Mid-South Louisiana Championship
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The Mid-South Louisiana Championship was a secondary title in Mid-South Wrestling from 1972 until 1983. It originated in the NWA-affiliated Gulf Coast territory as the NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship in 1964, then was called the NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship from 1972 until 1979 after Gulf Coast stopped promoting in Louisiana.
[edit] Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship | ||||
| Bobby Fields | 1 | October 16, 1964 | Lafayette, LA | Defeats Terry Garvin in tournament final |
| Sputnik Monroe | 1 | July 13, 1965 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Bobby Fields | 2 | September 21, 1965 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Danny McShain | 1 | October 22, 1965 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Bobby Fields | 3 | December 3, 1965 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Jack Dalton | 1 | February 17, 1966 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Bobby Fields | 4 | May 17, 1966 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Don Carson | 1 | July 12, 1966 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Bobby Fields | 5 | July 19, 1966 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Don Carson | 2 | August 2, 1966 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Ken Lucas | 1 | October 5, 1966 | Alexandria, LA | |
| Jack Dalton | 2 | Novemebr 1, 1966 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Danny Little Bear | 1 | February 3, 1967 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Ken Lucas | 2 | March 31, 1967 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Stripped | Stripped for no defense | |||
| Pepe Perez | 1 | July 25, 1967 | ? | Awarded |
| Jack Dalton | 3 | October 10, 1967 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Bobby Fields | 6 | Novemebr 28, 1967 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Don Carson | 3 | December 12, 1967 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | December 29, 1967 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Eddie Sullivan | 1 | January 23, 1968 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Frank Dalton | 1 | January 30, 1968 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Bobby Fields | 7 | February 6, 1968 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Vacant | March 1, 1968 | Gulf Coast stops promoting in Louisiana | ||
| Jack Brisco | 1 | 1960s | ? | |
| Renamed NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship | ||||
| Don Duffy | 1 | circa 1972 | ? | |
| Assassin #1 | 1 | April 27, 1978 | Baton Rouge, LA | Wins tournament |
| Jose Lothario | 1 | September 20, 1978 | Monroe, LA | |
| Assassin #1 | 2 | October 14, 1978 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Jerry Stubbs | 1 | December 25, 1978 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Mike George | 1 | April 21, 1979 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Renamed Mid-South Louisiana Championship | ||||
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | January 18, 1980 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog | 1 | March 14, 1980 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Terry Gordy | 1 | May 2, 1980 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog | 2 | 1980 | Louisiana | |
| Vacated | 1980 | JYD injured by the Fabulous Freebirds | ||
| Ken Mantell | 1 | July 25, 1980 | Shreveport, LA | Defeats Wahoo McDaniel in tournament final |
| Johnny Mantell | 1 | 1980 | Defends the title for his brother Ken | |
| Jake Roberts | 1 | 1980 | Louisiana | |
| Ernie Ladd | 2 | January 16, 1981 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Jimmy Garvin | 1 | March 1981 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Super Destroyer | 1 | May 1, 1981 | Louisiana | |
| Bob Roop | 1 | July 22, 1981 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Great Kabuki | 1 | October 1981 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog | 3 | December 7, 1981 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Vacated | June 1982 | JYD wins North American Title | ||
| Killer Khan | 1 | July 6, 1982 | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Mike Sharpe | 1 | September 1982 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1 | November 1982 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Title Retired | 1983 | Title abandoned | ||
