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Titles held by Harley Race

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This is a replica of the NWA World Championship Belt which was used from the 1950s through 1973.

(Photo courtesy of Ed Chuman)

This is the NWA World Championship Belt which is in Harley Race's possession today.

   (Photo by Brad Umbarger)

Please note:  The title listings provided on this page come from the book Wrestling Title Histories, by Royal Duncan and Gary Will, and from Harley Race himself. If you're interested in more title listings online, go to The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo.   For more research on the history of NWA Title matches, click here.

Singles Titles

Title

Date won

Won from

Location

Date lost

Lost to

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NWA World Title Belt 1973

NWA World Title 5/24/73 Dory Funk, Jr. Kansas City 7/20/73 Jack Brisco
NWA World Title 2/06/77 Terry Funk Toronto 8/21/79 Dusty Rhodes
NWA World Title 8/26/79 Dusty Rhodes Orlando 10/31/79 Giant Baba
NWA World Title 11/07/79 Giant Baba Amagasaki, Japan 9/04/80 Giant Baba
NWA World Title 9/09/80 Giant Baba Ohtsu, Japan 4/27/81 Tommy Rich
NWA World Title 5/01/81 Tommy Rich Gainsville, GA 6/21/81 Dusty Rhodes
NWA World Title 6/10/83 Ric Flair St. Louis, MO 11/24/83 Ric Flair
NWA World Title 3/21/84 Ric Flair Wellington, NZ 3/23/84 Ric Flair
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PWF World Title Belt

Pacific Wrestling Federation World Title 10/26/82 Giant Baba Obihiro, Japan 2/11/83 Giant Baba
WWA World Title (Chicago) 4/24/82 Bobo Brazil Indianapolis 7/1982 Dick the Bruiser
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Missouri State Title Belt*

Missouri Heavyweight Title 9/16/72 Pak Song (tournament) St. Louis, MO 1/19/73 Johnny Valentine
Missouri Heavyweight Title 3/16/73 Gene Kiniski St. Louis, MO 5/24/74 Dory Funk, Jr.
Missouri Heavyweight Title 2/21/75 Dory Funk, Jr. St. Louis, MO 4/23/76 Bob Backlund
Missouri Heavyweight Title 9/17/82 Dick the Bruiser St. Louis, MO 1/23/83 Kerry Von Erich
Missouri Heavyweight Title 5/13/83 Jerry Blackwell St. Louis, MO 6/10/83 Vacated - won NWA World Title
Missouri Heavyweight Title 1/06/84 David Von Erich St. Louis, MO 11/16/84 Jerry Blackwell
Missouri Heavyweight Title 8/02/85 Jerry Blackwell St. Louis, MO 2/1986 Title abandoned
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Central States Heavyweight Title 1971 Bob Geigel unknown 1971 Bob Geigel
Central States Heavyweight Title 6/1971 Bob Geigel unknown 1971 Danny Littlebear
Central States Heavyweight Title 7/07/72 The Stomper Kansas City, KS 11/24/72 Omar Atlas
Central States Heavyweight Title 9/22/73 Bob Brown Kansas City, KS 10/11/73 Bob Brown
Central States Heavyweight Title 7/11/74 Bob Brown Kansas City, KS 8/01/74 Bob Brown
Central States Heavyweight Title 7/08/76 Bob Brown Kansas City, KS 9/05/76 Bob Brown
Central States Heavyweight Title 6/02/83 Dewey Robertson Kansas City, KS 6/10/83 Vacated - won NWA World Title
Central States Heavyweight Title 10/25/84 Hacksaw Higgins Kansas City, KS 1/10/85 Mr. Pogo
US Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic version) 1975 Johnny Weaver (tournament) Talahassee, FL 7/03/75 Johnny Valentine
NWA United National Heavyweight Title 8/01/82 Jumbo Tsuruta Tokyo, Japan 10/24/82 Jumbo Tsuruta
NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 1975 Dusty Rhodes unknown 1975 Jerry Brisco
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title 9/13/74 Mr. Wrestling II Atlanta, GA 10/1974 Buddy Colt
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title 10/07/85 Koko Ware Memphis, TN 11/1985 Tom Branch
Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title 1974 Archie Gouldie (the Stomper) unknown 1974 Archie Gouldie
World Wrestling Council Caribbean Heavyweight Title 1/06/90 Miguelito Perez San Juan, PR 1990 Invader # 1
WWF King of the Ring 7/14/86 Pedro Morales Foxboro, MA   3/1988 Injured
Tag Titles
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AWA World Tag Team Belt*

AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig 1/30/65 Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher Minneapolis, MN 7/24/65 Verne Gagne and the Crusher
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig 8/07/65 Verne Gagne and the Crusher Minneapolis, MN 5/28/66 Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig 1/06/67 Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher Chicago, IL 3/15/67 Verne Gagne & Don Leo Jonathan
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Larry Hennig 1967 Verne Gagne & Don Leo Jonathan Unknown 10/67 Hennig injured, Race picked new partner
AWA World Tag Team Title - with Chris Markoff 10/67 Hennig injured 11/10/67 Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder
International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Title - with Larry Hennig 6/1966 First title holders Sydney, Australia 7/01/66 Mark Lewin and Dominic Denucci
Central States Tag Team Title - with Roger Kirby 11/02/72 Stomper and Rufus R. Jones Kansas City, KS 2/01/73 Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones
NWA Florida Tag Team Title - with Roger Kirby 4/16/75 Dick Slater and Johnny Weaver Miami, FL unknown title vacated
NWA Florida Tag Team Title - with Bob Roop 6/14/75 title vacant St. Petersburg, FL 1975 Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan
*These photos courtesy of Mitch Hartsey, Dave Millican and Butch Fletcher, Reggie Parks
Halls of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame Inducted 2004
International Wrestling Institute and Museum Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame - Waterloo IA Inducted 2005
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Schenectady NY Inducted May 8, 2004
World Championship Wrestling Hall of Fame Inducted May 22, 1994
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame
RSPW Hall of Fame (rec.sport.pro-wrestling) Inducted 1994
The Great Hisa's Puroresu Hall of Fame
The Ring Chronicle Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
AOL Grandstand Wrestling Hall of Fame Inducted 1997
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Inducted 1999

Other Honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Wrestler of the Year - 1979, 1983

PWI Wrestler of the Year 1st Runner up - 1980

PWI Wrestler of the Year 3rd Runner up - 1977,1978

PWI Match of the Year 1973 - Won NWA World Title from Dory Funk Jr.
1979 - Lost NWA World Title to Dusty Rhodes
1983 - Won NWA World Title from Ric Flair for seventh time.

 

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