| New Zealand Heavyweight Championship | |
| Firstchamp: | Gisborne Katene |
| Finalchamp: | A.J. Freeley |
The NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship is the primary singles title in the NWA-affiliated wrestling promotion NWA New Zealand. It is the first heavyweight championship in New Zealand and one of the oldest in the world. It was first won by Gisborne Katene, who defeated Frank Findlay in 1919. The title has generally been defended in New Zealand, most often in Christchurch, Tauranga, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand.[1] [2]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisborne Katene | 1 | 1919 | |||
| Ike Robin | 1 | 17 March 1925 | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Tom Alley | 1 | 1929 | [3] | ||
| Stanley Pinto | 1 | 1930 | [4] [5] | ||
| Title history unrecorded. | |||||
| George Walker | 1 | 1931 | |||
| Dean Detton | 1 | 22 August 1938 | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Lofty Blomfield | 1 | 10 September 1938 | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Ken Kenneth | 1 | 22 June 1949 | |||
| Dick Hrstich | 1 | 11 June 1958 | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Keita Meretana | 1 | 3 September 1959 | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||
| 2 | June 1960 | Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| Al Hobman | 1 | 26 October 1960 | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Steve Rickard | 1 | 1963 | [6] | ||
| Peter Maivia | 1 | 3 August 1964 | Auckland, New Zealand | [7] | |
| 2 | 6 August 1964 | Wellington, New Zealand | |||
| 2 | 1964 | ||||
| John DaSilva | 1 | 7 September 1967 | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Siva Afi | 1 | 23 April 1978 | |||
| Steve Rickard | 3 | 1983 | |||
| Title is vacated. | |||||
| Rip Morgan | 1 | 8 September 1983 | Auckland, New Zealand | [8] | |
| Title history unrecorded. | |||||
| Bruno Bekkar | 1 | September 1985 | |||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | 12 December 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| 2 | 26 November 1988 | ||||
| 3 | 1990 | ||||
| A.J. Freeley | 1 | 22 November 1992 |