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Championship Wrestling From Florida
Southern Heavyweight Championship
(March 17, 1962 - March 1987)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Eddie Graham Mar 17, 1962 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 68 days
** Title Vacated ** May 24, 1962 -- --
Graham vacates the title due to injuries suffered from an attack by Boris Malenko.
Boris Malenko Jul 25, 1962 -- -- 127 days
Eddie Graham Nov 29, 1962 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 82 days
Hiro Matsuda Feb 19, 1963 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 163 days
Eddie Graham Aug 1, 1963 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 149 days
Bob Orton Dec 28, 1963 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 66 days
Bob Ellis Mar 3, 1964 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 93 days
Bob Orton Jun 4, 1964 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 208 days
Tarzan Tyler Dec 29, 1964 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 93 days
** Title Vacated ** Apr 1, 1965 -- --
Tyler vacates the title, reasons and exact day unknown.
Bob Orton Jun 19, 1965 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 250 days
Tarzan Tyler Feb 24, 1966 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 12 days
The Missouri Mauler Mar 8, 1966 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 596 days
Johnny Weaver 1967 -- --
The Missouri Mauler 1967 -- --
Recognized as champion in early January of 1969, circumstances of title win unknown.
Johnny Weaver Jul 1968 -- --
Red Bastien Jul 1968 -- --
The Missouri Mauler Jan 1969 -- --
Jack Brisco Feb 11, 1969 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 78 days
The Missouri Mauler 1969 -- --
Recognized as champion after Jack Brisco, exact date and location unknown.
Jack Brisco Jul 8, 1969 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 116 days
** Title Vacated ** Nov 1969 -- --
Brisco vacates the title when he leaves for a tour of Japan, exact date unknown.
Danny Miller Jan 3, 1970 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 10 days
The Missouri Mauler Jan 13, 1970 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 49 days
Bob Orton Mar 3, 1970 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 39 days
Dale Lewis Apr 11, 1970 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 66 days
Hiro Matsuda Jun 16, 1970 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 58 days
The Great Mephisto Aug 13, 1970 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 50 days
Hiro Matsuda Oct 2, 1970 Live Event Tallahassee, FL, USA 34 days
The Great Mephisto Nov 5, 1970 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 96 days
Rene Goulet Feb 9, 1971 Gasparilla Wres… Tampa, FL, USA 42 days
The Grappler Mar 23, 1971 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 22 days
Terry Funk Apr 14, 1971 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 7 days
Dick Murdoch Apr 21, 1971 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 48 days
Jack Brisco Jun 8, 1971 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 85 days
** Title Vacated ** Sep 24, 1971 -- --
The title is held-up after a match against Dick Murdoch. No rematch takes place and the title is then vacated.
Bobby Duncum Oct 7, 1971 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 7 days
George Gaiser Oct 14, 1971 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 40 days
Bobby Shane Nov 23, 1971 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 84 days
** Title Held-Up ** Feb 15, 1972 -- --
The title is held-up after a match against Tim Woods.
Tim Woods Feb 29, 1972 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 116 days
Woods defeated Shane in a match for the held-up title.
The Zodiac Jun 24, 1972 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 49 days
Tim Woods Aug 12, 1972 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 24 days
Buddy Colt Sep 5, 1972 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 14 days
Tim Woods Sep 19, 1972 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 42 days
Buddy Colt Oct 31, 1972 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 21 days
Tim Woods Nov 21, 1972 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 27 days
Buddy Colt Dec 18, 1972 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 22 days
Mark Lewin Jan 9, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 28 days
Buddy Colt Feb 6, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 22 days
Mr. Kleen Feb 28, 1973 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 12 days
Paul Jones Mar 12, 1973 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 29 days
Ron Fuller Apr 10, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 77 days
Johnny Valentine Jun 26, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 36 days
Bill Dromo Aug 14, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 22 days
Dusty Rhodes Sep 5, 1973 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 27 days
Thunderbolt Patterson Oct 2, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 7 days
Dusty Rhodes Oct 9, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 7 days
** Title Held-Up ** Oct 16, 1973 -- --
Held-up after a match against Paul Jones ended with no clear winner.
Dusty Rhodes Oct 23, 1973 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 105 days
Jos Le Duc Feb 5, 1974 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 24 days
Dusty Rhodes Mar 12, 1974 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 128 days
Pak Song Jul 18, 1974 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 2 days
Dusty Rhodes Jul 20, 1974 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 5 days
Pak Song Jul 25, 1974 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 27 days
Jerry Brisco Aug 13, 1974 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 11 days
Pak Song Aug 24, 1974 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 79 days
Jos Le Duc Nov 11, 1974 Live Event West Palm Beach, FL, USA 49 days
The Stomper Dec 3, 1974 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 77 days
Bob Armstrong Feb 18, 1975 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 14 days
The Mongolian Stomper Mar 4, 1975 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 51 days
Pepper Gómez May 17, 1975 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 28 days
Recognized as champion on May 17 in St. Petersburg. Stomper's last known defense was on April 24.
Killer Karl Krupp Jun 14, 1975 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 49 days
Ciclón Negro Jul 25, 1975 Live Event Sarasota, FL, USA 31 days
Harley Race Aug 25, 1975 Live Event West Palm Beach, FL, USA 67 days
The Destroyer Nov 1975 -- --
Recognized as champion on November 20 in Jacksonville. Race's last defense was on October 31. Details of title win unknown.
Billy Robinson Dec 16, 1975 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 119 days
The Assassin Apr 13, 1976 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 21 days
Dusty Rhodes May 4, 1976 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 35 days
The Assassin Jun 8, 1976 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 144 days
Steve Keirn Oct 30, 1976 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 206 days
Ivan Koloff May 24, 1977 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 126 days
Pedro Morales Sep 27, 1977 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 161 days
Dick Slater Mar 1978 -- --
Recognized as champion on March 7 in Tampa. Morales last title match was March 1. Details of title win unknown.
Jerry Brisco Apr 27, 1978 Live Event Jacksonville, FL, USA 4 days
Dick Slater May 1, 1978 -- -- 48 days
Recognized as champion on May 2 in Tampa. Had a match with Brisco on April 30, that ended in a no contest. Details of title win unknown.
Dusty Rhodes Jun 18, 1978 Live Event Sarasota, FL, USA 45 days
The Spoiler Aug 2, 1978 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 21 days
Wahoo McDaniel Aug 23, 1978 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 81 days
Dick Slater Nov 12, 1978 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 48 days
Terry Funk Dec 30, 1978 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 21 days
Thor The Viking Jan 20, 1979 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 70 days
Jimmy Garvin Mar 31, 1979 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 58 days
King Curtis Iaukea May 28, 1979 -- -- 152 days
Recognized as champion on May 28. Faced Garvin the day before in Lehigh Acres, results unknown.
Sweet Brown Sugar Oct 27, 1979 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 28 days
Defeated Ernie Ladd for the title, unknown if championship was vacant at the time, no records of Ladd winning the championship.
Leroy Brown Nov 24, 1979 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 102 days
Dusty Rhodes Mar 5, 1980 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 67 days
** Title Vacated ** Jun 1980 -- --
Rhodes vacates the title to focus on his pursuit of the World Heavyweight Championship. Last known title defence was May 11.
Dick Slater Jul 19, 1980 Live Event Port St. Lucie, FL, USA 192 days
Defeated Manny Fernandez for vacant title.
Mike Graham Jan 27, 1981 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 7 days
Dick Slater Feb 3, 1981 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 12 days
Sweet Brown Sugar Feb 1981 -- --
Recognized as champion on February 18 in Sarasota, details of title win unknown. Slater's least defense was February 15.
Sgt. Jacques Goulet Apr 21, 1981 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 40 days
Bobby Jaggers Aug 1981 -- --
Recognized as champion on August 17 in West Palm Beach, details of title win unknown. Goulet's last known defense was May 6 and leaves the territory after May 30.
Jack Brisco Nov 1981 -- --
Recognized as champion against Jaggers on November 22 in Orlando. Jaggers & Brisco had a match on October 10, results unknown.
David Von Erich Dec 26, 1981 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 202 days
Derek Draper Jul 16, 1982 Live Event Lakeland, FL, USA 9 days
Sweet Brown Sugar Jul 25, 1982 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 17 days
Defeated Draper in a match, unknown if the title was on the line.
Barry Windham Jul 31, 1982 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 0 days
Defeated Draper for the title, no other known title matches involving Windham.
Jimmy Garvin Aug 11, 1982 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 81 days
Recognized as defeating Sweet Brown Sugar for the title, details on if Sugar was champion unknown.
Dusty Rhodes Oct 31, 1982 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 22 days
Kevin Sullivan Nov 22, 1982 Live Event Memphis, TN, USA 9 days
Defeated Barry Windham for the title, unknown why Dusty Rhodes was not involved in the match.
** Title Vacated ** 1982 -- --
The title is vacated after Windham tries to give the title to Jake Roberts.
Barry Windham Dec 18, 1982 Live Event Sarasota, FL, USA 96 days
Windham defeated Greg Valentine in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
Frank Dusek Apr 1983 -- --
Recognized as champion on April 4 in West Palm Beach, Windham's last title defense on March 24.
Ron Bass Apr 30, 1983 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 149 days
Mike Rotundo Sep 26, 1983 Live Event West Palm Beach, FL, USA 58 days
Ron Bass Nov 23, 1983 Live Event Miami Beach, FL, USA 180 days
Mike Rotundo May 21, 1984 Live Event West Palm Beach, FL, USA 9 days
Angelo Mosca May 30, 1984 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 74 days
Jim Neidhart Aug 12, 1984 Live Event Oklahoma City, OK, USA 13 days
Pez Whatley Aug 25, 1984 Live Event Sarasota, FL, USA 151 days
Rick Rude Jan 23, 1985 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 73 days
Brian Blair Apr 6, 1985 Live Event Nassau, Bahamas 50 days
Hercules Hernández May 26, 1985 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 36 days
** Title Vacated ** Jul 11, 1985 -- --
Hernandez is stripped of the title after being released by the C.W.F. after a dressing room fight with Wahoo McDaniel.
Rick Rude Jul 21, 1985 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 73 days
Rude defeated Mike Graham in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
Wahoo McDaniel Oct 2, 1985 Championship Wr… Tampa, FL, USA 48 days
Lex Luger Nov 19, 1985 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 49 days
Jesse Barr Jan 7, 1986 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 38 days
Lex Luger Feb 14, 1986 Battle of the B… Orlando, FL, USA 158 days
The Masked Superstar Jul 22, 1986 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 7 days
Lex Luger Jul 29, 1986 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 173 days
Bad News Allen Jan 6, 1987 Live Event Tampa, FL, USA 43 days
Kevin Sullivan Jan 18, 1987 Live Event Orlando, FL, USA 31 days
Sullivan defeated Allen on February 18 to settle a dispute on the true champion.
The title is abandoned after the Jim Crocket, Jr. buys C.W.F. and merges it with W.C.W.
National Wrestling Alliance - Florida
Southern Heavyweight Championship
(October 15, 2002 - February 2006)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Steve Corino Oct 15, 2002 -- -- 522 days
Corino defeated Jack Victory in the finals of a tournament for the reactivated title.
Mike Sullivan Mar 20, 2004 Live Event St. Petersburg, FL, USA 134 days
** Title Vacated ** Aug 2004 -- --
Sullivan vacates the title due to injury.
Scoot Andrews Sep 4, 2004 Live Event Clearwater, FL, USA 35 days
Lex Lovett Oct 9, 2004 Live Event Brandon, FL, USA 244 days
** Title Vacated ** Jun 10, 2005 -- --
Lovett vacates the title upon retirement.
Bully Douglas Jul 26, 2005 -- -- 72 days
Douglas eliminates Chase Stevens in a 16-man over-the-top battle royal for the vacant title.
Chase Stevens Oct 6, 2005 -- -- 37 days
** Title Vacated ** Nov 12, 2005 -- --
Stevens vacates the title due to injury.
Kory Williams Nov 12, 2005 -- -- 81 days
Williams vacates the title after being awarded the N.W.A. Tennessee Heavyweight Championship. The title is abandoned shortly thereafter.
National Wrestling Alliance
Southern Heavyweight Championship
(March 26, 2001 — Present)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Ace Rockwell Mar 26, 2011 Live Event Nashville, TN, USA 271 days
Drew Haskins Dec 22, 2011 -- -- 155 days
Se7en May 25, 2012 Live Event Soddy-Daisy, TN, USA 48 days
Psycho Medic Jul 12, 2012 -- -- 153 days
Wolfie D Dec 2012 -- --
** Title Vacated ** Feb 22, 2013 -- --
Shane Williams Feb 22, 2013 -- -- 14 days
Gary Valiant Mar 8, 2013 -- -- 7 days
Jocephus Brody Mar 15, 2013 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 28 days
Gary Valiant Apr 12, 2013 -- -- 77 days
Hot Rod Biggs Jun 28, 2013 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 70 days
Crimson Sep 6, 2013 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 35 days
** Title Vacated ** Oct 11, 2013 -- --
Cliff Compton Nov 1, 2013 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 63 days
Jocephus Brody Jan 3, 2014 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 21 days
Chase Owens Jan 24, 2014 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 21 days
Jason Kincaid Feb 14, 2014 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 63 days
Lance Erikson Apr 18, 2014 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 7 days
Arrick Andrews Apr 25, 2014 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 161 days
Shawn Hoodrich Oct 3, 2014 -- -- 35 days
Arrick Andrews Nov 7, 2014 Live Event Millersville, TN, USA 218 days
Greg Anthony Jun 13, 2015 -- -- 154 days
Jeremiah Plunkett Nov 14, 2015 -- -- 181 days
Mr. U.S.A. May 13, 2016 -- -- 49 days
Vic The Bruiser Jul 1, 2016 -- -- 77 days
Mr. U.S.A. Sep 16, 2016 -- -- 35 days
Derek Neal Oct 21, 2016 -- -- 56 days
Arrick Andrews Dec 16, 2016 -- -- 50 days
Vic The Bruiser Feb 4, 2017 -- -- 2661 days