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{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|championshipname=MWA World Heavyweight Championship (Kansas Version)
|promotion={{nobr|[[Midwest Wrestling Association]]}}
|created=January 1940
|titleretired=October 1948
|mostreigns=[[Orville Brown]] (11)
|firstchamp=Bobby Bruns
|longestreign=Orville Brown (673 days)
|shortestreign=Bobby Bruns (5 days)
}}
The '''MWA World Heavyweight Championship''' was an American[[professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] in the [[Kansas City, Kansas]]-based [[Heart of America Sports Attractions#Midwest Wrestling Association|Midwest Wrestling Association]] (MWA). It was the direct predecessor of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]], and a successor of sorts to the [[List of early world heavyweight champions in professional wrestling|early world heavyweight championships]]. The title was created in 1940, and first held by Bobby Bruns that January.

*At an unknown period, Brown won the Kansas Heavyweight Champion and had a match against 4-time World Heavyweight Champion [[Ed "Strangler" Lewis]].
*On November 8, 1933, Brown defeated Chief Chewchki in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] in 7 minutes. On April 11 and May 16, 1934, he fought [[George Zaharias]] (of [[Colorado]]) and "Ray Steele" ([[Peter Sauer]]) in the same city to thirty-minute draws.
*On May 29, 1936, Brown was specified by [[Jim Londos]] in the [[Houston Post]] as the strongest grappler he had ever faced, and that he had wrestled him "a few nights ago" to a two-hour draw in [[Detroit]]. On September 21, 1936 Brown was named one of the top twenty contenders for the World’s Heavyweight Championship in [[Houston, Texas]] by the members of the [[National Wrestling Association]].
*On June 1, 1937, Bruns unsuccessfully challenged World Champion Everette Marshall at the Public Hall in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. The match ended in 44:48 when Bruns was laid out and unable to recover.
*In September 1937, [[John Pesek]] was awarded Londos' [[National Wrestling Association]] world title.
*On October 28. 1937, Brown lost an important [[Columbus, Ohio]] match to Everette Marshall, the recognized holder of one of the World Championships. It drew 10,000 people, setting a city record. He lost one other, but then managed to tie Marshall in a third match on December 16.
*On January 1, 1938, Brown wrestled Pesek to a 90-minute draw. On August 17, 1938 Pesek was stripped of the NWA world title and immediately awarded the MWA world title (Marshall's old title) instead.
*On November 10, 1939, Bruns defeated Maurice Boyer in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] for the [[World Light Heavyweight Championship]] (the [[Jack Pfeffer]] version).<ref name="OrvilleBrown">{{cite web|title=Orville Brown - biography|work=Puroresu Dojo|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/personalities/brown_orville/bio.html|accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref>

The title lasted until the MWA joined the newly formed NWA in October 1948, with the MWA champion, [[Orville Brown]], recognized as the first NWA World Heavyweight Champion.<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Duncan, Royal and Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories, Fourth Edition | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref><ref name="Titles2">{{cite web|title=M.W.A. World Heavyweight Title (Kansas City)|work=Puroresu Dojo|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/mwa/mwa-h.html|accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref>{{-}}

==Title history==
===MWA World Heavyweight Championship (Kansas)===
;Key
{| class="wikitable"
!Symbol
!Meaning
|-
|#
|The overall championship reign
|-
|Reign
|The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
|-
|Event
|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
|-
| —
|Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
!width=0%| #
!width=23%|Wrestler
!width=0% |Reign
!width=15%|Date
!width=5%|Days<br />held
!width=13%|Location
!width=15%|Event
!width=40% class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|01|1}}
|{{sortname|Bobby|Bruns}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1940|1|18}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=1|day1=18|year1=1940|month2=6|day2=13|year2=1940}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|Defeated fellow contender [[Orville Brown]] to win the vacant championship.<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/personalities/brown_orville/bio.html Wrestling-Titles: Orville Brown - biography]: "On Nov. 10, 1939 at Bridgeport, Conn., Bobby Bruns defeated Jack Pfefer's world light heavyweight champion Maurice Boyer. From that point forward in New England and the Atlantic Coast, the title changed to a heavyweight title and Pfefer billed Bruns as heavyweight world champion .. On Jan. 18, 1940, Bruns defended this title in a clean win over Brown."</ref><ref>[http://www.legacyofwrestling.com/Bruns.html LegacyOfWrestling Bobby Bruns Wrestling History]: "On January 11, 1940, Bruns beat [[Andy Mexiner]] in two-straight falls in Kansas City. A week later, he returned to the Memorial Hall to wrestle Orville Brown for the vacant World Heavyweight Title, recognized by the state of Kansas and by promoter George Simpson. He won the first in 40:30 and then the 3rd in 5:00 to capture the championship."</ref><ref>[http://www.legacyofwrestling.com/OrvilleBrown.html LOW Orville Brown Wrestling History]</ref><ref name=Jan19F4W>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0119-ric-flair-wins-wwf-title-1992-royal-rumble-302116 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/19): Ric Flair wins WWF title in 1992 Royal Rumble | date=January 19, 2019 | accessdate=January 18, 2019 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|02|2}}
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1940|6|13}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=6|day1=13|year1=1940|month2=4|day2=17|year2=1941}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|03|3}}
|{{sortname|Lee|Wyckoff}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1941|4|17}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=4|day1=17|year1=1941|month2=10|day2=16|year2=1941}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|<ref name=F4WApril17>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0417-wcw-spring-stampede-1994-309086 | title=Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994 | date=April 17, 2020 | accessdate=April 17, 2020 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|04|4}}
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|2
|{{dts|1941|10|16}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=10|day1=16|year1=1941|month2=3|day2=5|year2=1942}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|05|5}}
|{{sort|Zaharias|Tom Zaharias}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1942|3|5}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=3|day1=5|year1=1942|month2=6|day2=25|year2=1942}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|06|6}}
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|1942|6|25}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=6|day1=25|year1=1942|month2=10|day2=26|year2=1942}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|Ed Lewis won a disputed decision over Brown on November 5, 1942.
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|07|7}}
|{{sort|Lewis|[[Ed Lewis (wrestler)|Ed "Strangler" Lewis]]}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1942|11|26}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=10|day1=26|year1=1942|month2=1|day2=14|year2=1943}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|Defeated Brown in a rematch.
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|08|8}}
|{{sort|Wycoff|[[Lee Wyckoff]]}}
|align="center"|2
|{{dts|1943|1|14}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=1|day1=14|year1=1943|month2=2|day2=18|year2=1943}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|<ref name=Jan14F4W>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0114-christian-wins-nwa-world-title-301651 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/14): Christian wins NWA World Title | date=January 14, 2019 | accessdate=January 18, 2019 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|{{sort|09|9}}
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|4
|{{dts|1943|2|18}}
|align="center"|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=18|year1=1943|month2=5|day2=1|year2=1943}}|<ref group=Note>The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=18|year1=1943|month2=5|day2=31|year2=1943}} days and {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=18|year1=1943|month2=5|day2=1|year2=1943}} days</ref>}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|10
|{{sort|Wycoff|[[Lee Wyckoff]]}}
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|1943|05}}
|align="center"|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=31|year1=1943|month2=6|day2=17|year2=1943}}|<ref group=Note>The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=31|year1=1943|month2=6|day2=17|year2=1943}} days and {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=1|year1=1943|month2=6|day2=17|year2=1943}} days</ref>}}
|[[Great Bend, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|11
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|5
|{{dts|1943|6|17}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=6|day1=17|year1=1943|month2=12|day2=3|year2=1943}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|12
|{{sort|Swedish|[[Tor Johnson|The Swedish Angel]]}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1943|12|3}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=12|day1=3|year1=1943|month2=12|day2=9|year2=1943}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|13
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|6
|{{dts|1943|12|9}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=12|day1=9|year1=1943|month2=5|day2=4|year2=1944}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|[[Dave Levin (wrestler)|Dave Levin]] defeated Brown in a one-fall match on April 27, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, and laid claim to the title. However, Brown claimed that the title could only change hands in a two-out-of-three falls match.
|-
|align="center"|14
|{{sortname|Dave|Levin}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1944|5|4}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=5|day1=4|year1=1944|month2=6|day2=29|year2=1944}}
|&nbsp;
|[[House show|Live event]]
|Defeated Brown in a rematch.
|-
|align="center"|15
|{{sort|Wycoff|[[Lee Wyckoff]]}}
|align="center"|4
|{{dts|1944|6|29}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=6|day1=29|year1=1944|month2=8|day2=16|year2=1944}}
|[[Topeka, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|<ref name=F4W0629>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-2nd-steve-austin-wwe-title-reign-begins-infamous-stan | title=On this day in pro wrestling history: 2nd Steve Austin WWE title reign begins, infamous Stan Hansen AWA title belt stripping story | date=June 29, 2015 | accessdate=February 19, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|16
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|7
|{{dts|1944|8|16}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=8|day1=16|year1=1944|month2=6|day2=20|year2=1946}}
|[[Topeka, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|17
|{{sortname|Bobby|Bruns}}
|align="center"|2
|{{dts|1946|6|20}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=6|day1=20|year1=1946|month2=8|day2=8|year2=1946}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|18
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|8
|{{dts|1946|8|8}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=8|day1=8|year1=1946|month2=3|day2=14|year2=1947}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|19
|{{sort|Christy|Vic Christy}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1947|3|14}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=3|day1=14|year1=1947|month2=3|day2=30|year2=1947}}
|[[Saint Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph, Missouri]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|20
|{{sort|Graham|Roy Graham}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1947|3|30}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=3|day1=30|year1=1947|month2=4|day2=10|year2=1947}}
|[[Saint Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph, Missouri]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|21
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|9
|{{dts|1947|4|10}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=4|day1=10|year1=1947|month2=12|day2=19|year2=1947}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|22
|{{sort|Carlson|Tug Carlson}}
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|1947|12|19}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=12|day1=19|year1=1947|month2=12|day2=26|year2=1947}}
|[[Saint Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph, Missouri]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|23
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|10
|{{dts|1947|12|26}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=12|day1=26|year1=1947|month2=4|day2=29|year2=1948}}
|[[Saint Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph, Missouri]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|24
|{{sortname|Bobby|Bruns}}
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|1948|4|29}}
|align="center"|{{age in days|month1=4|day1=29|year1=1948|month2=5|day2=4|year2=1948}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|Won the title by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]].
|-
|align="center"|25
|{{sortname|Orville|Brown}}
|align="center"|11
|{{dts|1948|5|4}}
|align="center"|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=4|year1=1948|month2=10|day2=1|year2=1948}}|<ref group=Note>The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=4|year1=1948|month2=10|day2=1|year2=1948}} days and {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=4|year1=1948|month2=10|day2=31|year2=1948}} days</ref>}}
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center" style="background: #dddddd;" colspan=8|{{sort|26|''The title was retired after the MWA joined the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] in October 1948, and Brown was recognized as its first [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|champion]].''}}
|-
|}

==Reigns by combined length==
;Key
{| class="wikitable"
!Symbol
!Meaning
|-
|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|¤
|The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Wrestler
!# of reigns
!Combined days
|-
|align=center|{{sort|01|1}} || {{sortname|Orville|Brown}} ||align=center| 11 ||align=center style="background-color:#bbeeff"| {{sort|2409|2,409}}¤
|-
|align=center|{{sort|02|2}} || {{sort|Wycoff|[[Lee Wyckoff]]}} ||align=center| {{sort|04|4}} ||align=center style="background-color:#bbeeff"| {{sort|0282|282}}¤
|-
|align=center|{{sort|03|3}} || {{sortname|Bobby|Bruns}} ||align=center| {{sort|03|3}} ||align=center| {{sort|0282|201}}
|-
|align=center|{{sort|04|4}} || {{sort|Zaharias|Tom Zaharias}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0112|112}}
|-
|align=center|{{sort|05|5}} || {{sortname|Ed|Lewis|Ed Lewis (wrestler)}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0080|80}}
|-
|align=center|{{sort|06|6}} || {{sortname|Dave|Levin|Dave Levin (wrestler)}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0056|56}}
|-
|align=center|{{sort|07|7}} || {{sort|Christy|Vic Christy}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0016|16}}
|-
|align=center|{{sort|08|8}} || {{sort|Graham|Roy Graham}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0011|11}}
|-
|align=center|{{sort|09|9}} || {{sort|Carlson|Tug Carlson}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0007|7}}
|-
|align=center|10 || {{sort|Swedish Angel|[[Tor Johnson|The Swedish Angel]]}} ||align=center| {{sort|01|1}} ||align=center| {{sort|0006|6}}
|}

===Splinter titles===
==== MWA World Heavyweight Championship (Ohio)====
{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=no}}
{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 1
|champion = [[John Pesek]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|March 26, 1931}}
|days = {{age in days nts|March 26, 1931|January 1, 1933}}
|location =	Columbus, Ohio
|event = [[House show|Live event]]
|notes = Starts the claimed when [[World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original version)|World Champion]] Gus Sonnenberg ignores his challenge, defeated Marin Plestina to be officially recognized by MWA.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle


|sort number = 8.5
|type=vacated
|date = 1933
|notes =Stripped the title when Pesek starts wrestling for Jim Londos group.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 2
|champion = [[Everett Marshall]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|June 29, 1936}}
|days = {{age in days nts|June 29, 1936|December 29, 1937}}
|location = Columbus, Ohio
|event = 
|notes = Recognized by MWA when defeated [[Ali Baba (wrestler)|Ali Baba]] for the [[World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (original version)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. Retroactively recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle


|number = 3
|champion = [[Lou Thesz]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|December 29, 1937}}
|days = {{age in days nts|December 29, 1937|February 11, 1938}}
|location =St. Louis, Missouri
|event = 
|notes = Also recognized [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version)|World Champion]] by AWA. Retroactively recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle


|number = 3
|champion = [[Steve Casey]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|February 11, 1938}}
|days = {{age in days nts|February 11, 1938|September 30, 1938}}
|location = Boston, Massachusetts
|event = 
|notes = Recognized by MWA and AWA, both belts are presented to him. Retroactively recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as the real World champion. Retroactive Alliance recognition switched to [[World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)|NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] when Casey left the country in September 1938.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 8.5
|type=vacated
|date = September 1938
|notes =Recognition withdrawn by MWA when he left the country..
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 4
|champion = [[John Pesek]]
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|October 17, 1938}} 
|days = {{age in days nts|October 17, 1938|June 21, 1940}}
|location = Columbus, Ohio
|event = 
|notes = Awarded by MWA when NWA recognize [[Everett Marshall]] as the [[World Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)|World Champion]].
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|June 21, 1940}}
|notes =Vacated due to Pesek's inactivity. 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 6
|champion = [[Orville Brown]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|June 27, 1940}}	
|days = {{age in days nts|June 27, 1940|December 3, 1942}}	
|location = Columbus, Ohio
|event = 
|notes = Current World Champion in Kansas, defeated [[Dick Shikat]] for the vacant title.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 7
|champion = [[Ed Lewis (wrestler)|Ed Lewis]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|December 3, 1942}}	
|days = {{age in days nts|December 3, 1942|January 28, 1943}}		
|location = Columbus, Ohio
|event = 
|notes = Current World Champion in Kansas.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 8
|champion = [[John Pesek]]
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|January 28, 1943}}	
|days = {{age in days nts|January 28, 1943|January 1, 1949}}		
|location = Columbus, Ohio
|event = 
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 9
|type=vacated
|date = 1949
|notes =Vacated due to Pesek's inactivity. 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 10
|champion = [[Chief Don Eagle|Don Eagle]]
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|May 5, 1950}}		
|days = {{age in days nts|May 5, 1950|May 5, 1950}}		
|location = Cleveland, Ohio
|event = 
|notes = Defeated [[Frank Sexton (wrestler)|Frank Sexton]] for the [[AWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Boston_version)#AWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Ohio_version)|AWA World Heavyweight Championship]] version in Ohio.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 11
|type=deactivated
|date = May 5, 1950
|notes =lineage continued under [[AWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Boston_version)#AWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Ohio_version)|AWA World Heavyweight Championship]] version in Ohio. 
}}
{{BundleEnd}}

==See also==
*[[Heart of America Sports Attractions]]
*[[National Wrestling Alliance]]
*[[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]
*[[List of early world heavyweight champions in professional wrestling]]

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|group=Note}}

==References==
;General references
*{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | chapter= (Missouri) World Heavyweight Title| pages=255| isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
*{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/mwa/mwa-h.html| title=Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship [Kansas] | publisher= wrestling-titles.com | accessdate=March 24, 2015}}
;Specific references
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