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51-980: Professional wrestling championship NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship Details Promotion Central States Wrestling NWA Central-States Championship Wrestling Date established May 18, 1950 Current champion(s) Mitch Johnson Date won March 31, 2017 Other name(s) NWA Heart of America Heavyweight Championship (1950–1953) Central States Heavyweight Championship (1953/10–1988) WWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1988–1989) Statistics First champion(s) Bill Longson Most reigns "Bulldog" Bob Brown ( 19 reigns ) Longest reign Derek Stone (952 days) Shortest reign Enrique Torres (Less than one day) Oldest champion Rufus R. Jones (54 years, 13 days) Youngest champion Shane Somers (19 years) The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship

102-949: Is unrecorded from 1981 - 1982 to April 27, 1982 . 151 Roger Kirby April 27, 1982 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 142 Defeated Harley Race to win the championship. Records are unclear if Race was the champion or if this was for the vacant championship. 152 Manny Fernandez September 16, 1982 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 147 153 Dewey Robertson February 10, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 91 154 "Bulldog" Bob Brown May 12, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 15 7 155 Dewey Robertson May 19, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 14 156 Harley Race June 2, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 8 8 — Vacated June 10, 1983 — — — — Harley Race wins

153-1239: Is unrecorded from January 22, 1960 to 1960 . 39 Kinji Shibuya 1960 CSW show 1 Unknown whom Shibuya defeated for the title 40 “Cowboy” Bob Ellis March 10, 1960 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 41 Lee Henning April 1960 CSW show 2 42 Thor Hagen May 27, 1960 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 43 Ricky Lee June 1960 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 44 Thor Hagen August 1960 CSW show 2 45 Mike Paidousis September 29, 1960 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 50 46 Lee Henning November 18, 1960 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 133 47 Ron Etchison March 31, 1961 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 21 48 Lee Henning April 21, 1961 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 4 49 “Cowboy” Bob Ellis May 1961 (NLT) CSW show 3 — Vacated 1961 — — — — Bob Ellis left

204-1650: Is unrecorded from June 1974 to July 4, 1974 . 105 "Bulldog" Bob Brown July 4, 1974 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 4 7 Defeated Don Fargo to win the championship, not clear if Fargo was the champion or if it was a tournament. 106 Harley Race July 11, 1974 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 6 21 107 "Bulldog" Bob Brown August 1, 1974 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 5 108 Terry Martin December 1974 CSW show 1 109 Jerry Oates February 7, 1975 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 113 110 Ed Wiskoski May 31, 1975 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 257 111 Mike George February 12, 1976 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 58 112 "Bulldog" Bob Brown April 10, 1976 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 6 7 113 Mike George April 17, 1976 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 3 31 114 "Bulldog" Bob Brown May 18, 1976 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 7 51 115 Harley Race July 8, 1976 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 7 59 116 "Bulldog" Bob Brown September 5, 1976 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 8 18 117 Rick Gibson October 1, 1976 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 Championship history

255-623: Is unrecorded from March 1954 to 1954 . 22 El Toro 1954 CSW show 1 Unknown whom El Toro defeated for the title 23 Sonny Myers 1954 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 6 24 Joe Dusek September 13, 1954 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 1 94 25 Ray Villmer December 16, 1954 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 26 Lu Kim CSW show 1 27 Ray Villmer CSW show 2 Championship history

306-3333: Is unrecorded from May 19, 1977 to 1977 . 124 Bob Sweetan 1977 CSW show 1 Records are unclear on whom Sweetan defeated to win the championship 125 "Bulldog" Bob Brown October 30, 1977 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 10 69 126 Ted DiBiase January 7, 1978 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 0 127 Alexis Smirnoff January 7, 1978 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 40 128 Ken Lucas February 16, 1978 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 70 129 Bob Sweetan April 27, 1978 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 126 130 Doug Gilbert August 31, 1978 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 37 131 Buck Robley October 7, 1978 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 84 132 Dick Murdoch December 30, 1978 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 3 133 Randy Alls January 2, 1979 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 51 134 Bob Sweetan February 22, 1979 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 207 135 Ron Starr September 17, 1979 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 1 17 136 The Turk October 4, 1979 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 49 137 The Avenger November 22, 1979 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 63 138 The Assassin January 24, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 11 139 "Bulldog" Bob Brown February 4, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 11 66 140 Bruiser Brody April 10, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 42 141 Dick Murdoch May 22, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 63 142 Killer Karl Kox July 24, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 23 143 "Bulldog" Bob Brown August 16, 1980 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 12 26 144 Mike George September 11, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 4 42 145 "Bulldog" Bob Brown October 23, 1980 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 13 160 146 Buzz Tyler April 1, 1981 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 113 147 Bob Sweetan July 23, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 4 119 148 Tommy Martin November 19, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 21 149 Bob Sweetan December 10, 1981 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 5 4 150 "Bulldog" Bob Brown December 14, 1981 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 14 — Vacated 1981 - 1982 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons Championship history

357-731: Is unrecorded from October 1, 1976 to January 1977 . 118 Bob Slaughter January 1977 CSW show 1 Records are unclear on whom Slaughter defeated to win the championship 119 Ted Oates February 4, 1977 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 7 120 Bob Slaughter February 11, 1977 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 121 "Bulldog" Bob Brown 1977 CSW show 9 122 Bob Slaughter 1977 CSW show 3 123 Ted DiBiase May 19, 1977 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 Championship history

408-482: Is unrecorded from to April 1956 (NLT) . 28 Mike DiBiase April 1956 (NLT) CSW show 1 It is not documented whom DiBiase defeated to win the championship. 29 Richard Brown April 10, 1956 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 1 Championship history is unrecorded from April 10, 1956 to 1956 . 30 Mighty Atlas 1956 CSW show 1 Unknown whom Atlas defeated for

459-1831: The NWA World Heavyweight Championship and gave up the Central States Championship. 157 Super Destroyer June 30, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 112 Defeated Buck Robley in tournament final 158 Buzz Tyler October 20, 1983 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 98 159 Tully Blanchard January 26, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 14 160 Buzz Tyler February 9, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 70 161 Luke Graham April 19, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 63 162 Ted Oates June 21, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 51 163 Buzz Tyler August 11, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 4 56 164 Hacksaw Higgins October 6, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 19 165 Harley Race October 25, 1984 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 8 77 166 Mr. Pogo January 10, 1985 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 255 167 Marty Jannetty September 22, 1985 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 74 168 Brett Sawyer December 5, 1985 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 12 169 "Bulldog" Bob Brown December 17, 1985 CSW show Ames, Iowa 16 164 — Vacated May 30, 1986 — — — — Bob Brown

510-660: 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

561-507: 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,

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612-1304: The Beach, famous Punk vs. Cena Chicago bout" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 11, 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_Central_States_Heavyweight_Championship&oldid=1206627185 " Categories : Heart of America Sports Attractions championships National Wrestling Alliance championships Heavyweight wrestling championships Regional professional wrestling championships Hidden categories: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles with hCards Heart of America Sports Attractions Originally known as

663-609: 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

714-458: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 188 days and 218 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 38 days and 68 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 122 days ^ The date

765-453: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 2 days and 181 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 77 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 376 days ^ The date

816-454: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 21 days and 47 days ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 27 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 32 days and 62 days ^ The date

867-457: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 27 days and 55 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 5 days and 34 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 32 days and 90 days ^ The date

918-451: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 34 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 94 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 94 days ^ The date

969-456: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 65 days and 94 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 72 days and 101 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 32 days ^ The date

1020-459: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 7 days and 37 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 117 days and 147 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 35 days and 64 days ^ The date

1071-457: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 133 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 29 days ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 88 days and 117 days ^ The date

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1122-453: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 20 days ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 71 days and 100 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 180 days ^ The date

1173-459: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 274 days ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 273 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 529 days ^ The date

1224-451: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 47 days ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 47 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 22 days and 51 days ^ The date

1275-4596: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 6 days ^ The date the championship abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 283 days References [ edit ] General sources for the original Central States Championship Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Central States Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 254. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4 . (through 2000) "NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship History" . Wrestling Titles.com . Retrieved October 30, 2009 . Specific ^ F4W Staff (May 3, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: Low Ki Vs. Dewitt, Punk wins OVW title, Mutoh wins IWGP belt, Bret wins NA title, Dibiase & Dr. Death, Sheik, Watts, Fargos" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 11, 2017 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 28, 2017 . ^ F4W Staff (April 3, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING TITLE CHANGE HISTORY: GOTCH VS. HACKENSCHMIDT, INOKI VS. HANSEN, GUERRERO VS. JERICHO" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 10, 2017 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) ^ Hoops, Brian (November 24, 2019). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (11/24): The First Starcade" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved November 24, 2019 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 7, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode & Austin Aries wins tag gold" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 15, 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 (April 17, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved April 17, 2020 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 22, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): Sting defeats Hogan to win vacant WCW title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 27, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 24, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/24): WWF Royal Rumble 1999" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 25, 2020 . ^ Hoops, Brian (June 2, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 2): Hogan beats Inoki to win 1st IWGP tourney, HTM's Intercontinental title reign begins" . 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 (May 30, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 30): Inoki beats Andre to win MSG league, Garea & calhoun win WWWF Tag titles, Gagne vs. Funk Jr., UFC booker wins title" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 21, 2020 . ^ Hoops, Brian (June 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 11, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/27): NXT takes over" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 27, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (July 17, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history, Kangaroos, Gagne vs. Kiniski in Hawaii, Gordy wins Triple Crown, Hogan wins WCW title from Flair at Bash at

1326-451: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 93 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 163 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 163 days ^ The date

1377-461: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and −983 days ^ The date of the title change is unknown, records indicate that Lu Kim defeated Ray Villmer for the championship, but not when or where ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and −983 days ^ The date of

1428-480: The championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and −4,235 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and −4,235 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and −4,235 days ^ The date

1479-422: The championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 5,898 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 182 days ^ The location of

1530-476: The championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 196 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 196 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 196 days ^ The date

1581-454: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 195 days and 373 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 148 days ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 148 days ^ The date

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1632-461: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 30 days and 59 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 40 days ^ The date the championship was won or vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 40 days ^ The date

1683-453: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 256 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 86 days and 290 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 68 days ^ The date

1734-458: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 387 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 21 days ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 103 days and 133 days ^ The date

1785-454: 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

1836-400: 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

1887-472: The held-up title; promotion withdraws from NWA in 1988 183 Akio Sato March 23, 1989 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 Defeated T.C. Carter to win the vacant championship — Deactivated 1989 — — — — The Central States Wrestling promotion closes See also [ edit ] List of National Wrestling Alliance championships Footnotes [ edit ] ^ The date

1938-409: The match was not captured as part of the championship documentation. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 181 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 242 days ^ The date

1989-607: The previous owners of the library. Sonny Myers Harold "Sonny" Myers (January 22, 1924 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional wrestler , involved in the business for sixty years. Myers held prominent heavyweight championships in several territories, most notably the Central States territory, where he was the NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion fourteen times. He also held various tag team championships, as well as

2040-1431: The promotion and begins to promote shows with wrestlers from his own territory as well as Central States regulars 173 Sam Houston November 16, 1986 CSW show St. Louis, Missouri 1 48 Defeats Bill Dundee in a tournament final 174 Bill Dundee January 3, 1987 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 1 55 175 "Bulldog" Bob Brown February 27, 1987 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 18 83 176 Rufus R. Jones May 21, 1987 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 50 177 Porkchop Cash July 10, 1987 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 7 178 Rufus R. Jones July 17, 1987 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 72 179 Earthquake Ferris September 27, 1987 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 33 180 "Bulldog" Bob Brown October 30, 1987 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 19 56 181 Dave Peterson December 25, 1987 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 — Vacated 1987 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 182 Dave Peterson February 18, 1988 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 399 Defeated Cuban Assassin #2 for

2091-1303: The promotion without losing the championship first. 50 Buddy Austin June 2, 1961 CSW show 1 154 Awarded title 51 Sonny Myers November 3, 1961 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 9 7 52 Tarzan Tyler November 10, 1961 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 53 Buddy Austin November 1961 CSW show 2 54 Ray Gordon February 9, 1962 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 84 55 Lee Henning May 4, 1962 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 5 56 Pat O'Connor October 1962 (NLT) CSW show 1 57 Lee Henning November 2, 1961 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 6 14 57.5 Pat O'Connor November 16, 1962 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 — May 17, 1963 — St. Joseph, Missouri 1 217 59 Sonny Myers February 1, 1963 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 10 105 Unknown whom Myers defeated for

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2142-1656: The specific champion Days Number of days held No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days 1 Bill Longson August 18, 1950 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 160 Defeated Sonny Myers in tournament final to become first champion 2 Tarzan Kowalski January 25, 1951 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 91 3 Dennis Clary April 26, 1951 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 7 4 Sonny Myers May 3, 1951 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 7 5 Dennis Clary May 10, 1951 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 180 6 Jimmy Coffield November 6, 1951 CSW show Topeka, Kansas 1 23 7 Alo Leilani November 29, 1951 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 21 8 Bob Orton December 20, 1951 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 70 9 Enrique Torres February 28, 1952 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 7 10 Sonny Myers March 6, 1952 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 — Vacated 1952 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 11 Sonny Myers April 1952 CSW show Wichita, Kansas Defeated Bob Orton in 13-man tournament final, but Orville Brown refuses to present him with

2193-441: The title Championship history is unrecorded from 1956 to February 1957 (NLT) . 31 Sonny Myers February 1957 (NLT) CSW show 7 It is not known whom Myers defeated for the championship Championship history is unrecorded from February 1957 (NLT) to 1957 . 32 Richard Brown 1957 CSW show 2 Unknown whom Brown defeated for

2244-951: The title 33 Red Berry September 15, 1957 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 2 22 34 Richard Brown October 7, 1957 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 3 — Vacated 1958 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 35 Sonny Myers July 26, 1958 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 8 — Vacated October 2, 1958 (NLT) — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 36 Bob Geigel October 3, 1958 CSW show 1 56 Defeated Bob Ellis in tournament final 37 “Cowboy” Bob Ellis November 28, 1958 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 420 38 Lee Henning January 22, 1960 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 Championship history

2295-564: The title 60 Rock Hunter May 17, 1963 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 217 61 Enrique Torres December 20, 1963 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 0 62 The Spoiler December 20, 1963 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 Championship history is unrecorded from December 20, 1963 to December 1964 (NLT) . 63 Mike DiBiase December 1964 (NLT) CSW show 2 Unknown whom DiBiase defeated for

2346-3462: The title 64 Ron Reed January 11, 1965 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 144 65 The Stomper June 4, 1965 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 30 66 Sonny Myers July 4, 1965 CSW show 11 187 67 Bob Geigel January 7, 1966 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 42 68 Ron Reed February 18, 1966 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 119 69 The Viking June 17, 1966 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 182 70 Mike DiBiase December 16, 1966 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 28 71 Sonny Myers January 13, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 12 42 72 Bob Geigel February 24, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 42 73 The Viking April 7, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 63 74 Sonny Myers June 9, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 13 140 75 The Hangman October 27, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 21 76 Bob Geigel November 17, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 4 25 77 Sonny Myers December 12, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 14 115 78 Harley Race April 5, 1968 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 28 79 Ron Etchison May 3, 1968 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 7 80 Roger Kirby May 10, 1968 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 — Vacated May 1968 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 81 "Bulldog" Bob Brown June 4, 1968 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 129 Defeated Thor Hagen in tournament final 82 Tommy Martin October 11, 1968 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 63 83 Dusty Rhodes December 13, 1968 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 28 84 "Bulldog" Don Kent January 10, 1969 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 49 85 Dick Murdoch February 28, 1969 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 112 86 Pat O'Connor June 20, 1969 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 — Vacated October 1969 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 87 Danny Little Bear November 28, 1969 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 126 Wins tournament 88 Roger Kirby April 3, 1970 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 273 89 Bob Geigel January 1, 1971 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 5 90 Harley Race 1971 CSW show 2 91 Bob Geigel 1971 CSW show 6 92 Harley Race June 1971 (NLT) CSW show 3 Pat O'Connor defeats Race for

2397-962: The title because the final was only one fall 12 Sonny Myers 1952 CSW show 3 Defeated Bob Orton in 3-fall match 13 Red Berry September 1952 (NLT) CSW show 1 14 Bobby Lane November 30, 1952 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 46 15 Dave Sims January 15, 1953 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 259 16 Lenny Montana October 1, 1953 CSW show 1 71 17 Sonny Myers December 11, 1953 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 4 18 Dave Sims January 1954 CSW show 2 19 Bob Orton January 28, 1954 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 20 Sonny Myers March 1954 CSW show 5 Championship history

2448-452: The title change is unknown, records indicate that Ray Villmer defeated Lu Kim to regain e championship, but not when or where ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and −983 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and −983 days ^ The date

2499-1543: The title on January 28, 1972 in St. Louis, MO, but Race continues to be recognized by other promoters, and Sam Muchnick withdraws recognition of the title and later creates the Missouri Heavyweight title 93 Danny Little Bear January 11, 1972 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 94 Black Angus Campbell 1972 CSW show 1 95 The Stomper June 8, 1972 CSW show 2 29 96 Harley Race July 7, 1971 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 4 506 97 Omar Atlas November 24, 1972 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 98 Roger Kirby December 1972 CSW show 1 99 Danny Little Bear April 27, 1973 CSW show 3 100 "Bulldog" Bob Brown June 1973 CSW show 2 101 Harley Race September 22, 1973 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 5 19 102 "Bulldog" Bob Brown October 11, 1973 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 161 103 Mike George March 21, 1974 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 104 Roger Kirby June 1974 CSW show 2 Championship history

2550-487: Was a professional wrestling championship that served as the main title for the National Wrestling Alliance promotion, NWA Central-States Championship Wrestling. For most of its existence, however, the title was defended in the NWA affiliate Central States Wrestling from 1950 to 1989. Title history [ edit ] Key No. Overall reign number Reign Reign number for

2601-487: Was forced to vacate the championship due to an ankle injury 170 The Shadow May 30, 1986 CSW show Des Moines, Iowa 1 2 Wins 13-man battle royal 171 Marty Jannetty June 1, 1986 CSW show Marshalltown, Iowa 2 172 "Bulldog" Bob Brown June 1986 CSW show 17 — Vacated September 26, 1986 — — — — Jim Crockett Jr. buys out

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