The NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) sanctioned professional wrestling championship promoted by NWA Mid-America in and around their Tennessee and Kentucky territory from 1955 until 1974. The championship was limited to wrestlers in the Junior Heavyweight division, limited to wrestlers weighing less than . The NWA also sanctioned the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, with the United States version serving as one of several local level Junior Heavyweight Championships. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
Title history Key SymbolMeaning#The overall championship reignReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands—Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign Indicates periods of unknown lineageIndicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date. #Team(members)ReignDateDaysheldLocationEventNotesJesse James1 Announced as a new champion; still billed as champion as of on February 23, 1959Yoshinosato1 Live event Johnny Walker1Live eventWon a tournament sometime after May 16, 1967Kenny Mack1Kingsport, TennesseeLive event Johnny Walker2Kingsport, TennesseeLive eventStill billed as champion on October 17, 1967Johnny Walker3 HawaiiLive eventDefeated Johnny Valentine.Bobby Hart1Nashville, TennesseeLive eventThe title change was repeated in Memphis on May 30, 1970Johnny Walker4Louisville, KentuckyLive event VacatedChampionship vacated for undocumented reasonsDon Greene1Memphis, TennesseeLive eventDefeated Dennis Hall in 4-man tournament final.10Johnny Walker5 Live event 11Bobby Hart2Nashville, TennesseeLive event 12Don Greene2 Live eventStill billed as champion on October 27, 197113Len Rossi1 Live event 14Tony Charles1 Live event 15Don Greene3 Live event 16Johnny Walker6 Live eventChange took place sometime between September 28 and October 16, 197217Don Greene4Memphis, TennesseeLive event 18Lorenzo Parente1Memphis, TennesseeLive event 19Don Greene5Live event 20Lorenzo Parente2Nashville, TennesseeLive event 21Don Greene6 Live event 22Intern #11Chattanooga, TennesseeLive event 23Don Greene7 Live event 24Ali Baba1Birmingham, AlabamaLive event 25Don Greene8Birmingham, AlabamaLive event 26Ali Baba2Florence, AlabamaLive eventTitle change was repeated on March 27 in Nashville27Steve Kovac1Nashville, TennesseeLive event 28Jerry Lawler1Chattanooga, TennesseeLive event 29Don Greene9 Live eventStill billed as champion in July 1974AbandonedChampionship abandoned.
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See also NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship, revival in Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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