NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship was the major championship in the National Wrestling Alliance member promotion NWA Great Lakes, and represented the states of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The championship lasted from 1997 through 2002. The title was originally known as the SMCW Heavyweight Championship when Southern Michigan Championship Wrestling opened in 1997, then the NWA Michigan Heavyweight Championship when SMCW joined the NWA and became NWA of Michigan. Finally, in 2000, the title's name changed for the final time when NWA of Michigan became NWA Great Lakes.

Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Gene Austin	1	June 14, 1997	Monroe, MI	Won a tournament to become the first champion.
Canadian Destroyer	1	December 13, 1997	Michigan Center, MI
Gene Austin	2	February 4, 1998	Sandusky, MI	The championship was renamed the NWA Michigan Heavyweight Championship on May 1, 1998.
The Brooklyn Brawler	1	June 20, 1998	Tecumseh, MI
Skull Ganz	1	December 27, 1998	Brownstown Township, MI
Mr. Meaner	1	December 3, 1999	Gibraltar, MI
Vacated		January 7, 2000
Larry Destiny	1	April 13, 2000	Burton, MI	Defeated Tommy Rogers to win the vacant title.
Stripped				Destiny was stripped of the title for missing title defenses.
Mike Legacy	1	May 2000
Gutter	1	June 17, 2000	Tiffin, OH
Rock Stevens	1	September 23, 2000	Sandusky, OH	The championship was renamed the NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship on October 14, 2000.
Vacated		November 2000
Sebastian Cyrus	1	December 8, 2000	Tiffin, OH	Defeated Gutter to win the vacant title.
Brimstone	1	September 22, 2001	Sterling Heights, MI
Tommy Starr	1	November 3, 2001	Sterling Heights, MI
Gutter	2	December 1, 2001	Sterling Heights, MI
Chris Sabin	1	June 1, 2002	Sterling Heights, MI
Title abandoned		October 2002		The title was abandoned when NWA Great Lakes closed.

See also

• National Wrestling Alliance

External links

• Wrestling-Titles.com