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NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship was a singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's St. Louis Wrestling Club and Central States Wrestling promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. It was considered a "stepping stone" to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (although only Race, Terry Funk and Kerry Von Erich made it; Gene Kiniski, Dory Funk, Jr.,Jack Brisco and Ric Flair were already former World Champions upon winning the Missouri title). A version of the Missouri Championship has been documented to exist in 1899, 1921, 1933 to 1934, 1937, 1947, 1950, and 1954 to 1955, but it was only in 1972 that a serious championship was established. Prior to the creation of the NWA the championship was not recognized outside of the region and used by regional promoters, it is even possible that competing Missouri Heavyweight Championships existed. The championship was abandoned in 1986, as the Central States promotion was being consolidated under Jim Crockett Promotions in order to counter the World Wrestling Federation's national expansion.

Pre National Wrestling Alliance Title history

National Wrestling Alliance Title history

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  2. ^ The date the championship was won and later lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted more than 1 day but it is impossible to say how long exactly.
  3. ^ The date the championship was won and later lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted more than 1 day but it is impossible to say how long exactly.
  4. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 21 days and 51 days
  5. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 751 days and 781 days
  6. ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted more than 1 day but it is impossible to say how much more.
  7. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 142 days and 171 days
  8. ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 183 days and 210 days

References

General references
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