New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship

The NYSAC World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the New York State Athletic Commission.[1] The title existed from 1929 through 1934.

Title history

Wrestler: Reign: Date: Location: Notes:
Dick Shikat 1 August 23, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeats Jim Londos in tournament final, after the Athletic Commissions in New York strip Gus Sonnenberg of the World Title in July, 1929 for failing to meet "real" contenders.
Jim Londos 1 June 06, 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stripped of the title for refusing to defend against the winner of Ed "Strangler" Lewis vs. Dick Shikat match on September 30, 1932.
Ed Lewis 1 October 10, 1932 New York City, New York Defeats Jack Sherry to win the vacant title.
Jim Browning 1 February 20, 1933 New York City, New York
Jim Londos 2 June 25, 1934 New York City, New York Also won the National Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship in June, 1930 and unified both titles.
Danno O'Mahoney 1 June 27, 1935 Boston, Massachusetts Unified title with the Boston version of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship

References

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