The NWA Pacific International Heavyweight Championship was the primary singles championship of
50th State Big Time Wrestling
50th State Big Time Wrestling (sometimes referred to as NWA Hawaii or Mid-Pacific Promotions) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States that promoted professional wrestling matches throughout Ha ...
, the
NWA
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* National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling organization
NWA or Nwa may refer to:
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territory based in
Hawaii
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. The title was originally the Hawaiian version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
. It existed from 1962 until 1968. It was renamed the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship ''(Hawaii version)'' in 1968 and renamed again as the NWA Pacific International Heavyweight Championship in 1978, which was the name it used until it was retired in 1980.
Title history
See also
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National Wrestling Alliance
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References
50th State Big Time Wrestling championships
Heavyweight wrestling championships
NWA United States Heavyweight Championships
North American professional wrestling championships
International professional wrestling championships
Professional wrestling in Hawaii