From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
1.Sputnik Monroe
?/64
Defeats Dick the Bruiser in tournament final.
2.Don Fargo
?/64
3.Sputnik Monroe [2]
?/64
4.Mario Galento
?/64
5.Buddy Fuller
06/28/65-Atlanta, GA
6.Mario Galento [2]
Vacant when Galento suspended.
7.Buddy Fuller
05/06/66
8.Louie Tillet
05/27/66-Atlanta, GA
9.Buddy Fuller [2]
06/17/66-Atlanta, GA
10.El Mongol
02/24/67-Atlanta, GA
11.Nick Kozak
03/17/67-Atlanta, GA
12.El Mongol [2]
04/07/67-Atlanta, GA
13.Buddy Fuller [3]
04/28/67-Atlanta, GA
14.El Mongol [3]
06/16/67-Atlanta, GA
15.Mr. Wrestling
08/11/67-Atlanta, GA
16.El Mongol [4]
09/08/67-Atlanta, GA
Stripped of the title after a match on on August 12th in Atlanta, GA but is later reinstated.
17.Mr. Wrestling [2]
04/12/68-Atlanta, GA
18.The Big O (Johnny Valentine) 05/10/68-Atlanta, GA
19.Tarzan Tyler
06/14/68-Atlanta, GA
20.The Professional (Doug Gilbert)
08/23/68-Atlanta, GA
21.Johnny Valentine [2]
11/08/68-Atlanta, GA
Title held up by special referee Joe Louis after a match against The Professional on November 29th in Atlanta, GA.
22.The Professional [2]
12/06/68-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Valentine in rematch.
23.Dale Lewis
12/27/68-Atlanta, GA
24.El Mongol [5]
02/07/69-Atlanta, GA
Special referee: Hans Schmidt; title held up after a match against Assassin #1 on
03/21 in Atlanta, GA.
25.El Mongol [6]
69
Defeats Assassin #1 in rematch.
26.Paul DeMarco
05/03/69
Declared vacant after the tapes show DeMarco only got a 2 1/2 count against Mongol.
27.The Professional [3]
05/16/69-Atlanta, GA
Defeats El Mongol, who had defeated Paul DeMarco earlier that night in a 3-man runoff for the title.
28.Paul DeMarco
06
29.Joe Scarpa (Chief Jay Strongbow)
09/19/69-Atlanta, GA
30.Paul DeMarco [2]
10/03/69-Atlanta, GA
31.The Professional [4]
11/28/69-Atlanta, GA
Vacant in '70 when Professinoal injured.
32.Assassin #1 (Tom Renesto)
03/13/70-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Joe Scarpa in tournament final.
33.Nick Bockwinkel
04/17/70-Atlanta, GA
34.Paul DeMarco [3]
07/17/70-Atlanta, GA
35.Nick Bockwinkel [2]
07/24-Atlanta, GA
36.Buddy Colt
09/05/70-Atlanta, GA
37.Fred Blassie
11/13/70-Atlanta, GA
38.Buddy Colt [2]11/20/70-Atlanta, GA
39.Ray Gunkel
11/27/70 Atlanta, GA
Vacant in 71.
40.El Mongol [7]
02/05/71-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Nick Bockwinkel in
14-man tournament final.
41.Buddy Colt [3]
06/71-Savannah, GA
42.Ray Gunkel [2]
07/20/71-Atlanta, GA
43.Buddy Colt [4]
71
44.El Mongol [8]
01/72
45.Buddy Colt [5]
04/72-Griffin, GA
46.Roberto Soto
05/05/72
Vacant in November after Soto jumps to All South Wrestling Alliance.
47.Mr. Wrestling II
01/73-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Sputnik Monroe in tournament final
48.Bill Watts
05/18/73-Atlanta, GA
Title held up after Watts deliberately gets DQd during a defence against Mr. Wrestling II.
49.Mr. Wrestling II [2]
08/31/73-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Watts in rematch; special referee: Fred Blassie.
50.Bill Watts [2]11
51.Ron Fuller
12/21/73-Atlanta, GA
52.Mr. Wrestling II [3]
01/11/74-Atlanta, GA
53.Buddy Colt [6]
07/05-Atlanta, GA
54.Mr. Wrestling II [4]
08/30/74-Atlanta, GA
55.Harley Race
09/13/74-Atlanta, GA
Vacant in
09/74.
56.Luke Graham
10/08/74-Atlanta, GA
Wins tournament.
57.Buddy Colt [7] 10/11/74-Atlanta, GA
58.Rocky Johnson 12/06/74-Atlanta, GA
59.Abdullah the Butcher
02/21-Atlanta, GA
60.Toru Tanaka
08/75
61.Nikolai Volkoff 09/19/75-Atlanta, GA
62.Mr. Wrestling II [5]
10/03/75-Atlanta, GA
63.The Spoiler
11/27/75
Title held up after a match against Bob Armstrong on February 1st in Atlanta, GA.
64.The Spoiler [2]
01/76
Defeats Armstrong in rematch.
65.Dusty Rhodes
01/30/76-Atlanta, GA
66.The Spoiler [3]
02/06/76-Atlanta, GA
67.Dick Slater
08/20/76-Atlanta, GA
68.Mr. Wrestling II [6]
10/26/76 Columbus, GA
69.Dick Slater [2]
11/25/76 Columbus, GA
70.Paul Jones
04/01/77
71.Dick Slater [3]
06/77
72.Mr. Wrestling II [7]
07/22/77
73.Dick Slater [4]
09/77
74.Stan Hansen
12/77
75.Mr. Wrestling II [8] 77
76.Stan Hansen [2] 02/06/78
Vacant in 78.
77.Angelo Mosca
06/09/78-Atlanta, GA
Wins tournament.
78.Mr. Wrestling II [9]
10/16/78
79.Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie)
01/06/79 Augusta, GA
80.Wahoo McDaniel05/14 Augusta, GA
81.Masked Superstar [2]
07/30/79 Augusta, GA
82.Wahoo McDaniel [2]
08/79/80
83.Killer Karl Kox
10.09<
84.Tommy Rich
10/26-Atlanta, GA
85.Masked Superstar [3]
12/07/79-Atlanta, GA
86.Mr. Wrestling II [10]
01/12/80-Atlanta, GA
87.Austin Idol
03/29-Atlanta, GA
88.Baron Von Raschke
06/08/80-Atlanta, GA
89.Steve Keirn
08/80
90.Dennis Condrey 09/80
91.Tony Atlas
10/24/80-Atlanta, GA
Vacant in 81.
92.Tommy Rich [2] 05/17/81-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Greg Valentine in tournament final.
93.Ken Patera
06/12/81-Atlanta, GA
Vacant in
07 when Patera leaves the area.
94.Tommy Rich [3] 08/09/81-Atlanta, GA
Defeats Masked Superstar.
95.Masked Superstar [4]
08/29/81-Atlanta, GA
Unifed with National Heavyweight title, which Superstar had won in the same month, defeating Steve Olsonoski in Columbus, GA.
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