World Heavyweight Championship (Pacific Northwest)
World Heavyweight Championship (Pacific Northwest version) |
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Details |
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Date established |
1946 |
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Date retired |
May 21, 1952 |
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Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Babe Sharkey |
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Final champion(s) |
Lou Thez |
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Most reigns |
Babe Sharkey (2 reigns) |
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The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the Pacific Northwest defended in the states of Oregon, Washington, and California from 1946 until 1952, when it was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history
- Key
Symbol |
Meaning |
No. |
The overall championship reign |
Reign |
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
Event |
The event in which the championship changed hands |
# |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
1 |
Sharkey !Babe Sharkey |
1 |
000000001946-01-01-00001946 |
1 ![Note 1] |
N/A |
N/A |
Billed as champion on arrival; previously held the Maryland version of the title |
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2 |
Levin, DaveDave Levin |
1 |
000000001946-01-01-00001946 |
1 ![Note 2] |
N/A |
House show |
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3 |
Sharkey !Babe Sharkey |
2 |
000000001946-07-03-0000July 3, 1946 |
7001600000000000000♠60 |
Portland, Oregon |
House show |
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4 |
Becker !George Becker |
1 |
000000001946-09-01-0000September 1, 1946 |
7002336000000000000♠336 |
Portland, Oregon |
House show |
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5 |
Torres !Enrique Torres |
1 |
000000001946-12-11-0000December 11, 1946} |
7003144200000000000♠1,442 |
Los Angeles, California |
House show |
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6 |
Leone !Baron Michele Leone |
1 |
000000001950-11-22-0000November 22, 1950 |
7002546000000000000♠546 |
Los Angeles, California |
House show |
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7 |
Thesz, LouLou Thesz |
1 |
000000001952-05-21-0000May 21, 1952 |
0 |
Los Angeles, California |
House show |
Unified with NWA World Heavyweight Championship as a result of the match |
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- ↑ The exact date Babe Sharkey began to defend the championship is unknown, putting the title reign at between 1 day and 7003383500000000000♠3,835 days.
- ↑ The exact date Levin won the championship is unknown, putting the title reign at between 1 day and 7003383500000000000♠3,835 days.
See also
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