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North American Heavyweight Title
[Oklahoma & Louisiana & Arkansas & Mississippi]
original: 1969-19841973-19741974-19751984-1986

National Wrestling Alliance [Tulsa office] ( 1969 ~ 1979-08 )
Mid-South Wrestling Association ( 1979-08 ~ 1986-05 )

Chuck Karbo 1969-06-13<Los Angeles, CA *
Wins a fictitious tournament to become the first champion; or wins "in Phoenix, Arizona over 100 other wrestlers" (Longview News-Journal, Longview, TX, 69-07-24).
Danny Hodge 1969-08-15 Oklahoma City, OK
Chuck Karbo [2] 1969-08-22 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge [2] 1969-10-20 Shreveport, LA
Repeated in Little Rock, AR on next day.
Chuck Karbo [3] 1969-10  
Tarzan Baxter 1969-10 Shreveport, LA
"On a recent televised bout which local fans can see this Sunday afternoon on Championship Wrestling from Shreveport" (Longview News-Journal, Longview, TX, 69-10-30); "two weeks ago" (Wichita Falls Times, 69-11-09).
The Spoiler 1970-02-17 Little Rock, AR
Bill Watts1970-04-12Tulsa, OK
Dusty Rhodes1971-05-17Shreveport, LA
Bill Watts [2] 1971-09-22 Jackson, MS
"In Jackson, Miss., three weeks ago" (The Shreveport Times, 71-10-10); Jackson paper advertises the match but has no report on the results; held up in Baton Rouge, LA after the match against Dusty Rhodes on 71-10-13.
Bill Watts [3] 1971-10-20 Baton Rouge, LA
Wins rematch; some sources have The Stomper (John Quinn) defeating Watts for the title, but it is most likely for the Brass Knuckles Title.
Dale Lewis 1972-05-15 Shreveport, LA
Bill Watts [4] 1972-05-22 Shreveport, LA
Declared vacant in 73-08 when Watts leaves the area; Watts continues to claim the title in Florida and Georgia; Tank Morgan defeats Dewey Robertson in tournament final sometime before 73-10-12 in a disputed decision.
Tank Morgan 1973-10-15 Shreveport, LA
Defeats Dewey Robertson.
Rip Tyler 1974-02-04 Shreveport, LA
Bull Ramos 1974-06-24 Shreveport, LA
Arman Hussian 1974-07-29 Shreveport, LA
Skandor Akbar 1974-08-29 New Orleans, LA
Hussian has "lost to Scandor Akbar last week" (New Orleans States-Item, 74-09-03).
Danny Miller 1975-05-14 Jackson, MS
Dick Murdoch 1975-06-05 New Orleans, LA
Killer Karl Kox 1975-10-28 Shreveport, LA
Bill Watts [5] 1975-11-26 Jackson, MS
Has been recognized as champion in Florida and Georiga; defeats Kox to end the dispute.
The Stomper (John Quinn)1976-11-09Shreveport, LA
The Brute (The Spoiler #2) 1976-11-23  
Starts claiming the title after substituting for The Spoiler; may defeat Spoiler in 76-12 to end the dispute; still champion as of 76-12-14.
Ted DiBiase 1976-12-15? Shreveport, LA?
Wins in a television match.
Waldo Von Erich 1976-12-29Shreveport, LA
Billed as champion as of 77-01-02; wins as the masked Great Zim and and unmasks himself after the match; "by flattening Ted DiBiase on a recent televised Championship Wrestling show" (The Times, Shreveport, LA, 77-01-09).
Dick Murdoch1977-03-01Shreveport, LA
Stan Hansen1977-05-02Tulsa, OK
Bill Watts [6]1977-06-20Tulsa, OK
Dick Murdoch [2] 1977-08-03 New Orleans, LA
"In New Orleans last week" (The Times, Shreveport, LA, 77-08-07).
Jerry Oates1977-08Albuquerque, NM *
Dick Murdoch [3]1977-11-06Oklahoma City, OK
Ernie Ladd1978-02-14Shreveport, LA
Paul Orndorff 1978-05-29 Tulsa, OK
Some sources have Orndorff losing the title to Stan Hansen and regains it on 78-07-29 in Baton Rouge, LA although Orndorff retains the title against Hansen that day (Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA, 78-07-29).
Ernie Ladd [3] 1978-07-29
Awarded when Orndorff is stripped of the title during the TV taping in Shreveport, LA.
Ray Candy1978-11-17Shreveport, LA
Ernie Ladd [4]1978-12-25New Orleans, LA
Wins by default after Candy is injured as a result of the brawl between Ladd & Ron Bass and Candy & Killer Karl Kox.
Mr. Wrestling II1979-02-16Atlanta, GA
Became an MSWA title in 79-08.
Mike George1979-09-05Shreveport, LA
Wrestling II is still/again billed as champion in Georgia as of 79-10-19.
Bill Watts # 1979-12-04 Baton Rouge, LA
Mike George # 1979-12-06  
Belt returned to George.
Bill Watts [7] 1980-01-05 Alexandria, LA
Mike George [2] 1980-01-19 Alexandria, LA
Ted DiBiase [2]1980-02-01Shreveport, LA
The Grappler1980-09-19Shreveport, LA
Jake Roberts1981-05-31Shreveport, LA
Paul Orndorff [2]1981-07-04New Orleans, LA
Ted DiBiase [3] 1981-11-01 Lake Charles, LA
Bob Roop1982-03-17Shreveport, LA
Junkyard Dog1982-06-21New Orleans, LA
Ted DiBiase [4]1982-06-23Shreveport, LA
Stagger Lee (Junkyard Dog) [2]1982-11-25New 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]1983-04-16New Orleans, LA
Defeats Mr. Olympia in rematch of tournament final after first match on 83-03-21 in New Orleans, LA ends in controversy.
Butch Reed1983-07-16New Orleans, LA
Magnum T.A. #1983-10-12Shreveport, LA
Nikolai Volkoff #1983-10-24New Orleans, LA
Butch Reed # 1983-10-24  
Belt returned to Reed when Magnum T.A.'s victory is reversed.
Junkyard Dog [4]1983-10-26Shreveport, LA
Mr. Wrestling II [2]1984-03-12New Orleans, LA
Magnum T.A.1984-05-13Tulsa, OK
Ernie Ladd [5]1984-10-16Shreveport, LA
Brad Armstrong1984-12-05Shreveport, LA
Ted DiBiase [5]1985-01-16Shreveport, LA
Terry Taylor1985-03-13Shreveport, LA
The Nightmare/Masked Champion1985-05-22Shreveport, LA
Dick Murdoch [4]1985-08-10New Orleans, LA
Butch Reed [2]1985-10-14New Orleans, LA
Dick Slater1986-01-01Tulsa, OK
Held up after the match against Jake Roberts on 86-01-31 in Houston, TX.
Jake Roberts [2]1986-02-14Houston, TX
Defeats Slater in rematch.
Dick Slater [2]1986-02-23Oklahoma City, OK
Taped on 86-02-11; possibly aired as a title change when Roberts signs with WWF.
Jim Duggan1986-03-16Oklahoma 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.

* Replaced with UWF World Heavyweight Title.

* Special thanks to "The Mask", David Haub, Charles Hamilton, Al Getz, and Kriss Knights for the corrections and additions.