NWA Arkansas Heavyweight Championship
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Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
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A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
and defended in its Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
territory.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Montez (Rocket Monroe) | 1 | November 1960 | Defeated Joe Deston to become the first champion. | |
| Jack Brisco Jack Brisco Freddie Joe Brisco was an American professional wrestler, better known as Jack Brisco or Uvalde Slim. He performed for various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance , becoming a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and multi-time NWA Tag Team Champion with his brother Gerald Brisco... |
1 | 1960s | ||
| 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 | October 28, 1978 | Little Rock, AR Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census... |
Won a tournament to win the title. |
| Ray Candy Ray Candy Ray Canty , known by the ring name Ray Candy, was an American professional wrestler for the Jim Crockett Promotions and various other regional wrestling territories... |
1 | November 2, 1978 | Little Rock, AR | |
| Ron Bass | 1 | January 11, 1979 | Little Rock, AR | |
| Charlie Cook | 1 | March 24, 1979 | Little Rock, AR | |
| Vacated and abandoned | 1979 | Title vacated after Cook was injured, and later abandoned. | ||