Title History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Ray Stevens | 1 | November 1960 | ||
| Bob Ellis | 1 | November 11, 1960 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ray Stevens | 2 | May 1961 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Vacated | July 1962 | |||
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | July 1962 | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Ray Stevens | 3 | February 23, 1963 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1 | April 20, 1963 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ray Stevens | 4 | June 29, 1963 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Dominic DeNucci | 1 | January 25, 1964 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ray Stevens | 5 | February 29, 1964 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Kinji Shibuya | 1 | October 25, 1964 | Honolulu, HI | |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | October 16, 1965 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Kinji Shibuya | 2 | November 13, 1965 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Bill Watts | 1 | February 19, 1966 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ray Stevens | 6 | March 11, 1967 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Bearcat Wright | 1 | December 2, 1967 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Kinji Shibuya | 3 | February 17, 1968 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Bearcat Wright | 2 | April 13, 1968 | San Francisco, CA | |
| King Curtis Iaukea | 1 | July 4, 1968 | ? | |
| Ray Stevens | 7 | September 14, 1968 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Renamed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) | ||||
| King Curtis Iaukea | 2 | May 10, 1969 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ray Stevens | 8 | June 7, 1969 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Vacated | August 1969 | |||
| Pat Patterson | 1 | August 9, 1969 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ray Stevens | 9 | July 11, 1970 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Paul DeMarco | 1 | June 5, 1971 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Peter Maivia | 1 | July 31, 1971 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Paul DeMarco | 2 | September 18, 1971 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Rocky Johnson | 1 | November 5, 1971 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Pat Patterson | 2 | February 12, 1972 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Held Up | December 7, 1972 | |||
| Great Mephisto | 1 | February 17, 1973 | ||
| Pat Patterson | 3 | April 28, 1973 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 1 | December 29, 1973 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Peter Maivia | 2 | October 12, 1974 | San Francisco, CA | |
| The Brute | 1 | January 15, 1975 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Pat Patterson | 4 | April 5, 1975 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | July 7, 1975 | San Jose, CA | |
| Pat Patterson | 5 | September 7, 1975 | Sacramento, CA | |
| Mr. Fuji | 1 | February 7, 1976 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Vacated | February 12, 1977 | |||
| Pat Patterson | 6 | March 12, 1977 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Alexis Smirnoff | 1 | April 16, 1977 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Dean Ho | 1 | July 16, 1977 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Bob Roop | 1 | September 17, 1977 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Vacated | December 1977 | |||
| Dean Ho | 2 | January 14, 1978 | ||
| Don Muraco | 1 | April 1, 1978 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 2 | May 27, 1978 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Roddy Piper | 1 | June 24, 1978 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 3 | July 14, 1978 | ? | |
| Vacated | August 13, 1978 | |||
| Buddy Rose | 1 | September 16, 1978 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Vacated | 1979 | |||
| Ron Starr | 1 | March 3, 1979 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Buddy Rose | 2 | May 11, 1979 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ron Starr | 2 | June 8, 1979 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | October 23, 1979 | San Francisco, CA | |
| George Wells | 1 | December 29, 1979 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ed Wiskoski | 1 | June 7, 1980 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Ron Starr | 3 | August 9, 1980 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Bob Sweetan | 2 | October 13, 1980 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Vacated | October 1980 | |||
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | November 8, 1980 | San Francisco, CA | |
| Title Retired | January 1981 | |||
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