The NWA World Midget's Championship was the National Wrestling Alliance's midget wrestling singles championship. Large parts of the championship history is undocumented due to lack of documentation of Midget wrestling for large periods of time from the 1950s to the 1980s. In that period of time, there were two touring groups of midget wrestlers in the United States, both had a "World Champion", leading to some uncertainty as to who was the NWA World Midget's Champion, often based on if the champion was booked as defending the championship in an NWA territory.[1][2] The first wrestler to lay claim to the Midget's World Championship was Sky Low Low after he won a 30-man tournament in Paris, France.[citation needed] The tournament was either fictitious or not an NWA sanctioned event as it took place in Europe. But at some point after 1949 the NWA recognized Sky Low Low as their champion.[1][2][3]
It is impossible to determine who held the championship the longest, but it is plausible that Farmer Pete's 7 day title reign in 1957 was the shortest of all the reigns. Lord Littlebrook and Little Tokyo are both credited with three championship reigns, but due to incomplete records it is possible that either had more reigns or someone else had more than three reigns in total. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen participant "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[4]
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event
The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A
The specific information has not been found
—
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
(nlt)
Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" a certain date. Often because the date of a title change is not found but a date of a title defense by the champions is found.
Was recognized as the World champion by non-NWA promoter in Dallas, TX as of June 1953; recognized in Memphis, Tennessee as of September 1957 and Florence, Alabama as of October 1957.[1][2]
^Championship history is too uncertain to determine.
^Records in the birth dates of wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was an older champion.
^Records in the birth dates of wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was a younger champion.
^Records for the weight of some wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was a heavier champion.
^Records for the weight of some wrestlers from early era are not complete, it is possible there was a lighter champion.
^ abcdefghijklmnoRecords are unclear on most of the dates prior to 1998 making it impossible to correctly calculate the length of this reign
^ abcdefghijkThe location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
^The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 24 days
^The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 29 days
^The date the PWR withdrew from the NWA has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 72 days and 102 days
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv"NWA World Midgets' Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvRoyal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "World Midget's Championship". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
^Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
^ abBurke, Tom. . Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^"SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Little Beaver". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Oliver, Greg (2004-05-09). "Hall of Fame grows some more". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ abOliver, Greg (2011-09-06). "Little Tokyo remembered with laughter". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ abOliver, Greg (January 9, 2007). "Midget star Cowboy Lang dies". Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Hoops, Brian (May 30, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 30): Inoki beats Andre to win MSG league, Garea & calhoun win WWWF Tag titles, Gagne vs. Funk Jr., UFC booker wins title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
April 08, 2024
world, midget, championship, national, wrestling, alliance, midget, wrestling, singles, championship, large, parts, championship, history, undocumented, lack, documentation, midget, wrestling, large, periods, time, from, 1950s, 1980s, that, period, time, there. The NWA World Midget s Championship was the National Wrestling Alliance s midget wrestling singles championship Large parts of the championship history is undocumented due to lack of documentation of Midget wrestling for large periods of time from the 1950s to the 1980s In that period of time there were two touring groups of midget wrestlers in the United States both had a World Champion leading to some uncertainty as to who was the NWA World Midget s Champion often based on if the champion was booked as defending the championship in an NWA territory 1 2 The first wrestler to lay claim to the Midget s World Championship was Sky Low Low after he won a 30 man tournament in Paris France citation needed The tournament was either fictitious or not an NWA sanctioned event as it took place in Europe But at some point after 1949 the NWA recognized Sky Low Low as their champion 1 2 3 NWA World Midget s ChampionshipDetailsDate established1949Date retiredDecember 2009Other name s NWA World Mini s Championship PWR World Mini s ChampionshipStatisticsFirst champion s Sky Low LowMost reignsLord Littlebrook Little Tokyo 3 reigns Longest reign Note 1 Shortest reignFarmer Pete 7 days Oldest championLord Littlebrook 42 years 363 days Note 2 Youngest championCowboy Bradley 25 years 111 days Note 3 Heaviest championOctagoncito 101 lb 46 kg Note 4 Lightest championLord Littlebrook 50 lb 23 kg Note 5 It is impossible to determine who held the championship the longest but it is plausible that Farmer Pete s 7 day title reign in 1957 was the shortest of all the reigns Lord Littlebrook and Little Tokyo are both credited with three championship reigns but due to incomplete records it is possible that either had more reigns or someone else had more than three reigns in total Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion The championship was awarded after the chosen participant won a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport 4 Contents 1 Title history 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesTitle history editKeySymbol Meaning The overall championship reignReign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed handsN A The specific information has not been found Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign nlt Indicates that a title change took place no later than a certain date Often because the date of a title change is not found but a date of a title defense by the champions is found Title history is uncertain in that time period Wrestler Reign Date Daysheld Location Event Notes1 Sky Low Low 1 1949 Note 6 Paris France Live event Won a 30 man tournament to become the first World Midget champion but the title may not be recognized by the NWA 1 2 3 2 Little Beaver 1 1950s Note 6 Note 7 Live event 1 2 5 6 3 Sonny Boy Cassidy 1 September 1957 NLT Note 6 Note 7 Live event Was recognized as the World champion by non NWA promoter in Dallas TX as of June 1953 recognized in Memphis Tennessee as of September 1957 and Florence Alabama as of October 1957 1 2 4 Farmer Pete 1 October 4 1957 7 Florence Alabama Live event5 Sonny Boy Cassidy 2 October 11 1957 Note 6 Florence Alabama Live event 1 2 6 Cowboy Bradley 1 June 1960 Note 6 Note 7 Live event Recognized as champion in Georgia 1 2 7 Lord Littlebrook 1 March 1966 Note 6 Note 7 Live event 1 2 7 8 Sky Low Low 2 1967 NLT Note 6 Note 7 Live event 1 2 9 Lord Littlebrook 2 June 28 1968 NLT Note 6 Note 7 Live event Recognized in St Joseph Missouri Still billed as champion on January 31 1969 1 2 10 Lord Littlebrook 3 1972 NLT Note 6 Note 7 Live event Recognized in Los Angeles California in 1972 1 2 11 Little Beaver 2 January 1974 NLT Note 6 Note 7 Live event 1 2 5 12 Little Tokyo 1 August 1974 Note 6 Note 7 Live event Recognized as champion in Georgia Texas and Oklahoma Possibly recognized in other NWA territories 1 2 8 13 Cowboy Lang 1 April 25 1980 Note 6 Calgary Alberta Canada Live event 1 2 9 14 Little Tokyo 2 December 1981 Note 8 Note 7 Live event 1 2 8 15 Tiny Tom 1 December 25 1981 Note 6 Dallas Texas Live event 1 2 16 Cowboy Lang 2 May 1983 Note 9 Note 7 Live event 1 2 9 17 Little Tokyo 3 May 30 1983 958 Vancouver British Columbia Canada Live event 1 2 10 18 Little Mr T 1 January 12 1986 Note 6 St Joseph Missouri Live event 1 2 Championship inactive at some point after 198619 Tiny the Terrible 1 October 4 1998 167 Terryville Connecticut Live event Defeated Half Nelson for the championship 1 2 20 Little Killer 1 March 20 1999 175 Thomaston Connecticut Live event 1 2 21 Jinx 1 September 11 1999 Note 6 Monroe Connecticut Live event 1 2 Championship inactive at some point after 1999 22 Octagoncito 1 September 20 2009 Note 10 Santa Cruz California PWR Live event Defeated El Espantito to become the Pro Wrestling Revolution PWR Mini s champion which was also acknowledged as the NWA World champion at the timeChampionship inactive In December 2009 when PWR leaves the NWA Octagoncito continues to defend the title as the PWR World Mini s Championship See also editNWL Midget Championship WCPW Midget Championship Mini EstrellaFootnotes edit Championship history is too uncertain to determine Records in the birth dates of wrestlers from this era are not complete it is possible there was an older champion Records in the birth dates of wrestlers from this era are not complete it is possible there was a younger champion Records for the weight of some wrestlers from this era are not complete it is possible there was a heavier champion Records for the weight of some wrestlers from early era are not complete it is possible there was a lighter champion a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Records are unclear on most of the dates prior to 1998 making it impossible to correctly calculate the length of this reign a b c d e f g h i j k The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 24 days The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 29 days The date the PWR withdrew from the NWA has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 72 days and 102 daysReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v NWA World Midgets Title Wrestling Titles Retrieved April 5 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2006 World Midget s Championship Wrestling Title Histories 4th ed Archeus Communications ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 a b Sky Low Low Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Archived from the original on 2009 03 03 Retrieved 2009 03 04 Ed Grabianowski How Pro Wrestling Works How Stuff Works Retrieved 2009 04 05 a b Burke Tom Little Beaver Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Archived from the original on March 31 2015 Retrieved April 5 2015 SLAM Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame Little Beaver SLAM Wrestling Archived from the original on July 13 2012 Retrieved April 5 2015 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Oliver Greg 2004 05 09 Hall of Fame grows some more SLAM Wrestling Archived from the original on July 14 2012 Retrieved April 5 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Oliver Greg 2011 09 06 Little Tokyo remembered with laughter Slam Sports Canadian Online Explorer Archived from the original on January 15 2013 Retrieved April 5 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Oliver Greg January 9 2007 Midget star Cowboy Lang dies Canadian Online Explorer Archived from the original on July 15 2012 Retrieved April 5 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Hoops Brian May 30 2015 On this day in pro wrestling history May 30 Inoki beats Andre to win MSG league Garea amp calhoun win WWWF Tag titles Gagne vs Funk Jr UFC booker wins title Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved March 21 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NWA World Midget 27s Championship amp oldid 1211275155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
