The following champion history features NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.
Title history[]
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Martino Angelo | 1 | 1930s | Texas |
| Leo Savage | 1 | 1930s | records unclear as to whom he defeated |
| Chief Little Beaver | 1 | 1938 | Houston, TX (Awarded when Savage ran out) |
| Everett Marshall | 1 | March 1938 | Texas |
| Bobby Managoff | 1 | February 1942 | records unclear as to whom he defeated |
| Juan Humberto | 1 | February 17, 1942 | Dallas, TX |
| Lou Thesz | 1 | May 12, 1944 | Houston, TX (Defeated Hans Schnabel) |
| Ernie Dusek | 1 | June 30, 1944 | Houston, TX |
| Lou Thesz | 2 | August 18, 1944 | Houston, TX |
| Olaf Olson | 1 | December 8, 1944 | Texas |
| Vacated | 1945 | Title vacant | |
| "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | 1 | 1945 | Houston, TX (Defeated Dizzy Davis in tournament final) |
| Bobby Managoff | 2 | 1945 | records unclear as to whom he defeated |
| Dave Levin | 1 | July 13, 1945 | Houston, TX |
| Buddy Rogers | 2 | July 27, 1945 | Houston, TX |
| Ted Cox | 1 | August 31, 1945 | Houston, TX |
| Buddy Rogers | 3 | September 7, 1945 | Houston, TX |
| Jim Casey | 1 | September 19, 1945 | San Antonio, TX |
| Buddy Rogers | 4 | November 23, 1945 | Houston, TX |
| Lou Thesz | 3 | May 3, 1946 | Houston, TX |
| Buddy Rogers | 5 | May 10, 1946 | Houston, TX |
| Kay Bell | 1 | July 1946 | Texas |
| Dave Levin | 2 | July 26, 1946 | Houston, TX |
| Ted Cox | 2 | August 16, 1946 | Houston, TX |
| Gino Garibaldi | 1 | September 1946 | Texas |
| Vacated | 1946 or 1947 | Title Vacant | |
| Miguel Guzman | 1 | August 1, 1947 | Houston, TX (Defeated Sonny Myers) |
| Sonny Myers | 1 | January 23, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Yukon Eric | 1 | January 30, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Miguel Guzman | 2 | February 6, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Danny McShain | 1 | May 7, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Miguel Guzman | 3 | June 11, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Dizzy Davis | 1 | July 30, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Antonio Rocca | 1 | August 6, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Danny McShain | 2 | November 12, 1948 | Houston, TX |
| Antonio Rocca | 2 | November 30, 1948 | Dallas, TX |
| Dizzy Davis | 2 | January 1, 1949 | Waco, TX |
| Wild Red Berry | 1 | January 28, 1949 | Houston, TX |
| Miguel Guzman | 4 | March 2, 1949 | San Antonio, TX |
| Danny McShain | 3 | April 1, 1949 | Houston, TX |
| Sonny Myers | 2 | April 22, 1949 | Houston, TX |
| Bob Wagner | 1 | May 1949 | Houston, TX |
| Rito Romero | 1 | June 1949 | San Antonio, TX |
| Sonny Myers | 3 | July 8, 1949 | Dallas, TX |
| Sandy O'Donne | 1 | July 1949 | Dallas, TX |
| Held Up | July 1949 | Won title by DQ so title held up | |
| Sonny Myers | 4 | August 1949 | Texas |
| Miguel Guzman | 5 | August 19, 1949 | Houston, TX |
| Wild Red Berry | 2 | November 1949 | Texas |
| Leo Newman | 1 | November 1949 | Texas |
| Verne Gagne | 1 | December 16, 1949 | Houston, TX |
| Danny McShain | 4 | January 13, 1950 | Houston, TX |
| Vacated | May 1950 | Title vacant | |
| Sonny Myers | 5 | June 30, 1950 | Houston, TX (Defeated Rito Romero) |
| Miguel Guzman | 6 | August 7, 1950 | Texas |
| Verne Gagne | 2 | September 8, 1950 | Houston, TX |
| Rito Romero | 2 | October 27, 1950 | Houston, TX |
| Danny Savish | 1 | February 1951 | Texas |
| Miguel Guzman | 7 | June 8, 1951 | Houston, TX |
| Wayne Martin | 1 | June 12, 1951 | Dallas, TX |
| Miguel Guzman | 8 | June 18, 1951 | Ft. Worth, TX (Awarded due to interference by Sonny Myers) |
| Vacated | 1951 | Title Vacant | |
| Duke Keomuka | 1 | August 17, 1951 | Houston, TX (Defeated Ray Gunkel) |
| Ray Gunkel | 1 | September 4, 1951 | Dallas, TX |
| Vacated | 1951 | Title vacant | |
| Mighty Atlas | 1 | November 16, 1951 | Houston, TX (Defeated Miguel Guzman) |
| Ray Gunkel | 2 | May 23, 1952 | Houston, TX |
| Duke Keomuka | 2 | September 26, 1952 | Houston, TX |
| Cyclone Ayala | 1 | November 14, 1952 | Houston, TX |
| Duke Keomuka | 3 | December 1952 | Texas |
| Vacated | January 1953 | Title vacant | |
| Ray Gunkel | 3 | February 18, 1953 | Austin, TX (Defeated Mr. Moto) |
| Bull Curry | 1 | May 7, 1954 | Houston, TX |
| Enrique Guzman | 1 | May 21, 1954 | Houston, TX |
| Ed Francis | 1 | June 11, 1954 | Houston, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | August 1954 | Texas |
| The Sheik | 1 | October 1954 | Texas |
| Polo Torres | 1 | November 19, 1954 | Houston, TX |
| Mr. Moto | 1 | July 1955 | Texas |
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | August 5, 1955 | Houston, TX |
| Duke Keomuka | 4 | December 1955 | Texas |
| Pepper Gomez | 2 | January 1956 | Texas |
| Buddy Rogers | 6 | June 1, 1956 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 3 | August 3, 1956 | Houston, TX |
| Gene Kiniski | 1 | August 18, 1956 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 4 | September 7, 1956 | Houston, TX |
| El Medico | 1 | October 19, 1956 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 5 | February 8, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| El Medico | 2 | February 1957 | Texas |
| Pepper Gomez | 6 | February 22, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | April 19, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| Ivan the Terrible | 1 | August 30, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| El Medico | 3 | September 13, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 7 | November 1, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| Crusher Duggan (AKA Boris Malenko) | 1 | November 8, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| Bill Melby | 1 | November 15, 1957 | Houston, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | January 21, 1958 | Dallas, TX |
| El Medico | 4 | March 28, 1958 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 8 | April 25, 1958 | Houston, TX |
| El Medico | 5 | May 9, 1958 | Houston, TX |
| Dick Steinborn | 1 | July 25, 1958 | Houston, TX |
| Tosh Togo | 1 | October 3, 1958 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 9 | November 7, 1958 | Houston, TX |
| Danny McShain | 5 | December 1958 | Texas |
| Pepper Gomez | 10 | December 1958 | Texas |
| Joe Christie | 1 | January 20, 1959 | Dallas, TX |
| Luis Hernandez | 1 | May 1959 | Houston, TX |
| Corsica Joe | 1 | June 4, 1959 | San Antonio, TX |
| Nick Kozak | 1 | October 1959 | records unclear as to whom he defeated |
| Pete Managoff | 1 | January 8, 1960 | Houston, TX |
| Torbellino Blanco | 1 | April 8, 1960 | Houston, TX (records unclear as to whom he defeated) |
| Danny McShain | 6 | April 26, 1960 | Dallas, TX |
| Torbellino Blanco | 2 | May 10, 1960 | Dallas, TX |
| Duke Keomuka | 5 | June 22, 1960 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Torbellino Blanco | 3 | July 1960 | Texas |
| Don Leo Jonathan | 2 | July 1960 | Texas |
| Danny McShain | 7 | 1960 | Texas |
| Ciclon Negro | 1 | October 1960 | Texas |
| Don Manoukian | 1 | January 20, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 11 | February 10, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Waldo Von Erich | 1 | June 23, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Dory Dixon | 1 | July 14, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Sputnik Monroe | 1 | October 27, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Pepé Gonzales | 1 | November 17, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Jack Dalton | 1 | December 1, 1961 | Houston, TX |
| Dory Dixon | 2 | January 5, 1962 | Houston, TX |
| The Mummy | 1 | May 18, 1962 | Houston, TX |
| Sailor Art Thomas | 1 | June 15, 1962 | Houston, TX |
| El Medico II | 1 | October 26, 1962 | Houston, TX |
| Rip Hawk | 1 | January 11, 1963 | Houston, TX |
| Sweet Daddy Siki | 1 | February 8, 1963 | Houston, TX |
| Sailor Art Thomas | 2 | April 26, 1963 | Houston, TX |
| Bill Watts | 1 | May 3, 1963 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 12 | June 21, 1963 | Houston, TX |
| Mark Lewin | 1 | June 29, 1963 | Houston, TX |
| Billy White Wolf | 1 | September 24, 1963 | Dallas, TX |
| Joe Blanchard | 1 | December 3, 1963 | Dallas, TX |
| Tokyo Tom (AKA Antonio Inoki) | 1 | June 24, 1964 | Houston, TX |
| Pepper Gomez | 13 | July 1964 | Texas |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | January 5, 1965 | Texas |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | 1965 | Texas |
| Fritz Von Erich | 2 | April 30, 1965 | Houston, TX |
| WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship or NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Joe Blanchard | 2 | November 21, 1966 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Fritz Von Erich | 3 | January 16, 1967 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Vacated | March 27, 1967 | Fritz won NWA American Title | |
| Buddy Austin | 1 | May 1967 | Dallas, TX (Defeated Paul DeMarco in tournament final) |
| Buddy Moreno | 1 | August 9, 1967 | San Antonio, TX |
| Vacated | 1967 | Moreno injured | |
| Billy Red Lyons | 1 | November 8, 1967 | San Antonio, TX (Won tournament) |
| The Spoiler | 1 | March 29, 1968 | Houston, TX |
| Grizzly Smith | 1 | June 1968 | Texas |
| The Spoiler | 2 | August 20, 1968 | Dallas, TX |
| Dan Miller | 1 | December 10, 1968 | Houston, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 3 | February 28, 1969 | Houston, TX |
| Jose Lothario | 1 | June 7, 1969 | San Antonio, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 4 | August 20, 1969 | Texas |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | October 1969 | Texas |
| Johnny Valentine | 5 | October 29, 1969 | Austin, TX |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | January 26, 1970 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 6 | April 1970 | Texas |
| George Scott | 1 | October 13, 1970 | Dallas, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 7 | November 1970 | Texas |
| Pepper Gomez | 14 | February 18, 1971 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Johnny Valentine | 8 | March 1971 | Texas |
| Jose Lothario | 2 | November 17, 1971 | San Antonio, TX |
| Red Bastien | 1 | March 9, 1972 | San Antonio, TX |
| Stan Stasiak | 1 | June 24, 1972 | Irving, TX |
| Jose Lothario | 3 | October 25, 1972 | San Antonio, TX |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | May 4, 1973 | Houston, TX |
| Jose Lothario | 4 | May 18, 1973 | Texas |
| Great Mephisto | 1 | January 15, 1974 | Dallas, TX |
| Red Bastien | 2 | May 28, 1974 | Dallas, TX |
| Gran Markus | 1 | September 1974 | Texas |
| Al Madril | 1 | March 1975 | Texas |
| John Tolos | 1 | May 14, 1975 | San Antonio, TX |
| Al Madril | 2 | July 15, 1975 | Dallas, TX |
| Held Up | 1975 | Title held up after match against John Tolos | |
| John Tolos | 2 | September 16, 1975 | Dalls, TX (Won rematch) |
| Al Madril | 3 | October 1975 | Texas |
| Buddy Wolfe | 1 | November 3, 1975 | Texas |
| John Tolos | 3 | November 1975 | Texas |
| Peter Maivia | 1 | November 1975 | Texas |
| Rocky Johnson | 1 | August 1976 | Texas |
| Seigfreid Steinke | 1 | August 20, 1976 | Houston, TX |
| Rocky Johnson | 2 | 1976 | Texas |
| Seigfreid Steinke | 2 | 1976 | Texas |
| Moondog Mayne | 1 | March 1977 | Texas |
| Scott Casey | 1 | May 1977 | Texas |
| Jimmy Snuka | 1 | May 1977 | Texas |
| Ox Baker | 1 | 1977 | records unclear as to whom he defeated |
| Al Madril | 4 | January 1978 | Texas |
| Dale Valentine (AKA Buddy Roberts) | 1 | March 24, 1978 | Houston, TX |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | May 28, 1978 | Houston, TX |
| David Von Erich | 1 | September 10, 1978 | Dallas, TX |
| Gino Hernandez | 1 | October 1978 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| David Von Erich | 2 | 1978 | Dallas, TX |
| Gino Hernandez | 2 | December 1978 | Dallas, TX |
| David Von Erich | 3 | February 1979 | Dallas, TX |
| Mark Lewin | 2 | December 10, 1979 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Gino Hernandez | 3 | 1980 | Texas |
| Mark Lewin | 3 | May 25, 1980 | Dallas, TX |
| Gino Hernandez | 4 | 1980 | Texas |
| David Von Erich | 4 | August 1980 | Dallas, TX |
| Tim Brooks | 1 | May 1981 | Awarded |
| Al Madril | 5 | 1981 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Bill Irwin | 1 | August 1982 | Lawton, OK |
| David Von Erich | 5 | September 19, 1982 | Dallas, TX |
| Jimmy Garvin | 1 | March 1983 | Dallas, TX |
| David Von Erich | 6 | April 4, 1983 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Held Up | April 1983 | Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin | |
| David Von Erich | 7 | July 4, 1983 | Dallas, TX (Won rematch) |
| Held Up | July 11, 1983 | Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin | |
| David Von Erich | 8 | 1983 | Won rematch |
| Vacated | February 11, 1984 | David dies in Japan | |
| Gino Hernandez | 5 | June 23, 1984 | San Antonio, TX (Defeated Ric Flair in tournament final) |
| Brian Adias | 1 | July 29, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Gino Hernandez | 6 | September 2, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Brian Adias | 2 | September 27, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| The Grappler | 1 | December 9, 1985 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Brian Adias | 3 | March 10, 1986 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Buzz Sawyer | 1 | July 4, 1986 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Vacated | January 1987 | Sawyer left promotion | |
| Bob Bradley | 1 | January 12, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX (Defeated Dingo Warrior in tournament final) |
| Dingo Warrior | 1 | February 2, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Al Perez | 1 | June 21, 1987 | Puerto Rico |
| Vacated | August 21, 1987 | Perez wins WCWA Title | |
| Ted Arcidi | 1 | August 31, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX (Won battle royal) |
| Matt Borne | 1 | November 10, 1987 | Midland, TX |
| Terry Taylor | 1 | February 26, 1988 | Dallas, TX |
| Kevin Von Erich | 1 | July 4, 1988 | Awarded when Taylor leaves promotion |
| Iceman Parsons | 1 | August 5, 1988 | Dallas, TX |
| Brickhouse Brown | 1 | February 3, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| Gary Young | 1 | March 4, 1989 | San Antonio, TX (Won by forfeit) |
| Eric Embry | 1 | April 7, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| Super Zodiac | 2 | May 19, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| Eric Embry | 2 | May 26, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| P.Y Chu-Hi | 1 | July 1989 | Wichita Falls, TX |
| Eric Embry | 3 | August 18, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| The Punisher | 1 | October 5, 1989 | Dallas, TX (Won by forfeit) |
| Kerry Von Erich | 1 | October 20, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| Jerry Lawler | 1 | December 12, 1989 | Dallas, TX |
| Kerry Von Erich | 2 | January 5, 1990 | Dallas, TX |
| Matt Borne | 2 | May 25, 1990 | Dallas, TX |
| Kerry Von Erich | 3 | June 1, 1990 | Dallas, TX |
| Angel of Death | 1 | July 13, 1990 | Dallas, TX (Won by forfeit) |
| Kevin Von Erich | 2 | November 23, 1990 | Dallas, TX |
| Vacated | January 1991 | WCWA closed | |
| USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Bill Dundee | 1 | January 25, 1991 | Dallas, TX (Defeated Gary Young in tournament final) |
| Eric Embry | 4 | February 15, 1991 | Dallas, TX |
| Held Up | March 29, 1991 | Title held up after match against Bill Dundee | |
| Bill Dundee | 2 | April 5, 1991 | Dallas, TX (won rematch) |
| Eric Embry | 5 | April 12, 1991 | Dallas, TX |
| Jerry Lawler | 2 | April 26, 1991 | Dallas, TX |
| Eric Embry | 6 | April 1991 | Title returned |
| Held Up | May 24, 1991 | Title held up after match against Bill Dundee | |
| Bill Dundee | 3 | May 31, 1991 | Dallas, TX (Defeated Tom Prichard) |
| Tom Prichard | 1 | June 7, 1991 | Dallas, TX |
| Lord Humongous | 1 | August 12, 1991 | Memphis, TN |
| Tom Prichard | 2 | August 19, 1991 | Memphis, TN |
| Brian Christopher | 1 | February 10, 1992 | Memphis, TN |
| Vacated | 1992 | Title incative | |
| WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Chris Adams | 1 | January 16, 1993 | Mexia, TX (Defeated Iceman Parsons) |
| Vacated | 1993 | WCCW closed | |
| GWF Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Scott Putski | 1 | July 16, 1994 | Arlington, TX (Won battle royal) |
| Vacated | September 21, 1994 | GWF closed | |
| WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Chris Adams | 2 | January 1997 | Awarded when WCCW restarts |
| Vacated | 1997 | WCCW closed again | |
| CWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Warrior 2000 | 1 | November 14, 1997 | Dallas, TX (Defeated Brian Adias) |
| Vacated | December 1997 | CWA closed | |
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | |||
| Rod Price | 1 | May 1, 1998 | Dallas, TX (Defeated Perry Jackson in tournament final) |
| Stripped | June 28, 1998 | Stripped for refusing to pay a fine | |
| Brian Adias | 4 | July 3, 1998 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Kritical Mass in tournament final) |
| Vacated | July 30, 1998 | Adias injured | |
| Perry Jackson | 1 | July 31, 1998 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Kit Carson) |
| Rodney Begnaud (AKA Rodney Mack) | 1 | November 27, 1998 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Vacated | February 3, 1999 | Begnaud leaves promotion | |
| Khris Germany | 1 | February 5, 1999 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Jimmy James) |
| Brian Adias | 5 | February 19, 1999 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Steven Dunn | 1 | March 26, 1999 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Stripped | June 10, 1999 | Stripped due to no-showing a title defense | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 1 | June 10, 1999 | Dallas, TX (Defeated Rodney Begnaud) |
| Rodney Begnaud | 2 | July 29, 1999 | Dallas, TX |
| Vacated | September 1999 | Title vacant | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 2 | September 25, 1999 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Jimmy James) |
| Cedric of Hollywood | 1 | February 18, 2000 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Kevin Northcutt | 3 | April 8, 2000 | Galveston, TX |
| Vacated | April 14, 2000 | Northcutt won NWA National Heavyweight Championship | |
| Mike Fox | 1 | April 28, 2000 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Rodney Begnaud in tournament final) |
| Rodney Begnaud | 3 | May 26, 2000 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Vacated | September 29, 2000 | Title vacant | |
| Al Jackson | 1 | September 29, 2000 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Won 4-way match) |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 1 | December 1, 2000 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Gary Tool | 1 | February 2, 2001 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 2 | March 16, 2001 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Kevin Northcutt | 4 | May 23, 2001 | San Antonio, TX |
| Hotstuff Hernandez | 3 | August 17, 2001 | Refugio, TX |
| Vacated | October 13, 2001 | Hernandez won NWA National Title | |
| Kevin Northcutt | 5 | October 26, 2001 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Mike Anthony) |
| Mike Anthony | 1 | December 14, 2001 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Stripped | March 5, 2002 | Title stripped | |
| J.P. Black | 1 | March 22, 2002 | N. Richland Hills, TX (Defeated Chaz Taylor) |
| Steve DeMarco | 1 | June 21, 2002 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| J.P. Black | 2 | August 1, 2002 | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Steve DeMarco | 2 | October 26, 2002 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| J.P. Black | 3 | May 31, 2003 | Pasadena, TX |
| Al Jackson | 2 | September 20, 2003 | Greenville, TX |
| Stripped | February 1, 2004 | Stripped for no-shows | |
| J.P. Black | 4 | February 1, 2004 | Awarded |
| Al Jackson | 3 | 2004 | Texas |
| Tejas | 1 | April 24, 2004 | Perry, OK |
| Kevin Northcutt | 6 | April 16, 2005 | Ponca City, OK |
| Mark Orton | 1 | July 15, 2006 | Beaumont, TX |
| Chaz Taylor | 1 | August 12, 2006 | Houston, TX |