NWA Wrestle Birmingham Heavyweight Championship

NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion None
Date established October 5, 1962
Current champion(s) None
Other name(s)
  • NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship

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.

Initially, the title was a part of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW) and later Southeastern Championship Wrestling (SCW), 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

Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Jan Madrid 1 October 5, 1962 Dothan, Alabama Defeated Don Field in a tournament final to become the first champion.
Don Field 1 December 14, 1962 Dothan, Alabama
Vacated and inactive August 3, 1963 Title vacated when Field is in a career-ending automobile accident.
Ken Lucas 1 May 14, 1969 Mobile, Alabama Defeated Dick Steinborn in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
Black Hand 1 July 16, 1969 Mobile, Alabama
Ken Lucas 2 July 23, 1969 Mobile, Alabama
Rocket Monroe 1 August 27, 1969 Mobile, Alabama
Bob Boyer 1 September 24, 1969 Mobile, Alabama
Billy Boy Hines 1 November 12, 1969 Mobile, Alabama
Stripped November 21, 1969 Dothan, Alabama
Billy Boy Hines 2 November 21, 1969 Dothan, Alabama Title was awarded.
Rocket Monroe 2 November 21, 1969 Dothan, Alabama
Dick Dunn 1 January 2, 1970 Dothan, Alabama
The Wrestling Pro 1 December 1972 Dothan, Alabama
Rick Gibson 1 December 29, 1972 Dothan, Alabama
The Wrestling Pro 2 January 12, 1973 Dothan, Alabama
Ken Lucas 3 January 19, 1973 Dothan, Alabama
Eddie Sullivan 1 June 16, 1973 New Brocton, Alabama
Dick Dunn 2 August 17, 1973 Dothan, Alabama
Duke Miller 1 November 23, 1973 Dothan, Alabama
Dick Dunn 3 January 4, 1974 Dothan, Alabama
The Wrestling Pro 3 January 25, 1974 Dothan, Alabama
Ken Lucas 4 April 6, 1974 New Brocton, Alabama
Duke Miller 2 October 5, 1974 New Brocton, Alabama
Ken Lucas 5 October 19, 1974 New Brocton, Alabama
Randy Tyler 1 December 7, 1974 Dothan, Alabama
Dick Dunn 4 February 22, 1975 New Brocton, Alabama
Rip Tyler 1 March 28, 1975 Dothan, Alabama
Dick Dunn 5 April 11, 1975 Dothan, Alabama
J.C. Dykes 1 May 9, 1975 Dothan, Alabama
Dick Dunn 6 May 30, 1975 Dothan, Alabama Defeated The Mighty Yankee.
Don Duffy 1 June 20, 1975 Dothan, Alabama
Dick Dunn 7 August 15, 1975 Dothan, Alabama
Bill Malone 1 September 25, 1975 New Brocton, Alabama
Ken Lucas 6 October 28, 1975 Mobile, Alabama
Duke Miller 3 December 13, 1975 New Brocton, Alabama
Rick Gibson 2 March 30, 1976 Mobile, Alabama
Vacated Title vacated when Gibson leaves GCCW.
Greg Peterson 1 August 20, 1976 Title was awarded.
The Wrestling Pro 4 October 22, 1976 Ozark, Alabama
Greg Peterson 2 November 5, 1976 Dothan, Alabama
The Wrestling Pro 5 November 12, 1976 Dothan, Alabama
Bob Kelly 1 November 19, 1976 Dothan, Alabama
The Wrestling Pro 6 November 23, 1976 Mobile, Alabama
Dick Dunn 8 November 26, 1976 Dothan, Alabama
Rip Tyler 2 December 3, 1976 Dothan, Alabama
Sonny King 1 March 11, 1977 Dothan, Alabama
The Blue Yankee 1 June 11, 1977 New Brocton, Alabama
Johnny Eagles 1 July 15, 1977 Dothan, Alabama
Billy Spears 1 December 3, 1977 New Brocton, Alabama
Ricky Fields 1 December 9, 1977 Dothan, Alabama
Billy Spears 2 1978
Ricky Fields 2 April 1978
Bob Armstrong 1 November 1980 Won a tournament.
Rufus R. Jones 1
Ken Lucas 7 1981
Bob Armstrong 2 March 9, 1981 Birmingham, Alabama Defeated Mr. Saito.
Mr. Saito 1 March 1981
Dennis Condrey 1 1981
Bob Armstrong 3 1981
Dennis Condrey 2 1981
Jacques Rougeau 1 1981
Jerry Stubbs 1 1981
George Wells 1 1981
Jimmy Golden 1 1981
Ray Candy 1 August 1981
Mr. Saito 2
Ron Fuller 1
Jimmy Golden 2 January 1982
Terry Gordy 1 April 11, 1982
Jos LeDuc 1 May 1982
Austin Idol 1 1982
Wayne Farris 1 September 11, 1982 Dothan, Alabama
Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) 2 January 1983
Norman Frederick Charles 1 March 1983
Tom Jones 1 March 1983
The Flame 1 March 1983
Rick Gibson 3 May 1983
Rick Harris 1 July 1983
Buck Robley 1 July 1983
Rick Harris 2 July 1983
Mr. Olympia/Jerry Stubbs 3 August 1983 Unmasked after losing a mask vs. mask match to Super Olympia.
Charlie Cook 1 January 9, 1984 Birmingham, Alabama
Vic Rain 1 April 9, 1984 Birmingham, Alabama
Rick McGraw 1 May 28, 1984 Birmingham, Alabama
Boris Zhukov 1 August 13, 1984 Birmingham, Alabama
Porkchop Cash 1 September 1984
Lord Humongous
(Jeff Van Kamp)
1 November 28, 1984 Birmingham, Alabama
Johnny Rich 1 1985
Lord Humongous 2 1985
Austin Idol 2 March 4, 1985
Lord Humongous 3 April 7, 1985 Dothan, Alabama
Ron Fuller 2 June 17, 1985
Bob Armstrong 4 July 1985
Vacated 1985 Title vacated after Armstrong is injured.
Roberto Soto 1 September 20, 1985 Mobile, Alabama Defeated The Flame in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
Jerry Stubbs 4 February 24, 1986 Birmingham, Alabama
Vacated 1986
Wendell Cooley 1 September 15, 1986 Birmingham, Alabama Defeated Jerry Stubbs in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
Tony Anthony 1 November 10, 1986 Birmingham, Alabama
Wendell Cooley 2 November 28, 1986 Oxford, Alabama
Tony Anthony 2 December 1986
Wendell Cooley 3 January 12, 1987 Birmingham, Alabama
Vacated February 1987
Mike Golden 1 April 1987 Billed as champion on arrival to CCW.
Mr. Wrestling II 1 April 26, 1987 Birmingham, Alabama
Mike Golden 2 June 14, 1987 Marietta, Georgia
The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) 5 June 22, 1987 Birmingham, Alabama Won the title in a tag team match with Scott Armstrong against Golden and Tom Prichard.
Tony Anthony 3 October 19, 1987 Birmingham, Alabama
Tom Prichard 1 October 26, 1987 Birmingham, Alabama
Moondog Spot 1 January 3, 1988 Birmingham, Alabama
Ranger Ross 1 January 1988
Jonathan Boyd 1 January 11, 1988 Birmingham, Alabama
Tom Prichard 2 February 15, 1988 Birmingham, Alabama
Tony Anthony 4 March 28, 1988 Birmingham, Alabama
Abandoned 1988 Title abandoned when CCW leaves the NWA to join the AWA.
John Dalton 1 May 4, 2001 Cornelia, Georgia Defeated Rick Michaels and Robert The Star to win the title on an NWA Wildside card after it is revived by Alabama Pro Wrestling.
Abandoned November 2002 Title abandoned when APW creates its own Heavyweight Championship.

See also

References

  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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