Hispanopedia WikiThe CWA Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title defended in the Championship Wrestling Association. It was created through the unification of the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight, AWA Southern Heavyweight and CWA/AWA International Heavyweight championships.
The title was thus considered the most important title in the promotion until Jerry Lawler won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship on May 5, 1988. On December 13, 1988, Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World Class Heavyweight Championship and effectively rename the latter title the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship and make it the new top championship in Memphis. The CWA title continued as the secondary title until late 1989 when it was replaced with the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.
Title history
Footnotes
- ^ The exact date were Cooley left CWA is uncertain which means that his championship reign lasted between 1 and 21 days.
- ^ The date that Mantel was awarded the championship is uncertain which means that the championship reign lasted between 39 and 60 days.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Tennessee (Memphis): CWA Heavyweight Title [Lawler and Jarrett]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 195. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "CWA Heavyweight Championship history". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (May 23, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 23): Antonio Inoki Vs. Hulk Hogan, Andre Vs. Sakaguchi, Frank Gotch in a 57-minute match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Memphis Wrestling September 23, 1989 (WMC Edition)". September 23, 1989. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- 1988 Mid-South Coliseum results – ProWrestlingHistory.com
- 1989 Mid-South Coliseum results – ProWrestlingHistory.com