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National Wrestling Alliance
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship
(May 22, 1957 - January 1978)
National Wrestling Alliance
Southeastern Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)
(March 19, 1978 - Mid 1980)
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship
(May 22, 1957 - January 1978)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| Eduardo Pérez | May 22, 1957 | -- | -- | 77 days |
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Defeated Lee Fields in a 14-man tournament for the inaugural championship.
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| Mario Galento | Aug 7, 1957 | -- | -- | 154 days |
| Yvon Roberre | Jan 8, 1958 | -- | -- | 41 days |
| Mario Galento | Feb 18, 1958 | -- | -- | 135 days |
| Buddy Fuller | Jul 3, 1958 | -- | -- | 76 days |
| Billy Wicks | Sep 17, 1958 | -- | -- | 56 days |
| Gorgeous George | Nov 12, 1958 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Billy Wicks | Nov 19, 1958 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Lee Fields | Dec 24, 1958 | -- | -- | 8 days |
| Billy Wicks | Jan 1, 1959 | -- | -- | 76 days |
| Papa Pasquale | Mar 18, 1959 | -- | -- | 119 days |
| The Mighty Yankee | Jul 15, 1959 | -- | -- | 84 days |
| Lee Fields | Oct 7, 1959 | -- | -- | 39 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | 1959 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated title after Fields purchases Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling.
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| Billy Wicks | Dec 8, 1959 | -- | -- | 37 days |
| Yvon Roberre | Jan 14, 1960 | -- | -- | 20 days |
| Mario Galento | Feb 3, 1960 | -- | -- | 42 days |
| Joe McCarthy | Mar 16, 1960 | -- | -- | 48 days |
| Joe Scarpa | May 3, 1960 | -- | -- | 113 days |
| Eric Pedersen | Aug 24, 1960 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Sep 7, 1960 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated after Pederson left the company.
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| José Lothario | Nov 15, 1960 | -- | -- | 15 days |
| Pancho Villa | Nov 30, 1960 | -- | -- | 13 days |
| Lee Fields | Dec 13, 1960 | -- | -- | 15 days |
| Pancho Villa | Dec 28, 1960 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Mario Galento | Feb 1, 1961 | -- | -- | 150 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Jul 1, 1961 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated after Galento left the company.
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| Jerry Graham | Jul 19, 1961 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Dick Dunn | Aug 23, 1961 | -- | -- | 28 days |
| Chief Little Eagle | Sep 20, 1961 | -- | -- | 42 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | Nov 1, 1961 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated and deactivated after Little Eagle left the company.
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| Jan Madrid | Oct 2, 1962 | -- | -- | 122 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Feb 1, 1963 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated for unknown reasons
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| Rocket Monroe | May 15, 1963 | -- | -- | 70 days |
| Mario Galento | Jul 24, 1963 | -- | -- | 21 days |
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Wins via forfeit when Monroe is unable to compete due to the flu.
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| Rocket Monroe | Aug 14, 1963 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Silento Rodríguez | Aug 21, 1963 | -- | -- | 63 days |
| Mickey Sharpe | Oct 23, 1963 | -- | -- | 30 days |
| Billy Hines | Nov 22, 1963 | -- | -- | 39 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Dec 31, 1963 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated when Hines left the company.
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| Dick Dunn | Mar 18, 1964 | -- | -- | 16 days |
| Don Duffy | Apr 3, 1964 | -- | -- | 54 days |
| Ken Lucas | May 27, 1964 | -- | -- | 107 days |
| Mickey Sharpe | Sep 11, 1964 | -- | -- | 5 days |
| Silento Rodríguez | Sep 16, 1964 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Chin Lee | Oct 7, 1964 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Silento Rodríguez | Oct 21, 1964 | -- | -- | 11 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Nov 1, 1964 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated when Rodríguez left the company.
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| The Mighty Yankee | Dec 9, 1964 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Dick Dunn | Jan 13, 1965 | -- | -- | 30 days |
| Chin Lee | Feb 12, 1965 | -- | -- | 78 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | May 1, 1965 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated after Lee left the company
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| Ken Lucas | Jun 23, 1965 | -- | -- | 69 days |
| Don Carson | Aug 31, 1965 | -- | -- | 16 days |
| Dick Dunn | Sep 16, 1965 | -- | -- | 41 days |
| Danny McShain | Oct 27, 1965 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Ken Lucas | Dec 1, 1965 | -- | -- | 77 days |
| Eduardo Pérez | Feb 16, 1966 | -- | -- | 49 days |
| Chief Little Eagle | Apr 6, 1966 | -- | -- | 104 days |
| Ramón Torres | Jul 19, 1966 | -- | -- | 8 days |
| Dick Dunn | Jul 27, 1966 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Ramón Torres | Aug 3, 1966 | -- | -- | 47 days |
| Don Carson | Sep 19, 1966 | -- | -- | 25 days |
| Bobby Fields | Oct 14, 1966 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Mazie York | Oct 28, 1966 | -- | -- | 8 days |
| Bobby Fields | Nov 5, 1966 | -- | -- | 277 days |
| The Ox | Aug 9, 1967 | -- | -- | 12 days |
| Bobby Fields | Aug 21, 1967 | -- | -- | 81 days |
| Don Carson | Nov 10, 1967 | -- | -- | 32 days |
| Dick Dunn | Dec 12, 1967 | -- | -- | 20 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Jan 1, 1968 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated after Dunn left the company.
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| Eduardo Pérez | Feb 16, 1968 | -- | -- | 47 days |
| Mario Galento | Apr 3, 1968 | -- | -- | 5 days |
| Rocket Monroe | Apr 8, 1968 | -- | -- | 81 days |
| Greg Peterson | Jun 28, 1968 | -- | -- | 82 days |
| Flash Monroe | Sep 18, 1968 | -- | -- | 40 days |
| Dick Dunn | Oct 28, 1968 | -- | -- | 30 days |
| Flash Monroe | Nov 27, 1968 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| José Villa | Dec 4, 1968 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Don Carson | Dec 11, 1968 | -- | -- | 65 days |
| Bobby Fields | Feb 14, 1969 | -- | -- | 5 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | Feb 19, 1969 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated and deactivated for unknown reasons.
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| The Mysterious Medic | Jul 1, 1970 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Bob Kelly | Jul 8, 1970 | -- | -- | 119 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Nov 4, 1970 | -- | -- | 42 days |
| The Masked Intruder | Dec 16, 1970 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Mike Boyette | Dec 23, 1970 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Bob Kelly | Jan 13, 1971 | -- | -- | 46 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Feb 28, 1971 | -- | -- | 28 days |
| Bob Kelly | Mar 28, 1971 | -- | -- | 59 days |
| Rip Tyler | May 26, 1971 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Bob Kelly | Jun 16, 1971 | -- | -- | 42 days |
| Donnie Fargo | Jul 28, 1971 | -- | -- | 70 days |
| Ken Lucas | Oct 6, 1971 | -- | -- | 20 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Oct 26, 1971 | -- | -- | 36 days |
| Donnie Fargo | Dec 1, 1971 | -- | -- | 49 days |
| Bob Kelly | Jan 19, 1972 | -- | -- | 49 days |
| Donnie Fargo | Mar 8, 1972 | -- | -- | 35 days |
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Awarded after Kelly is suspended.
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| Bob Kelly | Apr 12, 1972 | -- | -- | 56 days |
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Awarded after Fargo no-shows the event.
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| Gorgeous George Jr. | Jun 7, 1972 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Bob Kelly | Jul 12, 1972 | -- | -- | 77 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Sep 27, 1972 | -- | -- | 13 days |
| Bob Kelly | Oct 10, 1972 | -- | -- | 8 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Oct 18, 1972 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Bob Kelly | Nov 22, 1972 | -- | -- | 151 days |
| The Mighty Mongol | Apr 22, 1973 | -- | -- | 68 days |
| The Lumberjack | Jun 29, 1973 | -- | -- | 29 days |
| Ronnie Bass | Jul 28, 1973 | -- | -- | 17 days |
| Bob Griffin | Aug 14, 1973 | -- | -- | 11 days |
| Mike Boyette | Aug 25, 1973 | -- | -- | 17 days |
| Sweet Daddy Watts | Sep 11, 1973 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Mike Boyette | Oct 2, 1973 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| The Mysterious Medic | Nov 6, 1973 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Mike Boyette | Nov 20, 1973 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Duke Miller | Dec 11, 1973 | -- | -- | 56 days |
| The Mysterious Medic | Feb 5, 1974 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Duke Miller | Feb 12, 1974 | -- | -- | 147 days |
| Ken Lucas | Jul 9, 1974 | -- | -- | 84 days |
| Duke Miller | Oct 1, 1974 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Ken Lucas | Oct 8, 1974 | -- | -- | 42 days |
| Jack Donovan | Nov 19, 1974 | -- | -- | 25 days |
| Terry Lathan | Dec 14, 1974 | -- | -- | 59 days |
| Duke Myers | Feb 11, 1975 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Ken Lucas | Mar 4, 1975 | -- | -- | 70 days |
| Dr. X | May 13, 1975 | -- | -- | 83 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Aug 4, 1975 | -- | -- | |
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Vacated after Dr. X left the company.
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| Nick Kozak | Sep 23, 1975 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Duke Miller | Sep 30, 1975 | -- | -- | 54 days |
| Rip Tyler | Nov 23, 1975 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Bob Sweetan | Dec 28, 1975 | -- | -- | 37 days |
| Eddie Sullivan | Feb 3, 1976 | -- | -- | 28 days |
| Duke Miller | Mar 2, 1976 | -- | -- | 1 day |
| Rick Gibson | Mar 3, 1976 | -- | -- | 34 days |
| ** Title Vacated ** | Apr 6, 1976 | -- | -- | |
| Eddie Sullivan | Apr 27, 1976 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Ken Lucas | May 18, 1976 | -- | -- | 56 days |
| Eddie Sullivan | Jul 13, 1976 | -- | -- | 63 days |
| Sweet Daddy Banks | Sep 14, 1976 | -- | -- | 56 days |
| Don Carson | Nov 9, 1976 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Ken Lucas | Nov 23, 1976 | -- | -- | 10 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Dec 3, 1976 | -- | -- | 109 days |
| Ken Mantell | Mar 22, 1977 | -- | -- | 31 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Apr 22, 1977 | -- | -- | 18 days |
| Kurt Von Hess | May 10, 1977 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | May 24, 1977 | -- | -- | 30 days |
| Kurt Von Hess | Jun 23, 1977 | -- | -- | 33 days |
| Ken Lucas | Jul 26, 1977 | -- | -- | 52 days |
| Billy Spears | Sep 16, 1977 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| The Wrestling Pro | Sep 23, 1977 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| The Superstar | Sep 30, 1977 | -- | -- | 32 days |
| Ken Lucas | Nov 1, 1977 | -- | -- | 61 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | Jan 1978 | -- | -- | |
Southeastern Championship Wrestling
Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)
(March 19, 1978 - Mid 1980)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Armstrong | Mar 19, 1978 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| The Masked Superstar | 1978 | -- | -- | |
| Ron Fuller | Apr 5, 1978 | -- | -- | 25 days |
| Ken Lucas | Apr 1978 | -- | -- | |
| Bob Armstrong | Jun 14, 1978 | -- | -- | 35 days |
| Ron Fuller | Jul 19, 1978 | -- | -- | 56 days |
| Bob Armstrong | Sep 13, 1978 | -- | -- | 32 days |
| The Mongolian Stomper | Oct 1978 | -- | -- | |
| Ron Fuller | Apr 17, 1979 | -- | -- | 11 days |
| David Schultz | Apr 28, 1979 | -- | -- | 6 days |
| Ron Slinker | May 4, 1979 | -- | -- | 2 days |
| David Schultz | May 6, 1979 | -- | -- | 17 days |
| Ox Baker | May 23, 1979 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Terry Boulder | Jun 6, 1979 | Live Event | Mobile, AL, USA | 7 days |
| Austin Idol | Jun 13, 1979 | -- | -- | 137 days |
| Terry Boulder | Oct 28, 1979 | -- | -- | 12 days |
| Toru Tanaka | Nov 1979 | -- | -- | |
| Bob Armstrong | Nov 23, 1979 | -- | -- | 14 days |
| Jos Le Duc | Dec 7, 1979 | -- | -- | 60 days |
| Ron Fuller | Feb 5, 1980 | -- | -- | 25 days |
| Jimmy Golden | Mar 1, 1980 | -- | -- | 3 days |
| Ron Fuller | Mar 4, 1980 | -- | -- | 12 days |
| Jos Le Duc | Mar 16, 1980 | -- | -- | 16 days |
| The Mongolian Stomper | Apr 1, 1980 | -- | -- | 21 days |
| Georgia Jawjacker | Apr 22, 1980 | -- | -- | 12 days |
| The Mongolian Stomper | May 4, 1980 | -- | -- | 27 days |
| ** Deactivated ** | May 31, 1980 | -- | -- |