NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship
Abdullah the Butcher is a former NWA Columbus Heavyweight Champion.
Details
PromotionGeorgia Championship Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 22, 1970[1]
Date retired1979
Statistics
First champion(s)Assassin #2
Final champion(s)King Kong Mosca
Most reignsBob Armstrong (4)
Longest reignBob Armstrong (131 days)
Shortest reignHiro Matsuda (21 days)

The NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). It was a minor title, complementing the NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship, and defended almost exclusively at the Columbus Municipal Auditorium throughout the 1970s.[2]

The Columbus titles were one of two sets of GCW's city-wide championships, along with the NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship and NWA Macon Tag Team Championship, and one of a select few city championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. The final champion was Angelo Mosca and the title was eventually abandoned after 1979.

There have been a total of 11 recognized champions who have had a combined 18 official reigns, with "Bullet" Bob Armstrong holding the most at four. At 131 days, Armstrong's second reign was the longest in the title's history. The shortest reigning champion was Hiro Matsuda, whose first and only reign lasted 21 days.

Key
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 Assassin #2 July, 1971 (NLT) GCW show N/A 1 [Note 1] [1]
2 Bill Dromo October 6, 1971 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 [Note 2] [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 6, 1971 to September 6, 1972.
3 Bob Armstrong September 6, 1972 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 126 [4]
4 Hiro Matsuda January 10, 1973 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 21 [5]
5 Bob Armstrong January 31, 1973 GCW show Columbus, GA 2 131
6 Bobby Duncum June 11, 1973 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 [6][7]
7 Bill Dromo 1973 GCW show N/A 2 [8]
8 Bobby Duncum August 8, 1973 GCW show Columbus, GA 2 14 [8]
9 Mr. Wrestling II August 22, 1973 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 [Note 3]
10 Gorgeous George Jr. November, 1973 (NLT) GCW show N/A 1 [9]
Championship history is unrecorded from November, 1973 (NLT) to January, 1974 (NLT).
11 Bob Armstrong January, 1974 (NLT) GCW show N/A 3
Championship history is unrecorded from January, 1974 (NLT) to April, 1974 (NLT).
12 Bob Armstrong April, 1974 (NLT) GCW show N/A 4 [10]
Championship history is unrecorded from April, 1974 (NLT) to 1975.
— Vacated 1975 — — — — Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
Championship history is unrecorded from 1975 to February, 1977 (NLT).
13 Mr. Wrestling II February, 1977 (NLT) GCW show N/A 2 [11]
Championship history is unrecorded from February, 1977 (NLT) to January, 1978 (NLT).
14 Mr. Wrestling II January, 1978 (NLT) GCW show N/A 3 102 [12]
15 Abdullah the Butcher April 30, 1978 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 49 [13]
16 Stan Hansen June 18, 1978 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 [13][14]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 18, 1978 to November 29, 1978.
17 Ole Anderson November 29, 1978 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 Defeated Mr. Wrestling II. [15]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 29, 1978 to January, 1979 (NLT).
18 King Kong Mosca January, 1979 (NLT) GCW show N/A 1 [16]
List of top combined reigns
¤ The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
List of combined reigns
Rank Champion No. of reigns Combined days
1 Bob Armstrong 4 257¤
2 Mr. Wrestling II 3 173¤
3 Bill Dromo 2 119¤
4 Assassin #2 1 77¤
5 Abdullah the Butcher 1 49
6 Hiro Matsuda 1 21
7 Bobby Duncum 2 16¤
8 Gorgeous George Jr. 1 N/A
9 Stan Hansen 1 N/A
10 Ole Anderson 1 N/A
11 King Kong Mosca 1 N/A

Notes

  1. ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 77 and 97 days.
  2. ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 119 and 335 days.
  3. ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 14 and 98 days.

References

General

Specific

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  3. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (October-December 1971)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
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  5. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January 1973)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (June 1973)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  7. ^ Hoops, Brian (August 8, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: Gagne wins AWA title from Fritz Von Erich, Wahoo beats Piper, Guerrera over Jericho". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
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  9. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (November 1973)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  10. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (April-June 1974)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012.
  11. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January-March 1977)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
  12. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January-March 1978)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
  13. ^ a b Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (April-June 1978)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012.
  14. ^ "Pulse Wrestling's Top 100 Wrestlers of the Modern Era: #35 – Stan Hansen". March 21, 2008.
  15. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (October-December 1978)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012.
  16. ^ Tate, Rich and Larry Goodman (ed.). "CARDS & RESULTS: 1970-79 (January 1979)". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Cards & Results. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.

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