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| National Wrestling Alliance | ( | 1969 | - | 1979/08 | ) |
| Tri-State | ( | 1969 | - | 1973/09 | ) |
| Georgia & Florida | ( | 1973/09 | - | 1975/11 | ) |
| Tri-State | ( | 1975/11 | - | 1979/08 | ) |
| Mid-South Wrestling Association | ( | 1979/08 | - | 1986/05 | ) |
| Chuck Karbo | 69 | Los Angeles, CA * |
| Wins a tournament to become the first champion. | ||
| Danny Hodge | 69/10/21 | Little Rock, AR |
| Chuck Karbo [2] | 69 | |
| Tarzan Baxter | 69 | |
| The Spoiler | 70/02< | |
| Bill Watts | 70/04/12 | Tulsa, OK |
| Dusty Rhodes | 71/05/21 | Shreveport, LA |
| Bill Watts [2] | 71/10 | |
| The Stomper (John Quinn) | 72/03 | |
| Bill Watts [3] | 72/07< | |
| Tri-State version of the title declared vacant when Watts takes title to Georgia and Florida in 73/09; Watts continues to defend the title in Georgia and Florida. | ||
| Buddy Colt | 74/05/03 | Tampa, FL |
| Wins title from Watts. | ||
| Bob Armstrong | 74/06/08 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Buddy Colt [2] | 75/02 | |
| Bill Watts [4] | 75/02/21 | Atlanta, GA |
| Awarded when Colt is injured in a plane crash; unifies Tri-State version, defeating Killer Karl Kox on 75/11/26 in Jackson, MS. | ||
| The Spoiler [2] | 76/11/09 | Shreveport, LA |
| The Brute | 76/11/23 | |
| Awarded after filling in for Spoiler; defeats Spoiler in 76/12. | ||
| Ted DiBiase | 76/12 | |
| The Great Zimm (Waldo Von Erich) | 77 | Shreveport, LA |
| Dick Murdoch | 77/03/01 | Shreveport, LA |
| Stan Hansen | 77/05/02 | Tulsa, OK |
| Bill Watts [5] | 77/06/20 | Tulsa, OK |
| Dick Murdoch [2] | 77/08/04 | |
| Jerry Oates | 77/08 | Albuquerque, NM * |
| Dick Murdoch [3] | 77/11/06 | Shreveport, LA |
| Ernie Ladd | 78/02/14 | Shreveport, LA |
| Paul Orndorff | 78/05/29 | Tulsa, OK |
| Ernie Ladd [2] | 78/06 | |
| Paul Orndorff [2] | 78/06 | |
| Ernie Ladd [3] | 78/08/15 | |
| Ray Candy | 78/11/17 | Shreveport, LA |
| Ernie Ladd [4] | 78/12/25 | New Orleans, LA |
| Wins by forfeit. | ||
| Mr. Wrestling II | 79/02/16 | Atlanta, GA |
| Renamed Mid-South Wrestling Association North American Heavyweight Title in 79/08. | ||
| Mike George | 79/09/05 | Shreveport, LA |
| Bill Watts # | 79/12/04 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mike George # | 79/12/06 | |
| Belt returned to George. | ||
| Ted DiBiase [2] | 80/02/01 | Shreveport, LA |
| The Grappler | 80/09/19 | Shreveport, LA |
| Jake Roberts | 81/05/31 | Shreveport, LA |
| Paul Orndorff [3] | 81/07/04 | New Orleans, LA |
| Ted DiBiase [3] | 81/11/01 | |
| Bob Roop | 82/03/17 | Shreveport, LA |
| Junkyard Dog | 82/06/21 | New Orleans, LA |
| Ted DiBiase [4] | 82/06/23 | Shreveport, LA |
| Stagger Lee (Junkyard Dog) [2] | 82/11/25 | New 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] | 83/04/16 | New Orleans, LA |
| Defeats Mr. Olympia in rematch of tournament final after first match ends in controversy. | ||
| Butch Reed | 83/07/16 | New Orleans, LA |
| Magnum T.A. # | 83/10/12 | Shreveport, LA |
| Nikolai Volkoff # | 83/10/24 | New Orleans, LA |
| Butch Reed # | 83/10/24 | |
| Belt returned to Reed when Magnum T.A.'s victory is reversed. | ||
| Junkyard Dog [4] | 83/10/26 | Shreveport, LA |
| Mr. Wrestling II | 84/03/12 | New Orleans, LA |
| Magnum T.A. | 84/05/13 | Tulsa, OK |
| Ernie Ladd [5] | 84/10/16 | Shreveport, LA |
| Brad Armstrong | 84/12/05 | Shreveport, LA |
| Ted DiBiase [5] | 85/01/16 | Shreveport, LA |
| Terry Taylor | 85/03/13 | Shreveport, LA |
| The Nightmare/Masked Champion | 85/05/22 | Shreveport, LA |
| Dick Murdoch [4] | 85/08/10 | New Orleans, LA |
| Butch Reed [2] | 85/10/14 | New Orleans, LA |
| Dick Slater | 86/01/01 | Tulsa, OK |
| Held up after a match against Jake Roberts on 86/01/31 in Houston, TX. | ||
| Jake Roberts [2] | 86/02/14 | Houston, TX * |
| Defeats Slater in rematch. | ||
| Dick Slater [2] | 86/02/23 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Jim Duggan | 86/03/16 | Oklahoma 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. | ||
| Bill Watts [3] | 72/07< | |
| Declared vacant in the Tri-State area in 73/09 when Watts leaves the area; Watts defends the title in Georgia and Florida. | ||
| 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] | 74/11/26 | Jackson, MS |
| Unifies with Georgia/Florida version. | ||
See also G.W.F. North American Heavyweight Title.
* Special thanks to "The Mask" and Charles Hamilton for the corrections and additions!
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