NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version)
The Georgia version of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Southern Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship used in Georgia Championship Wrestling off-and-on from 1948 to 1972.[1]
| NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia version) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | Georgia Championship Wrestling | ||||||
| Date established | 1948 | ||||||
| Date retired | 1973 | ||||||
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The title is one of many versions of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. Other versions have been used in Florida[2] and the Tennessee cities of Knoxville[3] and Memphis.[4]
Title history
Silver marks in the title history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) placed after a date indicates that a title change occurred no later than the date listed.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Belkas | 1 | November 1, 1948 (n) | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| The title was vacated when Belkas left the area in November 1948. | ||||
| Tom Mahoney | 1 | July 15, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Al Massey in a tournament final. |
| Don McIntyre | 1 | August 5, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Black Menace | 1 | September 16, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 2 | September 23, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Danno O'Connor | 1 | November 25, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| George Flynn | 1 | December 16, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Ray Villmer | 1 | December 23, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Rebel Russell | 1 | March 1950 (n) | ||
| Nick Carter | 1 | March 31, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Red Terror | 1 | May 12, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 3 | May 19, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Art Nielson | 1 | July 7, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | November 3, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Lord Finis Hall | 1 | November 24, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | [5] |
| Art Nielson | 2 | December 8, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Golden Terror (Danny Plechas) | 1 | January 26, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 4 | March 30, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Art Nielson | 3 | July 28, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 5 | August 3, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Art Nielson | 4 | August 10, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 6 | September 10, 1951 | Augusta, Georgia | |
| Lou Newman | 1 | March 28, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Jack McDonald | 1 | April 25, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Al Massey | 1 | May 2, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Angelo Martinelli | 1 | June 20, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Art Nielson | 5 | July 11, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Tarzan White | 1 | September 5, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | [6] |
| Don McIntyre | 7 | September 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Aldo Bogni | 1 | January 26, 1953 | Augusta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 8 | September 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Gorgeous George | 1 | March 7, 1953 | Atlanta, Georgia | [7] |
| Don McIntyre | 9 | March 16, 1953 (n) | Also recognized in Florida no later than June 22, 1953.[2] | |
| Ray Villmer | 2 | October 16, 1953 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 10 | January 11, 1954 | Augusta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 1 | February 8, 1954 | Birmingham, Alabama | Defeated Mr. Moto. The title was held up after a match against Mr. Moto on May 8, 1954 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but was returned to Blassie. |
| Don McIntyre | 11 | August 26, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 2 | September 16, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 12 | October 28, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 3 | November 25, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 13 | September 7, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Art Neilson | 6 | September 21, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Bull Curry | 1 | September 28, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 4 | October 19, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Bobby Wepner | 1 | November 23, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Jerry Graham | 1 | December 14, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Chief Big Heart | 1 | January 4, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Jerry Graham | 2 | January 11, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Red McIntyre | 1 | February 22, 1957 (n) | McIntyre was recognized as champion in Marietta, Georgia. | |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 1 | April 10, 1957 (n) | Von Brauner was recognized as champion in Augusta, Georgia. | |
| Red McIntyre | 2 | April 19, 1957 (n) | McIntyre was recognized as champion in Atlanta, Georgia, and may have defeated Von Brauner on April 10. | |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 2 | May 1957 (n) | Defeated Don McIntyre to become recognized as champion in Atlanta, Georgia. | |
| Don McIntyre | 14 | May 3, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | [8] |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 3 | May 31, 1957 (n) | Von Brauner is still or again recognized as champion in Marietta, Georgia. | |
| Don McIntyre | 15 | June 14, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 4 | June 17, 1957 (n) | Von Brauner was recognized as champion in Augusta, Georgia. | |
| Don McIntyre | 16 | June 24, 1957 (n) | McIntyre defended the title against Kurt Von Brauner in Augusta, Georgia. | |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 5 | June 28, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Ray Gunkel | 1 | October 18, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| The Mighty Yankee | 1 | January 10, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 17 | April 25, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 5 | June 13, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Don McIntyre | 18 | July 25, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 6 | August 8, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Ray Gunkel | 2 | August 22, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 7 | September 5, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Ray Gunkel | 3 | November 7, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 8 | January 2, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Dick Gunkel (Dick Steinborn) | 1 | April 17, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | [9] |
| Fred Blassie | 9 | June 19, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Dick Gunkel | 2 | July 31, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | [10] |
| Fred Blassie | 10 | August 7, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Ray Gunkel | 4 | October 2, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 11 | November 1959 | ||
| Ray Gunkel | 5 | December 1959 (n) | ||
| Fred Blassie | 12 | December 11, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Dick Gunkel, substituting for the injured Ray Gunkel. |
| Ray Gunkel | 6 | December 25, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | Won by disqualification and may not have been a title change, although Gunkel was champion in January 1960. |
| Fred Blassie | 13 | April 15, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Dick Gunkel. |
| The title was held up after a match against Eric Pederson on May 13, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||||
| Fred Blassie | 14 | May 20, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Eric Pederson in a rematch. |
| Ray Gunkel | 7 | June 10, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| The title was held up after a match against The Mighty Yankee on June 17, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||||
| Dick Steinborn | 3 | July 22, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated The Mighty Yankee. |
| The Mighty Yankee | 2 | July 29, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| The title was held up after a match against Don McIntyre on August 5, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||||
| Don McIntyre | 19 | August 12, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated The Mighty Yankee in a rematch. |
| Fred Blassie | 15 | October 21, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| The title was held up after a match against Tiny Evans on November 4, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | ||||
| Fred Blassie | 16 | November 11, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Tiny Evans in a rematch. |
| Tiny Evans | 1 | November 18, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Fred Blassie | 17 | December 20, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Chief Little Eagle | 1 | February 14, 1961 (n) | Little Eagle defeated Fred Blassie on January 3 in Macon, Georgia and January 4 in Columbus, Georgia, but neither may have been title matches. | |
| Skull Murphy | 1 | February 14, 1961 | Macon, Georgia | |
| The title was vacated in March 1961. | ||||
| Skull Murphy | 2 | March 15, 1961 | Columbus, Georgia | Defeated Bill Dromo in a tournament final. |
| Guy Mitchell | 1 | March 29, 1961 | Columbus, Georgia | Murphy was still recognized as champion in Macon, Georgia, with Chief Little Eagle defeating Murphy on April 4 for Macon recognition. |
| Skull Murphy | 3 | April 5, 1961 | Columbus, Georgia | Murphy also defeated Chief Little Eagle by disqualification on April 11 in Macon, Georgia to become recognized as champion statewide. |
| Ray Gunkel | 7 | June 13, 1961 (n) | Gunkel was recognized as champion in Macon, Georgia. | |
| Eddie Graham | 1 | March 17, 1962 | Tampa, Florida | Graham won a tournament for the Florida version, which was recognized in Georgia after April 24. |
| Lenny Montana | 1 | May 1, 1962 | Macon, Georgia | Lenny defeated Eddie Graham in a title match. |
| Bob Orton | 1 | June 17, 1965 | Jacksonville, Florida | Orton won a tournament for the Florida version, which was recognized in Georgia after October 8. |
| Buddy Fuller | 1 | March 25, 1966 (n) | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Louie Tillet | 1 | May 27, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Buddy Fuller | 2 | June 17, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Butcher Vachon | 1 | October 7, 1966 (n) | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Buddy Colt | 1 | November 28, 1972 (n) | Records unclear as to whom he defeated. | |
| Bob Armstrong | 1 | December 15, 1972 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Buddy Colt | 2 | December 29, 1972 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Title retired in 1973. | ||||
See also
References
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