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From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
1.Jerry Lawler
74
Defeated Tommy Gilbert for Southern Junior Heavyweight Title
Renamed Southern Heavyweight Title in 1974.
2.Jackie Fargo
75
3.Jerry Lawler [2]
75
4.Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie)
10/75
5.Bob Armstrong
10/75
6.Jerry Lawler [3]
10/75
7.Bob Armstrong [2]
11/75
8.Jerry Lawler [4]
11/75
9.Bobby Eaton
10.Tommy Rich
11.Jerry Lawler
70s
12.Jerry Lawler [5]
76
13.Jack Brisco
08/10/76-Memphis, TN
14.Jerry Lawler [6]
76
15.Tommy Rich
76
16.Gorgeous George Jr.
76
17.Rocky Johnson
76
18.Jerry Lawler [7]
76
19.Bob Armstrong [3]
06/77
20.Jerry Lawler [8]
77
22.Paul Orndorff
06/07/77
Vacated in 1977.
23.Jimmy Valiant
77
Wins tournament.
24.Mr. Wrestling
77
25.Jerry Lawler [9]
11/21/77-Memphis, TN
26.Jimmy Valiant [2]
11/28-77-Memphis, TN
Lou Thesz was recognized as NWA Southern Heavyweight champion by Nick Gulas in Nashville
Title was abandoned in August, 1978 when Thesz jumps to Jerry Jarrett's Memphis promotion.
27.Jerry Lawler [10]
12/05/77-Memphis, TN
28.Jos LeDuc
08/07/78-Memphis, TN
29.Don Fargo
11/78
30.Tommy Gilbert [3]
11/20/78-Memphis, TN
31.Don Fargo [2]
12/78
32.Jerry Lawler [11]
12/04/78-Memphis, TN
33.Austin Idol
12/25/78-Memphis, TN
34.Ron Fuller
01/15/79-Memphis, TN
35.Toru Tanaka
02/12/79-Memphis, TN
36.Robert Fuller
03/79-Memphis, TN
37.Toru Tanaka
19/03/79
Belt returned.
38.Mongolian Stomper [2]
04/23/79-Memphis, TN
39.Robert Fuller
06/04/79-Memphis, TN
40.Randy Taylor
06/79
42.Ron Bass
07/02/79-Memphis, TN
43.Bill Dundee
08/27/79-Memphis, TN
44.Jerry Lawler [12]
10/15/79-Memphis, TN
45.Jimmy Valiant [3]
01/03/80-Jackson, TN
46.Paul Ellering
04/80
47.Bill Dundee [2]
07/80
Vacated on 80/08/04 when Bill Dundee won CWA World Heavyweight title.
48.Bill Irwin
08/11/80
49.Jimmy Valiant [4]
08/80
50.Tommy Rich [2]
80
51.Jimmy Valiant [5]
09/09/80-Memphis, TN
52.Tommy Rich [3]
10/80
53.Jimmy Valiant [6]
81
54.Jerry Lawler [13]
03/10/81-Memphis, TN
55.Jimmy Hart
81
56.Chick Donovan
81
Given the belt by Hart; vacant in 81.
57.Jerry Lawler [14]
81
58.Sabu the Wildman (Coco Samoa)
81
59.Jerry Lawler [15]
81
60.Dream Machine (Troy Graham)
81
61.Jimmy Valiant [7]
81
Vacant in 81.
62.Dream Machine [2]
07/20/81-Jackson, TN
Defeated Steve Keirn in a tournament final.
63.Dutch Mantell
81
64.Jerry Lawler [16]
81
65.Dutch Mantell
02/14/82
66.Jerry Lawler
03/01/82
67.Dutch Mantell
03/22/82
68.Jerry Lawler [17]
69.Kendo Nagasaki
82
70.Jerry Lawler [18]
82
71.Kimala
06/07/82-Memphis, TN
72.Jerry Lawler [19]
08/09/82-Memphis, TN
73.Nick Bockwinkel
10/11/82-Memphis, TN
74.Jerry Lawler [20]
11/08/82-Memphis, TN
75.Jerry Roberts (Jacques Rougeau Jr.)
11/82
76.Terry Taylor
11/29/82-Memphis, TN
77.Jerry Roberts [2]
01/30/83-Memphis, TN
78.Terry Taylor [2]
02/14/83-Memphis, TN
79.Bill Dundee [3]
03/21/83-Memphis, TN
80.Dutch Mantell [2]
04/83
81.Bill Dundee [4]
04/83
82.Jerry Lawler [21]
83
83.Dutch Mantell
84.Jerry Lawler [22]
83
85.Man Mountain Link
06/20/83-Memphis, TN
86.Jerry Lawler [23]
07/04/83-Memphis, TN
Vacated in 09/83 because Lawler failed to defend the title within 30 days.
87.Jerry Lawler [24]
09/10/83-Memphis, TN
Defeated Bill Dundee in a tournament final.
88.Jesse Ventura
09/83
89. Jerry Lawler [25]
10/03/83-Memphis, TN
90.Jesse Ventura [2]
10/10/83-Memphis, TN
91.Jerry Lawler [26]
11/83-Chicago, IL
92.Humongous (Mike Stark)
04/30/84-Memphis, TN
93.Jerry Lawler [27]
05/02/84-Memphis, TN
94.Rick Rude
06/11/84-Memphis, TN
95.Tommy Rich [4]
07/22/84-Louisville, KY
96.King Kong Bundy
07/30/84-Memphis, TN
Special referee: Eddie Gilbert.
97.Jerry Lawler [28]
11/12/84-Memphis, TN
98.Eddie Gilbert
01/27/85-Memphis, TN
99.Jerry Lawler [29]
02/12/85-Memphis, TN (Mid-South Coliseum)
Loser Leaves Town match
20:20
100.Randy Savage
03/17/85-Memphis, TN
101.Jerry Oske
05/07/85 Louisville, KY
102. Randy Savage [2]
05/13/85-Memphis, TN
103.Jerry Lawler [30]
06/03/85-Memphis, TN
104.Bota the Witch Doctor
06/24/85-Memphis, TN
105.Jerry Lawler [31]
07/29/85-Memphis, TN
106.Tarras Bulba
07/29/85-Selmer, TN
107.Jerry Lawler [32]
09/06/85-Martin, TN
108. Bill Dundee [6]
10/19/85-Memphis, TN
109.Jerry Lawler [33]
12/21/85-Memphis, TN
110.Bill Dundee [7]
12/30/85-Memphis, TN
111.Jerry Lawler [34]
04/08/86-Memphis, TN
112.Bill Dundee [8]
05/02/86-Jackson, TN
113. Buddy Landell
06/02/86-Memphis, TN
Vacant in 86/06.
114.Buddy Landell
06/16/86-Memphis, TN
Defeated The Flame (Roger Smith) in tournament final
Vacated in June 1986 when Landell left for another promotion.
115.Bam Bam Bigelow
07/28/86-Memphis, TN
Wins title in battle royal.
116.Jerry Lawler [35]
09/08/86-Memphis, TN
Vacated on 01/11/87 when Lawler injured.
117.Austin Idol [2]
02/03/87-Memphis, TN
Defeated Soul Train Jones in tournament final.
118.Jerry Lawler [36]
04/20/87-Memphis, TN
119.Austin Idol [3]
04/27/87-Memphis, TN
120.Jerry Lawler [37]
06/08/87-Memphis, TN
121.Brickhouse Brown
07/06/87-Memphis, TN
122.Jerry Lawler [38]
07/13/87-Memphis, TN
Title was held-up after a match with Don Bass on 08/03/87 in Memphis, TN.
123.Don Bass
08/03/87-Memphis, TN
Wins title in a special tag team match with Lawler and Rocky Johnson against Bass and Brickhouse Brown.
124.Jerry Lawler [39]
08/31/87-Memphis, TN
Vacates in 87/10 to concentrate on AWA World Tag Team title.
125.Bobby Jaggers
10/19/87-Memphis, TN
126.Jerry Lawler [40]
11/21/87-Memphis, TN
Unified with CWA Heavyweight title on 12/07/87 in Memphis, TN
Southern Heavyweight title is revived by USWA in October 1989.
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