The Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a short-lived championship

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 that was defended sporadically and periodically in Jim Crockett, Jr.

Jim Crockett, Jr.

Jim Crockett, Jr. is a former professional wrestling promoter. From 1973 to 1988, he owned Jim Crockett Promotions , a wrestling company affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance...

's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

Jim Crockett Promotions

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. Created in 1978, the title was used in specialty matches

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 in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles

Brass knuckles

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. The idea never really gained ground in the Mid-Atlantic territory and the title was permanently retired in 1986. There were other brass knuckles championships used in the NWA, such as in Texas

Texas

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 and Florida

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, where the titles were more prominent and defended on a regular basis.

Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Location	Notes
Ciclo Negro	1	July 1978	Unknown	N/A
Bobby Duncum, Sr.	1	1980	Unknown	Duncum is billed as the champion upon his arrival in the territory.
Black Bart Rick Harris Rick Harris is a former professional wrestler better known by his ring name , Black Bart. He is the son of the late George "Two Ton" Harris.-Career:Rick Harris started wrestling in 1975...	1	1984	Unknown	As with Duncum, Black Bart is billed as the champion upon arrival.
Manny Fernandez Manny Fernandez (wrestler) Emanuel "Manny" Fernandez is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for different independent promotions. He is best known by the his ring name "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.-Professional wrestling career:...	1	November 28, 1984	Greensboro, North Carolina	N/A
Ron Bass Ronald Herd Ronald Heard is a former American professional wrestler, best known under the name Ron Bass. His gimmick was a Texan cowboy who entered World Wrestling Federation rings to the sound of a bullwhip.-Career:...	1	January 17, 1986	Richmond, Virginia	Defeats Black Bart for the vacated title, though it is abandoned within the year.