IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Australia)

The IWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from its founding in 1964 until 1971.[1]

IWA World Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
Date established1964
Date retired1971

Although a part of WCW, the championship carried the IWA initials, for the International Wrestling Alliance. The IWA was WCW's sanctioning body for its championships.

WCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969,[2] but still recognized this title as its world title. In 1971, the title was abandoned, the NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship was established as WCW's new top championship, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was recognized in WCW as the world title.

24 different men held the championship, combining for 51 individual title reigns.[1]

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Killer Kowalski1October 1964? Kowalski was awarded the title.
Dominic DeNucci17 November 1964Melbourne, Victoria
Ray Stevens1January 1965Sydney, New South Wales
Dominic DeNucci2January 1965Melbourne, Victoria
Mitsu Arakawa1May 1965? This title change occurred no later than this date.
Hercules Cortez1June 1965? This title change occurred no later than this date.
Killer Kowalski2June 1965?
Spiros Arion16 August 1965Sydney, New South Wales
Karl Krauser11965Melbourne, Victoria
Spiros Arion21965?
Killer Kowalski3December 1965Honolulu, Hawaii
Dominic DeNucci312 February 1966Sydney, New South Wales
Toru Tanaka13 June 1966Sydney, New South Wales
Mark Lewin19 July 1966Melbourne, Victoria
Skull Murphy113 August 1966Melbourne, Victoria
Bearcat Wright119 August 1966Sydney, New South Wales
The Destroyer13 September 1966Melbourne, Victoria
Spiros Arion329 October 1966Melbourne, Victoria
Ray Stevens22 December 1966Sydney, New South Wales
Billy White Wolf111 February 1967Melbourne, Victoria White Wolf vacated the Australian Heavyweight Championship after winning this title.
Killer Kowalski4May 1967Melbourne, Victoria
Tex McKenzie1July 1967Melbourne, Victoria
Skull Murphy212 August 1967Melbourne, Victoria
Bearcat Wright219 August 1967Melbourne, Victoria
Killer Kowalski51 September 1967Melbourne, Victoria
Mario Milano18 September 1967Sydney, New South Wales
King Curtis Iaukea130 September 1967Sydney, New South Wales
Mark Lewin213 October 1967Sydney, New South Wales
Ripper Collins1October 1967?
Mario Milano2October 1967?
Killer Karl Kox1January 1968Melbourne, Victoria
Spiros Arion4January 1968Melbourne, Victoria
Gorilla Monsoon116 February 1968Sydney, New South Wales
Spiros Arion522 March 1968Sydney, New South Wales
Baron Mikel Scicluna115 June 1968Sydney, New South Wales
Mario Milano317 August 1968Melbourne, Victoria
Toru Tanaka220 September 1968Sydney, New South Wales
Tex McKenzie215 November 1968Sydney, New South Wales
Skull Murphy318 November 1968Adelaide, South Australia
"Cowboy" Bob Ellis17 February 1969Sydney, New South Wales
Killer Karl Kox214 February 1969Sydney, New South Wales
Spiros Arion621 February 1969Sydney, New South Wales
The Spoiler14 April 1969Sydney, New South Wales
Mario Milano49 May 1969Sydney, New South Wales
WCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969, still recognizing this world title.
Killer Karl Kox319 September 1969Sydney, New South Wales
Billy Robinson131 October 1969Sydney, New South Wales
King Curtis Iaukea219 December 1969Sydney, New South Wales
Dominic DeNucci4January 1970Sydney, New South Wales
King Curtis Iaukea3April 1970? This title change occurred no later than this date.
Stan Stasiak1December 1970?
King Curtis Iaukea4December 1970?
The title was retired in 1971 and replaced with the NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship. WCW then recognized the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as the world title.

See also

References

  1. "I.W.A. World Heavyweight Title (Australia)". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  2. "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Australia". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 27 December 2008. W.C.W. was a members [sic] of National Wrestling Alliance after 69/08.
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