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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version)

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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version)
Details
PromotionNational Wrestling Association (Sanctioning body)
NWA Los Angeles (1948 – 1952)
Date establishedApril 20, 1936
Date retiredMay 25, 1952
Statistics
First champion(s)Albion Britt
Final champion(s)Danny McShain
Most reignsBilly Varga (3 times)
Danny McShain (3 times)
Longest reignLeroy McGuirk (2,784 days)+
Shortest reignRed Berry (8 days)

The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world championship and secondary title in the National Boxing/Wrestling Association that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1936 and was unified with the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1952.[1]

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Transcription

Title history

Key
# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event in which the title was won
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A The information is not available or is unknown

Reigns

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Albion Britt 1 April 20, 1936 245 Hollywood, California Live event Britt defeated Ted Christy in a tournament final to become the first NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion. Subsequent title reigns are recognized by the National Wrestling Association. [2]
2 Dude Chick 1 December 21, 1936 623 Hollywood, California Live event [3]
3 Sgt. Bob Kenaston 1 September 5, 1938 203 Hollywood, California Live event [4]
4 John Swenski 1 March 27, 1939 84 Tulsa, Oklahoma Live event [5]
5 Leroy McGuirk 1 June 19, 1939 [Note 1] Hollywood, California Live event [6]
— Vacated — 1947 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated in Los Angeles sometime after February 1947 and a 40-man tournament is held to crown a new champion. McGuirk, however, continues to be billed as champion in other territories.
6 Billy Varga 1 September 29, 1947 56 Hollywood, California Live event Varga defeated Danny McShain in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [7]
7 Martino Angelo 1 November 24, 1947 133 Hollywood, California Live event
8 Leo Wallick 1 April 5, 1948 30 Hollywood, California Live event
9 Gorilla Ramos 1 May 5, 1948 40 Bakersfield, California Live event
10 Maurice La Chapelle 1 June 14, 1948 21 Hollywood, California Live event [8]
11 Danny McShain 1 July 5, 1948 42 Hollywood, California Live event
12 Billy Darnell 1 August 16, 1948 210 Hollywood, California Live event
13 Billy Varga 2 March 14, 1949 119 Hollywood, California Live event
14 Danny McShain 2 July 11, 1949 49 Hollywood, California Live event
15 Red Berry 1 August 29, 1949 8 Hollywood, California Live event
16 Johnny Demchuck 1 September 6, 1949 20 San Diego, California Live event
17 Sonny Myers 1 September 26, 1949 57 Hollywood, California Live event
18 Ivan Kalmikoff 1 November 22, 1949 57 San Diego, California Live event Kalmikoff defeats Danny McShain, who is billed as champion, at a January 4, 1950 title defence in Bakersfield, California.
19 Billy Varga 3 January 18, 1950 44 Bakersfield, California Live event
20 Leo Garibaldi 1 March 3, 1950 87 Los Angeles, California Live event
21 Billy Varga 4 May 29, 1950 43 Hollywood, California Live event
21 Leo Garibaldi 2 July 11, 1950 42 San Diego, California Live event
22 Baron Michele Leone 1 August 22, 1950 310 San Diego, California Live event
23 Leo Garibaldi 3 June 28, 1951 97 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event [9]
24 Red Berry 2 October 3, 1951 196 Los Angeles, California Live event
25 Rito Romero 1 April 16, 1952 39 Los Angeles, California Live event
26 Danny McShain 3 May 25, 1952 <1 Los Angeles, California Live event The championship is unified with the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and ceases to exist. [10][11]

Footnotes

  1. ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 2,784 and 3,084 days.

References

General
  • "World Junior Heavyweight Title (Los Angeles)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
Specific
  1. ^ Stern, Karl, ed. (2005). "The Time Line of Wrestling Part II" (PDF). DragonKing Wrestling. No. 83. Haleyville, Alabama: DragonKing Press. p. 7.
  2. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 11, 2010). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1936". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  3. ^ Hoops, Brian (December 21, 2016). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/21): Jerry Lawler Wins The AWA Southern Title". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
  4. ^ "Old Hill Crab Versus Spin Of Chick Top Card". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. August 20, 1939.
  5. ^ Hornbaker, Tim. "Tulsa Wrestling Results - 1939". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  6. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (March 6, 2007). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1939". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  7. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 16, 2010). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1947". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  8. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 11, 2010). "Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1948". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  9. ^ Taylor, Becky. "Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1951". LegacyOfWrestling.com.
  10. ^ Bryant, Steve (January 12, 2016). "Biggest match in SoCal history?". SoCalUncensored.com.
  11. ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 227. ISBN 1554902746.
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