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NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship

NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship

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The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Amarillo, Texas territory, Western States Sports.[1]

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The title was in use from 1969, when it replaced Amarillo's version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship,[4] through the promotion's 1981 closure.[5]

The title was revived in 2015 by NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling, with a new champion being crowned via a tournament held in Santa Maria, California. This was an eight-man, single-elimination tournament, won by "Loverboy" Matt Riviera.[6] Though created as a "new" title, all previous champions have received recognition.[2]

The original title was not related to the NWA Western States Heritage Championship, which was used in Jim Crockett Promotions from 1987 to 1989, though the 2015 version does use the same title belt design, and as such, is often referred to as the Western States "Heritage" Championship.[7]

Title retired once again as of September 8, 2017 when titleholder Rik Luxury defeated Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion Apostle Judah Mathew to unify the two titles into the new Vendetta Pro Wrestling Western States Heavyweight Championship.[3]

Title history

Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.

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2015 NWA Western States Championship Tournament

January 17, 2015 - Santa Maria, California[11]

First Round Semifinals Finals
         
1 Brian Kendrick
8 Ricardo Rodriguez
Brian Kendrick
Jody Kristofferson
4 Chris Masters
5 Jody Kristofferson
Brian Kendrick
Matt Riviera
2 Rik Luxury
7 Billy Blade
Rik Luxury
Matt Riviera
3 Americos
6 Matt Riviera

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Amarillo". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
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    "NWA Western States Championship". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Vendetta Pro Wrestling Western States Heavyweight Championship". vendettaprowrestling.com. September 12, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "N.W.A. North American Heavyweight Title (Amarillo)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 19, 2007. Replaced with Western States Heavyweight Title.
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    "N.W.A. Western States Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
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    "National Wrestling Alliance Western States Heavyweight title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  7. [7]
    "New Western States Heritage Champion". Alliance-Wrestling.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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    F4W Staff (May 7, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 7): Jeff Jarrett ends David Arquette's WCW title reign, Nick Bockwinkel Vs. Ray Stevens". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    Hoops, Brian (July 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  10. [10]
    "Riviera regains Western States Heritage at Vendetta Pro". Alliance-Wrestling.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  11. [11]
    "Reflexion 2015 / NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Tournament". vendettaprowrestling.com.
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