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.[1]
| NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The championship belt | |||||||||
| Details | |||||||||
| Promotion | Southeastern Championship Wrestling Continental Championship Wrestling Continental Wrestling Federation | ||||||||
| Date established | October 1975 | ||||||||
| Date retired | September 22, 1989 | ||||||||
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Title history edit
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| 1 | Mike Graham | October 1975 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | Recognized in Florida, defends title in Knoxville | |||
| 2 | Kevin Sullivan | May 18, 1979 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | ||||
| 3 | Tony Charles | June 22, 1979 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Kevin Sullivan | June 26, 1979 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | Tony Charles | July 13, 1979 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 6 | Dick Steinborn | 1980 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 7 | Jerry Stubbs | 1980 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 8 | Norvell Austin | 1980 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 9 | Jerry Stubbs | 1981 | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | Title may have been vacant in 81 | |||
| 10 | Brad Armstrong | January 20, 1981 | House show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | [a] | Wins tournament | |||
| 11 | Jerry Stubbs | February 1981 | House show | N/A | 3 | [a] | ||||
| 12 | Brad Armstrong | February 1981 | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 13 | Jerry Stubbs | April 1981 | House show | N/A | 4 | [a] | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from April 1981 to June 2, 1981. | ||||||||||
| 14 | Bill Dundee | June 2, 1981 | House show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [a] | Defeated Stan Lane. Title change may be recognized only in Memphis | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from June 2, 1981 to 1981. | ||||||||||
| 15 | Tommy Wright | 1981 | House show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | [a] | Won tournament | |||
| 16 | Norvell Austin | August 1981 | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 17 | Ken Lucas | 1981 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 18 | Luke Williams | 1981 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 19 | Tony Charles | 1981 | House show | N/A | 3 | [a] | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1982. | ||||||||||
| 20 | Scott McGhee | 1982 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 21 | Ted Oates | 1982 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 22 | Scott McGhee | May 1982 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 23 | Brad Armstrong | June 27, 1982 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | [a] | Vacant in August 1982 when Armstrong moves up to heavyweight | |||
| 24 | Scott McGhee | September 1982 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 3 | [a] | Won tournament | |||
| 25 | Bill Ash | November 1982 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 26 | Robert Gibson | December 1982 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 27 | Wayne Ferris | December 1982 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | Vacant December 1982 when Ferris cannot make weight limit | |||
| 28 | Norman Frederick Charles III | January 1, 1983 | House show | N/A | 1 | 18 | Won tournament | |||
| 29 | Robert Gibson | January 19, 1983 | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 30 | Bill Ash | March 1983 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 31 | Johnny Rich | March 1983 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 32 | Bill Ash | 1983 | House show | N/A | 3 | [a] | ||||
| 33 | Tommy Rogers | May 2, 1983 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 34 | Chick Donovan | July 1983 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 35 | Rick Gibson | September 1983 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 36 | Chick Donovan | October 1983 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 37 | Tim Horner | October 1983 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 38 | Ken Lucas | 1983 | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 39 | Rip Rogers | November 1983 | House show | N/A | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 40 | Ken Lucas | December 1983 | House show | N/A | 3 | [a] | ||||
| 41 | David Morgan | February 2, 1984 | House show | N/A | 1 | 25 | ||||
| 42 | Larry Hamilton | February 27, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 43 | Rip Rogers | March 5, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 21 | [2] | |||
| 44 | Johnny Rich | March 26, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 42 | ||||
| 45 | Tommy Gilbert | May 7, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 56 | [3] | |||
| 46 | Scott Armstrong | July 2, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 47 | Tommy Gilbert | September 1984 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 48 | Scott Armstrong | September 1984 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 2 | [a] | ||||
| 49 | Bill Ash | November 12, 1984 | House show | Montgomery, Alabama | 3 | [a] | ||||
| 50 | Scott Armstrong | N/A | House show | N/A | 3 | [a] | ||||
| 51 | Bill Ash | March 1985 (NLT) | House show | N/A | 4 | [a] | ||||
| 52 | Scott Armstrong | July 5, 1985 | House show | Montgomery, Alabama | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 53 | Bill Ash | July 15, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 77 | ||||
| 54 | Roy Lee Welch | September 30, 1985 | House show | N/A | 1 | 61 | ||||
| 55 | Ken Timbs | November 30, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 30 | ||||
| 56 | Tim Horner | December 30, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 63 | ||||
| 57 | Tom Prichard | March 3, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 58 | Tim Horner | March 21, 1986 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 3 | 10 | ||||
| 59 | Tom Prichard | March 31, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 28 | ||||
| 60 | Tim Horner | April 28, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 61 | Tom Prichard | May 10, 1986 | House show | Dothan, Alabama | 3 | 18 | ||||
| 62 | Tim Horner | May 28, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 96 | Teams with Brad Armstrong to defeat Prichard & Jerry Stubbs (Southeastern Champ) in which losing champ would lose his belt | |||
| 63 | The Ninja | September 1, 1986 | CWF NWA Battle of the Belts III | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1† | 0 | Stripped of the title and the reign was unrecognized due to outside interference | |||
| 64 | Tim Horner | September 1, 1986 | House show | Daytona Beach, Florida | 5(6)† | 29 | Returns to Continental with the title | |||
| 65 | Roy Lee Welch | September 30, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 41 | ||||
| 66 | Tom Prichard | November 10, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | 60 | ||||
| 67 | Larry Hamilton | January 9, 1987 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 24 | ||||
| 68 | Tom Prichard | February 2, 1987 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 5 | 112 | [4] | |||
| 69 | Scott Armstrong | May 25, 1987 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 105 | ||||
| 70 | Larry Hamilton | September 7, 1987 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | 184 | ||||
| 71 | Ken Wayne | March 9, 1988 | House show | Hattiesburg, Missippii | 1 | 152 | ||||
| 72 | Nightmare Danny Davis | August 8, 1988 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 73 | Ken Wayne | August 8, 1988 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 36 | ||||
| 74 | Nightmare Danny Davis | September 13, 1988 | House show | Montgomery, Alabama | 2 | 18 | ||||
| 75 | Ken Wayne | October 1, 1988 | House show | Dothan, Alabama | 3 | 32 | ||||
| 76 | Nightmare Danny Davis | November 2, 1988 | House show | Harriman, Tennessee | 3 | 179 | ||||
| 77 | Alan Martin | April 30, 1989 | House show | Montgomery, Alabama | 1 | [a] | ||||
| 78 | Nightmare Danny Davis | May 1989 | House show | N/A | 4 | [a] | ||||
| 79 | Kevin Dillinger | May 5, 1989 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | [5] | |||
| 80 | Nightmare Danny Davis | June 9, 1989 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 5 | 105 | Vacant in 89 when Davis leaves the area | |||
| 81 | Downtown Bruno | September 22, 1989 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | [a] | Defeats Butch Cassidy in elimination match. CWF had withdrawn from NWA in 87. Title deactivated when promotion closes in 1989 | |||
Footnotes edit
References edit
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 5, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/05): The Hardy Boyz win WWF tag team gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ F4W Staff (May 7, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 7): Jeff Jarrett ends David Arquette's WCW title reign, Nick Bockwinkel Vs. Ray Stevens". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/27): NXT takes over". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ F4W Staff (May 5, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 5): Bruno Vs. Gorilla in Puerto Rico, 2nd annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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