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Click Here For Some Stats Mid-West Wrestling Association
World Heavyweight Championship (Kansas City)
(January 19, 1940 - October 1948)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Bobby Bruns Jan 18, 1940 Live Event Kansas City, USA 147 days
Bruns defeats Orville Brown in a match to decide the Mid-West Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship. Some records indicate that World Light-Heavyweight Championship from Connecticut is a precursor to this title, as Bruns was champion at the time.
Orville Brown Jun 13, 1940 Live Event Kansas City, USA 308 days
Lee Wyckoff Apr 17, 1941 Live Event Kansas City, USA 182 days
Orville Brown [2] Oct 16, 1941 Live Event Kansas City, USA 140 days
-- Mar 5, 1942 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Mar 5, 1942 --
Tom Zaharias Mar 5, 1942 Live Event Kansas City, USA 112 days
Orville Brown [3] Jun 25, 1942 Live Event Kansas City, USA 154 days
Ed Lewis Nov 26, 1942 Live Event Kansas City, USA 49 days
Lee Wyckoff [2] Jan 14, 1943 Live Event Kansas City, USA 35 days
Orville Brown [4] Feb 18, 1943 Live Event Kansas City, USA
Lee Wyckoff [3] May 1943 -- --
Orville Brown [5] Jun 17, 1943 Live Event Kansas City, USA 168 days
The Swedish Angel Dec 2, 1943 Live Event Kansas City, USA 7 days
Orville Brown [6] Dec 9, 1943 Live Event Kansas City, USA 147 days
Dave Levin May 4, 1944 Live Event Kansas City, USA 56 days
Lee Wyckoff [4] Jun 29, 1944 Live Event Kansas City, USA 48 days
Orville Brown [7] Aug 16, 1944 Live Event Topeka, USA 673 days
Bobby Bruns [2] Jun 20, 1946 Live Event Kansas City, USA 49 days
Orville Brown [8] Aug 8, 1946 Live Event Kansas City, USA 218 days
Vic Christy Mar 14, 1947 Live Event St. Joseph, USA 14 days
Roy Graham Mar 28, 1947 Live Event St. Joseph, USA 13 days
Orville Brown [9] Apr 10, 1947 Live Event Kansas City, USA 253 days
Tug Carlson Dec 19, 1947 Live Event St. Joseph, USA 7 days
Orville Brown [10] Dec 26, 1947 Live Event St. Joseph, USA 125 days
Bobby Bruns [3] Apr 29, 1948 Live Event Kansas City, USA 5 days
Orville Brown [11] May 4, 1948 Live Event Kansas City, USA 71 days
Mid-West Wrestling Association, along with the National Wrestling Association, joins newly formed National Wrestling Alliance in July of 1948. Soon after, the founding members decide to declare Brown as the first National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion.