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Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
(April 23, 1935 - February 1940)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Wildcat Pete Apr 23, 1935 Live Event Honolulu, USA 7 days
Defeated Tetsuo Higami to become the inaugural champion
Toots Estes Apr 30, 1935 Live Event Honolulu, USA
** Vacated ** 1937 -- --
Title vacated for undocumented reasons.
Oki Shikina Nov 16, 1937 Live Event Honolulu, USA 434 days
Defeated Rusty Wescoatt to win the vacant title.
Dean Detton Jan 24, 1939 Live Event Honolulu, USA 14 days
Dick Raines Feb 7, 1939 Live Event Honolulu, USA 56 days
Oki Shikina [2] Apr 4, 1939 Live Event Honolulu, USA 224 days
Ignacio Martí­nez Nov 14, 1939 Live Event Honolulu, USA 14 days
Won the title by forfeit after Shikina leaves the area
Paul Jones Nov 28, 1939 Live Event Honolulu, USA 65 days
** Vacated ** Feb 1, 1940 -- --
Mid-Pacific Promotions
Hawaii Junior Heavyweight Championship
(April 24, 1940 - 1942)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Billy Venable Apr 24, 1940 Live Event Honolulu, USA 70 days
Tetsuo Higami Jul 3, 1940 Live Event Honolulu, USA 203 days
Ben Pilar Jan 22, 1941 Live Event Honolulu, USA 49 days
Red Shadow Mar 12, 1941 Live Event Honolulu, USA 21 days
Ben Pilar [2] Apr 2, 1941 Live Event Honolulu, USA 112 days
Tony Morelli Jul 23, 1941 Live Event Honolulu, USA 112 days
Billy Weidner Nov 12, 1941 Live Event Honolulu, USA 21 days
Mid-Pacific Promotions
Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii)
(1942 - 1949)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Charley Carr 1942 -- --
-- 1942 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1945 --
Jimmy Gonsalves 1945 -- --
-- 1945 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1947 --
Lee Grable 1947 -- --
-- 1947 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1947 --
Ted Travis 1947 -- --
Lee Grable [2] May 2, 1948 Live Event Honolulu, USA 98 days
Hisao Tanaka Aug 8, 1948 Live Event Honolulu, USA 84 days
Jack Claybourne Oct 31, 1948 Live Event Honolulu, USA 374 days
National Wrestling Alliance
Mid-Pacific Promotions
Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii)
(1949 - 1961)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Bobby Managoff Nov 9, 1949 Live Event Honolulu, USA 25 days
Dean Detton [2] Dec 4, 1949 Live Event Honolulu, USA 10 days
Hans Schnable Dec 14, 1949 Live Event Honolulu, USA 53 days
Sandor Szabo Feb 5, 1950 Live Event Honolulu, USA 133 days
Arjan Singh Jun 18, 1950 Live Event Honolulu, USA 28 days
Ray Eckert Jul 16, 1950 Live Event Honolulu, USA 7 days
Terry McGinnis Jul 23, 1950 Live Event Honolulu, USA 42 days
Sandor Szabo [2] Sep 3, 1950 Live Event Honolulu, USA 247 days
** Vacated ** May 8, 1951 -- --
Vacates title after winning Pacific Coast Heavyweight championship.
Terry McGinnis [2] Aug 19, 1951 Live Event Honolulu, USA 64 days
Defeated Ted Travis to win the vacant title.
Abe Kashey Oct 22, 1951 Live Event Honolulu, USA 160 days
Lucky Simunovich Mar 30, 1952 Live Event Honolulu, USA 49 days
The Red Scorpion May 18, 1952 Live Event Honolulu, USA 105 days
Lou Thesz Aug 31, 1952 Live Event Honolulu, USA 7 days
** Vacated ** Sep 7, 1952 -- --
Thesz vacates the title to focus on defending the NWA World Heavyweight title in other territories.
Bobby Bruns Sep 14, 1952 Live Event Honolulu, USA 266 days
Defeated Tom Rice to win the vacant title.
Hans Schnable [2] Jun 7, 1953 Live Event Honolulu, USA 42 days
Bobby Managoff [2] Jul 19, 1953 Live Event Honolulu, USA 35 days
Ben Sharpe Aug 23, 1953 Live Event Honolulu, USA 175 days
Al Lovelock Feb 14, 1954 Live Event Honolulu, USA
** Vacated ** May 1954 -- --
Larry Moquin May 23, 1954 Live Event Honolulu, USA 49 days
Karl Von Schober Jul 11, 1954 Live Event Honolulu, USA 49 days
John Paul Henning Aug 29, 1954 Live Event Honolulu, USA 84 days
Roger Mackay Nov 21, 1954 Live Event Honolulu, USA 84 days
Lucky Simunovich [2] Feb 13, 1955 Live Event Honolulu, USA 56 days
The Zebra Kid Apr 10, 1955 Live Event Honolulu, USA 252 days
Al Lolotai Dec 18, 1955 Live Event Honolulu, USA 91 days
Billy Varga Mar 18, 1956 Live Event Honolulu, USA 133 days
Tosh Togo Jul 29, 1956 Live Event Honolulu, USA 70 days
Tom Rice [2] Oct 7, 1956 Live Event Honolulu, USA 224 days
Al Lolotai [2] May 19, 1957 Live Event Honolulu, USA 724 days
Ed Francis May 13, 1959 Live Event Honolulu, USA 56 days
Al Lolotai [3] Jul 8, 1959 Live Event Honolulu, USA 560 days
Dick Hutton Jan 18, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 7 days
Sam Steamboat Jan 25, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 70 days
Luigi Macera Apr 5, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 70 days
Neff Maiava Jun 14, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 63 days
National Wrestling Alliance
50th State Big Time Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii)
(1961 - 1980)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
King Curtis Iaukea Aug 16, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 70 days
Lord James Blears Oct 25, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 49 days
Masked Executioner Dec 13, 1961 Live Event Honolulu, USA 112 days
Neff Maiava [2] Apr 4, 1962 Live Event Honolulu, USA 315 days
Gene LeBell Feb 13, 1963 Live Event Honolulu, USA 70 days
Neff Maiava [3] Apr 24, 1963 Live Event Honolulu, USA 287 days
Hard Boiled Haggerty Feb 5, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 63 days
Neff Maiava [4] Apr 8, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 98 days
Gene Kiniski Jul 15, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 42 days
Neff Maiava [5] Aug 26, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 42 days
Johnny Berand Oct 7, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 49 days
Nick Bockwinkel Nov 25, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 28 days
King Curtis Iaukea [2] Dec 23, 1964 Live Event Honolulu, USA 280 days
Luther Lindsay Sep 29, 1965 Live Event Honolulu, USA 98 days
Ron Reed Jan 5, 1966 Live Event Honolulu, USA 14 days
Ripper Collins Jan 19, 1966 Live Event Honolulu, USA 217 days
Neff Maiava [6] Aug 24, 1966 Live Event Honolulu, USA 56 days
Ripper Collins [2] Oct 19, 1966 Live Event Honolulu, USA 147 days
Jim Hady Mar 15, 1967 Live Event Honolulu, USA 161 days
Dutch Schultz Aug 23, 1967 Live Event Honolulu, USA 42 days
Jim Hady [2] Oct 4, 1967 Live Event Honolulu, USA 147 days
King Curtis Iaukea [3] Feb 28, 1968 Live Event Honolulu, USA 182 days
Klondike Bill Aug 28, 1968 Live Event Honolulu, USA 42 days
Luke Graham Oct 9, 1968 Live Event Honolulu, USA 77 days
Nick Bockwinkel [2] Dec 25, 1968 Live Event Honolulu, USA
Defeated Johnny Barend to win the title, unknown why Berand was involved in the match. Records from that day have Bockwinkel defeating Man Mountain Cannon in a match and Berand not on the card
King Curtis Iaukea [4] Dec 1968 -- --
Recognized as champion, details of title win unknown.
The Missing Link Jul 1969 -- --
Recognized as champion, details of title win unknown
Ripper Collins [3] Feb 4, 1970 Live Event Honolulu, USA 126 days
Sam Steamboat [2] Jun 10, 1970 Live Event Honolulu, USA 14 days
Ripper Collins [4] Jun 24, 1970 Live Event Honolulu, USA 56 days
Sam Steamboat [3] Aug 19, 1970 Live Event Honolulu, USA 77 days
Ripper Collins [5] Nov 4, 1970 Live Event Honolulu, USA 35 days
Johnny Berand [2] Dec 9, 1970 Live Event Honolulu, USA 24 days
Ripper Collins [6] Jan 2, 1971 Live Event Honolulu, USA 35 days
Frankie Laine Feb 6, 1971 Live Event Honolulu, USA 18 days
Mad Dog Mayne Feb 24, 1971 Live Event Honolulu, USA 245 days
Ed Francis [2] Oct 27, 1971 Live Event Honolulu, USA 112 days
Gene Kiniski [2] Feb 16, 1972 Live Event Honolulu, USA 168 days
Fred Curry Aug 2, 1972 Live Event Honolulu, USA 80 days
The Sheik Oct 21, 1972 Live Event Honolulu, USA 88 days
Ed Francis [3] Jan 17, 1973 Live Event Honolulu, USA 357 days
Billy Graham Jan 9, 1974 Live Event Honolulu, USA
** Retired ** Jul 1974 -- --
Title deactivated after 50th State Big Time Wrestling ceases operation.
Bill Francis Jul 1977 -- --
Defeated Steve Strong to win the reactivated title after 50th State Big Time Wrestling resumes operations
Steve Strong Jan 1978 -- --
John Tolos Feb 1978 -- --
John Anson Mar 1978 -- --
Buddy Rose May 1978 -- --
Don Muraco Jul 1978 -- --
Tor Kamata Aug 1978 -- --
Don Muraco [2] Sep 1978 -- --
Larry Sharpe Nov 1978 -- --
Awarded title as he was top contender for the title following Muraco's defeat of Big John Studd for the NWA Pacific International Heavyweight Championship in September 1978.
Mando Guerrero Nov 22, 1978 -- -- 30 days
** Vacated ** Dec 22, 1978 -- --
Mando Guerrero [2] Jan 1979 -- --
Hans Schroeder Mar 5, 1979 -- --
Don Muraco [3] Mar 1979 -- --
** Vacated ** Mar 1979 -- --
Karl Von Steiger Apr 4, 1979 Live Event Honolulu, USA 14 days
Siva Afi Apr 18, 1979 -- --
Ripper Collins [7] 1979 -- --
Peter Maivia Mar 1980 -- --
Hans Schroeder [2] Mar 5, 1980 -- --
Tama Tonga Apr 1980 -- --
Wildman Austin Jul 1980 -- --
Tor Kamata [2] Oct 1980 -- --
** Retired ** 1980 -- --
National Wrestling Alliance
Island Xtreme Wrestling Federation
Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
(February 5, 2000 - July 2009)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign: