The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's formation in 1964 until the late 1980s.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Dick the BruiserApril 22, 1964WWA showLos Angeles, California1324Defeated Freddie Blassie for the Los Angeles version of the championship; starts his own promotion in Indiana.
—VacatedMarch 12, 1965—Indianapolis, Indiana——After a match in which the Bruiser is disqualified against Johnny Valentine.
2Dick the BruiserApril 10, 1965WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana2133Defeated Johnny Valentine in rematch.
3Gene KiniskiAugust 21, 1965WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1126
4Dick the BruiserDecember 25, 1965WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana3287Loses a unification match against AWA champion Mad Dog Vachon on March 26, 1966 in Chicago, IL but continues to be recognized in Indianapolis and other WWA towns (WWA started working with AWA and AWA titles are recognized in Chicago thereafter).
5Mitsu ArakawaOctober 8, 1966WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1357
6Wilbur SnyderSeptember 30, 1967WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana188
7Blackjack LanzaDecember 27, 1967WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1611
8Dick the BruiserAugust 29, 1969WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana4190
9Baron von RaschkeMarch 7, 1970WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1586
10Dick the BruiserOctober 14, 1971WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana543Repeated on October 23, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan.
11Baron von RaschkeNovember 26, 1971WWA showDetroit, Michigan2116Repeated in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 29, 1971; Dick the Bruiser Defeated Raschke in a death match on March 18, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan but is stripped in April 1972 with the match having no falls.
12Billy Red CloudMarch 21, 1972WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana135Raschke continues to be billed as champion in Elkhart, IN where he loses to Art Thomas on March 25, 1972; Thomas also recognized as champion in Detroit; the Detroit version is held-up after a match between Thomas and Baron Von Raschke on May 20, 1972 in Detroit, MI.
13Art ThomasApril 25, 1972WWA showMinneapolis, Minnesota125
—VacatedMay 20, 1972—Detroit, Michigan——After a match against Baron von Raschke.
14Baron von RaschkeJune 3, 1972WWA showDetroit, Michigan3301Defeated Red Cloud for the recognition in Indianapolis; also Defeated Art Thomas for the held-up Detroit version on June 3, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan.
15Bob EllisMarch 31, 1973WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1N/A
16Jimmy ValiantJanuary 1974WWA showDetroit, Michigan1N/A
17Bob EllisMay 12, 1974WWA showDetroit, Michigan290
18Ox BakerAugust 10, 1974WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1476
19Pepper GomezNovember 29, 1975WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1154
20Masked StranglerMay 1, 1976WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1308
21Dick the BruiserMarch 5, 1977WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana656
—VacatedApril 30, 1977————After a match against Ivan Koloff.
22Ivan KoloffJune 18, 1977WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1147Wins rematch.
—VacatedNovember 12, 1977————After a match against Dick the Bruiser.
23Dick the BruiserDecember 26, 1977WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana7488Wins rematch.
—VacatedApril 28, 1979————After a match against King Kong Brody.
24Dick the BruiserJune 9, 1979WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana856Defeated King Kong Brody.
25King Kong BrodyAugust 4, 1979WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1301
26Dick the BruiserMay 31, 1980WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana9126
—VacatedOctober 4, 1980—Indianapolis, Indiana——After a match against Ernie Ladd.
27Ernie LaddNovember 1, 1980WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana128Wins rematch.
28Dick the BruiserNovember 29, 1980WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana10147
29Johnny ValiantApril 25, 1981WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1N/A
30Dick the BruiserApril 1981WWA showN/A11N/A
31Bobo BrazilJuly 24, 1981WWA showBartonville, Illinois179
32Blackjack MulliganOctober 11, 1981WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1N/A
33Bobo BrazilNovember 1981WWA showKnoxville, Tennessee2N/A
—VacatedFebruary 13, 1982————After a match against Harley Race where Race pins Brazil after using an illegal piledriver.
34Harley RaceApril 24, 1982WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1N/ADefeated Brazil in rematch; Brazil continues to defend in smaller towns.
35Dick the BruiserJanuary 1983WWA showN/A12N/AAwarded title.
36Bobby ColtJune 25, 1983WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1196
37Spike HuberJanuary 7, 1984WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1N/A
38Stormy GranzigJuly 1984WWA showTerre Haute, Indiana1N/APhantom title change—Huber is fired after splitting with Bruiser's daughter.
39Greg WojokowskiOctober 1984WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana1N/A
40Dick the BruiserJanuary 29, 1985WWA showIndianapolis, Indiana13N/A
41Greg WojokowskiSeptember 1985WWA showN/A2N/A
42Scott RechsteinerAugust 14, 1986WWA showDearborn, Michigan1262
43Greg WojokowskiMay 3, 1987WWA showToledo, Ohio3N/A
—Vacated1988————Wojokowski retired
44Calypso Jim1988WWA showFort Wayne, Indiana1N/A
45Golden LionApril 16, 1989WWA showFort Wayne, Indiana1N/A
—Deactivated1989————Promotion closed.

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