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27-552: Professional wrestling championship NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship Details Promotion Central States Wrestling and St. Louis Wrestling Club (through 1986) Date established October - December 1899 (original) September 16, 1972 (current) Other name(s) Missouri Heavyweight Championship Statistics First champion(s) George Baptiste Most reigns Harley Race (7) The NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship

54-1795: A 10-man tournament final. 2 Sonny Myers April 14, 1950 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 273 3 Ron Etchison January 12, 1951 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 14 4 Sonny Myers January 26, 1951 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 7 5 Ron Etchison February 2, 1951 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 7 6 Ray Eckert February 9, 1951 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 20 6 Ron Etchison March 1, 1951 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 99 — Vacated June 8, 1951 — — — — Championship vacated, reason undocumented 8 Sonny Myers February 1, 1952 CSW/SLWC show 3 14 9 Joe Dusek February 15, 1952 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 273 10 Sonny Myers November 14, 1952 CSW/SLWC show 4 42 11 Ron Etchison December 26, 1952 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 4 155 — Vacated May 30, 1953 — — — — Championship vacated, no reason documented 12 Sonny Myers December 18, 1953 CSW/SLWC show 5 14 13 Bob Orton January 1, 1954 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 63 14 Ray Eckert March 5, 1954 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 33 — Vacated April 7, 1954 — — — — Championship held up due to

81-859: A controversial ending of a match against Sonny Myers 15 Sonny Myers April 9, 1954 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 6 43 Defeated Ray Eckert to win the vacant championship. 16 Larry Hamilton May 22, 1954 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 167 17 Ron Etchison November 5, 1954 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 5 308 — Vacated September 9, 1955 — — — — Championship vacated, reason not documented 18 Joe Dusek April 1956 CSW/SLWC show Sedalia, Missouri 2 — Vacated September 19, 1956 — — — — Championship inactive. 19 Harley Race September 16, 1972 Wrestling at

108-711: A major star in the American Wrestling Association winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship six times during the 1970s and 1980s. By 1955, he had retired, only coming out of retirement for a match with Hans Schmidt on October 2, 1957. Bockwinkel was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010. It is said that Bockwinkel wrestled a match in 1983 at 72 years old but

135-1097: A rematch. 21 Terry Funk February 10, 1973 Wrestling at the Chase St. Louis, Missouri 1 34 22 Gene Kiniski March 16, 1973 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 211 23 Harley Race October 13, 1973 Wrestling at the Chase St. Louis, Missouri 2 223 24 Dory Funk, Jr. May 24, 1974 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 273 25 Harley Race February 21, 1975 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 3 427 26 Bob Backlund April 23, 1976 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 217 27 Jack Brisco November 26, 1976 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 259 28 Dick Slater August 12, 1977 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 184 29 Ted DiBiase February 12, 1978 Wrestling at

162-460: Is unrecorded from October 1899 (NLT) to 1921 . 2 Jake Reed 1921 Missouri show 1 Defeated Lloyd Carter to win the championship. Unclear if Carter was the champion or if this was a tournament final. Championship history is unrecorded from 1921 to March 6, 1930 . 3 Jake Ross March 6, 1930 Missouri show Chillicothe, Missouri 1 705 Defeated Charles Santen to win

189-899: The NWA World Heavyweight Championship 45 Ric Flair July 15, 1983 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 63 Defeated David Von Erich in a tournament final. 46 David Von Erich September 16, 1983 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 112 47 Harley Race January 6, 1984 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 6 315 48 Jerry Blackwell November 16, 1984 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 2 259 49 Harley Race August 2, 1985 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 7 — Vacated February 2, 1986 — — — — Championship retired when Jim Crockett Promotions bought

216-511: The St. Louis Wrestling Club . Crockett also bought Central States Wrestling in September. See also [ edit ] National Wrestling Alliance St. Louis Wrestling Club Heart of America Sports Attractions Footnotes [ edit ] ^ The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation. ^ The date

243-660: The "Midwest Wrestling Association" before the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance it controlled and booked shows territories in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa and was seen as a cornerstone of the NWA. It joined the NWA in October 1948. The territory was promoted by Pinkie George and the first official NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown ( Sonny Myers being the preceding unofficial one) from

270-507: The "World Wrestling Alliance" in an attempt to compete with the national expansion of Jim Crockett and Vince McMahon . The move did not pay off and Geigel closed the WWA in 1989. The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship is currently controlled by the NWA affiliate Central-States Championship Wrestling (CCW). The promotion's classic tape library is currently owned by WWE , who obtained through their purchase of World Championship Wrestling,

297-645: The Bruiser May 18, 1979 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 2 56 34 Dick Murdoch July 13, 1979 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 3 133 35 Kevin Von Erich November 23, 1979 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 154 36 Ken Patera April 25, 1980 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 210 37 Ted DiBiase November 21, 1980 Wrestling at

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324-519: The Chase St. Louis, Missouri 1 14 30 Dick Murdoch February 26, 1978 Wrestling at the Chase St. Louis, Missouri 1 138 31 Dick the Bruiser July 14, 1978 Wrestling at the Chase St. Louis, Missouri 1 246 32 Dick Murdoch March 18, 1979 Wrestling at the Chase St. Louis, Missouri 2 61 33 Dick

351-404: The Chase St. Louis, Missouri 1 91 Defeated Pak Song in a tournament final for the revived championship. — Vacated December 16, 1972 — — — — Championship held up after a match against Johnny Valentine 20 Johnny Valentine January 19, 1973 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 22 Defeated Harley Race in

378-1059: The Chase St. Louis, Missouri 2 315 38 Jack Brisco October 2, 1981 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 2 21 39 Ken Patera October 23, 1981 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 2 70 40 Dick the Bruiser January 1, 1982 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 3 259 41 Harley Race September 17, 1982 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 4 128 42 Kerry Von Erich January 23, 1983 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 82 43 Jerry Blackwell April 15, 1983 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 1 28 44 Harley Race May 13, 1983 CSW/SLWC show St. Louis, Missouri 5 28 — Vacated June 10, 1983 — — — — Championship vacated when Champion Harley Race won

405-570: 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

432-562: The board of directors and even served as chairman of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1978 until 1987, the period that is considered the last "glory years" of the NWA. Central States Wrestling did not become a household name across the United States until 1973, when Harley Race brought attention to CSW (and its "sister promotion" the St. Louis Wrestling Club ) by winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title for

459-629: The championship — Deactivated N/A — — — — Uncertain when the championship was abandoned National Wrestling Alliance Title history [ edit ] Key No. Overall reign number Reign Reign number for the specific champion Days Number of days held No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days 1 Tommy O'Toole March 10, 1950 CSW/SLWC show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 35 Defeated Sonny Myers in

486-420: The championship reign lasted anywhere between 21 days and 51 days ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 751 days and 781 days ^ 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. ^ The date

513-440: 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. ^ 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. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means

540-4178: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 142 days and 171 days ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 183 days and 210 days References [ edit ] General references Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) West Missouri: NWA Missouri Title". Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications. p. 254. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4 . (through 2000) "Missouri Heavyweight Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved March 24, 2015 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 19, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/19): Ric Flair wins WWF title in 1992 Royal Rumble" . Wrestling Observer NewsletterWrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 10, 2017). "DAILY PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (02/10): MASA SAITO WINS AWA GOLD AT THE TOKYO DOME" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 10, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 12, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 12): Christian Cage wins gold in TNA" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 15, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 26, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA title on his birthday" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 27, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (July 14, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 14): Bruiser & Crusher vs. Stevens & Bockwinkel, Gagne vs. Superstar, Lex Luger wins WCW title, Snuka wins ECW title, Sting wins TNA belt" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 19, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 25, 2020 . ^ Hoops, Brian (May 13, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): Rick Martel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash & Hall beat one man to win tag titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 11, 2017 . ^ F4W Staff (June 10, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (JUNE 10): HARLEY RACE BEATS RIC FLAIR FOR NWA TITLE, JERRY BLACKWELL TURNS BABYFACE" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 10, 2017 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) ^ Hoops, Brian (August 2, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: Ron Simmons makes history by winning WCW World title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 19, 2017 . v t e Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling championships MWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship NWA Central States Tag Team Championship NWA Central States Television Championship NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship NWA North American Tag Team Championship NWA United States Heavyweight Championship NWA World Tag Team Championship Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NWA_Missouri_Heavyweight_Championship&oldid=1189036473 " Categories : National Wrestling Alliance championships Heart of America Sports Attractions championships National Wrestling Alliance state wrestling championships Professional wrestling in Missouri Hidden categories: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Pages using infobox professional wrestling championship with unknown parameters Articles with hCards Heart of America Sports Attractions Originally known as

567-403: The championship, unclear if Santen was the champion or if this was a tournament final. 4 Fred Peterson February 9, 1932 Missouri show 1 5 Billy Wolf March 1934 Missouri show 1 6 Lou Thesz June 18, 1937 Missouri show Kansas City, Missouri 1 Defeated Warren Bockwinkel to win

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594-454: The creation of the NWA until 1958. The MWA World Heavyweight Championship began in 1940, preceding the consolidation with the CSW and WWA. In 1963, wrestler/promoter Bob Geigel took over and partnered up with Pat O'Conner and promoters George Simpson and Gust Karras to form "Heart of America Sports Attractions, Inc." The promotion continued to be a cornerstone of the NWA with Geigel sitting on

621-400: The first time. In 1986, Geigel sold the promotion to Jim Crockett Promotions owner Jim Crockett, Jr. , who ran the territory from September 1986 until February 1987, where Bob Geigel bought the promotion back and co partnered with George Petraski. After stepping down as chairman of the NWA, Geigel withdrew his promotion from the NWA in late 1987 and formed a new sanctioning body known as

648-480: The previous owners of the library. Warren Bockwinkel Warren Bockwinkel (often misspelled Bockwinkle , May 21, 1911 – March 25, 1986) was an American professional wrestler. Bockwinkel competed in the National Wrestling Alliance and North American regional promotions during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. One of the earliest wrestlers to appear on television, he teamed with many of

675-525: The top wrestlers of the day including Ray Vilmer, Killer Kowalski and "Classy" Freddie Blassie . Although he never won a world title during his career, he was involved in many high-profile feuds including against Ernie Dusek , Paul Boesch , Sandor Szabo , George Zaharias and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz . He was also the trainer of several wrestlers of the "Golden Age of Wrestling"-era including Wilbur Snyder and, along with Lou Thesz , his son Nick Bockwinkel who would eventually become

702-413: 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

729-863: 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 [ edit ] Key No. Overall reign number Reign Reign number for the specific champion Days Number of days held No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days 1 George Baptiste October 1899 (NLT) Missouri show 1 Records are unclear as to whom he defeated. Championship history

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