Nebraska Heavyweight Championship
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championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
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...
originally sanctioned by the Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
office of the National Wrestling Alliance
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and later the American Wrestling Association
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The title existed from 1959 through 1967, when it was unified with the AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
The AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship was a title in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. It was primarily defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area and was a title for mid-level wrestlers.-Title history:...
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Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Jack Pesek | 1 | February 1959 | ||
| Mad Dog Vachon Maurice Vachon Maurice Vachon is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Mad Dog" Vachon. He is the brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon... |
1 | March 1964 | ||
| Otto Von Krupp Boris Malenko Lawrence J. Simon better known by his ring name Boris Malenko, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for the American Wrestling Association and National Wrestling Alliance in the 1960s and 1970s... |
1 | August 15, 1964 | Omaha, NE Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River... |
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| Mad Dog Vachon | 2 | August 22, 1964 | Omaha, NE | |
| Billy Red Cloud | 1 | October 9, 1964 | Omaha, NE | |
| Mighty Igor Vodic Mighty Igor Vodic Richard Joseph Garza , better known as Mighty Igor Vodic, or simply Mighty Igor, was a professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion. As Mighty Igor, he was frequently billed as the "World's Strongest Wrestler".-Early years:Garza grew up in Michigan and... |
1 | 1965 | ||
| Mighty Igor Vodic Mighty Igor Vodic Richard Joseph Garza , better known as Mighty Igor Vodic, or simply Mighty Igor, was a professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion. As Mighty Igor, he was frequently billed as the "World's Strongest Wrestler".-Early years:Garza grew up in Michigan and... |
2 | February 16, 1966 | Beatrice, NE Beatrice, Nebraska Beatrice is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska.Beatrice is located south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River. It is surrounded by agricultural country. The population was 12,459 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Defeated Don Jardine Don Jardine Don Jardine was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as "The Spoiler".-Career:Jardine began wrestling in the mid-1950s,making his wrestling debut in 1955 at the age of 15... to win the title. |
| Tim Woods Tim Woods George Burrell "Tim" Woodin was an American former professional wrestler. He was best known under his ring name Mr. Wrestling.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | 1966 | ||
| Dale Lewis | 1 | January 14, 1967 | Omaha, NE | |
| Bobby Shane | 1 | March 4, 1967 | Omaha, NE | |
| Bob Orton Bob Orton Robert Dale "Bob" Orton was an American professional wrestler. He was also known as Bob Orton, Sr. to distinguish him from his son, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Jr... |
1 | May 27, 1967 | Omaha, NE | |
| Title retired | July 15, 1967 | Omaha, NE | Orton defeated Doug Gilbert Doug Gilbert Doug Gilbert is a professional wrestler from Memphis, Tennessee who wrestles on the independent circuit. He is the brother of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert and the son of wrestler/referee/promoter Tommy Gilbert.... to become the first AWA Midwest Heavyweight Champion AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship The AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship was a title in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. It was primarily defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area and was a title for mid-level wrestlers.-Title history:... and unified the Nebraska title with the Midwest title. |
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