10 Wrestling Bookers Who Made Themselves World Champion

9. Orville Brown

Orville Brown
Wrestling Classics

When a group of regional promoters came together to recognize a single world champion in 1948, their choice was Midwest Wrestling Association champion Orville Brown. Brown had captured several titles and beaten many respected competitors, making him a prime choice for the first National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion.

Of course, the fact that he was one of the group of promoters didn't hurt. Brown continued to unify the NWA title with others around the country, including the original AWA Championship. By the time Brown was forced to forfeit the belt (he had sustained career-ending injuries in a car accident), it was considered one of the world's major wrestling championships.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013