Dirty White Boy	1989-10-02	Memphis, TN
Defeats Dustin Rhodes in tournament final; billed as CWA Southwestern Title in Memphis; billed as USWA Southern Title in Dallas.
Bill Dundee	1989-11-19	Memphis, TN
John Tatum	1990-05-03	Dallas, TX
Bill Dundee [2]	1990-05-18	Dallas, TX
John Tatum [2]	1990-06-15	Dallas, TX
Bill Dundee [3]	1990-06-22	Dallas, TX
John Tatum [3]	1990-07-04	Dallas, TX
Vacant in 90 when USWA and World Class split.
Dick Slater	1990-09-01
Awarded.
Jeff Jarrett	1990-10-06	Nashville, TN
Eddie Gilbert	1990-10-29	Memphis, TN
Title vacant in 90-12 when Gilbert leaves the area.
Jeff Jarrett [2]	1991-01-14	Memphis, TN
Defeats Brian Lee in 12-man tournament final; title held-up on 91-02-25 after match with Steve Austin.
Jeff Jarrett [3]	1991-03<
Defeats Austin in rematch.
Tom Prichard	1991-03-15	Dallas, TX
Title held-up after the match against Jeff Jarrett on 91-03-29 in Dallas, TX.
Jeff Jarrett [4]	1991-04-05	Dallas, TX
Defeats Prichard in rematch; title immediately help up; repeated on 91-04-08 in Memphis, TN.
Jeff Jarrett [5]	1991-04-12	Dallas, TX
Defeats Prichard in rematch.
Eric Embry	1991-05-03	Dallas, TX
Bill Dundee [4]	1991-05-13	Memphis, TN
Eric Embry [2]	1991-05-20	Memphis, TN
Tom Prichard [2]	1991-11-04	Memphis, TN
Eric Embry [3]	1991-11-09	Memphis, TN
Tom Prichard [3]	1991-12-02	Memphis, TN
Eric Embry [4]	1991-12-09	Memphis, TN
Tom Prichard [4]	1992-02-08	Memphis, TN
Dr. Death	1992-03-10	Louisville, KY
Jimmy Valiant	1992-03-16	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher	1992-03-23	Memphis, TN
Title held up after the match against Tom Prichard on 92-04-20 in Memphis, TN.
Brian Christopher [2]	1992-04-27	Memphis, TN
Defeats Prichard in rematch, but title remained held up.
Brian Christopher [3]	1992-05-04	Memphis, TN
Defeats Prichard in rematch; title held up on 92-06-22 after match against Tom Prichard in Memphis, TN.
Tom Prichard [5]	1992-06-29	Memphis, TN
Defeats Christopher in rematch.
Brian Christopher [4]	1992-07-20	Memphis, TN
Tom Prichard [6]	1992-07-27	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [5]	1992-08-03	Memphis, TN
Reno Riggins	1992-08-10	Memphis, TN
Title held up after the match against Brian Christopher on 92-09-14 in Memphis, TN.
Brian Christopher [6]	1992-09-21	Memphis, TN
Defeats Riggins in rematch.
Jeff Jarrett [6]	1992-12-21	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [7]	1993-01-11	Memphis, TN
Jeff Jarrett [7]	1993-03-01	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [8]	1993-05-01	Memphis, TN
Jeff Jarrett [8]	1993-06-28	Memphis, TN
Vampire Warrior	1993-07-18	Memphis, TN
Jeff Jarrett [9]	1993-08-23	Memphis, TN
Renamed USWA Heavyweight Title in 93-08 (title mentioned without "Southern" for the first time during the television show on 93-08-14).
Tommy Rich	1993-09-13	Memphis, TN
Title held up on 93-09-25 after Jeff Jarrett pins Rich in a cage match in Memphis, TN, but groggy referee Frank Morell raises Rich's hand.
Jeff Jarrett [10]	1993-10-04	Memphis, TN
Defeats Rich in rematch; Crush (Brian Adams) defeats Jarrett on 93-11-15 in Memphis, TN but the belt is given back to Jarrett after tapes show Crush used a foreign object.
Buddy Landel	1993-11-22	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [9]	1993-12-05 *
Doug Gilbert	1994-02-07	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [10]	1994-02-14	Memphis, TN
Doug Gilbert [2]	1994-02-21	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [11]	1994-02-28	Memphis, TN
Eddie Gilbert [2]	1994-03-14	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [12]	1994-03-19	Memphis, TN
Wins by countout.
Doug Gilbert [3]	1994-05-02	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [13]	1994-05-09	Memphis, TN
Dream Machine	1994-06-06	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [14]	1994-07-11	Memphis, TN
Doug Gilbert [4]	1994-08-01	Memphis, TN
Vacant on 94-09-24 Gilbert stripped for not defending the title in 45 days
Tommy Rich [2]	1994-10-03	Memphis, TN
Defeats Buddy Landel in tournament final.
Brian Christopher [15]	1994-12-05	Memphis, TN
Tommy Rich [3]	1994-12-19	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [16]	1994-12-31	Memphis, TN
Brian Lee	1995-04-03	Memphis, TN
Title held up on 95-04-10, due to no-contest decision in title defense against Brian Christopher in Memphis, TN.
Brian Lee [2]	1995-04-17	Memphis, TN
Defeats Christopher in rematch.
Doug Gilbert [5]	1995-05-13	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [17]	1995-05-29	Memphis, TN
Billy Jack Haynes	1995-06-26	Memphis, TN
Brad Armstrong	1995-08-04	Knoxville, TN
Billy Jack Haynes [2]	1995-08-07	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [18]	1995-09-11	Memphis, TN
Jesse James Armstrong	1995-10-07	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [19]	1995-10-23	Memphis, TN
Title held up on 95-11-13 in Memphis, TN during title defense against Tex Slazenger due to outside interference.
Tex Slazenger	1995-11-22	Memphis, TN
Defeats Christopher in rematch.
Brian Christopher [20]	1995-11-27	Memphis, TN
Tex Slazenger [2]	1995-12-02	Memphis, TN
Belt is returned to Slazenger by order of acting commissioner Bob Armstrong due to controversy during the match on 95-11-27 in Memphis, TN.
Jerry Lawler	1996-01-10	Memphis, TN
Tommy Rich [4]	1996-01-13	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [21]	1996-02-14	Memphis, TN
Mabel	1996-03-16	Memphis, TN
Jerry Lawler [2]	1996-05-20	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [22]	1996-06-01	Memphis, TN
Ric Hogan	1996-10-28	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [23]	1996-11-18	Memphis, TN
Wolfie D	1996-12-14	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [24]	1997-01-02	Memphis, TN
Elijah (Spellbinder)	1997-02-09	Memphis, TN
Brian Christopher [25]	1997-03-29	Memphis, TN
Billy Travis	1997-06-14	Memphis, TN
Spellbinder [2]	1997-07-12	Memphis, TN
Doomsday (Glen Jacobs)	1997-07-13	Memphis, TN
Steven Dunn	1997-09-06	Memphis, TN
Promotion closes in 97-11.