NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title for lighter wrestlers, board-controlled by the National Wrestling Alliance since December 1999.
It originally was used by various promotions across the Southeastern United States, most prevalently in NWA Mid-America based Tennessee. In August 1974, it was renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version).
The title was revived by the NWA in December 1999, and is used in the NWA Mid-South promotion, based in Humboldt, Tennessee.[1][2]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Gunther | 1 | 1939-05-25 (n) | Recognized in Georgia. | |
| Tommy Ward | 1 | 1950-03-20 (n) | Recognized in Florida. | |
| Karl Kowalski | 1 | 1950-09-18 (n) | Recognized in Georgia. | |
| Henry Harrell | 1 | 1952-04-19 | Jackson, Mississippi | Defeated Tex Riley in a tournament final. |
| Herb Welch | 1 | July 1952 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Al Galento | 1 | 1952-08-21 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Tex Riley | 1 | October 1952 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Jesse James | 1 | |||
| Red Roberts | 1 | January 1953 (n) | Recognized in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. | |
| Ray Piret | 1 | 1954-03-17 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Sonny Myers | 1 | 1955-02-21 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Frank Jares | 1 | 1955-07-25 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| The Masked Bat | 1 | 1956-05-22 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Frank Jares | 2 | 1956-05-29 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jesse James | 2 | 1956-07-24 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Frank Jares | 3 | 1956-08-07 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Herb Welch | 2 | 1956-08-27 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| The Great Malenko (Frank Fozo) | 1 | 1956-09-19 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Herb Welch | 3 | 1956-10-16 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Tor Yamata | 1 | 1957-02-25 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Cyclone Anaya | 1 | 1957-06-17 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Mario Galento | 1 | 1957-08-21 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Title vacated in September 1957 due to Galento not defending. | ||||
| Cyclone Anaya | 2 | September 1957 | ||
| Tor Yamata | 2 | 1957-10-01 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ray Stevens | 1 | 1957-11-11 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tor Yamata | 3 | January 1958 (n) | ||
| Herb Welch | 3 | 1958-03-17 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Fred Blassie | 1 | May 1958 (n) | ||
| Ray Stevens | 2 | June 1958 (n) | ||
| Corsica Jean | 1 | 1958-07-22 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ray Stevens | 3 | October 1958 (n) | ||
| Title vacated in October 1958 when Stevens left the territory. | ||||
| Yvon Robert | 1 | 1958 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Jesse James | 3 | 1959-01-12 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Jackie Fargo | 1 | 1959-09-30 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Mike Clancy | 1 | 1959-12-28 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Bill Monroe | 1 | 1960-12-22 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi | 1 | 1960-12-27 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Don Greene | 1 | 1961-07-22 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi | 2 | 1962-01-08 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Taro Sakuro | 1 | 1962-02-18 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Joe Lanza | 1 | 1962-06-07 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo | 2 | August 1962 (n) | ||
| Hans Steiner | 1 | September 1962 (n) | ||
| Len Rossi | 1 | May 1963 (n) | ||
| Frankie Cain | 1 | May 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez | 1 | January 1964 (n) | ||
| Rocky Smith | 1 | November 1964 (n) | ||
| Alex Perez | 2 | 1965-02-08 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Smith | 2 | November 1965 (n) | ||
| Title held up after a match against Hiro Matsuda on 1965-12-16 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | ||||
| Rocky Smith | 3 | 1965-12-23 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Defeated Matsuda in a rematch. |
| Alex Perez | 3 | 1966-01-18 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Al Costello | 1 | 1966-04-08 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Karl von Brauner | 1 | 1966-04-28 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo | 3 | 1966-07-27 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi | 4 | April 1967 (n) | ||
| The Great Yamaha (Kantaro Hoshino) | 1 | 1967-08-19 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi | 5 | 1967-08-31 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Tojo Yamamoto | 1 | 1968-03-19 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Siki Samara | 1 | 1969-08-13 | Mobile, Alabama | Samara was awarded the title. |
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | 1969-08-13 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Siki Samara | 2 | 1969-08-20 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Siki Samara | 2 | 1969-08-20 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Len Rossi | 6 | March 1970 (n) | ||
| Sputnik Monroe | 1 | 1971-07-01 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi | 7 | August 1971 | ||
| Title vacated in 1973 when Rossi suffers a broken ankle. | ||||
| Tommy Gilbert | 1 | 1973 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Lou Thesz | 1 | 1973 | ||
| Tommy Gilbert | 2 | 1973 | ||
| Ron Garvin | 1 | December 1973 (n) | ||
| Tommy Gilbert | 3 | January 1974 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Lou Thesz | 2 | 1974-03-18 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert | 4 | 1974-04-10 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler | 1 | 1974-04-15 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky Gibson | 1 | 1974-06-03 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler | 2 | 1974-06-10 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo | 4 | 1974-06-24 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler | 3 | 1974-07-08 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo | 5 | 1974-07-20 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler | 4 | 1974-07-27 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Title renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in August 1974. | ||||
| Title revived by the NWA in December 1999. | ||||
| Joey Venture | 1 | 1999-11-19 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | Defeated Mr. Showtime for the NWA Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Championship, which was renamed the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship on 1999-12-04. |
| Mr. Showtime | 1 | 2000-01-07 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| The Studd | 1 | 2000-02-18 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Pokerface | 1 | 2000-03-18 | Newbern, Tennessee | |
| Joey Venture | 2 | 2000-03-31 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Mark Southern | 1 | 2000-05-05 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Title stripped from Southern between May and July 2000 for lack of defenses. | ||||
| Kilo | 1 | 2000-07-21 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | Defeated Pokerface. |
| Pokerface | 2 | 2000-08-18 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| American Dragon | 1 | 2000-09-01 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Pokerface | 3 | 2000-09-17 | Gibson, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Rocker | 1 | 2000-11-25 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Danny B. Good | 1 | 2000-12-21 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Mr. Showtime | 2 | 2001-02-24 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Dustin Starr | 1 | 2001-03-10 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Mr. Showtime | 3 | 2001-03-24 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Dustin Starr | 2 | 2001-04-07 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Greg Anthony | 1 | 2001-04-14 | Dyersburg, Tennessee | |
| Chris Fury | 1 | 2001-09-16 | Newbern, Tennessee | |
| Void | 1 | 2002-03-10 | Newbern, Tennessee | |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 2002-08-31 | Magee, Mississippi | |
| Void | 2 | 2003-05-30 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Title stripped from Void in July 2003 for his alleged defense of the title in another town on the same night as an NWA event. | ||||
| Seth Cyrus | 1 | 2003-07-11 | Humboldt, Tennessee | Defeated Void in a tournament final. |
| A.J. Bradley | 1 | 2003-10-31 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Seth Cyrus | 2 | 2004-04-30 | Humboldt, Tennessee | Defeated Joey Luciano. |
| Joey Luciano | 1 | 2004-06-11 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Dustin Masters | 1 | 2004-10-01 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Void | 3 | |||
| Blaze | 1 | 2005-04-08 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Anthony Wayne | 1 | 2005-07-17 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Greg Anthony | 2 | 2005-08-26 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated between August 2005 and January 2006. | ||||
| Blackbird Ice | 1 | 2006-01-20 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated between January and April 2006. | ||||
| Seth Knight | 1 | 2006-04-15 | Ripley, Tennessee | |
| Greg Anthony | 3 | 2006-05-27 | Humboldt, Tennessee | |
| Seth Knight | 2 | 2007-03-17 | Lawrence, Kansas | Took place at an NWA Central States Wrestling event. |
See also
References
- ↑ Duncan, Royal and Will, Gary (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "N.W.A. Southern Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
External links
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