NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version)
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| Promotion | NWA Detroit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | September 3, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | October, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| First champion(s) | Verne Gagne |
| Most reigns | The Sheik (12 reigns) |
| Longest reign | The Sheik (1,300+ days) |
| Shortest reign | Pampero Firpo & Bobo Brazil (7 days) |
| Oldest winner | The Sheik (53 years, 298 days) |
| Youngest winner | Gino Hernandez (19 years, 147 days) |
| Heaviest champion | Abdullah the Butcher (430 lb (200 kg; 31 st)) |
| Lightest champion | Verne Gagne (215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)) |
The NWA Detroit United States Heavyweight Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title. It was known as the Chicago version from 1953 until 1959 and was later renamed the Detroit version from 1959 until 1980. While the National Wrestling Alliance recognized only one World Heavyweight Champion, there were a number of different versions of the United States Championship recognized in various NWA territories across the country. Most NWA promotions had some version of an "American" or "United States" titles and, like these other titles, the Detroit version was the primary singles championship within the NWA Detroit promotion. Over the course of its existence, the title was held by well known names such as Bobo Brazil, The Sheik, Wilbur Snyder, Johnny Valentine, and multi-time AWA World Heavyweight Champions Verne Gagne and Dick the Bruiser.
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