World Junior Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)

World Junior Heavyweight Championship
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Date established 1936
Date retired 1949
Promotion National Wrestling Association

The National Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association, an offshoot of the National Boxing Association, and was contested for by wrestlers weighing between 175 lb (79 kg) and 190 lb (86 kg). The title existed from 1936 through 1949, when it was unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's version of the championship.[1] Leroy McGuirk was the champion when the title was unified, but he was later forced to vacate the belt on February 7, 1950 when he was blinded in an automobile accident.[1]

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Place: Notes:
Albion Britt 1 April 20, 1936 Hollywood, CA Defeated Ted Christy in a tournament final to become the first champion. [1]
Chick Dude 1 December 21, 1936 Hollywood, CA Britt again loses the title to Leroy McGuirk on January 4, 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1]
Bob Kenaston 1 September 5, 1938 Hollywood, CA [1]
Dan Savich 1 December 15, 1938 Toledo, OH Kenaston is billed as Sgt. George Kenaston in this match.
Paul Bozzell 1 December 22, 1938 Toledo, OH
Sgt. Bob Kenaston 2 January 5, 1939 Toledo, OH Billed as Sgt. George Kenaston in Toledo; Bobby Chick defeats Kenaston via DQ on February 16, 1939 in Toledo, OH, but NWA president Col. Harry J. Landry states that title cannot change hands on a DQ and orders an immediate rematch, won by Kenaston February 23, 1939 in Toledo, OH.
John Swenski 1 April 3, 1939 Tulsa, OK Has originally been awarded the title after defeating Kenaston via DQ in the third fall on March 27, 1939 in Tulsa, OK but the decision is later reversed. [1]
Leroy McGuirk 1 June 19, 1939 Hollywood, CA [1]
Title retired November 28, 1949 Des Moines, IA Title unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's World Junior Heavyweight Championship. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "National Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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