NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship

NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established	June 29, 1959 November 2, 2005
Date retired	October, 1960 August, 2013
Promotion	NWA Mid-America (1949–1950) NWA Top Rope (2005–2013)

The NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in the National Wrestling Alliance territory promotion NWA Top Rope, based in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Championship was created in 2005 and was active until 2013 when NWA Top Rope closed. That version of the championship was preceded by the original NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Championship that existed from the late 1950s into the 1960s, promoted by NWA Mid-America.^[1] Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen wrestler "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.^[2]

Title history

NWA Mid-America

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

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Billy Wicks	1	June 29, 1959	35	[Note 1]	Mid-America Live event	Defeated Sputnik Monroe in a tournament final to become the first champion.[1]
2	Monroe, SputnikSputnik Monroe	1	August 3, 1959	7	Memphis, TN	Mid-America Live event	[1]
3	Billy Wicks	2	August 10, 1959	[Note 2]	Memphis, Tennessee	Mid-America Live event	[1]
4	Monroe, SputnikSputnik Monroe	2	March 1960	[Note 3]	[Note 1]	Mid-America Live event	[1]
—	Abandoned	N/A	1960	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship abandoned.[1]

NWA Top Rope

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	Rick Santel	1	November 12, 2005	[Note 4]	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event	Defeated Jason James and Jason Brisbane in a three-way match to become the first champion in NWA Top Rope.
—	Vacated	N/A	February 2006	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated due to injuries to Santel
2	Kory Williams	1	February 2006	[Note 5]	[Note 1]	NWA Top Rope event	Williams was awarded the reigning NWA Top Rope Southern Heavyweight Champion.
3	Casey Kage	1	September 30, 2006	119	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event	This was a Texas Bullrope match.
—	Vacated	N/A	January 27, 2007	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated when Casey Kage and manager Jay West left NWA Top Rope over pay disputes.
4	Vic the Bruiser	1	February 24, 2007	84	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event	Won a battle royal to win the vacant title
5	Kory Wiliams	2	May 19, 2007	42	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
7	Vic the Bruiser	2	June 30, 2007	[Note 6]	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
8	Gary Valiant	1	June 2007	[Note 7]	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
9	Vic the Bruiser	3	August 2008	[Note 8]	[Note 1]	NWA Top Rope event	Still billed as champion on November 20, 2008
10	Vordell Walker	1	June 2, 2009 (NLT)	[Note 9]	[Note 1]	NWA Top Rope event
—	Vacated	N/A	November 7, 2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
11	Gary Valiant	2	March 1, 2010 (NLT)	[Note 10]	[Note 1]	NWA Top Rope event
12	Orion Bishop	1	April 8, 2010	[Note 11]	Nashville, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
12	Jeff Daniels	1	June 28, 2010 (NLT)	[Note 12]	[Note 1]	NWA Top Rope event
13	Arrick Andrews	1	November 13, 2010	140	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
—	Vacated	N/A	April 2, 2011	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
14	Arrick Andrews	2	May 28, 2011	98	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event	Won a tournament.
15	Kevin Jones	1	September 3, 2011	21	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
16	Arrick Andrews	3	September 24, 2011	92	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
17	Derek Neal	1	December 25, 2011	27	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
18	Hammerjack	1	January 21, 2012	[Note 13]	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event	Still billed as champion on February 26, 2012
19	Arrick Andrews	4	June 22, 2012 (NLT)	[Note 14]	NWA Top Rope event	[Note 1]	NWA Top Rope event
20	Chris Michaels	1	July 21, 2012	[Note 15]	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event
—	Vacated	N/A	July 2012	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
21	Arrick Andrews	5	July 28, 2012	[Note 16]	Lebanon, Tennessee	NWA Top Rope event	Defeated Tyler Gage in 4-man tournament final;
—	Abandoned	N/A	August 2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship abandoned when NWA Top Rope closed/

See also

• National Wrestling Alliance

Footnotes

1. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
2. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 204 days and 234 days.
3. The date the championship dropped lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 305 days.
4. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 81 days and 108 days.
5. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 214 days and 241 days.
6. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 0 days.
7. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 457 days and 398 days.
8. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 304 days.
9. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 462 days.
10. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 38 days and 147 days.
11. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 81 days.
12. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 138 days and 218 days.
13. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 153 days.
14. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 29 days and 145 days.
15. The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 10 days.
16. The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 369 days and 399 days.

References

1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Tennessee: NWA Tennessee Heavyweight Title [Nick Gulas & Roy Welch]". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
2. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.

External links

• Wrestling-Titles.com
• NWA Top Rope