The NWA Central States United States Championship was the version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in the Central States Wrestling territory around Missouri. It existed from 1961 until 1968. Records indicate that Bob Orton, The Viking and The Destroyer also held championship but no specific dates were found for those reigns. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]
^Due to gaps in record keeping it is possible that someone else has held the championship for longer but that cannot be verified.
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 42 days and 73 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 34 days and 89 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 10 days and 26 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 2 days and 19 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 16 day and 45 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 55 days and 79 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 45 days and 76 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 59 days and 88 days
^The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 24 days and 55 days
References[]
General references
Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Central States: NWA United States Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 255–256. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.