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The World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship of the Pacific Northwest defended in the states of Oregon, Washington, and California from 1930 until 1952, when it was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version)
Details
Date established1930
Date retiredMay 21, 1952
Statistics
First champion(s)Ed Don George
Final champion(s)Lou Thesz
Most reignsJim Londos (3 reigns)

Title history

Key
SymbolMeaning
N.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event in which the championship changed hands
N.WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.
1Ed Don George1December 10, 1930124Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse ShowDefeated Gus Sonnenberg to win the AWA Boston version of the World title; recognized in California.[1]
2Ed Lewis1April 13, 1931322Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse Show2
-Vacated-February 28, 1932---
3Jim Londos1March 2, 1932407Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse ShowHas defeated Dick Shikat on 30/06/06 in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA as late as 33/04/12.
-Vacated-April 12, 1933---
4Jim Browning1May 1, 1933421Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse ShowHas defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 33/02/20 in New York, NY to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA from 33/05.
5Jim Londos2June 25, 1934311New York City, New YorkHouse ShowSuspended by the California Athletic Commission when Londos fails to appear for the scheduled title defense against Chief Little Wolf on 35/02/27; recognition officially withdrawn in Los Angeles in 35/05 for failure to enter an international tournament.
-Vacated-May 1, 1935---
6Vincent Lopez1July 24, 1935392Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse ShowDefeats Man Mountain Dean in the tournament final.
7Dave Levin1August 19, 193641Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse Show
8Dean Detton1September 28, 1936262Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHouse Show
9Bronko Nagurski1June 16, 1937520Minneapolis, MinnesotaHouse Show
10Jim Londos3November 18, 19382628Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHouse Show
-Vacated-January 28, 1946---
11Babe Sharkey1February 1, 1946213Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse ShowBilled as champion on arrival. Previously held the Maryland version of the Title.3
12George Becker1September 1, 1946336Portland, OregonHouse show [4]
13Enrique Torres1December 11, 1946106Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse Show
14Gorgeous George1March 26, 1947699Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse Show
15Enrique Torres2February 22, 1949638Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse Show
16Baron Michele Leone1November 22, 1950546Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse show  
17Lou Thesz1May 21, 1952<1Los Angeles, CaliforniaHouse showUnified with NWA World Heavyweight Championship as a result of the match 
-Deactivated-May 21, 1952---

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References

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