NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in the National Wrestling Alliance territory promotion NWA Top Rope, based in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Championship was created in 2005 and was active until 2013 when NWA Top Rope closed. That version of the championship was preceded by the original NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship that existed from the late 1950s into the 1960s, promoted by NWA Mid-America.[1] Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen wrestler "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[2]

NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionNWA Mid-America (1949–1950)
NWA Top Rope (2005–2013)
Date establishedJune 29, 1959
November 2, 2005
Date retiredOctober, 1960
August, 2013

Title history

NWA Mid-America
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Billy Wicks June 29, 1959 Mid-America show Memphis, Tennessee 1 35 Defeated Sputnik Monroe in a tournament final to become the first champion. [1]
2 Sputnik Monroe August 3, 1959 Mid-America show Memphis, Tennessee 1 7 [1]
3 Billy Wicks August 10, 1959 Mid-America show Memphis, Tennessee 2 231 [1]
4 Sputnik Monroe March 28, 1960 Mid-America show Memphis, Tennessee 2 [Note 1] [1]
— Deactivated 1960 — — — — Championship abandoned. [1]

Continental Championship Wrestling / USA Championship Wrestling
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Doug Furnas July 17, 1987 CCW show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 246 Defeated Tony Anthony in a tournament final to become champion. Title moved from CCW to USA Championship Wrestling in March 1988. [3]
2 Buddy Landell March 19, 1988 USAC show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 70 [3]
3 Wendell Cooley May 28, 1988 USAC show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 8 [3]
4 Buddy Landell June 5, 1988 USAC show Knoxville, Tennessee 2 47 [3]
5 Wendell Cooley July 22, 1988 USAC show Knoxville, Tennessee 2 [Note 2] [3]
— Deactivated August 1988 — — — — Championship abandoned when USA Championship Wrestling closes. [3]

NWA Top Rope
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Rick Santel November 12, 2005 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 [Note 3] Defeated Jason James and Jason Brisbane in a three-way match to become the first champion in NWA Top Rope.
— Vacated February 2006 — — — — Championship vacated due to injuries to Santel
2 Kory Williams February 2006 NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 1 [Note 5] Williams was awarded the reigning NWA Top Rope Southern Heavyweight Champion.
3 Casey Kage September 30, 2006 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 119 This was a Texas Bullrope match.
4 Brian Rivers October 28, 2006 Nightmare Ted Allen's 2-day event Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1 1 Defeated Casey Kage in a special challenge match
5 Casey Kage October 29, 2006 Nightmare Ted Allen's 2-day event Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2 119 Defeated Brian Rivers to start 2nd reign
— Vacated January 27, 2007 — — — — Championship vacated when Casey Kage and manager Jay West left NWA Top Rope over pay disputes.
6 Vic the Bruiser February 24, 2007 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 84 Won a battle royal to win the vacant title
7 Kory Wiliams May 19, 2007 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 2 42
8 Vic the Bruiser June 30, 2007 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 2 [Note 6]
9 Gary Valiant June 2007 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 [Note 7]
10 Vic the Bruiser August 2008 NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 3 [Note 8] Still billed as champion on November 20, 2008
Championship history is unrecorded from August 2008 to June 2, 2009 (NLT).
11 Vordell Walker June 2, 2009 (NLT) NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 1 [Note 9]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 2, 2009 (NLT) to November 7, 2009.
— Vacated November 7, 2009 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
Championship history is unrecorded from November 7, 2009 to March 1, 2010 (NLT).
12 Gary Valiant March 1, 2010 (NLT) NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 2 [Note 10]
13 Orion Bishop April 8, 2010 NWA Top Rope show Nashville, Tennessee 1 [Note 11]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 8, 2010 to June 28, 2010 (NLT).
14 Jeff Daniels June 28, 2010 (NLT) NWA Top Rope show [Note 4] 1 [Note 12]
15 Arrick Andrews November 13, 2010 NWA Top Rope show Mt. Juliet, Tennessee 1 140
— Vacated April 2, 2011 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
16 Arrick Andrews May 28, 2011 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 2 98 Won a tournament.
17 Kevin Jones September 3, 2011 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 21
18 Arrick Andrews September 24, 2011 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 3 92
19 Derek Neal December 25, 2011 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 27
20 Hammerjack January 21, 2012 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 [Note 13] Still billed as champion on February 26, 2012
Championship history is unrecorded from January 21, 2012 to June 22, 2012 (NLT).
21 Arrick Andrews June 22, 2012 (NLT) [Note 4] NWA Top Rope show 4 [Note 14]
22 Chris Michaels July 21, 2012 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 1 [Note 15]
— Vacated July 2012 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
24 Arrick Andrews July 28, 2012 NWA Top Rope show Lebanon, Tennessee 5 [Note 16] Defeated Tyler Gage in 4-man tournament final;
— Deactivated August 2013 — — — — Championship abandoned when NWA Top Rope closed.

See also

Footnotes
  1. The date the championship dropped lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 305 days.
  2. The date the championship dropped lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 40 days.
  3. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 81 days and 108 days.
  4. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  5. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 214 days and 241 days.
  6. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 0 days.
  7. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 457 days and 398 days.
  8. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 304 days.
  9. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 462 days.
  10. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 38 days and 147 days.
  11. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 81 days.
  12. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 138 days and 218 days.
  13. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 153 days.
  14. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 29 days and 145 days.
  15. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 10 days.
  16. The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 369 days and 399 days.

References
  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Tennessee: NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Title [Nick Gulas & Roy Welch]". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  3. "Tennessee Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
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