NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship was the top singles professional wrestling title in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from 1972 until the promotion's 1978 closure.[1]

NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
Date established1972
Date retiredDecember 1978
Statistics
First champion(s)Spiros Arion
Most reignsSpiros Arion (3)

WCW had joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969,[2] still recognizing its IWA World Heavyweight Championship title as its world title. In 1971, that title was abandoned in favor of this one. The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was then recognized in WCW as the world title.

11 different men held the championship, combining for 15 individual title reigns.[1]

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
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref(s).
1 Spiros Arion 1 28 April 1972 133 Sydney, New South Wales Live event Defeated Killer Karl Kox to become the first champion  
2 Bulldog Brower 1 8 September 1972 14 Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
3 Spiros Arion 2 22 September 1972 43 Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
4 Brute Bernard 1 4 November 1972 21 Melbourne, Victoria Live event    
5 Spiros Arion 3 25 November 1972 [Note 1] Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
6 Waldo Von Erich 1 December 1974 [Note 2] Fiji Live event It is possible that this was a fictitious title change.  
7 Mario Milano 1 19 May 1974 31 Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
8 Ciclón Negro 1 19 June 1974 135 Sydney, New South Wales Live event Brute Bernard and Ciclón Negro defeated George Gouliovas and Mario Milano in a tag team match with the title at stake, when Negro pinned Milano.  
9 George Gouliovas 1 1 November 1974 119 Sydney, New South Wales Live event George Gouliovas and Mario Milano defeated Ciclón Negro and Lorenzo Parente in a tag team match with the title at stake, when Gouliovas pinned Negro.  
10 The Great Mephisto 1 28 February 1975 7 Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
11 George Gouliovas 2 7 March 1975 148 Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
12 Moose Morowski 1 2 August 1975 41 Melbourne, Victoria Live event    
13 Skandor Akbar 1 12 September 1975 29 Sydney, New South Wales Live event    
14 The Great Mephisto 2 11 October 1975 [Note 3] Melbourne, Victoria Live event    
15 Ron Miller 1 January 1976 [Note 4] New Zealand Live event It is possible that this was a fictitious title change.  
— Abandoned — December 1978 — N/A N/A World Championship Wrestling closed.  

See also

Footnotes
  1. The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 736 and 766 days.
  2. The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between −226 and −196 days.
  3. The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 82 and 112 days.
  4. The exact date the championship was won and abandoned is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1,035 and 1,077 days.

References
  1. "Austra-Asian Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  2. "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Australia". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008. W.C.W. was a members [sic] of National Wrestling Alliance after 69/08.
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