NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)
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The NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) was originally the primary singles championship for Gulf Coast 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...

and was originally named the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship. As the name indicates the title was recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance
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...

 as a local title promoted in the Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

, 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...

, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 and Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

 region from 1957 until 1977 when its name was changed for the Southern Division of Southeast 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...

. In 1980 the title was abandoned and the Northern division of the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship or Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship was one of two identically named regional championship titles, a Southern and Northern division promoted by Southeast Championship Wrestling...

 became the main title of SECW.

Title history

[…] Means champion lineage is uncertain at this period in time

means “No later than”
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|colspan=5 style="background: #ccddcc;" align=center|NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship
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|Eduardo Perez
|1
|May 22, 1957
|Mobile, AL
|Defeats Lee Fields in 14-man tournament final.
|-
|Mario Galento
|1
|August 7, 1957
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Yvon Roberre
|1
|January 8, 1958
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mario Galento
|2
|February 18, 1958
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Buddy Fuller
|1
|July 3, 1958
|Hattiesburg, MS
|
|-
|Billy Wicks
|1
|September 17, 1958
|Lafayette, LA
|
|-
|Gorgeous George
George Wagner
George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George...


|1
|November 12, 1958
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Billy Wicks
|2
|November 19, 1958
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Lee Fields
|1
|December 24, 1958
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Billy Wicks
|3
|January 1, 1959
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Papa Pasquale
|1
|March 18, 1959
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Mighty Yankee (Ray Villmer)
|1
|July 15, 1959
|Mobile, AL
|
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|Lee Fields
|2
|October 7, 1959
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vancant
|1959
|
|Lee Fields buys the Gulf Coast promotion and vacates the title
|-
|Billy Wicks
|4
|December 8, 1959
|Pensacola, FL
|Defeats Pancho Villa in tournament final.
|-
|Yvon Roberre
|2
|January 16, 1960
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mario Galento
|3
|February 3, 1960
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Joe McCarthy
|1
|March 16, 1960
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Joe Scarpa
|1
|May 3, 1960
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Eric Pederson
|1
|August 24, 1960
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|September 7, 1960
|
|Eric Penderson leaves the territory
|-
|Jose Lothario
Jose Lothario
Guadalupe Robledo is an American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name of Jose Lothario.-Career:Lothario competed in the National Wrestling Alliance for most of his career...


|1
|November 15, 1960
|Pensacola, FL
|Defeats Pancho Villa in tournament final.
|-
|Pancho Villa
|1
|November 30, 1960
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Lee Fields
|3
|December 13, 1960
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Pancho Villa
|2
|December 28, 1960
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mario Galento
|4
|February 1, 1961
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|July 1, 1961
|
|Mario Galento leaves the territory.
|-
|Jerry Graham
|1
|July 19, 1961
|Mobile, AL
|Defeats Chief Little Eagle in tournament final.
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|Dick Dunn
|1
|August 23, 1961
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Chief Little Eagle
|2
|September 20, 1961
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|November 1, 1961
|
|Chief Little Eagle leaves the territory
|-
|colspan=5|title inactive.
|-
|Jan Madrid
|1
|October 2, 1962
|Pensacola, FL
|Defeats Don Fields in tournament final; vacates on February 1, 1963
|-
|Rocket Monroe (Bill Fletcher)
|1
|May 15, 1963
|Mobile, AL
|Defeats Pancho Villa and Joe Scarpa in 3-man match.
|-
|Mario Galento
|5
|July 24, 1963
|Mobile, AL
|Wins by forfeit when Monroe gets flu.
|-
|Rocket Moroe
|2
|August 14, 1963
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Silento Rodriguez
|1
|August 21, 1963
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mickey Sharpe
|1
|October 23, 1963
|Mobile, AL
|Wins by forfeit when Rodriguez injured.
|-
|Billy Hines
|1
|November 22, 1963
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|December 31, 1963
|
|Bily Hines leaves the territory
|-
|Dick Dunn
|2
|March 18, 1964
|
|Awarded
|-
|Don Duffy
|1
|April 3, 1964
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|1
|May 27, 1964
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mickey Sharpe
|2
|September 11, 1964
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Silento Rodriguez
|2
|September 16, 1964
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Chin Lee
|1
|October 7, 1964
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Silento Rodriguez
|3
|September 21, 1964
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|November 1, 1964
|
|Silento Rodriguez leaves the territory.
|-
|The Mighty Yankee
|2
|December 9, 1964
|
|Awarded
|-
|Dick Dunn
|2
|January 13, 1965
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Chin Lee
|2
|February 12, 1965
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|May 1, 1964
|
|Chin Lee leaves the territory
|-
|Ken Lucas
|2
|June 23, 1965
|
|Awarded
|-
|Don Carson
|1
|August 31, 1965
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Dick Dunn
|4
|September 16, 1965
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Danny McShain
|1
|October 27, 1965
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|3
|December 1, 1965
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Eduardo Perez
|2
|February 16, 1966
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Chief Little Eagle
|3
|April 6, 1966
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ramon Torres
|1
|July 19, 1966
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Dick Dunn
|5
|July 27, 1966
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ramon Torres
|2
|August 3, 1966
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Don Carson
|2
|September 19, 1966
|Panama City, FL
|
|-
|Bobby Fields
|1
|October 14, 1966
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Maxie York
|1
|October 28, 1966
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Bobby Fields
|2
|November 5, 1966
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|The Ox
|1
|August 9, 1967
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bobby Fields
|3
|August 21, 1967
|Panama City, FL
|
|-
|Don Carson
|3
|November 10, 1967
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Dick Dunn
|6
|December 12, 1967
|Panama City, FL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|January 1, 1968
|
|Dick Dunn leaves the territory
|-
|Eduardo Perez
|3
|February 16, 1968
|
|Awarded
|-
|Mario Galento
|6
|April 3, 1968
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Rocket Monroe (Maury High)
|1
|April 8, 1968
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Greg Peterson
|1
|June 28, 1968
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Flash Monroe
|1
|September 18, 1968
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Dick Dunn
|7
|October 28, 1968
|Panama City, FL
|
|-
|Flash Monroe
|2
|November 27, 1968
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Jose Villa
|1
|December 4, 1968
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Don Carson
|4
|December 11, 1968
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bobby Fields
|4
|February 14, 1969
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|colspan=5|Title inactive after February 19, 1969
|-
|The Mysterious Medic
|1
|July 1, 1970
|Mobile, AL
|Defeats Bob Kelly in a special duration match.
|-
|Bob Kelly
|1
|July 8, 1970
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|1
|November 4, 1970
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|2
|December 16, 1970
|Mobile, AL
|Wins as the "Masked Intruder"
|-
|Mike Boyette
|1
|December 23, 1970
|Mobile, AL
|Defeats Kelly in battle royal.
|-
|Bob Kelly
|3
|January 13, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|2
|February 28, 1971
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|4
|March 28, 1971
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Rip Tyler
|1
|May 26, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|5
|June 16, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Donnie Fargo
|1
|July 28, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|4
|October 6, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|3
|October 26, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Donnie Fargo
|2
|December 1, 1971
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|6
|January 19, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Donnie Fargo
|3
|March 8, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|Kelly is suspended
|-
|Bob Kelly
|7
|April 12, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|Awarded when Fargo no-shows.
|-
|Gorgeous George Jr.
|1
|June 7, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|8
|July 12, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|4
|September 27, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|9
|October 10, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|5
|October 18, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Bob Kelly
|10
|November 22, 1972
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Mighty Mongol
|1
|April 22, 1973
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|The Lumberjack
|1
|June 19, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ronnie 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
|July 28, 1973
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Bob Griffin
|1
|August 14, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|Defeats Donnie Bass, subbing for injured Ronnie.
|-
|Mike Boyette
|2
|August 25, 1973
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Sweet Daddy Watts
Bill Watts
William F. "Bill" Watts is a former American professional wrestler and promoter. Watts was famous under his "Cowboy" gimmick in his wrestling career, and then as a tough, no-nonsense promoter in the Mid-South area of the United States, which grew to become the UWF.In 1992, he was the Executive...


|1
|September 11, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mike Boyette
|3
|October 2, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Mysterious Medic
|2
|November 6, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Mike Boyette
|4
|November 20, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Duke Miller
|1
|December 11, 1973
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Mysterious Medic
|3
|February 5, 1974
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Duke Miller
|2
|February 12, 1974
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|5
|July 9, 1974
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Duke Miller
|3
|October 1, 1974
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|6
|October 8, 1974
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Jack Donovan
|1
|November 19, 1974
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Terry Latham
|1
|December 14, 1974
|Pensacola, FL
|
|-
|Duke Myers
|1
|February 11, 1975
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|7
|March 4, 1975
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Dr. X
|1
|May 13, 1975
|Mobile, AL
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|August 4, 1975
|
|Dr. X leaves the territory.
|-
|Nick Kozak
|1
|September 23, 1975
|
|Awarded
|-
|Duke Miller
|4
|September 30, 1975
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Rip Tyler
|2
|November 23, 1975
|Pencacola, FL
|
|-
|Bob Sweetan
|1
|December 28, 1975
|Pencacola, FL
|
|-
|Eddie Sullivan
|1
|February 3, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Duke Miller
|5
|March 2, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Rick Gibson
|1
|March 3, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=2|Vacant
|April 6, 1976
|
|Title vacated due to injury.
|-
|Eddie Sullivan
|2
|April 27, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|Awarded
|-
|Ken Lucas
|8
|May 18, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Eddie Sullivan
|3
|July 13, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Sweet Daddy Banks
|1
|September 14, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Don Carson
|5
|November 9, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|9
|November 23, 1976
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|6
|December 3, 1976
|Ozark, AL
|
|-
|Ken Mantell
|1
|March 22, 1977
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|7
|April 22, 1977
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Kurt Von Hess
|1
|May 10, 1977
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|8
|May 24, 1977
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Kurt Von Hess
|2
|June 23, 1977
|Panama City, FL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|10
|July 26, 1977
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|Billy Spears
|1
|September 16, 1977
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|The Wrestling Pro
|9
|September 23, 1977
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|The Superstar
|1
|September 30, 1977
|Dothan, AL
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
|11
|November 1, 1977
|Mobile, AL
|
|-
|colspan=5|Promotion is sold to SECW January 1978. The Southern division of Southeastern Heavyweight Championship is often billed as the Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship from then on seen as a direct continuation of the lineage.
|-

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|colspan=5 style="background: #ccddcc;" align=center|NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)
|-
|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
|1978
|
|defeated David Schultz to become the first champion
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|
|
|-
|Masked Superstar
|1
|1978
|
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|
|
|-
|Ken Lucas
Ken Lucas
Kenneth Ray "Ken" Lucas is an American politician. Lucas, a Democrat, was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th congressional district from 1999 until 2005....


|1
|April 1978
|
|defeated David Shultz to win title
|-
|Unknown
|
|November 19, 1978
|
|A championship match is held between Stomper and Wrestling Pro however the results are unrecorded
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|
|
|-
|David Schultz
|1
|1979
|
|
|-
|Ron Slinker
Ron Slinker
David Slinker , better known by his ring name, Ron Slinker, was an American professional wrestler and martial artist who competed in several North American promotions.-Early life:...


|1
|May 4, 1979
|Dothan, Alabama
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County...


|
|-
|David Schultz
|2
|May 6, 1979
|Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...


|Title change in dispute as Shutlz is recorded defending his title in Mobile, Alabama two days later
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|
|
|-
|Ox Baker
Ox Baker
Douglas A. Baker better known professionally as Ox Baker, is an American former professional wrestler and actor, and was feared for his dreaded finishing move, the Heart Punch, sometimes called the "Hurt Punch", after Baker's famous catchphrase "I love to hurt people!" He has appeared in several...


|1
|July 5, 1979
|
|
|-
|Terry "The Hulk" Bollea
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
|July 1979
|
|
|-
|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
|July 13, 1979
|Mobile, Alabama
|
|-
|Unknown
|
|
|
|
|-
|Terry "The Hulk" Bollea
|2
|October 31, 1979
|
|
|-
|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
|June 8, 1980
|
|
|-
|Mongolian Stomper
Mongolian Stomper
Archie Gouldie is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Mongolian Stomper.-Stampede Wrestling:Gouldie held the North American heavyweight title a record ten times between 1968 and 1984, quite a streak of longevity for that time frame...


|1
|June 1980
|
|
|-
|}

See also

  • National Wrestling Alliance
    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...

  • Gulf Coast 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...

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