NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship

NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship
Details
PromotionNWA Mid-America, Southern Championship Wrestling (Tennessee)
Date establishedNovember 15, 1978
Date retiredMay 1982
Statistics
First champion(s)Gypsy Joe
Most reignsGypsy Joe (4 reigns)

The NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship was a short-lived title promoted by National Wrestling Alliance NWA Mid-America territory from 1978 until 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the United States of America, including versions in the Florida territory, Amarillo, New England, the Mid-Atlantic region and in NWA Tri-State. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
  Indicates periods of unknown lineage
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes
1 Gypsy Joe 1 November 15, 1978 [Note 1] Nashville, Tennessee Mid-America Live event Defeated the Mexican Angel in a tournament final.
2 Don Fargo 1 February 12, 1979 (NLT) [Note 2] [Note 3] Mid-America Live event Won Sometime after January 13, 1979.
3 Gypsy Joe 2 March 3, 1979 (NLT) [Note 4] [Note 3] Mid-America Live event  
 
4 Don Fargo 2 March 25, 1979 (NLT) [Note 5] Chattanooga, Tennessee Mid-America Live event Still billed as champions on May 26, 1979.
 
5 Gypsy Joe 3 August 1979 (NLT) [Note 6] [Note 3] Mid-America Live event [Note 3]  
6 Dennis Condrey 1 August 15, 1979 [Note 7] Nashville, Tennessee Mid-America Live event  
7 Gypsy Joe 4 August 1979 [Note 8] [Note 3] Mid-America Live event  
8 David Schultz 1 August 18, 1979 [Note 9] Chattanooga, Tennessee Mid-America Live event  
 
9 Don Fargo 3 September 29, 1980 (NLT) [Note 10] [Note 3] Mid-America Live event  
— Abandoned N/A 1981 N/A N/A N/A Championship Abandoned when the NWA Mid-America territory closed.
10 Steve Muslin 1 July 1981 (NLT) [Note 3]    
11 Rick Conners 1 July 17, 1981 35 Knoxville, Tennessee    
12 Ron Wright 1 August 21, 1981 14 Knoxville, Tennessee    
13 Rick Conners 2 September 1981 (NLT) Knoxville, Tennessee    
14 Ron Wright 2 May 1982 (NLT) Knoxville, Tennessee    
— Title Retired N/A May 1982 N/A N/A N/A

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 89 days.
  2. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 133 days.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  4. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 39 days.
  5. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 179 days.
  6. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 142 days.
  7. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between day and 3 days.
  8. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 3 days.
  9. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 407 days.
  10. ^ The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 94 days and 458 days.

References

General
  • Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: NWA World Brass Knuckles Title [Nick Gulas & Roy Welsch]". Wrestling Title Histories (4 ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
  • "NWA World Brass Knuckles Title [Mid-America]". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
Specific
  1. ^ Ed Grabianowski (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.