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Last updated on 2012/10/16


North American Heavyweight Title
[Tri-State/Mid-South]

National Wrestling Alliance [Tri-State] ( 1969 - 1979/08 )
Mid-South Wrestling Association ( 1979/08 - 1986/05 )

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Chuck Karbo 69/06/23<Los Angeles, CA *
Wins a tournament to become the first champion.
Danny Hodge 69/08/15 Oklahoma City, OK
Chuck Karbo [2] 68/10/06<
Danny Hodge [2]69/10/21Little Rock, AR
Chuck Karbo [3] 69/10
Tarzan Baxter 69/10/31? Oklahoma City, OK?
The Spoiler 70/02/17 Little Rock, AR
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Danny Hodge [3] 70/03<
The Spoiler [2] 70/03/20 Oklahoma City, OK
Bill Watts70/04/12Tulsa, OK
Dusty Rhodes71/05/21Shreveport, LA
Bill Watts [2]71/10
The Stomper (John Quinn)72/03
Bill Watts [3]72/07<
Sometime after 72/06/12; declared vacant in the Tri-State area in 73/08 when Watts leaves the area; Watts continues to defend in Florida and Georgia.
Tank Morgan 73/11/12 Shreveport, LA
Defeats Dewey Robertson in tournament final
Rip Tyler 74/02/11 Shreveport, LA
Bull Ramos 74/04
Arman Hussian 74/07/29 Shreveport, LA
Skandor Akbar 74/12 Shreveport, LA
Danny Miller 75/05/14 Jackson, MS
Dick Murdoch 75/06/05 New Orleans, LA
Killer Karl Kox 75/10/28 Shreveport, LA
Bill Watts [4] 75/11/26 Jackson, MS
Has been recognized as champion in Florida and Georiga; defeats Kox to end the dispute.
The Spoiler [3]76/11/09Shreveport, LA
The Brute76/11/23
Awarded after filling in for Spoiler; defeats Spoiler in 76/12.
Ted DiBiase76/12
The Great Zimm (Waldo Von Erich)77Shreveport, LA
Dick Murdoch77/03/01Shreveport, LA
Stan Hansen77/05/02Tulsa, OK
Bill Watts [5]77/06/20Tulsa, OK
Dick Murdoch [2]77/08/04
Jerry Oates77/08Albuquerque, NM *
Dick Murdoch [3]77/11/06Shreveport, LA
Ernie Ladd78/02/14Shreveport, LA
Paul Orndorff 78/05/29 Tulsa, OK
Ernie Ladd [2] 78/06
Paul Orndorff [2] 78/06
Stan Hansen [2] 78/07<
Paul Orndorff [3] 78/07/29 Baton Rouge, LA
Ernie Ladd [3] 78/08/15
Ray Candy78/11/17Shreveport, LA
Ernie Ladd [4]78/12/25New Orleans, LA
Wins by default.
Mr. Wrestling II79/02/16Atlanta, GA
Became an MSWA title in 79/08.
Mike George79/09/05Shreveport, LA
Wrestling II is still/again billed as champion in Georgia as of 79/10/19.
Bill Watts # 79/12/04 Baton Rouge, LA
Mike George # 79/12/06
Belt returned to George.
Bill Watts [6] 80/01/05 Alexandria, LA
Mike George [2] 80/01/19 Alexandria, LA
Ted DiBiase [2]80/02/01Shreveport, LA
The Grappler80/09/19Shreveport, LA
Jake Roberts81/05/31Shreveport, LA
Paul Orndorff [3]81/07/04New Orleans, LA
Ted DiBiase [3]81/11/01
Bob Roop82/03/17Shreveport, LA
Junkyard Dog82/06/21New Orleans, LA
Ted DiBiase [4]82/06/23Shreveport, LA
Stagger Lee (Junkyard Dog) [2]82/11/25New Orleans, LA
JYD loses a loser-leaves-town tag match and reappears as the masked Stagger Lee; vacant in 83/02 when JYD returns without a mask after his 90-day suspension ends.
Junkyard Dog [3]83/04/16New Orleans, LA
Defeats Mr. Olympia in rematch of tournament final after first match ends in controversy.
Butch Reed83/07/16New Orleans, LA
Magnum T.A. #83/10/12Shreveport, LA
Nikolai Volkoff #83/10/24New Orleans, LA
Butch Reed #83/10/24
Belt returned to Reed when Magnum T.A.'s victory is reversed.
Junkyard Dog [4]83/10/26Shreveport, LA
Mr. Wrestling II [2]84/03/12New Orleans, LA
Magnum T.A.84/05/13Tulsa, OK
Ernie Ladd [5]84/10/16Shreveport, LA
Brad Armstrong84/12/05Shreveport, LA
Ted DiBiase [5]85/01/16Shreveport, LA
Terry Taylor85/03/13Shreveport, LA
The Nightmare/Masked Champion85/05/22Shreveport, LA
Dick Murdoch [4]85/08/10New Orleans, LA
Butch Reed [2]85/10/14New Orleans, LA
Dick Slater86/01/01Tulsa, OK
Held up after a match against Jake Roberts on 86/01/31 in Houston, TX.
Jake Roberts [2]86/02/14Houston, TX *
Defeats Slater in rematch.
Dick Slater [2]86/02/23Oklahoma City, OK
Jim Duggan86/03/16Oklahoma City, OK
Defeats Buzz Sawyer after Bill Watts tricks Slater into signing a contract requiring Sawyer to defend the title against Duggan; title retired in 86/05.

* Special thanks to "The Mask" and Charles Hamilton for the corrections and additions.




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