The NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship was a short-lived title promoted by National Wrestling Alliance NWA Mid-America territory from 1978 until 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the United States of America, including versions in the Florida territory, Amarillo, New England, the Mid-Atlantic region and in NWA Tri-State. 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 wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
Title history
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|The overall championship reign
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|The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
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|Event
|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
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|Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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|Indicates periods of unknown lineage
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!width=23%|Wrestler
!width=0% |Reign
!width=15%|Date
!width=5%|Days<br />held
!width=13%|Location
!width=15%|Event
!width=40% class="unsortable"|Notes
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|Nashville, Tennessee
|Mid-America Live event
|Defeated the Mexican Angel in a tournament final.
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|Mid-America Live event
|Won Sometime after January 13, 1979.
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|align=center|3
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|align=center|2
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|Chattanooga, Tennessee
|Mid-America Live event
|Still billed as champions on May 26, 1979.
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|align=center|3
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|Nashville, Tennessee
|Mid-America Live event
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|Chattanooga, Tennessee
|Mid-America Live event
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|align=center|9
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|align=center|3
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