| National Wrestling Federation | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Acronym | NWF |
| Established | 1970 |
| Style | American Wrestling |
| Location |  Buffalo, New York Cleveland, Ohio |
| Founder(s) | Pedro Martinez |
| Owner(s) | Pedro Martinez Johnny Powers |
| Sister | Lutte Internationale |
National Wrestling Federation was a wrestling promotion based in Buffalo, New York and owned by promoter Pedro Martinez (no relation to the baseball player) which operated from 1970 to 1974. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Johnny Powers (born Dennis Waters is a retired Canadian professional wrestler known by his legally changed ring name Johnny Powers. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the Some of wrestling's biggest names wrestled here, including Johnny Powers, Abdullah the Butcher, Ox Baker, Johnny Valentine, Ernie Ladd and others. Johnny Powers (born Dennis Waters is a retired Canadian professional wrestler known by his legally changed ring name Johnny Powers. Larry Shreve (born Lawrence Robert Shreve on January 11 1941) best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times the Madman from Douglas A Baker (born April 19, 1934, Sedalia Missouri) better known professionally as Ox Baker, is an American former Professional Johnny Valentine (born John Theodore Wisniski, September 22, 1928 &ndash April 24, 2001) was a Professional Ernest "Ernie" Ladd ( November 28 1938 – March 10 2007) Nicknamed " The Big Cat " was an American
The Heavyweight and North American Heavyweight titles were later used by New Japan Pro Wrestling as its main titles until 1981. is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
The federation made a minor run in the mid to late 80's in northern New England under different ownership. Famous names that were in the federation (although only for a few matches) were Bad News Brown (as B. L. Brown), Danny Davis, Ray Traylor (before Big Bossman gimmick), Sam Houston, Terry Funk and Ricky Steamboat.
Championships
- NWF Heavyweight Championship
- NWF North American Heavyweight Championship
- NWF World Tag Team Championship
- NWF Brass Knuckles Championship – First and only champion was Ernie Ladd, defeating Luke Graham on May 18, 1972 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NWF Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship used as part of the National Wrestling Federation and later New Japan Pro Wrestling. The NWF North American Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles title in the American Professional wrestling promotion, the National The NWF World Tag Team Championship was the top Tag team championship in the National Wrestling Federation from 1970 to 1974, the Ernest "Ernie" Ladd ( November 28 1938 – March 10 2007) Nicknamed " The Big Cat " was an American James Grady Johnson Gimmick Grady Johnson's Luke Graham persona was known for his "craziness" Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
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