| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days |
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| NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship |
| 1 | Jerry Lawler | July 27, 1974 | Mid-Am Show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 88 | DefeatedJackie Fargo for theNWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship. The title was then renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship(Mid-America version) in August 1974. | [4][5] |
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| 2 | Robert Fuller | October 23, 1974 | Mid-Am Show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 3 | Jerry Lawler | October 30, 1974 | Mid-Am Show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 61 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | December 1974 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [4][5] |
| 4 | Ron Fuller | December 29, 1974 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 162 | Won an eight-man tournament. | [4][5] |
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| 5 | The Mongolian Stomper | June 9, 1975 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | | [4][5] |
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| 6 | Jerry Lawler | July 14, 1975 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | [Note 2] | | [4][5] |
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| 7 | The Mongolian Stomper | July 28, 1975(NLT) | Mid-Am Show | [Note 3] | 2 | [Note 4] | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | August 9, 1975 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Championship vacated after a match againstBob Armstrong. | [4][5] |
| 8 | Bob Armstrong | September 29, 1975(NLT) | Mid-Am Show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 5] | Defeated The Mongolian Stomper in a rematch. The title change may have been repeated on October 7, 1975 in Louisville, Kentucky. | [4][5] |
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| 9 | Jerry Lawler | October 20, 1975(NLT) | Mid-Am Show | Huntsville, Alabama | 4 | [Note 6] | | [4][5] |
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| 10 | Bob Armstrong | November 24, 1975(NLT) | Mid-Am Show | [Note 3] | 2 | [Note 7] | | [4][5] |
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| Vacated | November 1975 | | N/A | | | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [4][5] |
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| 11 | Jerry Lawler | December 15, 1975 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 5 | [Note 8] | DefeatedRon Fuller in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | January 1976 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after a match againstRicky Gibson | [4][5] |
| 12 | Jerry Lawler | January 19, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 6 | 34 | Defeated Ricky Gibson in a rematch. | [4][5][6] |
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| 13 | Tommy Rich | February 22, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 9] | | [4][5][7] |
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| 14 | Jerry Lawler | April 5, 1976(NLT) | Mid-Am Show | [Note 3] | 7 | [Note 10] | | [4][5] |
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| 15 | Jack Brisco | August 9, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 10 | | [4][5] |
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| 16 | Jerry Lawler | August 19, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 8 | 26 | | [4][5] |
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| 17 | Tommy Rich | September 14, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 11] | | [4][5] |
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| 18 | Jerry Lawler | October 4, 1976(NLT) | Mid-Am Show | [Note 3] | 9 | [Note 12] | | [4][5] |
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| 19 | Jackie Fargo | October 4, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 13] | | [4][5] |
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| 20 | Jerry Lawler | October 1976 | Mid-Am Show | [Note 3] | 10 | [Note 14] | | [4][5] |
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| 21 | Rocky Johnson | November 1, 1976 | Mid-Am Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 161 | The championship moved fromNWA Mid-America to theContinental Wrestling Association on March 20, 1977 | [4][5] |
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| NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship / Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship |
| 22 | Jerry Lawler | April 11, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 11 | 17 | | [4][5] |
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| 23 | Bob Armstrong | April 28, 1977 | CWA Show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 3 | 3 | | [4][5] |
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| 24 | Jerry Lawler | May 1, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 12 | 28 | | [4][5] |
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| 25 | Paul Orndorff | May 29, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 50 | | [4][5] |
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| 26 | Jerry Lawler | July 18, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 13 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 27 | Bill Dundee | July 25, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 28 | Jerry Lawler | August 1, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 14 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 29 | Bill Dundee | August 22, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 30 | Jerry Lawler | August 29, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 15 | 15 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | September 13, 1977 | — | — | — | — | Lawler retired after a match against Bill Dundee, but later returned to the ring | [4][5] |
| 31 | Jimmy Valiant | September 25, 1977 | CWA Show | Louisville, Kentucky | 1 | 15 | DefeatedMr. Wrestling in the finals of a six-man one-night tournament. | [4][5] |
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| 32 | Jerry Lawler | October 10, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 16 | 49 | | [4][5] |
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| 33 | Jimmy Valiant | November 28, 1977 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 34 | Jerry Lawler | December 5, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 17 | 245 | Championship became an AWA championship in July 1978 when the CWA began working with theAmerican Wrestling Association. | [4][5] |
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| 35 | Jos LeDuc | August 7, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 36 | Jerry Lawler | August 14, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 18 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 37 | Jos LeDuc | August 28, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 38 | Jerry Lawler | September 4, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 19 | [Note 15] | | [4][5] |
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| 39 | Don Fargo | November 6, 1978(NLT) | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 16] | | [4][5] |
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| 40 | Tommy Gilbert | November 20, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 41 | Don Fargo | November 27, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 42 | Jerry Lawler | December 4, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 20 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 43 | Austin Idol | December 25, 1978 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 44 | Ron Fuller | January 15, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 28 | | [4][5][8] |
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| 45 | Toru Tanaka | February 12, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 47 | Won the title by forfeit. Robert Fuller won the title on March 19, 1979, but the title was returned to Tanaka. | [4][5] |
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| 46 | Buzz Sawyer | March 31, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 2 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | April 2, 1979 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after a match against the Mongolian Stomper | [4][5] |
| 47 | The Mongolian Stomper | April 23, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 42 | Defeated Buzz Sawyer in a rematch. | [4][5] |
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| 48 | Robert Fuller | June 4, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 17] | | [4][5] |
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| 49 | Ron Bass | June 1979 | CWA Show | Bluefield, West Virginia | 1 | [Note 18] | | [4][5] |
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| 50 | Randy Taylor | June 1979 | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 19] | | [4][5] |
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| 51 | Ron Bass | July 2, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 56 | | [4][5] |
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| 52 | Bill Dundee | August 27, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 15 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | September 11, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Championship vacated after a match againstRon Bass. | [4][5] |
| 53 | Bill Dundee | September 17, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 4 | 7 | Defeated Bass in a rematch. | [4][5] |
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| 54 | Jerry Lawler | September 24, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 21 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 55 | Bill Dundee | October 1, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 5 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 56 | Jerry Lawler | October 15, 1979 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 22 | 80 | | [4][5] |
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| 57 | Jimmy Valiant | January 3, 1980 | CWA Show | Jackson, Tennessee | 3 | 95 | | [4][5] |
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| 58 | Paul Ellering | April 7, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 91 | | [4][5] |
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| 59 | Bill Dundee | July 7, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 6 | 28 | | [4][5][9] |
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| — | Vacated | August 4, 1980 | — | — | — | — | Title was vacated when Dundee won theCWA World Heavyweight Championship | [4][5] |
| 60 | Bill Irwin | August 11, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | Defeated Jimmy Valiant the finals of an eight-man one-night tournament. | [4][5][10] |
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| — | Vacated | August 18, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Championship vacated after a match against Jimmy Valliant | [4][5] |
| 61 | Jimmy Valiant | August 25, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 4 | 7 | Defeated Bill Irwin in a rematch. | [4][5] |
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| 62 | Tommy Rich | September 1, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 8 | | [4][5] |
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| 63 | Jimmy Valiant | September 9, 1980 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 5 | [Note 20] | | [4][5] |
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| 64 | Tommy Rich | October 6, 1980(NLT) | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 4 | [Note 21] | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | November 1980 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [4][5] |
| 65 | Jimmy Valiant | January 17, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 6 | 29 | DefeatedHector Guerrero in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| 66 | Jerry Lawler | February 15, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 23 | 127 | | [4][5] |
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| 67 | Jimmy Hart | June 22, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 5 | | [4][5] |
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| 68 | Chick Donovan | June 27, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 22] | Hart laid down and let Donovan win the title. | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | July 1981 | — | — | — | — | Donovan was stripped of the championship because of the way in which he won it. | [4][5] |
| 69 | Steve Keirn | July 20, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 27 | DefeatedBugsy McGraw in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| 70 | The Dream Machine | August 16, 1981 | CWA Show | Jackson, Tennessee | 1 | 8 | | [4][5] |
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| 71 | Jerry Lawler | August 24, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 24 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 72 | The Dream Machine | September 7, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 73 | Jimmy Valiant | September 14, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 7 | [Note 23] | | [4][5] |
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| 74 | The Dream Machine | October 1981 | CWA Show | Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | [Note 24] | | [4][5] |
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| 75 | Dutch Mantel | October 26, 1981 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 84 | | [4][5] |
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| 76 | Jerry Lawler | January 18, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 25 | 27 | | [4][5][11] |
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| 77 | Dutch Mantel | February 14, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 15 | | [4][5][12] |
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| 78 | Jerry Lawler | March 1, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 26 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 79 | Dutch Mantel | March 22, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 7 | | [4][5][13] |
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| 80 | Jerry Lawler | March 29, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 27 | [Note 25] | | [4][5] |
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| 81 | Kendo Nagasaki | May 1982 | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 26] | | [4][5] |
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| 82 | Jerry Lawler | May 24, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 28 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 83 | Kamala | June 7, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 63 | | [4][5] |
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| 84 | Jerry Lawler | August 9, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 29 | 63 | | [4][5] |
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| 85 | Nick Bockwinkel | October 11, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 28 | | [4][5] |
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| 86 | Jerry Lawler | November 8, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 30 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 87 | Sabu the Wildman | November 15, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | Partnered with Jimmy Hart to defeat Jerry Lawler in a handicap match. Hart got the pin, but Sabu the Wildman was recognized as champion. | [4][5] |
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| 88 | Terry Taylor | November 29, 1982 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 62 | | [4][5] |
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| 89 | Jacques Rougeau | January 30, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 15 | | [4][5] |
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| 90 | Terry Taylor | February 14, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 35 | | [4][5] |
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| 91 | Bill Dundee | March 21, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 7 | 49 | | [4][5] |
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| 92 | Dutch Mantel | May 9, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 4 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 93 | Bill Dundee | May 16, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 8 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 94 | Dutch Mantel | May 30, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 5 | 0 | | [4][5] |
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| 95 | Jerry Lawler | May 30, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 31 | 0 | | [4][5] |
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| 96 | Bill Dundee | May 30, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 9 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 97 | Jerry Lawler | June 6, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 32 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 98 | Man Mountain Link | June 20, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 0 | | [4][5] |
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| 99 | Jerry Lawler | June 20, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 33 | [Note 27] | | [4][5] |
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| 100 | Man Mountain Link | July 1983 | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 2 | [Note 28] | | [4][5] |
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| 101 | Jerry Lawler | July 4, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 34 | [Note 29] | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | September 1983 | — | — | — | — | Lawler was stripped of the championship for failing to defend within 30 days. | [4][5] |
| 102 | Jerry Lawler | September 10, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 35 | [Note 30] | Defeated Bill Dundee in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| 103 | Jesse Ventura | September 1983 | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 31] | | [4][5] |
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| 104 | Jerry Lawler | October 3, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 36 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 105 | Jesse Ventura | October 10, 1983 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 32] | | [4][5] |
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| 106 | Jerry Lawler | November 1983 | CWA Show | Chicago, Illinois | 37 | [Note 33] | | [4][5] |
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| 107 | Lord Humongous | April 30, 1984 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | Mike Stark was portraying Lord Humongous at this point in time | [4][5] |
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| 108 | Jerry Lawler | May 21, 1984 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 38 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 109 | Rick Rude | June 11, 1984 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | | [4][5] |
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| 110 | Tommy Rich | July 16, 1984 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 5 | 14 | | [4][5] |
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| 111 | King Kong Bundy | July 30, 1984 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 105 | Special guest refereeEddie Gilbert | [4][5] |
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| 112 | Jerry Lawler | November 12, 1984 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 39 | 77 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | January 28, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Championship vacated after a match against Eddie Gilbert | [4][5] |
| 113 | Eddie Gilbert | February 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 34] | Defeated Jerry Lawler in a rematch. | [4][5] |
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| 114 | Jerry Lawler | February 12, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 40 | 33 | | [4][5][14] |
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| 115 | Randy Savage | March 17, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 51 | | [4][5] |
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| 116 | Jerry Oske | May 7, 1985 | CWA Show | Louisville, Kentucky | 1 | 6 | | [4][5][15] |
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| 117 | Randy Savage | May 13, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 21 | | [4][5][16] |
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| 118 | Jerry Lawler | June 3, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 41 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 119 | Bota the Witch Doctor | June 24, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | | [4][5] |
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| 120 | Jerry Lawler | July 29, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 42 | 18 | | [4][5][9] |
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| 121 | Taras Bulba | August 16, 1985 | CWA Show | Selmer, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| 122 | Jerry Lawler | September 6, 1985 | CWA Show | Martin, Tennessee | 43 | 43 | | [4][5] |
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| 123 | Bill Dundee | October 19, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 10 | 63 | | [4][5] |
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| 124 | Jerry Lawler | December 21, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 44 | 9 | | [4][5] |
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| 125 | Bill Dundee | December 30, 1985 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 11 | 99 | | [4][5] |
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| 126 | Jerry Lawler | April 8, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 45 | 24 | | [4][5] |
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| 127 | Bill Dundee | May 2, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 12 | 31 | | [4][5] |
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| 128 | Buddy Landel | June 2, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 0 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | June 2, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Championship vacated immediately after the match | [4][5] |
| 129 | Buddy Landel | June 16, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 35] | Defeated The Flame in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | June 1986 | — | — | — | — | Vacated when Buddy Landel left the CWA | [4][5] |
| 130 | Bam Bam Bigelow | July 28, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 42 | Won a battle royal. | [4][5] |
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| 131 | Jerry Lawler | September 8, 1986 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 46 | 125 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | January 11, 1987 | — | — | — | — | Vacated when Lawler suffered an injury | [4][5] |
| 132 | Austin Idol | February 2, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 77 | DefeatedSoul Train Jones in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| 133 | Jerry Lawler | April 20, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 47 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 134 | Austin Idol | April 27, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 42 | | [4][5] |
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| 135 | Jerry Lawler | June 8, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 48 | 28 | | [4][5] |
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| 136 | Brickhouse Brown | July 6, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 137 | Jerry Lawler | July 13, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 49 | 21 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | August 3, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Vacated after a match againstDon Bass | [4][5] |
| 138 | Don Bass | August 3, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 36] | Partnered with Brickhouse Brown, Bass pinned Lawler, who was partnered withRocky Johnson, in a tag team match where the title was on the line. | [4][5] |
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| 139 | Jerry Lawler | August 1987 | CWA Show | [Note 3] | 50 | [Note 37] | | [4][5] |
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| 140 | Don Bass | August 24, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | | [4][5] |
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| 141 | Jerry Lawler | August 31, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 51 | [Note 38] | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | September 1987 | — | — | — | — | Lawler vacated the championship to concentrate on theAWA World Tag Team Championship. | [4][5] |
| 142 | Bobby Jaggers | October 19, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 33 | DefeatedBilly Travis in a tournament final. | [4][5] |
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| 143 | Jerry Lawler | November 21, 1987 | CWA Show | Memphis, Tennessee | 52 | 16 | | [4][5] |
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| — | Vacated | December 7, 1987 | — | — | — | — | The title was unified with theAWA International Heavyweight Championship and theNWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship to create theCWA Heavyweight Championship | [4][5] |