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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship

Champion Won From Date
Kevin Northcutt [7] Chaz Taylor 10/14/07
Chaz Taylor [2] Seth Korbin 8/10/07
Defeated Seth Korbin & Chance Christopher to win the title.
Seth Korbin Chaz Taylor 7/13/07
Defeated Chaz Taylor & Silky Baines to win the title.
Chaz Taylor Mark Orton 8/12/06
Mark Orton Kevin Northcutt 7/15/06
Kevin Northcutt [6] Tejas 4/16/05
Tejas Al Jackson 4/24/04
Al Jackson [3] ?J.P. Black? 2004
J.P. Black [4] n/a 2/1/04
Awarded the title when Al Jackson fails to appear for a title defense.
Al Jackson [2] J.P. Black 9/20/03
J.P. Black [3] Steve DeMarco 5/31/03
Steve DeMarco [2] J.P. Black 10/26/02
J.P. Black [2] Steve DeMarco 8/1/02
Steve DeMarco J.P. Black 6/21/02
J.P. Black n/a 3/22/02
Defeated Chaz Taylor to win the vacant title.
Mike Anthony Kevin Northcutt 12/14/01
Mike Anthony was stripped of the title on 3/5/02.
Kevin Northcutt [5] n/a 10/26/01
Kevin Northcutt defeated Mike Anthony for the title.
Hotstuff Hernandez [3] Kevin Northcutt 8/17/01
Title vacated when Hotstuff Hernandez wins the NWA National Heavyweight Title.
Kevin Northcutt [4] Hotstuff Hernandez 5/23/01
Hotstuff Hernandez [2] Gary Tool 3/16/01
Gary Tool Hotstuff Hernandez 2/2/01
Hotstuff Hernandez Al Jackson 12/1/00
Al Jackson n/a 9/29/00
Defeated Tiger Steele, New Doctor X, & Action Jackson to win the title.
Rodney Begnaud [3] Mike Fox 5/26/00
Title vacated in September of 2000 when Rodney Begnaud signs with ECW.
Mike Fox n/a 4/28/00

Mike Fox defeated Rodney Begnaud in a tournament final to win the title.

Kevin Northcutt [3] Cedric of Hollywood 4/8/00
Unsure why Northcutt vacated the title.
Cedric of Hollywood Kevin Northcutt 2/18/00
Kevin Northcutt [2] n/a 9/25/99
Northcutt defeated Jimmy James for the vacant title.
Biohazard Rodney Begnaud 9/11/99
Title later vacant in September of 1999.
Rodney Begnaud [2] Kevin Northcutt 7/29/99
Kevin Northcutt n/a 6/10/99
Defeated Rodney Begnaud to win the vacant title.
Steven Dunn Brian Adidas 3/26/99
Steven Dunn was stripped of the title on 6/10/99 for missing title defenses.
Brian Adidas [5] Kris Germany 2/19/99
Brian Adidas defeated Kris Germany & Jimmy James in a triple threat match to win the title.
Kris Germany n/a 2/5/99
Defeated Jimmy James for the title.
Rodney Begnaud Action Jackson 11/27/98
Defeated Action Jackson & Kit Carson in a Triangle Match to win the title.  Title later vacated on 2/3/99 Begnaud left the promotion.
Action Jackson n/a 7/31/98
Defeated Kit Carson to win the title.
Brian Adidas [4] n/a 7/3/98
Brian Adidas defeated Kritical Mass in a tournament final.  Title vacated on 7/30/98 due to injury.
Rod Price n/a 5/1/98
Defeated Action Jackson in a tournament final to win the title.  Price stripped of the title on 6/28/98 for refusing to pay a fine.
Warrior 2000 n/a  
Warrior 2000 defeated Brian Adidas to be recognized as champion by the CWA.  Title declared vacant when the CWA closed in December of 1997.
Scott Putski n/a 6/16/93
Scott Putski defeated Jason the 13th to be recognized as champion by the USWF.  Putski was also recognized as champion in the GWF by winning a battle royal on 7/16/94 in Arlington, Texas.  Title later vacated on 9/21/94 when the GWF closed. 
Dynamite Dixon n/a November 1992
Defeated Kerry Von Erich in the finals of a 16 man tournament to win the vacant title. (Info contributed by Dynamite Dixon himself). Title recognized by the USWF.
Brian Christopher Tom Pritchard 2/10/92
Title declared vacant in 1992.
Tom Pritchard [2] Lord Humongous 8/19/91
Lord Humongous Tom Pritchard 8/12/91
Tom Pritchard Bill Dundee 6/7/91
Bill Dundee [3] n/a 5/31/91
Tom Pritchard subbed for Eric Embry.
Eric Embry [5] Bill Dundee 4/12/91
Eric Embry defeated Jerry Lawler on 4/26/91 in Dallas, Texas but the decision was later overturned.  The title was then held-up after a match against Bill Dundee on 5/24/91 in Dallas, Texas. 
Bill Dundee [2] n/a 4/5/91
Bill Dundee defeated Eric Embry in a rematch to win the title.
Eric Embry [4] Bill Dundee 2/15/91
Title held-up following a match against Bill Dundee on 3/29/91. 
Bill Dundee n/a 1/25/91
Dundee defeated Gary Young in a tournament final to win the title.  Kevin Von Erich was recognized as champion by the Texas Wrestling Federation after defeating Angel of Death on 2/3/91.  The TWF closed three months later. 
Kevin Von Erich [2] Angel of Death 11/23/90
Title vacated when World Class Championship Wrestling closed in January of 1991.
Angel of Death Kerry Von Erich 7/13/90
Angel of Death wins the title by forefit. 
Kerry Von Erich [3] Matt Borne 6/1/90
Matt Borne [2] Kerry Von Erich 5/25/90
Kerry Von Erich [2] Jerry Lawler 1/5/90
Jerry Lawler Kerry Von Erich 12/12/89
Kerry Von Erich The Punisher 10/20/89
The Punisher Eric Embry 10/5/89
The Punisher won the title by forfeit.
Eric Embry [3] P.Y. Chu-Hi 8/18/89
P.Y. Chu-Hi Eric Embry 7/3/89
Eric Embry [2] Super Zodiac 5/26/89
Super Zodiac [2]

(Gary Young)

Eric Embry 5/19/89
Eric Embry Gary Young 4/7/89
Gary Young Brickhouse Brown 3/4/89
Gary Young won the title by forfeit.
Brickhouse Brown Iceman King Parsons 2/3/89
Iceman King Parsons n/a 8/5/88
Iceman King Parsons defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the title.
Kevin Von Erich n/a 7/4/88
Awarded the title when Terry Taylor left the promotion.
Terry Taylor Matt Borne 2/26/88
Matt Borne Ted Arcidi 11/10/87
Ted Arcidi n/a 8/31/87
Arcidi won the title in a battle royal.
Al Perez Dingo Warrior 6/21/87
Al Perez vacated the title when he won the WCWA Heavyweight Title on 8/21/87.
Dingo Warrior Bob Bradley 2/2/87
Bob Bradley n/a 1/12/87
Bob Bradley defeated Dingo Warrior in a tournament final to win the title.
Buzz Sawyer Brian Adidas 7/4/86
Title vacated in January of 1987.
Brian Adidas [3] The Grappler 3/10/86
The Grappler Brian Adidas 12/9/85
Brian Adidas [2] Gino Hernandez 9/27/85
Gino Hernandez [6] Brian Adidas 9/2/85
Brian Adidas Gino Hernandez 7/29/85
Gino Hernandez [5] n/a 6/23/84
Gino Hernandez was injured but he replaced Kerry Von Erich to win the title in a tournament final against Ric Flair.
David Von Erich [8] n/a 1983
David Von Erich wins a rematch against Jimmy Garvin.  Title declared vacant on 2/11/84 when David Von Erich died in Tokyo, Japan.
David Von Erich [7] n/a 7/4/83
David Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin in a rematch to win the vacant title.  Title held-up following a match against Garvin on 7/11/83.
David Von Erich [6] Jimmy Garvin 4/4/83
The title was held-up after a match with Jimmy Garvin in April of 1983.  The title was held-up again after Garvin's win in a rematch on 6/17/83 in Dallas, Texas because of interference from Garvin's valet, Sunshine.
Jimmy Garvin David Von Erich March 1983
David Von Erich [5] Bill Irwin 9/19/82
Bill Irwin Al Madril August 1982
Al Madril [4] Tim Brooks 1981
Tim Brooks n/a May 1981
Brooks was awarded the title.  Unsure why David Von Erich vacated the title.
David Von Erich [4] Gino Hernandez August 1980
Gino Hernandez [4] Mark Lewin 1980
Mark Lewin [3] Gino Hernandez 5/25/80
Gino Hernandez [3] Mark Lewin 1980
Mark Lewin [2] David Von Erich November 1979
David Von Erich [3] Gino Hernandez February 1979
Gino Hernandez [2] David Von Erich December 1978
David Von Erich [2] Gino Hernandez 1978
Gino Hernandez David Von Erich October 1978
David Von Erich Bruiser Brody 9/10/78
Bruiser Brody Dale Valentine 5/28/78
Dale Valentine Al Madril 3/24/78
Al Madril [3] Ox Baker January 1978
Ox Baker Jimmy Snuka 1977
Jimmy Snuka Scott Casey May 1977
Scott Casey Moondog Mayne May 1977
Moondog Mayne Seigfried Steinke May 1977
Seigfried Steinke [2] Rocky Johnson 1976
Rocky Johnson [2] Seigfried Steinke 1976
Seigfried Steinke Rocky Johnson 8/20/76
Rocky Johnson Buddy Wolfe 1976
Buddy Wolfe Al Madril 11/3/75
Al Madril [2] John Tolos 7/15/75
John Tolos Al Madril 5/14/75
Al Madril Red Bastien 1975
Red Bastien [2] Great Mephisto 5/28/74
Great Mephisto Jose Lothario 1/15/74
Jose Lothario [4] Blackjack Mulligan 5/18/73
Blackjack Mulligan Jose Lothario 5/4/73
Jose Lothario [3] Stan Stasiak 10/25/72
Stan Stasiak Red Bastien 6/24/72
Red Bastien Jose Lothario 3/8/72
Jose Lothario [2] Johnny Valentine 11/17/71
Johnny Valentine [7] Pepper Gomez 1971
Pepper Gomez [14] Johnny Valentine 2/18/71
Johnny Valentine [6] George Scott 1971
George Scott Johnny Valentine 10/13/70
Johnny Valentine [5] Wahoo McDaniel 1970
Wahoo McDaniel Johnny Valentine 1/26/70
Johnny Valentine [4] Jose Lothario 1969
Jose Lothario Johnny Valentine 1969
Johnny Valentine [3] Dan Miller May 1969
Dan Miller Spoiler #1 December 1968
Spoiler #1 [2] Grizzly Jake Smith 8/20/68
Grizzly Jake Smith Spoiler #1 June 1968
Spoiler #1 Billy Red Lyons 3/29/68
Billy Red Lyons n/a 11/8/67
Billy Red Lyons wins a tournament to win the title.
Buddy Moreno Buddy Austin 8/9/67
Title declared vacant in 1967 when Moreno was injured.
Buddy Austin n/a May 1967
Buddy Austin defeated Paul DeMarco in a tournament final to win the title.
Fritz Von Erich [3] Joe Blanchard 1/16/67
Fritz Von Erich vacated the title on 3/27/67 when he won the NWA American Heavyweight Title.
Joe Blanchard [2] Fritz Von Erich 11/21/66
Fritz Von Erich [2] Ernie Ladd 4/30/65
Ernie Ladd Fritz Von Erich 1965
Fritz Von Erich n/a 1/5/65
Fritz Von Erich defeated Pepper Gomez for the title.  Title was likely vacant at the time.
Pepper Gomez [13] ?n/a? 1964
Pepper Gomez may have beaten Tokyo Tom (Antonio Inoki) for the title.
Tokyo Tom

(Antonio Inoki)

Joe Blanchard 6/24/64
Title may have been vacated in 1964.
Joe Blanchard Billy White Wolf 12/3/63
Billy White Wolf

(Adnan Kaissey)

Mark Lewin 9/24/63
Mark Lewin Pepper Gomez 6/29/63
Pepper Gomez [12] Bill Watts 6/21/63
Bill Watts Sailor Art Thomas 5/3/63
Sailor Art Thomas [2] Sweet Daddy Siki 4/26/63
Sweet Daddy Siki Rip Hawk 2/8/63
Rip Hawk El Medico II 1/11/63
El Medico II Sailor Art Thomas 10/26/62
Sailor Art Thomas The Mummy 6/15/62
The Mummy Dory Dixon 5/18/62
Dory Dixon [2] Jack Dalton 1/5/62
Jack Dalton

(Don Fargo)

Pepe Gonzales 12/1/61
Pepe Gonzales Sputnik Monroe 11/17/61
Sputnik Monroe Dory Dixon 10/27/61
Dory Dixon Waldo Von Erich 7/14/61
Waldo Von Erich Pepper Gomez 6/23/61
Pepper Gomez [11] Dan Manoukian 2/10/61
Dan Manoukian Ciclon Negro 1/20/61
Ciclon Negro Don Leo Jonathan November 1960
Don Leo Jonathan [2] Torbellino Blanco July 1960
Torbellino Blanco [3] Duke Keomuka July 1960
Duke Keomuka [5] Torbellino Blanco 6/22/60
Torbellino Blanco [2] Danny McShain 5/10/60
Danny McShain [6] Torbellino Blanco 4/26/60
Torbellino Blanco Peter Magnoff April 1960
Peter Magnoff Nick Kozack January 1960
Nick Kozack Corsica Joe December 1959
Corsica Joe Luis Hernandez 6/4/59
Luis Hernandez Joe Christie May 1959
Joe Christie Pepper Gomez 1/20/59
Pepper Gomez [10] Danny McShain December 1958
Danny McShain [5] Pepper Gomez December 1958
Pepper Gomez [9] Tosh Togo 11/7/58
Tosh Togo Dick Steinborn 10/3/58
Dick Steinborn El Medico 7/25/58
El Medico [5] Pepper Gomez 5/9/58
Pepper Gomez [8] El Medico 4/25/58
El Medico [4] Johnny Valentine 3/28/58
Johnny Valentine [2] Bill Molby 1/21/58
Bill Molby Crusher Duggan 11/15/57
Crusher Duggan

(Boris Malenko)

Pepper Gomez 11/8/57
Pepper Gomez [7] El Medico 11/1/57
El Medico [3] Ivan the Terrible 9/13/57
Ivan the Terrible

(Pampero Firpo)

Don Leo Jonathan 8/30/57
Don Leo Jonathan Pepper Gomez 4/19/57
Pepper Gomez [6] El Medico 2/22/57
El Medico [2] Pepper Gomez February 1957
Pepper Gomez [5] El Medico 2/8/57
El Medico Pepper Gomez 10/19/56
Pepper Gomez [4] Gene Kelly 9/7/56
Gene Kelly

(Gene Kiniski)

Pepper Gomez 8/18/56
Pepper Gomez [3] Buddy Rogers 8/3/56
Buddy Rogers [6] Pepper Gomez 6/1/56
Pepper Gomez [2] Duke Keomuka January 1956
Duke Keomuka [4] Pepper Gomez December 1955
Pepper Gomez Mr. Moto 8/5/55
Mr. Moto Polo Torres July 1955
Polo Torres The Sheik 11/19/54
The Sheik Johnny Valentine October 1954
Ed Francis Enrique Guzman 6/11/54
Enrique Guzman Bull Curry 5/21/54
Bull Curry Ray Gunkel 5/7/54
Ray Gunkel [3] n/a October 1953
Won a tournament to win the title.
Duke Keomuka [3] ?Cyclone Ayala? ??/??/??
Title vacated in 1953.
Cyclone Ayala Duke Keomuka November 1952
Duke Keomuka [2] Ray Gunkel October 1952
Ray Gunkel [2] Mighty Atlas June 1952
Mighty Atlas Ray Gunkel 11/16/51
Ray Gunkel Duke Keomuka 9/4/51
Duke Keomuka n/a 8/17/51
Defeated Ray Gunkel to win the title.
Miguel Guzman [7] Wayne Martin 6/18/51
Awarded the title after Sonny Myers interfered on Martin's behalf.
Wayne Martin Miguel Guzman 6/12/51
Miguel Guzman [6] Danny Savish 6/8/51
Danny Savish Rito Romero February 1951
Rito Romero [3] Verne Gange 10/27/50
Vernge Gange [2] Miguel Guzman 9/8/50
Miguel Guzman [5] Killer Kowalski September 1950
Killer Kowalski Buddy Rogers 8/22/50
Buddy Rogers [5] Sonny Myers 8/7/50
Sonny Myers [4] Rito Romero July 1950
Rito Romero [2] Miguel Guzman July 1950
Miguel Guzman [4] Danny McShain April 1950
Danny McShain [4] Verne Gange 1/13/50
Verne Gange Leo Newman 12/16/49
Leo Newman Wild Red Berry November 1949
Wild Red Berry [2] Miguel Guzman November 1949
Miguel Guzman [3] Sonny Myers August 1949
Sonny Myers [3] ?n/a? August 1949
Unsure how Myers won the title.
Sonny Myers [2] Rito Romero July 1949
Sandy O'Donne won the title from Myers in July of 1949 in Dallas, Texas.  Title is then declared vacant after the match.
Rito Romero Bob Wagner June 1949
Bob Wagner Sonny Myers May 1949
Sonny Myers Danny McShain 4/22/49
Danny McShain [3] Miguel Guzman 4/1/49
Miguel Guzman [2] Wild Red Berry 3/2/49
Wild Red Berry Dizzy Davis 1/28/49
Dizzy Davis [2] Antonio Rocca 1/1/49
Antonio Rocca [2] Danny McShain 11/30/48
Danny McShain [2] Antonio Rocca 11/12/48
Antonio Rocca Dizzy Davis August 1948
Dizzy Davis Miguel Guzman August 1948
Miguel Guzman Danny McShain June 1948
Danny McShain Ted Cox June 1948
Ted Cox [2] Dave Levin 8/16/46
Dave Levin [2] Kay Bell 7/26/46
Kay Bell Buddy Rogers July 1946
Buddy Rogers [4] Lou Thesz 5/10/46
Lou Thesz Buddy Rogers 5/3/46
Buddy Rogers [3] Jim Casey 11/23/45
Jim Casey Buddy Rogers 1945
Buddy Rogers [2] Ted Cox 9/7/45
Ted Cox Buddy Rogers 8/31/45
Buddy Rogers Dave Levin 7/27/45
Dave Levin Bobby Managoff 7/13/45
Bobby Managoff ?Martino Angelo? 1945
Martino Angelo n/a 1930's
Unsure how or when Martino Angelo won the title.

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