MWA World Heavyweight Title History

MWA World Heavyweight Championship History
No. Won By Won From Location Date
1. Bobby Bruns Maurice Boyer* Bridgeport, CT 11/10/39
2. Orville Brown Bobby Bruns Kansas City, KS 6/13/40
3. Lee Wyckoff Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 4/17/41
4. Orville Brown Lee Wyckoff Kansas City, KS 10/16/41
5. Tom Zaharias Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 3/5/42
6. Orville Brown Tom Zaharias Kansas City, KS 6/25/42
7. Ed Lewis Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 11/26/42
8. Lee Wyckoff Ed Lewis Kansas City, KS 1/14/43
9. Orville Brown Lee Wyckoff Kansas City, KS 2/18/43
10. Lee Wyckoff Orville Brown Great Bend, KS 5/??/43
11. Orville Brown Lee Wyckoff Kansas City, KS 6/17/43
12. The Swedish Angel Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 12/3/43
13. Orville Brown The Swedish Angel Kansas City, KS 12/9/43
14. Dave Levin Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 5/4/44
15. Lee Wyckoff Dave Levin Topeka, KS 6/29/44
16. Orville Brown Lee Wyckoff Topeka, KS 8/16/44
17. Bobby Bruns Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 6/20/46
18. Orville Brown Bobby Bruns Kansas City, KS 8/8/46
19. Vic Christy Orville Brown St. Joseph, MO 3/14/47
20. Roy Graham Vic Christy St. Joseph, MO 3/30/47
21. Orville Brown Roy Graham Kansas City, KS 4/10/47
22. Tug Carlson Orville Brown St. Joseph, MO 12/19/47
23. Orville Brown Tug Carlson St. Joseph, MO 12/26/47
24. Bobby Bruns Orville Brown Kansas City, KS 4/29/48
25. Orville Brown** Bobby Bruns Kansas City, KS 5/4/48

*Bruns was awarded the title after a victory over Boyer.

**The title was retired when Brown joined the NWA and was recognized as the organization's first champion.