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Click Here For Some Stats National Wrestling Alliance - Tri-State
North American Heavyweight Championship
(June 23, 1969—1986)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Chuck Karbo Jun 23, 1969 -- -- 53 days
Danny Hodge Aug 15, 1969 -- -- 52 days
Chuck Karbo [2] Oct 6, 1969 -- -- 15 days
Danny Hodge [2] Oct 21, 1969 Live Event Little Rock, USA 2 days
Chuck Karbo [3] Oct 23, 1969 -- -- 8 days
Tarzan Baxter Oct 31, 1969 Live Event Oklahoma City, USA 140 days
The Spoiler Mar 20, 1970 Live Event Oklahoma City, USA 23 days
Bill Watts Apr 12, 1970 Live Event Tulsa, USA 400 days
Dusty Rhodes May 17, 1971 Live Event Shreveport, USA 128 days
Bill Watts [2] Sep 22, 1971 -- -- 236 days
Dale Lewis May 15, 1972 Live Event Shreveport, USA 7 days
Bill Watts [3] May 22, 1972 Live Event Shreveport, USA 282 days
** Vacated ** Feb 28, 1973 -- --
Vacated after Watts leaves and begins defending the title in Florida & Georgia. Watts last match in the Tri-State area was on February 28, 1973 in Chalmette, LA.
Tank Morgan Oct 15, 1973 Live Event Shreveport, USA 112 days
Defeated Dewey Robertson in the final of a tournament for the vacant title.
Rip Tyler Feb 4, 1974 Live Event Shreveport, USA 140 days
Bull Ramos Jun 24, 1974 Live Event Shreveport, USA 35 days
Armand Hussian Jul 29, 1974 Live Event Shreveport, USA 31 days
Skandar Akbar Aug 29, 1974 Live Event Chalmette, USA 258 days
Danny Miller May 14, 1975 Live Event Jackson, USA 22 days
Dick Murdoch Jun 5, 1975 Live Event Chalmette, USA 145 days
Killer Karl Kox Oct 28, 1975 Live Event Shreveport, USA 29 days
Bill Watts [4] Nov 26, 1975 Live Event Jackson, USA 349 days
Watts was recognized in Florida & Georgia as the North American Champion, defeats Kox to unify the dispute versions.
The Spoiler [2] Nov 9, 1976 Live Event Shreveport, USA 14 days
The Brute Nov 23, 1976 -- --
Awarded title after defending the championship for the injured Spoiler.
Waldo Von Erich Jan 1977 -- --
Recognized as champion on January 11, 1977, a week after Brute's last defense. Brute is inactive for the rest of 1977.
Dick Murdoch [2] Mar 1, 1977 Live Event Shreveport, USA 62 days
Stan Hansen May 2, 1977 Live Event Tulsa, USA 49 days
Bill Watts [5] Jun 20, 1977 Live Event Tulsa, USA 45 days
Dick Murdoch [3] Aug 4, 1977 -- --
Jerry Oates Aug 1977 -- --
Recognized as champion on August 23, 1977, in Shreveport, LA. Details of title win unknown.
Dick Murdoch [4] Nov 6, 1977 Live Event Oklahoma City, USA 100 days
Ernie Ladd Feb 14, 1978 Live Event Shreveport, USA 104 days
Paul Orndorff May 29, 1978 Live Event Tulsa, USA 78 days
Ernie Ladd [2] Aug 15, 1978 -- -- 94 days
Ray Candy Nov 17, 1978 Live Event Shreveport, USA 38 days
Ernie Ladd [3] Dec 25, 1978 Live Event New Orleans, USA 53 days
Mr. Wrestling II Feb 16, 1979 Live Event Atlanta, USA 204 days
Mid-South Wrestling Association
North American Heavyweight Championship
(Mid-1979—Late 1986)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Mike George Sep 8, 1979 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 119 days
Bill Watts [6] Jan 5, 1980 Live Event Alexandria, USA 14 days
Mike George [2] Jan 19, 1980 Live Event Alexandria, USA 13 days
Ted DiBiase Feb 1, 1980 Live Event Shreveport, USA 231 days
The Grappler Sep 19, 1980 Live Event Shreveport, USA 284 days
Jake Roberts Jun 30, 1981 Live Event Shreveport, USA 4 days
Paul Orndorff [2] Jul 4, 1981 Live Event New Orleans, USA 120 days
Ted DiBiase [2] Nov 1, 1981 Live Event Lake Charles, USA 136 days
Bob Roop Mar 17, 1982 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 96 days
Junkyard Dog Jun 21, 1982 Live Event New Orleans, USA 2 days
Ted DiBiase [3] Jun 23, 1982 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 155 days
Stagger Lee [2] Nov 25, 1982 Live Event New Orleans, USA
** Vacated ** Feb 1983 -- --
Junkyard Dog [3] Apr 16, 1983 Live Event New Orleans, USA 91 days
Butch Reed Jul 16, 1983 Live Event New Orleans, USA 102 days
Junkyard Dog [4] Oct 26, 1983 Live Event Shreveport, USA 138 days
Mr. Wrestling II [2] Mar 12, 1984 Live Event New Orleans, USA 62 days
Magnum T.A. May 13, 1984 Live Event Tulsa, USA 164 days
Ernie Ladd [4] Oct 24, 1984 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 42 days
Brad Armstrong Dec 5, 1984 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 42 days
Ted DiBiase [4] Jan 16, 1985 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 56 days
Terry Taylor Mar 13, 1985 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 70 days
The Nightmare May 22, 1985 Mid-South Wrest… Shreveport, USA 80 days
Dick Murdoch [5] Aug 10, 1985 SuperDome Extra… New Orleans, USA 65 days
Butch Reed [2] Oct 14, 1985 Live Event New Orleans, USA 79 days
Dick Slater Jan 1, 1986 Live Event Tulsa, USA 44 days
** Held-Up ** Feb 14, 1986 Live Event Houston, USA
Held-up after a match against Jake Roberts
Jake Roberts [2] Feb 14, 1986 Live Event Houston, USA 14 days
Dick Slater [2] Feb 28, 1986 Live Event Houston, USA 16 days
Jim Duggan Mar 16, 1986 Universal Wrest… Oklahoma City, USA
** Deactivated ** May 1986 -- --
Title deactivated after Mid-South rebrands as Universal Wrestling Federation and reduces the amount of championships promoted.