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Heavyweight Championship
(December 7, 1987 - September 1989)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Jerry Lawler Dec 7, 1987 Live Event Memphis, USA 63 days
Lawler, the reigning A.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Champion, defeats both Jeff Jarrett, the C.W.A. Mid-America Heavyweight Champion and Manny Fernandez, the C.W.A. International Heavyweight Champion, to unify and create the C.W.A. Heavyweight Championship
Max Pain Feb 8, 1988 Live Event Memphis, USA 105 days
Brickhouse Brown May 23, 1988 Live Event Memphis, USA 35 days
Brown wins the title via forfeit, reason unknown.
Max Pain [2] Jun 27, 1988 Live Event Memphis, USA 6 days
Phil Hickerson Jul 3, 1988 Live Event Memphis, USA 134 days
** Vacated ** Nov 14, 1988 Live Event Memphis, USA
The title is vacated after a controversial ending to a match against Brian Lee.
Brian Lee Nov 19, 1988 Championship Wr… Memphis, USA 21 days
Lee defeated Mike Miller in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
Sid Vicious Dec 10, 1988 Championship Wr… Memphis, USA 28 days
Wendell Cooley Jan 7, 1989 Live Event Nashville, USA 23 days
Dutch Mantel Jan 26, 1989 Live Event Stanford, USA 44 days
Mantell is awarded the title after Cooley leaves C.W.A., Mantell was the last opponent to fight for the title, reign is recognized as starting on the date of this match.
Jeff Jarrett Mar 11, 1989 Championship Wr… Memphis, USA 100 days
Black Bart Jun 19, 1989 Live Event Memphis, USA 77 days
Texas Dirt [2] Sep 4, 1989 Live Event Memphis, USA 7 days
Black Bart [2] Sep 11, 1989 Live Event Memphis, USA 7 days
Texas Dirt [3] Sep 18, 1989 Live Event Memphis, USA 5 days
** Vacated ** Sep 23, 1989 Championship Wr… Memphis, USA
Title is vacated after Texas Dirt tries to give the title to Dutch Mantell. In reality, and obvious to most, Dirt was Mantell wrestling under a mask but would not admit to it.
** Deactivated ** Oct 2, 1989 -- --
The title is retired and replaced with the U.S.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Championship.