The NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship was a

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heavyweight championship in Tri-States Wrestling (NWA Tri-State). The original version was created in 1954, however, it was phased out in favor of the

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Created in 1945, the title is competed for by junior heavyweight wrestlers. History The first NWA World Junior ...

. The Alabama version of the NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship existed from 1960 until 1974. It was defended primarily in

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under the banner of NWA Tri-State Wrestling, and at times in

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for

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. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen team "won" a match to maintain the

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that professional wrestling is a competitive sport. The title was revived to replace the

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as the promotion's top singles title after

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left to form

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in 1979. It was vacated and decommissioned when Tri-State promoter

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closed the promotion in 1982.

Title history

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Names

Title history

NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Original version)

NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version)

NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Final version)

List of top combined reigns

Explanatory footnotes

References

General references

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Specific

External links

NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlingdata.com
{{Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) championships Heavyweight wrestling championships National Wrestling Alliance championships NWA Mid-America championships United States regional professional wrestling championships