From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
with additional information from Brian Westcott
1.Fritz Von Erich
01/05/65
Defeats Pepper Gomez
2.Ernie Ladd
1965
3.Fritz Von Erich [2]
04/30/65-Houston, TX
4.Joe Blanchard
11/21/66-Ft. Worth, TX
5..Fritz Von Erich [3]
01/16/67-Ft. Worth, TX
TITLE VACANT
03/27/67
Von Erich wins American Title.
6.Buddy Austin
05/67-Dallas, TX
Defeats Paul DeMarco in tournament final.
7.Buddy Moreno
08/09/67-San Antonio, TX
TITLE VACANT
1967
Moreno injured.
8.Billy Red Lyons
11/08/67-San Antonio, TX
Wins tournament.
9.Spoiler #1 (Don Jardine)
03/29/68-Houston, TX
10.Grizzly Jake Smith
06/68
11.The Spoiler [2]
08/20/68-Dallas, TX
12.Dan Miller
12/68-Houston, TX
13.Johnny Valentine
03/69-Houston, TX
14.Jose Lothario
1969-San Antonio, TX
15.Johnny Valentine [2]
1969
16.Wahoo McDaniel
01/26/70-Ft. Worth, TX
17.Johnny Valentine [3]
1970
18.George Scott
10/13/70-Dallas, TX
19.Johnny Valentine [4]
1971
20.Pepper Gomez
02/18/71-Corpus Christi, TX
21.Johnny Valentine [5]
1971
22.Jose Lothario [2]
11/17/71-San Antonio, TX
23.Red Bastien
03/08/72-San Antonio, TX
24.Stan Stasiak
06/24/72-Irving, TX
25.Jose Lothario [3]
10/25/72-San Antonio, TX
26.Blackjack Mulligan
05/04/73-Houston, TX
27.Jose Lothario [4]
05/18/73
28.Great Mephisto
01/15/74-Dallas, TX
29.Red Bastien [2]
05/28/74-Dallas, TX [...]
30.Al Madril
1975
31.John Tolos
05/14/75-San Antonio, TX
32.Al Madril [2]
07/15/75-Dallas, TX
33.Buddy Wolfe
11/03/75 [...]
34.Rocky Johnson
1976
35.Seigfreid Steinke
08/20/76-Houston, TX
36.Rocky Johnson [2]
1976
37.Seigfreid Steinke [2]
1976
38.Moondog Mayne
03/77
39.Scott Casey
05/77
40.Jimmy Snuka
05/77 [...]
41.Ox Baker
1977
42.Al Madril [3]
01/78
43.Dale Valentine
03/24/78-Houston, TX
44.Bruiser Brody
05/28/78-Houston, TX
45.David Von Erich
09/10/78-Dallas, TX
46.Gino Hernandez
10/78-Ft. Worth, TX
47.David Von Erich [2]
1978-Dallas, TX
48.Gino Hernandez [2]
12/78-Dallas, TX
49.David Von Erich [3]
02/79-Dallas, TX
50.Mark Lewin
11/79-Ft. Worth, TX
Managed by Gary Hart.
51.Gino Hernandez [3]
1980
Given belt by Gary Hart.
52.Mark Lewin [2]
05/25/80-Dallas, TX
53.Gino Hernandez [4]
1980
54.David Von Erich [4]
08/80-Dallas, TX
55.Killer Tim Brooks
05/81
Awarded
56.Al Madril [4]
1981-Ft. Worth, TX
57.Bill Irwin
08/82 Lawton, OK
58.David Von Erich [5]
09/19/82-Dallas, TX
59.Jimmy Garvin
03/83-Dallas, TX
Accompanied by Sunshine.
60.David Von Erich [6]
04/04/83-Ft. Worth, TX
Title held up after a match against Jimmy Garvin, 04/83.
61.Jimmy Garvin
06/17/83-Dallas, TX
Title is immediately held up again after Garvin's victory in first rematch because of Sunshine's interference; Von Erich wins final rematch.
62.David Von Erich
07/04/83-Ft. Worth, TX
Title held up after match against Jimmy Garvin, 07/11/83, Garvin wins rematch.
TITLE VACANT
02/84
David Von Erich dies in Tokyo, JAPAN.
63.Gino Hernandez [5]
06/23/84-San Antonio, TX
Hernandez injures and replaces Kerry Von Erich in tournament final and pins Ric Flair.
64.Brian Adias
07/29/85-Ft. Worth, TX
65.Gino Hernandez [6]
09/02/85-Ft. Worth, TX
66.Brian Adias [2]
09/27/85-Ft. Worth, TX
67.The Grappler (Len Denton)
12/09/85-Ft. Worth, TX
67.Brian Adias [3]
03/10/86-Ft. Worth, TX
Wins by DQ.
68.Buzz Sawyer
07/04/86-Dallas, TX
TITLE VACANT
01/87
69.Bob Bradley
01/12/87-Ft. Worth, TX
Defeats Dingo Warrior in tournament final.
70.Dingo Warrior (Jim Hellwig)
02/02/87-Ft. Worth, TX
Title held up 04/87 after Warrior quits; is given back to him on his brief return.
71.Al Perez
06/21/87
Allegedly wins the title in Puerto Rico after Dingo Warrior quits to join WWF.
TITLE VACANT
08/21/87
Perez wins WCWA World Title.
72.Ted Arcidi
08/31/87-Ft. Worth, TX
Wins title in a battle royal.
73.Matt Borne
11/10/87
Fictitious match allegedly in Midland, TX.
74.Terry Taylor
02/26/88-Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich
07/04/88-Dallas, TX
Awarded when Taylor leaves World Class.
75."Iceman" King Parsons
08/05/88-Dallas, TX
Defeats Kerry Von Erich.
76.Brickhouse Brown
02/03/89-Dallas, TX
77.Gary Young
03/04/89-San Antonio, TX
Wins by forfeit.
78.Eric Embry
04/07/89-Dallas, TX
79.Super Zodiac (Gary Young) [2]
05/19/89-Dallas, TX
80.Eric Embry [2]
05/26/89-Dallas, TX
81.P.Y. Chu-Hi (Phil Hickerson)
07/03/89-Wichita Falls, TX
Title renamed USWA Texas Title, 08/89.
World Class Texas Heavyweight Title:
After World Class and USWA split.
7.Kerry Von Erich
06/01/90-DallasDallas, TX (Dallas Sportatorium)
7.Angel of Death
07/13/90-Dallas, TX (Dallas Sportatorium)
Wins by forfeit.
7.Kevin Von Erich [2]
11/23/90-Dallas, TX
PROMOTION CLOSES
1991
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