The Amarillo version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary championship

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 that was defended in Dory Funk, Sr.

Dory Funk

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's NWA Western States Sports promotion based in Amarillo, Texas

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. Originally created in August 1964, the title was used briefly before being abandoned. It was reactivated three years later and was defended sproadically until the promotion closed in 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches

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 in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles

Brass knuckles

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. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the America

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, with some of the more prominent ones being Fritz Von Erich

Fritz Von Erich

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's World Class Championship Wrestling

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 and Eddie Graham

Eddie Graham

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's Championship Wrestling from Florida.

Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Location	Notes
Louie Tillet	1	August 24, 1964	Unknown	Title is vacated at an unknown time. Tillet and The Lawman (Don Slatton) wrestle for the vacant title on September 14, 1967 in Amarillo, TX but the match ends as a no contest.
The Lawman	1	September 28, 1967	Amarillo, Texas	Defeats Thunderbolt Patterson for the vacated title.
Thunderbolt Patterson Claude Patterson Claude Patterson, better known professionally as Thunderbolt Patterson, was an American professional wrestler best known for his efforts at starting a union for wrestlers...	1	October 5, 1967	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Dr. Blood	1	Unknown	Unknown	It is believed he won the title after November 2, 1967
Thunderbolt Patterson	2	January 18, 1968	Unknown	N/A
Kurt Von Brauner	1	February 29, 1968	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Larry Hennig Larry Hennig Larry "The Axe" Hennig is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the father of the late "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, the grandfather of Joe Hennig, and is best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation...	1	March 6, 1968	Lubbock, Texas Lubbock, Texas Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...	Title is vacated sometime after March 18, 1968 and May 1968
Kurt Von Brauner	2	May, 1968	Unknown	N/A
Thunderbolt Patterson	3	May 30, 1968	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Pat Patterson Pat Patterson Pierre Clermont , better known by his ring name Pat Patterson, is a Canadian former professional wrestler. He works for WWE as a creative consultant...	1	July 18, 1968	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Dory Funk, Sr. Dory Funk Dorrance Wilhelm "Dory" Funk was a professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk.-Career:...	1	November 28, 1968	Amarillo, Texas	Title is vacated sometime after the win and isn't used for most of 1969.
The Lawman	2	December, 1969	Unknown	N/A
Dick Murdoch Dick Murdoch Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch was an American professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:A second-generation wrestler, the son of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, Dick Murdoch grew up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers...	1	January 1, 1970	Amarillo, Texas	Title is vacated soon afterward.
Apache Bull Ramos Apache Bull Ramos Manuel Ramos , better known as Apache Bull Ramos, was an American professional wrestler from his debut in 1956 until the 1970s who primarily worked as a heel. He had notable feuds with Bruno Sammartino, Dutch Savage, Jimmy Snuka, Terry Funk and Mil Máscaras...	1	August, 1970	Unknown	N/A
Bob Griffin	1	August 27, 1970	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Thunderbolt Patterson	4	October 15, 1970	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Dory Funk, Sr.	2	November 19, 1970	Amarillo, Texas	Vacates sometime prior to 1971 and isn't used the entire year.
Dick Murdoch	2	February, 1972	Unknown	N/A
Bobby Duncum, Sr.	1	March 2, 1972	Unknown	N/A
Dick Murdoch	3	July, 1972	Unknown	N/A
Terry Funk Terry Funk Terrence "Terry" Funk is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley...	1	July 13, 1972	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Ciclon Negro	1	February 11, 1973	Unknown	N/A
Ricky Romero	1	October 4, 1973	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Killer Karl Krupp Killer Karl Krupp George Momberg , better known by the ring name Killer Karl Krupp, was a Dutch-born professional wrestler famous during the 1970s and early 1980s.-Early life:...	1	November 1, 1973	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
Killer Karl Kox Herb Gerwig Herb Gerwig was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name of Killer Karl Kox, who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the...	1	December 13, 1973	Amarillo, Texas	Vacates title sometime later
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens (wrestler) Carl Ray Stevens , better known as Ray "The Crippler" Stevens or Ray "Blond Bomber" Stevens, was an American professional wrestler. Stevens was a wrestling superstar since the early years of the television era until he retired during the early 1990s...	1	July, 1975	Unknown	N/A
Johnny Starr	1	July 30, 1975	Lubbock, Texas	Wins by forfeit when Stevens no-shows
Ray Stevens	2	July 31, 1975	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
The Lawman	3	September, 1975	Unknown	N/A
Ray Stevens	3	October 1, 1975	Unknown	N/A
Hank James	1	April, 1976	Unknown	N/A
Dennis Stamp	1	June, 1976	Unknown	N/A
Dory Funk, Jr. Dory Funk, Jr. Dory Ernest Funk Jr. known professionally as Dory Funk, Jr. is a professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is the son of Dory Funk Sr. and brother of Terry Funk. He is credited with the invention of the Texas cloverleaf submission hold and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional...	1	September 3, 1976	Lubbock, Texas	N/A
Dennis Stamp	2	September 9. 1976	Lubbock, Texas	N/A
Dory Funk, Jr.	2	September, 1976	Unknown	N/A
Dennis Stamp	3	September 30, 1976	Lubbock, Texas	N/A
Ciclon Negro	2	March, 1977	Unknown	N/A
Terry Funk	2	October, 1977	Unknown	N/A
Mr. Pogo	1	June 15, 1978	Amarillo, Texas	N/A
El Mongol Killer Khan is a retired professional wrestler. Popularly known as Killer Khan, he was billed from Mongolia and had numerous high-profile matches with André the Giant in the World Wrestling Federation during the 1980s, including the first ever "stretcher match"...	1	June, 1979	Unknown	N/A
Stan Stasiak Stan Stasiak George Stipich , better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion. He is the father of professional wrestler Shawn Stasiak.-Career:...	1	August 8, 1980	Amarillo, Texas	Wins a tournament for the vacated title. Title is abandoned when the promotion closes in 1981.