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The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a
professional wrestling
world championship and secondary title in the
National Boxing/Wrestling Association that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1936 and was unified with the
National Wrestling Alliance 's
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1952.
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Key
#
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
#
Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Albion Britt
1
April 20, 1936
245
Hollywood, California
Live event
Britt defeated Ted Christy in a tournament final to become the first NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion. Subsequent title reigns are recognized by the
National Wrestling Association .
[2]
2
Dude Chick
1
December 21, 1936
623
Hollywood, California
Live event
[3]
3
Sgt. Bob Kenaston
1
September 5, 1938
203
Hollywood, California
Live event
[4]
4
John Swenski
1
March 27, 1939
84
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Live event
[5]
5
Leroy McGuirk
1
June 19, 1939
[Note 1]
Hollywood, California
Live event
[6]
—
Vacated
—
1947
—
N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated in Los Angeles sometime after February 1947 and a 40-man tournament is held to crown a new champion. McGuirk, however, continues to be billed as champion in other territories.
6
Billy Varga
1
September 29, 1947
56
Hollywood, California
Live event
Varga defeated Danny McShain in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
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7
Martino Angelo
1
November 24, 1947
133
Hollywood, California
Live event
8
Leo Wallick
1
April 5, 1948
30
Hollywood, California
Live event
9
Gorilla Ramos
1
May 5, 1948
40
Bakersfield, California
Live event
10
Maurice La Chapelle
1
June 14, 1948
21
Hollywood, California
Live event
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11
Danny McShain
1
July 5, 1948
42
Hollywood, California
Live event
12
Billy Darnell
1
August 16, 1948
210
Hollywood, California
Live event
13
Billy Varga
2
March 14, 1949
119
Hollywood, California
Live event
14
Danny McShain
2
July 11, 1949
49
Hollywood, California
Live event
15
Red Berry
1
August 29, 1949
8
Hollywood, California
Live event
16
Johnny Demchuck
1
September 6, 1949
20
San Diego, California
Live event
17
Sonny Myers
1
September 26, 1949
57
Hollywood, California
Live event
18
Ivan Kalmikoff
1
November 22, 1949
57
San Diego, California
Live event
Kalmikoff defeats Danny McShain, who is billed as champion, at a January 4, 1950 title defence in Bakersfield, California.
19
Billy Varga
3
January 18, 1950
44
Bakersfield, California
Live event
20
Leo Garibaldi
1
March 3, 1950
87
Los Angeles, California
Live event
21
Billy Varga
4
May 29, 1950
43
Hollywood, California
Live event
21
Leo Garibaldi
2
July 11, 1950
42
San Diego, California
Live event
22
Baron Michele Leone
1
August 22, 1950
310
San Diego, California
Live event
23
Leo Garibaldi
3
June 28, 1951
97
Salt Lake City, Utah
Live event
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24
Red Berry
2
October 3, 1951
196
Los Angeles, California
Live event
25
Rito Romero
1
April 16, 1952
39
Los Angeles, California
Live event
26
Danny McShain
3
May 25, 1952
<1
Los Angeles, California
Live event
The championship is
unified with the
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and ceases to exist.
[10]
[11]
^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 2,784 and 3,084 days.
^ Stern, Karl, ed. (2005).
"The Time Line of Wrestling Part II" (PDF) . DragonKing Wrestling . No. 83.
Haleyville, Alabama : DragonKing Press. p. 7.
^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 11, 2010).
"Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1936" . LegacyOfWrestling.com .
^ Hoops, Brian (December 21, 2016).
"Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/21): Jerry Lawler Wins The AWA Southern Title" . F4Wonline.com .
Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly .
^ "Old Hill Crab Versus Spin Of Chick Top Card".
Medford Mail Tribune .
Medford, Oregon . August 20, 1939.
^ Hornbaker, Tim.
"Tulsa Wrestling Results - 1939" . LegacyOfWrestling.com .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (March 6, 2007).
"Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1939" . LegacyOfWrestling.com .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 16, 2010).
"Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1947" . LegacyOfWrestling.com .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (September 11, 2010).
"Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1948" . LegacyOfWrestling.com .
^ Taylor, Becky.
"Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1951" . LegacyOfWrestling.com .
^ Bryant, Steve (January 12, 2016).
"Biggest match in SoCal history?" . SoCalUncensored.com .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007).
National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling . Toronto: ECW Press. p.
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ISBN
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