NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship was the major championship in the National Wrestling Alliance member promotion NWA Great Lakes, and represented the states of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The championship lasted from 1997 through 2002. The title was originally known as the SMCW Heavyweight Championship when Southern Michigan Championship Wrestling opened in 1997, then the NWA Michigan Heavyweight Championship when SMCW joined the NWA and became NWA of Michigan. Finally, in 2000, the title's name changed for the final time when NWA of Michigan became NWA Great Lakes.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Austin | 1 | June 14, 1997 | Monroe, MI | Won a tournament to become the first champion. |
| Canadian Destroyer | 1 | December 13, 1997 | Michigan Center, MI | |
| Gene Austin | 2 | February 4, 1998 | Sandusky, MI | The championship was renamed the NWA Michigan Heavyweight Championship on May 1, 1998. |
| The Brooklyn Brawler | 1 | June 20, 1998 | Tecumseh, MI | |
| Skull Ganz | 1 | December 27, 1998 | Brownstown Township, MI | |
| Mr. Meaner | 1 | December 3, 1999 | Gibraltar, MI | |
| Vacated | January 7, 2000 | |||
| Larry Destiny | 1 | April 13, 2000 | Burton, MI | Defeated Tommy Rogers to win the vacant title. |
| Stripped | Destiny was stripped of the title for missing title defenses. | |||
| Mike Legacy | 1 | May 2000 | ||
| Gutter | 1 | June 17, 2000 | Tiffin, OH | |
| Rock Stevens | 1 | September 23, 2000 | Sandusky, OH | The championship was renamed the NWA Great Lakes Heavyweight Championship on October 14, 2000. |
| Vacated | November 2000 | |||
| Sebastian Cyrus | 1 | December 8, 2000 | Tiffin, OH | Defeated Gutter to win the vacant title. |
| Brimstone | 1 | September 22, 2001 | Sterling Heights, MI | |
| Tommy Starr | 1 | November 3, 2001 | Sterling Heights, MI | |
| Gutter | 2 | December 1, 2001 | Sterling Heights, MI | |
| Chris Sabin | 1 | June 1, 2002 | Sterling Heights, MI | |
| Title abandoned | October 2002 | The title was abandoned when NWA Great Lakes closed. | ||
