NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
Encyclopedia
The NWA Southeastern Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title for wrestlers considered "Junior Heavyweights", that is weighing under 230 lbs. It was promoted in the Alabama
, Florida
, Tennessee
and Mississippi
region from 1975 until 1989, first by Southeastern Championship Wrestling from 1975 to 1985 then by its successor Continental Championship Wrestling
from 1985 to 1988 and finally by the Continental Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1989 .
means “No later than”
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...
, 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...
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 1975 until 1989, first by Southeastern Championship Wrestling from 1975 to 1985 then by its successor Continental 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...
from 1985 to 1988 and finally by the Continental Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1989 .
Title history
[…] Means champion lineage is uncertain at this period in timemeans “No later than”
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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Mike Graham | 1 | October, 1975 | ||
Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) Kevin Francis Sullivan is an American professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in WCW as "The Taskmaster" and his leading of the "Dungeon of Doom".-Early career:... |
1 | May 18, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
Tony Charles | 1 | June 22, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
Kevin Sullivan | 2 | June 26, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
Tony Charles | 2 | July 13, 1979 | Knoxville, TN | |
Dick Steinborn | 1 | 1980 | ||
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 | 1980 | ||
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 | 1980 | ||
Jerry Stubbs | 2 | 1981 | ||
Brad Armstrong | 1 | January 20, 1981 | Mobile, AL | |
Jerry Stubbs | 3 | February 1981 | ||
Brad Armstrong | 2 | February 1981 | ||
Jerry Stubbs | 4 | April 1981 | ||
[...] | ||||
”Superstar” Bill Dundee Bill Dundee William "Bill" Cruickshanks is a Scottish born-Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Cruickshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton.... |
1 | June 2, 1981 | Memphis, TN | |
[...] | ||||
Tommy Wright | 1 | 1981 | Dothan, AL | |
Norvell Austin | 2 | August, 1981 | ||
Ken Lucas | 1 | 1981 | ||
Luke Williams Brian Wickens Brian Wickens is a professional wrestler best known as Luke Williams, one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as The Bushwhackers in the WWF.-Career:Luke Williams started wrestling for NWA New Zealand in 1964... |
1 | 1981 | ||
Tony Charles | 3 | 1981 | ||
[...] | ||||
Scott McGhee Scott McGhee Garfield "Gary" Portz, known by his ringname Scott McGhee, is a retired American professional wrestler and the son of Geoff Portz who competed in North American regional promotions during the 1980s and was a longtime mainstay of Florida Championship Wrestling.Originally working as a referee for... |
1 | 1982 | ||
Ted Oates | 1 | 1982 | ||
Scott McGhee | 2 | May, 1982 | ||
Brad Armstrong | 3 | June 27, 1982 | Birmingham, AL | |
Scott McGhee | 3 | September, 1982 | ||
Bill Ash | 1 | November 1982 | ||
Robert Gibson Reuben Kane Robert Gibson is a professional wrestler. He is famous as half of the tag team known as Rock 'N Roll Express, with Ricky Morton.-Early career:Cain started wrestling as Robert Gibson in 1977... |
1 | December 1982 | ||
Wayne Ferris The Honky Tonk Man Roy Wayne Farris , better known by his ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American professional wrestler. A 1975 graduate from University of Memphis with a B.S. degree in Education. Coached high school football 2 seasons at Munford High School in Munford, Tennessee... |
1 | December 1982 | ||
Norman Frederick Charles III | 1 | January 1, 1983 | ||
Robert Gibson | 2 | January 19, 1983 | ||
Bill Ash | 2 | March 1983 | ||
Johnny Rich | 1 | March 1983 | ||
Bill Ash | 3 | 1983 | ||
Tommy Rogers Thomas Couch Thomas R. Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics.-Career:Couch started wrestling in 1980 as Tommy Rogers in North Carolina... |
1 | May 2, 1983 | Birmingham, AL | |
Chick Donovan | 1 | July 1983 | ||
Rick Gibson | 1 | September 1983 | ||
Chick Donovan | 2 | October 1983 | ||
Tim Horner Tim Horner Tim Horner is a professional wrestler best known for his "Lightning Express" tag team with Brad Armstrong.-Career:Tim Horner started wrestling in 1982 in the Alabama territory. He formed a tag team called the "Lightning Express" with Brad Armstrong and they had a lot of success. They won the... |
1 | October 1983 | ||
Ken Lucas | 2 | 1983 | ||
Rip Rogers Rip Rogers Mark Sciarra whose professional name is Rip Rogers is a former professional wrestler and trainer for Ohio Valley Wrestling. He is currently a trainer for Derby City Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky.-Career:... |
1 | November 1983 | ||
Ken Lucas | 3 | December 1983 | ||
David Morgan | 1 | February 2, 1984 | ||
Larry Hamilton | 1 | February 27, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
Rip Rogers | 2 | March 5, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
Johnny Rich | 2 | March 26, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tommy Gilbert | 1 | May 7, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
Scott Armstrong | 1 | July 2, 1984 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tommy Gilbert | 2 | September 1984 | ||
Scott Armstrong | 2 | September 1984 | ||
Bill Ash | 3 | November 12, 1984 | Montogomery, AL | |
Scott Armstrong | 3 | |||
Bill Ash | 4 | March 1985 | ||
Scott Armstrong | 4 | July 5, 1985 | Montogomery, AL | |
Bill Ash | 5 | July 15, 1985 | Birmingham, AL | |
Roy Lee Welch 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 | September 30, 1985 | ||
Ken Timbs Ken Timbs Ken Timbs was an American professional wrestler who, with longtime tag team partner Eric Embry, competed as one half of the Fabulous Blondes in several regional territories including Southwest Championship Wrestling and International World Class Championship Wrestling during the early... |
1 | November 30, 1985 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tim Horner | 2 | December 30, 1985 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tom Prichard Tom Prichard Thomas Prichard is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, working in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling as a trainer using his ring name Tom Prichard... |
1 | March 3, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tim Horner | 3 | March 21, 1986 | Knoxville, TN | |
Tom Prichard | 2 | March 31, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tim Horner | 4 | April 28, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tom Prichard | 3 | May 10, 1986 | Dothan, AL | |
Tim Horner | 5 | May 28, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
Roy Lee Welch | 2 | September 30, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tom Prichard | 4 | November 10, 1986 | Birmingham, AL | |
Larry Hamilton | 2 | January 9, 1987 | Birmingham, AL | |
Tom Prichard | 5 | February 2, 1987 | Knoxville, TN | |
Scott Armstrong | 5 | May 25, 1987 | Birmingham, AL | |
Larry Hamilton | 3 | September 7, 1987 | Birmingham, AL | |
Ken Wayne Ken Wayne Ken Wayne was an Australian actor. He made his film debut in Sons of Matthew and appeared in a number of movies including Dust in the Sun , but was also well known for his work in radio, particularly for playing private eye Larry Kent in the series I Hate Crime... |
1 | March 9, 1988 | Hattiesburg, MS | |
Danny Davis | 1 | August 8, 1988 | Birmingham, AL | |
Ken Wayne | 2 | August 8, 1988 | Birmingham, AL | |
Danny Davis | 2 | September 13, 1988 | Montgomery, AL | |
Ken Wayne | 3 | October 1, 1988 | Dothan, AL | |
Danny Davis | 3 | November 2, 1988 | Harriman, TN | |
Alan Martin | 1 | April 30, 1989 | Montgomery, AL | |
Danny Davis | 4 | May 1989 | ||
Kevin Dillinger | 1 | May 5, 1989 | Knoxville, TN | |
Danny Davis | 5 | June 9, 1989 | Knoxville, TN | |
Downtown Bruno David Lauer Bruno Lauer , better known by his ring name Harvey Wippleman, is a professional wrestling manager, referee, and occasional wrestler. He began his career working in professional wrestling promotions in the Southern United States, especially Memphis... |
1 | September 22, 1989 | Knoxville, TN |