Major Promotions
AJPW - All Japan Pro-Wrestling |AWA - American Wrestling Association |CMLL - Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |ECW - Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling |EMLL - Empresa Mundial de Lucha Libre (NWA) |NWA - National Wrestling Alliance |New Japan |LLPW - Ladies' Legends of Pro-Wrestling |WCW - World Championship Wrestling |WWC - World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico) |WWF - World Wrestling Federation
Alphabetically
A-E || F-L || M-N || N-S || S-W || U-W || W-Z
The format is as follows:
1) Champion {Champion's real name}
2) Date title was won-Location won (Arena won in)
3) Broadcast match was shown on
4) Time of match
5) Manager/s if any {manager's real name}
6) Oddities surrounding the reign, if any
7) Referee for the match
8) Stable Champion belonged to, if any
January 10, 1998: In December of 1997,Matt Benaka was forced by time contraints to give up his work on this project. I have decided to carry on and will strive too maintain the high standards set by my predecessor. Future updates will bear the legend "Compiled by Matt Benaka and Earl Oliver" except those which I have compiled from scratch.
June 1998: Brian Westcott of Westcott's Wrestling Archive has lent invaluable assistance in the compilation of these records. Future updates compiled by him will bear the legend "Compiled by Brian Westcott".
February 1999: Manuel Gonzalez has supplied valuable details concerning the WWC promotion in Puerto Rico. Future updates compiled by him will bear the legend "Compiled by Manuel Gonzalez".Richard Sullivan has provided details regarding the Crockett Promotion's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling from his personal memories and collection of clippings,Eric Roelfsema has aided in the compilation of the more recent NWA title histories andAndrew Zadarnowski has calculated fall times for the major WWF and WCW Titles over the last years.
May 1999: Samual Eannes whose web site is called The Wrestling House has compiled title histories for All Pro Wrestling, UFC and several others. Future updates compiled by him will bear the legend "Compiled by Samueal Eanes". AlsoJoe Dean has contributed details concerning title changes that took place on TV broadcasts.
July 1999: Jason Fitzgerald has graciously allowed me to copy arena information for WWF, WCW and ECW titles from his own Title Histories at the Prime Time Wrestling web site.
July 1999: It has been brought to my attention that the information contained herein pertaining to the Florida promotions from the 40's and 50's was originally gathered byScott Teal, publisher of the What Ever Happened To... wrestling nostalgia magazine and proprietor of the What Ever Happened Too... web site for his book The History of Professional Wrestling: Volume I . This material was not heretofore credited to Mr. Teal. Solie's regrets this oversight and will strive in the future to make sure that all individuals are credited for their research.
April 2001: Richard Palma has compiled title histories for the Pro Wrestling America and other promotions. Future updates compiled by him will bear the legend "Compiled by Richard Palma".
December 2001: Phil Tsakiries has compiled title histories for several Independent promotions. Future updates compiled by him will bear the legend "Compiled by Phil Tsakiries".
I would like to thank Matt, Brian and Eric for their contributions which constitute the bulk of this project, Samuel, Scott, Richard, Andrew, Joe, Jason, Phil and Manual for their assistance and to also acknowledge the friendship, assistance and great research of Hisaharu Tanabe of The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo page's Title Histories, the Ring Warriors Web Site , and
Some of the information in these listings, especially from prior to the mid 1980's, have been gleaned from Duncan & Will with added details supplied by the individuals listed above - these listing are identified by the legend: "From Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will". Solie's would like to stress thatWrestling Title Histories offers a much more complete listing then what is available here and would encourage our readers to support their efforts and those of Scott Teal by purchasing their publications.
American Heavyweight Title British Titles European Titles AAA - Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion ACCW - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling ACW - Assault Championship Wrestling AJPW - All Japan Pro-Wrestling AJWPW - All Japan Womens' Pro-Wrestling AMW - Appalachian Mountain Wrestling APW - All Pro Wrestling (Northern California) ARSION ATCW - Atlantic Terror Championship Wrestling AWA - American Wrestling Association AWC - American Wrestling Council AWF - American Wrestling Federation AWF - Americas Wrestling Federation (Puerto Rico) BCW - Border City Wrestling BJPW - Big Japan Pro Wrestling B.R.A.W.L. - Bloody Rage American Wrestling League BWA - Boriquen Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico) Chaotic Wrestling CMLL - Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CPW - Championship Pro Wrestling CWA - Catch Wrestling Association CWA - Century Wrestling Alliance (Massachusetts) CWA - Championship Wrestling America CWA - Continental Wrestling Association CWF - Canadian Wrestling Federation (NWA) CWF - Championship Wrestling Federation (NWA East) Championship Wrestling from Florida (NWA) CZW - Combat Zone Wrestling ECCW - Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (NWA Canada) ECW - Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling ECWA - East Coast Wrestling Association EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship EMLL - Empresa Mundial de Lucha Libre (NWA) EWA - Empire Wrestling Alliance FCW - Florida Championship Wrestling FMW - Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling FOW - Future Of Wrestling FWA - Frontier Wrestling Alliance FWA - Future Wrestling Alliance GAEA Japan Georgia Championship Wrestling GWF - Global Wrestling Federation GCCW - Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling HCW - Hot Championship Wrestling (Puerto Rico) HOPWF - House of Pain Wrestling Federation HPW - Hoosier Pro Wrestling HWA - Hardcore Wrestling Alliance HW - Hardway Wrestling HWA - Heartland Wrestling Association IAW ICW - Impact Championship Wrestling IPW - Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida) IPWA - Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance (Tennessee) ISPW - Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling (New Jersey) IWA - Independent Wrestling Association (Indiana/Kentucky) IWA - International Wrestling Alliance IWA - International Wrestling Alliance (Indiana) IWA - International Wrestling Alliance (formerly NWA Puerto Rico) IWA - International Wrestling Association (Ohio/New York) IWA - International Wrestling Association (Japan) IWAS - International Wrestling All-Stars IWC - International Wrestling Council (Mexico/California) IWF - Independent Wrestling Federation IWRG - International Wrestling Revolution Group JAPW - Jersey All Pro Wrestling JCW - Jersey Champioship Wrestling JWA - Japan Wrestling Association JWP - Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling JWPP - Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling Project LLPW - Ladies' Legends of Pro-Wrestling LPWA - Ladies Profesional Wrestling Association MACW - Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NWA Mid-Atlantic) MAW - Mid-America Wrestling MCW - Maryland Championship Wrestling MCW - Memphis Championship Wrestling MCW - Music City Wrestling (NWA) MDW - Mason-Dixon Wrestling MECW - Main Event Championship Wrestling MEWF - Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation MOCW - Missouri Championship Wrestling (NWA Mid West) MPPW Memphis Power Pro Wrestling (Tennessee) MPW - Michinoku Pro Wrestling (NWA Mid West) Mid-South/Tri-State Wrestling (NWA) MWA - Midwest Wrestling Association (Kansas City) MWWF - Midwest Wrestling Federation NCW - National Championship Wrestling NECW - New England Championship Wrestling New American Wrestling New Japan NOAH (PWN - Pro Wrestling NOAH) North American Wrestling (formerly West Coast Wrestling Association) Northeast Wrestling NWA - National Wrestling Alliance NWA - National Wrestling Association NWA Canada NWA East NWA Florida NWA Georgia NWA Great Lakes (formerly Southern Michigan Championship Wrestling/NWA Michigan) NWA Hawai'i NWA Jersey NWA Main Event NWA Mid-Atlantic NWA Mid-South (formerly Warriors of Wrestling Federation) NWA Mid-West NWA Mississippi NWA Nashville NWA New England NWA New Jersey NWA New York NWA Northeast NWA Pennsylvania NWA Southwest NWA Tri-State (Formerly NWA of West Virginia/Ohio NWA Virginia (Virginia Championship Wrestling) NWA Wildside NWA World Wide NWA 2000 NWCW - New-Wave Championship Wrestling NWF - National Wrestling Federation (New York) NWF - Nittany Wrestling Federation (part of NWA East) NWL - National Wrestling League OPW - Osaka Pro Wrestling OVW - Ohio Valley Wrestling (NWA) Pancrase PCW - Pacific Coast Wrestling (NWA) PNCW - Pacific Northwest Championship Wrestling (NWA) Pacific Wrestling Federation (All Japan) PCW - Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling PCW - Phoenix Championship Wrestling PCW - Powerhouse Championship Wrestling PCW - Pro Championship Wrestling PLW - Power League Wrestling PPW Power Pro Wrestling (Tennessee) Promo Azteca (Mexico) PWA - Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance (NWA) PWA - Pro-Wrestling America PWF - Premier Wrestling Federation PWF - Premier Wrestling Federation (Mid-South) PWF - Premier Wrestling Federation (Northeast) PWF - Professional Wrestling Florida PWF - Pro Wrestling Federation (Puerto Rico) PWF - Pro Wrestling Federation (North/South Carolina) PWN - Pro Wrestling NOAH PWL - Pittsburg Wrestling League (NWA East) PWX - Pro Wrestling eXpress (NWA East) RINGS RCW - River City Wrestling RWF - Real Wrestling Federation SCW - Southern Championship Wrestling SCW - Southwest Championship Wrestling SCW - Steel City Wrestling (Pennsylvania) SEWA - South Eastern Wrestling Alliance SGWF - South's Greatest Wrestling Fans (NWA Mississippi) Shooto SMW - Smoky Mountain Wrestling Southeastern/Continental Wrestling (NWA) SOW - Superstars of Wrestling/iGeneration Wrestling SSW - Southern States Wrestling Stampede Wrestling TCW -Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling TWA -Texas Wrestling Alliance TWF -Texas Wrestling Federation TWP -Titan Wrestling Promotion (Australia) TWWF -Jd' Trans-world Wrestling Federation UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship UPW - Underground Pro Wrestling (NWA East) USAPW - USA Pro Wrestling USA Wrestling USCW - United States Championship Wrestling USWA - United States Wrestling Association UWA - Universal Wrestling Association UWC - United Wrestling Coalition UWF - Universal Wrestling Federation UWFI - Union of Wrestling Force International VCW - Virginia Championship Wrestling (NWA Virginia) WOWF - Warriors of Wrestling Federation (NWA Mid-South) WCWA - West Coast Wrestling Association WOW - Women Of Wrestling WCWA - World Class Wrestling Association WCWO - Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws WCW - World Championship Wrestling WCW - World Championship Wrestling (Australia) WLW - World Legion Wrestling (NWA) WWWA - World Wide Wrestling Alliance WWWA - World Womens' Wrestling Association (All Japan) WWA - World Wrestling All-Stars WWA - World Wrestling Association (Japan/Mexico) WWA - World Wrestling Association (Indianapolis) WWA - World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles) WWA - World Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico) WWC - World Wrestling Council (New York/New Jersey) WWC - World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico) WWWF/WWF - World Wide/World Wrestling Federation W*ING WXW - World Xtreme Wrestling WZWA - War Zone Wrestling Alliance XWC -Xtreme Wrestling Coalition XWF - Xtreme Wrestling Federation (Florida) XWF - Xtreme Wrestling Federation (Michigan) XPW - Xtreme Pro Wrestling
This is an ongoing project so check back to watch this section grow.
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