 43 | Rip Tyler | December 3, 1976 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 2 | 98 | ||||
| 44 | Sonny King | March 11, 1977 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 92 | ||||
| 45 | The Blue Yankee | June 11, 1977 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 1 | 34 | ||||
| 46 | Johnny Eagles | July 15, 1977 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 141 | ||||
| 47 | Billy Spears | December 3, 1977 | SECW show | New Brocton, Alabama | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 48 | Ricky Fields | December 9, 1977 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from December 9, 1977 to 1978. | ||||||||||
| 49 | Billy Spears | 1978 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 50 | Ricky Fields | April 1978 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from April 1978 to November 1980. | ||||||||||
| 51 | Bob Armstrong | November 1980 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Won a tournament. | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from November 1980 to 1981. | ||||||||||
| 52 | Rufus R. Jones | N/A | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1981. | ||||||||||
| 53 | Ken Lucas | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 7 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to March 9, 1981. | ||||||||||
| 54 | Bob Armstrong | March 9, 1981 | SECW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | N/A | Defeated Mr. Saito. | |||
| 55 | Mr. Saito | March 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from March 1981 to 1981. | ||||||||||
| 56 | Dennis Condrey | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 57 | Bob Armstrong | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 3 | N/A | ||||
| 58 | Dennis Condrey | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 59 | Jacques Rougeau | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 60 | Jerry Stubbs | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 61 | George Wells | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 62 | Jimmy Golden | 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 63 | Ray Candy | August 1981 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 64 | Mr. Saito | N/A | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 65 | Ron Fuller | N/A | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from August 1981 to January 1982. | ||||||||||
| 66 | Jimmy Golden | January 1982 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from January 1982 to April 11, 1982. | ||||||||||
| 67 | Terry Gordy | April 11, 1982 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 68 | Jos LeDuc | May 1982 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 69 | Austin Idol | 1982 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 70 | Wayne Farris | September 11, 1982 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 71 | Mr. Olympia | January 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 72 | Norman Frederick Charles | March 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 73 | Tom Jones | March 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 74 | The Flame | March 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 75 | Rick Gibson | May 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 3 | N/A | ||||
| 76 | Rick Harris | July 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 77 | Buck Robley | July 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 78 | Rick Harris | July 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 79 | Mr. Olympia / Jerry Stubbs | August 1983 | SECW show | N/A | 3 | N/A | Unmasked after losing a mask vs. mask match to Super Olympia. | |||
| 80 | Charlie Cook | January 9, 1984 | SECW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 91 | ||||
| 81 | Vic Rain | April 9, 1984 | SECW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 82 | Rick McGraw | May 28, 1984 | SECW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 77 | ||||
| 83 | Boris Zhukov | August 13, 1984 | SECW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 84 | Porkchop Cash | September 1984 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 85 | Lord Humongous | November 28, 1984 | SECW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 86 | Johnny Rich | 1985 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 87 | Lord Humongous | 1985 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 88 | Austin Idol | March 4, 1985 | SECW show | N/A | 2 | 34 | [4] | |||
| 89 | Lord Humongous | April 7, 1985 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 3 | 71 | ||||
| 90 | Ron Fuller | June 17, 1985 | CCW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 91 | Bob Armstrong | July 1985 | CCW show | N/A | 4 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | 1985 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after Armstrong is injured. | |||
| 92 | Roberto Soto | September 20, 1985 | CCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 157 | Defeated The Flame in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |||
| 93 | Jerry Stubbs | February 24, 1986 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | 1986 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 94 | Wendell Cooley | September 15, 1986 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 56 | Defeated Jerry Stubbs in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |||
| 95 | Tony Anthony | November 10, 1986 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 96 | Wendell Cooley | November 28, 1986 | CCW show | Oxford, Alabama | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 97 | Tony Anthony | December 1986 | CCW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 98 | Wendell Cooley | January 12, 1987 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | N/A | [2] | |||
| — | Vacated | February 1987 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 99 | Mike Golden | April 1987 | CCW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Billed as champion on arrival to CCW. | |||
| 100 | Mr. Wrestling II | April 26, 1987 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 101 | Mike Golden | June 14, 1987 | CCW show | Marietta, Georgia | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 102 | The Bullet | June 22, 1987 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 119 | Won the title in a tag team match with Scott Armstrong against Golden and Tom Prichard. | |||
| 103 | Tony Anthony | October 19, 1987 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 104 | Tom Prichard | October 26, 1987 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 69 | ||||
| 105 | Moondog Spot | January 3, 1988 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 106 | Ranger Ross | January 1988 | CCW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 107 | Jonathan Boyd | January 11, 1988 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 35 | ||||
| 108 | Tom Prichard | February 15, 1988 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 42 | ||||
| 109 | Tony Anthony | March 28, 1988 | CCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | N/A | ||||
| — | Deactivated | 1988 | — | — | — | — | Title abandoned when CCW became the CWF on April 30, 1988. | |||
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Hoops, Brian (January 12, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/12): The Outsiders win WCW Tag team titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 19, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/19): Ric Flair wins WWF title in 1992 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 4, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary Show". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 5, 2017.