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National Wrestling Alliance
Georgia Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship
(February 5, 1963 - August 29, 1981)
National Wrestling Alliance - Georgia
Heavyweight Championship
(June 1, 1998 - December 1999)
National Wrestling Alliance - Wildside
Heavyweight Championship
(January 2000 - April 30, 2005)
National Wrestling Alliance - Action
Georgia Heavyweight Championship
(June 23, 2012—September 30, 2017)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
Georgia Heavyweight Championship
(April 24, 2021—Present)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship
(February 5, 1963 - August 29, 1981)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Choo-Choo Lynn | Feb 1, 1963 | -- | -- | 172 days |
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Recognized as champion in Macon, GA, circumstances on aquiring title unknown.
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| Honey Boy Hannigan | Jul 23, 1963 | Live Event | Macon, USA | 7 days |
| Choo-Choo Lynn [2] | Jul 30, 1963 | Live Event | Macon, USA | 31 days |
| -- Aug 30, 1963 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Aug 9, 1964 -- | ||||
| Sputnik Monroe | Aug 9, 1964 | Live Event | Hampton, USA | 47 days |
| Don Fargo | Sep 25, 1964 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| Sputnik Monroe [2] | Oct 16, 1964 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 28 days |
| Mario Galento | Nov 13, 1964 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 196 days |
| Buddy Fuller | May 28, 1965 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 637 days |
| El Mongol | Feb 24, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| Nick Kozak | Mar 17, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| El Mongol [2] | Apr 7, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| Buddy Fuller [2] | Apr 28, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 49 days |
| El Mongol [3] | Jun 16, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 56 days |
| Mr. Wrestling | Aug 11, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 28 days |
| El Mongol [4] | Sep 8, 1967 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 217 days |
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Mongol is stripped of the title after a match on December 12, 1967 but is later given back the title.
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| Mr. Wrestling [2] | Apr 12, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 28 days |
| The Big O | May 10, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 35 days |
| Tarzan Tyler | Jun 14, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 70 days |
| The Professional | Aug 23, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 77 days |
| Johnny Valentine [2] | Nov 8, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| ** Held-Up ** | Nov 29, 1968 | -- | -- | |
| The Professional [2] | Dec 6, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| Dale Lewis | Dec 27, 1968 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 42 days |
| El Mongol [5] | Feb 7, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 42 days |
| Assassin #2 | Mar 21, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 28 days |
| El Mongol [6] | Apr 18, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 28 days |
| The Professional [3] | May 16, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 36 days |
| Paul DeMarco | Jun 21, 1969 | Live Atlanta Wr… | -- | 90 days |
| Joe Scarpa | Sep 19, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 14 days |
| Paul DeMarco [2] | Oct 3, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 56 days |
| The Professional [4] | Nov 28, 1969 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 78 days |
| ** Vacated Due To Injury ** | Feb 14, 1970 | -- | -- | |
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The Professional vacates the title due to injury, exact day unknown.
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| Assassin #2 [2] | Mar 13, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 35 days |
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The Assassin #1 defeated Joe Scarpa in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| Nick Bockwinkel | Apr 17, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 91 days |
| Paul DeMarco [3] | Jul 17, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 7 days |
| Nick Bockwinkel [2] | Jul 24, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 42 days |
| Buddy Colt | Sep 4, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 70 days |
| Freddie Blassie | Nov 13, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 7 days |
| Buddy Colt [2] | Nov 20, 1970 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Ray Gunkel | Nov 27, 1970 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 49 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Jan 15, 1971 | -- | -- | |
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Gunkel vacates the title in early 1971, date and reasons unknown.
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| El Mongol [7] | Feb 5, 1971 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | |
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Mongol defeated Nick Bockwinkel in the finals of a 14-man tournament for the vacant title.
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| Buddy Colt [3] | Jun 1971 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion at a show on June 18, 1971, details unknown.
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| El Mongol [8] | Jan 25, 1972 | Live Event | Macon, USA | 74 days |
| Buddy Colt [4] | Apr 8, 1972 | Live Event | Griffin, USA | 27 days |
| Roberto Soto | May 5, 1972 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 194 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Nov 15, 1972 | -- | -- | |
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Soto vacates the title after leaving G.C.W. for the All-South Wrestling Alliance, exact day unknown.
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| Mr. Wrestling II | Mar 2, 1973 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 77 days |
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Mr. Wrestling defeated Sputnik Monroe in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| Bill Watts | May 18, 1973 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 91 days |
| ** Held-Up ** | Aug 17, 1973 | -- | -- | |
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The title is held-up after a match against Mr. Wrestling when Bill Watts gets himself intentionally disqualified.
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| Mr. Wrestling II [2] | Aug 31, 1973 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | |
| Bill Watts [2] | Nov 1973 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion in November of 1973, date and location unknown.
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| Ron Fuller | Dec 21, 1973 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 21 days |
| Mr. Wrestling II [3] | Jan 11, 1974 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 175 days |
| Buddy Colt [5] | Jul 5, 1974 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 56 days |
| Mr. Wrestling II [4] | Aug 30, 1974 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Harley Race | Sep 13, 1974 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 14 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Sep 27, 1974 | -- | -- | |
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Race vacates the title, exact day and reasons unknown.
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| Luke Graham | Oct 8, 1974 | -- | -- | 3 days |
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Some records have Graham winning the All-South Wrestling Alliance Georgia Heavyweight on the same date in Atlanta, GA.
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| Buddy Colt [6] | Oct 11, 1974 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 35 days |
| ** Held-Up ** | Nov 15, 1974 | -- | -- | |
| Rocky Johnson | Dec 6, 1974 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 105 days |
| Abdullah The Butcher | Mar 21, 1975 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | |
| Toru Tanaka | Aug 1975 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion after Abdullah in August of 1975, details unknown.
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| Nikolai Volkoff | Sep 19, 1975 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Mr. Wrestling II [5] | Oct 3, 1975 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 55 days |
| The Spoiler | Nov 27, 1975 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 64 days |
| Dusty Rhodes | Jan 30, 1976 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 7 days |
| The Spoiler [2] | Feb 6, 1976 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 196 days |
| Dick Slater | Aug 20, 1976 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 47 days |
| Mr. Wrestling II [6] | Oct 6, 1976 | Live Event | Columbus, USA | 40 days |
| Dick Slater [2] | Nov 15, 1976 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 137 days |
| Paul Jones | Apr 1, 1977 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 50 days |
| -- May 21, 1977 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jun 4, 1977 -- | ||||
| Dick Slater [3] | Jun 4, 1977 | Georgia Champio… | Atlanta, USA | 165 days |
| Stan Hansen | Nov 16, 1977 | Live Event | Columbus, USA | |
| -- Jan 15, 1978 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1978 -- | ||||
| Mr. Wrestling II [7] | 1978 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champion after Hansen in 1978.
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| Stan Hansen [2] | Feb 6, 1978 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 103 days |
| ** Vacated ** | May 20, 1978 | Georgia Champio… | Atlanta, USA | |
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Stripped of the title for attacking the referee after a match against Mr. Wrestling II.
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| Angelo Mosca | Jun 9, 1978 | -- | -- | 126 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Oct 13, 1978 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | |
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Title is vacated after a match against Mr. Wrestling II.
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| Mr. Wrestling II [8] | Oct 16, 1978 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 49 days |
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Defeated Stan Hansen in the final of a 6-man tournament for the vacant title.
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| The Masked Superstar | Dec 4, 1978 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 161 days |
| Wahoo McDaniel | May 14, 1979 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 77 days |
| The Masked Superstar [2] | Jul 30, 1979 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 25 days |
| Killer Karl Kox | Aug 24, 1979 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 63 days |
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Defeated Bob Armstrong for the title on August 24 in Atlanta, GA, title status at the time unknown.
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| Tommy Rich | Oct 26, 1979 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 42 days |
| The Masked Superstar [3] | Dec 7, 1979 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 58 days |
| Mr. Wrestling II [9] | Feb 3, 1980 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 55 days |
| Austin Idol | Mar 29, 1980 | Georgia Champio… | Atlanta, USA | 71 days |
| Baron Von Raschke | Jun 8, 1980 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 64 days |
| Steve Keirn | Aug 11, 1980 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 21 days |
| Dennis Condrey | Sep 1, 1980 | Live Event | Augusta, USA | 53 days |
| Tony Atlas | Oct 24, 1980 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | |
| -- Apr 15, 1981 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1981 -- | ||||
| ** Vacated ** | 1981 | -- | -- | |
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Atlas vacates the title in 1981. Atlas stops wrestling for Georgia Championship Wrestling after April 1981.
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| Tommy Rich [2] | May 17, 1981 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 35 days |
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Rich defeated Greg Valentine in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| Ken Patera | Jun 21, 1981 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 24 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Jul 15, 1981 | -- | -- | |
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Patera vacates the title after leaving the promotion area.
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| Tommy Rich [3] | Aug 9, 1981 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 20 days |
| -- Aug 29, 1981 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Sep 12, 1981 -- | ||||
| The Masked Superstar [4] | Sep 12, 1981 | Live Event | Atlanta, USA | 0 days |
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The Masked Superstar, the reigning N.W.A. National Heavyweight Champion, unifies the titles and retires the Georgia Heavyweight Championship.
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Heavyweight Championship
(June 1, 1998 - December 1999)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Billy Black | Jun 1, 1998 | -- | -- | 269 days |
| Lord Humongous | Feb 25, 1999 | -- | -- | 39 days |
| Silky Boom Boom | Apr 5, 1999 | -- | -- | 31 days |
| Frenchy Riviera | May 6, 1999 | -- | -- | 27 days |
| Silky Boom Boom [2] | Jun 2, 1999 | -- | -- | 25 days |
| Bart Sawyer | Jun 27, 1999 | -- | -- | 96 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Oct 1, 1999 | -- | -- | |
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Sawyer vacates the title, exact day and reason unknown.
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| Rick Michaels | Oct 14, 1999 | -- | -- | 93 days |
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Michaels eliminated Dusty Dotson in a Mega Rumble match for the vacant title.
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| ** Vacated ** | Jan 15, 2000 | -- | -- | |
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Michaels vacates the title in January of 2000, exact day and reason unknown.
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Heavyweight Championship
(January 2000 - April 30, 2005)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Rukkus | Feb 5, 2000 | -- | -- | 70 days |
| Stone Mountain | Apr 15, 2000 | -- | -- | 385 days |
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Mark E. Mark was subbing for an injured Rukkus.
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| Konnan | May 5, 2001 | -- | -- | 119 days |
| Scottie Wrenn | Sep 1, 2001 | -- | -- | 48 days |
| Rick Michaels [2] | Oct 19, 2001 | -- | -- | 64 days |
| A.J. Styles | Dec 22, 2001 | Christmas Chaos | Cornelia, USA | 91 days |
| David Young | Mar 23, 2002 | -- | -- | 70 days |
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Young defeated A.J. Styles and Rick Michaels in a 3-way elimination match for the title.
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| Jason Cross | Jun 1, 2002 | -- | -- | 28 days |
| Adam Jacobs | Jun 29, 2002 | -- | -- | 34 days |
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Jacobs last eliminates A.J. Styles in a gauntlet cage match for the title.
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| David Young [2] | Aug 2, 2002 | -- | -- | 51 days |
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Young defeated Pheonix in a match for the title when Jacobs fails to appear for the scheduled title defense.
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| Iceberg | Sep 22, 2002 | -- | -- | 286 days |
| Hotstuff Hernández | Jul 5, 2003 | -- | -- | 112 days |
| Onyx | Oct 25, 2003 | -- | -- | 315 days |
| Jason Cross [2] | Sep 4, 2004 | -- | -- | 91 days |
| Ray Gordy | Dec 4, 2004 | -- | -- | 0 days |
| Onyx [2] | Dec 4, 2004 | -- | -- | 112 days |
| Rainman | Mar 26, 2005 | -- | -- | 35 days |
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Rainman defeated Onyx and Ray Gordy in a 3-way match for the title.
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| Onyx [3] | Apr 30, 2005 | -- | -- | 1 day |
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N.W.A. Wildside holds it's last show on April 30 and closes down the next day. Some of the promotions talent and titles are picked up by N.W.A. Anarchy Wrestling, which starts promoting events on May 21, 2005.
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Georgia Heavyweight Championship
(June 23, 2012—September 30, 2017)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Cru Jones | Jun 23, 2012 | Live Event | Stockbridge, USA | |
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Defeated Steve Stiles for the vacant championship.
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| ** Vacated ** | Sep 2013 | -- | -- | |
| Andy Anderson | Oct 26, 2013 | Live Event | Stockbridge, USA | 49 days |
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Defeated Pain in the final of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| Tyson Dean | Dec 14, 2013 | Live Event | Locust Grove, USA | 497 days |
| Odinson | Apr 25, 2015 | Live Event | Locust Grove, USA | 63 days |
| Tommy Too Much | Jun 27, 2015 | Live Event | Locust Grove, USA | 413 days |
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Unified with N.W.A. Atlanta Heavyweight Championship
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| Pain | Aug 13, 2016 | -- | -- | 49 days |
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Recognized as champion in N.W.A. Georgia after the closure of N.W.A. Atlanta.
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| Logan Creed | Oct 1, 2016 | -- | -- | 287 days |
| Damien Wayne | Jul 15, 2017 | -- | -- | 77 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | Sep 30, 2017 | -- | -- | |
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Deactivated after Lightning One, Inc. purchases all rights and assets under the National Wrestling Alliance banner and all licenses granted by previous owner expires.
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Georgia Heavyweight Championship
(April 24, 2021—Present)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Terry Lawler | Apr 24, 2021 | Live Event | Buckhead, USA | 91 days |
| Shawn Hunter | Jul 24, 2021 | Live Event | Buckhead, USA | 280 days |
| Charlie Anarchy | Apr 30, 2022 | Live Event | Buckhead, USA | 91 days |
| Chop Top | Jul 30, 2022 | Live Event | Buckhead, USA | 238 days |
| Hunter James | Mar 25, 2023 | Live Event | Buckhead, USA | 189 days |
| Terry Lawler [2] | Sep 30, 2023 | Live Event | Buckhead, USA | 451 days |