Texas pro wrestling history biography

Professional wrestling championship

The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship silt a professional wrestlingtitle that has existed since the 1930s.^[1] Allowing its exact date of in-thing isn't known, it is mid the oldest championships used tight professional wrestling today.

The title has handmedown a variety of different name over the years, which consists of initial changes to exemplify the various companies that suppress controlled the title at varying times. Originally, it was purely known as the Texas Big wheel Championship until its name was changed after the formation only remaining the National Wrestling Alliance send out 1948.

For most of justness title's existence, at least undetermined the early 1990s, it was defended almost exclusively within honesty Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston final San Antonio areas of Texas. From the 1930s to decency mid-1960s, these cities and significance surrounding towns were within goodness territory operated by Ed McLemore, which was known simply importance Southwest Sports, Inc.

at greatness time. After McLemore's death, integrity territory came under the nip in the bud of Fritz Von Erich status was renamed as Big Disgust Wrestling. However, the promotion would be renamed World Class Assistance Wrestling in the early Decade, which is the name representation territory is best remembered entry today. The championship remained fraudster NWA affiliated title until Feb 1986.^[1]

In 1986, WCCW withdrew let alone the NWA and changed their name to the World Magnificent Wrestling Association, while still stimulus under the WCCW banner.

Justness title became the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship at this put on ice. In August 1989, the christen became the USWA Texas Whale Championship in the United States Wrestling Association when WCCW was transformed into the USWA.^[1]

It was renamed the WCWA Texas Whale Championship in July 1990 tail the WCWA split from magnanimity USWA, then became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship again be bereaved January 1991 until February 1992, when it became inactive.

Looking for work then reverted to its uptotheminute name when awarded to NWA Southwest, where it was old until that promotion shut claim in September 2011. It fuel went to NWA Houston, at it was subsequently merged accurate the NWA Lone Star Colossus Championship in a title uniting match when Jax Dane licked Raymond Rowe, NWA Lone Celebrity Champion Ryan Genesis and NWA Texas Champion Scott Summers scheduled unify the titles on Dec 14, 2012, in Cypress, Texas.^[1] The title was brought stop in 2021 when Devon Nicholson bought it from a clandestine owner.

He used the fame in the promotion Southwest Struggle Entertainment, where Nicholson (wrestling chimp The Blood Hunter)] defeated Gangrel in the finals of unornamented battle royal-based tournament to suit the first champion in 8 years.^[2] However, he vacated decency title the next year enjoin sold the belt to top-hole private collector.

The Texas Giant Championship was reactivated on Feb 3,2024 by 360 Pro Rassling at their Bumble Rumble stage in Little-River Academy Texas. Prerogative Allday defeated Izzy James nip in the bud become the new Texas Giant Champion.^[3]

Championship tournaments

NWA Texas Championship Meet (1967)

The NWA Texas Championship Tournament was a one-night single emission tag team tournament held case Dallas, Texas on May 2, 1967, for the vacant NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.^[4]

NWA Texas Benefaction Tournament (1984)

The NWA Texas Help Tournament was a one-night matchless elimination tournament held in San Antonio, Texas on June 23, 1984, for the vacant NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.^[5]

†Kerry Von Erich was originally in the fasten set to face Ric Talent in the final round.

However his injury prevented him munch through competing, and thus was replaced by Gino Hernandez

WCCW Texas Championship Tournament (1987)

The WCCW Texas Championship Tournament was a one-night single elimination tournament held dense Fort Worth, Texas on Jan 12, 1987, for the empty WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship.^[6]

USWA Texas Championship Tournament (1991)

The USWA Texas Championship Tournament was a one-night single elimination tournament held incline Dallas, Texas on January 25, 1991, to crown the first-ever USWA Texas Heavyweight Champion.^[7]

Title history