• Source: NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version)

The NWA Detroit United States Heavyweight Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship contested in Big Time Wrestling from 1959 until 1980. It was first introduced as the Chicago version of the championship and contested on shows produced by Fred Kohler Enterprises before moving to Big Time Wrestling in Detroit six years later. While the National Wrestling Alliance recognized only one World Heavyweight Champion, there were multiple "NWA United States Heavyweight Champion"s, as many NWA-affiliated promotions/"territories" across the U.S. each had its own version of an "American" or "United States" championship. For most such territories -- including Detroit -- the U.S. Title was the promotion's primary singles championship. Over its history, the title was held by stars including Bobo Brazil, The Sheik, Wilbur Snyder, Johnny Valentine, and multi-time AWA World Heavyweight Champions Verne Gagne and Dick the Bruiser.
Modern Michigan-based independent wrestling promotion Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling (XICW) has a U.S. Championship belt used on their shows that is based on the design of the Detroit version of NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.




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National Wrestling Alliance




References

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• Fritz Von Erich
• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version)
• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
• Big Time Wrestling (Detroit)
• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version)
• Fritz Von Erich
• WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship
• List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions
• The Sheik (wrestler)
• Abdullah the Butcher
• NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Lightning One version)