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#REDIRECT [[World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles)]] |
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{{Infobox pro wrestling championship |
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| championshipname =World Heavyweight Championship (Pacific Northwest version) |
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| finalchamp =[[Lou Thesz]] |
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| created =1930 |
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| firstchamp =Ed Don George |
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| mostreigns=Jim Londos (3 reigns) |
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| titleretired =May 21, 1952 |
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The '''World Heavyweight Championship''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] of the [[Pacific Northwest]] defended in the states of [[Oregon]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], and [[California]] from 1930 until 1952, when it was unified with the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. |
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==Title history== |
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|style="background: #f0f0f0;"|'''Symbol''' |
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|style="background: #f0f0f0;"|'''Meaning''' |
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|'''N.''' |
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|The overall championship reign |
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|'''Reign''' |
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|The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
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|'''Event''' |
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|The event in which the championship changed hands |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100% style="text-align: center" |
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!width=0 data-sort-type="number"|N. |
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!style="width:23%"|Wrestler |
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!style="width:0%" |Reign |
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!style="width:15%"|Date |
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!style="width:5%" |Days held |
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!style="width:14%"|Location |
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!style="width:14%"|Event |
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!style="width:56%" class="unsortable"|Notes |
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!style="width:0%" class="unsortable"|Ref. |
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!1 |
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|[[Ed Don George]] |
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|1 |
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|December 10, 1930 |
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|124 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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|Defeated [[Gus Sonnenberg]] to win the [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version)|AWA Boston version of the World title]]; recognized in California. |
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|[<nowiki/>[[World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original version)|1]]] |
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!2 |
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|[[Ed Lewis (wrestler)|Ed Lewis]] |
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|1 |
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|April 13, 1931 |
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|322 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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|[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/la-world-h.html 2] |
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!- |
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|Vacated |
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki> |
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|February 28, 1932 |
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki> |
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!3 |
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|[[Jim Londos]] |
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|1 |
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|March 2, 1932 |
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|407 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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|Has defeated Dick Shikat on 30/06/06 in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA as late as 33/04/12. |
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!- |
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|Vacated |
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|April 12, 1933 |
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!4 |
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|[[Jim Browning (wrestler)|Jim Browning]] |
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|1 |
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|May 1, 1933 |
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|421 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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|Has defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 33/02/20 in New York, NY to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA from 33/05. |
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!5 |
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|Jim Londos |
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|2 |
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|June 25, 1934 |
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|311 |
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|New York City, New York |
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|House Show |
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|Suspended by the California Athletic Commission when Londos fails to appear for the scheduled title defense against [[Ventura Tenario|Chief Little Wolf]] on 35/02/27; recognition officially withdrawn in Los Angeles in 35/05 for failure to enter an international tournament. |
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!- |
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|Vacated |
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|May 1, 1935 |
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki> |
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!6 |
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|Vincent Lopez |
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|1 |
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|July 24, 1935 |
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|392 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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|Defeats [[Man Mountain Dean]] in the tournament final. |
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!7 |
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|[[Dave Levin]] |
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|1 |
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|August 19, 1936 |
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|41 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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!8 |
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|[[Dean Detton]] |
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|1 |
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|September 28, 1936 |
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|262 |
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|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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|House Show |
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!9 |
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|[[Bronko Nagurski]] |
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|1 |
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|June 16, 1937 |
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|520 |
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|Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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|House Show |
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!10 |
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|Jim Londos |
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|3 |
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|November 18, 1938 |
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|2628 |
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|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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|House Show |
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!- |
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|Vacated |
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|January 28, 1946 |
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!11 |
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|Babe Sharkey |
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|1 |
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|February 1, 1946 |
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|213 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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|Billed as champion on arrival. Previously held the Maryland version of the Title. |
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|[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/md/md-world-h.html 3] |
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!12 |
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|{{sort|Becker|George Becker}} |
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|1 |
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|{{dts|1946|9|1}} |
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|{{age in days nts|day1=9|month1=1|year1=1946|day2=11|month2=12|year2=1946}} |
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|[[Portland, Oregon]] |
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|[[House show]] |
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|[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/wac/nw-world-h.html [4]] |
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!13 |
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|[[Enrique Torres]] |
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|1 |
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|December 11, 1946 |
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|106 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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!14 |
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|[[Gorgeous George]] |
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|1 |
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|March 26, 1947 |
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|699 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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!15 |
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|Enrique Torres |
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|2 |
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|February 22, 1949 |
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|638 |
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|Los Angeles, California |
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|House Show |
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!16 |
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|{{sort|Leone|[[Baron Michele Leone]]}} |
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|1 |
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|{{dts|1950|11|22}} |
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|{{age in days nts|day1=22|month1=11|year1=1950|day2=21|month2=5|year2=1952}} |
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|[[Los Angeles, California]] |
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|[[House show]] |
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!17 |
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|{{sortname|Lou|Thesz}} |
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|1 |
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|{{dts|1952|5|21}} |
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|<1 |
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|[[Los Angeles, California]] |
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|[[House show]] |
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| align="left" |Unified with [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] as a result of the match |
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|Deactivated |
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|May 21, 1952 |
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==Footnotes== |
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<br />{{reflist|group=Note}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]] |
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*[[List of early world heavyweight champions in professional wrestling]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/pc/nw-world-h.html World Heavyweight title history (Northwest version)] |
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{{Pacific Northwest Wrestling}} |
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[[Category:Pacific Northwest Wrestling championships]] |
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[[Category:World heavyweight wrestling championships]] |
Revision as of 20:43, 2 January 2024
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Date established | 1930 | ||||||||
Date retired | May 21, 1952 | ||||||||
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The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the Pacific Northwest defended in the states of Oregon, Washington, and California from 1930 until 1952, when it was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
N. | The overall championship reign |
Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
Event | The event in which the championship changed hands |
N. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Ed Don George | 1 | December 10, 1930 | 124 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | Defeated Gus Sonnenberg to win the AWA Boston version of the World title; recognized in California. | [1] |
2 | Ed Lewis | 1 | April 13, 1931 | 322 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | 2 | |
- | Vacated | - | February 28, 1932 | - | - | - | ||
3 | Jim Londos | 1 | March 2, 1932 | 407 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | Has defeated Dick Shikat on 30/06/06 in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA as late as 33/04/12. | |
- | Vacated | - | April 12, 1933 | - | - | - | ||
4 | Jim Browning | 1 | May 1, 1933 | 421 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | Has defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 33/02/20 in New York, NY to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA from 33/05. | |
5 | Jim Londos | 2 | June 25, 1934 | 311 | New York City, New York | House Show | Suspended by the California Athletic Commission when Londos fails to appear for the scheduled title defense against Chief Little Wolf on 35/02/27; recognition officially withdrawn in Los Angeles in 35/05 for failure to enter an international tournament. | |
- | Vacated | - | May 1, 1935 | - | - | - | ||
6 | Vincent Lopez | 1 | July 24, 1935 | 392 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | Defeats Man Mountain Dean in the tournament final. | |
7 | Dave Levin | 1 | August 19, 1936 | 41 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | ||
8 | Dean Detton | 1 | September 28, 1936 | 262 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | House Show | ||
9 | Bronko Nagurski | 1 | June 16, 1937 | 520 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | House Show | ||
10 | Jim Londos | 3 | November 18, 1938 | 2628 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | House Show | ||
- | Vacated | - | January 28, 1946 | - | - | - | ||
11 | Babe Sharkey | 1 | February 1, 1946 | 213 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | Billed as champion on arrival. Previously held the Maryland version of the Title. | 3 |
12 | George Becker | 1 | September 1, 1946 | 336 | Portland, Oregon | House show | [4] | |
13 | Enrique Torres | 1 | December 11, 1946 | 106 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | ||
14 | Gorgeous George | 1 | March 26, 1947 | 699 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | ||
15 | Enrique Torres | 2 | February 22, 1949 | 638 | Los Angeles, California | House Show | ||
16 | Baron Michele Leone | 1 | November 22, 1950 | 546 | Los Angeles, California | House show | ||
17 | Lou Thesz | 1 | May 21, 1952 | <1 | Los Angeles, California | House show | Unified with NWA World Heavyweight Championship as a result of the match | |
- | Deactivated | - | May 21, 1952 | - | - | - |