WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
[Los Angeles]

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Ed "Strangler" Lewis	31/04/14	Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Ed Don George for the World Title; loses American Wrestling Association World title to Henri Deglane by DQ on 31/05/04 in Montreal, QC but is still recognized as champion in California; also recognized in Illinois by defeating Wladek Zbyszko on 31/11/02 in Chicago, IL.
Jim Londos	32/05<
Has defeated Dick Shikat on 30/06/06 in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA as late as 33/04/12.
Jim Browning	33/05<
Has defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 33/02/20 in New York, NY to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA after 33/05.
Jim Londos [2]	34/06/25	New York, NY
Suspended by the California Athletic Commission when Londos fails to appear for the scheduled title defense against Chielf Little Wolf on 35/02/27; recognition officially withdrawn in Los Angeles in 35/05 for failure to enter an international tournament.
Vincent Lopez	35/07/24	Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Man Mountain Dean in tournament final.
Dave Levin	36/08/19	Los Angeles, CA
Vincent Lopez [2]	36/09/30	Los Angeles, CA
Len Hall #	37/05/28	Los Angeles, CA
Vincent Lopez #	37
Above changes may be for California State Title.
Bronko Nagurski	37/08/12
Jim Londos [3]	38/11/18	Philadelphia, PA
Vacant in 42/08<.
Rube Wright #	42/08/19	Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Swedish Angel in tournament final; promoted as a tournament to replace Jim Londos as World champion but the State Commission refuses to recognize Wright as World champion and recognizes him as California Heavyweight champion instead.
George Becker	46/09	Portland, OR
Defeats Babe Sharkey.
Enrique Torres	46/12/11	Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous George	47/03/26<
Enrique Torres [2]	47/05/14<
Baron Michele Leone	50/11/22	Los Angeles, CA
Lou Thesz	52/05/21	Los Angeles, CA
Unified with NWA World Heavyweight title.

* See N.W.A. World Heavyweight Title.