Title History
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dory Funk, Sr. | 1 | 1969 | ||
| Tex McKenzie | 1 | November 13, 1969 | ||
| The Beast | 1 | December 1969 | ||
| Ricky Romero | 1 | February 2, 1970 | ||
| Title vacated on February 20, 1970 when Romero wins the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship. | ||||
| Terry Funk | 1 | May 7, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Bull Ramos | 1 | July 1, 1970 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Terry Funk | 2 | July 7, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Pak Song | 1 | July 16, 1970 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| The Spartan (Ricky Hunter) | 1 | April 14, 1971 | ||
| Terry Funk | 3 | May 1971 | ||
| Ciclón Negro | 1 | August 26, 1971 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Lord Alfred Hayes | 1 | December 1971 | ||
| Ciclón Negro | 2 | June 29, 1972 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Lord Alfred Hayes | 2 | September 1972 | ||
| Ciclón Negro | 3 | 1972 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Terry Funk | 4 | 1972 | ||
| Karl Von Steiger | 1 | 1972 | ||
| Ricky Romero | 2 | 1973 | ||
| King Curtis Iaukea | 1 | 1973 | ||
| Ciclón Negro | 4 | 1973 | ||
| Terry Funk | 5 | 1973 | ||
| Title held up after a match against Kung Fu Lee on October 18, 1973 in Amarillo, Texas. | ||||
| Terry Funk | 6 | October 25, 1973 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Bob Backlund | 1 | March 1974 | ||
| Karl Von Steiger | 2 | May 1974 | ||
| Dick Murdoch | 1 | May 10, 1974 | ||
| Bob Backlund | 2 | May 1974 | ||
| Karl Von Steiger | 3 | May 23, 1974 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Siegfried Stanke | 1 | July 1974 | ||
| Bob Backlund | 3 | September 4, 1974 | ||
| Jim Dillon | 1 | September 19, 1974 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Terry Funk | 7 | November 1974 | ||
| Title vacated when Funk left for Florida in 1975. | ||||
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | June 11, 1975 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Ray Candy | 1 | July 30, 1975 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | October 17, 1975 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Scott Casey | 1 | January 1976 | ||
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | April 16, 1976 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Scott Casey | 2 | 1976 | ||
| Tank Patton | 1 | October 1976 | ||
| Doug Somers | 1 | April 1977 | ||
| Bull Ramos | 2 | 1977 | ||
| Ricky Romero | 3 | December 1977 | ||
| Roger Kirby | 1 | April 1978 | ||
| Ricky Romero | 4 | 1978 | ||
| Title vacated. | ||||
| Larry Lane | 1 | 1980 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Bob Morgan | 1 | 1980 | ||
| Larry Lane | 2 | March 7, 1980 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Title vacated. | ||||
| Ricky Romero | 5 | August 20, 1981 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Title retired in 1981 when the promotion closed. | ||||
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