NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version)

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.[2][3]

NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version)
Details
PromotionChampionship Wrestling from Florida
Date establishedJanuary, 1960
Date retired1984
Other name(s)
NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version)[1]
Statistics
First champion(s)Danny McShain
Most reignsBoris Malenko (8 reigns)
Longest reignBobby Duncum
(166 days)[Note 1]
Shortest reignJack Brisco
(0 days)
Oldest championTarzan Tyler (45 years)
Youngest championDusty Rhodes (25 years, 60 days)

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Danny McShain January 11, 1960 (nlt) CWF show N/A 1 [Note 2] Newspaper reports indicate that McShain had been awarded the championship "recently". [1]
2 Jan Madrid February 22, 1960 CWF show Orlando, Florida 1 7   [1]
3 Eddie Graham February 29, 1960 CWF show Orlando, Florida 1 50   [1]
4 Mike DiBiase April 19, 1960 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 7   [1]
5 Eddie Graham April 26, 1960 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 [Note 2] Listed as champion on May 20, 1963. Later inactive [1]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1963 to April 23, 1968.
6 Johnny Valentine April 23, 1968 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 48 Championship was reactivated as the Florida version. Unclear if Valentine was the first holder of the reactivated championship [3]
7 Eddie Graham June 10, 1968 CWF show Orlando, Florida 3 24   [3]
8 Boris Malenko July 4, 1968 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 26   [3]
9 Joe Scarpa July 30, 1968 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 23   [3]
10 Boris Malenko August 22, 1968 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 2 74   [3]
11 José Lothario November 4, 1968 CWF show Orlando, Florida 1 14   [4]
12 Boris Malenko November 18, 1968 CWF show Orlando, Florida 3 136   [3]
13 The Gladiator April 3, 1969 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 14   [5]
14 Boris Malenko April 17, 1969 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 4 6   [3][6]
15 Joe Scarpa April 23, 1969 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 2 67   [3][7]
16 Boris Malenko June 29, 1969 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 5 66   [3]
17 Beautiful Brutus September 3, 1969 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 1 62   [8]
18 Dale Lewis November 4, 1969 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 1 16   [3]
19 Don Curtis November 20, 1969 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 21   [3]
20 The Missouri Mauler December 11, 1969 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 26   [3]
21 Danny Miller January 6, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 42   [3]
22 The Missouri Mauler February 17, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 74   [3]
23 José Lothario May 2, 1970 CWF show San Juan, Puerto Rico 2 24   [3]
24 Thunderbolt Patterson May 26, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 88   [3]
25 José Lothario August 22, 1970 CWF show San Juan, Puerto Rico 3 101   [3]
26 Dusty Rhodes December 1, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 [Note 2]   [3]
— Vacated December 1970 — — — — Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title for undocumented reasons [3]
27 Tarzan Tyler December 22, 1970 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 39   [3]
28 Ciclón Negro January 30, 1971 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 1 24   [3]
29 Boris Malenko February 23, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 6 57   [3]
30 The Champion April 21, 1971 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 2 14   [3]
31 Dale Lewis May 5, 1971 CWF show Miami Beach, Florida 2 38   [9][10]
32 Bob Roop June 12, 1971 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 19   [3]
33 Bobby Duncum July 1, 1971 CWF show Jacksonville, Florida 1 166   [11]
34 George Gaiser December 14, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 7   [3]
35 Bobby Duncum December 21, 1971 CWF show Tampa, Florida 2 37   [3]
36 Boris Malenko January 27, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 7 61   [3]
37 Bearcat Wright March 28, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 48   [3]
38 Boris Malenko May 15, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 8 22   [3]
39 Paul Jones June 6, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 7   [3]
40 Jack Brisco June 13, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 1 0   [3]
— Vacated June 13, 1972 — — — — The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 13, 1972 to December 1972.
41 Dusty Rhodes December 1972 (nlt) CWF show N/A 2 [Note 2]   [3]
— Vacated December 1972 — — — — Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title for striking NWA President Sam Muchnick. [3]
42 Tarzan Tyler December 22, 1972 CWF show Tampa, Florida 3 [Note 2] Won a tournament to become champion [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 22, 1972 to 1975.
43 Killer Karl Kox 1975 CWF show N/A 1 [Note 2] Won a tournament to become champion. [3]
44 Rocky Johnson 1976 CWF show N/A 1 [Note 2]   [3]
N/A N/A N/A
45 Steve Keirn October 2, 1978 CWF show West Palm Beach, Florida 1 [Note 2] Defeated Killer Karl Kox to win the championship, records are unclear of in Kox was the champion at the time [3]
N/A N/A N/A
46 Killer Karl Kox 1978 CWF show N/A 2 [Note 2]   [3]
47 Sonny King February 1979 (nlt) CWF show N/A 2 [Note 3]   [3]
48 Killer Karl Kox May 1979 (nlt) CWF show N/A 3 [Note 2]   [3]
N/A N/A N/A
49 Dick Slater October 1980 (nlt) CWF show N/A 1 [Note 2]   [3]
— N/A — —
50 Jerry Lawler September 29, 1981 (nlt) CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 1 [Note 2] EIther defended the championship against Bobby Jaggers on that date or won it from Jaggers. [3]
— May 1982 (nlt) — — September 29, 1981 (nlt)
51 Ciclón Negro May 1982 (nlt) CWF show N/A 2 [Note 2]   [3]
— September 1983 — — May 1982
— Vacated September 1983 (nlt) — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [3]
52 Blackjack Mulligan September 1983 (nlt) CWF show N/A 1 [Note 2] Defeated Kareem Muhammad in a tournament final to become champion [3]
53 Black Bart January 1984 CWF show N/A 1 [Note 4]   [3]
54 Blackjack Mulligan May 5, 1984 CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 2 [Note 2]   [10]
55 Panama Gang November 1984 (nlt) CWF show St. Petersburg, Florida 1 [Note 2]   [3]
deactivated N/A N/A N/A Championship abandoned. [3]

See also

Footnotes
  1. There are several reigns where the start or end date is unclear, which means there could be a reign that lasted longer than 166 days but an exact length has not been verified.
  2. The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  3. The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted at least 62 days.
  4. The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 95 and 125 days.

References
  1. "NWA World Brass Knuckles Title [Florida]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. Duncan, Royal & Will, Gary (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. Tanabe, Hisaharu (2003). "N.W.A. Florida Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  4. Rose, Barry. "Event: Orlando on November 4th, 1968". CWF Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  5. F4W Staff (April 3, 2015). "On this day in Pro Wrestling title change history" Gotch Vs. Hackenschmidt, Inoki Vs. Hansen, Guerrero Vs. Jerico". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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  7. Rose, Barry. "Event: Miami and Miami Beach on April 23rd, 1969". CWF Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  8. Hoops, Brian (September 3, 2015). "On this day in Pro Wrestling history (Sept. 3): Ric Fair Vs. Terry Funk Texas Death Match, Great Muta V. Sting, Ted Dibiae and Stan Hansen win AJPW tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  9. Rose, Barry. "Event: Miami and Miami Beach on May 5th, 1971". CWF Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  10. F4W Staff (May 5, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 5): Bruno Vs. Gorilla in Puerto Rico, 2nd annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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