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.
Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Buffalo/Cleveland version) | ||||
Moose Cholak | 1 | October 1968 | ||
Johnny Powers | 1 | May 1969 | ||
Bulldog Brower | 1 | January 1, 1970 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Johnny Powers | 2 | 1970 | ||
Bulldog Brower | 2 | July 2, 1970 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
NWF North American Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Ernie Ladd | 1 | December 5, 1970 | Akron, Ohio | |
Waldo Von Erich | 1 | June 1971 | ||
Johnny Powers | 3 | October 1971 | ||
Johnny Valentine | 1 | September 1, 1972 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Title held up after a match against Johnny Powers on September 22, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio, where Powers defeated Valentine for the title. The title was held up while the match was under review. | ||||
Johnny Powers | 4 | 1972 | ||
Johnny Valentine | 2 | November 23, 1972 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Karl von Krupp | 1 | 1973 | ||
Johnny Powers | 5 | February 3, 1973 | ||
Eric the Animal | 1 | February 17, 1973 | Buffalo, New York | |
Johnny Powers | 6 | May 16, 1973 | Buffalo, New York | |
J.B. Psycho | 1 | June 16, 1973 | Buffalo, New York | |
Johnny Powers | 7 | 1973 | ||
Ernie Ladd | 2 | 1974 | ||
Ox Baker | 1 | 1974 | ||
Dominic DeNucci | 1 | April 1974 | ||
Stan Stasiak | 1 | July 1974 | ||
Johnny Powers | 8 | January 1979 | ||
Seiji Sakaguchi | 1 | January 26, 1979 | Okayama, Japan | |
Tiger Jeet Singh | 1 | September 21, 1979 | Sendai, Japan | |
Title abandoned on May 21, 1981. |
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