The NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship is the primary singles title in the NWA-affiliated wrestling promotion NWA New Zealand. It is the first heavyweight championship in New Zealand and one of the oldest in the world. It was first won by Gisborne Katene, who defeated Frank Findlay in 1919. The title has generally been defended in New Zealand, most often in Christchurch, Tauranga, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand.
Title history Wrestler: Times:Date: Place:Notes:Gisborne Katene11919 Ike Robin117 March 1925Auckland, New ZealandTom Alley11929 Stanley Pinto11930 Title history unrecorded.George Walker11931 Dean Detton122 August 1938Auckland, New Zealand Lofty Blomfield110 September 1938 Auckland, New ZealandKen Kenneth122 June 1949Dick Hrstich111 June 1958Christchurch, New Zealand Keita Meretana13 September 1959Tauranga, New Zealand Ken Kenneth 2 June 1960Auckland, New ZealandAl Hobman126 October 1960Wellington, New ZealandSteve Rickard11963Peter Maivia13 August 1964Auckland, New ZealandSteve Rickard 26 August 1964Wellington, New ZealandAl Hobman 2 1964 John DaSilva17 September 1967 Wellington, New Zealand Siva Afi123 April 1978 Steve Rickard3 1983 Title is vacated.Rip Morgan18 September 1983Auckland, New Zealand Title history unrecorded.Bruno Bekkar1September 1985 Johnny Garcia 1Bruno Bekkar 212 December 1987Auckland, New ZealandJohnny Garcia 2 26 November 1988 Bruno Bekkar 3 1990 A.J. Freeley122 November 1992
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