NWA World Title History

NWA World Title 1950s & 1960s #01 (1950-1951) #02 (1951-1952) #03 (1953-1956) #04 (August-October 1957) #05 (1957-1967) #06 (1967-1969) #07 (1969-1971)

NWA World Title History #1 (02:01:23) Matches from 1950-1951 LOU THESZ vs RUFFY SILVERSTEIN (03/17/1950; NWA Chicago; 00:27:41) LOU THESZ vs WALTER PALMER (10/10/1950; NWA Chicago; 00:15:58) LOU THESZ vs BUDDY ROGERS (01/26/1951; NWA Chicago; 00:51:08) LOU THESZ vs MIGHTY ATLAS (03/30/1951; NWA Chicago; 00:26:36)

NWA World Title History #2 (02:24:26) Matches from 1951-1952 LOU THESZ vs WALTER PALMER (10/1951; NWA Chicago; 00:27:27) LOU THESZ vs VERNE GAGNE (01/25/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:55:41) LOU THESZ vs BILL LONGSON (06/17/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:19:15) LOU THESZ vs RAY GUNKEL (09/16/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:42:03)

NWA World Title History #3 (02:04:06) Matches from 1953-1956 LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (01/05/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:07:24) LOU THESZ vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/16/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:09) LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (03/24/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:10:49) LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (12/06/1953; JWA House Honolulu, HI; 00:09:16) LOU THESZ vs TOM RICE (08/14/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:21:08) LOU THESZ vs DON LEO JONATHAN (02/24/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:24:22) LOU THESZ vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/27/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:23:48)

NWA World Title History #4 (01:59:26) Matches from August-October 1957 LOU THESZ vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (08/16/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:54:48) LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (10/07/1957; JWA World Championship Series; 01:04:38)

NWA World Title History #5 (01:56:41) Matches from 1957-1967 LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (10/13/1957; JWA World Championship Series; 00:24:43) PAT O'CONNOR vs JOE CHRISTIE (02/10/1959; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:00) PAT O’CONNOR vs JACK WILSON (06/22/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:12:55) PAT O'CONNOR vs BUDDY ROGERS (06/30/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:31:36) BUDDY ROGERS vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (08/30/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:09) BUDDY ROGERS vs HANS SCHMIDT (10/13/1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:02:58) LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (05/10/1963; NWA Upstate; …

NWA World Title History #6 (01:55:21) Matches from 1967-1969 GENE KINISKI vs SHOHEI BABA (08/14/1967; JWA Summer Series I; 00:30:08) GENE KINISKI vs JIM HADY (11/27/1968; BTW Hawaii; 00:13:01) GENE KINISKI vs DORY FUNK JR. (02/11/1969; CWF Gasparilla Spectacular; 00:08:25) DORY FUNK JR. vs ANTONIO INOKI (12/02/1969; JWA NWA Series; 01:03:47)

NWA World Title History #7 (02:19:08) Matches from 1969-1971 DORY FUNK JR. vs SHOHEI BABA (12/03/1969; JWA NWA Series; 00:33:01) DORY FUNK JR. vs ANTONIO INOKI (08/02/1970; JWA NWA World Champion Series; 01:04:37) DORY FUNK JR. vs JACK BRISCO (01/12/1971; CWF House Tampa, FL; 00:04:52) DORY FUNK JR. vs SEIJI SAKAGUCHI (12/09/1971; JWA World Champion Series; 00:36:38)