On this page, you find the full Title History for the WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship was contested in National Wrestling Alliance and World Class Championship Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on March 6, 1953.
The championship saw wrestlers literally using brass knuckles during matches, but was later modified to simply be "No Disqualification" matches
The WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship was retired on August 31, 1987, with the final champion being Tony Atlas.
WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship: Title History
WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign Deactivated
- August 31, 1987
- 13979+ days
Championship was never mentioned after Atlas' win.146 
Tony Atlas 1
- August 1, 1987
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada | House show
- 30 days
30- days
145 
Abdullah the Butcher 1
- July 4, 1986
- Dallas, Texas | Independence Day Star Wars
- 393 days
World Class Championship Wrestling left the NWA in February 1986.393- days
144 
The Great Kabuki 2
- July 1, 1985
- Texas | House show
- 368 days
Won a tournament to win the vacant title.368- days
Vacant
- January 1, 1985
- 181 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons181- days
143 Gino Hernandez
- October 1, 1984
- Texas | House show
- 92 days
92- days
142 
Chris Adams 1
- August 1, 1983
- Texas | House show
- 427 days
427- days
141 
Terry Gordy 1
- March 25, 1983
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 129 days
129- days
140 The Great Kabuki 1
- January 14, 1983
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 70 days
70- days
139 Bugsy McGraw
- September 1, 1982
- Texas | House show
- 135 days
Defeated Superfly to win the championship, uncertain if this was a tournament final.135- days
138 Bugsy McGraw
- March 29, 1982
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 156 days
156- days
137 
José Lothario 5
- December 25, 1981
- Dallas, Texas | Christmas Star Wars
- 94 days
94- days
136 
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd 1
- November 1, 1981
- Texas | House show
- 54 days
Defeated José Lothario,, uncertain if this was a tournament final.54- days
Vacant
- August 1, 1981
- 92 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons92- days
135 Bugsy McGraw
- December 12, 1980
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 232 days
232- days
134 
Bruiser Brody 8
- November 14, 1980
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 28 days
28- days
133 
Stan Stasiak 3
- August 7, 1980
- Amarillo, Texas | House show
- 99 days
Won a 10-man battle royal.99- days
Vacant
- May 6, 1980
- 93 days
93- days
132 
Professor Toru Tanaka 3
- April 14, 1980
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 22 days
22- days
131 Bruiser Brody 7
- March 14, 1980
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 31 days
31- days
130 Mark Lewin
- February 1, 1980
- Texas | House show
- 42 days
42- days
129 
"Superstar" Billy Graham 4
- January 18, 1980
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 14 days
14- days
128 
Dusty Rhodes 3
- January 17, 1980
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 1 day
1- day
127 Mark Lewin
- January 15, 1980
- Texas | House show
- 2 days
2- days
126 Dusty Rhodes 2
- December 21, 1979
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 25 days
25- days
125 Mark Lewin
- December 1, 1979
- Texas | House show
- 20 days
20- days
Vacant
- October 1, 1979
- 61 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons61- days
124 Bruiser Brody 6
- September 1, 1979
- Texas | House show
- 30 days
30- days
123 Professor Toru Tanaka 2
- August 1, 1979
- Texas | House show
- 31 days
31- days
122 Bruiser Brody 5
- July 29, 1979
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 3 days
3- days
121 Mark Lewin
- July 22, 1979
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 7 days
7- days
120 Bruiser Brody 4
- June 10, 1979
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 42 days
42- days
119 Mark Lewin
- May 18, 1979
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 23 days
Won a battle royal.23- days
Vacant
- May 1, 1979
- 17 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons17- days
118 Bruiser Brody 3
- April 2, 1979
- Ft. Worth, Texas | House show
- 29 days
29- days
117 Mark Lewin
- January 28, 1979
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 64 days
64- days
116 Dusty Rhodes 1
- January 7, 1979
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 21 days
21- days
115 Mark Lewin
- December 15, 1978
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 23 days
23- days
114 Bull Ramos
- December 1, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 14 days
It is not clear who Ramos defeated to win the championship14- days
113 Bruiser Brody 2
- October 13, 1978
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 49 days
49- days
112 
Rocky Johnson 1
- September 8, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 35 days
35- days
111 Bruiser Brody 1
- August 25, 1978
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 14 days
14- days
110 Killer Karl Krupp
- August 23, 1978
- Abilene, Texas | House show
- 2 days
2- days
109 The Lawman
- August 1, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 22 days
22- days
108 Killer Karl Krupp
- July 28, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 4 days
4- days
107 
Terry Funk 1
- May 6, 1978
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 83 days
83- days
106 Killer Karl Krupp
- May 1, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 5 days
It is not clear who Krupp defeated to win the championship5- days
105 "Superstar" Billy Graham 3
- April 1, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 30 days
30- days
104 Mark Lewin
- March 1, 1978
- Texas | House show
- 31 days
It is not clear who Lewin defeated to win the championship31- days
103 Killer Karl Krupp
- February 3, 1978
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 26 days
26- days
102 
Fritz von Erich 5
- October 1, 1977
- Texas | House show
- 125 days
It is not clear who Von Erich defeated to win the championship125- days
101 
Big John Studd 1
- July 7, 1977
- Texas | House show
- 86 days
It is not clear who Captain USA defeated to win the championship86- days
100 Davey O'Hannon
- January 1, 1976
- Texas | House show
- 553 days
It is not clear who O'Hannon defeated to win the championship553- days
99 
José Lothario 4
- September 23, 1975
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 100 days
100- days
98 "Superstar" Billy Graham 2
- August 5, 1975
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 49 days
49- days
97 
Mad Dog Vachon 1
- May 2, 1975
- Texas | House show
- 95 days
95- days
96 "Superstar" Billy Graham 1
- April 4, 1975
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 28 days
28- days
95 
Blackjack Lanza 3
- December 5, 1974
- Corpus Christi, Texas | House show
- 120 days
120- days
94 José Lothario 3
- November 1, 1974
- Texas | House show
- 34 days
34- days
93 Blackjack Lanza 2
- October 1, 1974
- Texas | House show
- 31 days
31- days
92 José Lothario 2
- July 13, 1973
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 445 days
445- days
91 
Blackjack Mulligan 1
- May 29, 1973
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 45 days
Won a battle royal to win the vacant championship45- days
90 
Blackjack Lanza 1
- December 1, 1972
- Texas | House show
- 179 days
It is not clear who Lanza defeated to win the championship179- days
89 Stan Stasiak 2
- July 14, 1972
- Texas | House show
- 140 days
It is not clear who Stasiak defeated to win the championship140- days
88 José Lothario 1
- January 7, 1972
- Texas | House show
- 189 days
189- days
87 
Johnny Valentine 5
- July 2, 1971
- Texas | House show
- 189 days
189- days
86 Professor Toru Tanaka 1
- April 30, 1971
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 63 days
63- days
85 Johnny Valentine 4
- February 12, 1971
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 77 days
77- days
84 
Killer Kowalski 2
- June 30, 1970
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 227 days
227- days
83 Johnny Valentine 3
- June 16, 1970
- Texas | House show
- 14 days
14- days
82 Killer Kowalski 1
- May 30, 1970
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 17 days
17- days
81 The Spoiler
- May 1, 1970
- Texas | House show
- 29 days
29- days
80 Johnny Valentine 2
- February 24, 1970
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 66 days
Defeated Killer Karl Kox66- days
Vacant
- February 1, 1970
- 23 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons23- days
79 Bull Curry
- August 22, 1969
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 163 days
163- days
78 
Baron von Raschke 1
- June 3, 1969
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 80 days
Defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final to win the vacant title.80- days
77 Kurt Von Hess
- August 6, 1968
- Texas | House show
- 301 days
Defeated Duke Keomuka in the finals of a 6-man tournament final to win the vacant title.301- days
Vacant
- July 31, 1968
- 6 days
Title vacated when Von Erich became NWA United States Heavyweight Champion.6- days
76 Fritz von Erich 4
- July 8, 1968
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 23 days
23- days
75 El Mongol
- June 29, 1968
- Atlanta, Georgia | House show
- 9 days
9- days
74 Chris Markoff
- April 1, 1968
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 89 days
89- days
73 Spoiler #2
- November 14, 1967
- Texas | House show
- 139 days
Previously known as Smasher Sloan139- days
72 Fritz von Erich 3
- October 31, 1967
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 14 days
14- days
71 Louie Tillet
- October 1, 1967
- Atlanta, Georgia | House show
- 30 days
30- days
70 Brute Bernard
- September 18, 1967
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 13 days
13- days
69 Bull Curry
- September 1, 1967
- Texas | House show
- 17 days
17- days
68 Brute Bernard
- August 31, 1967
- Texas | House show
- 1 day
1- day
67 Bull Curry
- August 15, 1967
- Texas | House show
- 16 days
It is not clear who Curry defeated to win the championship16- days
66 Waldo Von Erich
- August 8, 1966
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 372 days
372- days
65 Tony Borne
- July 25, 1966
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 14 days
14- days
64 Louie Tillet
- July 12, 1966
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 13 days
13- days
63 Bull Curry
- May 17, 1965
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 421 days
421- days
62 Killer Karl Kox
- February 21, 1965
- Texas | House show
- 85 days
85- days
61 Bull Curry
- November 30, 1964
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 83 days
Defeated The Wrecker (Frank Shields).83- days
60 Tony Borne
- October 26, 1964
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 35 days
35- days
59 Killer Karl Kox
- August 21, 1964
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 66 days
66- days
58 Bull Curry
- August 1, 1964
- Texas | House show
- 20 days
20- days
57 Killer Karl Kox
- July 31, 1964
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 1 day
1- day
56 Bull Curry
- December 1, 1963
- Texas | House show
- 243 days
243- days
55 Stan Stasiak 1
- November 20, 1963
- Texas | House show
- 11 days
11- days
54 Bull Curry
- November 15, 1963
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 5 days
Defeated Louie Tillet.5- days
53 Bill Miller
- September 1, 1963
- Texas | House show
- 75 days
75- days
52 Bull Curry
- May 16, 1963
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 108 days
Defeated Jack Dalton for the championship108- days
51 Louie Tillet
- March 18, 1963
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 59 days
59- days
50 Bull Curry
- February 25, 1963
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 21 days
21- days
49 Rock Hunter
- February 8, 1963
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 17 days
17- days
48 Bull Curry
- January 21, 1963
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 18 days
18- days
47 Tony Borne
- December 10, 1962
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 42 days
42- days
46 Bull Curry
- May 15, 1962
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 209 days
209- days
45 Jack Dalton
- May 1, 1962
- Texas | House show
- 14 days
14- days
44 Bull Curry
- March 20, 1962
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 42 days
42- days
43 Jack Dalton
- March 12, 1962
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 8 days
8- days
42 Bull Curry
- February 27, 1962
- Texas | House show
- 13 days
It is not clear who Curry defeated to win the championship13- days
41 Waldo Von Erich
- August 31, 1961
- Texas | House show
- 180 days
180- days
40 Stu Gibson
- August 1, 1961
- Texas | House show
- 30 days
It is not clear who Gibson defeated to win the championship30- days
39 Tony Martin
- July 13, 1961
- Texas | House show
- 19 days
It is not clear who Martin defeated to win the championship19- days
38 Bull Curry
- December 10, 1960
- Beaumont, Texas | House show
- 215 days
215- days
37 Danny McShain
- November 10, 1960
- Texas | House show
- 30 days
It is not clear who McShain defeated to win the championship30- days
Vacant
- July 1, 1960
- 132 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons132- days
36 Tony Borne
- June 13, 1960
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 18 days
18- days
35 Bull Curry
- May 5, 1960
- Texas | House show
- 39 days
It is not clear who Curry defeated to win the championship39- days
34 Danny McShain
- December 11, 1959
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 146 days
Defeated Mr. Moto146- days
Vacant
- December 1, 1959
- 10 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons10- days
33 Iron Mike DiBiase
- November 1, 1959
- Texas | House show
- 30 days
30- days
32 Danny McShain
- October 27, 1959
- Texas | House show
- 5 days
It is not clear who McShain defeated to win the championship5- days
31 The Zebra Kid
- June 16, 1959
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 133 days
133- days
30 Golden Giant
- June 9, 1959
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 7 days
7- days
29 Bull Curry
- April 7, 1959
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 63 days
63- days
28 Joe Christie
- January 6, 1959
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 91 days
Defeated Danny McShain, Tosh Togo and Al Costello in a tournament to win the vacant championship.91- days
Vacant
- October 1, 1958
- 97 days
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons97- days
27 Danny McShain
- September 15, 1958
- Texas | House show
- 16 days
16- days
26 Bill Longson
- August 5, 1958
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 41 days
Defeated Fritz Von Erich41- days
25 Fritz von Erich 2
- August 1, 1958
- Texas | House show
- 4 days
4- days
24 Stu Gibson
- July 14, 1958
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 18 days
18- days
23 Bull Curry
- June 1, 1958
- Texas | House show
- 43 days
43- days
22 Fritz von Erich 1
- April 15, 1958
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 47 days
47- days
21 Bull Curry
- March 8, 1958
- Angleton, Texas | House show
- 38 days
38- days
20 Danny McShain
- March 1, 1958
- Texas | House show
- 7 days
7- days
19 Bull Curry
- January 23, 1958
- Galveston, Texas | House show
- 37 days
37- days
18 Stu Gibson
- January 9, 1958
- Galveston, Texas | House show
- 14 days
Defeated Casey McShain in tournament final after the first match on January 2, 1958 ends in a double disqualification.14- days
17 Don Leo Jonathan
- April 19, 1957
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 265 days
Defeated Pepper Gomez to win the championship. Uncertain if this was a tournament final or if Gomez was champion265- days
16 El Medíco
- November 23, 1956
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 147 days
147- days
15 Bull Curry
- March 26, 1956
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 242 days
242- days
14 Don Evans
- March 19, 1956
- Fort Worth, Texas | House show
- 7 days
7- days
13 Bull Curry
- February 21, 1956
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 27 days
27- days
12 Danny McShain
- February 10, 1956
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 11 days
11- days
11 Rocky Columbo
- February 8, 1956
- Texas | House show
- 2 days
It is not clear who Columbo defeated to win the championship2- days
10 Duke Keomuka
- December 6, 1955
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 64 days
64- days
9 Danny Savich
- December 1, 1955
- Texas | House show
- 5 days
It is not clear who Savich defeated to win the championship5- days
8 Bull Curry
- March 15, 1955
- Texas | House show
- 261 days
261- days
7 Joe Christie
- October 15, 1954
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 151 days
151- days
6 
Johnny Valentine 1
- September 21, 1954
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 24 days
24- days
5 Joe Christie
- September 14, 1954
- Dallas, Texas | House show
- 7 days
7- days
4 Rito Romero
- June 1, 1954
- Texas | House show
- 105 days
It is not clear who Romero defeated to win the championship105- days
3 Don Evans
- April 8, 1954
- Texas | House show
- 54 days
It is not clear who Don Evans defeated to win the championship54- days
2 Danny Savich
- October 1, 1953
- Texas | House show
- 189 days
189- days
1 Bull Curry
- March 6, 1953
- Houston, Texas | House show
- 209 days
Defeated Danny McShain to become the first champion.209- days
WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles ChampionshipJuly 4, 1986August 31, 1987
- WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles ChampionshipJanuary 14, 1983July 4, 1986
- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles ChampionshipFebruary 1, 1970January 14, 1983
- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles ChampionshipMarch 6, 1953February 1, 1970
WCWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
BTW DALLAS, 
NWAMarch 6, 1953 August 31, 1987
- Promotion
World Class Wrestling Association - GenderMale
- Title TypeStyle-Specific Title
- Date EstablishedMarch 6, 1953
- Date RetiredAugust 31, 1987
- Final ChampionTony Atlas
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bull Curry | 24 |
| 2 | Bruiser Brody | 8 |
| 3 | Mark Lewin | 8 |
| 4 | Danny McShain | 6 |
| 5 | José Lothario | 5 |
| 6 | Johnny Valentine | 5 |
| 7 | Fritz von Erich | 5 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Curry | 2553 | |
| José Lothario | 862 | |
| Davey O'Hannon | 553 | |
| Waldo Von Erich | 552 | |
| Bugsy McGraw | 523 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey O'Hannon | January 1, 1976 - July 7, 1977 | 553 | |
| José Lothario | July 13, 1973 - October 1, 1974 | 445 | |
| Chris Adams | August 1, 1983 - October 1, 1984 | 427 | |
| Bull Curry | May 17, 1965 - July 12, 1966 | 421 | |
| Abdullah the Butcher | July 4, 1986 - August 1, 1987 | 393 |