▁the ▁popular ▁Du Mont ▁Television ▁Network ▁program ▁Wrestling ▁From ▁Mar ig old ▁( 1 9 6 1 - 1 9 6 2 ), ▁and ▁Doc ▁Sar pol is ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁States ▁Sports ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁Am ar illo ▁territory ▁( 1 9 6 2 - 1 9 6 3 ). ▁During ▁all ▁three ▁administr ations , ▁Much nick ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁N WA ’ s ▁executive ▁secretary . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁at ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Lou ▁Th esz ▁defeated ▁Bud dy ▁Rog ers ▁in ▁a ▁one - fall ▁match ▁and ▁was ▁declared ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁time ▁( o fficial ). ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁event , ▁Vincent ▁J . ▁Mc M ah on ▁and ▁To ots ▁Mond t ▁from ▁the ▁Capital ▁Wrestling ▁Corporation ▁promotion ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁territory ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁title ▁change ▁since ▁Th esz ▁as ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁strong ▁draw ▁in ▁their ▁territory . ▁They ▁then ▁with d rew ▁C W C ▁from ▁the ▁N WA . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Mc M ah on ▁and ▁Mond t ▁formed ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( W W WF , ▁now ▁W WE ) ▁with ▁Rog ers ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁world ▁champion ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Although ▁both ▁G agne ▁and ▁Mc M ah on ▁promoted ▁their ▁own ▁world ▁champions ,