NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship

NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship
Abdullah the Butcher is a former NWA Macon Heavyweight Champion.
Details
PromotionGeorgia Championship Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 14, 1973
Date retired1979
Statistics
First champion(s)Buddy Colt
Final champion(s)Tommy Rich
Most reignsMr. Wrestling II (4)
Longest reignDick Slater (285 days)
Shortest reignBob Armstrong (9 days)

The NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). It was a secondary title, complementing the NWA Macon Tag Team Championship, and defended almost exclusively at the Macon City Auditorium and Macon Coliseum throughout the 1970s.[1]

The Macon titles were one of two sets of GCW's citywide championships, along with the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship and NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship, and one of a select few city championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. The final champion was "Wildfire" Tommy Rich before the title was eventually abandoned after 1979.

There have been a total of 13 recognized champions who have had a combined 22 official reigns, with Mr. Wrestling II holding the most at four. The longest reigning champion was "Dirty" Dick Slater, who held the title for 285 days. The shortest reigning champion was "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, whose first reign lasted only nine days.

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 Buddy Colt August 14, 1973 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 35 Won title in a one-night 16-man championship tournament. [2][3]
2 Bob Armstrong September 18, 1973 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 147 [4]
3 Bobby Duncum February 12, 1974 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 35 [5][6]
4 Bob Armstrong March 19, 1974 GCW show Macon, Georgia 2 42 [5]
5 Bobby Duncum April 30, 1974 GCW show Macon, Georgia 2 14 [6][7]
6 Mr. Wrestling II May 14, 1974 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 [Note 1] [7]
— Vacated 1975 — — — — Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
7 Toru Tanaka March 18, 1975 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 84 Defeated Danny Little Bear in a tournament final. [8]
8 Bob Armstrong June 10, 1975 GCW show Macon, Georgia 3 9 [9]
9 Dick Slater June 19, 1975 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 285 [9]
10 Stan Stasiak March 30, 1976 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 28 [10]
11 Mr. Wrestling II April 27, 1976 GCW show Macon, Georgia 2 [Note 2] [11]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 27, 1976 to March 1977 (NLT).
12 J. J. Dillon March 1977 (NLT) GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 [12]
13 Mr. Wrestling II March 29, 1977 GCW show Macon, Georgia 3 42 [13]
14 Ole Anderson May 10, 1977 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 245 [14]
15 Dick Slater January 10, 1978 GCW show Macon, Georgia 2 [Note 3] [15]
— Vacated March 1978 — — — — Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
16 Tommy Rich March 14, 1978 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 42 Defeated Stan Hansen in a tournament final. [16]
17 Abdullah the Butcher April 25, 1978 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 28 [16]
18 Mr. Wrestling II May 23, 1978 GCW show Macon, Georgia 4 140 [16]
19 Angelo Mosca October 10, 1978 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 112 [17][18]
20 Wahoo McDaniel January 30, 1979 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 [Note 4] [19]
— Vacated September 1979 — — — — Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
21 Killer Karl Kox September 25, 1979 GCW show Macon, Georgia 1 12 Defeated Tommy Rich in a tournament final. [20]
22 Tommy Rich October 7, 1979 GCW show Macon, Georgia 2 50   [21][22]
— Deactivated 1979 — — — — Championship is vacated for unknown reasons and subsequently abandoned in favor of the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship.

List of top combined reigns

¤ The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
List of combined reigns
Rank Champion No. of reigns Combined days
1 Dick Slater 2 285¤
2 Ole Anderson 1 245
3 Bob Armstrong 3 198
4 Mr. Wrestling II 4 182¤
5 Angelo Mosca 1 112
5 Tommy Rich 2 92
6 Toru Tanaka 1 84
7 Bobby Duncum 2 49
8 Stan Stasiak 1 38
9 Buddy Colt 1 35
10 Abdullah the Butcher 1 28
11 Killer Karl Kox 1 12
12 James Dillon 1 N/A
13 Wahoo McDaniel 1 N/A

Footnotes

  1. ^ The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 307 days.
  2. ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 266 and 307 days.
  3. ^ The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 50 and 80 days.
  4. ^ The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 214 and 243 days.

References

General

  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "United States: Georgia". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 145. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "Macon Heavyweight Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  • Miller, Blake (2004). "Regional Territories: GCW". KayfabeMemories.com.

Specific

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  12. ^ Marston, James (June 26, 2013). "Five Questions With ... J. J. Dillon". AcrossThePondWrestling.co.uk.
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  17. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (October-December 1978)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012.
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  21. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (October-December 1979)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  22. ^ Hoops, Brian (October 7, 2015). "On this date in pro wrestling history 10-7: Rich wins Macon title, HHH and Orton trade title wins". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.