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NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship

Champion Won From Date
Michael Strider n/a 10/14/06
Defeated Woody MaGuire, Marek Brave, Mark Sterling, Derek Stone & Mississippi Madman in a six man tournament final to win the title.
Raven Derek Stone 6/25/05
Belt vacated on 6/2/06 due to lack of defenses.
Derek Stone n/a 11/16/02
Derek Stone defeated Michael Barry, Griz and Gary Jackson in a Four Corners Match to win the title.
Shane Sommers n/a 3/30/02
Shane Sommers defeated Cowboy Butch McClain to become the first NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion in almost 18 years. Title vacated in 2002 when Shane Sommers was injured.
Akio Sato n/a 3/23/89
Akio Sato defeated T.C. Carter for the title and the promotion closed down in 1989.
Dave Peterson [2] n/a 2/18/88
Dave Peterson defeated Cuban Assassin for the held-up title. Promotion withdrew from the NWA and closes in 1988.
Dave Peterson Bob Brown 12/25/87
The Title was held-up.
Bob Brown [18] Earthquake Farris 10/30/87
Earthquake Farris Rufus R. Jones 9/27/87
Rufus R. Jones [2] Porkchop Cash 7/17/87
Porkchop Cash Rufus R. Jones 7/10/87
Rufus R. Jones Bob Brown 5/21/87
Bob Brown [17] Bill Dundee 2/27/87
Bill Dundee Sam Houston 1/3/87
Sam Houston Bob Brown 11/16/86
Bob Brown [16] Marty Janetty June 1986
Title vacated on September 20, 1986 when Jim Crockett Jr. buys out the promotion and uses own own wrestlers.
Marty Janetty [2] Jaymie Knight 6/1/86
Jaymie Knight n/a 5/30/86
Jaymie Knight wins a 13-man battle royal to win the title.
Bob Brown [15] Brett Sawyer 12/17/85
Title vacated on May 30, 1986 when Bob Brown injured his ankle.
Brett Sawyer Marty Janetty 12/5/85
Marty Janetty Mr. Pogo 9/22/85
Mr. Pogo Harley Race 1/10/85
Harley Race [9] Hacksaw Higgins 10/25/84
Hacksaw Higgins Buzz Tyler 10/6/84
Buzz Tyler [4] Ted Oates 8/12/84
Ted Oates [2] Luke Graham 6/21/84
Luke Graham Buzz Tyler 4/19/84
Buzz Tyler [3] Tully Blanchard 2/9/84
Tully Blanchard Buzz Tyler 1/26/84
Buzz Tyler [2] Super Destroyer 10/20/83
Super Destroyer n/a 6/30/83
Super Destroyer defeated Buck Robley in a tournament final to win the title.
Harley Race [8] Dewey Robertson 6/2/83
Title vacated on June 10, 1983 when Harley Race won the NWA World Heavyweight title.
Dewey Robertson [2] Bob Brown 5/19/83
Bob Brown [14] Dewey Robertson 5/12/83
Dewey Robertson Manny Fernandez 2/10/83
Manny Fernandez Roger Kirby 9/16/82
Roger Kirby [5] n/a 4/27/82
Roger Kirby defeated Harley Race for the title.  Unsure why Bob Sweetan vacated the title.
Bob Sweetan [5] Tommy Martin 12/10/81
Tommy Martin Bob Sweetan 11/19/81
Bob Sweetan [4] Buzz Tyler 6/7/81
Buzz Tyler Bob Brown 4/1/81
Bob Brown [13] Mike George 10/23/80
Mike George [4] Bob Brown 9/11/80
Bob Brown [12] Killer Karl Kox 8/16/80
Killer Karl Kox Dick Murdoch 7/24/80
Dick Murdoch [3] Bruiser Brody 5/22/80
Bruiser Brody Bob Brown 4/10/80
Bob Brown [11] Jody Hamilton 2/4/80
Jody Hamilton The Avenger 1/24/80
The Avenger The Turk 11/22/79
The Turk Ron Starr 10/4/79
Ron Starr Bob Sweetan 8/23/79
Bob Sweetan [3] Randy Rose 2/22/79
Randy Rose Dick Murdoch 1/2/79
Dick Murdoch [2] Buck Robley 12/30/78
Buck Robley Doug Gilbert 10/7/78
Doug Gilbert Bob Sweetan 8/31/78
Bob Sweetan [2] Ken Lucas 4/27/78
Ken Lucas Alexis Smirnoff 2/16/78
Alexis Smirnoff Ted DiBiase 1/1/78
Ted DiBiase [2] Bob Brown 1/7/78
Bob Brown [10] Bob Sweetan 10/30/77
Bob Sweetan Ted DiBiase 1977
Ted DiBiase Sgt. Slaughter 5/19/77
Sgt. Slaughter [3] Bob Brown 1977
Bob Brown [9] Sgt. Slaughter 1977
Sgt. Slaughter [2] Ted Oates 2/11/77
Ted Oates Sgt. Slaughter 2/4/77
Sgt. Slaughter Rick Gibson January 1977
Rick Gibson Bob Brown 10/1/76
Bob Brown [8] Harley Race 9/5/76
Harley Race [7] Bob Brown 7/8/76
Bob Brown [7] Mike George 5/18/76
Mike George [3] Bob Brown 4/17/76
Bob Brown [6] Mike George 4/10/76
Mike George [2] Ed Wiskoski 2/12/76
Ed Wiskoski Jerry Oates 5/31/75
Jerry Oates Terry Martin 2/7/75
Terry Martin Bob Brown December 1974
Bob Brown [5] Harley Race 8/1/74
Harley Race [6] Bob Brown 7/11/74
Bob Brown [4] n/a 7/4/74
Bob Brown defeated Don Fargo for the title.  Unsure why Roger Kirby vacated the title.
Roger Kirby [4] Mike George June 1974
Mike George Bob Brown 3/21/74
Bob Brown [3] Harley Race 10/11/73
Harley Race [5] Bob Brown 9/22/73
Bob Brown [2] Danny Little Bear June 1973
Danny Little Bear [3] Roger Kirby 4/27/73
Roger Kirby [3] Omar Atlas December 1972
Omar Atlas Harley Race 11/24/72
Harley Race [4] Archie Gouldie 7/7/72
Archie Gouldie [2] Black Angus Campbell 6/8/72
Black Angus Campbell Danny Little Bear 1972
Danny Little Bear [2] Harley Race 2/11/72
Harley Race [3] Bob Giegel June 1971
Pat O'Connor defeated Harley Race for the title on January 28, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, but Race continues to be recognized by other promoters, and Sam Muchnick withdraws recognition of the title and later creates the Missouri Heavyweight title.
Bob Giegel [6] Harley Race 1971
Harley Race [2] Bob Giegel 1971
Bob Giegel [5] Roger Kirby 1/1/71
Roger Kirby [2] Danny Little Bear 4/3/70
Danny Little Bear n/a 11/28/69
Danny Little Bear won a tournament to win the title.
Pat O'Conner [3] Dick Murdoch 6/20/69
Title vacated in October of 1969.
Dick Murdoch Don Kent 2/28/69
Don Kent Dusty Rhodes 1/10/69
Dusty Rhodes Tommy Martin 12/13/68
Tommy Martin Bob Brown 10/11/68
Bob Brown n/a 6/4/68
Bob Brown defeated Thor Hagen to win the title.
Roger Kirby Ron Etchison 5/10/68
Title vacated in May of 1968.
Ron Etchison [2] Harley Race 5/3/68
Harley Race Sonny Myers 4/5/68
Sonny Myers [15] Bob Geigel 12/12/67
Bob Geigel [4] The Hangman 11/17/67
The Hangman Sonny Myers 10/27/67
Sonny Myers [14] Bob Morse 6/9/67
Bob Morse [2] Bob Geigel 4/7/67
Bob Geigel [3] Sonny Myers 2/24/67
Sonny Myers [13] Mike DiBiase 1/13/67
Mike DiBiase [3] Bob Morse 12/16/66
Bob Morse Buddy Colt 6/17/66
Buddy Colt [2] Bob Geigel 2/18/66
Bob Geigel [2] Sonny Myers 1/7/66
Sonny Myers [12] Archie Gouldie 7/4/65
Archie Gouldie Buddy Colt 6/4/65
Buddy Colt Mike DiBiase 1/11/65
Mike DiBiase [2] The Spoiler December 1964
The Spoiler Enrique Torres 12/20/63
Enrique Torres [2] Rock Hunter 12/20/63
Rock Hunter Sonny Myers 5/17/63
Sonny Myers [11] Pat O'Conner 2/1/63
Pat O'Conner [2] Lee Henning 11/16/62
Lee Henning [6] Pat O'Conner 11/2/62
Pat O'Conner Lee Henning October 1962
Lee Henning [5] Ray Gordon 5/4/62
Ray Gordon Buddy Austin 2/9/62
Buddy Austin [2] Tarzan Tyler November 1961
Tarzan Tyler Sonny Myers 11/10/61
Sonny Myers [10] Buddy Austin 11/3/61
Buddy Austin ?n/a? 6/2/61
Unsure how Buddy Austin won the title.
Bob Ellis [3] Lee Henning May 1961
Title vacated in 1961 when Bob Ellis left the area.
Lee Henning [4] Ron Etchison 4/21/61
Ron Etchison Lee Henning 3/31/61
Lee Henning [3] Mike Paidousis 11/18/60
Mike Paidousis Thor Hagen 9/29/60
Thor Hagen [2] Ricky Lee August 1960
Ricky Lee Thor Hagen June 1960
Thor Hagen Lee Henning 5/27/60
Lee Henning [2] Bob Ellis April 1960
Bob Ellis [2] Kinji Shibuya 3/10/60
Kinji Shibuya Lee Henning 1960
Lee Henning Bob Ellis 1/22/60
Bob Ellis Bob Geigel 11/28/58
Bob Geigel n/a 10/3/58
Bob Geigel defeated Bob Ellis in a tournament final to win the title.
Sonny Myers [9] n/a 7/25/58
Sonny Myers won a tournament to win the title. Title vacated in October of 1958.
Richard Brown [3] Red Berry 10/7/57
Title vacated in 1958.
Red Berry [2] Richard Brown 9/15/57
Richard Brown [2] ?Sonny Myers? 1957
Unknown Title History.
Sonny Myers [8] ?Mighty Atlas? February 1957
Unknown Title History.
Mighty Atlas ?Richard Brown? 1956
Unknown Title History.
Richard Brown ?Mike DiBiase? 4/10/56
Unknown Title History.
Mike DiBiase Ray Villmer April 1956
Ray Villmer [2] ?Lu Kim? ??/??/??
Unknown Title History.
Lu Kim ?Ray Villmer? ??/??/??
Unknown Title History.
Ray Villmer Joe Dusek 12/16/54
Joe Dusek Sonny Myers 9/13/54
Sonny Myers [7] El Toro 1954
El Toro Sonny Myers 1954
Sonny Myers [6] Bob Orton March 1954
Bob Orton [2] Dave Sims 1/28/54
Dave Sims [2] Sonny Myers January 1954
Sonny Myers [5] Lenny Montana 12/11/53
Lenny Montana Dave Sims 10/1/53
Dave Sims Bobby Lane 1/15/53
Bobby Lane Red Berry November 1952
Red Berry Sonny Myers September 1952
Sonny Myers [4] n/a 1952
Sonny Myers defeated Bob Orton in a 3-fall match to win the title.
Sonny Myers [3] n/a April 1952
Sonny Myers defeated Bob Orton in a 13-man tournament final to win the title, but Orville Brown refuses to present him with the title because the final was only one fall.
Sonny Myers [2] Enrique Torres 3/6/52
Title vacated in 1952.
Enrique Torres Bob Orton 2/28/52
Bob Orton Alo Leilani 12/20/51
Alo Leilani Jimmy Coffield 11/19/51
Jimmy Coffield Dennis Clary 11/12/51
Dennis Clary [2] Sonny Myers 1951
Sonny Myers Dennis Clary 1951
Dennis Clary Killer Kowalski 1951
Killer Kowalski Bill Longson 1951
Bill Longson ?n/a? 5/18/50
Unsure how he won the title.

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