NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship

The NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship was the primary singles championship in the NWA-affiliated wrestling promotion NWA New Zealand. It is the first heavyweight championship in New Zealand and one of the oldest in the world. It was first won by Gisborne Katene who defeated Frank Findlay in 1919. The title has generally been defended in New Zealand, most often in Christchurch, Tauranga, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand.
==Title History==
Wrestler: 	Times: 	Date: 	Place: 	Notes:
Gisborne Katene 	1 	1919 	 	Defeated Frank Findlay for the title, but later declared vacant.
Ike Robin 	1 	March 17, 1925 	Auckland, New Zealand 	Title is vacated when Robin retires in 1926. He is credited as the first officially recognized heavyweight champion.
Tom Alley 	1 	1929 	 	
Stanley Pinto 	1 	1930 	 	May have defeated Alley in tournament final in Wellington on November 23, 1931.
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George Walker 	1 	1931 	 	Walker retired on November 23, 1937, and the title was vacated.
Dean Detton 	1 	August 22, 1938 	Auckland, New Zealand 	Defeated Lofty Blomfield for the title, but was later vacated in August 1938.
Lofty Blomfield 	1 	September 10, 1938 	Auckland, New Zealand 	Defeated Pat Fraley for the title. He later defeated title claimant Dean Detton in Auckland on August 27, 1938, and won championship tournament to become undisputed champion in October 1938. Blomfield held the title for over a decade until his retirement on June 7, 1949.
Ken Kenneth 	1 	June 22, 1949 	 	Originally awarded the title, Kenneth was stripped in June 1958 for not defending the belt for over a year.
Dick Hrstich 	1 	June 11, 1958 	Christchurch, New Zealand	Defeated Fred Wright for the title. Later vacated in October 1959 when Hrstich leaves the country.
Keita Meretana 	1 	September 3, 1959 	Tauranga, New Zealand 	Defeated Lofty Binnie for the title.
Ken Kenneth 	2 	June 1960 	Auckland, New Zealand 	Title vacated in October 1960 when Kenneth leaves the country.
Al Hobman 	1 	October 26, 1960 	Wellington, New Zealand 	Defeated John DaSilva for the title.
Steve Rickard 	1 	1963 	 	
Peter Maivia 	1 	August 3, 1964 	Auckland, New Zealand 	
Steve Rickard 	2 	August 6, 1964 	Wellington, New Zealand 	
Al Hobman 	2 	1964 	 	
John DaSilva 	1 	September 7, 1967 	Wellington, New Zealand 	Title declared vacant in 1979 when DaSilva begins wrestles overseas.
Siva Afi 	1 	April 23, 1978 	 	Defeated John DaSilva in tournament final to win title.
Steve Rickard 	3 	1983 	 	
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Rip Morgan 	1 	September 8, 1983 	Auckland, New Zealand 	Defeated Samoan Joe in tournament final to win title.
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Bruno Bekkar 	1 	September 1985 	 	Won title in tournament final.
Johnny Garcia 	1 	 	 	
Bruno Bekkar 	2 	December 12, 1987 	Auckland, New Zealand 	
Johnny Garcia 	2 	November 26, 1988 	 	
Bruno Bekkar 	3 	1990 	 	
A.J. Freeley 	1 	November 22, 1992 	 	Freeley is still billed as the heavyweight champion as of January 1999.
== External links ==
Wrestling-Titles.com Page
Category:National Wrestling Alliance championships
Category:Singles championships
Category:Heavyweight championships