Tuesday, August 28, 2007

WWA Title History

Dick the Bruiser 64/04/22 Los Angeles, CA
* Defeats Fred Blassie for the WWA World Heavyweight title; starts
own promotion in Indiana; held up after a match in which the
Bruiser is disqualifed against Johnny Valentine on 65/03/12 in
Indianapolis, IN.
Dick the Bruiser [2] 65/04/10 Indianapolis, IN
* Defeats Johnny Valentine in rematch.
Gene Kiniski 65/08/21
Dick the Bruiser [3] 65/12/25
Mitsu Arakawa 66/10/08
Wilbur Snyder 67/09/30
Dick the Bruiser [4] 69/08/29
Baron Von Raschke 70/03/07 Chicago, IL
Dick the Bruiser [5] 70/10/14
Baron Von Raschke [2] 71/11/29
Art Thomas 72/02/04 Detroit, MI
* Held-up after a match against Baron Von Raschke on 72/05/20
in Detroit, MI.
Baron Von Raschke [3] 72/06/03 Detroit, MI
* Defeats Thomas in rematch.
Bob Ellis 73/03/31
Jimmy Valiant * 74 Detroit, MI
Bob Ellis * 74 Detroit, MI
Ox Baker 74/08/10
Pepper Gomez 75/11/29
Masked Stranger (Guy Mitchell) 76/05/01
Dick the Bruiser [6] 77/03/05
Ivan Koloff 77/06/18
* Title held up on 77/11/12 after a match against
Dick the Bruiser.
Dick the Bruiser [7] 77/12/26
* Defeats Koloff in rematch.
[...]
* Vacant.
Dick the Bruiser [8] 79/06/09 Indianapolis, IN
* Defeats King Kong Brody.
King Kong Brody (Bruiser Brody) 79/08/04 Indianapolis, IN
Dick the Bruiser [9] 80/05/31 Indianapolis, IN
Ernie Ladd 80/11/01
Dick the Bruiser [10] 80/11/29
Johnny Valiant 81/04/25
Bobo Brazil 81/07/24 Bartonville, IL
Blackjack Mulligan 81/10/11
Bobo Brazil [2] 81/11 Knoxville, TN *
* Title held up on 82/02/13 after a match against Harley Race
where Race pins Brazil after using an illegal piledriver.
Harley Race 82/04/24 Indianapolis, IN
* Defeats Brazil in rematch; vacant in 82/07.
Dick the Bruiser [11] 83/01
* Awarded.
Bobby Colt 83/06/25 Indianapolis, IN
Spike Huber 84/01/07 Indianapolis, IN
Stormy Granzig 84/07< Terre Haute, IN *
"Great Wojo" Greg Wojokowski 84/07 Indianapolis, IN
Dick the Bruiser [12] 85/01/29 Indianapolis, IN
Greg Wojokowski [2] 85/09<
Scott Rechsteiner (Scott Steiner) 86/08/14 Deaborn, MI
Greg Wojokowski [3] 87/05/03 Toledo, OH
* Vacant.
Calypso Jim
Golden Lion

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