The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance

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 territory, known officially as NWA Hollywood Wrestling, from 1968 until the promotion closed in 1982. The title was first established in 1967 as a secondary championship in NWA Hollywood's predecessor, the World Wrestling Association. Although the name of the title implies that it was defended throughout North, Central and South America, it was rarely defended outside of Southern California. As a result, the title was essentially a regional title rather than a national one. A number of NWA affiliated promoters at various points over the years have used their own regional versions or variations of "national" championships for the purpose of giving crowds the idea that the company was larger than it actually was, or that the company was the biggest or most successful within the ranks of the National Wrestling Alliance.

Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
WWA Americas Heavyweight Championship
Pampero Firpo	1	1967	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Defeats Coloso Colosetti Coloso Colosetti Elio Carlo Colosetti Drazich is a retired Argentiniean professional wrestler who is primarily known under the ring name Coloso Colosetti. Colosetti wrestled primarily in Mexico and Southern California, but also worked in Texas, Asia and Europe...  in a fictitious match
Mike DiBiase	1	June 16, 1967	?
Mark Lewin Mark Lewin -Career:Mark Lewin broke into wrestling in the early '50s and had great early success in a matinee-idol babyface tag team with Don Curtis, headlining in major territories like New York and Chicago. The team's brief heel turn was a shock to its many fans...	1	July 28, 1967	?
Fred Blassie Fred Blassie Frederick Kenneth Blassman , better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American professional wrestling villain and manager born in St. Louis, Missouri. Renowned as "The Fashion Plate of Professional Wrestling" , Blassie was a master at antagonizing the crowd, and inspired legendary animosity...	1	August 25, 1967	Los Angeles, CA
Vacant		March 1968		Blassie is suspended by the WWA
Mil Mascaras Mil Máscaras Aaron Rodríguez , best known as Mil Máscaras , is a semi-retired Mexican professional wrestler and actor, who has starred in several films with fellow luchadores...	1	June 7, 1968	Los Angeles, CA
El Mongol El Mongol Raul Molina is a Mexican-born former professional wrestler better known by his ring name of El Mongol. He was most famous in the Georgia territory during the late 1960s and early '70s.-Career:...	1	September 20, 1968	Los Angeles, CA
Renamed NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship
Bobo Brazil Bobo Brazil Houston Harris was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bobo Brazil. He is credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling...	1	October 4, 1968	Los Angeles, CA	Has abandoned the WWA World Heavyweight title WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version) The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the Los Angeles-based World Wrestling Association...  on October 1, 1968 when the WWA joined the NWA
Fred Blassie	2	January 10, 1969	Los Angeles, CA
Bobo Brazil	2	February 7, 1969	Los Angeles, CA
The Sheik Ed Farhat Edward George Farhat was an American professional wrestler best known as by his ring name The Sheik...	1	February 21, 1969	Los Angeles, CA
Held up		March 21, 1969		Title held up after Blassie defeats The Sheik in a non-title match
Fred Blassie	3	April 11, 1969	Los Angeles, CA	Defeats The Sheik in rematch
The Sheik	2	April 25, 1969	Los Angeles, CA
Mil Mascaras	2	May 9, 1969	Los Angeles, CA
Held up		May 23, 1969		Title held up after a match against Black Gordman in Los Angeles, CA
Mil Mascaras	3	June 6, 1969	Los Angeles, CA	Defeats Gordman in rematch
The Great Kojika	1	December 19, 1969	Los Angeles, CA
Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 1980s, he is also known for being the father of actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson...	1	January 16, 1970	Los Angeles, CA
Fred Blassie	4	March 6, 1970	Los Angeles, CA
Held up		March 20, 1970		Title held up after a match against Rocky Johnson in Los Angeles, CA
Rocky Johnson	2	May 15, 1970	Los Angeles, CA	Defeats Blassie in rematch
Fred Blassie	5	June 10, 1970	Los Angeles, CA
Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya was an American professional wrestler and actor.-Professional wrestling career:In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling. He was originally given a villainous gimmick of a Japanese bad guy after World War II. He wrestled in the United States and...	1	March 26, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
Fred Blassie	6	April 23, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos John Tolos John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:...	1	May 7, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
Don Carson	1	July 16, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	2	July 30, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
Mil Mascaras	4	September 24, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman	1	November 5, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
Frankie Laine	1	December 8, 1971	Los Angeles, CA
Killer Kowalski Killer Kowalski Władek "Killer" Kowalski was a Canadian professional wrestler. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, including the NWA and WWF, and was a known heel wrestler...	1	January 31, 1972	Tampa, FL	Fictitious title change
John Tolos	3	March 10, 1972	Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman	2	June 30, 1972	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	4	July 14, 1972	Los Angeles, CA
Ernie Ladd Ernie Ladd Ernest "Ernie" Ladd , nicknamed "The Big Cat" was an American collegiate and professional football player and a professional wrestler.-Pro Football career:...	1	July 28, 1972	Los Angeles, CA
Victor Rivera Victor Rivera Víctor Rivera is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. In the same year the wing-spiker was named Best Spiker at the NORCECA Championship in Anaheim...	1	December 1, 1972	Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman	3	March 9, 1973	Los Angeles, CA
Victor Rivera	2	April 20, 1973	Los Angeles, CA
Terry Funk Terry Funk Terrence "Terry" Funk is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley...	1	July 3, 1973	Odessa, TX	Fictitious title change
Victor Rivera	3	July 27, 1973	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	5	August 24, 1973	Los Angeles, CA
Pak Song	1	November 16, 1973	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	6	January 15, 1974	Long Beach, CA
Porkchop Cash Porkchop Cash Bobby Cash is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He competed primarily in promotions operated by the National Wrestling Alliance...	1	March 22, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
Black Gordman	4	May 31, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
Porkchop Cash	2	June 14, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
Ernie Ladd	2	July 12, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
Pampero Firpo	2	August 16, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	7	November 8, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
Pampero Firpo	3	November 22, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	8	November 27, 1974	Los Angeles, CA
Edouard Carpentier Édouard Carpentier Édouard Ignacz Weiczorkiewicz was a Québécois professional wrestler better known by his ring name Édouard Carpentier. In a career that spanned from the 1950s into the 1970s, he garnered several world championships.-Early life:...	1	December 25, 1974	San Diego, CA
Greg Valentine Greg Valentine John Wisniski, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine.-Training:...	1	February 14, 1975	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	9	March 27, 1975	?
Greg Valentine	2	April 4, 1975	?
Vacant		April 1975		Valentine gives up the belt to wrestle for the NWA World Heavyweight title
Don Muraco Don Muraco Donald Muraco , better known by his ring name "The Rock" Don Muraco, is a retired American professional wrestler...	1	May 2, 1975	Los Angeles, CA	Wins tournament
Les Thornton Les Thornton Les Thornton is a retired British professional wrestler who competed in European and North American regional promotions throughout the 1970s and 1980s including Stampede Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance...	1	May 16, 1975	?
Louie Tillet	1	June 13, 1975	?
Ernie Ladd	3	October 1975	Philadelphia, PA	Fictitious title change
Chavo Guerrero	1	October 31, 1975	?
Roddy Piper Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE...	1	March 12, 1976	?
Chavo Guerrero	2	April 23, 1976	?
Crusher Verdu	1	June 11, 1976	?
Chavo Guerrero	3	July 16, 1976	?
The Hangman	1	September 3, 1976	?
Chavo Guerrero	4	October 1, 1976	?
Ken Mantell	1	October 15, 1976	?
Chavo Guerrero	5	November 19, 1976	?
Dr. Hiro Ota	1	November 26, 1976	?
Chavo Guerrero	6	December 3, 1976	?
Dory Funk Jr.	1	January 14, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero	7	February 4, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Toru Tanaka	1	February 12, 1977	San Bernardino, CA
The Hangman	2	March 18, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Keith Franks (Adrian Adonis Adrian Adonis Keith A. Franke was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.-Career:Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name... )	1	May 13, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Mando Guerrero Mando Guerrero Armando Guerrero Llanes , better known as Mando Guerrero, is a retired professional wrestler. He also was the trainer for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, an all female professional wrestling promotion.-Movie stuntman career:...	1	May 20, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Texas Red (Red Bastien Red Bastien Rolland Bastein is a former professional wrestler, better known as Red Bastien.-Professional wrestling career:He took part in football and swimming in high school and broke in on Midwest carnivals, fighting local toughs and learning wrestling the hard way. Turning professional, he began in... )	1	July 1, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero	8	August 6, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Roddy Piper	2	August 12, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero	9	August 19, 1977	San Bernardino, CA
Texas Red	2	September 7, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Choi Sun	1	September 16, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero	10	September 18, 1977	San Bernardino, CA
The Canadian (Roddy Piper)	3	November 4, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Mando Guerrero	2	December 9, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
The Canadian	4	December 16, 1977	Los Angeles, CA
Hector Guerrero Hector Guerrero Héctor Manuel Guerrero Llanes is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, better known simply by his paternal name, Héctor Guerrero...	1	February 10, 1978	Los Angeles, CA
Moondog Lonnie Mayne	1	April 2, 1978	San Bernardino, CA
Hector Guerrero	2	June 30, 1978	Los Angeles, CA
Moondog Lonnie Mayne	2	August 11, 1978	Los Angeles, CA
Vacant		August 13, 1978		Mayne is killed in an auto accident
Chavo Guerrero	11	August 25, 1978	Los Angeles, CA	Wins tournament
Roddy Piper	5	September 29, 1978	Los Angeles, CA
Twin Devil #1	1	October 1, 1978	San Bernardino, CA
Chavo Guerrero	12	December 1978	?
Twin Devil #1	2	January 12, 1979	Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero	13	January 26, 1979	Los Angeles, CA
Leroy Brown	1	April 26, 1979	Los Angeles, CA
Al Madril	1	June 15, 1979	Los Angeles, CA
Bull Ramos	1	June 28, 1979	Los Angeles, CA
Pat Barrett Pat Barrett Patrick "Pat" Barrett is a former Irish professional wrestler who is best known for his time with NWA and WWWF. He has wrestled in many areas which include Ireland, Pacific Islands, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United States of America.-Career:The Irish wrestler Pat Barrett started wrestling...	1	August 8, 1979	Bakersfield, CA
Pat Patterson	1	circa November 1979	Hawaii	Fictitious title change
Chavo Guerrero	14	November 16, 1979	Los Angeles, CA
The Hood	1	1980	?
Chavo Guerrero	15	March 14, 1980	Los Angeles, CA
The Spoiler #2	1	April 18, 1980	Los Angeles, CA
Walter Johnson	1	May 9, 1980	Los Angeles, CA
John Tolos	10	August 8, 1980	Los Angeles, CA
El Medico El Medico Reynier Casamayor Griñán, known as El Medico , is a Cuban musician and doctor who is, enjoying success in Spain as a composer and performer of reggaetón music....	1	1980	?
Victor Rivera	4	December 1980	?
Bobo Brazil	2	1981	?
Chris Adams	1	1981	?
John Tolos	11	1981	?
Victor Rivera	5	1981	?
Mike Masters	1	March 27, 1981	Los Angeles, CA
Rick Davidson	1	April 1981	?
Peter Maivia Peter Maivia Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia was a American Samoan professional wrestler better known as "High Chief" Peter Maivia. He was head of the famous Samoan wrestling family...	1	May 1981	?
Chino Chou	1	August 7, 1981	?
The Monster	1	1981	?
Timothy Flowers	1	October 18, 1981	?
Gran Hamada Gran Hamada , better known by his ring name , is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre...	1	November 6, 1981	?
Timothy Flowers	2	November 13, 1981	?
Bobby Lane	1	January 1982	?
Sweet Brown Sugar	1	February 12, 1982	Los Angeles, CA
Adrian Street Adrian Street Adrian Street is a Welsh professional wrestler known for his flamboyant, androgynous wrestling persona, brought to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Street was often accompanied to the ring by his long-time manager Miss Linda, and the two worked primarily as villains...	1	March 12, 1982	?
Timothy Flowers	3	May 1982	?
Kid Koby Kuniaki Kobayashi Kuniaki Kobayashi is a retired Japanese Junior Heavyweight professional wrestler. He wrestled numerous acclaimed matches against the first two Tiger Masks: Satoru Sayama and Mitsuharu Misawa.-New Japan Pro Wrestling :...	1	July 18, 1982	San Bernardino, CA
Black Gordman	5	August 20, 1982	?
Killer Kim	1	September 17, 1982	?
Chris Adams	2	1982	?
El Monarca	1	November 5, 1982	?
Ciclon Negro	1	November 12, 1982	Los Angeles, CA
El Monarca	2	November 26, 1982	?
Title retired		December 26, 1982		Promotion closes

External links

• NWA Americas Heavyweight title history at Wrestling-titles.com