NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship

NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version)
Details
Date established	September 12, 1960
Date retired	1974
Promotion	NWA Tri-State NWA Mid-America
Statistics First champion(s) Joe Scarpa Most reigns Jimmy Golden (4 reigns)

The Alabama version of the NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship existed from 1960 until 1974. It was defended primarily in Alabama under the banner of NWA Tri-State Wrestling, and at times in Tennessee for NWA Mid-America. 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 team "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
(NLT)	Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.
¤	Indicates that the data presented in this cell is uncertain.

#	Team (team members)	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Joe Scarpa	1	September 12, 1960	[Note 1]	Memphis, Tennessee	Live event	Defeated Mario Galento in tournament final to become the first champion.
2	Jerry Lawler	1	September 1971 (NLT)	[Note 2]	[Note 3]	Live event	Won a battle royal, last eliminating Jimmy Golden.
3	Jimmy Golden	1	October 29, 1971 (NLT)	[Note 4]	[Note 3]	Live event
4	Tony Russo	1	November 5, 1971	20	Gadsden, Alabama	Live event
5	Gary Martin	1	November 25, 1971	[Note 5]	Anniston, Alabama	Live event
6	Tony Russo	2	December 1971 (NLT)	[Note 6]	[Note 3]	Live event
7	The Golden Hawk	1	December 16, 1971	[Note 7]	Anniston, Alabama	Live event	Still billed as champion on January 6, 1972
8	Buddy Wayne	1	March 16, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 8]	[Note 3]	Live event
9	Jimmy Golden	2	April 6, 1972¤	[Note 9]	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event	Still champion as of 72/06/08
10	Ramon Perez	1	October 5, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 10]	[Note 3]	Live event
11	Tony Russo	3	December 21, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 11]	[Note 3]	Live event
12	Buddy Wayne	2	January 26, 1973 (NLT)	[Note 12]	[Note 3]	Live event
13	Jimmy Golden	3	March 7, 1974 (NLT)	[Note 13]	[Note 3]	Live event
14	Jack Donovan	1	March 14, 1974¤	70	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event
15	Jimmy Golden	4	May 23, 1974¤	[Note 14]	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event
16	Dennis Condrey	1	October 3, 1974 (NLT)	[Note 15]	[Note 3]	Live event
—	Retired	N/A	1974	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship abandoned.

Footnotes

1. The length of this reign is too uncertain to calculate.
2. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 424 days.
3. 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 64 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 402 days.
6. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 20 days.
7. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 91 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 90 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 182 days.
10. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 258 days.
11. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 112 days.
12. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 440 days.
13. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 404 days.
14. 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.
15. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 221 days.

References

General references

• Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Alabama: NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
• "NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

Specific

1. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.