NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship










New Zealand Heavyweight Championship











The NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship is the primary singles title in the NWA-affiliated wrestling promotion NWA New Zealand. It is the first heavyweight championship in New Zealand and one of the oldest in the world. It was first won by Gisborne Katene, who defeated Frank Findlay in 1919. The title has generally been defended in New Zealand, most often in Christchurch, Tauranga, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]



Title history



































































































































































































Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Place:
Notes:

Gisborne Katene
 1
 1919

Defeated Frank Findlay for the title, but later declared vacant.

Ike Robin
 1
 17 March 1925
Auckland, New Zealand
 Title is vacated when Robin retires in 1926. He is credited as the first officially recognized heavyweight champion.[3][4][5]

Tom Alley
 1
 1929
[6]

Stanley Pinto
 1
 1930

May have defeated Alley in tournament final in Wellington on 23 November 1931.[6] [7][8]

Title history unrecorded.

George Walker
 1
 1931

Walker retired on 23 November 1937, and the title was vacated.

Dean Detton
 1
 22 August 1938
 Auckland, New Zealand
Defeated Lofty Blomfield for the title, but was later vacated in August 1938.

Lofty Blomfield
 1
 10 September 1938
 Auckland, New Zealand
Defeated Pat Fraley for the title. He later defeated title claimant Dean Detton in Auckland on 27 August 1938, and won championship tournament to become undisputed champion in October 1938. Blomfield held the title for over a decade until his retirement on 7 June 1949.[3][9]

Ken Kenneth
 1
 22 June 1949

Originally awarded the title, Kenneth was stripped in June 1958 for not defending the belt for over a year.[3]

Dick Hrstich
 1
 11 June 1958
Christchurch, New Zealand
Defeated Fred Wright for the title. Later vacated in October 1959 when Hrstich leaves the country.

Keita Meretana
 1
 3 September 1959
Tauranga, New Zealand
Defeated Lofty Binnie for the title.

Ken Kenneth
 2
 June 1960
 Auckland, New Zealand
Title vacated in October 1960 when Kenneth leaves the country.

Al Hobman
 1
 26 October 1960
Wellington, New Zealand
Defeated John DaSilva for the title.[3]

Steve Rickard
 1
 1963

[3][10]

Peter Maivia
 1
 3 August 1964
 Auckland, New Zealand
 [11]

Steve Rickard
 2
 6 August 1964
 Wellington, New Zealand

Al Hobman
 2
 1964


John DaSilva
 1
 7 September 1967
 Wellington, New Zealand
Title declared vacant in 1979 when DaSilva begins wrestles overseas.[3]

Siva Afi
 1
 23 April 1978

Defeated John DaSilva in tournament final to win title.

Steve Rickard
 3
 1983


Title is vacated.

Rip Morgan
 1
 8 September 1983
 Auckland, New Zealand
Defeated Samoan Joe in tournament final to win title.[12][13]

Title history unrecorded.

Bruno Bekkar
 1
 September 1985

Won title in tournament final.[3]

Johnny Garcia
 1


Bruno Bekkar
 2
 12 December 1987
 Auckland, New Zealand

Johnny Garcia
 2
 26 November 1988


Bruno Bekkar
 3
 1990


A.J. Freeley
 1
 22 November 1992

Freeley is still billed as the heavyweight champion as of January 1999.


References





  1. ^ Puroresu Dojo (2003). "New Zealand Heavyweight Title". Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: New Zealand. Wrestling-Titles.com..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ GB Team (2001). "New Zealand Heavyweight Title (inactive)" (in German). WrestlingData.com.


  3. ^ abcdefg Cameron, Dave (10 March 2009). "Our greatest grapplers" (PDF). Rogue Magazine.


  4. ^ Bennett, Matthew (27 June 2007). "Ihakara Te Tuku Robin (1886-1968)". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.


  5. ^ "Sports: Maori Wrestling Champion". Te Ao Hou: The New World (Maori Writer's Issue). National Library of New Zealand. September 1959.


  6. ^ ab "Remember Stanley Pinto, First Mat Villain?". Wrestling Flashbacks. All-Sports Monthly. August 1949.


  7. ^ "PINTO HONOURED WRESTLING CHAMPION NEW MEN FOR 1932" (Issue 133). Evening Post. 2 December 1931. Retrieved 7 January 2015.


  8. ^ "Wrestling" (118). Evening Post. 14 November 1931. Retrieved 7 January 2015.


  9. ^ "Lofty Blomfield's Bid For A World Title". Wrestling Flashbacks. All-Sports Monthly. July 1949.


  10. ^ Kiwi Pro Wrestling (2007). "Profile: Steve Rickard". KiwiProWrestling.co.nz.


  11. ^ Slagle, Steve. "Hall of Fame Inductee: High Chief Peter Maivia". Photos & Bios: The Stories Behind the Stars. Professional Wrestling Online Museum.


  12. ^ Kiwi Pro Wrestling (2007). "Profile: Rip Morgan". KiwiProWrestling.co.nz.


  13. ^ http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/misc/nz.html










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