NWA United States Women's Championship
| NWA United States Women's Championship | |||||||
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| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | ||||||
| Date established | 1957 | ||||||
| Date retired | 1988 | ||||||
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The NWA United States Women's Championship was a sporadically used women's professional wrestling championship in the National Wrestling Alliance from 1957 until 1988.[1]
Title history
[edit]| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| 1 | Barbara Baker | July 26, 1957 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Baker was recognized in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and probably other states. Baker was still champion in Ogden, UT as of December 3, 1957. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from December 3, 1957 to 1959. | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nell Stewart | July 7, 1959 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Stewart claimed the championship in Knoxville, TN. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1959 to 1961. | ||||||||||
| 3 | Judy Glover | September 24, 1961 (nlt)[Note 1] | Live Event | N/A | 1 | 10[Note 3] | According to The Honolulu Advertiser, Glover won an elimination tournament to win the championship. | [2] | ||
| 4 | Kathy Starr | October 4, 1961 | Live Event | Honolulu, HI | 1 | [Note 2] | Starr was either remained the champion or won the title in Honolulu, HI as of July 18, 1965. Starr was also billed as American champion in San Bernardino, CA on April 16, 1966. Starr was also either remained the champion or won the title in Honolulu, HI on September 21, 1966 and August 10, 1967. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from October 4, 1961 to May 1966. | ||||||||||
| 5 | Cora Combs | May 1966 | Live Event | St. Louis, MO | 1 | [Note 2] | Combs starts claiming the championship in Northern California from May 1965, billed as defeating Penny Banner for the title. Combs either remained the champion or won the title as of February 27, 1975 and March 1977. Combs had four reigns as the champion. | [2][3] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from May 1965 to 1968. | ||||||||||
| 6 | Mae Young | July 7, 1968 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Young was billed as the champion in the Gulf Coast territory. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from before July 7, 1968 to July 19, 1968. | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jean Antone | July 19, 1968 | N/A | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | [Note 2] | According to The Sacramento Bee, Antone was recognized as the champion in Northern California by defeating Princess Little Cloud to win the title. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from July 19, 1968 to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 8 | Betty Niccoli | July 22, 1970 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Niccoli was billed as the champion in Midwest and West Texas. | [2] | ||
| 9 | Jean Antone | October 1, 1973 | Live Event | Green Bay, WI | 2 | [Note 2] | [2] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from October 1, 1973 to 1974. | ||||||||||
| 10 | Ann Casey | either in February 1974 or December 1974 | Live Event | Liberty Hill, SC | 1 | [Note 2] | Casey either defeated The Fabulous Moolah or Toni Rose to win the championship. Casey was billed as the champion in Boston, MA as of February 27, 1975. Casey was recognized in the Mid-America and Gulf Coast territories throughout the 70's. Casey retired as the champion in 92. | [2] | ||
| 11 | Betty Niccoli | November 1, 1974 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 2 | [Note 2] | Niccoli either remained the champion or won the title as of January 1976. It is uncertain if Niccoli won the title before or after Ann Casey. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1974 to 1976. | ||||||||||
| 12 | Sandy Parker | November 25, 1976 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Parker was recognized as the champion in Northern California. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1976 to December 1978. | ||||||||||
| 13 | Joyce Grable | December 1978 | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Grable was recognized as the champion in Amarillo, TX. Grable was also billed as the champion in Northern California as of May 8, 1981. | [2] | ||
| 14 | Judy Martin | November 26, 1981 | Live Event | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | 481 | [2] | |||
| 15 | Wendi Richter | March 22, 1983 | CWF live Event | Tampa, FL | 1 | [Note 2] | [2][4] | |||
| Conflicted documented championship reigns | ||||||||||
| † | Princess Little Heart | October 5, 1980 (nlt)[Note 1] | — | — | 1 | 48[Note 4] | although Joyce Grable was the reigning champion at the time, Heart was recognized as the champion in Mobile, AL. | [2] | ||
| † | Judy Martin | November 22, 1980 | — | Atlanta, GA | 2 | 813 | although Joyce Grable was the reigning champion at the time, Martin was recognized as the champion after defeating then-champion Princess Little Heart. | [2] | ||
| † | Velvet McIntyre | February 13, 1983 | — | San Antonio, TX | 1 | [Note 2] | Judy Martin was recognized as the champion after defeating Joyce Grable on November 26, 1981. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from February 13, 1983 to before October 19, 1983. | ||||||||||
| 16 | Judy Martin | October 19, 1983 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 3 | [Note 2] | Martin was recognized as the champion in East Texas. | [2] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1983 to before 1986. | ||||||||||
| 17 | Misty Blue Simmes | September 10, 1986 (nlt)[Note 1] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Records unclear as to whom Simmes defeated to win the championship. Simmes was still the champion as of January 30, 1988. | [2] | ||
| — | Unified | November 8, 2024 | SmackDown | — | — | — | WWE Women's United States Championship | |||
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed. Documentation of the specific date of a title change is not found but documentation of the champion holding the title on that date/in that period.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
- ^ The exact date that Glover won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
- ^ The exact date that Heart won the championship is uncertain, which means the length of this title reign might be inaccurate.
