NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version)
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The NWA Detroit United States Heavyweight Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title. It was known as the Chicago version from 1953 until 1959 and the Detroit version from 1959 until 1981.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
| NWA United States Title-Chicago Version | |||
| Verne Gagne | 1 | September 3, 1953 | Chicago, IL (Awarded) |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1 | April 7, 1956 | Chicago, IL |
| Hans Schmidt | 1 | October 19, 1956 | Chicago, IL |
| Wilbur Snyder | 2 | February 19, 1957 | Chicago, IL |
| Dick the Bruiser | 1 | December 14, 1957 | Chicago, IL |
| Verne Gagne | 2 | April 12, 1958 | Chicago, IL |
| splits his own version into Minneapolis version, later renamed AWA United States Championship | |||
| Wilbur Snyder | 3 | November 15, 1958 | Chicago, IL |
| Angelo Poffo | 1 | December 27, 1958 | Cincinnati, OH |
| renamed NWA US Title-Detroit version | |||
| Wilbur Snyder | 4 | May 2, 1959 | Detroit, MI |
| Dick the Bruiser | 2 | May 23, 1959 | Detroit, MI |
| Bob Ellis | 1 | June 2, 1960 | Windsor, Ontario |
| Dick the Bruiser | 3 | June 11, 1960 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | January 28, 1961 | Detroit, MI |
| Dick the Bruiser | 4 | February 28, 1961 | Detroit, MI |
| Fritz Von Erich | 1 | December 1, 1961 | Detroit, MI |
| Wilbur Snyder | 5 | 1962 | ? |
| Dick the Bruiser | 5 | June 2, 1962 | Detroit, MI |
| Lord Athol Layton | 1 | August 4, 1962 | ? |
| Fritz Von Erich | 2 | June 9, 1963 | Detroit, MI |
| Lord Athol Layton | 2 | July 20, 1963 | Detroit, MI |
| Fritz Von Erich | 3 | October 19, 1963 | Detroit, MI |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | June 13, 1964 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 1 | February 6, 1965 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 2 | August 1967 | ? |
| The Sheik | 2 | October 1967 | ? |
| Bobo Brazil | 3 | July 29, 1971 | Detroit, MI |
| Pampero Firpo | 1 | August 12, 1972 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 4 | August 19, 1972 | Detroit, MI |
| Pampero Firpo | 2 | October 28, 1972 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 5 | December 23, 1972 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 3 | December 30, 1972 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 6 | January 13, 1973 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 4 | January 27, 1973 | Detroit, MI |
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | July 7, 1973 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 5 | July 21, 1973 | Detroit, MI |
| Johnny Valentine | 3 | 1973 | ? |
| The Sheik | 6 | September 1973 | ? |
| Tony Marino | 1 | March 2, 1974 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 7 | March 16, 1974 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 7 | January 25, 1975 | Detroit, MI (Awarded when Sheik no-shows title defenses) |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | February 8, 1975 | Detroit, MI |
| Bobo Brazil | 8 | April 19, 1975 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 8 | July 5, 1975 | Detroit, MI |
| Mark Lewin | 1 | September 27, 1975 | Detroit, MI |
| Don Kent | 1 | November 1, 1975 | Detroit, MI |
| Mark Lewin | 2 | December 1975 | ? |
| Vacated | February 14, 1976 | Title vacant | |
| Bobo Brazil | 9 | April 21, 1976 | Awarded when Brute Bernard injured before tournament final |
| The Sheik | 9 | May 15, 1976 | Detroit, MI |
| Pampero Firpo | 3 | July 17, 1976 | Detroit, MI |
| Don Kent | 2 | October 16, 1976 | Detroit, MI |
| Gino Hernandez | 1 | January 8, 1977 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 10 | April 2, 1977 | Detroit, MI |
| Ox Baker | 1 | September 1977 | Detroit, MI |
| The Sheik | 11 | between 1977 & 1980 | ? |
| Mighty Igor | 1 | between 1977 & 1980 | ? |
| The Sheik | 12 | May 3, 1980 | Detroit, MI |
| Title Retired | October 1980 | Promotion closes, Sheik takes title to International Championship Wrestling |
