NWA Western States Heritage Championship information
Professional wrestling championship
NWA Western States Heritage Championship
Details
Promotion
Universal Wrestling Federation Jim Crockett Promotions World Championship Wrestling
Date established
June 20, 1987
Date retired
January 20, 1989
Statistics
First champion(s)
Barry Windham
Final champion(s)
Larry Zbyszko
Longest reign
Larry Zbyszko (362 days)
Shortest reign
Barry Windham (218 days)
Oldest champion
Larry Zbyszko (37 years, 46 days)
Youngest champion
Barry Windham (26 years, 351 days)
Heaviest champion
Larry Zbyszko (233 lb (233 lb))
Lightest champion
Barry Windham (220 lb (220 lb))
The NWA Western States Heritage Championship was a short-lived National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) title in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) that was filled via a tournament in the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1987 and defended in JCP and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) until it was abandoned in 1989. The belt was created as a tribute to the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship, a retired territorial championship based in Amarillo, Texas; despite this, the NWA Western States Heritage Championship was never actually defended in Amarillo and most title defenses occurred on the East Coast or in the Midwest.
The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was revived in 2015 by NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling, using a belt design identical to that of the NWA Western States Heritage Championship.[1] NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling recognized all former Western States Champions — including the Western States Heritage titleholders. The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was retired and replaced with the Vendetta Pro Western States Championship on September 8, 2017.
^"NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Title History". Vendetta Pro Wrestling. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
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