^The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 93 and 122 days.
^ abcdeThe length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 31 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 154 and 214 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 11 and 41 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 146 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 146 days.
^The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 116 and 145 days.
^The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 7 and 37 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 31 days.
^The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 89 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 89 days.
^The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 72 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 72 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 72 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 39 and 54 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 16 and 58 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 43 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 143 days.
^The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 143 days.
^The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 126 and 151 days.
^The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 26 days.
^The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 136 and 166 days.
^The date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 41 and 70 days.
^The date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 145 and 174 days.
^The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 26 days.
^The date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 36 and 56 days.
^The date the championship was abandoned is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 4 and 34 days.
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The Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles professional wrestling championship 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 At various times different NWA affiliated promotions used their own regional version of the title including promotions based in Georgia Tennessee and the Carolinas NWA Southern Heavyweight ChampionshipA version of the championship beltDetailsPromotionChampionship Wrestling from FloridaDate establishedMarch 17 1962Date retiredFebruary 1987StatisticsFirst champion s Eddie GrahamFinal champion s Kevin SullivanMost reignsDusty Rhodes 10 reigns Longest reignSteve Corino 521 days Shortest reignBobby Duncum 7 days Contents 1 Title history 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesTitle history editKey No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 Eddie Graham March 17 1962 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 68 Won tournament to become the first champion Vacated May 24 1962 Eddie Graham was injured and unable to defend the championship 2 Boris Malenko July 25 1962 N A N A 1 127 Awarded after Malenko injured Graham to cause the title to become vacant 3 Eddie Graham November 29 1962 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 2 82 4 Hiro Matsuda February 19 1963 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 163 2 5 Eddie Graham August 1 1963 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 3 149 6 Bob Orton December 28 1963 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 1 66 7 Bob Ellis March 3 1964 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 93 3 8 Bob Orton June 4 1964 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 2 208 9 Tarzan Tyler December 29 1964 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 Note 1 Vacated April 1965 Championship vacated for undocumented reasons 10 Bob Orton June 17 1965 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 3 252 Won a tournament 11 Tarzan Tyler February 24 1966 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 2 12 12 The Missouri Mauler March 8 1966 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 Note 2 13 Johnny Weaver 1967 CWF Show Florida 1 Note 2 14 The Missouri Mauler 1967 CWF Show Florida 2 Note 2 15 Johnny Weaver July 1968 CWF Show Charlotte North Carolina 2 Note 3 16 Red Bastien July 1968 CWF Show Florida 1 Note 4 17 The Missouri Mauler January 1969 CWF Show Florida 3 Note 5 18 Jack Brisco February 11 1969 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 Note 6 19 The Missouri Mauler 1969 CWF Show Florida 4 Note 7 20 Jack Brisco July 8 1969 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 Note 8 Vacated November 1969 Vacated after Jack Brisco left the territory to work in Japan 21 Danny Miller January 3 1970 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 10 22 The Missouri Mauler January 13 1970 CWF Show Tampa Florida 5 49 4 23 Bob Orton March 3 1970 CWF Show Tampa Florida 4 39 3 24 Dale Lewis April 11 1970 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 1 66 25 Hiro Matsuda June 16 1970 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 58 26 Great Mephisto August 13 1970 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 50 27 Hiro Matsuda October 2 1970 CWF Show Tallahassee Florida 3 34 28 Great Mephisto November 5 1970 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 2 96 29 Rene Goulet February 9 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 42 30 The Grappler March 23 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 22 31 Terry Funk April 14 1971 CWF Show Miami Florida 1 7 32 Dick Murdoch April 21 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 48 33 Jack Brisco June 8 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 3 108 Vacated September 24 1971 Vacated after a match against Dick Murdoch ended in controversial fashion 34 Bobby Duncum October 7 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 7 Won tournament 35 George Gaiser October 14 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 40 36 Bobby Shane November 23 1971 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 84 Vacated February 15 1972 Vacated after a match against Tim Woods ended in controversial fashion 37 Tim Woods February 29 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 116 won the rematch 38 The Zodiac June 24 1972 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 5 Note 9 39 Dale Lewis July 1972 CWF Show Florida 2 Note 10 40 The Zodiac August 1 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 6 11 41 Tim Woods August 12 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 24 42 Buddy Colt September 5 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 14 43 Tim Woods September 19 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 3 42 44 Buddy Colt October 31 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 21 45 Tim Woods November 21 1972 CWF Show Tampa Florida 4 27 46 Buddy Colt December 18 1972 CWF Show Orlando Florida 3 22 47 Mark Lewin January 9 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 28 48 Buddy Colt February 6 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 4 22 49 Mr Kleen February 28 1973 CWF Show Miami Florida 1 12 5 50 Paul Jones March 12 1973 CWF Show Orlando Florida 1 29 51 Ron Fuller April 10 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 77 52 Johnny Valentine June 26 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 49 53 Bill Dromo August 14 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 22 54 Dusty Rhodes September 5 1973 CWF Show Miami Beach Florida 1 27 6 55 Thunderbolt Patterson October 2 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 7 6 56 Dusty Rhodes October 9 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 7 6 Vacated October 16 1973 Championship vacated after a match against Paul Jones ended inconclusively 7 6 57 Dusty Rhodes October 23 1973 CWF Show Tampa Florida 3 105 Defeated Paul Jones in rematch 6 7 58 Jos LeDuc February 5 1974 CWF Show Florida 1 35 59 Dusty Rhodes March 12 1974 CWF Show Tampa Florida 4 128 6 Vacated July 18 1974 Vacated after Pak Song defeated Rhodes 60 Dusty Rhodes July 20 1974 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 5 5 Defeated Pak Song in rematch 6 7 61 Pak Song July 25 1974 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 1 19 62 Jerry Brisco August 13 1974 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 Note 11 63 Bill Watts 1974 CWF Show Florida 1 Note 12 64 Jos LeDuc November 11 1974 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 2 22 65 The Stomper December 3 1974 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 77 66 Bob Armstrong February 18 1975 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 14 67 The Stomper March 4 1975 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 13 68 Pepper Gomez March 17 1975 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 89 69 Killer Karl Krupp June 14 1975 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 Note 13 70 Mike George 1975 CWF Show Florida 1 Note 14 71 Killer Karl Krupp 1975 CWF Show Florida 2 Note 15 72 Harley Race August 25 1975 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 1 21 73 Dusty Rhodes September 15 1975 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 6 8 6 74 Harley Race September 23 1975 NET CWF Show Florida 2 Note 16 6 75 Jerry Brisco November 1975 CWF Show Florida 2 Note 17 76 Masked Destroyer November 16 1975 NET CWF Show Florida 1 Note 18 77 Billy Robinson December 29 1975 CWF Show Florida 1 106 78 The Assassin April 13 1976 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 21 79 Dusty Rhodes May 4 1976 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 7 35 6 80 The Assassin June 8 1976 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 144 6 81 Steve Keirn October 30 1976 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 Note 2 82 Ox Baker 1976 or 1977 CWF Show Florida 1 Note 2 83 Superstar Billy Graham 1977 CWF Show Florida 1 Note 19 84 Steve Keirn 1977 CWF Show Florida 2 Note 20 85 Ivan Koloff May 24 1977 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 126 86 Pedro Morales September 27 1977 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 161 87 Dick Slater March 7 1978 NLT CWF Show Florida 1 51 8 88 Jerry Brisco April 27 1978 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 3 4 89 Dick Slater May 1 1978 CWF Show Florida 2 48 6 90 Dusty Rhodes June 18 1978 CWF Show Sarasota Florida 8 45 6 91 The Spoiler August 2 1978 CWF Show Miami Beach Florida 1 21 Won a double title match as Spoiler was the NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion 92 Wahoo McDaniel August 23 1978 CWF Show Miami Beach Florida 1 81 93 Dick Slater November 12 1978 CWF Show Orlando Florida 3 48 94 Terry Funk December 30 1978 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 2 21 95 Thor the Viking January 20 1979 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 70 9 96 Jimmy Garvin March 31 1979 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 58 97 King Curtis Iaukea May 28 1979 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 1 Note 21 98 Ernie Ladd October 1979 CWF Show Lafayette Louisiana 1 Note 22 99 Sweet Brown Sugar October 26 1979 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 29 100 Leroy Brown November 24 1979 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 84 10 101 Dusty Rhodes February 16 1980 CWF Show Jacksonville Florida 9 Note 23 6 Vacated July 1980 Vacated so that Rhodes could focus on a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 102 Dick Slater August 3 1980 CWF Show Tampa Florida 4 177 103 Mike Graham January 27 1981 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 7 104 Dick Slater February 3 1981 CWF Show Tampa Florida 5 1 105 Sweet Brown Sugar February 4 1981 CWF Show Ft Myers Florida 2 76 106 Rene Goulet April 21 1981 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 Note 24 107 Bobby Jaggers June 1981 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 Note 25 108 Jack Brisco November 22 1981 CWF Show Orlando Florida 4 34 109 David Von Erich December 26 1981 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 202 110 Derek Draper July 16 1982 CWF Show Lakeland Florida 1 9 111 Sweet Brown Sugar July 25 1982 CWF Show Orlando Florida 3 17 112 Jimmy Garvin August 11 1982 CWF Show Florida 2 81 113 Dusty Rhodes October 31 1982 CWF Show Orlando Florida 10 22 6 114 Kevin Sullivan November 22 1982 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 1 Note 26 Defeated Barry Windham to win the championship 6 7 Vacated 1982 Championship vacant after Sullivan tries to give it to Jake Roberts in gratitude for his interference 115 Barry Windham December 18 1982 CWF Show Sarasota Florida 1 89 Defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final 116 Frank Dusek March 17 1983 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 44 117 Ron Bass April 30 1983 CWF Show Ft Myers Florida 1 147 118 Mike Rotunda September 24 1983 CWF Show St Petersburg Florida 1 60 119 Ron Bass November 23 1983 CWF Show Miami Florida 2 180 120 Mike Rotunda May 21 1984 CWF Show West Palm Beach Florida 2 9 121 Angelo Mosca May 30 1984 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 74 11 122 Jim Neidhart August 12 1984 CWF Show Oklahoma City Oklahoma 1 13 123 Pez Whatley August 25 1984 CWF Show Sarasota Florida 1 25 124 Kevin Sullivan September 19 1984 CWF Show Ft Lauderdale Florida 2 3 125 Pez Whatley September 22 1984 CWF Show Miami Florida 2 116 126 Rick Rude January 16 1985 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 84 aired on a TV tape delay on January 23 1985 12 127 Brian Blair April 10 1985 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 46 128 Hercules Hernandez May 26 1985 CWF Show Orlando Florida 1 Note 27 Vacated July 1985 Hernandez was fired for a dressing room fight with Wahoo McDaniel 129 Rick Rude July 21 1985 CWF Show Orlando Florida 2 73 defeated Mike Graham in tournament final 130 Wahoo McDaniel October 2 1985 CWF Show Tampa Florida 2 48 131 Lex Luger November 19 1985 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 57 132 Jesse Barr January 15 1986 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 30 13 132 Lex Luger February 14 1986 CWF Battle of the Belts 2 Orlando Florida 2 158 134 Masked Superstar July 22 1986 CWF Show Tampa Florida 1 7 135 Lex Luger July 29 1986 CWF Show Tampa Florida 3 171 136 Kevin Sullivan January 16 1987 CWF Show Daytona Florida 3 15 12 137 Bad News Allen January 31 1987 CWF Show Ft Lauderdale Florida 1 25 138 Kevin Sullivan February 25 1987 CWF Show Ft Lauderdale Florida 4 Note 28 14 Deactivated March 1987 Championship abandoned after promotion was purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions See also editList of National Wrestling Alliance championships NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship Georgia version NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship Tennessee version Footnotes edit The date the championship was vacated is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 93 and 122 days a b c d e The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 31 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 154 and 214 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 11 and 41 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 146 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 146 days The date the championship was vacated is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 116 and 145 days The date the championship was lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 7 and 37 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 31 days The date the championship was lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 89 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 89 days The date the championship was lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 72 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 72 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 72 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 39 and 54 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 16 and 58 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 43 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 143 days The date the championship was won and lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 143 days The date the championship was lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 126 and 151 days The date the championship was lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 26 days The date the championship was vacated is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 136 and 166 days The date the championship was lost is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 41 and 70 days The date the championship was won is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 145 and 174 days The date the championship was vacated is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 26 days The date the championship was vacated is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 36 and 56 days The date the championship was abandoned is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 4 and 34 days References edit Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2006 Wrestling Title Histories 4th ed Archeus Communications ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 Hoops Brian February 19 2017 Daily Pro Wrestling History 02 19 Kurt Angle vs Undertaker at No Way Out 2006 Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved February 27 2017 a b Hoops Brian March 3 2017 Daily Pro Wrestling History 03 03 Sting wins the TNA title Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved March 7 2017 Hoops Brian January 13 2019 Pro wrestling history 01 13 TNA Genesis 2013 Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved January 18 2019 Hoops Brian February 28 2017 Daily pro wrestling history 02 28 Andersen amp Hansen win NWA Tag Titles Wrestling Observer 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Observer Newsletter Retrieved March 21 2020 a b Hoops Brian January 16 2019 Pro wrestling history 01 16 Arn Anderson amp Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved January 18 2019 Hoops Brian January 15 2019 Pro wrestling history 01 15 Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved January 18 2019 Hoops Brian February 25 2017 Daily pro wrestling history 02 25 WWF No Way Out 2001 Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved February 27 2017 Portal nbsp Florida Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship Florida version amp oldid 1172607681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,