The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was the singles championship in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's formation in 1964 until the late 1980s.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick the Bruiser | 1 | April 22, 1964 | Los Angeles, CA | Defeats Fred Blassie for the Los Angeles version of the championship; starts his own promotion in Indiana |
| Gene Kiniski | 1 | August 21, 1965 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 2 | December 25, 1965 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Mitsu Arakawa | 1 | October 8, 1966 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1 | September 30, 1967 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 3 | August 29, 1969 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Baron von Raschke | 1 | March 7, 1970 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 4 | October 14, 1970 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Baron von Raschke | 2 | November 29, 1971 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Art Thomas | 1 | April, 1972 | Minneapolis, MN | Phantom title change |
| Held up | May 20, 1972 | Title held up after a match against Baron von Raschke in Detroit, MI | ||
| Baron von Raschke | 3 | June 3, 1972 | Detroit, MI | Defeats Thomas in rematch |
| Bob Ellis | 1 | March 31, 1973 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Jimmy Valiant | 1 | 1974 | Detroit, MI | |
| Bob Ellis | 2 | 1974 | Detroit, MI | |
| Ox Baker | 1 | August 10, 1974 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | November 29, 1975 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Masked Stranger (Guy Mitchell) | 1 | May 1, 1976 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 5 | March 5, 1977 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | June 18, 1977 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Held up | November 12, 1977 | Title held up after a match against Dick the Bruiser | ||
| Dick the Bruiser | 6 | December 26, 1977 | ? | Defeats Koloff in rematch |
| Vacant | Prior to 1979 | Title vacant | ||
| Dick the Bruiser | 7 | June 9, 1979 | Indianapolis, IN | Defeats King Kong Brody |
| King Kong (Bruiser) Brody | 1 | August 4, 1979 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 8 | May 31, 1980 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | November 1, 1980 | ? | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 9 | November 29, 1980 | ? | |
| Johnny Valiant | 1 | April 25, 1981 | ? | |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | July 24, 1981 | Bartonville, IL | |
| Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | October 11, 1981 | ? | |
| Bobo Brazil | 2 | November 1981 | Knoxville, TN | Phantom title change |
| Held up | February 13, 1982 | Title held up after a match against Harley Race where Race pins Brazil after using an illegal piledriver | ||
| Harley Race | 1 | April 24, 1982 | Indianapolis, IN | Defeats Brazil in rematch |
| Vacant | July 1982 | Title vacant | ||
| Dick the Bruiser | 10 | January 1983 | ? | Awarded title |
| Bobby Colt | 1 | June 25, 1983 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Spike Huber | 1 | January 7, 1984 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Stormy Granzig | 1 | circa July 1984 | Terre Haute, IN | Phantom title change—Huber is fired after splitting with Bruiser's daughter |
| Greg Wojokowski | 1 | July 1984 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Dick the Bruiser | 11 | January 29, 1985 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Greg Wojokowski | 2 | circa September 1985 | ? | |
| Scott Rechsteiner (Scott Steiner) | 1 | August 14, 1986 | Dearborn, MI | |
| Greg Wojokowski | 3 | May 3, 1987 | Toledo, OH | |
| Calypso Jim (Bobo Brazil Jr.) | 1 | Summer 1988 | Ft.Wayne Indiana | |
| Golden Lion (Dick the Bruiser Jr.) | 1 | 1990 | Ft.Wayne Indiana | Phantom Title change-Married Bruiser's Daughter Michelle |
| Title retired | 1991 | Promotion closed | ||