The CWA Heavyweight Championship was a major

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defended in the Championship Wrestling Association. It was created through the unification of the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight, AWA Southern Heavyweight and CWA/AWA International Heavyweight championships. The title was thus considered the most important title in the promotion until

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won the

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on May 5, 1988. On December 13, 1988, Lawler defeated

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to win the

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and effectively rename the latter title the

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and make it the new top championship in Memphis. The CWA title continued as the secondary title until late 1989 when it was replaced with the

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Title history

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1988 Mid-South Coliseum results – ProWrestlingHistory.com

Title history

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