Title History
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) next to a date indicates that a title change occurred no later than the date listed.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Baptiste | 1 | October 1899 (n) | Records are unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 1921 | Defeated Lloyd Carter. | |
| Fred Peterson | 1 | October 1933 (n) | Peterson continued to claim the title as late as March 1934. | |
| Billy Wolf | 1 | 1934 (n) | Records are unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Lou Thesz | 1 | June 18, 1937 | Kansas City, Missouri | Defeated Warren Bockwinkel. |
| Ron Etchison | 1 | October 17, 1947 | St. Joseph, Missouri | Defeated Sonny Myers. |
| Sonny Myers | 1 | November 7, 1947 | St. Joseph, Missouri | |
| The title was vacated between 1947 and 1950. | ||||
| Tommy O'Toole | 1 | March 10, 1950 | St. Joseph, Missouri | Defeated Sonny Myers in a tournament final. |
| Bob Orton | 1 | February 1954 (n) | Records are unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Ron Etchison | 2 | January 1955 (n) | Records are unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| The title was inactive between 1955 and 1972. | ||||
| Harley Race | 1 | September 16, 1972 | St. Louis, Missouri | Defeated Pak Song in a tournament final. |
| The title was held up after a match against Johnny Valentine on December 16, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri. | ||||
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | January 19, 1973 | St. Louis, Missouri | Defeated Harley Race in a rematch. |
| Terry Funk | 1 | February 10, 1973 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Gene Kiniski | 1 | March 16, 1973 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Harley Race | 2 | October 13, 1973 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | May 24, 1974 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Harley Race | 3 | February 21, 1975 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Bob Backlund | 1 | April 23, 1976 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Jack Brisco | 1 | November 26, 1976 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick Slater | 1 | August 12, 1977 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Ted DiBiase | 1 | February 12, 1978 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick Murdoch | 1 | February 26, 1978 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 1 | July 14, 1978 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick Murdoch | 2 | March 17, 1979 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 2 | May 18, 1979 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick Murdoch | 3 | July 13, 1979 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Kevin Von Erich | 1 | November 23, 1979 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Ken Patera | 1 | April 25, 1980 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Ted DiBiase | 2 | November 21, 1980 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Jack Brisco | 2 | October 2, 1981 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Ken Patera | 2 | October 23, 1981 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 3 | January 1, 1982 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Harley Race | 4 | September 17, 1982 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Kerry Von Erich | 1 | January 23, 1983 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Jerry Blackwell | 1 | April 15, 1983 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Harley Race | 5 | May 13, 1983 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| The title was vacated on June 10, 1983, when Race won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Ric Flair in St. Louis, Missouri. | ||||
| Ric Flair | 1 | July 15, 1983 | St. Louis, Missouri | Defeated David Von Erich in a tournament final. |
| David Von Erich | 1 | September 16, 1983 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Harley Race | 6 | January 6, 1984 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Jerry Blackwell | 2 | November 16, 1984 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Harley Race | 7 | August 2, 1985 | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| The title was retired in February 1986 when Jim Crockett Promotions bought the St. Louis Wrestling Club. Crockett also bought Central States Wrestling in September. | ||||
| Gary Jackson | 1 | July 27, 2002 | St. Robert, Missouri | Defeated Steve Stone after the title was revived by NWA Midwest. |
| Jackson was stripped of the title on June 3, 2003 due to lack of defenses. | ||||
| Shane Somers | 1 | June 17, 2003 | Rolla, Missouri | Defeated Dingo, John Epperson, Tony Luza, Rick Norris and Yukon Eric, Jr. in a six-way match. |
| Somers was immediately stripped of the title by Missouri State Commissioner Carl Lauer for using an illegal chokehold. | ||||
| Shane Somers | 2 | June 17, 2003 | Rolla, Missouri | Partnered with The Mad Hatter, pinned John Epperson, partnered with Ricky Murdock, in a tag team match. |
| Ricky Murdock | 1 | October 10, 2003 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | Won the title at the NWA 55th Anniversary Show. Murdock's NWA National Heavyweight Championship was also at stake. |
| Shane Somers | 3 | March 27, 2004 | Plato, Missouri | |
| The title was vacated in 2005. | ||||
| Abyss | 1 | December 7, 2005 | Lawrence, Kansas | Defeated Tyler Cook. |
| The title was vacated on December 29, 2006. | ||||
| Dingo | 1 | January 19, 2007 | St. Joseph, Missouri | Defeated Kraig Keesman, Mark Sterling and Jeremy Wyatt in a four-way match. Dingo also won the NWA Kansas Heavyweight title from Mark Sterling on March 17, 2007 in Lawrence, Kansas, and the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight title from Chuck Taylor on June 20, 2008 in Sellersburg, Indiana. |
| Davey Vega | 1 | October 16, 2009 | Glen Carbon, Illinois | |
| Jeremy Wyatt | 1 | April 30, 2011 | Caseyville, IL | Defeated Uhaa Nation, Jonathan Gresham & Trent Stone in a four-way match. Davey Vega vacated the title as he no longer could commit to NWA Midwest events. Wyatt vacated the title after winning the NWA Central States Championship on 5/7/11. |
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