The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship is a title that has existed since the 1930's and has had several different names. It was the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship from the 1930's until 1966. It was then billed as the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship from 1966 until 1986. During that same time period, the title was still called the NWA Texas Title on occassions because World Class Championship Wrestling was a member of the NWA. In 1986, WCCW withdrew from the NWA and changed their name to "World Class Wrestling Association", while still promoting under the WCCW banner. The title became the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship at this time. In 1991, the title became the USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in the United States Wrestling Association. It reverted back to the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship in 1993 and became the GWF Texas Heavyweight Championship in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1994. It reverted back to the WCCW Texas Title in 1997 and was briefly the CWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in 1997. It then reverted back to its original name, which is still used today. World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also called the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was a popular regional professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Memphis, Tennessee. ... Global Wrestling Federation is a former professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ...

Title History

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See Also

• National Wrestling Alliance
• World Class Championship Wrestling
• United States Wrestling Association
• Global Wrestling Federation
• Continental Wrestling Association