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From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
with additional information from Brian Westcott
1.Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson)
06/06/66
Defeats Brute Bernard
2.Johnny Valentine
06/09/66
3.Fritz Von Erich [2]
08/04/66
[records unclear]
4.Brute Bernard
5.Fritz Von Erich [3]
03/27/67-Ft. Worth, TX
6.Spoiler #1 (Don Jardine)
04/68-Houston, TX
Rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart; Von
7.Erich wins rematch.
8.Fritz Von Erich [4]
06/03/68-Ft. Worth, TX
[records unclear]
9.Kinji Shibuya
1968
10.Fritz Von Erich [5]
1968
[records unclear]
11.Johnny Valentine [2]
05/02/69
12.Fritz Von Erich [6]
08/04/69-Ft. Worth, TX
Title held up 08/05/69 after match against Johnny Valentine, Dallas, TX, because of the interference of Wahoo McDaniel.
13.Fritz Von Erich [7]
10/21/69-Dallas, TX
Von Erich wins rematch.
TITLE VACANT
1970
14.Boris Malenko (Larry Simon)
05/18/70
Defeats Mil Mascaras in tournament final.
15.Fritz Von Erich [8]
06/14/70
16.Baron Von Raschke
1970
17.Fritz Von Erich [9]
1970
18.Toru Tanaka
12/18/70-Houston, TX
19.Fritz Von Erich [10]
02/22/71-Ft. Worth, TX
20.Toru Tanaka [2]
02/23/71-Dallas, TX
21.Wahoo McDaniel
03/05/71-Houston, TX
22.The Spoiler [2]
12/11/71-San Antonio, TX
23.Billy Red Lyons
06/24/72-Irving, TX
24.Johnny Valentine [3]
08/07/72
25.Missouri Mauler (Larry Hamilton)
03/02/73 Chicago, IL
26.Fritz Von Erich [11]
08/07/73-Dallas, TX
27.The Texan (Blackjack Mulligan)
03/19/74
Mulligan suspended in Texas, wrestles as masked Texan.
28.Fritz Von Erich [12]
04/18/74
29.Blackjack Lanza
12/02/74
30.Fritz Von Erich [13]
12/29/74
31.Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish)
01/03/77
32.Fritz Von Erich [14]
04/12/77
33.Bruiser Brody [2]
04/13/77
34.Captain USA (John Studd)
07/25/77
35.Ox Baker
09/30/77
36.Fritz Von Erich [15]
12/12/77
37.Bruiser Brody [3]
09/11/78-Ft. Worth, TX
38.Kevin Von Erich (Kevin Adkisson)
12/25/78-Ft. Worth, TX
39.The Spoiler [3]
04/01/79
Awarded; allegedly wins the title in Puerto Rico.
40.Wahoo McDaniel [2]
05/13/79-Houston, TX
42.The Spoiler [4]
06/02/79-Houston, TX
Awarded the title when McDaniel is injured.
43.El Halcon
08/05/79-Dallas, TX
44.The Spoiler [5]
10/07/79-Dallas, TX
45.Bruiser Brody [4]
11/30/79-Houston, TX
46.Ox Baker [2]
01/02/80
Awarded; allegedly wins title in San Francisco, CA.
47.Kevin Von Erich [2]
01/12/80-Dallas, TX
48.Toru Tanaka [3]
04/20/80-Dallas, TX
49.Kevin Von Erich [3]
04/28/80-Ft. Worth, TX
50.Gino Hernandez
05/25/80-Ft. Worth, TX
Title held up 12/20/80, after match against Kevin Von Erich.
51.Kerry Von Erich (Kerry Adkisson)
12/28/80-Dallas, TX
Subs for injured Kevin Von Erich in rematch for held up title.
52.Ken Patera
1981
53.Masked Superstar
1981
54.Kerry Von Erich [2]
1981
55.Ernie Ladd
05/11/81-Ft. Worth, TX
56.Kerry Von Erich [3]
06/04/81-New Orleans, LA
57.Great Kabuki
09/25/81-Lawton, OK
58.Bugsy McGraw
12/26/81
Allegedly wins in Columbus, OH.
59.Kerry Von Erich [4]
03/08/82-Ft. Worth, TX
60.King Kong Bundy
05/05/82-Lawton, OK
61.Fritz Von Erich [16]
06/14/82-Irving, TX
TITLE VACANT
06/14/82-Irving, TX
Fritz Von Erich retires after winning the belt.
62.King Kong Bundy [2]
06/15/82
Awarded
63.Kevin Von Erich [4]
09/05/82-Ft. Worth, TX
64.Terry Gordy
01/21/83-Dallas, TX
65.Kevin Von Erich [5]
03/04/83-Dallas, TX
Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin, 07/11/83.
66.Jimmy Garvin
07/25/83-Ft. Worth, TX
Valet: Sunshine, later Precious.
67.Chris Adams
11/24/83-Dallas, TX
Valet: Sunshine
68.Jimmy Garvin [2]
12/25/83-Dallas, TX
Valet: Precious; Title held up the following day, Adams wins rematch.
69.Chris Adams [2]
01/30/84
Valet: Sunshine
70.Jimmy Garvin [3]
04/02/84-Ft. Worth, TX
Valet: Precious
71.Chris Adams [3]
04/04/84
Valet: Sunshine
72.Jimmy Garvin [4]
04/84
73.Gino Hernandez [2]
05/18/84
Awarded; allegedly defeats Garvin in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
74.Mike Von Erich (Mike Adkisson)
08/04/84-Dallas, TX
Mike subs for Kevin Von Erich who no-shows.
75.Gino Hernandez [3]
09/03/84-Ft. Worth, TX
Accompanied by Andrea the Giant (Nickla Roberts)
76.Kerry Von Erich [5]
10/29/84-Ft. Worth, TX
77.Chris Adams [4]
02/08/85-Dallas, TX
Managed by Gary Hart
78."Iceman" King Parsons
07/05/85-Dallas, TX
79."Ravishing" Rick Rude
11/04/85-Ft. Worth, TX
REPLACED withWCWA World Heavyweight Title, 02/20/86.
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