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Professional wrestling women's championship
NWA Florida Women's Championship |
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![The championship belt](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/NWA_Florida_Women%27s_Championship.png/260px-NWA_Florida_Women%27s_Championship.png) |
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Promotion | Championship Wrestling from Florida |
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Date established | October 15, 1951 |
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Date retired | After October 3, 1975 |
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First champion(s) | Mae Young |
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Final champion(s) | Bonnie Watson |
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Most reigns | Betty Hawkins/Bonnie Watson (3 reigns) |
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The NWA Florida Women's Championship was a women's professional wrestling title in Championship Wrestling from Florida, which lasted originally from 1951 to at least 1971.[1][2]
Title history[]
Key
No.
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Overall reign number
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Reign
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Reign number for the specific champion
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Days
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Number of days held
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No.
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Champion
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Championship change
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Reign statistics
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Notes
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Ref.
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Date
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Event
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Location
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Reign
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Days
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1
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Mae Young
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October 15, 1951
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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1
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[Note 1]
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Young defeated Cora Combs to become the inaugural champion.
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—
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Vacated
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1952
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—
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—
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—
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—
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The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons.
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2
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Ann LaVerne
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March 10, 1952
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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1
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[Note 2]
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LaVerne defeated Betty Hawkins to win the vacant championship.
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3
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Betty Hawkins
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May 1952
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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1
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[Note 3]
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4
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Mars Bennett
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February 9, 1953
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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1
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21
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5
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Gloria Barattini
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March 2, 1953
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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1
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210
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Barattini last eliminated Mars Bennett in a six-woman battle royal.
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6
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Betty Hawkins
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September 28, 1953
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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2
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14
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7
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Dot Dotson
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October 12, 1953
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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1
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35
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8
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Betty Hawkins
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November 16, 1953
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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3
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[Note 1]
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Vacated
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1955
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—
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—
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—
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Championship vacated when Betty Hawkins does not defend the title for over six months.
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9
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Gloria Barattini
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March 7, 1955
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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2
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[Note 1]
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Barattini defeated Mae Young to win the vacant championship; still billed as champion on October 15, 1956
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Championship history is unrecorded from March 7, 1955 to March 29, 1957.
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10
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Judy Glover
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March 29, 1957 (NLT)
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CWF Show
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N/A
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1
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[Note 1]
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Glover still billed as champion on April 25, 1957.
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Championship history is unrecorded from March 29, 1957 to November 15, 1960.
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11
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Bonnie Watson
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November 15, 1960
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CWF Show
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Lake Worth Beach, FL
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1
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[Note 1]
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Watson defeated Ella Waldek to win the NWA Southern Women's Championship and is also recognized as Florida champion; still champion billed as on December 6, 1960.
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Championship history is unrecorded from November 15, 1960 to October 26, 1960.
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12
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Ella Waldek
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October 26, 1961 (NLT)
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CWF Show
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N/A
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1
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[Note 1]
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Waldek listed as champion on February 6, 1962 and January 28, 1964; billed as the world champion on February 16, 1964 until at least March 11, 1964.
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Championship history is unrecorded from October 26, 1961 to June 1969.
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13
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Sherri Lee
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June 1969[Note 4]
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CWF Show
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N/A
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1
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[Note 5]
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Lee may have defeated Barbara Galento to win the championship
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14
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Ella Waldek
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October 6, 1970
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CWF Show
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Tampa, FL
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2
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256
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15
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Bonnie Watson
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June 19, 1971
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CWF Show
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St. Petersburg, FL
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2
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1,529
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16
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Early Dawn
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August 26, 1975
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CWF Show
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Fort Myers, FL
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1
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7
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17
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Bonnie Watson
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September 2, 1975
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CWF Show
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Fort Myers, FL
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3
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[Note 1]
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—
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Deactivated
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October 3, 1975
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—
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—
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—
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Last time Bonnie Watson was listed as champion.
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- ^ a b c d e f g The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
- ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 52 and 82 days.
- ^ The exact date that Hawkins won the championship is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 254 and 284 days.
- ^ Possibly June 25 in Miami, Florida.
- ^ The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means it lasted between 463 and 492 days.
References[]
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories, 4th Edition. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "N.W.A. Florida Women's Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
See also[]
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