NWA Western States Heritage Championship

Professional wrestling championship

Details

Promotion

Universal Wrestling Federation
Jim Crockett Promotions
World Championship Wrestling

Date established

June 20, 1987

Date retired

January 20, 1989

Statistics
First champion(s)	Barry Windham
Final champion(s)	Larry Zbyszko
Longest reign	Larry Zbyszko (362 days)
Shortest reign	Barry Windham (218 days)
Oldest champion	Larry Zbyszko (37 years, 46 days)
Youngest champion	Barry Windham (26 years, 351 days)
Heaviest champion	Larry Zbyszko (233 lb (233 lb))
Lightest champion	Barry Windham (220 lb (220 lb))

The NWA Western States Heritage Championship was a short-lived National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) title in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) that was filled via a tournament in the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1987 and defended in JCP and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) until it was abandoned in 1989. The belt was created as a tribute to the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship, a retired territorial championship based in Amarillo, Texas; despite this, the NWA Western States Heritage Championship was never actually defended in Amarillo and most title defenses occurred on the East Coast or in the Midwest.

The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was revived in 2015 by NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling, using a belt design identical to that of the NWA Western States Heritage Championship. NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling recognized all former Western States Champions — including the Western States Heritage titleholders. The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was retired and replaced with the Vendetta Pro Western States Championship on September 8, 2017.

Reigns

Key
No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
No.	Champion	Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Notes	Ref.
1	Barry Windham	June 20, 1987	Live event	Houston, TX	1	218	Defeated Black Bart in a tournament to fill the title.
2	Larry Zbyszko	January 24, 1988	Bunkhouse Stampede	Uniondale, NY	1	362
—	Deactivated	January 20, 1989	—	—	—	—	The championship retired when Larry Zbyszko left to work for the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Zbyszko's final match in WCW was on January 16, 1989 in Chicago. He debuted 4 days later in the AWA on January 20, 1989, after which WCW retired the championship.

References

"NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship Title History". Vendetta Pro Wrestling. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ Larry Zbyszko » Matches Cage Match. Retrieved May 2, 2023

World Championship Wrestling

History

Talent

Championships

World	World Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–2001) International World Heavyweight (reigns) (1993–1994) NWA World Heavyweight (reigns) (1988–1993)
Secondary	United States Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–2001) World Television (reigns) (1991–2000) NWA Western States Heritage (reigns) (1988–1989)
Tag Team	World Tag Team (reigns) (1991–2001) World Six-Man Tag Team (reigns) (1991) United States Tag Team (reigns) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight Tag Team (reigns) (2001) NWA World Tag Team (reigns) (1992–1993) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team (reigns) (1988–1989)
Divisional	Light Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight (reigns) (1996–2001) Hardcore (reigns) (1999–2001) Women's (reigns) (1996–1998) Women's Cruiserweight (reigns) (1997–1998)
Other accomplishments	Triple Crown WarGames World War 3 Tournaments

Programming

Pro (1958–1998)
Saturday Night (1971–2000)
Best of World Championship Wrestling (1973–1987)
WorldWide (1975–2001)
Closed-circuit and pay-per-view events (1983–2001)
Clash of the Champions (1988–1997)
Main Event (1988–1998)
Power Hour (1989–1994)
All Nighter (1994–1995)
Prime (1995–1996)
Monday Nitro (1995–2001)
Thunder (1998–2001)

Video games

Developmental territories

WWF revival

Miscellaneous

Jim Crockett Promotions (Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)

Championships

World	NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA World Television Championship
Regional	NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA Western States Heritage Championship

Personnel

Programming

Syndicated	Learning the Ropes Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling World Wide Wrestling
Cable	Best of World Championship Wrestling Clash of the Champions NWA Main Event Superstars on the Superstation World Championship Wrestling
Other	Attendance records Closed-circuit and pay-per-view events Bunkhouse Stampede The Great American Bash Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Starrcade Ric Flair's Last Match

Affiliated promotions

Partners	Maple Leaf Wrestling National Wrestling Alliance National Wrestling Alliance territories Pro Wrestling USA
Acquisitions	Championship Wrestling from Florida Georgia Championship Wrestling Heart of America Sports Attractions St. Louis Wrestling Club Universal Wrestling Federation
Successor	World Championship Wrestling

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