NWA Southern Heavyweight Title
[Florida]

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* NWA title after 1950.

Clyde Hackney	36/05/19<
Mickey McGuire	36/07/07	Miami, FL
Chief Barfoot	36/07/10	Miami, FL
Count Pietro Rossi	36/09/29	Miami, FL
Still champion as of 36/10/06; on 36/11/10, Miami promoter announces a series of matches to determine an undisputed Southern Champion.
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Pete Managoff	40/02/11<
Still champion as of 40/02/25.
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Cy Williams	40/04/12<
Claims Southern and Florida titles; Henry Piers start claiming both titles when Williams is injured during a match in Tampa, FL on 40/06/10; Don Evans defeats Piers on 40/06/17 in Tampa, FL to claim both titles.
Tommy Nilan	40/06/18	St. Petersburg, FL
Defeats Williams and claims both Southern and Florida titles; defeats Don Evans on 40/07/23 in St. Petersburg, FL.
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Maurice Shapiro	41<
Hank Kulkowich	41
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Cowboy Luttrall	42/01<
Dobie Osburn	42/01/07	St. Petersburg, FL
Patrick Kelly	42/01	Tampa, FL
Sometime after 42/01/28.
Dobie Osburn [2]	42/02/11	St. Petersburg, FL
Charles Podubny	42/03/10<
Sometime after 42/02/24.
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Dick Harbin	43/03/24<
Still champion as of 43/04/05.
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Rollend Kirchmeyer	46/10/11<
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Antonio Cortez #	47/02
Defeats The Cardiff Giant on 46/10/28 in Tampa, FL to win Florida Heavyweight Title; referred to as Southern Title after 47/02/24.
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Danny Dusek	49/09/26	Tampa, FL
Defeats Pedro Godoy in 7-man tournament final.
Johnny Valentine	50/07/17	Tampa, FL
Danny Dusek [2]	50/08/07	Tampa, FL
The Green Hornet	50/09/18	Tampa, FL
Pat O'Hara	50/10/09	Tampa, FL
Bobby Lane	51/07/09	Tampa, FL
Pat O'Hara [2]	51/07/16	Tampa, FL
Gene Stanlee	51/09/24	Tampa, FL
Pat O'Hara [3]	51/10/03<
Bobby Lane [2]	51/10/06?	Daytona Beach, FL?
Ray Stern	51/12/29?	Daytona Beach, FL?
Wins by DQ when Lane attackes the referee.
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Wally Dusek	52/08/03<
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Don McIntyer	53/06/22<
Has won Georgia version in 53/03; also recognized in Florida.
Ray Villmer	53/10/16	Atlanta, GA
Don McIntyre [2]	54/01/11	Augusta, GA
Fred Blassie	54/02/08	Birmingham, AL *
In Georgia, Blassie is billed as having defeated Mr. Moto on this date in Birmingham.
Ray Villmer [2]	54
Fred Blassie [2]	54/06/18<
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Ray Stevens	56/11/03<
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Fred Atkins	57/02/20<
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Ray Villmer [3]	57/03/06<
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Nick Roberts	57/04<
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Ray Villmer [4]	59/02/13<
Red Raider (Pedro Godoy)	59/12/21	Tampa, FL
Mike DiBiase	60/01/19	Tampa, FL
Don Curtis	60/03/22	Tampa, FL
Buddy Austin	61/01/10	Tampa, FL
Eddie Graham	61/03/07	Tampa, FL
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Vacant in 62/03<
Eddie Graham [2]	62/03/17	Tampa, FL
Wins tournament; vacant on 62/05/24 when Graham injured by Boris Malenko in Jacksonville, FL.
Boris Malenko	62/07/25
Awarded.
Eddie Graham [3]	62/11/22	Jacksonville, FL
Hiro Matsuda	63/02/19	Tampa, FL
Eddie Graham [4]	63/08/01	Jacksonville, FL
Bob Orton	63/12/28	Jacksonville, FL
Bob Ellis	64/03/03	Tampa, FL
Bob Orton [2]	64/06/04	Jacksonville, FL
Tarzan Tyler	64/12/29	Tampa, FL
Stripped in 65/04.
Bob Orton [3]	65/06/17	Jacksonville, FL
Defeats the Scorpion in tournament final.
Tarzan Tyler [2]	66/02/24	Jacksonville, FL
Missouri Mauler	66/03/08	Tampa, FL
Start defending title in Mid-Atlantic around 66/06 and loses to Klondike Bill on 66/09/26 in Charlotte, NC; title may be inactive in Florida.
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Red Bastien *	68/07
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Missouri Mauler [2]	69/01<
Jack Brisco	69/02/11	Tampa, FL
Missouri Mauler [3]	69/04
Has also defeated Johnny Weaver on 69/03/06 for the recognition in Mid-Atlantic.
Jack Brisco [2]	69/07/08	Tampa, FL
Vacates in 69/11 when Brisco leaves the area to wrestle in Japan.
Danny Miller	70/01/03	Tampa, FL
Missouri Mauler [4]	70/01/13	Tampa, FL
Bob Orton [4]	70/03/03	Tampa, FL
Dale Lewis	70/04/11	Jacksonville, FL
Hiro Matsuda [3]	70/06/16	Tampa, FL
Great Mephisto	70/08/13	Tampa, FL
Hiro Matsuda [4]	70/10/02	Tallahassee, FL
Great Mephisto [2]	70/11/05	Jacksonville, FL
Rene Goulet	70/12/07	Orlando, FL
Hiro Matsuda [5]	71/01/26	Tampa, FL
Rene Goulet [2]	71/02/09	Tampa, FL
The Grappler (Johnny Walker)	71/03/23	Tampa, FL
Terry Funk	71/04/14	Miami, FL
Dick Murdoch	71/04/21	Miami, FL
Jack Brisco [3]	71/06/08	Tampa, FL
Held up after controversial match against Dick Murdoch on 71/09/24 in Tallahassee, FL
Bobby Duncum	71/10/07	Tampa, FL
Wins tournament.
George Gaiser	71/10/14	Tampa, FL
Bobby Shane	71/11/23	Tampa, FL
Title held up after a match against Tim Woods on 72/02/15 in Tampa, FL.
Tim Woods	72/02/28	Tampa, FL
Defeats Shane in rematch.
The Zodiac (Bob Orton)	72/06/24	Jacksonville, FL
Hiro Matsuda [6]	72/07/03	Orlando, FL
The Zodiac [2]	72/07/10	Orlando, FL
Tim Woods [2]	72/08/12	St. Petersburg, FL
Buddy Colt	72/09/05	Tampa, FL
Tim Woods [3]	72/09/19	Tampa, FL
Buddy Colt [2]	72/10/31	Tampa, FL
Tim Woods [4]	72/11/21	Tampa, FL
Buddy Colt [3]	72/12/01?	Tallahassee, FL?
Tim Woods [5]	72/12/12	Tampa, FL
Colt continues to be recognized in Georgia and loses to Bob Armstrong on 72/12/15 in Atlanta, GA.
Buddy Colt [3]	72/12/18	Orlando, FL
Also defeats Bob Armstrong on 72/12/29 in Atlanta, GA for the recognition in Georgia
Mark Lewin	73/01/09	Tampa, FL
Buddy Colt [4]	73/02/06	Tampa, FL
Mr. Kleen	73/02/28	Miami Beach, FL
Paul Jones	73/03/12	Orlando, FL
Ron Fuller	73/04/10	Tampa, FL
Johnny Valentine	73/06/26	Tampa, FL
Bill Dromo	73/08/14	Tampa, FL
Dusty Rhodes	73/09/05	Miami, FL
Thunderbolt Patterson	73/10/02	Tampa, FL
Dusty Rhodes [2]	73/10/09	Tampa, FL
Held up after a match against Paul Jones on 73/10/16 in Tampa, FL due to a reverse decision.
Dusty Rhodes [3]	73/10/23	Tampa, FL
Defeats Jones in rematch.
Jos LeDuc	74/02/05	Tampa, FL
Dusty Rhodes [4]	74/03/12	Tampa, FL
Held up after Pak Song defeats Rhodes on 74/07/18 in Jacksonville, FL.
Dusty Rhodes [5]	74/07/20	St. Petersburg, FL
Defeats Song in rematch.
Pak Song	74/07/25	Jacksonville, FL
Jerry Brisco	74/08/13	Tampa, FL
Pak Song [2]	74/08/29	Jacksonville, FL
Jos LeDuc [2]	74/11/11?	W. Palm Beach, FL?
The Stomper (Archie Gouldie)	74/12/03	Tampa, FL
Bob Armstrong [2]	75/02/18?	Tampa, FL?
The Stomper [2]	75/03/04?	Tampa, FL?
Pepper Gomez	75/05/17	St. Petersburg, FL
Killer Karl Krupp	75/06/14	St. Petersburg, FL
Cyclon Negro	75/08/02?	Lakeland, FL?
Harley Race	75/08/25	W. Palm Beach, FL
Dusty Rhodes [3]	75/09/15	W. Palm Beach, FL
Harley Race [2]	75/09/23<
Jerry Brisco [2]	75/11
Masked Destroyer (Killer Kowalski)	75/11/20<
Billy Robinson	75/12/16	Tampa, FL
Assassin	76/04/13	Tampa, FL
Dusty Rhodes [4]	76/05/04	Tampa, FL
Assassin [2]	76/06/08	Tampa, FL
Steve Keirn	76/10/30	St. Petersburg, FL
Ivan Koloff	77/05/24	Tampa, FL
Pedro Morales	77/09/27	Tampa, FL
Dick Slater	78/03/07<
Sometime after 78/02/022.
Jack Brisco [4]	78/04/27	Jacksonville, FL
Dick Slater [2]	78/05/04<
Dusty Rhodes [5]	78/06/18	Sarasota, FL?
Dick Slater *	78
Jerry Brisco *	78
The Spoiler	78/08<
Wahoo McDaniel	78/08/23	Miami Beach, FL
Dick Slater [3]	78/11/12
Terry Funk [2]	78/12/30	St. Petersburg, FL
Thor the Viking (Scott Irwin)	79/01/20	St. Petersburg, FL
Jim Garvin	79/03/31	St. Petersburg, FL
King Curtis	79/05/28	W. Palm Beach, FL
Ernie Ladd	79/10	Lafayette, LA
Sweet Brown Sugar (Skip Young)	79/10/26	St. Petersburg, FL
Bad Leroy Brown	79/11/24	St. Petersburg, FL
Dusty Rhodes [6]	80/02/16	Jacksonville, FL
Vacates in 80/07 in preparation for the world title shot.
Dick Slater [4]	80/08/03	Tampa, FL
Mike Graham	81/01/27	Tampa, FL
Dick Slater [5]	81/02/03	Tampa, FL
Sweet Brown Sugar [2]	81/02/04	Ft. Myers, FL
Jaques Goulet (Rene Goulet) [3]	81/04/21	Tampa, FL
Still champion as of 81/06/10.
Barry Windham *	81
Bobby Jaggers	81/07/01<
Jack Brisco [4]	81/11/22	Orlando, FL
David Von Erich	81/12/26	St. Petersburg, FL
Derek Draper	82/07/16	Lakeland, FL
Sweet Brown Sugar [3]	82/07/25	Orlando, FL
Jim Garvin [2]	82/08/11
Dusty Rhodes [7]	82/10/31
Kevin Sullivan	82/11/22	W. Palm Beach, FL
Defeats Barry Windham; vacant in 82 when Sullivan tries to give title to Jake Roberts in gratitude of his interference.
Barry Windham	82/12/18	Sarasota, FL
Defeats Greg Valentine in tournament final.
Frank Dusek	83/03/17	Tampa, FL
Ron Bass	83/04/30	Ft. Myers, FL
Mike Rotundo	83/09/24	St. Petersburg, FL
Ron Bass [2]	83/11/23	Miami, FL
Mike Rotundo [2]	84/05/21	W. Palm Beach, FL
Angelo Mosca	84/05/30	Tampa, FL
Jim Neidhart	84/08/12	Oklahoma City, OK *
Pez Whatley	84/08/25	Sarasota, FL
Kevin Sullivan [2]	84/09/19	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pez Whatley [2]	84/09/22	Miami, FL
Rick Rude	85/01/16	Tampa, FL
Brian Blair	85/04/10	Tampa, FL
Hercules Hernandez	85/05/26	Orlando, FL
Vacant in 85/07 when Hernandez is fired after dressing room fight with Wahoo McDaniel.
Rick Rude [2]	85/07/21	Orlando, FL
Defeats Mike Graham in tournament final.
Wahoo McDaniel [2]	85/10/02	Tampa, FL
Lex Luger	85/11/19	Tampa, FL
Jesse Barr	86/01/15	Tampa, FL
Lex Luger [2]	86/02/14	Orlando, FL
Masked Superstar	86/07/22	Tampa, FL
Lex Luger [3]	86/07/29	Tampa, FL
Kevin Sullivan [3]	87/01/16	Daytona, FL
Bad News Allen	87/01/31	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Kevin Sullivan [4]	87/02/18	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Title retired in 87/03 after Jim Crockett Jr. buys the promotion in 87/02.

* See NWA Southern Heavyweight Title (post-1993 version).