Ray Stevens 56/11/21 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Harry Smith to become the first champion.
Tarzan Tyler 70/10/29 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Jack Brisco in tournament final.
Jack Brisco 70/11/27 Tampa, FL
Tarzan Tyler [2] 71/01/19 Tampa, FL
* Best-of-3 falls match, for Tyler's Florida title,
with Brisco's TV title on the line for the first
fall only; Brisco comes back to win the second and
third falls to take the Florida title; vacant in
71/03 when Tyler suspended for deliberately being
disqualifed in a match against Bob Roop.
The Texan/Terry Funk 71/03/18 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Buddy Austin in tournament final as masked
Texan and unmasks after the match.
Jack Brisco [2] 71/04/20 Tampa, FL
Ole Anderson 71/12/16 Tampa, FL
Bob Roop 71/12/23 Tampa, FL
Bobby Shane 72/01/04 Tampa, FL
* Vacant on 72/03/02 when Shane refues to wrestle
on television.
Paul Jones 72/04/18 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Johnny Walker in tournament final; vacant
in 72/09 when Jones retires the title, placing his
name on the trophy and presenting it to Jack Brisco,
who destroys it.
Tim Woods 72/09/28 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Jack Brisco by default in tournament final.
Bobby Shane [2] 72/10/19 Tampa, FL
Jack Brisco [3] 72/11/07 Tampa, FL
[...]
Buddy Colt 73/07<
[...]
Paul Jones [2]
Great Mephisto 73/08/16 Jacksonville, FL
[...]
Dick Slater 73/11<
[...]
Mike Graham 73/12<
James J. Dillon 75/05
Rocky Johnson 75/07/31 Jacksonville, FL
Missouri Mauler
Tommy Seigler 76
The Assassin 76
Mike Graham [2] 77
Pat Patterson 77
Pedro Morales 77/09
Dick Slater [2] 78/04
Jerry Brisco 78
Bobby Duncum 78/08/30 Miami, FL
Dusty Rhodes 78
* Vacate after winning World Heavyweight Title
on 78/08/21.
Bugsy McGraw 78/09
[...]
Dusty Rhodes [2] 79/01<
[...]
Bugsy McGraw [2] 79/10<
Steve Keirn 80/03/03 W. Palm Beach, FL
Masa Saito 80/05/06 Tampa, FL
Barry Windham 80/07/26 St. Petersburg, FL
Super Destroyer 80
Barry Windham 80/09/03 Miami, FL
Bugsy McGraw * 80
Barry Windham * 80
Braon Von Raschke 80/11/26 Hollywood, FL
Manny Fernandez 81
Don Muraco 81/05/01 Orlando, FL
El Gran Apollo 81/08<
Dory Funk Jr. 81/09/07 Tampa, FL
* Still champion as of 81/09/16.
[...]
Tommy Gilbert 81/09/26 St. Petersburg, FL
* Defeats Eddie Mansfield
Eddie Masfield 81
Wahoo McDaniel 81
* Vacant in 81.
Eric Embry 81/12/26 St. Petersburg, FL
* Wins tournament.
Ray Stevens 82/01/16 St. Petersburg, FL
Sweet Brown Sugar 82/04<
David Von Erich 82/04/24
Dory Funk Jr. [2]
Tommy Gilbert [2]
[...]
Eddie Mansfield 82/09/26 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Tommy Wright.
[...]
* Vacant; inactive.
Lex Luger 86/03/12 Tampa, FL
* Defeats Jerry Grey in tournament final;
abandoned in 87/02.
Tommy Marr 04/08/28 Orlando, FL
* Defeats Rouge. |