World Light Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)
| World Light Heavyweight Championship | |
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| Promotion | National Wrestling Association |
The National Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association, an offshoot of the National Boxing Association (NBA), and was contested for with a weight limit of 175 lb (79 kg). The title existed from 1930 through 1952.
Title history
Silver-shaded areas indicate an unknown area in the title history.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Nichols | 1 | April 4, 1930 | Cincinnati, OH | Defeated Joe Banaski in a tournament final to become the first champion. Frank Wolf defeated Nichols in March 1933 in Dallas, TX, but the NBA states that Nichols was fouled and Nichols remained champion. Nichols defeated Wolf in a July 1933 rematch in Oklahoma City, OK. |
| Leroy McGuirk | 1 | March 5, 1934 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Bobby Roberts | 1 | April 3, 1937 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Hugh Nichols | 2 | May 19, 1937 | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Wild Red Berry | 1 | June 6, 1937 | Oklahoma | |
| Danny McShain | 1 | October 11, 1937 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Leroy McGuirk | 2 | June 12, 1938 | ||
| Danny McShain | 2 | November 5, 1938 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Bob Gregory | 1 | December 1939 | ||
| Jesse James | 1 | April 22, 1940 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Wild Red Berry | 2 | September 2, 1940 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Paavo Katonan | 1 | August 4, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 3 | August 25, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 3 | September 1, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Billy Varga | 1 | December 1, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 4 | December 22, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Billy Rayburn | 1 | August 1942 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Billy Varga | 2 | March 22, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Gorilla Ramos | 1 | April 26, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 5 | October 11, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| The Gray Mask | 1 | December 27, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Gorilla Ramos | 2 | March 13, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| The Gray Mask | 2 | March 27, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 6 | April 24, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Dick Trout | 1 | December 11, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 4 | January 22, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Dick Trout | 2 | March 26, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 5 | April 16, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 7 | September 10, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Ernie Piluso | 1 | January 14, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 6 | April 15, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Ernie Piluso | 2 | May 15, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Martino Angelo | 1 | August 19, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 7 | September 16, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Martino Angelo | 2 | September 23, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 8 | January 27, 1947 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Martino Angelo | 3 | February 10, 1947 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 9 | May 5, 1947 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 8 | September 2, 1947 | San Diego, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 10 | September 13, 1947 | Visalia, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 9 | 1947 | San Diego, CA | |
| Jan Blears | 1 | November 10, 1947 | Phoenix, AZ | |
| Andy Tremaine | 1 | April 18, 1950 | El Paso, TX | Defeated Monte LaDue to win the title. |
| Title retired | 1952 | Tremaine retired as champion. | ||
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