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Title history[]

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Chicago Version)
Verne Gagne 1 September 3, 1953 Chicago, Illinois Awarded the title
Wilbur Snyder 1 April 7, 1956 Chicago, IL
Hans Schmidt 1 October 19, 1956 Chicago, IL
Wilbur Snyder 2 February 19, 1957 Chicago, IL
Dick the Bruiser 1 December 14, 1957 Chicago, IL
Verne Gagne 2 April 12, 1958 Chicago, IL
splits his own version into Minneapolis version, later renamed AWA United States Championship
Wilbur Snyder 3 November 15, 1958 Chicago, IL
Angelo Poffo 1 December 27, 1958 Cincinnati, Ohio
Renamed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version)
Wilbur Snyder 4 May 2, 1959 Detroit, Michigan
Dick the Bruiser 2 May 23, 1959 Detroit, MI
Bob Ellis 1 June 2, 1960 Windsor, Ontario
Dick the Bruiser 3 June 11, 1960 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 1 January 28, 1961 Detroit, MI
Dick the Bruiser 4 February 28, 1961 Detroit, MI
Fritz Von Erich 1 December 1, 1961 Detroit, MI
Wilbur Snyder 5 1962 ?
Dick the Bruiser 5 June 2, 1962 Detroit, MI
Lord Athol Layton 1 August 4, 1962 ?
Fritz Von Erich 2 June 9, 1963 Detroit, MI
Lord Athol Layton 2 July 20, 1963 Detroit, MI
Fritz Von Erich 3 October 19, 1963 Detroit, MI
Johnny Valentine 1 June 13, 1964 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 1 February 6, 1965 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 2 August 1967 ?
The Sheik 2 October 1967 ?
Bobo Brazil 3 July 29, 1971 Detroit, MI
Pampero Firpo 1 August 12, 1972 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 4 August 19, 1972 Detroit, MI
Pampero Firpo 2 October 28, 1972 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 5 December 23, 1972 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 3 December 30, 1972 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 6 January 13, 1973 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 4 January 27, 1973 Detroit, MI
Johnny Valentine 2 July 7, 1973 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 5 July 21, 1973 Detroit, MI
Johnny Valentine 3 1973 ?
The Sheik 6 September 1973 ?
Tony Marino 1 March 2, 1974 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 7 March 16, 1974 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 7 January 25, 1975 Detroit, MI Awarded when Sheik no-shows title defenses
Abdullah the Butcher 1 February 8, 1975 Detroit, MI
Bobo Brazil 8 April 19, 1975 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 8 July 5, 1975 Detroit, MI
Mark Lewin 1 September 27, 1975 Detroit, MI
"Bulldog" Don Kent 1 November 1, 1975 Detroit, MI
Mark Lewin 2 December 1975 ?
Vacated February 14, 1976 Title vacant
Bobo Brazil 9 April 21, 1976 Awarded when Brute Bernard was injured before tournament final
The Sheik 9 May 15, 1976 Detroit, MI
Pampero Firpo 3 July 17, 1976 Detroit, MI
Don Kent 2 October 16, 1976 Detroit, MI
Gino Hernandez 1 January 8, 1977 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 10 April 2, 1977 Detroit, MI
Ox Baker 1 September 1977 Detroit, MI
The Sheik 11 between 1977 & 1980 ?
Mighty Igor 1 between 1977 & 1980 ?
The Sheik 12 May 3, 1980 Detroit, MI
Title Retired October 1980 Promotion closes, Sheik takes title to International Championship Wrestling
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