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Encyclopedia > WCWA Heavyweight Championship

The WCWA Heavyweight Championship was the major title in World Class Championship Wrestling. It started out as the NWA American Heavyweight Championship and was also called the WCCW American Heavyweight Championship. When WCCW pulled out of the NWA in 1986, it became the World Class Wrestling Association Heavyweight Championship. The title was unified by Jerry Lawler in 1989 and ceased to exist. World Class returned in September 1990 when the organization withdrew from the USWA, but the promotion ceased operations three months later. Kevin Von Erich is the official last World Class champion, winning the title on November 23, 1990; which eventually was the last World Class card. World Class Championship Wrestling was a popular regional professional wrestling federation run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... Jerry The King Lawler Jerry ONeil Lawler (born November 29, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator. ... Kevin Von Erich Kevin Ross Adkisson was a professional wrestler. ...


Title History

Wrestlers: Reigns together: Date: Place:
NWA/WCCW American Heavyweight Title
Fritz Von Erich 1 June 6, 1966 Texas (Defeated Brute Bernard)
Johnny Valentine 1 June 9, 1966 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 1 August 4 ,1966 Texas
Brute Bernard 1 1966 or 1967 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 3 March 27, 1967 Ft. Worth, TX
The Spoiler 1 April 1968 Houston, TX
Held Up April 1968 Title held up due to interference by manager Gary Hart
Fritz Von Erich 4 June 3, 1968 Ft. Worth, TX (Won rematch)
Kenji Shibuya 1 1968 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 5 1968 Texas
Johnny Valentine 2 May 2, 1969 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 6 August 4, 1969 Ft. Worth, TX
Held Up August 5, 1969 Title held up after match against Johnny Valentine
Fritz Von Erich 7 October 21, 1969 Dallas, TX (Won rematch)
Vacated 1970 Title vacant
Boris Malenko 1 May 18, 1970 Texas (Defeated Mil Mascaras in tournament final)
Fritz Von Erich 8 June 14, 1970 Texas
Baron Von Raschke 1 1970 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 9 1970 Texas
Toru Tanaka 1 December 18, 1970 Houston, TX
Fritz Von Erich 10 February 22, 1971 Ft. Worth, TX
Toru Tanaka 2 February 23, 1971 Dallas, TX
Wahoo McDaniel 1 March 5, 1971 Houston, TX
The Spoiler 2 December 11, 1971 San Antonio, TX
Billy Red Lyons 1 June 24, 1972 Irving, TX
Johnny Valentine 3 August 7, 1972 Texas
Missouri Mauler 1 March 2, 1973 Chicago, IL
Fritz Von Erich 11 August 7, 1973 Dallas, TX
The Texan (AKA Blackjack Mulligan) 1 March 19, 1974 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 12 April 18, 1974 Texas
Blackjack Lanza 1 December 2, 1974 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 13 December 29, 1974 Texas
Bruiser Brody 1 January 3, 1977 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 14 April 12, 1977 Texas
Bruiser Brody 2 April 13, 1977 Texas
Captain USA (AKA Big John Studd) 1 July 25, 1977 Texas
Ox Baker 1 September 30, 1977 Texas
Fritz Von Erich 15 December 12, 1977 Texas
Bruiser Brody 3 September 11, 1978 Ft. Worth, TX
Kevin Von Erich 1 December 25, 1978 Ft. Worth, TX
The Spoiler 3 April 1, 1979 Puerto Rico
Wahoo McDaniel 2 May 13, 1979 Houston, TX
The Spoiler 4 June 2, 1979 Houston, TX (Awarded due to injury to Wahoo)
El Halcon 1 August 5, 1979 Dallas, TX
The Spoiler 5 October 7, 1979 Dallas, TX
Bruiser Brody 4 November 30, 1979 Houston, TX
Ox Baker 2 January 2, 1980 San Francisco, CA
Kevin Von Erich 2 January 12, 1980 Dallas, TX
Toru Tanaka 3 April 20, 1980 Dallas, TX
Kevin Von Erich 3 April 28, 1980 Ft. Worth, TX
Gino Hernandez 1 May 25, 1980 Ft. Worth, TX
Held Up December 20, 1980 Title held up after match against Kevin Von Erich
Kerry Von Erich 1 December 28, 1980 Dallas, TX (Subbed for injured Kevin & won rematch against Hernandez)
Ken Patera 1 1981 Texas
Masked Superstar 1 1981 Texas
Kerry Von Erich 2 1981 Texas
Ernie Ladd 1 May 11, 1981 Ft. Worth, TX
Kerry Von Erich 3 June 4, 1981 New Orleans, LA
Great Kabuki 1 September 25, 1981 Lawton, OK
Bugsy McGraw 1 December 26, 1981 Columbus, OH
Kerry Von Erich 4 March 8, 1982 Ft. Worth, TX
King Kong Bundy 1 May 5, 1982 Lawton, OK
Fritz Von Erich 16 June 14, 1982 Irving, TX
Vacated June 14, 1982 Fritz won the title in his retirement match-vacated immediately
King Kong Bundy 2 June 15, 1982 Awarded when Fritz retired
Kevin Von Erich 4 September 5, 1982 Ft. Worth, TX
Terry Gordy 1 January 21, 1983 Dallas, TX
Kevin Von Erich 5 March 4, 1983 Dallas, TX
Held Up July 11, 1983 Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Garvin 1 July 25, 1983 Ft. Worth, TX (Won rematch)
Chris Adams 1 November 24, 1983 Dallas, TX
Jimmy Garvin 2 December 25, 1983 Dallas, TX
Chris Adams 2 January 30, 1984 Texas
Jimmy Garvin 3 April 2, 1984 Ft. Worth, TX
Chris Adams 3 April 4, 1984 Texas
Jimmy Garvin 4 April 1984 Texas
Gino Hernandez 2 May 18, 1984 San Juan, PR
Mike Von Erich 1 August 4, 1984 Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez 3 September 3, 1984 Ft. Worth, TX
Kerry Von Erich 5 October 29, 1984 Ft. Worth, TX
Chris Adams 4 February 8, 1985 Dallas, TX
Iceman King Parsons 1 July 5, 1985 Dallas, TX
Rick Rude 1 November 4, 1985 Ft. Worth, TX
renamed WCWA Heavyweight Title 2-20-86
Chris Adams 5 July 4, 1986 Dallas, TX
Black Bart 1 September 15, 1986 Dallas, TX (was billed as taken place in Los Angeles; title awarded when Chris Adams left WCCW)
Kevin Von Erich 6 October 12, 1986 Dallas, TX
Al Perez 1 August 21, 1987 Dallas, TX (Won by forfeit)
Kerry Von Erich 6 March 6, 1988 Dallas, TX
Iceman King Parsons 2 March 25, 1988 Dallas, TX
Kerry Von Erich 7 May 9, 1988 Irving, TX
Jerry Lawler 1 October 23, 1988 Memphis, TN
Kerry Von Erich 8 November 4, 1988 Dallas, TX
Tatsumi Fujinami 1 December 9, 1988 Tokyo, Japan (Von Erich bleeding too heavily to continue)
Kerry Von Erich 9 December 10, 1988 Title returned when Fujinami refuses it because of ending
Jerry Lawler 2 December 13, 1988 Chicago, IL (Lawler already the AWA World Champion)
Held Up April 5, 1989 Title held up after match against Kerry Von Erich
Jerry Lawler 3 April 14, 1989 ?
Title retired April 14, 1989 Title unified with AWA Title & becomes USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship

Fritz Von Erich Jack Barton Adkisson was a professional wrestler under the name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the tragically famous Von Erich wrestling family. ... Johnny Valentine was born John Wisniski in 1928. ... Gary Hart with Kabuki Gary Hart was a professional wrestling manager and was also a professional wrestler. ... Aaron Rodríguez (born July 15, 1942), best known as Mil Mascaras (meaning Man of a Thousand Masks in Spanish), is a Mexican professional wrestler born in San Luis Potosí. Mascaras made his wrestling debut in April of 1965 in Guadalajara, Mexico. ... James Donald Raschke was a professional wrestler best known as Baron Von Raschke. ... Edward Wahoo McDaniel (June 19, 1938 in Burnice, Louisiana - April 18, 2002 in Houston, Texas) was a professional American football player turned professional wrestler. ... Blackjack Mulligan Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Sweetwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Bruiser Brody Frank Goodish (June 18, 1946-July 17, 1988) was a professional wrestler better known in the professional wrestling world as Bruiser Brody. ... John Minton John Minton (February 19, 1950 - March 20, 1995) was a professional wrestler best known as Big John Studd. ... Kevin Von Erich Kevin Ross Adkisson was a professional wrestler. ... Gino Hernandez Gino Hernandez was a professional wrestler. ... Kerry Gene Adkisson aka Kerry Von Erich a professional wrestling legend from the tragically famous Adkission (Von Erich) family. ... Ken Patera was a former heel professional wrestler. ... Bill Eadie as Ax Bill Eadie is a professional wrestler who has competed under the names of Ax as part of Demolition and The Masked Superstar. ... San Diego Chargers emblem Ernie Ladd (born 1939) was an American college and professional football player and a professional wrestler. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1955) is an American professional wrestler best known for his work as King Kong Bundy in the 1980s. ... Terry Bam Bam Gordy Terry Gordy was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. ... Jimmy Garvin & Precious Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1957 in Tampa, Florida) was a professional wrestler. ... Christopher Adams (February 10, 1955 - October 7, 2001) was a professional wrestler best known for being the trainer of Stone Cold Steve Austin. ... Mike Von Erich Mike Adkisson (born Michael Brent Adkisson on March 2, 1964 in Dallas, Texas & died April 12, 1987) was the son of Jack Adkisson and was a professional wrestler. ... Richard Erwin Rood, better known by his stage name of Ravishing Rick Rude (December 7, 1958 - April 20, 1999) was a professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, most notably World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Black Bart Rick Harris was a professional wrestler better known as Black Bart. ... Al Perez Al Perez was a professional wrestler. ... Jerry The King Lawler Jerry ONeil Lawler (born November 29, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator. ... AWA World Title Belt The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was established in May 1960. ... The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig on the 9th May, 1988 for the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title and defeated Kerry Von Erich on the 13th December, 1988 for the World Class Championship Wrestling World...

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The Ballards are the former WCWA tag team champions as well as perhaps the most decorated tag team in the country, having one nearly every tag team title they have challenged for.
His championship reigns in nearly every fed he has competed only solifies his spot as one of wrestling brightest stars.
His debut in WCWA was a spectacular one as he dazzled fans with his high flying and overwhelming charisma.
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