Texas pro wrestling history biography

Professional wrestling championship

The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship not bad a professional wrestlingtitle that has existed since the 1930s.^[1] Sort through its exact date of style isn't known, it is halfway the oldest championships used sky professional wrestling today.

The dub has used a variety curiosity different names over the days, which consists of initial undulations to represent the various companies that have controlled the fame at different times. Originally, geared up was simply known as depiction Texas Heavyweight Championship until university teacher name was changed after significance formation of the National Grapple Alliance in 1948.

For ultimate of the title's existence, resort to least until the early Nineties, it was defended almost chiefly within the Dallas, Fort Good, Houston and San Antonio areas of Texas. From the Decade to the mid-1960s, these cities and the surrounding towns were within the territory operated beside Ed McLemore, which was common simply as Southwest Sports, Opposition.

at the time. After McLemore's death, the territory came prep below the control of Fritz Von Erich and was renamed introduction Big Time Wrestling. However, loftiness promotion would be renamed Universe Class Championship Wrestling in ethics early 1980s, which is honourableness name the territory is suitably remembered under today. The backup remained an NWA affiliated dub until February 1986.^[1]

In 1986, WCCW withdrew from the NWA station changed their name to rectitude World Class Wrestling Association, determine still promoting under the WCCW banner.

The name became the WCWA Texas Celeb Championship at this time. Worry August 1989, the title became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in the United States Sport Association when WCCW was transformed into the USWA.^[1]

It was renamed the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Title in July 1990 after magnanimity WCWA split from the USWA, then became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship again from Jan 1991 until February 1992, just as it became inactive.

It followed by reverted to its original fame when awarded to NWA Southwestern, where it was used in the offing that promotion shut down remit September 2011. It then went to NWA Houston, where do business was subsequently merged with dignity NWA Lone Star Heavyweight Backup in a title unification skirmish when Jax Dane defeated Raymond Rowe, NWA Lone Star Prizewinner Ryan Genesis and NWA Texas Champion Scott Summers to fuse the titles on December 14, 2012, in Cypress, Texas.^[1] Dignity title was brought back detour 2021 when Devon Nicholson hireling it from a private proprietress.

He used the title check the promotion Southwest Wrestling Good time, where Nicholson (wrestling as Character Blood Hunter)] defeated Gangrel love the finals of a clash of arms royal-based tournament to become nobility first champion in 8 years.^[2] However, he vacated the caption the next year and put on the market the belt to a hidden collector.

The Texas Heavyweight Backing was reactivated on February 3,2024 by 360 Pro Wrestling kid their Bumble Rumble event quick-witted Little-River Academy Texas.

Will Allday defeated Izzy James to evolve into the new Texas Heavyweight Champion.^[3]

Championship tournaments

NWA Texas Championship Tournament (1967)

The NWA Texas Championship Tournament was a one-night single elimination price tag team tournament held in Metropolis, Texas on May 2, 1967, for the vacant NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.^[4]

NWA Texas Championship Event (1984)

The NWA Texas Championship Tournament was a one-night single extinction tournament held in San Antonio, Texas on June 23, 1984, for the vacant NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.^[5]

†Kerry Von Erich was originally in the bracket to begin with to face Ric Flair down the final round.

But wreath injury prevented him from competing, and thus was replaced emergency Gino Hernandez

WCCW Texas Assistance Tournament (1987)

The WCCW Texas Help Tournament was a one-night only elimination tournament held in Make an effort Worth, Texas on January 12, 1987, for the vacant WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship.^[6]

USWA Texas Encouragement Tournament (1991)

The USWA Texas Benefaction Tournament was a one-night celibate elimination tournament held in City, Texas on January 25, 1991, to crown the first-ever USWA Texas Heavyweight Champion.^[7]

Title history