The Amarillo version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary championship that was defended in Dory Funk, Sr.'s Western States Sports promotion based in Amarillo, Texas.NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo) Originally created in August 1964, the title was used briefly before being abandoned. It was reactivated three years later and was defended sporadically until the promotion closed in 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the America, with some of the more prominent ones being Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling and Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida.
Title history WrestlerReignsDateLocationNotesDory Funk, Sr.11962Fritz Von Erich 1September 19, 1962 Lubbock, Texas The Sheik 1January 1964Killer Karl Kox 1January 30, 1964Amarillo, TexasLouie Tillet1August 24, 1964 The Lawman 1March 13, 1967Title vacated September 1967 The Lawman2September 28, 1967Amarillo, TexasThunderbolt Patterson1October 5, 1967Amarillo, TexasDory Funk 2November 22, 1967 Amarillo, Texas Thunderbolt Patterson2January 18, 1968Kurt Von Brauner1February 29, 1968Amarillo, TexasDory Funk3March 6, 1968Lubbock, TexasTitle vacated March 1968Larry Henning 1March 14, 1968Dory Funk 4 March 19, 1968 Odessa, Texas Kurt Von Brauner2May 1968Thunderbolt Patterson3May 30, 1968Amarillo, TexasPat Patterson1July 18, 1968Amarillo, TexasDory Funk5November 28, 1968Amarillo, TexasTitle vacatedApril 23, 1968 The Lawman3December 1969Dick Murdoch1January 1, 1970Amarillo, TexasThe Lawman 4 January 30, 1970 Abilene, TexasTitle vacated March 27, 1970Apache Bull Ramos1June 12, 1970 Bob Griffin1August 27, 1970Amarillo, TexasThunderbolt Patterson4October 15, 1970Amarillo, TexasDory Funk6November 19, 1970Amarillo, TexasMr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) 1February 3, 1971Lubbock, TexasDory Funk 7 February 24, 1971Amarillo, TexasTitle vacated June 8, 1971 Dick Murdoch2February 1, 1972Ricky Romero1March 20, 1972 El Paso, Texas Bobby Duncum, Sr.1March 27, 1972El Paso, TexasPak Song 1April 5, 1972Lubbock, TexasBobby Duncum 2 April 6, 1972 Amarillo, TexasRay Hunter 1May 17, 1972Lubbock, Texas Dick Murdoch3May 18, 1972Amarillo, TexasTerry Funk1July 13, 1972Amarillo, TexasCiclon Negro 1October 1972 Terry Funk 2 November 1972Ciclon Negro2February 11, 1973Ricky Romero2October 4, 1973Amarillo, TexasKiller Karl Krupp1November 1, 1973Amarillo, TexasKiller Karl Kox2December 13, 1973Amarillo, TexasDick Murdoch 4 May 2, 1974Title vacated May 9, 1974Mark Lewin 1August 16, 1974 Abilene, Texas Siegfried Stanke1August 27, 1974 Odessa, TexasJim Dillon 1October 4, 1974 Abilene, TexasKiller Karl Kox 3December 26, 1974Karl Von Steiger 1April 1975Scott Casey 1April 17, 1975Amarillo, Texas Bobby Jaggers 1May 7, 1975Lubbock, Texas Ray Stevens1June 30, 1975Johnny Starr1July 30, 1975Lubbock, TexasRay Stevens2August 6, 1975Amarillo, TexasThe Lawman5August 28, 1975Amarillo, TexasRay Stevens3September 18, 1975Amarillo, TexasHank James1April 1976Dennis Stamp1July 7, 1976Dory Funk, Jr.1September 3, 1976Lubbock, TexasDennis Stamp2September 9, 1976Lubbock, TexasDory Funk, Jr.2September 30, 1976Amarillo, TexasDennis Stamp3November 26, 1976Lubbock, TexasDennis Stamp 4 March 4, 1977 Ciclon Negro3March 17, 1977Terry Funk3October 14, 1977Lubbock, TexasCiclon Negro 4 October 1977Terry Funk 4 October 20, 1977 Amarillo, Texas Mr. Pogo1June 15, 1978Amarillo, TexasEl Mongol1June, 1979Dick Murdoch 5 August 17, 1979 Lubbock, Texas Toru Tanaka 1April 14, 1980Fort. Worth, Texas Bruiser Brody 11980Title vacated 1980 Stan Stasiak1August 7, 1980Amarillo, Texas Don Fargo 1August 27, 1981
See also List of National Wrestling Alliance championships
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