The NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles professional wrestling title in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from 1972 until the promotion's 1978 closure.[1]
| NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||||||
| Date established | 1972 | ||||||
| Date retired | December 1978 | ||||||
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WCW had joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969,[2] still recognizing its IWA World Heavyweight Championship title as its world title. In 1971, that title was abandoned in favor of this one. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was then recognized in WCW as the world title.
11 different men held the championship, combining for 15 individual title reigns.[1]
Title history
edit| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| No. | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event | The event in which the championship changed hands |
| N/A | The specific information is not known |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spiros Arion | 1 | 28 April 1972 | 133 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | Defeated Killer Karl Kox to become the first champion | |
| 2 | Bulldog Brower | 1 | 8 September 1972 | 14 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 3 | Spiros Arion | 2 | 22 September 1972 | 43 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 4 | Brute Bernard | 1 | 4 November 1972 | 21 | Melbourne, Victoria | Live event | ||
| 5 | Spiros Arion | 3 | 25 November 1972 | [Note 1] | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 6 | Waldo Von Erich | 1 | December 1974 | [Note 2] | Fiji | Live event | It is possible that this was a fictitious title change. | |
| 7 | Mario Milano | 1 | 19 May 1974 | 31 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 8 | Ciclón Negro | 1 | 19 June 1974 | 135 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | Brute Bernard and Ciclón Negro defeated George Gouliovas and Mario Milano in a tag team match with the title at stake, when Negro pinned Milano. | |
| 9 | George Gouliovas | 1 | 1 November 1974 | 119 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | George Gouliovas and Mario Milano defeated Ciclón Negro and Lorenzo Parente in a tag team match with the title at stake, when Gouliovas pinned Negro. | |
| 10 | The Great Mephisto | 1 | 28 February 1975 | 7 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 11 | George Gouliovas | 2 | 7 March 1975 | 148 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 12 | Moose Morowski | 1 | 2 August 1975 | 41 | Melbourne, Victoria | Live event | ||
| 13 | Skandor Akbar | 1 | 12 September 1975 | 29 | Sydney, New South Wales | Live event | ||
| 14 | The Great Mephisto | 2 | 11 October 1975 | [Note 3] | Melbourne, Victoria | Live event | ||
| 15 | Ron Miller | 1 | January 1976 | [Note 4] | New Zealand | Live event | It is possible that this was a fictitious title change. | |
| — | Abandoned | — | December 1978 | — | N/A | N/A | World Championship Wrestling closed. |
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 736 and 766 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between −226 and −196 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 82 and 112 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won and abandoned is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1,035 and 1,077 days.
References
edit- ^ a b "Austra-Asian Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Australia". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
W.C.W. was a members [sic] of National Wrestling Alliance after 69/08.
