The NWA San Francisco United States Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in NWA San Francisco and, later, Big Time Wrestling. The title, which originated as the American Wrestling Alliance United States Championship and was renamed in 1968, existed from 1960 until 1981.
Title history Wrestler:Times:Date:Location:Notes: American Wrestling Alliance United States Heavyweight ChampionshipRay Stevens1November 1960AwardedBob Ellis1November 11, 1960San Francisco, CARay Stevens2May 1961San Francisco, CAVacatedJuly 1962Stevens broke his ankle in cart racing.Pepper Gomez1July 1962Windsor, ONdefeated Freddie Blassie.Ray Stevens3February 23, 1963San Francisco, CAWilbur Snyder1April 20, 1963San Francisco, CARay Stevens4June 29, 1963San Francisco, CADominic DeNucci1January 25, 1964San Francisco, CARay Stevens5February 29, 1964San Francisco, CAKinji Shibuya1October 25, 1964Honolulu, HIBobo Brazil1October 16, 1965San Francisco, CAKinji Shibuya2November 13, 1965San Francisco, CABill Watts1February 19, 1966San Francisco, CARay Stevens6March 11, 1967San Francisco, CABearcat Wright1December 2, 1967San Francisco, CAKinji Shibuya3February 17, 1968San Francisco, CABearcat Wright2April 13, 1968San Francisco, CAKing Curtis Iaukea1July 4, 1968?Ray Stevens7September 14, 1968San Francisco, CAPromotion rejoins the NWA in 1968 during Stevens' reign.Renamed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version)King Curtis Iaukea2May 10, 1969San Francisco, CARay Stevens8June 7, 1969San Francisco, CAVacatedAugust 1969Stevens broke his leg while racing.Pat Patterson1August 9, 1969San Francisco, CADefeated Pedro Morales to win vacant title.Ray Stevens9July 11, 1970San Francisco, CALost a match to Patterson in Anchorage, Alaska on September 22, with Patterson announced as the new champion to the local audience. It's unclear whether this result was announced by the promotion to its audience at large as having occurred or having been overturned.Paul DeMarco1June 5, 1971San Francisco, CAPeter Maivia1July 31, 1971San Francisco, CAPaul DeMarco2September 18, 1971San Francisco, CARocky Johnson1November 5, 1971San Francisco, CAPat Patterson2February 12, 1972San Francisco, CAHeld UpDecember 7, 1972Title held up after match against Great MephistoGreat Mephisto1February 17, 1973Defeated Patterson after several rematches failed to end with winner.Pat Patterson3April 28, 1973San Francisco, CAMoondog Mayne1December 29, 1973San Francisco, CAPeter Maivia2October 12, 1974San Francisco, CAThe Brute1January 15, 1975San Francisco, CAPat Patterson4April 5, 1975San Francisco, CAAngelo Mosca1July 7, 1975San Jose, CAPat Patterson5September 7, 1975Sacramento, CAMr. Fuji1February 7, 1976San Francisco, CAVacatedFebruary 12, 1977Fuji left the area.Pat Patterson6March 12, 1977San Francisco, CADefeated Alexis Smirnoff in tournament final.Alexis Smirnoff1April 16, 1977San Francisco, CADean Ho1July 16, 1977San Francisco, CABob Roop1September 17, 1977San Francisco, CAVacatedDecember 1977Bob Roop fired.Dean Ho2January 14, 1978Won tournament.Don Muraco1April 1, 1978San Francisco, CAMoondog Mayne2May 27, 1978San Francisco, CARoddy Piper1June 24, 1978San Francisco, CAMoondog Mayne3July 14, 1978?VacatedAugust 13, 1978Mayne killed in auto accident.Buddy Rose1September 16, 1978San Francisco, CADefeated Dean Ho in tournament final.Vacated1979Rose suspended.Ron Starr1March 3, 1979San Francisco, CA Defeated Roddy Piper in tournament final.Buddy Rose2May 11, 1979San Francisco, CARon Starr2June 8, 1979San Francisco, CADefeated Johnny Mantell when Rose refused to wrestle.Bob Sweetan1October 23, 1979San Francisco, CAGeorge Wells1December 29, 1979San Francisco, CAEd Wiskoski1June 7, 1980San Francisco, CARon Starr3August 9, 1980San Francisco, CABob Sweetan2October 13, 1980San Francisco, CAVacatedOctober 1980Sweetan left the area.Dusty Rhodes1November 8, 1980San Francisco, CADefeated Dick Slater for the vacant title.Title RetiredJanuary 1981Promotion closed; Mid-Atlantic version becomes the undisputed NWA US Championship after this date
See also
National Wrestling Alliance
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