NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Tri-State version)

The Tri-State version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary championship that was defended sporadically and periodically in the NWA Tri-State promotion.NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Tri-State) Created in 1970, the title was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. Throughout the history of the championship, it was activated for brief periods of time to spark interest in crowds. Usually, the novelty of the brass knuckles matches wore off and promoter Leroy McGuirk would abandon the title for a period of time and then begin using it again. This took place off and on until the Tri-State promotion closed in early 1982. There were other brass knuckles championships used in the NWA, such as in Texas and Florida, where the titles were more prominent and defended on a regular basis.

Title history WrestlerReignsDateLocationNotesBill Watts11970UnknownN/ASputnik Monroe11971Dusty Rhodes1April 25, 1971Shreveport, LABill Watts2August 23, 1971Shreveport, LAThe Stomper1March 6, 1972Tulsa OklahomaN/ABob Sweetan1June 12, 1972 Tulsa, OklahomaRip Tyler1May 6, 1974Shreveport, LouisianaN/ABob Sweetan2October 1974UnknownN/ADick Murdoch1October 6 1975Tulsa OklahomaN/AKiller Karl Kox1October 13 1975Tulsa OklahomaN/ABob Sweetan3Oct 1976Killer Karl Kox2October 26 1976Shreveport LABob Sweetan4October 1976Ken Patera1November 9, 1976Shreveport LAN/ABobby Jaggers1December 2, 1976Little Rock, ArkansasN/AThunderbolt Patterson1April 1, 1978New Orleans, LouisianaDefeats Stan Hansen for the vacant titleStan Hansen1April 1978 Paul Orndorff1April 25, 1978Shreveport LARon Bass1November 1978Killer Karl Kox3December 1978Ron Bass2December 25, 1978New Orleans, LouisianaDefeats Killer Karl Kox for the vacant titleMike Sharpe1March 12, 1979Tulsa OklahomaN/AAngelo Mosca1July 9, 1979Tulsa, OklahomaN/ABill Watts31979UnknownN/ADon Fargo1October, 1981UnknownVacates the title at an unknown date and the promotion closes in 1982

See also List of National Wrestling Alliance championships Hardcore wrestling

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