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AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

Inactive title

Current name:

Status:

inactive

Names:

AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (since xx.08.1978)
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (xx.07.1974 - xx.08.1978)
Southern Heavyweight Championship (14.07.1942 - xx.07.1974)

Promotions:

Continental Wrestling Association (xx.08.1978 - 07.12.1987)
National Wrestling Alliance Mid-America (xx.xx.1949 - xx.08.1978)
Gulas-Welch Enterprises Inc. (xx.xx.1947 - xx.xx.1949)
Welch Promotions (14.07.1942 - xx.xx.1947)

Title Holders

INACTIVE
07.12.1987

#154
Jerry Lawler (51)
21.11.1987 - 07.12.1987 (16 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#153
Bobby Jaggers
19.10.1987 - 21.11.1987 (33 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.10.1987 - 19.10.1987 (?)

#152
Jerry Lawler (50)
31.08.1987 - xx.10.1987 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#151
Don Bass (2)
24.08.1987 - 31.08.1987 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#150
Jerry Lawler (49)
xx.08.1987 - 24.08.1987 (?)
Matches
-

#149
Don Bass
03.08.1987 - xx.08.1987 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
03.08.1987 - 03.08.1987 (<1 day)

#148
Jerry Lawler (48)
13.07.1987 - 03.08.1987 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#147
Brickhouse Brown
06.07.1987 - 13.07.1987 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#146
Jerry Lawler (47)
08.06.1987 - 06.07.1987 (28 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#145
Austin Idol (3)
27.04.1987 - 08.06.1987 (42 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#144
Jerry Lawler (46)
20.04.1987 - 27.04.1987 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#143
Austin Idol (2)
03.02.1987 - 20.04.1987 (76 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
11.01.1987 - 03.02.1987 (23 days)

#142
Jerry Lawler (45)
08.09.1986 - 11.01.1987 (125 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#141
Bam Bam Bigelow
28.07.1986 - 08.09.1986 (42 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.07.1986 - 28.07.1986 (?)

#140
Buddy Landel (2)
16.06.1986 - xx.07.1986 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
02.06.1986 - 16.06.1986 (14 days)

#139
Buddy Landel
02.06.1986 - 02.06.1986 (<1 day)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#138
Bill Dundee (13)
02.05.1986 - 02.06.1986 (31 days)
Matches
Jackson, Tennessee, USA

#137
Jerry Lawler (44)
07.04.1986 - 02.05.1986 (25 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#136
Bill Dundee (12)
30.12.1985 - 07.04.1986 (98 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#135
Jerry Lawler (43)
21.12.1985 - 30.12.1985 (9 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#134
Bill Dundee (11)
19.10.1985 - 21.12.1985 (63 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#133
Jerry Lawler (42)
06.09.1985 - 19.10.1985 (43 days)
Matches
Martin, Tennessee, USA

#132
Taras Bulba
16.08.1985 - 06.09.1985 (21 days)
Matches
Selmer, Tennessee, USA

#131
Jerry Lawler (41)
29.07.1985 - 16.08.1985 (18 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#130
Bota The Witch Doctor
24.06.1985 - 29.07.1985 (35 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#129
Jerry Lawler (40)
03.06.1985 - 24.06.1985 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#128
Randy Savage (2)
13.05.1985 - 03.06.1985 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#127
Jerry Oske
07.05.1985 - 13.05.1985 (6 days)
Matches
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

#126
Randy Savage
18.03.1985 - 07.05.1985 (50 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#125
Jerry Lawler (39)
11.02.1985 - 18.03.1985 (35 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#124
Eddie Gilbert
xx.02.1985 - 11.02.1985 (?)
Matches
-

VACANT
28.01.1985 - xx.02.1985 (?)

#123
Jerry Lawler (38)
12.11.1984 - 28.01.1985 (77 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#122
King Kong Bundy
30.07.1984 - 12.11.1984 (105 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#121
Tommy Rich (6)
16.07.1984 - 30.07.1984 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#120
Rick Rude
11.06.1984 - 16.07.1984 (35 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#119
Jerry Lawler (37)
21.05.1984 - 11.06.1984 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#118
Humongous
23.04.1984 - 21.05.1984 (28 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#117
Jerry Lawler (36)
xx.11.1983 - 23.04.1984 (?)
Matches
Chicago, Illinois, USA

#116
Jesse Ventura (2)
10.10.1983 - xx.11.1983 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#115
Jerry Lawler (35)
03.10.1983 - 10.10.1983 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#114
Jesse Ventura
12.09.1983 - 03.10.1983 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#113
Jerry Lawler (34)
05.09.1983 - 12.09.1983 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.xx.1983 - 05.09.1983 (?)

#112
Jerry Lawler (33)
20.06.1983 - xx.xx.1983 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#111
Man Mountain Link
13.06.1983 - 20.06.1983 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#110
Jerry Lawler (32)
02.06.1983 - 13.06.1983 (11 days)
Matches
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

#109
Bill Dundee (10)
30.05.1983 - 02.06.1983 (3 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#108
Jerry Lawler (31)
xx.05.1983 - 30.05.1983 (?)
Matches
-

#107
Dutch Mantell (5)
23.05.1983 - xx.05.1983 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#106
Bill Dundee (9)
16.05.1983 - 23.05.1983 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#105
Dutch Mantell (4)
09.05.1983 - 16.05.1983 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#104
Bill Dundee (8)
21.03.1983 - 09.05.1983 (49 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#103
Terry Taylor (2)
14.02.1983 - 21.03.1983 (35 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#102
Jacques Rougeau
30.01.1983 - 14.02.1983 (15 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#101
Terry Taylor
29.11.1982 - 30.01.1983 (62 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#100
Sabu
15.11.1982 - 29.11.1982 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#99
Jerry Lawler (30)
08.11.1982 - 15.11.1982 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#98
Nick Bockwinkel
11.10.1982 - 08.11.1982 (28 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#97
Jerry Lawler (29)
09.08.1982 - 11.10.1982 (63 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#96
Giant Kimala
07.06.1982 - 09.08.1982 (63 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#95
Jerry Lawler (28)
24.05.1982 - 07.06.1982 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#94
Kendo Nagasaki
xx.05.1982 - 24.05.1982 (?)
Matches
-

#93
Jerry Lawler (27)
29.03.1982 - xx.05.1982 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#92
Dutch Mantel a.k.a. Dutch Mantell (3)
22.03.1982 - 29.03.1982 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#91
Jerry Lawler (26)
01.03.1982 - 22.03.1982 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#90
Dutch Mantel a.k.a. Dutch Mantell (2)
14.02.1982 - 01.03.1982 (15 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#89
Jerry Lawler (25)
18.01.1982 - 14.02.1982 (27 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#88
Dutch Mantel a.k.a. Dutch Mantell
26.10.1981 - 18.01.1982 (84 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#87
Dream Machine (3)
08.10.1981 - 26.10.1981 (18 days)
Matches
Lexington, Kentucky, USA

#86
Jimmy Valiant (7)
14.09.1981 - 08.10.1981 (24 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#85
Dream Machine (2)
07.09.1981 - 14.09.1981 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#84
Jerry Lawler (24)
24.08.1981 - 07.09.1981 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#83
Dream Machine
16.08.1981 - 24.08.1981 (8 days)
Matches
Jackson, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
29.06.1981 - 16.08.1981 (48 days)

#82
Jimmy Hart
22.06.1981 - 29.06.1981 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#81
Jerry Lawler (23)
15.02.1981 - 22.06.1981 (127 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#80
Jimmy Valiant (6)
17.01.1981 - 15.02.1981 (29 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.11.1980 - 17.01.1981 (?)

#79
Tommy Rich (5)
xx.10.1980 - xx.11.1980 (?)
Matches
-

#78
Jimmy Valiant (5)
09.09.1980 - xx.10.1980 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#77
Tommy Rich (4)
01.09.1980 - 09.09.1980 (8 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#76
Jimmy Valiant (4)
25.08.1980 - 01.09.1980 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
18.08.1980 - 25.08.1980 (7 days)

#75
Bill Irwin
11.08.1980 - 18.08.1980 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
04.08.1980 - 11.08.1980 (7 days)

#74
Bill Dundee (7)
07.07.1980 - 04.08.1980 (28 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#73
Paul Ellering
27.03.1980 - 07.07.1980 (102 days)
Matches
Jackson, Tennessee, USA

#72
Jimmy Valiant (3)
03.01.1980 - 27.03.1980 (84 days)
Matches
Jackson, Tennessee, USA

#71
Jackie Fargo
22.11.1979 - 03.01.1980 (42 days)
Matches
Jackson, Tennessee, USA

#70
Jerry Lawler (22)
15.10.1979 - 22.11.1979 (38 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#69
Bill Dundee (6)
01.10.1979 - 15.10.1979 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#68
Jerry Lawler (21)
24.09.1979 - 01.10.1979 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#67
Bill Dundee (5)
17.09.1979 - 24.09.1979 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
11.09.1979 - 17.09.1979 (6 days)

#66
Bill Dundee (4)
27.08.1979 - 11.09.1979 (15 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#65
Ron Bass (2)
02.07.1979 - 27.08.1979 (56 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#64
Randy Taylor
xx.06.1979 - 02.07.1979 (?)
Matches
-

#63
Ron Bass
xx.06.1979 - xx.06.1979 (?)
Matches
Bluefield, West Virginia, USA

#62
Robert Fuller (4)
04.06.1979 - xx.06.1979 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#61
The Mongolian Stomper (4)
16.04.1979 - 04.06.1979 (49 days)
Matches
-

VACANT
02.04.1979 - 16.04.1979 (14 days)

#60
Buzz Sawyer
31.03.1979 - 02.04.1979 (2 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#59
Toru Tanaka (2)
26.03.1979 - 31.03.1979 (5 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#58
Robert Fuller (3)
19.03.1979 - 26.03.1979 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#57
Toru Tanaka
xx.02.1979 - 19.03.1979 (?)
Matches
-

#56
Ron Fuller (3)
15.01.1979 - xx.02.1979 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#55
Austin Idol
25.12.1978 - 15.01.1979 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#54
Jerry Lawler (20)
04.12.1978 - 25.12.1978 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#53
Tommy Gilbert (2)
02.12.1978 - 04.12.1978 (2 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#52
Don Fargo (2)
27.11.1978 - 02.12.1978 (5 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#51
Tommy Gilbert
20.11.1978 - 27.11.1978 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#50
Don Fargo
xx.xx.1978 - 20.11.1978 (?)
Matches
-

#49
Jerry Lawler (19)
xx.09.1978 - xx.xx.1978 (?)
Matches
-

#48
Jos LeDuc (2)
28.08.1978 - xx.09.1978 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#47
Jerry Lawler (18)
14.08.1978 - 28.08.1978 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#46
Jos LeDuc
07.08.1978 - 14.08.1978 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#45
Jerry Lawler (17)
05.12.1977 - 07.08.1978 (245 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#44
Jimmy Valiant (2)
28.11.1977 - 05.12.1977 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#43
Jerry Lawler (16)
10.10.1977 - 28.11.1977 (49 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#42
Jimmy Valiant
19.09.1977 - 10.10.1977 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
13.09.1977 - 19.09.1977 (6 days)

#41
Jerry Lawler (15)
xx.xx.1977 - 13.09.1977 (?)
Matches
-

#40
Bill Dundee (3)
30.08.1977 - xx.xx.1977 (?)
Matches
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

#39
Jerry Lawler (14)
29.08.1977 - 30.08.1977 (1 day)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#38
Bill Dundee (2)
22.08.1977 - 29.08.1977 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#37
Jerry Lawler (13)
01.08.1977 - 22.08.1977 (21 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#36
Bill Dundee
25.07.1977 - 01.08.1977 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#35
Jerry Lawler (12)
18.07.1977 - 25.07.1977 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#34
Paul Orndorff
29.05.1977 - 18.07.1977 (50 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#33
Jerry Lawler (11)
01.05.1977 - 29.05.1977 (28 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#32
Bob Armstrong (4)
28.04.1977 - 01.05.1977 (3 days)
Matches
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

#31
Jerry Lawler (10)
11.04.1977 - 28.04.1977 (17 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.xx.1977 - 11.04.1977 (?)

#30
Rocky Johnson
01.11.1976 - xx.xx.1977 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#29
Jerry Lawler (9)
xx.xx.1976 - 01.11.1976 (?)
Matches
-

#28
Tommy Rich (2)
14.09.1976 - xx.xx.1976 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#27
Jerry Lawler (8)
16.08.1976 - 14.09.1976 (29 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#26
Jack Brisco
09.08.1976 - 16.08.1976 (7 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#25
Jerry Lawler (7)
20.03.1976 - 09.08.1976 (142 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#24
Tommy Rich
22.02.1976 - 20.03.1976 (27 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#23
Jerry Lawler (6)
19.01.1976 - 22.02.1976 (34 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.01.1976 - 19.01.1976 (?)

#22
Jerry Lawler (5)
15.12.1975 - xx.01.1976 (?)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.11.1975 - 15.12.1975 (?)

#21
Bob Armstrong (3)
xx.xx.1975 - xx.11.1975 (?)
Matches
-

#20
Jerry Lawler (4)
xx.10.1975 - xx.xx.1975 (?)
Matches
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

#19
Bob Armstrong (2)
09.10.1975 - xx.10.1975 (?)
Matches
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.xx.1975 - 09.10.1975 (?)

#18
Bob Armstrong
xx.09.1975 - xx.xx.1975 (?)
Matches
-

VACANT
09.09.1975 - xx.09.1975 (?)

#17
The Mongolian Stomper (3)
28.07.1975 - 09.09.1975 (43 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#16
Jerry Lawler (3)
14.07.1975 - 28.07.1975 (14 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#15
The Mongolian Stomper (2)
23.06.1975 - 14.07.1975 (21 days)
Matches
-

#14
Robert Fuller (2)
21.06.1975 - 23.06.1975 (2 days)
Matches
-

#13
The Mongolian Stomper
09.06.1975 - 21.06.1975 (12 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

#12
Ron Fuller (2)
28.02.1975 - 09.06.1975 (101 days)
Matches
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

#11
Ron Wright
21.02.1975 - 28.02.1975 (7 days)
Matches
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

#10
Ron Fuller
29.12.1974 - 21.02.1975 (54 days)
Matches
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

VACANT
xx.12.1974 - 29.12.1974 (?)

#9
Jerry Lawler (2)
30.10.1974 - xx.12.1974 (?)
Matches
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

#8
Robert Fuller
23.10.1974 - 30.10.1974 (7 days)
Matches
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

#7
Jerry Lawler
xx.07.1974 - 23.10.1974 (?)
Matches
-

#6
Eddie Graham
xx.xx.xxxx - xx.07.1974 (?)
Matches
-

#5
Fred Blassie (2)
xx.xx.xxxx - xx.xx.xxxx (?)
Matches
-

#4
Larry Clark
xx.xx.xxxx - xx.xx.xxxx (?)
Matches
-

#3
Fred Blassie
xx.xx.xxxx - xx.xx.xxxx (?)
Matches
-

#2
Don McIntyre
xx.xx.xxxx - xx.xx.xxxx (?)
Matches
-

#1
Herb Welch
14.07.1942 - xx.xx.xxxx (?)
Matches
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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