NWA Texas Women's Championship

NWA Texas Women's Championship
Details
PromotionNational Wrestling Alliance
Date establishedMarch 5, 1950
Statistics
First champion(s)Nell Stewart
Most reignsNell Stewart (6 times)
Longest reignNell Stewart (5 years)
Shortest reignMars Bennett (3 days)

The NWA Texas Women's Championship is the National Wrestling Alliance's women's professional wrestling championship in the state of Texas.

Title history

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 Nell Stewart March 30, 1950 Live Event Galveston, TX 1 292 Stewart defeated Mae Young to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Mars Bennett January 12, 1951 Southwest Sports Dallas, TX 1 7 This was a two-out-of-three falls match. Nell Stewart was still recognized as the champion in San Antonio. [1][2]
3 Nell Stewart January 19, 1951 Live Event Houston, TX 2 [Note 1] Stewart left Texas in November 1955, and was recognized as the champion in November 1957. It is unclear if during this time Stewart remained the champion or reclaimed the title back. [1]
— Vacated December 1957 — — — — The championship was vacated after Nell Stewart left Texas. [1]
4 Lorraine Johnson August 28, 1959 Live Event Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] Johnson defeated Laura Martinez to win the vacant championship. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 28, 1959 to October 22, 1961.
5 Nell Stewart before October 22, 1961 Live Event N/A 3 502[Note 3] In Beaumont, Sweet Georgia Brown claims the championship as of January 30, 1963. [1]
6 Penny Banner March 8, 1963 Houston Wrestling Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from March 8, 1963 to 1963.
7 Nell Stewart before 1963 Live Event N/A 4 [Note 2] [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1963 to December 3, 1963.
8 Sweet Georgia Brown before December 3, 1963 Live Event N/A 1 [Note 2] Brown was recognized as the champion in Dallas. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 3, 1963 to November 6, 1966.
9 Kay Noble before November 6, 1966 Live Event N/A 1 309[Note 4] Noble was recognized as the champion in West Texas. [1]
10 Evelyn Stevens before September 11, 1967 Live Event El Paso, TX 1 [Note 5] This title change repeated itself on September 14, 1967 in Amarillo. [1]
11 Princess White Dove September 1968 Live Event N/A 1 [1] According to the Odessa American, Princess White Dove was billed as champion in West Texas for defeating Evelyn Stevens, while Stevens continued to be recognized as champion in East Texas. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from September 1968 to February 11, 1969.
12 Evelyn Stevens before February 11, 1969 Live Event N/A 2 144[Note 6] [1]
13 Mary DeLeon July 5, 1969 Live Event San Antonio, TX 1 71[Note 7] [1]
14 Evelyn Stevens before September 14, 1969 Live Event N/A 3 258[Note 8] [1]
15 Betty Nicoli before May 30, 1970 Live Event Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] Kay Noble was billed as champion in Longview, at least between March 9, 1971 and August 31, 1971. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from May 30, 1970 to November 22, 1970.
16 Vivian Vachon before November 22, 1970 Live Event N/A 1 129[Note 9] [1]
17 Marie LaVerne before March 31, 1971 Live Event N/A 1 [Note 10] It is possible that LaVerne was awarded the championship after Vivian Vachon moved to California in February 1972. [1]
18 Kay Noble July 1972 Live Event N/A 2 [Note 11] [1]
19 Marie LaVerne July 6, 1972 Live Event Amarillo, TX 2 771 [1]
20 Kay Noble August 16, 1974 NWA Western States Abilene, TX 3 [Note 2] Noble won the championship after LaVerne no-showed at the event. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 16, 1974 to April 14, 1976.
21 Sylvia Hackney before April 14, 1976 Live Event N/A 1 [Note 2] [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 14, 1976 to August 18, 1976.
22 Marie LaVerne before August 18, 1976 Live Event N/A 3 [Note 2] [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 18, 1976 to October 21, 1977.
23 Susan Green October 21, 1977 Live Event Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] Green defeated Joyce Grable to win the vacant championship. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 21, 1977 to March 24, 1978.
24 Joyce Grable March 24, 1978 Live Event Houston, TX 1 203 Either Grable defeated Leilani Kai for the championship or Grable was the champion at the time, who successfully defended the title against Kai. [1]
25 Suzette Ferreira October 13, 1978 Live Event Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] [1]
25 Vicki Williams January 28, 1979 Live Event Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] Either Williams defeated Suzette Ferreira for the championship or Grable was the champion at the time, who successfully defended the title against Ferreira. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from January 28, 1979 to November 22, 1980.
26 Pepper Torres November 22, 1980 Live Event Houston, TX 1 [Note 2] Either Torres defeated Leilani Kai for the championship or Grable was the champion at the time, who successfully defended the title against Kai. [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 22, 1980 to February 1981.
27 Susan Green before February 1981 Live Event Houston, TX 2 [Note 12] [1]
28 Evelyn Stevens February 27, 1981 Live Event Houston, TX 4 [Note 2] [1]
— Vacated 1981 – 1983 — — — — The year that the championship was vacated is uncertain. [1]
29 Velvet McIntyre February 13, 1983 Live Event San Antonio, TX 1 [Note 13] [3]
30 Evelyn Stevens September 1984 Live Event Houston, TX 5 [Note 2] [3]
— Deactivated 1984 — — — — The championship was deactivated in 1984. [1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 2,508 and 2,538 days.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  3. ^ The exact date that Steward won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
  4. ^ The exact date that Noble won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
  5. ^ The exact date that Steven lost the championship is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 356 and 385 days.
  6. ^ The exact date that Stevens won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
  7. ^ The exact date that DeLeon lost the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
  8. ^ The exact date that Stevens won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
  9. ^ The exact date that Vachon won and lost the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
  10. ^ The exact date that DeLeon won and lost the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign, which allegedly is between 458 and 488 days, might be inaccurate.
  11. ^ The exact date that Noble won the championship is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between <1 and 5 days.
  12. ^ The exact date that Green won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign, which allegedly is between <1 and 26 days, might be inaccurate.
  13. ^ The exact date that McIntyre lost the championship is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 566 and 595 days.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Texas Women's Title". wrestling-titles.
  2. ^ "Southwest Sports". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  3. ^ a b "Texas Women's Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.