NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) was a major title in the NWA
's Alabama
territory known as Southeastern Championship Wrestling
. It existed from 1972 until 1988 when the promotion became the Continental Wrestling Federation
. This title had two divisions of it, the "Northern Division" and the "Southern Division", the Northern Division being the predominant one. The Southern Division was the continuation of the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship. Please see that title history for the Southern Division title history.
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
's Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
territory known as Southeastern Championship Wrestling
Continental Championship Wrestling
Continental Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Knoxville, Tennessee from 1974 until 1988 and Dothan, Alabama from 1978 to 1990, managed by Ron Fuller. When Fuller sold the promotion to David Woods, it changed name to the Continental Wrestling Federation...
. It existed from 1972 until 1988 when the promotion became the Continental Wrestling Federation
Continental Championship Wrestling
Continental Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Knoxville, Tennessee from 1974 until 1988 and Dothan, Alabama from 1978 to 1990, managed by Ron Fuller. When Fuller sold the promotion to David Woods, it changed name to the Continental Wrestling Federation...
. This title had two divisions of it, the "Northern Division" and the "Southern Division", the Northern Division being the predominant one. The Southern Division was the continuation of the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship. Please see that title history for the Southern Division title history.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Division of the title | ||||
| Ron Wright | 1 | February 1972 | records unclear as to whom he defeated | |
| Jack Donovan | 1 | July 14, 1972 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Whitey Caldwell | 1 | October 1972 | ? | |
| Vacated | 1973 or 1974 | Title vacant | ||
| Jerry Brisco Gerald Brisco Floyd Gerald "Jerry" Brisco is a former American professional wrestler, and prior to June, 2009, worked as a road agent for WWE on its Raw brand.... |
1 | May 17, 1974 | Atlanta, GA | Defeated Bobby Duncum Bobby Duncum Bobby Duncum may refer to:*Bobby Duncum, Sr., wrestler*Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler... |
| Ron Fuller Ron Fuller (wrestler) Ronald Welch is a retired professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Ron Fuller and Tennessee Stud. He is the elder brother of Robert Fuller... |
1 | 1974 | ? | |
| Ron Wright | 2 | 1974 | ? | |
| Ron Fuller | 2 | February 28, 1975 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Pepper Gomez | 1 | September 1975 | ? | |
| Ron Wright | 3 | February 1976 | ? | |
| Don Carson | 1 | February 13, 1976 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Ron Fuller | 3 | April 23, 1976 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Robert Fuller Robert Fuller Robert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:... |
1 | June 1976 | ? | |
| Toru Tanaka | 1 | July 1976 | ? | |
| The Gladiator | 1 | September 1976 | ? | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 1 | 1976 | ? | |
| Robert Fuller | 2 | January 1977 | ? | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 2 | March 1977 | ? | |
| Robert Fuller | 3 | April 28, 1977 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Ron Garvin Ron Garvin Ron Garvin is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance.-Early career:... |
1 | July 10, 1977 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 3 | September 1977 | ? | |
| Ron Fuller | 4 | September 2, 1977 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 4 | October 1977 | ? | |
| Robert Fuller | 4 | April 1978 | ? | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 5 | May 1978 | ? | |
| Ron Garvin | 2 | June 1978 | ? | |
| Vacated | June 1978 | Title vacant | ||
| Mongolian Stomper | 6 | June 23, 1978 | Knoxville, TN | Won tournament |
| Robert Fuller | 5 | August 11, 1978 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 7 | August 18, 1978 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Robert Fuller | 6 | 1978 | ? | |
| Boris Malenko | 1 | November 1978 | ? | |
| Ron Garvin | 3 | December 8, 1978 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 8 | December 1978 | ? | |
| Ron Garvin | 4 | January 1979 | ? | |
| Alexis Smirnoff | 1 | May 18, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Ron Garvin | 5 | June 1, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Dick Slater Dick Slater Richard Van Slater , better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid 1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling .Slater began wrestling with Mike... |
1 | July 1979 | ? | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 9 | August 3, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Dick Slater | 2 | August 1979 | ? | |
| Toru Tanaka | 2 | November 1979 | ? | |
| Dick Slater | 3 | November 1979 | ? | |
| Bob Roop Bob Roop Bob Roop is a retired amateur and professional wrestler whose career has spanned high school, college, Army, amateur and professional wrestling. He was an American Heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:... |
1 | December 1979 | ? | |
| Sterling Golden (AKA Hulk Hogan) Hulk Hogan Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... |
1 | December 1, 1979 | Knoxville,TN | |
| Bob Armstrong Bob Armstrong Joseph Melton James is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. In the course of his career, which spanned five decades, Armstrong held numerous championships throughout the Southeastern United States... |
1 | January 1980 | ? | |
| Killer Karl Kox Herb Gerwig Herb Gerwig was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name of Killer Karl Kox, who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the... |
1 | March 1980 | ? | |
| Jos LeDuc Jos LeDuc Michel Pigeon was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Jos LeDuc. Wrestling with a lumberjack gimmick, he debuted in Stampede Wrestling with his kayfabe brother, Paul LeDuc... |
1 | March 1980 | ? | |
| Killer Karl Kox | 2 | March 1980 | ? | |
| Ole Anderson Ole Anderson Alan Robert Rogowski , better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother... |
1 | March 30, 1980 | ||
| Killer Karl Kox | 3 | May 1980 | ? | |
| Bad News Harris (AKA Kamala) | 1 | May 1980 | ? | |
| Terry Taylor Terry Taylor Terry Taylor , is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation... |
1 | 1980 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey is an American professional wrestler, best known as being one half of the tag team Midnight Express.... |
1 | 1980 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 10 | October 1980 | ? | |
| Ron Fuller | 5 | 1981 | ? | |
| Vacated | 1981 | Title vacant | ||
| Ken Lucas | 1 | March 16, 1981 | Birmingham, AL | Defeated Ron Bass |
| Ron Bass Ronald Herd Ronald Heard is a former American professional wrestler, best known under the name Ron Bass. His gimmick was a Texan cowboy who entered World Wrestling Federation rings to the sound of a bullwhip.-Career:... |
1 | March 31, 1981 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 2 | 1981 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden Jimmy Golden James "Jimmy" Golden is an American professional wrestler, who is better known as Bunkhouse Buck.Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch... |
1 | June 1, 1981 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Ray Candy Ray Candy Ray Canty , known by the ring name Ray Candy, was an American professional wrestler for the Jim Crockett Promotions and various other regional wrestling territories... |
1 | June 29, 1981 | Birmingham, AL | |
| The Olympian (AKA Jerry Stubbs) Jerry Stubbs Jerry Stubbs is a retired professional wrestler. Stubbs wrestled as Mr. Olympia in Bill Watts's Mid-South wrestling area and as the villainous Jerry “Mr. Perfect” Stubbs in Southeast/Continental wrestling promotions... |
1 | 1981 | ? | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 11 | 1981 | ? | |
| Jos LeDuc | 2 | 1981 | ? | |
| Jacques Rougeau, Jr. Jacques Rougeau Jacques Rougeau Jr. is a retired French-Canadian professional wrestler from Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s with the World Wrestling Federation under his own name, and as The Mountie. Rougeau has held fifteen championships during his career... |
1 | 1982 | ? | |
| Jos LeDuc | 3 | 1982 | ? | |
| Terry Gordy Terry Gordy Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:... |
1 | 1982 | ? | |
| Jos LeDuc | 4 | 1982 | ? | |
| Bob Armstrong | 2 | August 30, 1982 | Birmingham, AL | |
| David Schultz David Schultz (professional wrestler) David Schultz is an American retired professional wrestler. Although he is known for competing in North American regional promotions such as Stampede Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association during the late 1970s and 1980s, he is perhaps best remembered for... |
1 | October 25, 1982 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Bob Armstrong | 3 | 1982 | ? | |
| Austin Idol Austin Idol Mike McCord is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name the "Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol.-Professional wrestling career:McCord graduated from Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida... |
1 | December 1982 | ? | |
| Bob Armstrong | 4 | 1983 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden | 2 | March 1983 | ? | |
| Bob Armstrong | 5 | March 1983 | ? | |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | March 1983 | ? | |
| Bob Armstrong | 6 | April 11, 1983 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden | 3 | 1983 | ? | |
| The Flame Jody Hamilton Joseph "Jody" Hamilton is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer. In his active days Hamiltion was best known as known as one half of the tag team The Assassins where he was called "Assassin #1"... |
1 | July 1983 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden | 4 | July 1983 | ? | |
| Bob Armstrong | 7 | 1983 | ? | |
| Jos LeDuc | 5 | November 1983 | ? | |
| Vacated | 1983 | Title vacated after match between LeDuc & Robert Fuller Robert Fuller Robert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:... |
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| Bob Armstrong | 8 | December 3, 1983 | Dothan, AL | Won tournament |
| Jerry Stubbs | 2 | December 1983 | ? | |
| Stripped | January 1984 | Title stripped for attacking referees | ||
| Wayne Farris | 1 | February 7, 1984 | Mobile, AL | Won Tournament |
| Vacated | March 1984 | Farris left area | ||
| Jimmy Golden | 5 | March 12, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | Defeated Mr. Orient in tournament final |
| Vic Rain | 1 | June 25, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Austin Idol | 2 | August 1984 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden | 6 | November 22, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) | 3 | 1984 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden | 7 | 1984 | ? | |
| Pork Chop Cash | 1 | January 1985 | ? | |
| Boomer Lynch | 1 | March 1985 | ? | |
| Jimmy Golden | 8 | March 30, 1985 | Dothan, AL | |
| Austin Idol | 3 | July 27, 1985 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Adrian Street Adrian Street Adrian Street is a Welsh professional wrestler known for his flamboyant, androgynous wrestling persona, brought to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Street was often accompanied to the ring by his long-time manager Miss Linda, and the two worked primarily as villains... |
1 | August 6, 1985 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Norvell Austin Norvell Austin Norvell Austin is a retired American professional wrestler who made his debut in the late 1960s. Austin worked for most of his career in the Southern United States, most often in tag team competition. Norvell Austin is most famous for teaming with Sputnik Monroe in one of the first "mixed races"... |
1 | January 6, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Adrian Street | 2 | February 17, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Wendell Cooley | 1 | March 31, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Adrian Street | 3 | June 23, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Wendell Cooley | 2 | July 1986 | ? | |
| Adrian Street | 4 | January 5, 1987 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Dutch Mantel Wayne Cowan Wayne Keown is an American professional wrestler, and author better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel or Dutch Mantell. He currently is semi-retired but still makes occasional wrestling appearances. He was previously with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a writer behind the scenes... |
1 | April 13, 1987 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Danny Davis | 1 | November 23, 1987 | Montgomery, AL | |
| Lord Humongous Sid Eudy Sidney Raymond "Sid" Eudy is an American professional wrestler, best known as Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling, and as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in the World Wrestling Federation... |
1 | December 25, 1987 | Knoxville, TN | |
| Title Retired | 1988 | SCW became the CWF & title was retired | ||
See also
- National Wrestling AllianceNational Wrestling AllianceThe National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
- Southeast Championship WrestlingContinental Championship WrestlingContinental Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Knoxville, Tennessee from 1974 until 1988 and Dothan, Alabama from 1978 to 1990, managed by Ron Fuller. When Fuller sold the promotion to David Woods, it changed name to the Continental Wrestling Federation...
- Gulf Coast Championship WrestlingContinental Championship WrestlingContinental Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Knoxville, Tennessee from 1974 until 1988 and Dothan, Alabama from 1978 to 1990, managed by Ron Fuller. When Fuller sold the promotion to David Woods, it changed name to the Continental Wrestling Federation...