AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, 1970s
1974-1977
1977-1981 (version
1)
1977-1981 (version
2)
1977-1981 (version
3)
Name changes:
- National Wrestling Alliance [Mid-America version] Southern Heavyweight Title (1974 - 1977)
- American Wrestling Association Southern Heavyweight Title (1977 - December 1987)
See also Georgia & Florida versions of NWA Southern Heavyweight Title.
|
No. |
Champion |
Date won |
Location |
Reign |
Event |
Note |
|
1. |
Jerry Lawler | 74 | 1 | |||
| 2. |
Robert Fuller |
74/10/23 |
Nashville, TN |
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| 3. |
Jerry Lawler [2] |
74/10/30 |
Nashville, TN |
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| 4. |
Ron Fuller |
75/01< |
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| 5. |
Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie) |
75/06 |
2 | |||
| HELD UP | ||||||
| 6. |
Bob Armstrong |
75/10/07 |
Louisville, KY |
3 | ||
| 7. |
Jerry Lawler [3] |
75/10 |
Huntsville, AL |
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| 8. |
Bob Armstrong [2] |
75/11 |
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| 9. |
Jerry Lawler [4] |
75/11 |
possibly a tournament win. | |||
| 10. | Gorgeous George Jr. | 76/07 | ||||
| 11. | Jerry Lawler [5] | 76/07 | ||||
| 12. | Jack Brisco | 76/08/10 | Memphis, TN | |||
| 13. | Jerry Lawler [6] | 76 | ||||
| 14. | Tommy Rich | 76 | ||||
| 15. | Gorgeous George Jr. [2] | 76 | ||||
| 16. | Rocky Johnson | 76/12 | ||||
| 17. | Jerry Lawler [7] | 77/04< | ||||
| 18. | Bob Armstrong [3] | 77/06< | ||||
| 19. | Jerry Lawler [8] | 77 | ||||
| 20. | Paul Orndorff | 77/06/07 | ||||
| VACANT | 4 | |||||
| 21. | Jimmy Valiant | 77/09/25 | Louisville, KY | 5 | ||
| 22. | Jerry Lawler [9] | 77/10< | ||||
| 23. | Mr. Wrestling | 77/11 | ||||
| 24. | Jerry Lawler [10] | 77/11/21 | Memphis, TN | 7 d | ||
| 25. | Jimmy Valiant [2] | 77/11/28 | Memphis, TN | 7 d | ||
| 26. | Jerry Lawler [11] | 77/12/05 | Memphis, TN | 245 d | ||
| 27. | Jos LeDuc | 78/08/07 | Memphis, TN | |||
| [...] | ||||||
| 28. | Don Fargo | 78/11< | ||||
| 29. | Tommy Gilbert [3] | 78/11/20 | Memphis, TN | |||
| 30. | Don Fargo [2] | 78/12< | ||||
| 31. | Jerry Lawler [12] | 78/12/04 | Memphis, TN | 21 d | ||
| 32. | Austin Idol | 78/12/25 | Memphis, TN | 21 d | ||
| 33. | Ron Fuller | 79/01/15 | Memphis, TN | 28 d | ||
| 34. | Toru Tanaka | 79/02/12 | Memphis, TN | 70 d | ||
|
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|
Robert Fuller | 79/03/19 | Memphis, TN | |||
| Toru Tanaka | 79/03 | 6 | ||||
| 35. | Mongolian Stomper [2] | 79/04/23 | Memphis, TN | 42 d | ||
| 36. | Robert Fuller | 79/06/04 | Memphis, TN | |||
| 37. | Randy Taylor | 79/06 | ||||
| 38. | Ron Bass | 79/07/02 | Memphis, TN | 56 d | ||
| 39. | Bill Dundee | 79/08/27 | Memphis, TN | 49 d | ||
| 40. | Jerry Lawler [13] | 79/10/15 | Memphis, TN | 80 d |
Notes:
1. Defeats Tommy Gilbert for Southern Junior Heavyweight Title on 74/07/27 in Chattanooga, TN; renamed Southern Heavyweight Title in 74.
2. Held up after a match against Bob Armstrong in 75/08.
5. Wins tournament; Lou Thesz is recognized as NWA Southern Heavyweight champion by Nick Gulas in Nashville, but the title is abandoned in 78/07 when Thesz wrestles for Jerry Jarrett's Memphis promotion.
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