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Midwest Wrestling Alliance
Eastern Heavyweight Championship
(August 15, 1952 — 1962)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Don Arnold Aug 15, 1952 -- -- 300 days
Defeated Bill Miller to become the inaugural champion.
Buddy Rogers Jun 11, 1953 -- -- 133 days
Bill Miller Oct 22, 1953 -- -- 324 days
Buddy Rogers [2] Sep 11, 1954 -- -- 7 days
Bill Miller [2] Sep 18, 1954 -- -- 14 days
Buddy Rogers [3] Oct 2, 1954 -- -- 136 days
Wilbur Snyder Feb 15, 1955 -- -- 28 days
Buddy Rogers [4] Mar 15, 1955 -- -- 133 days
Bill Miller [3] Jul 26, 1955 -- -- 79 days
Buddy Rogers [5] Oct 13, 1955 -- -- 204 days
Bobo Brazil May 4, 1956 -- -- 14 days
Buddy Rogers [6] May 18, 1956 -- --
** Vacated ** Sep 1956 -- --
Buddy Rogers [7] Sep 11, 1956 -- -- 373 days
Defeated Jack Allen in the final of a tournament for the vacant title.
Bearcat Wright Sep 19, 1957 -- -- 28 days
Fritz von Goering Oct 17, 1957 -- --
Johnny Berand Dec 1957 -- --
-- Dec 1957 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jan 11, 1958 --
Buddy Rogers [8] Jan 11, 1958 -- --
Sweet Daddy Siki -- --
Buddy Rogers [9] 1959 -- --
Fritz von Goering [2] Jun 20, 1959 -- -- 49 days
Buddy Rogers [10] Aug 8, 1959 -- -- 49 days
Johnny Berand [2] Sep 26, 1959 -- --
Buddy Rogers [11] 1959 -- --
Johnny Berand [3] Oct 10, 1959 -- --
Buddy Rogers [12] -- --
The Masked Destroyer Apr 9, 1960 -- --
Buddy Rogers [13] 1960 -- --
-- 1960 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1960 --
Frankie Talaber 1960 -- --
-- 1960 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1960 --
Karl Krauser 1960 -- --
Bill Miller [4] Nov 19, 1960 -- -- 70 days
Karl Gotch [2] Jan 28, 1961 -- -- 335 days
Don Curtis Dec 29, 1961 -- --
** Deactivated ** 1962 -- --