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Title Histories

World Class Championship Wrestling

American Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Fritz Von Erich Jun 06 1966 1
Johnny Valentine Jun 09 1966  
Fritz Von Erich Aug 04 1966  
Brute Bernard Mar ?? 1967  
Fritz Von Erich Mar 27 1967  
Spoiler #1 Apr 05 1968 2
Fritz Von Erich Jun 03 1968 3
Fritz Von Erich Jul 26 1968 4
Johnny Valentine May 02 1969  
Fritz Von Erich Aug 04 1969 5
Fritz Von Erich Oct 21 1969 6
Boris Malenko May 18 1970 7
Fritz Von Erich Jun 14 1970  
Toru Tanaka Dec 18 1970  
Fritz Von Erich Feb 22 1971  
Toru Tanaka Feb 23 1971  
Wahoo McDaniel Mar 05 1971  
The Spoiler Dec 11 1971  
Billy Red Lyons Jun 23 1972  
Johnny Valentine Jul 08 1972  
The Missouri Mauler Mar ?? 1973 8
Fritz Von Erich Aug 07 1973  
The Texan Mar 19 1974  
Fritz Von Erich Apr 18 1974  
Blackjack Lanza Dec 02 1974  
Fritz Von Erich Dec 29 1974  
Bruiser Brody Jan 03 1977  
Fritz Von Erich Apr 12 1977  
Bruiser Brody Apr 13 1977  
Captain USA Jul 25 1977  
Ox Baker Sep 30 1977  
Fritz Von Erich Dec 12 1977  
Bruiser Brody Sep 11 1978  
Kevin Von Erich Dec 25 1978  
The Spoiler Apr 01 1979  
Wahoo McDaniel May 13 1979  
The Spoiler Jun 02 1979 9
El Halcon Aug 05 1979  
The Spoiler Oct 07 1979  
Bruiser Brody Nov 30 1979  
Ox Baker Jan 02 1980  
Kevin Von Erich Jan 12 1980  
Toru Tanaka Apr 20 1980  
Kevin Von Erich Apr 28 1980  
Gino Hernandez May 19 1980  
El Halcon Aug 01 1980  
Gino Hernandez Nov ?? 1980  
Kerry Von Erich Dec 28 1980 10
Ken Patera ??? ?? 1981  
Masked Superstar ??? ?? 1981  
Kerry Von Erich ??? ?? 1981  
Ernie Ladd May 11 1981  
Kerry Von Erich Jun 04 1981  
The Great Kabuki Sep 25 1981  
Bugsy McGraw Dec 26 1981  
Kerry Von Erich Mar 08 1982  
King Kong Bundy May 05 1982  
Fritz Von Erich Jun 14 1982 11
King Kong Bundy Jun 15 1982 12
Kevin Von Erich Sep 05 1982  
Terry Gordy Jan 21 1983  
Kevin Von Erich Mar 04 1983 13
Jimmy Garvin Jul 25 1983 14
Chris Adams Nov 24 1983  
Jimmy Garvin Dec 25 1983  
Chris Adams Jan 30 1984  
Jimmy Garvin Apr ?? 1984  
Chris Adams Apr ?? 1984  
Jimmy Garvin Apr ?? 1984  
Gino Hernandez May 18 1984  
Mike Von Erich Aug 04 1984  
Gino Hernandez Sep 03 1984  
Kerry Von Erich Oct 29 1984  
Chris Adams Feb 08 1985  
King Parsons Jul 05 1985  
Rick Rude Nov 04 1985 15
  1. This title was originally named the NWA American Heavyweight Title and had been vacant since 1957 when World Class was given control of the title in 1966. Von Erich defeated Brute Bernard to win the vacant title.
  2. Title immediately held up following Spoiler #1's title win due to interference by Gary Hart
  3. Von Erich def. Spoiler #1 in a rematch to win held up title. Title held up on 7-12-68 after a match against Spoiler #1
  4. Von Erich def. Spoiler #1 in a rematch to win held up title.
  5. Title held up 8-5-69 following a match against Johnny Valentine due to interference by Wahoo McDaniel
  6. Von Erich def. Johnny Valentine in a rematch to win held up title.
  7. Von Erich vacated the title sometime before May 1970. Malenko def. Mil Mascaras for the vacant title.
  8. Title awarded when Valentine leaves World Class for Japan
  9. Title awarded when McDaniel is injured
  10. Title held up 12-20-80 following a match with Kevin Von Erich. Kerry Von Erich substituted for his injured brother Kevin and def. Gino Hernandez in a rematch to win the held up title
  11. Von Erich def. Bundy for the title in a No DQ match where falls counted anywhere in Texas Stadium and Bundy's manager Gary Hart was banned from the facility.
  12. Von Erich retires immediately following title win and vacates the title. Bundy is awarded the title the day after Von Erich's retirement.
  13. Title held up 7-11-83 following a match against Jimmy Garvin
  14. Garvin def. Kevin Von Erich in a rematch to win held up title.
  15. World Class seceded from the NWA. Title renamed World Class Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title.

World Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Rick Rude Feb 20 1986 1
Chris Adams Jul 04 1986  
Black Bart Sep 15 1986 2
Kevin Von Erich Oct 12 1986  
Al Perez Aug 21 1987 3
Kerry Von Erich Mar 06 1988  
King Parsons Mar 25 1988  
Kerry Von Erich May 08 1988  
Jerry Lawler Oct 23 1988  
Kerry Von Erich Nov 04 1988  
Tatsumi Fujinami Dec 09 1988 4
Kerry Von Erich Dec 10 1988 5
Jerry Lawler Dec 13 1988 6
Jerry Lawler Apr 14 1989 7
  1. Rude held the NWA American Heavyweight Title when World Class seceded from the NWA and renamed the title the World Class Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title.
  2. Black Bart may have been awarded the title due to Adams going on trial for assaulting an airline co-pilot. Title change allegedly happened in Los Angeles, CA, outside the home base of World Class.
  3. Perez won title from Von Erich by forfeit
  4. Fujinami won title when the referee rules Von Erich was bleeding too heavily to continue.
  5. Fujinami was unsatisfied with the result and returned the belt to Von Erich.
  6. Lawler def. Von Erich in a Title Unification Match. Title then unified with the AWA World Heavyweight Title and renamed the Unified World Title. Title held up during a match with Kerry Von Erich on April 5, 1989.
  7. Lawler def. Kerry Von Erich in a rematch to win held up title. During this reign, on August 4, 1989, World Class Championship Wrestling merged with Continental Wrestling Association to form the United States Wrestling Alliance.

American Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
The Internationals (Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner) Jan ?? 1967 1
The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) Feb 21 1967  
Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis Aug ?? 1967  
The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) Sep 11 1967  
Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis Oct 03 1967  
Spoiler #1 & Gary Hart Oct 23 1967  
Fritz Von Erich & Billy Red Lyons Jan 30 1968  
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 & Spoiler #2/Smasher Sloan) Apr 22 1968 2
The Spoiler & Gary Hart Jun 01 1968 3
Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith Jul 19 1968  
The Spoiler & Gary Hart Sep 10 1968  
Fritz Von Erich & Dan Miller Dec 17 1968  
Fritz Von Erich & Fred Curry Mar ?? 1969 4
Wahoo McDaniel & Thunderbolt Patterson Jun 27 1969 5
Dusty Rhodes & Baron Von Raschke Jul ?? 1969  
Wahoo McDaniel & Thunderbolt Patterson Aug ?? 1969  
Boris Malenko & Charles Montague Sep ?? 1969 6
Karl Kox & Mike York Aug ?? 1970 7
The Outlaws (Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch) Sep ?? 1970  
Tim Woods & George Scott Dec 15 1970  
Chris Markoff & Bronco Lubich ??? ?? 1971  
Johnny Valentine & Wahoo McDaniel ??? ?? 1971  
Chris Markoff & Bronco Lubich ??? ?? 1971  
Johnny Valentine & Wahoo McDaniel ??? ?? 1971  
Thunderbolt Patterson & Toru Tanaka Jul 19 1971  
Thunderbolt Patterson & Johnny Valentine Jan ?? 1972 8
Fritz Von Erich & Dean Ho Jan 25 1972  
Brute Bernard & The Missouri Mauler Feb ?? 1972  
The Spoiler & Mark Lewin ??? ?? 1973  
Jose Lothario & Ivan Putski ??? ?? 1973  
Black Gordman & Goliath ??? ?? 1973  
Jose Lothario & Mil Mascaras ??? ?? 1973  
The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza) ??? ?? 1973  
Tex McKenzie & Ken Patera Jul ?? 1974  
The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza) Aug ?? 1974  
Tex McKenzie & Johnny Valentine Sep 23 1974 9
The Von Erichs (David Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Oct ?? 1978 10
The Spoiler & Mark Lewin Feb 02 1979  
Jose Lothario & El Halcon Jun 01 1979  
Gino Hernandez & El Gran Markus Jul 20 1979  
Jose Lothario & El Halcon Sep ?? 1979  
Gino Hernandez & El Gran Markus Dec 14 1979  
Jose Lothario & El Halcon Dec 28 1979  
Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada Jan 11 1980  
Jose Lothario & Tiger Conway, Jr. Mar 14 1980  
Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada Jun 23 1980 11
Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada Jul 01 1980 12
Kerry Von Erich & El Halcon Aug ?? 1980  
Gino Hernandez & Gary Young Oct ?? 1980 13
Kerry Von Erich & Bruiser Brody Jan 11 1981  
Al Madril & Brian Blair Jun ?? 1981 14
Tim Brooks & Arman Hussein Sep ?? 1981  
Kerry Von Erich & Terry Orndorff Oct 25 1981  
Kerry Von Erich & Al Madril ??? ?? 1982 15
King Kong Bundy & Bugsy McGraw Apr 11 1982  
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Jul 05 1982  
King Kong Bundy & Bill Irwin Sep 12 1982  
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) Nov 26 1982  
Kerry Von Erich & Bruiser Brody Jun 17 1983  
Roddy Piper & Dick Brower Oct ?? 1983 16
The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer I & Super Destroyer II) Sep 30 1983  
King Parsons & Brian Adias Dec 25 1983  
The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer 1 & Super Destroyer 2) Jan 30 1984  
The Rock & Soul Connection (Buck Zumhofe & King Parsons) May 06 1984  
The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer 1 & Super Destroyer 2) May 19 1984 17
The Rock & Soul Connection (King Parsons & Buck Zumhofe) Jul 04 1984 18
The Long Riders (Scott Irwin & Bill Irwin) Sep 28 1984  
The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) Oct 22 1984  
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) Jan 11 1985 19
The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) May 06 1985 20
The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams) Jun 24 1985 21
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Sep 20 1985 22
The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams) Nov 28 1985 23
  1. Title was originally named NWA American Tag Team Titles. Costello & Von Brauner won a tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
  2. Sometime after this title win, Spoiler #2 was unmasked by Apollo and revealed as Smasher Sloan.
  3. Sloan splits with The Spoiler and leaves the area. Hart replaces him on the team
  4. Dan Miller was injured by Johnny Valentine and is replaced by Curry. Title vacated sometime before June 1969 when Valentine injured Curry.
  5. Von Erich & Curry vacated the titles when Curry is injured by Johnny Valentine. McDaniel & Patterson won vacant titles by winning a tournament final. Who they defeated in the tournament final is not known at this time.
  6. McDaniel & Patterson vacated the titles sometime before September 1969. Malenko & Montague won vacant titles.
  7. Malenko & Montague vacated the titles sometime before August 1970. Kox & York won vacant titles.
  8. Valentine replaced Toru Tanaka
  9. Title vacated sometime in late 1974 and remained inactive until October 1978.
  10. The Von Erichs def. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk to win vacant titles.
  11. Titles held up 6/24/80 following a match against Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich.
  12. Hito & Sakuruda def. Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich in a rematch to win held up titles.
  13. Hernandez & Young def. Von Erich and Sweet Brown Sugar, substituting for El Halcon.
  14. Von Erich & Brody vacated the titles in May 1981 when Brody leaves World Class. Madril & Blair won vacant titles by winning tournament final
  15. Madril replaced Terry Orndorff
  16. Von Erich & Brody vacated the titles sometime before October 1983 when Brody is injured. Piper & Brower allegedly won vacant titles by winning tournament final in Los Angeles, CA.
  17. Immediately after winning the titles, The Super Destroyers were unmasked by Zumhofe & Parsons and revealed as Scott Irwin & Bill Irwin. They renamed their team The Long Riders.
  18. King Parsons defeated Irwin in a singles match in which the Tag Team Titles were on the line.
  19. Titles held up 3-8-85 after a match against The Fantastics due to interference by Jim Cornette.
  20. The Fantastics def. The Midnight Express in a No DQ/ 2-ring Match to win held up titles.
  21. Titles held up 9-13-85 following a match against Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich that ended in a Double DQ.
  22. The Von Erichs def. The Dynamic Duo in a rematch to win held up titles. Titles held up 10-18-85 following a match against The Dynamic Duo.
  23. The Dynamic Duo def. Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich in a rematch to win held up titles. Titles vacated sometime in 1986 when Hernandez & Adams split. Titles abandoned when World Class secedes from the NWA.

World Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne Sep 01 1986 1
Lance Von Erich & The Dingo Warrior Nov 17 1986  
Al Madril & Brian Adias Dec 01 1986  
The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) Mar 04 1987  
The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) May 04 1987 2
Frankie Lancaster & Eric Embry Jun 26 1987  
The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) Aug 07 1987  
Frankie Lancaster & Brian Adias Oct 12 1987  
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Nov 25 1987  
King Parsons & Terry Taylor ??? ?? 1988  
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Jul 01 1988  
The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) Aug 12 1988  
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox Sep 16 1988  
The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) Sep 19 1988  
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox Oct 15 1988  
The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) Oct 17 1988  
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Feb ?? 1989 3
The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden) Feb 17 1989 4
Jeff Jarrett & Kerry Von Erich Mar 12 1989  
Super Zodiac II & Cactus Jack May 19 1989  
Jeff Jarrett & Mil Mascaras Jun 09 1989  
The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller & Brian Lee) Jun 23 1989  
Jeff Jarrett & Matt Borne Jun 30 1989  
Scott Braddock & Cactus Jack Aug 04 1989 5
  1. Sawyer & Borne def. Chris Adams & Lance Von Erich in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
  2. Titles held up April 6, 1987 following a match against The Rock-N-Roll RPMs (Mike Davis & Tommy Lane). They defeated def. The Rock-N-Roll RPMs in a rematch for held up titles.
  3. Titles awarded when The Samoan SWAT Team left World Class.
  4. Fuller & Golden won the titles by DQ
  5. On this date, World Class Championship Wrestling merged with Continental Wrestling Association to form United States Wrestling Alliance.

Texas Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Fritz Von Erich ??? ?? 1966 1
Joe Blanchard Nov 21 1966  
Fritz Von Erich Jan 16 1967  
Buddy Austin May ?? 1967 2
Buddy Moreno Aug 09 1967  
Billy Red Lyons Nov 08 1967 3
Spoiler #1 Mar 29 1968  
Grizzly Smith May 31 1968  
The Spoiler Aug 20 1968  
Danny Miller Dec 10 1968  
Johnny Valentine Feb 28 1969  
Jose Lothario Jun 07 1969  
Johnny Valentine Aug 20 1969  
Wahoo McDaniel Oct ?? 1969  
Johnny Valentine Oct 29 1969  
Wahoo McDaniel Jan 26 1970  
Johnny Valentine Apr ?? 1970  
George Scott Oct 13 1970  
Johnny Valentine Nov ?? 1970  
Pepper Gomez Feb 18 1971  
Johnny Valentine Mar ?? 1971  
Jose Lothario Nov 17 1971  
Red Bastien Mar 08 1972  
Stan Stasiak Jun 24 1972  
Jose Lothario Oct 25 1972  
Blackjack Mulligan May 04 1973  
Jose Lothario May 18 1973  
The Great Mephisto Jan 15 1974  
Red Bastien May 28 1974  
El Gran Markus Sep ?? 1974  
Al Madril Mar ?? 1975  
John Tolos May 14 1975  
Al Madril Jul 15 1975 4
John Tolos Sep 16 1975 5
Al Madril Oct ?? 1975  
Buddy Wolfe Nov ?? 1975  
John Tolos Nov ?? 1975  
Peter Maivia Nov ?? 1975  
Rocky Johnson Aug ?? 1976  
Rocky Johnson Aug ?? 1976  
Seigfreid Steinke Aug 20 1976  
Seigfreid Steinke Sep ?? 1976  
Moondog Mayne Mar ?? 1977  
Scott Casey May ?? 1977  
El Gran Goliath May ?? 1977  
Jimmy Snuka May 27 1977  
Ox Baker Jun ?? 1977  
Al Madril Jan ?? 1978  
Dale Valentine Mar 24 1978  
Bruiser Brody May 28 1978  
David Von Erich Sep 10 1978  
Gino Hernandez Oct ?? 1978  
David Von Erich Nov ?? 1978  
Gino Hernandez Dec ?? 1978  
David Von Erich Feb ?? 1979  
Mark Lewin Dec 10 1979  
Gino Hernandez Mar ?? 1980  
David Von Erich Jun 03 1980  
Tim Brooks May ?? 1981 6
Al Madril Sep ?? 1981  
Bill Irwin Sep 01 1982 7
David Von Erich Sep 19 1982 8
Jimmy Garvin Mar ?? 1983  
David Von Erich Apr 04 1983 9
Jimmy Garvin Jun 17 1983 10
David Von Erich Jul 04 1983 11
David Von Erich Aug ?? 1983 12
Gino Hernandez Jun 23 1984 13
Brian Adias Jul 29 1985  
Gino Hernandez Sep 02 1985  
Brian Adias Sep 27 1985  
The Grappler Dec 09 1985 14
Brian Adias Mar 10 1986  
Buzz Sawyer Jul 04 1986  
Bob Bradley Jan 12 1987 15
The Dingo Warrior Feb 02 1987  
Al Perez Jun 21 1987  
Ted Arcidi Aug 31 1987 16
Matt Borne Nov 10 1987  
Terry Taylor Feb 26 1988  
Kevin Von Erich Jul 04 1988 17
King Parsons Aug 05 1988 18
Brickhouse Brown Feb 03 1989  
Gary Young Mar 06 1989 19
Eric Embry Apr 07 1989  
Super Zodiac May 19 1989  
Eric Embry May 26 1989  
P.Y. Chu-Hi Jul 03 1989 20
  1. This title was originally named the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title. Von Erich was champion when World Class was given control over the title.
  2. Von Erich vacated the title on March 27, 1967 when he won the NWA American Heavyweight Title. Austin def. Paul DeMarco for the vacant title.
  3. Moreno vacated the title due to injury on or before November 8, 1967. Lyons won vacant title in a tournament final.
  4. Title held up after a match against John Tolos
  5. Tolos defeated Al Madril in a rematch to win held up title
  6. Brooks is awarded the title
  7. Title held up after a match against David Von Erich on 9-5-82
  8. Von Erich def. Bill Irwin in a rematch to win held up title.
  9. Title held up after a match against Jimmy Garvin in April 1983.
  10. Garvin def. David Von Erich in a rematch to win held up title, but title is immediately held up again due to interference by Sunshine.
  11. Von Erich def. Jimmy Garvin in a rematch to win held up title. Title held up following a match against Garvin on 7-11-84.
  12. Von Erich def. Jimmy Garvin in a rematch to win held up title. Title vacated 2-11-84 when Von Erich dies.
  13. Kerry Von Erich is injured by Hernandez, who replaces him in the tournament final and defeats Ric Flair for the vacant title.
  14. During this reign, World Class withdraws from the NWA in June 1986. Title renamed World Class Championship Wrestling Texas Heavyweight Title.
  15. Sawyer is stripped of the title and fired from World Class after failing a drug test in November 1986. Bradley def. The Dingo Warrior in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  16. Perez vacated the title on August 21, 1987 upon winning the WCCW World Heavyweight Title. Arcidi won the vacant title by winning Battle Royal.
  17. Von Erich is awarded the title when Taylor leaves World Class.
  18. Parsons def. Kerry Von Erich, substituting for his brother Kevin.
  19. Young may have won the title by forfeit on March 4, 1989
  20. During this reign on August 4, 1984, World Class Championship Wrestling merged with Continental Wrestling Association to form the United States Wrestling Alliance.

Texas Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Nick Kozak & Dory Dixon ??? ?? 1966 1
Wahoo McDaniel & Antonio Pugliese ??? ?? 1969  
Karl Kox & The Great Malenko Mar 16 1970  
Kim Ill & Pak Song Dec 17 1970 2
The Flying Redheads (Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons) Jul 14 1972 3
Chris Colt & Bobby Duncum Oct 06 1972  
Black Gordman & Goliath Apr ?? 1973  
Jose Lothario & Mil Mascaras Apr ?? 1973  
Jose Lothario & Ivan Putski Apr ?? 1973 4
Black Gordman & Goliath Aug 06 1973  
Red Bastien & Tex McKenzie ??? ?? 1974  
The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza) ??? ?? 1975  
Jose Lothario & Al Madril Aug ?? 1975 5
Stan Hansen & Tim Brooks ??? ?? 1976  
Jose Lothario & Rocky Johnson Mar 03 1976  
Tony Charles & Les Thornton ??? ?? 1977  
Jose Lothario & Cien Caras ??? ?? 1977  
Bruiser Brody & Mike York Apr 15 1977  
Gino Hernandez & Jimmy Snuka Aug ?? 1977  
Tony Charles & Les Thornton Sep ?? 1977  
Al Hays & The Big O Nov ?? 1977  
Bull Ramos & Captain USA Dec ?? 1977  
Jose Lothario & Alberto Madril Jan 31 1978  
Tim Brooks & Leroy Brown Mar 31 1978  
The Von Erichs (David Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Apr 07 1978  
Gino Hernandez & Bruiser Brody Aug ?? 1978  
The Von Erichs (David Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Sep 04 1978  
Mark Lewin & The White Knight Oct 30 1978 6
Bull Ramos & Tiger Conway, Jr. Dec 17 1978 7
Kerry Von Erich & Bruiser Brody Jul 23 1979 8
The Spoiler & Mark Lewin Sep 17 1979  
Kerry Von Erich & Tiger Conway Jr. ??? ?? 1980 9
Gino Hernandez & Pak Song ??? ?? 1980  
Kerry Von Erich & Sweet Brown Sugar Aug 01 1980 10
Tim Brooks & Stan Stasiak Oct ?? 1980 11
Raul Mata & Billy White Cloud Jan 12 1981 12
Tony Atlas & Skip Young Jun 29 1987 13
John Tatum & Jack Victory Jan 05 1988 14
John Tatum & Jack Victory Feb 14 1988 15
The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) Mar 20 1988  
John Tatum & Jack Victory Apr 08 1988  
The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) Jul 25 1988  
John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk Sep 05 1988  
The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) Sep 12 1988  
Beauty & The Beast (Terrance M. Garvin & The Beast [2nd]) Mar 03 1989 16
The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) Apr 28 1989 17
  1. These titles were originally named the NWA Texas Tag Team Titles. Kozak & Dixon were champions when World Class was given control over the titles.
  2. Kox & Malenko vacated the titles sometime before December 1970. Ill & Song def. Rufus R. Jones & Gorgeous George Jr. for the vacant titles.
  3. Ill & Song vacated the titles sometime before July 1972. The Flying Redheads def. The Alaskans (Frank Monte & Mike York) to win vacant titles.
  4. Mascaras vacated his share of the titles and was replaced by Ivan Putski
  5. The Blackjacks vacated the titles sometime before August 1975. Lothario & Madril won vacant titles by winning tournament final
  6. The Von Erichs vacated the titles in October 1978 when they won the NWA American Tag Team Titles. Lewin & The White Knight def. Mando Guerrero & Tiger Conway Jr. in a tournament final to win vacant titles.
  7. Ramos & Conway def. Lewin and Karl Krupp, substituting for The White Knight.
  8. Ramos & Conway vacated the titles sometime before July 1979. Von Erich & Brody def. Mark Lewin & Tim Brooks for the vacant titles.
  9. Spoiler & Lewin vacated the titles sometime before January 1980. Von Erich & Conway won vacant titles by winning tournament final
  10. Hernandez & Song vacated the title sometime before August 1980. Von Erich & Sugar def. Stan Stasiak & Tim Brooks to win vacant titles.
  11. Von Erich & Sugar vacated the titles sometime before October 1980. Brooks & Stasiak won vacant titles by winning tournament final.
  12. Brooks & Stasiak vacated the titles sometime before January 1981 when Stasiak is suspended. Mata & White Cloud def. Tim Brooks & Raul Castro to win vacant titles. Vacated titles sometime in 1981 when Mata leaves World Class. Titles remained inactive until June 1987.
  13. Atlas & Young def. Ted Arcidi & Texas Red in a Tournament Final to win vacant titles. During the time in which the titles were inactive, WCCW had seceded from the NWA.
  14. Tatum & Victory def. Young in a Handicap Match when Atlas no-shows. Titles held up January 29, 1988 following a match against The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton)
  15. Tatum & Victory are awarded held up titles by winning a high card draw
  16. The Samoan SWAT Team vacated the titles sometime before March 1989 when they left WCCW. Beauty & The Beast def. Chris Adams & Jeff Jarrett in a tournament final for the vacant titles.
  17. Titles abandoned sometime in 1989

World Light Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Eric Embry Sep 13 1987 1
Shaun Simpson Nov 25 1987  
Eric Embry Dec 25 1987  
Jeff Jarrett Oct 15 1988  
Eric Embry Nov 11 1988  
Jeff Jarrett Nov 24 1988  
Eric Embry Dec 13 1988  
Cactus Jack Dec 30 1988  
Eric Embry Jan 04 1989 2
  1. Embry def. Peter Vander Graling in South Africa to become the inaugural champion.
  2. Title vacated in May 1989 when Embry won the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title. Title was abandoned thereafter.

Television Championship

Won By Date Footnote
The Spoiler ??? ?? 1979 1
Bill Irwin ??? ?? 1980  
Jose Lothario ??? ?? 1980  
The Spoiler May ?? 1982 2
Frank Dusek May ?? 1982  
The Spoiler Jun 12 1982  
Brian Adias Jul ?? 1982  
Bill Irwin Jul ?? 1982  
Bill Irwin Jul 19 1982  
Bugsy McGraw Aug ?? 1982  
Bill Irwin Oct ?? 1982  
Checkmate Oct ?? 1982  
Frank Dusek Oct ?? 1982  
Al Madril Nov 01 1982  
The Great Kabuki Jan 03 1983  
Tola Yatsu Feb 07 1983  
King Parsons Mar 28 1983  
The Mongol May 30 1983  
Chris Adams Jul 11 1983  
Jimmy Garvin Oct 24 1983  
Johnny Mantell Oct 31 1983  
Super Destroyer 1 Nov 28 1983  
Brian Adias Dec 05 1983  
Super Destroyer 1 Jan 09 1984  
King Parsons Feb 06 1984  
Kelly Kiniski Feb 20 1984  
Killer Khan May 07 1984 3
Kevin Von Erich May 21 1984 4
Chris Adams Jun 11 1984 5
Jake Roberts Aug 13 1984  
Chris Adams Sep 03 1984  
Billy Jack Haynes Jan 07 1985 6
Rip Oliver Feb 04 1985 7
Scott Casey Apr 01 1985 8
Tim Brooks Jun 10 1985  
King Parsons Jul 15 1985  
John Tatum Aug 05 1985 9
King Parsons Oct 21 1985  
Dave Peterson Dec 02 1985 10
Jack Victory Dec 09 1985  
Mark Youngblood Dec 23 1985  
Buddy Roberts Jan 06 1986  
Lance Von Erich Mar 24 1986  
Rick Rude May 05 1986  
Bruiser Brody May 17 1986 11
Chris Adams Jun ?? 1986 12
Buzz Sawyer Jun 16 1986  
Steve Simpson Aug 11 1986  
Crusher Yurkov Oct 20 1986  
Tony Atlas Dec 01 1986 13
  1. The Spoiler won a Battle Royal to become the inaugural champion.
  2. Lothario vacated the title sometime before May 1982. Spoiler won the vacant title by winning Battle Royal
  3. Khan substituted for the injured Kiniski against Johnny Mantell and is awarded the title
  4. Von Erich def. Khan and won the title by DQ, but declined the title pending a rematch on May 28, 1984. The title was declared vacant on the same day when the rematch ends in a Double DQ. Both wrestlers are then barred from competing for the vacant title.
  5. Adams def. Kelly Kiniski for the vacant title
  6. Haynes def. Hernandez, substituting for the absent Adams.
  7. Haynes vacated the title in February 1985 when he leaves World Class. It was reported that Haynes was injured by Rip Oliver. Oliver def. Buck Zumhofe to win vacant title.
  8. Oliver is stripped of the title on March 25, 1985 when he is suspended for attacking Mike Von Erich. Casey def. Dennis Condrey for the vacant title.
  9. Parsons vacates the title on August 5, 1985 when he no shows a scheduled defense against John Tatum. Tatum def. Shawn Cody for the vacant title.
  10. Parsons vacated the title in November 1985 when he is injured by Rick Rude. Peterson def. The Grappler for the vacant title
  11. Brody won the title by DQ
  12. Brody was injured and awarded the title to Adams
  13. Atlas won the title by DQ. Title abandoned April 1987 when Atlas leaves World Class.

World 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & David Von Erich Dec 25 1982 1
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) Dec 25 1982 2
The Von Erichs (David Von Erich & Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Jul 04 1983  
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) Aug 12 1983  
The Von Erichs (David Von Erich & Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) Dec 02 1983 3
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) Jan ?? 1984  
The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) May 06 1984 4
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) May 06 1984 5
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) Jul 04 1984 6
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) Sep 03 1984 7
Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez & Jake Roberts Oct 27 1984  
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) Dec 31 1984  
Tim Brooks & Mark Lewin & One Man Gang Jul 07 1985 8
Brian Adias & The Von Erichs (Kevin Von Erich & Kerry Von Erich) Sep 02 1985 9
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) Jan 03 1986  
Kerry Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Steve Simpson May 04 1986 10
The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich) May 04 1986 11
The Von Erichs (Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) Jun 04 1986 12
Chris Adams, Steve Simpson, & Kevin Von Erich Dec 25 1987 13
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts & King Parsons) Jan 04 1988  
Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Michael Hayes Jul 08 1988 14
  1. Gordy, Hayes, & Von Erich def. Mike Sharpe, Ben Sharpe, & Tom Steele to become the inaugural champions.
  2. Von Erich immediately gave his share of the titles to Buddy Roberts
  3. Flair was substituting for Michael Hayes, after Hayes lost a Loser-Leaves-Town Match to Kerry Von Erich on November 24, 1983.
  4. The Von Erichs def. The Freebirds in a "Badstreet Bout" where there was No DQ and the wrestlers could come dressed any way they wanted to.
  5. Fritz Von Erich retires immediately and is replaced by Kerry. Titles held up when films show the legal man did not win the deciding fall.
  6. The Fabulous Freebirds def. Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, & Mike Von Erich in a rematch to win held up titles. Titles were then held up again due to interference by Killer Khan
  7. The Von Erichs def. The Fabulous Freebirds in a Loser Leaves Texas/Handicap Match to win held up titles. Mike Von Erich was injured and did not wrestle in the title match.
  8. Brooks, Lewin, & One Man Gang def. Kerry & Kevin Von Erich in a Handicap Match to win the titles
  9. Adias & The Von Erichs defeated Lewin, Gang, and Jack Victory (substituting for Tim Brooks)
  10. The Von Erichs and Simpson def. The Freebirds for the titles in a Canadian Lumberjack Match.
  11. Simpson immediately gave his share of the titles to Kevin Von Erich
  12. Kerry Von Erich was injured in a motorcycle accident and is replaced with Mike Von Erich.
  13. The Von Erichs vacated the titles on April 12, 1987 when Mike Von Erich committed suicide. Adams, Simpson, & Von Erich def. The Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, & King Parsons) to win vacant titles.
  14. The Von Erichs & Hayes are the last champions as the titles are abandoned in late 1988.

Texas Brass Knuckles Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Bull Curry Mar 06 1953 1
Duke Keomuka Nov 17 1953  
Bull Curry Nov 30 1953  
Joe Christie Aug 31 1954 2
Johnny Valentine Sep 21 1954  
Joe Christie Oct 15 1954  
Bull Curry Feb 09 1955  
Danny Savich Nov ?? 1955  
Duke Keomuka Nov 22 1955  
Rocky Columbo ??? ?? 1955  
Danny McShain Feb 08 1956  
Bull Curry Feb 21 1956  
Don Evans Mar 19 1956  
Bull Curry Mar 26 1956  
El Medico Nov 23 1956  
Bull Curry Jun 30 1957  
Duke Keomuka Jul 25 1957  
El Medico Sep 11 1957  
Stu Gibson Jan 09 1958 3
Bull Curry Jan 23 1958  
Danny McShain Mar ?? 1958  
Bull Curry Mar 08 1958  
Fritz Von Erich Apr 15 1958  
Bull Curry Jun 17 1958  
Stu Gibson Jul 14 1958  
Fritz Von Erich Aug ?? 1958  
Bill Longson Aug 05 1958  
Mad Man Martin Sep 01 1958  
Danny McShain Sep 08 1958  
Joe Christie Jan 06 1959 4
Bull Curry Apr 07 1959  
The Golden Giant Jun 09 1959 5
The Zebra Kid Jun 16 1959  
Danny McShain Jul 22 1959  
Mike DiBiase ??? ?? 1959 6
Danny McShain Dec 11 1959 7
Bull Curry Dec 18 1959  
Tony Borne Jun 13 1960  
Danny McShain Nov 09 1960 8
Bull Curry Dec 10 1960  
Tony Martin Jul 09 1961  
Waldo Von Erich Jul 20 1961  
Stu Gibson Aug 21 1961  
Waldo Von Erich Aug 28 1961  
Bull Curry Feb 27 1962  
Jack Dalton [1st] Mar 13 1962  
Bull Curry Mar 20 1962  
Jack Dalton [1st] Apr 03 1962  
Bull Curry May 15 1962  
Tony Borne Dec 10 1962  
Bull Curry Dec ?? 1962  
Tony Borne Jan 04 1963  
Bull Curry Jan 21 1963  
Rock Hunter Feb 08 1963  
Bull Curry Mar ?? 1963  
Louie Tillet Mar 18 1963  
Bill Miller Sep 30 1963  
Louie Tillet Nov ?? 1963  
Bull Curry Nov 15 1963  
Stan Stasiak Nov 20 1963  
Bull Curry Nov 28 1963  
Louie Tillet May 28 1964  
Karl Kox Jun 18 1964  
Bull Curry Jul ?? 1964  
Karl Kox Jul 31 1964  
Bull Curry Aug ?? 1964  
Karl Kox Aug 21 1964  
Tony Borne Oct 26 1964  
Bull Curry Nov 30 1964 9
Karl Kox Feb 21 1965  
Bull Curry May 17 1965  
Louie Tillet Jul 12 1966  
Tony Borne Jul 25 1966  
Waldo Von Erich Aug 08 1966  
Karl Kox Jul 23 1967  
Bull Curry ??? ?? 1967  
Brute Bernard Aug ?? 1967  
Bull Curry Sep ?? 1967  
Brute Bernard Sep 13 1967  
Fritz Von Erich Oct 31 1967  
Spoiler #2 ??? ?? 1968  
Chris Markoff Apr 02 1968  
Fritz Von Erich Jul 08 1968  
Kurt Von Hess Aug 06 1968 10
Baron Von Raschke Jun 03 1969 11
Bull Curry Aug 22 1969  
Johnny Valentine Feb 24 1970 12
Karl Kox Mar 09 1970  
Johnny Valentine Apr 13 1970  
The Spoiler May ?? 1970  
Killer Kowalski May 30 1970  
Johnny Valentine Jun 16 1970  
Killer Kowalski Jun 30 1970  
Johnny Valentine Feb 12 1971  
Toru Tanaka Apr 30 1971  
Johnny Valentine Jun 27 1971  
Jose Lothario Jan 07 1972  
Stan Stasiak Jul 14 1972  
Johnny Valentine Oct 31 1972  
Blackjack Lanza Dec ?? 1972  
Blackjack Mulligan May 29 1972 13
Jose Lothario Jul 13 1973  
El Gran Markus Sep 08 1974  
Jose Lothario Sep 13 1974  
Blackjack Lanza Sep 30 1974  
Jose Lothario Feb 13 1975  
Blackjack Lanza Feb 20 1975  
Billy Graham Apr 04 1975  
Mad Dog Vachon May 02 1975  
Billy Graham Aug 07 1975  
Jose Lothario Sep 23 1975  
The Mongolian Stomper Nov 28 1975  
Jose Lothario Jun 27 1976  
The Sheik Mar 04 1977  
John Studd Jun 24 1977 14
Bruiser Brody Jul 08 1977  
Fritz Von Erich Jun 19 1977  
Karl Krupp Feb 03 1978  
Terry Funk May 06 1978  
Karl Krupp Jun 13 1978 15
Bruiser Brody Aug 25 1978  
Rocky Johnson Sep 08 1978  
Bruiser Brody Oct 13 1978  
Mark Lewin Dec 15 1978 16
Dusty Rhodes Jan 07 1979  
Mark Lewin Jan 28 1979  
Bruiser Brody Apr 02 1979  
Mark Lewin May 18 1979 17
Bruiser Brody Jun 10 1979  
Mark Lewin Jul 22 1979  
Bruiser Brody Jul 29 1979  
Mark Lewin Sep 07 1979  
Dusty Rhodes Dec 21 1979  
Mark Lewin Jan ?? 1980 18
Billy Graham Jan 18 1980  
Mark Lewin Mar ?? 1980  
Bruiser Brody Mar 14 1980  
Toru Tanaka Apr 14 1980  
Stan Stasiak Aug 07 1980 19
Bruiser Brody Nov 14 1980  
Bugsy McGraw Dec 12 1980  
The Spoiler Jun 04 1981 20
Ernie Ladd Aug 03 1981  
Jose Lothario Dec 25 1981  
Bugsy McGraw Mar 29 1982  
The Great Kabuki Jan 14 1983  
Terry Gordy Mar 25 1983  
Chris Adams May 16 1983  
Gino Hernandez Jun 04 1984  
The Great Kabuki Apr 22 1985 21
Abdullah the Butcher Jul 04 1986  
Tony Atlas Jul 31 1987 22
  1. Title was actually named the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title. This title was defended in the east part of Texas. There was a title for the west part of Texas with the same name. Curry def. Danny McShain to become the inaugural champion.
  2. Curry may have vacated the title sometime after May 28, 1954. Christie def. Rito Romero for the title but it is not not known if it was vacant or Romero entered the match as champion.
  3. Medico vacated the title sometime before this date. Gibson def. Casey McShain in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  4. McShain vacated the title sometime in late 1958. Christie won a tournament final for the vacant title. Other participants in the tournament were McShain, Tosh Togo, and Al Costello.
  5. Title was held up June 2, 1959 after a match between Curry and Giant. Giant won the rematch for the held up title.
  6. DiBiase's title win occurred sometime after October 28, 1959.
  7. McShain def. Mr. Moto (substituting for DiBiase) for the title. Moto was chosen to substitute for DiBiase when DiBiase shows up with a leg injury and cannot compete.
  8. Borne vacated the title in September 1960 when he leaves Texas.There is no info at this time as to who McShain defeated for the vacant title.
  9. Borne vacated the title sometime before this date. Curry def. The Wrecker for the vacant title.
  10. Von Erich vacated the title in July 1968. Von Hess def. Duke Keomuka in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  11. Von Hess vacated the title sometime before this date. Von Raschke def. Jose Lothario in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  12. Curry was stripped of the title in February 1970 for failure to defend within 6 months. Valentine def. Karl Kox for the vacant title.
  13. Mulligan won the title in a Battle Royal.
  14. The Sheik vacated the title June 19, 1977. Studd def. Jose Lothario for the vacant title.
  15. Funk vacated the title sometime before this date. Krupp def. Bruiser Brody, Tim Brooks, and Leroy Brown in a 4-Man Battle Royal for the vacant title.
  16. Brody vacated the title in December 1978. Lewin def. Bull Ramos for the vacant title.
  17. Brody vacated the title sometime before this date. Lewin won the vacant title in a Battle Royal.
  18. This title change happened between January 15th and January 17th.
  19. Tanaka vacated the title sometime after May 6, 1980. Stasiak won the vacant title in a 10-Man Battle Royal.
  20. McGraw vacated the title sometime before this date in 1981. It is not known at this time who The Spoiler defeated for the title.
  21. Hernandez vacated the title in early 1985. Kabuki def. Kamala, Terry Gordy, One Man Gang, and Rip Oliver for the vacant title either in a 5-Way Match or a 5-Man Tournament.
  22. Atlas is the last champion as the title is retired before the end of 1987.

Middle Eastern Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Mike Von Erich Aug 07 1985 1
  1. Von Erich def. Gino Hernandez in a tournament final in Tel Aviv, Israel to become the inaugural champion. The title was abandoned sometime in early 1987.
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