National Wrestling Alliance
United States Heavyweight Wrestling Champions
National Wrestling Alliance
United States Heavyweight Wrestling Champions
Ray Stevens 60/1 * Recognized by American Wrestling Alliance in San Francisco, CA
Bob Ellis 60/11/11 San Francisco, CA
Ray Stevens [2] 61/05 * Vacant in 62/07 when Stevens breaks his ankle in cart racing
Pepper Gomez 62/07 Windsor, ON (Fictitious) *Defeats Fred Blassie.
Ray Stevens [3] 63/02/23 San Francisco, CA
Wilbur Snyder 63/04/20 San Francisco, CA
Ray Stevens [4] 63/06/29 San Francisco, CA
Dominic Denucci 64/01/25 San Francisco, CA
Ray Stevens [5] 64/02/29 San Francisco, CA
Kinji Shibuya 64/10/25 Honolulu, HI * (Fictitious)
Bobo Brazil 65/10/16 San Francisco, CA
Kinji Shibuya [2] 65/11/13 San Francisco, CA
Bill Watts 66/02/19 San Francisco, CA
Ray Stevens [6] 67/03/11 San Francisco, CA
Bearcat Wright 67/12/02 San Francisco, CA
Kinji Shibuya [3] 68/02/17 San Francisco, CA
Bearcat Wright [2] 68/04/13 San Francisco, CA
King Curtis Iaukea 68/07/04
Ray Stevens [7] 68/09/14 San Francisco, CA * Recognized by NWA after 68.
King Curtis Iaukea [2] 69/05/10 San Francisco, CA
Ray Stevens [8] 69/06/07 San Francisco, CA * Vacant in 8/69 when Stevens breaks his leg while racing.
Pat Patterson 69/08/09 San Francisco, CA * Defeats Pedro Morales.
Ray Stevens [9] 70/07/11 San Francisco, CA
Paul DeMarco 71/06/05 San Francisco, CA
Peter Maivia 71/07/31 San Francisco, CA
Paul DeMarco [2] 71/09/18 San Francisco, CA
Rocky Johnson 71/11/05 San Francisco, CA
Pat Patterson [2] 72/02/12 San Francisco, CA * Title held up after a match against Great Mephisto on 72/12/07 in Sacramento, CA when Mephisto uses a loaded boot to beat Patterson.
Great Mephisto 73/02/17 San Francisco, CA *Defeats Patterson by countout after several rematches.
Pat Patterson [3] 73/04/28 San Francisco, CA
Moondog Lonnie Mayne 73/12/29 San Francisco, CA
Peter Maivia [2] 74/10/12 San Francisco, CA
The Brute (Bugsy McGraw) 75/01/15 San Francisco, CA
Pat Patterson [4] 75/04/05 San Francisco, CA
Angelo Mosca 75/07/07 San Jose, CA
Pat Patterson [5] 75/09/07 Sacramento, CA
Mr. Fuji 76/02/07 San Francisco, CA
* Vacant on 77/02/12 when Fuji leaves the area, and Toru Tanaka substitutes in a Gladiator Death Match against Patterson and is unmasked; Fuji is stripped and suspended for life.
Pat Patterson [6] 77/03/12 San Francisco, CA * Defeats Alexis Smirnoff in 10-man tournament final.
Alexis Smirnoff 77/04/16 San Francisco, CA
Dean Ho 77/07/16 San Francisco, CA
Bob Roop 77/09/17 San Francisco, CA
* Vacant in 77/12 when Roop fired.
Dean Ho [2] 78/01/14 Wins a tournament. (Fictitious? or where?)
Don Muraco 78/04/01 San Francisco, CA
Moondog Lonnie Mayne [2] 78/05/27 San Francisco, CA
Roddy Piper 78/06/24
Moondog Lonnie Mayne [3] 78/07/14
* Vacant on 78/08/13 when Mayne dies in an auto accident.
Buddy Rose 78/09/16 San Francisco, CA
* Defeats Jimmy Snuka in tournament final; vacant in 79 when Rose suspended.
Ron Starr 79/03/03 San Francisco, CA * Defeats Roddy Piper.
Buddy Rose [2] 79/05/11 San Francisco, CA
Ron Starr [2] 79/06/08 San Francisco, CA
* Defeats John Mantell when Rose refuses to wrestle.
Bob Sweetan 79/10/23 San Francisco, CA
George Wells 79/12/29 San Francisco, CA
Ed Wiskoski 80/06/07 San Francisco, CA
Ron Starr [3] 80/08/09 San Francisco, CA
Bob Sweetan [2] 80/10/13 San Francisco, CA
* Vacant in 80/10 when Sweetan leaves the promotion.
Dusty Rhodes 80/11/08 San Francisco, CA* Defeats Dick Slater
Roy Shire closes his promotion in January, 1981
Thank you to Pro-Wrestling Title Histories and these people for help in compiling this list.
Viktor Berry
