- NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version)
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NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida) Details Promotion Championship Wrestling from Florida Date established April, 1960 Date retired 1984 Statistics Most reigns Boris Malenko (8 reigns) First champion(s) Eddie Graham Longest reign Blackjack Mulligan
(189 days)Shortest reign George Gaiser & Paul Jones
(7 days)Oldest champion Tarzan Tyler (45 years) Youngest champion Dusty Rhodes (25 years, 60 days) The Florida version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship defended sporadically in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling from Florida. As its name suggests, the title was contested in matches in which the participants wore brass knuckles and it existed from 1960 until the title was abandoned, no earlier than late 1984.[1][2]
Title history
(n) indicates that a title change happened no later than the date listed. Silver marks in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Eddie Graham 1 April 1960 Mike DiBiase 1 April 19, 1960 Tampa, Florida Johnny Valentine 1 April 23, 1968 Tampa, Florida Eddie Graham 2 June 10, 1968 Orlando, Florida Ace Price 1 July 4, 1968 Jacksonville, Florida Joe Scarpa 1 July 30, 1968 Tampa, Florida Boris Malenko 2 August 22, 1968 Jacksonville, Florida José Lothario 1 November 4, 1968[3] Orlando, Florida Boris Malenko 3 November 18, 1968 Orlando, Florida The Gladiator (Ricky Hunter) 1 April 3, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida Boris Malenko 4 April 17, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida Joe Scarpa 2 April 23, 1969[4] Miami Beach, Florida Boris Malenko 5 June 29, 1969 Miami Beach, Florida Beautiful Brutus 1 September 3, 1969 Miami Beach, Florida Dale Lewis 1 November 4, 1969 Miami Beach, Florida Don Curtis 1 November 20, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida The Missouri Mauler 1 December 11, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida Danny Miller 1 January 6, 1970 Tampa, Florida The Missouri Mauler 2 February 17, 1970 Tampa, Florida José Lothario 2 May 2, 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico Thunderbolt Patterson 1 May 26, 1970 Tampa, Florida José Lothario 3 August 22, 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico Dusty Rhodes 1 December 1, 1970 Tampa, Florida Rhodes was stripped of the title in December 1970. Tarzan Tyler 1 December 22, 1970 Tampa, Florida Ciclon Negro 1 January 30, 1971 Miami Beach, Florida Boris Malenko 6 February 23, 1971 Tampa, Florida The Champion (Tarzan Tyler) 2 April 21, 1971 Miami Beach, Florida Dale Lewis 2 May 5, 1971[5] Miami Beach, Florida Bob Roop 1 June 12, 1971 Jacksonville, Florida Bobby Duncum 1 July 1, 1971 Jacksonville, Florida George Gaiser 1 December 14, 1971 Tampa, Florida Bobby Duncum 2 December 21, 1971 Tampa, Florida Boris Malenko 7 January 27, 1972 Tampa, Florida Bearcat Wright 1 March 28, 1972 Tampa, Florida Boris Malenko 8 May 15, 1972 Tampa, Florida Paul Jones 1 June 6, 1972 Tampa, Florida Jack Brisco 1 June 13, 1972 Tampa, Florida Title vacated on the same day Brisco won it. Dusty Rhodes 2 December 1972 (n) Rhodes was stripped of the title in December 1972 for violence against NWA President Sam Muchnick. Tarzan Tyler 3 December 22, 1972 Tampa, Florida Won a tournament. Killer Karl Kox 1 1975 Won a tournament. Rocky Johnson 1 1976 Steve Keirn 1 October 2, 1978 West Palm Beach, Florida Defeated Killer Karl Kox. Killer Karl Kox 2 1978 Sonny King 2 February 1979 (n) Killer Karl Kox 3 May 1979 (n) Dick Slater 1 October 1980 (n) Ciclon Negro 2 May 1982 (n) Title vacated. Blackjack Mulligan 1 September 1983 (n) Defeated Kareem Muhammad. Black Bart 1 January 1984 Blackjack Mulligan 2 May 5, 1984 St. Petersburg, Florida Panama Gang 1 November 1984 (n) St. Petersburg, Florida Title later abandoned. References
- ^ Duncan, Royal and Will, Gary (4th Edition, 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Tanabe, Hisaharu (2003). "N.W.A. Florida Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-bk.html. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ Rose, Barry. "Event: Orlando on November 4th, 1968". CWF Archives. http://www.cwfarchives.com/Event.php?id=1004. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ Rose, Barry. "Event: Miami and Miami Beach on April 23rd, 1969". CWF Archives. http://www.cwfarchives.com/Event.php?id=922. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ Rose, Barry. "Event: Miami and Miami Beach on May 5th, 1971". CWF Archives. http://www.cwfarchives.com/Event.php?id=345. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
See also
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Other Brass Knuckles Championships
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- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (NWA, WCCW/WCWA; 1953-87, 1998-2001)
- NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship (Mid-America; 1978-81)
Categories:- Championship Wrestling from Florida championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Regional professional wrestling championships
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