Nebraska Heavyweight Championship
The Nebraska Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally sanctioned by the Nebraska office of the National Wrestling Alliance and later the American Wrestling Association.
The title existed from 1959 through 1967, when it was unified with the AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship.[1]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Hokuf | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Jack Reed | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Jack Pesek | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Ernie Dusek | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Jack Pesek | 2 | 1958 | ||
| Ernie Dusek | 2 | Unknown | ||
| Crusher Lisowski | 1 | 1960 | ||
| Jack Kesek | 3 | 1960 | ||
| Jack Reed | 2 | April 4, 1962 | ||
| Rocky Hamiliton | 1 | April 1962 | ||
| Bobby Managoff | 1 | 1962 | ||
| Killer Karl Kox | 1 | 1962 | ||
| Mike Dibiase | 1 | December 13, 1962 | Amarillo, Texas | |
| Ernie Dusek | 3 | Unknown | ||
| Mad Dog Vachon | 1 | March 1964 | ||
| Otto Von Krupp | 1 | August 15, 1964 | Omaha, NE | |
| Mad Dog Vachon | 2 | August 22, 1964 | Omaha, NE | |
| Billy Red Cloud | 1 | October 9, 1964 | Omaha, NE | |
| Mighty Igor Vodic | 1 | 1965 | ||
| Mighty Igor Vodic | 2 | February 16, 1966 | Beatrice, NE | Defeated Don Jardine to win the title. |
| Tim Woods | 1 | 1966 | ||
| Dale Lewis | 1 | January 14, 1967 | Omaha, NE | |
| Bobby Shane | 1 | March 4, 1967 | Omaha, NE | |
| Bob Orton | 1 | May 27, 1967 | Omaha, NE | |
| Title retired | July 15, 1967 | Omaha, NE | Orton defeated Doug Gilbert to become the first AWA Midwest Heavyweight Champion and unified the Nebraska title with the Midwest title. | |
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