NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version)
| NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | NWA Los Angeles (1948 – 1952) | ||||||||||||
| Date established | April 20, 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | May 25, 1952 | ||||||||||||
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The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a
world championship and secondary title in the National Boxing/Wrestling Association that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1936 and was unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1952.[1]
Title history
- Key
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
Reigns
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albion Britt | 1 | April 20, 1936 | 245 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | Britt defeated Ted Christy in a tournament final to become the first NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion. Subsequent title reigns are recognized by the National Wrestling Association. | [2] |
| 2 | Dude Chick | 1 | December 21, 1936 | 623 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | [3] | |
| 3 | Sgt. Bob Kenaston | 1 | September 5, 1938 | 203 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | [4] | |
| 4 | John Swenski | 1 | March 27, 1939 | 84 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Live event | [5] | |
| 5 | Leroy McGuirk | 1 | June 19, 1939 | [Note 1] | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | [6] | |
| — | Vacated | — | 1947 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated in Los Angeles sometime after February 1947 and a 40-man tournament is held to crown a new champion. McGuirk, however, continues to be billed as champion in other territories. | |
| 6 | Billy Varga | 1 | September 29, 1947 | 56 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | Varga defeated Danny McShain in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [7] |
| 7 | Martino Angelo | 1 | November 24, 1947 | 133 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 8 | Leo Wallick | 1 | April 5, 1948 | 30 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 9 | Gorilla Ramos | 1 | May 5, 1948 | 40 | Bakersfield, California | Live event | ||
| 10 | Maurice La Chapelle | 1 | June 14, 1948 | 21 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | [8] | |
| 11 | Danny McShain | 1 | July 5, 1948 | 42 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 12 | Billy Darnell | 1 | August 16, 1948 | 210 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 13 | Billy Varga | 2 | March 14, 1949 | 119 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 14 | Danny McShain | 2 | July 11, 1949 | 49 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 15 | Red Berry | 1 | August 29, 1949 | 8 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 16 | Johnny Demchuck | 1 | September 6, 1949 | 20 | San Diego, California
|
Live event | ||
| 17 | Sonny Myers | 1 | September 26, 1949 | 57 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 18 | Ivan Kalmikoff | 1 | November 22, 1949 | 57 | San Diego, California
|
Live event | Kalmikoff defeats Danny McShain, who is billed as champion, at a January 4, 1950 title defence in Bakersfield, California. | |
| 19 | Billy Varga | 3 | January 18, 1950 | 44 | Bakersfield, California | Live event | ||
| 20 | Leo Garibaldi | 1 | March 3, 1950 | 87 | Los Angeles, California
|
Live event | ||
| 21 | Billy Varga | 4 | May 29, 1950 | 43 | Hollywood, California
|
Live event | ||
| 21 | Leo Garibaldi | 2 | July 11, 1950 | 42 | San Diego, California
|
Live event | ||
| 22 | Baron Michele Leone | 1 | August 22, 1950 | 310 | San Diego, California
|
Live event | ||
| 23 | Leo Garibaldi | 3 | June 28, 1951 | 97 | Salt Lake City, Utah
|
Live event | [9] | |
| 24 | Red Berry | 2 | October 3, 1951 | 196 | Los Angeles, California
|
Live event | ||
| 25 | Rito Romero | 1 | April 16, 1952 | 39 | Los Angeles, California
|
Live event | ||
| 26 | Danny McShain | 3 | May 25, 1952 | <1 | Los Angeles, California
|
Live event | The championship is unified with the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and ceases to exist. | [10][11] |
Footnotes
- ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 2,784 and 3,084 days.
References
- General
- "World Junior Heavyweight Title (Los Angeles)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- Specific
- ^ Stern, Karl, ed. (2005). "The Time Line of Wrestling Part II" (PDF). DragonKing Wrestling. No. 83. Haleyville, Alabama: DragonKing Press. p. 7.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 11, 2010). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1936". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (December 21, 2016). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/21): Jerry Lawler Wins The AWA Southern Title". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
- Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. August 20, 1939.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim. "Tulsa Wrestling Results - 1939". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (March 6, 2007). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1939". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 16, 2010). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1947". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 11, 2010). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1948". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ Taylor, Becky. "Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1951". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
- ^ Bryant, Steve (January 12, 2016). "Biggest match in SoCal history?". SoCalUncensored.com.
- ISBN 1554902746.