Tex Riley	1951-03
World Junior Heavyweight champion, also billed as Southeastern Heavyweight champion upon arrival in West Virginia.
Undertaker Roberts (Red Roberts)	1951-03-31	Bluefield, WV
Most likely vacant when Roberts leaves the area in 51-08.
Tarzan White	1954-02-19<
Billed as champion in Piedmont, AL; still champion in Atmore, AL as of 54-07-29.
Undertaker Roberts [2]	1955-10-08	Bluefield, WV
Defeats Herb Welch in tournament final; still champion as of 55-10-22.
Steve Kovacs	1963-12-29<
Billed as champion in Knoxville, TN; still champion as of 64-01-28.
Don Greene	1970-08-30<
Ron Wright	1970-09-11	Knoxville, TN
Whitey Caldwell	1970-11-20	Knoxville, TN
Ron Wright [2]	1971-04
Jack Donovan	1972-07-14	Knoxville, TN
Ron Wright [3]	1972-07-28	Knoxville, TN
Whitey Caldwell [2]	1972-09-29	Knoxville, TN
Passes away in an automobile accident on 72-10-07.
Ron Wright [4]	1976-01-25	Knoxville, TN
Defeats Toru Tanaka in tournament final.
Don Carson	1976-02-13	Knoxville, TN
Ron Fuller	1976-04-23	Knoxville, TN
Toru Tanaka	1976-06
Held up after the match against Jimmy Golden on 76-07-30 in Knoxville, TN.
Toru Tanaka [2]	1976-08-06	Knoxville, TN
Wins rematch.
The Gladiator (Dick Steinborn)	1976-08-13	Knoxville, TN
Still champion as of 76-09-16.
Ron Garvin	1976-09
Robert Fuller [2]	1976-12-25?	Knoxville, TN?
Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie)	1977-01-23?	Knoxville, TN?
Ron Fuller [2]	1977-06-03	Knoxville, TN
Mongolian Stomper [2]	1977-06-10?	Knoxville, TN?
Bob Armstrong	1977-07-01	Knoxville, TN
Mongolian Stomper [3]	1977-07-15<
Ron Fuller [3]	1977-09-02	Knoxville, TN
Jerry Lawler	1977-09-16	Knoxville, TN
Stripped in the following week when Lawler no-shows for a scheduled title defense against Mongolian Stomper; Stomper and Ricky Gibson wrestle for the vacant title on 77-09-23 in Knoxville, TN, but the match ends as no contest.
Mongolian Stomper [4]	1977-10-05	Knoxville, TN
Defeats Ricky Gibson in tournament final.
Robert Fuller [3]	1978-03-19	Knoxville, TN
Mongolian Stomper [5]	1978-04-23	Knoxville, TN
Ron Garvin [3]	1978-05-26	Knoxville, TN
Defeats Stomper & Don Carson; held up after the match against Mongolian Stomper on 78-06-02 in Knoxville, TN; still held up after the rematch on 78-06-09; Garvin defeats Stomper on 78-06-16 (The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 78-06-17) but the title is declared vacant due to a controversial ending.
Mongolian Stomper [6]	1978-06-23	Knoxville, TN
Defeats Ron Slinker in tournament final.
Robert Fuller [4]	1978-08-11	Knoxville, TN
Mongolian Stomper [7]	1978-08-18	Knoxville, TN
Boris Malenko	1978-09-08<	Knoxville, TN?
Ron Garvin [4]	1978-12-08	Knoxville, TN
Boris Malenko [2]	1979-02-25	Knoxville, TN
Ron Garvin [5]	1979-03-04	Knoxville, TN
Alex Smirnoff	1979-05-18	Knoxville, TN
Ron Garvin [6]	1979-06-01	Knoxville, TN
Alex Smirnoff [2]	1979-06-09
Awarded back when Garvin leaves the promotion and jumps to ICW/All-Star Wrestling with the title.
Dick Slater	1979-06
Sometime between 79-06-15 and 79-06-20.
Mongolian Stomper [8]	1979-08-03	Knoxville, TN
Dick Slater [2]	1979-08-24	Knoxville, TN
Sterling Golden (Hulk Hogan)	1979-12-01	Knoxville, TN
Bob Armstrong	1979-12-25	Knoxville, TN
Killer Karl Kox	1980-02
Sometime between 80-02-09 and 80-02-20; held up after the match against Ole Anderson on 80-03-09 in Knoxville, TN.
Killer Karl Kox [2]	1980-03-16	Knoxville, TN
Wins rematch.
Ole Anderson	1980-04-13	Knoxville, TN
Bad News Harris (Kamala)	1980-04-25	Knoxville, TN
Terry Taylor	1980-06-13	Knoxville, TN
Dennis Condrey	1980-06-14	Knoxville, TN
Tommy Rich	1980-06-27	Knoxville, TN
Still champion as of 80-07-31; most likely vacant when East Tennessee territory is sold to Mid-Atlantic in 80-09.
Mongolian Stomper [9]	1980-11
Holds the southern division version; also recognized in Northern Alabama from 80-11.
Ron Fuller [4]	1980-12-02	Mobile, AL
Vacates the title due to injuries sustained in a match on 81-01-20.
Ron Bass	1981-02-07<
Ken Lucas	1981-02-14<
"Newly won" (Mobile Register, 81-02-15); Bass is still billed as champion in Birmingham, AL as of 81-02-17.
Jimmy Golden	1981-02-17?	Mobile, AL?
Or sometime between 81-02-15 and 81-03-07.
Ken Lucas [2]	1981-03-16	Birmingham, AL
Ron Bass [2]	1981-03-30	Birmingham, AL
Ken Lucas [3]	1981-04-27	Birmingham, AL
Mr. Saitō	1981-05-25	Birmingham, AL
Ron Fuller [5]	1981-06-08	Birmingham, AL
Mr. Saitō [2]	1981-06-15	Birmingham, AL
Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs)	1981-06-30?	Mobile, AL?
Mongolian Stomper [10]	1981-11-03	Mobile, AL
Ron Fuller [6]	1981-12-10?	Mobile, AL?
Or sometimes between 81-12-02 and 82-01-02.
Jos LeDuc [2]	1982-01-18?	Birmingham, AL?
Or possibly on 82-01-05 in Mobile, AL.
Jacques Rougeau Jr.	1982-03-01	Birmingham, AL
Terry Gordy	1982-03-09?	Mobile, AL?
Or possibly on 82-03-12 or 82-03-19 in Tallahassee, FL.
Jos LeDuc [3]	1982-05-18<
Bob Armstrong [2]	1982-08-30	Birmingham, AL
David Schultz	1982-10-25	Birmingham, AL
Still champion as of 82-11-06.
Austin Idol *	1982-12<
Bob Armstrong [2]	1982-12-26<
Jimmy Golden [3]	1983-02
Sometime after 83-02-07.
Bob Armstrong [4]	1983-03-07	Birmingham, AL
Ken Lucas [4]	1983-03-21	Birmingham, AL
Bob Armstrong [5]	1983-04-11	Birmingham, AL
Jimmy Golden [3]	1983-05-23	Birmingham, AL
Or sometime between 83-05-09 and 83-05-31.
Bob Armstrong [6]	1983-07
Sometime after 83-07-25.
Jos LeDuc [4]	1983-11-21	Birmingham, AL
Robert Fuller #	1983-11-28	Birmingham, AL
Immidiately vacant after the match.
Bob Armstrong [7]	1983-12-03	Dothan, AL
Defeats Jos LeDuc in tournament final.
Jerry Stubbs [2]	1983-12-26	Birmingham, AL
Stripped in 84-01 for attacking referees.
Wayne Farris	1984-02-07	Mobile, AL
Wins tournament; vacant in 84-03 when Farris is injured.
Jimmy Golden [4]	1984-03-12	Birmingham, AL
Defeats Mr. Orient in tournament final.
Vic Rain	1984-06
Most likely not on 84-06-25 in Birmingham, AL where Rain participates in a tournament but does not win.
Austin Idol	1984-07-13	Panama City, FL
Jimmy Golden [5]	1984-11-22	Birmingham, AL
Pork Chop Cash	1985-02-25	Birmingham, AL
Boomer Lynch	1985-03
Jimmy Golden [7]	1985-03-30	Dothan, AL
Austin Idol [2]	1985-06-03	Birmingham, AL
Adrian Street	1985-07-15	Birmingham, AL
Austin Idol [3]	1985-07-22	Birmingham, AL
Adrian Street [2]	1985-08-06	Birmingham, AL
Norvell Austin	1986-01-06	Birmingham, AL
Adrian Street [3]	1986-02-17	Birmingham, AL
Wendell Cooley	1986-03-31	Birmingham, AL
Adrian Street [4]	1986-06-23	Birmingham, AL
Wendell Cooley [2]	1986-07
Adrian Street [5]	1986-08-04	Birmingham, AL
Tommy Rogers	1986-11-03	Birmingham, AL
Adrian Street [6]	1986-12-29	Birmingham, AL
Dutch Mantell	1987-04-10	Birmingham, AL
Danny Davis	1987-11-23	Montgomery, AL
Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious)	1987-12-25	Knoxville, TN
Title retired in 88-04 when the promotion is renamed Continental Wrestling Federation.

* Replaced with CWF Heavyweight Title.