CWA Heavyweight Championship

The CWA Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title defended in the Championship Wrestling Association. It was created through the unification of the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight, AWA Southern Heavyweight and CWA/AWA International Heavyweight championships.

The title was thus considered the most important title in the promotion until Jerry Lawler won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship on May 5, 1988. On December 13, 1988, Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World Class Heavyweight Championship and effectively rename the latter title the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship and make it the new top championship in Memphis. The CWA title continued as the secondary title until late 1989 when it was replaced with the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.

Title history

# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Lawler, JerryJerry Lawler 1 December 7, 1987 63 Memphis, TN House show Lawler, the reigning AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion, defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and Manny Fernandez to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship. The titles are all unified, creating the new title.
2 Pain, MaxMax Pain 1 February 8, 1988 105 Memphis, TN House show
3 Brown, BrickhouseBrickhouse Brown 1 May 23, 1988 35 Memphis, TN House show Won by forfeit.
4 Pain, MaxMax Pain 2 June 27, 1988 13 Memphis, TN House show
5 Hickerson, PhilPhil Hickerson 1 July 10, 1988 127 Memphis, TN House show
— Vacated 1 November 14, 1988 N/A N/A N/A Vacated after a match with Brian Lee.
6 Lee, BrianBrian Lee 1 November 19, 1988 21 Memphis, TN TV Studio show Defeated Mike Miller in a tournament final.
7 Vicious, SidSid Vicious 1 December 10, 1988 30 Memphis, TN House show
8 Wendell Cooley 1 January 9, 1989 ? Memphis, TN House show
9 Mantell, DutchDutch Mantell 1 January 1989 ? N/A N/A Awarded the title after Cooley left the company.
10 Jarrett, JeffJeff Jarrett 1 March 11, 1989 107 Memphis, TN House show
11 Black Bart 1 June 26, 1989 70 Memphis, TN House show
12 Texas Dirt
(Dutch Mantell)		 2 September 4, 1989 7 Memphis, TN House show
13 Black Bart 2 September 11, 1989 7 Memphis, TN House show
14 Texas Dirt 3 September 18, 1989 ? Memphis, TN House show
— Vacated 1 September 1989 N/A N/A N/A
— Retired 1 October 1989 N/A N/A N/A Retired in favor of the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship.

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