Notable Feuds Cyclone Anaya Hercules Anaya Billy Red Lyons Argentina Rocca Dory Funk Sr. Mil Mascaras Tor Kamata Killer Karl Kox Joe Blanchard Mike Debiase Whipper Watson Bert Ruby Bill Miller Danny Miller The Beast Super Destroyer Joe Blanchard Bobo Brazil Buddy Rogers Antonino Rocca Fred Blassie Harley Race Johnny Valentine Mil Mascaras Abdulah The Butcher Dusty Rhodes Sweet Daddy Siki Ben Justice Chris Markoff Killer Brooks Mario Brito Lou Klein Chief Golden Hawk
TITLE HISTORY NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (October ??, 1954); (Illinois) Midwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Bill Melby (????, 1957); NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (December 27, 1964); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (Febuary 6, 1965); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (October ??, 1967); IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Gino Brito for vacant title (October 23, 1967); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (Febuary 21, 1969); IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Carlos Rocha (May ??, 1972); NWA (Japan) United National Heavyweight title defeating Seiji Sakaguchi (September 6, 1972); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Fred Curry (October 21, 1972); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (December 30, 1972); WA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (January 27, 1973); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (July 21, 1973); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (September ??, 1973); IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Alexis Smirnoff (????, 1974); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Tony Marino (March 16, 1974); NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title recognized as champion (July ??, 1974); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (July 5, 1975); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (May 15, 1976); NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating Thunderbolt Patterson (December 26, 1976); NWA (Toronto) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (Febuary 27, 1977); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Gino Hernandez (April 2, 1977); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Terry Funk (October 22, 1978); NWA (Chicago & Detroit) United States Heavyweight title defeating Mighty Igor (May 3, 1980); ICW (Poffo) United States Heavyweight title Awarded (????, 1981); ICW (Poffo) United States Heavyweight title defeating Thunderbolt Patterson (????, 1982); WWA (Japan) World Martial Arts Heavyweight title defeating Atsushi Ohnita (June 25, 1992); OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)