NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling Florida. It existed from 1962 until 1987, when the title was abandoned. It was revived by NWA Florida in 1996[1].
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Graham | 1 | March 17, 1962 | Tampa, Fla. | Won tournament |
| Vacated | May 24, 1962 | Graham injured | ||
| Boris Malenko | 1 | July 25, 1962 | Awarded (Malenko injured Graham to cause the title to become vacant) | |
| Eddie Graham | 2 | November 29, 1962 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Hiro Matsuda | 1 | February 19, 1963 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Eddie Graham | 3 | August 1, 1963 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Bob Orton | 1 | December 28, 1963 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Bob Ellis | 1 | March 3, 1964 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Bob Orton | 2 | June 4, 1964 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Tarzan Tyler | 1 | December 29, 1964 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Stripped | April 1965 | Title stripped | ||
| Bob Orton | 3 | June 17, 1965 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Won tournament |
| Tarzan Tyler | 2 | February 24, 1966 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Missouri Mauler | 1 | March 8, 1966 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Johnny Weaver | 1 | 1967 | Florida | |
| Missouri Mauler | 2 | 1967 | Florida | |
| Johnny Weaver | 2 | July 1968 | Charlotte, NC | |
| Red Bastien | 1 | July 1968 | Florida | |
| Missouri Mauler | 3 | January 1969 | Florida | |
| Jack Brisco | 1 | February 11, 1969 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Missouri Mauler | 4 | 1969 | Florida | |
| Jack Brisco | 2 | July 8, 1969 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Vacated | November 1969 | Brisco left for Japan | ||
| Danny Miller | 1 | January 3, 1970 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Missouri Mauler | 5 | January 13, 1970 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Bob Orton | 4 | March 3, 1970 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Dale Lewis | 1 | April 11, 1970 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Hiro Matsuda | 2 | June 16, 1970 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Great Mephisto | 1 | August 13, 1970 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Hiro Matsuda | 3 | October 2, 1970 | Tallahassee, Fla. | |
| Great Mephisto | 2 | November 5, 1970 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Rene Goulet | 1 | February 9, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| The Grappler (Johnny Walker) | 1 | March 23, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Terry Funk | 1 | April 14, 1971 | Miami, Fla. | |
| Dick Murdoch | 1 | April 21, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Jack Brisco | 3 | June 8, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Held Up | September 1971 | Held up after match with Dick Murdoch | ||
| Bobby Duncum | 1 | October 7, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | Won tournament |
| George Gaiser | 1 | October 14, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Bobby Shane | 1 | November 23, 1971 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Held Up | February 15, 1972 | Title held up after match with Tim Woods | ||
| Tim Woods | 1 | February 29, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. (won rematch) | |
| The Zodiac | 5 | June 24, 1972 | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| Dale Lewis | 2 | July 1972 | Florida | |
| The Zodiac | 6 | August 1, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Tim Woods | 2 | August 12, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Buddy Colt | 1 | September 5, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Tim Woods | 3 | September 19, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Buddy Colt | 2 | October 31, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Tim Woods | 4 | November 21, 1972 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Buddy Colt | 3 | December 18, 1972 | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Mark Lewin | 1 | January 9, 1973 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Buddy Colt | 4 | February 6, 1973 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Mr. Kleen | 1 | February 28, 1973 | Miami, Fla. | |
| Paul Jones | 1 | March 12, 1973 | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Ron Fuller | 1 | April 10, 1973 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | June 26, 1973 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Bill Dromo | 1 | August 1973 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 1973 | Florida | |
| Jos LeDuc | 1 | 1973 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 2 | January 1974 | Florida | |
| Pak Song | 1 | 1974 | Florida | |
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | 1974 | Florida | |
| Bill Watts | 1 | 1974 | Florida | |
| Jos LeDuc | 2 | 1974 | Florida | |
| The Stomper | 1 | 1974 | Florida | |
| Bob Armstrong | 1 | 1974 or 1975 | Florida | |
| The Stomper | 2 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | July 1975 | Florida | |
| Mike George | 1 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Killer Karl Krupp | 2 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 3 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Harley Race | 1 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Jerry Brisco | 2 | 1975 | Florida | |
| Masked Destroyer | 1 | October 1975 | Florida | |
| Billy Robinson | 1 | December 29, 1975 | Florida | |
| Assassin | 1 | 1976 | Florida | |
| Steve Keirn | 1 | November 1976 | Florida | |
| Ox Baker | 1 | 1976 or 1977 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 4 | 1977 | Florida | |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 1 | 1977 | Florida | |
| Steve Keirn | 2 | 1977 | Florida | |
| Ivan Koloff | 1 | 1977 | Florida | |
| Pedro Morales | 1 | 1977 | Florida | |
| Dick Slater | 1 | March 1978 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 5 | June 18, 1978 | Miami, Fla. | |
| Dick Slater | 2 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Jerry Brisco | 3 | 1978 | Florida | |
| The Spoiler | 1 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Dick Slater | 3 | November 12, 1978 | Florida | |
| Terry Funk | 2 | December 30, 1978 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | |
| Thor the Viking | 1 | January 20, 1979 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | |
| Jimmy Garvin | 1 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Sweet Brown Sugar | 1 | October 1979 | Florida | |
| Leroy Brown | 1 | 1979 or 1980 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 6 | April 1980 | Florida | |
| Vacated | July 1980 | Rhodes wins NWA World Title | ||
| Dick Slater | 4 | August 3, 1980 | Florida | |
| Vacated | 1981 | Slater left area | ||
| Sweet Brown Sugar | 2 | February 4, 1981 | Ft. Myers, Fla. | |
| Rene Goulet | 2 | April 21, 1981 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Barry Windham | 1 | 1981 | Florida | |
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | August 1981 | Florida | |
| Jack Brisco | 4 | 1981 | Florida | |
| David Von Erich | 1 | December 26, 1981 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | |
| Derek Draper | 1 | July 16, 1982 | Lakeland, Fla. | |
| Sweet Brown Sugar | 3 | July 25, 1982 | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Jimmy Garvin | 2 | August 11, 1982 | Florida | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 7 | October 31, 1982 | Florida | |
| Kevin Sullivan | 1 | November 22, 1982 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | |
| Vacated | 1982 | Title vacant | ||
| Barry Windham | 2 | December 1982 | Florida | Defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final |
| Frank Dusek | 1 | March 17, 1983 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Ron Bass | 1 | April 30, 1983 | Ft. Myers, Fla. | |
| Mike Rotunda | 1 | September 24, 1983 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | |
| Ron Bass | 2 | November 23, 1983 | Miami, Fla. | |
| Mike Rotunda | 2 | May 1984 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | |
| Angelo Mosca | 1 | May 30, 1984 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Jim Neidhart | 1 | August 12, 1984 | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Pez Whatley | 1 | August 25, 1984 | Sarasota, Fla. | |
| Kevin Sullivan | 2 | September 19, 1984 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| Pez Whatley | 2 | September 22, 1984 | Miami, Fla. | |
| Rick Rude | 1 | January 16, 1985 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Brian Blair | 1 | April 10, 1985 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Hercules Hernandez | 1 | May 26, 1985 | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Vacated | July 1985 | Hernandez fired for dressing room fight with Wahoo McDaniel | ||
| Rick Rude | 2 | July 21, 1985 | Orlando, Fla. | defeated Mike Graham in tournament final |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | October 2, 1985 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Lex Luger | 1 | November 19, 1985 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Jesse Barr | 1 | January 15, 1986 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Lex Luger | 2 | February 14, 1986 | Orlando, Fla. | |
| Masked Superstar | 1 | July 22, 1986 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Lex Luger | 3 | July 29, 1986 | Tampa, Fla. | |
| Kevin Sullivan | 3 | January 16, 1987 | Daytona, Fla. | |
| Bad News Allen | 1 | January 31, 1987 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| Kevin Sullivan | 4 | February 18, 1987 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| Title Retired | March 1987 | Title abaondened after promotion purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions | ||
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| Chris Stephenson | 1 | September 2, 1996 | ? | |
| Vacated | 1999 | Title vacant | ||
| Steve Corino | 1 | October 15, 2002 | Boyertown, PA | Defeated Jack Victory in tournament final |
| Mike Sullivan | 1 | March 20, 2004 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | |
| Vacated | August 2004 | Sullivan injured | ||
| Scoot Andrews | 1 | September 4, 2004 | Clearwater, Fla. | Defeated Lex Lovett |
| Lex Lovett | 1 | October 9, 2004 | Brandon, Fla. | |
| Vacated | June 10, 2005 | Lovett retired | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
