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Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Eastern States Heavyweight Championship
(August 8, 1970 — September 5, 1973)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Pat O'Connor Aug 8, 1970 -- -- 66 days
Announced as champion in the area, with no known matches for the title occurring.
The Missouri Mauler Oct 13, 1970 -- -- 275 days
Credited as defeating Pat O'Connor in New York, NY for the title.
Dan Miller Jul 15, 1971 Live Event Greensboro, USA 67 days
The Missouri Mauler [2] Sep 20, 1971 Live Event Charlotte, USA 75 days
Jack Brisco Dec 4, 1971 Mid-Atlantic Ch… High Point, USA 72 days
Rip Hawk Feb 14, 1972 Live Event Charlotte, USA 56 days
Jack Brisco [2] Apr 10, 1972 Live Event Charlotte, USA 42 days
Rip Hawk [2] May 22, 1972 -- -- 22 days
Jerry Brisco Jun 13, 1972 Live Event Columbia, USA 76 days
Rip Hawk [3] Aug 28, 1972 Live Event Greenville, USA 7 days
Jerry Brisco [2] Sep 4, 1972 Live Event Greenville, USA 115 days
Rip Hawk [4] Dec 28, 1972 Live Event Greensboro, USA 65 days
Jerry Brisco [3] Mar 3, 1973 Live Event Winston-Salem, USA 70 days
Ole Anderson May 12, 1973 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Raleigh, USA 52 days
Jerry Brisco [4] Jul 3, 1973 Live Event Columbia, USA 186 days
National Wrestling Alliance
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship
(September 6, 1973 — December 26, 1986)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Johnny Valentine Jan 5, 1974 -- -- 296 days
** Vacated ** Oct 28, 1974 -- --
Johnny Valentine [2] Nov 4, 1974 -- -- 125 days
Paul Jones Mar 9, 1975 Live Event Charlotte, USA 13 days
Johnny Valentine [3] Mar 22, 1975 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Raleigh, USA 99 days
Wahoo McDaniel Jun 29, 1975 Live Event Asheville, USA 11 days
Ric Flair Jul 10, 1975 -- -- 16 days
Wahoo McDaniel [2] Jul 26, 1975 Mid-Atlantic Ch… -- 56 days
Ric Flair [2] Sep 20, 1975 Mid-Atlantic Ch… -- 226 days
Flair is involved in a serious plane crash on October 4, 1975. Normally, the 30-day defense clause would be invoked to vacate the title, but Flair was allowed to keep the title until a return to action in January and began defending the title again in February.
Wahoo McDaniel [3] May 3, 1976 Live Event Charlotte, USA 21 days
Ric Flair [3] May 24, 1976 Live Event Charlotte, USA 110 days
Wahoo McDaniel [4] Sep 11, 1976 Live Event Greenville, USA 35 days
Ric Flair [4] Oct 16, 1976 Live Event Greensboro, USA 72 days
Wahoo McDaniel [5] Dec 27, 1976 Live Event Richmond, USA 166 days
Greg Valentine Jun 11, 1977 Live Event Greensboro, USA 59 days
Wahoo McDaniel [6] Aug 9, 1977 Live Event Raleigh, USA 32 days
Greg Valentine [2] Sep 10, 1977 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Raleigh, USA 204 days
Wahoo McDaniel [7] Apr 2, 1978 Live Event Greensboro, USA 7 days
Ken Patera Apr 9, 1978 Live Event Charlotte, USA 161 days
Tony Atlas Sep 17, 1978 Live Event Roanoke, USA 28 days
Ken Patera [2] Oct 15, 1978 Live Event Roanoke, USA 334 days
Jim Brunzell Sep 14, 1979 Live Event Richmond, USA 69 days
Ray Stevens Nov 22, 1979 Live Event Greensboro, USA 33 days
Jim Brunzell [2] Dec 25, 1979 Live Event Charlotte, USA 138 days
The Iron Sheik May 11, 1980 Live Event Charlotte, USA 174 days
Ricky Steamboat Nov 1, 1980 Live Event Richmond, USA 166 days
Ivan Koloff Apr 16, 1981 Live Event Norfolk, USA 177 days
Ricky Steamboat [2] Oct 10, 1981 Live Event Greensboro, USA 22 days
Roddy Piper Nov 1, 1981 Live Event Greensboro, USA 190 days
Jack Brisco [3] May 10, 1982 Live Event Greenville, USA 61 days
Roddy Piper [2] Jul 10, 1982 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Charlotte, USA 24 days
Jack Brisco [4] Aug 3, 1982 Live Event Raleigh, USA 32 days
Paul Jones [2] Sep 4, 1982 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Charlotte, USA 44 days
Jack Brisco [5] Oct 18, 1982 Live Event Greenville, USA 7 days
Paul Jones [3] Oct 25, 1982 Live Event Fayetteville, USA 36 days
Jack Brisco [6] Nov 30, 1982 Live Event Columbia, USA 61 days
Dory Funk Jr. Jan 30, 1983 Live Event Charlotte, USA 187 days
Rufus Jones Aug 5, 1983 Live Event Richmond, USA 120 days
Dick Slater Dec 3, 1983 Live Event Hampton, USA 14 days
Ivan Koloff [2] Dec 17, 1983 Mid-Atlantic Ch… -- 49 days
Angelo Mosca Jr. Feb 4, 1984 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Spartanburg, USA 43 days
Ivan Koloff [3] Mar 18, 1984 Live Event Charlotte, USA 35 days
Angelo Mosca Jr. [2] Apr 22, 1984 Live Event Charlotte, USA 13 days
The Masked Outlaw [2] May 5, 1984 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Spartanburg, USA 47 days
Angelo Mosca Jr. [3] Jun 21, 1984 Live Event Norfolk, USA 72 days
Ron Bass Sep 1, 1984 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Myrtle Beach, USA 196 days
Buzz Tyler Mar 16, 1985 SilverStarr Greensboro, USA 121 days
** Vacated ** Jul 15, 1985 -- --
Stripped of the title after leaving Jim Crockett Promotions.
Krusher Khruschev Nov 28, 1985 N.W.A. Starrcade Greensboro, USA 44 days
Defeated Sam Houston in the final of a tournament for the vacant title.
Sam Houston Jan 11, 1986 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Atlanta, USA 70 days
Black Bart Mar 22, 1986 Mid-Atlantic Ch… Mooresville, USA 164 days
Ron Garvin Sep 2, 1986 Pro Wrestling Spartanburg, USA 115 days
** Deactivated ** Dec 26, 1986 -- --
Vacated after Garvin wins the N.W.A. United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham, abandoned soon after.