WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

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Lou Thesz
Unifies following titles to be the undisputed world heavyweight champion : National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title, defeating Bill Longson on 48/07/20 in Indianapolis, IN National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight title, awarded on 49/11/27 when champion Orville Brown is injured in an automobile accident on 49/11/01 before a unification match scheduled on 49/11/25 in St. Louis, MO defeats AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight champion Gorgeous George on 50/07/27 in Chicago, IL (AWA title not on line) Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium version of the world title, defeating Baron Michele Leone on 52/05/21 in Los Angeles, CA.
Whipper Billy Watson	56/03/15	Toronto, ON
Wins by count out.
Lou Thesz [2]	56/11/09	St. Louis, MO
Edouard Carpentier	57/06/14	Chicago, IL
Wins when Thesz cannot continue due to a back injury; recognized as World Champion in Omaha, NE, Boston, MA, and later in Los Angeles, CA; NWA soon withdraws recognition from Carpentier and returns it to Thesz.
Verne Gagne	58/08/09	Omaha, NE
Wilbur Snyder	58/11/15	Omaha, NE
Dick the Bruiser
Wilbur Snyder	59/07/25	Omaha, NE
Dr. X (Bill Miller)	59/10/03	Omaha, NE
Don Leo Jonathan	61/01/07	Omaha, NE
Dr. X [2]	61/02/04	Omaha, NE
Don Leo Jonathan [2]	61/04/03	Omaha, NE
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Vacant.
Don Leo Jonathan [3]	61/05/20	Omaha, NE
Defeats Bobo Brazil.
Verne Gagne [2]	61/09/16	Omaha, NE
Fritz Von Erich	62/07/31	Omaha, NE
Verne Gagne [3]	62/08/25	Omaha, NE
Crusher Lisowski	63/02/15	Omaha, NE
Wins AWA world title from Gagne on 63/07/09 in Minneapolis, MN.
Verne Gagne [4]	63/07/20	Minneapolis, MN
Wins both Omaha and AWA titles.
Fritz Von Erich [2]	63/07/27	Omaha, NE
Wins both Omaha and AWA titles.
Verne Gagne [5]	63/09/07	Omaha, NE
Has won AWA title from Von Erich on 63/08/08 in Amarillo, TX; unifies with AWA world heavyweight title on 63/09/07.

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

The Historic Account of Carpentier's Victory over Thesz in Chicago