NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version)


The NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance sanctioned professional wrestling championship promoted by NWA Mid-America in and around their Tennessee and Kentucky territory from 1955 until 1974. The championship was limited to wrestlers in the Junior Heavyweight division, limited to wrestlers weighing less than. The NWA also sanctioned the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, with the United States version serving as one of several local level Junior Heavyweight Championships. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.

Title history

;Key
SymbolMeaning
#The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
Indicates periods of unknown lineage
Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.

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