The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the Pacific Northwest defended in the states of Oregon, Washington, and California from 1930 until 1952, when it was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history Key SymbolMeaningN.The overall championship reignReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.EventThe event in which the championship changed hands N.WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.1Ed Don George1December 10, 1930124Los Angeles, California House Show Defeated Gus Sonnenberg to win the AWA Boston version of the World title; recognized in California.2Ed Lewis1April 13, 1931322Los Angeles, California House Show 2-Vacated -February 28, 1932---3Jim Londos1March 2, 1932407Los Angeles, California House Show Has defeated Dick Shikat on 30/06/06 in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA as late as 33/04/12.-Vacated -April 12, 1933---4Jim Browning1May 1, 1933421Los Angeles, California House Show Has defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 33/02/20 in New York, NY to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA from 33/05.5Jim Londos2June 25, 1934311New York City, New York House Show Suspended by the California Athletic Commission when Londos fails to appear for the scheduled title defense against Chief Little Wolf on 35/02/27; recognition officially withdrawn in Los Angeles in 35/05 for failure to enter an international tournament.-Vacated -May 1, 1935---6Vincent Lopez1July 24, 1935392Los Angeles, California House Show Defeats Man Mountain Dean in the tournament final.7Dave Levin1August 19, 193641Los Angeles, California House Show 8Dean Detton1September 28, 1936262Philadelphia, Pennsylvania House Show 9Bronko Nagurski1June 16, 1937520Minneapolis, Minnesota House Show 10Jim Londos3November 18, 19382628Philadelphia, Pennsylvania House Show -Vacated -January 28, 1946 - - -11Babe Sharkey1February 1, 1946213Los Angeles, California House Show Billed as champion on arrival. Previously held the Maryland version of the Title.3121Portland, OregonHouse show 13Enrique Torres1December 11, 1946106Los Angeles, California House Show 14Gorgeous George1March 26, 1947699Los Angeles, California House Show 15Enrique Torres 2February 22, 1949638Los Angeles, California House Show 161Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse show 171<1Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse showUnified with NWA World Heavyweight Championship as a result of the match -Deactivated -May 21, 1952 - - -
See also Pacific Northwest Wrestling List of early world heavyweight champions in professional wrestling
References
External links World Heavyweight title history (Northwest version)