AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship#United States Wrestling Association

{{Infobox pro wrestling championship

|name = AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

|image =AWA Southern Heavyweight hampionship.png

|image_size =One of the belts used to represent the championship

|alt =

|caption =

|finalchamp = Brian Christopher

|won =

|created = July 27, 1974

|retired =2010

|promotion = NWA Mid-America (1974–1977)
Continental Wrestling Association (1977–1987)
United States Wrestling Association (1990–1997)
Memphis Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)
Memphis Wrestling (2004–2010)

|firstchamp = Jerry Lawler

|mostreigns = Jerry Lawler (58 reignsLawler held the NWA/AWA version 52 times, the USWA version 2 times, the MCW version 2 times and the MW version 2 times.)

|longestreign =

|shortestreign = Jerry Lawler (1 hour)

|titleretired=2010

|pastnames =

NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version)
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version)
Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
USWA Heavyweight Championship
MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship
Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship

}}

The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title in the Continental Wrestling Association during the 1970s and 1980s. The title is part of a long lineage that was started when the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship, in use since 1939, was renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) in 1974. The title's name changed again in 1978, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship due to a partnership with the American Wrestling Association. It was also called the Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister publications, in order for this title to not be confused with Championship Wrestling from Florida's version of the title.

The title was revived in the United States Wrestling Association from 1989 until 1997 when the USWA closed. It was known as the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship and later simply the USWA Heavyweight Championship during that time; however, unlike the previous Southern title in Memphis, this one played a secondary role to the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship. It was revived in Memphis Championship Wrestling as the MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship in 2000 and 2001. It was later revived and renamed in 2004 for use in Memphis Wrestling as the Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship, where the last recorded champion was Brian Christopher, winning the championship on November 4, 2010, but with no recorded championship matches since then.{{cite web | url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=42&page=5&reign=17 | title=Memphis Wrestling Southern Heavyweight Championship | access-date=March 24, 2017 | work=CageMatch}} Memphis Wrestling held their last regular event in 2009.{{cite web | url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=256&page=4 | title= Memphis Wrestling > Events |access-date=March 24, 2017 | work=CageMatch}}

Title history

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|name = NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

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|number = 1

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 27, 1974}}

|days = {{age in days|July 27, 1974|October 23, 1974}}

|location =Chattanooga, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =Defeated Jackie Fargo for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship. The title was then renamed the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Mid-America version) in August 1974.

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|number = 2

|champion = {{sortname|Robert|Fuller|Robert Fuller (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|October 23, 1974}}

|days = {{age in days|October 23, 1974|October 30, 1974}}

|location =Nashville, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 3

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|October 30, 1974}}

|days = {{age in days|October 30, 1974|December 1974|range=no}}

|location =Nashville, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|sort number = 3.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1974|December}}

|notes =Championship vacated for undocumented reasons

|ref =

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|number = 2

|champion = {{sortname|Ron|Fuller|Ron Fuller (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|December 29, 1974}}

|days = {{age in days|December 29, 1974|June 9, 1975}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =Won an eight-man tournament.

|ref =

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|number = 5

|champion = {{sort|Mongolian Stomper|The Mongolian Stomper}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 9, 1975}}

|days = {{age in days|June 9, 1975|July 14, 1975}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

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|ref =

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|number = 6

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|July 14, 1975}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|July 14, 1975|July 28, 1975}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 7

|champion = {{sort|Mongolian Stomper|The Mongolian Stomper}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|July 28, 1975}} {{small|(NLT)}}

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|event = Mid-Am Show

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|sort number = 7.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|August 9, 1975}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =Championship vacated after a match against Bob Armstrong.

|ref =

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|number = 8

|champion = {{sortname|Bob|Armstrong}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 29, 1975}} {{small|(NLT)}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|August 9, 1975|October 20, 1975}} days.}}

|location ={{sort|00|The location of the match was not captured as part of the documentation.}}

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =Defeated The Mongolian Stomper in a rematch. The title change may have been repeated on October 7, 1975 in Louisville, Kentucky.

|ref =

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|number = 9

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 4

|date = {{dts|October 20, 1975}} {{small|(NLT)}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|September 30, 1975|November 24, 1975}} days.}}

|location =Huntsville, Alabama

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 10

|champion = {{sortname|Bob|Armstrong}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|November 24, 1975}} {{small|(NLT)}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|October 21, 1975|December 31, 1975}} days.}}

|location =

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|sort number = 10.5

|champion = Vacated

|reign =

|date = {{dts|1975|November}}

|days =

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|event =

|notes =Championship vacated for undocumented reasons

|ref =

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|number = 11

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 5

|date = {{dts|December 15, 1975}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|December 15, 1975|January 1, 1976}}|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between {{age in days|December 15, 1975|January 1, 1976}} and {{age in days|December 15, 1975|January 19, 1976}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =Defeated Ron Fuller in a tournament final.

|ref =

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|sort number = 11.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1976|January}}

|notes =Championship vacated after a match against Ricky Gibson

|ref =

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|number = 12

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 6

|date = {{dts|January 19, 1976}}

|days = {{age in days|January 19, 1976|February 22, 1976}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =Defeated Ricky Gibson in a rematch.

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|number = 13

|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Rich}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|February 22, 1976}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|February 22, 1976|April 5, 1976}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

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|number = 14

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 7

|date = {{dts|April 5, 1976}} {{small|(NLT)}}

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|location =

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 15

|champion = {{sortname|Jack|Brisco}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 9, 1976}}

|days = {{age in days|August 9, 1976|August 19, 1976}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 16

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 8

|date = {{dts|August 19, 1976}}

|days = {{age in days|August 19, 1976|September 14, 1976}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 17

|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Rich}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|September 14, 1976}}

|days = {{sort|2|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|September 14, 1976|October 4, 1976}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 18

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 9

|date = {{dts|October 4, 1976}} {{small|(NLT)}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|September 15, 1976|October 4, 1976}} days.}}

|location =

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

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|number = 19

|champion = {{sortname|Jackie|Fargo}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|October 4, 1976}}

|days = {{sort|{1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|October 4, 1976|October 31, 1976}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 20

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 10

|date = {{dts|1976|October}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|October 5, 1976|November 1, 1976}} days.}}

|location =

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 21

|champion = {{sortname|Rocky|Johnson}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 1, 1976}}

|days = {{age in days|November 1, 1976|April 11, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = Mid-Am Show

|notes =The championship moved from NWA Mid-America to the Continental Wrestling Association on March 20, 1977

|ref =

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|sort number = 21.5

|type = promotion

|name = NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship / Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 22

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 11

|date = {{dts|April 11, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|April 11, 1977|April 28, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 23

|champion = {{sortname|Bob|Armstrong}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|April 28, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|April 28, 1977|May 1, 1977}}

|location =Knoxville, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 24

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 12

|date = {{dts|May 1, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|May 1, 1977|May 29, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 25

|champion = {{sortname|Paul|Orndorff}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|May 29, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|May 29, 1977|July 18, 1977 }}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 26

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 13

|date = {{dts|July 18, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|July 18, 1977|July 25, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 27

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 25, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|July 25, 1977|August 1, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 28

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 14

|date = {{dts|August 1, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|August 1, 1977|August 22, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 29

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 22, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|August 22, 1977|August 29, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 30

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 15

|date = {{dts|August 29, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|August 29, 1977|September 13, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|sort number=30.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|September 13, 1977}}

|notes =Lawler retired after a match against Bill Dundee, but later returned to the ring

|ref =

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|number = 31

|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 25, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|September 25, 1977|October 10, 1977}}

|location =Louisville, Kentucky

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Defeated Mr. Wrestling in the finals of a six-man one-night tournament.

|ref =

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|number = 32

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 16

|date = {{dts|October 10, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|October 10, 1977|November 28, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 33

|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|November 28, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|November 28, 1977|December 5, 1977}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 34

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 17

|date = {{dts|December 5, 1977}}

|days = {{age in days|December 5, 1977|August 7, 1978}}

|location =CWA Show

|event = Memphis, Tennessee

|notes =Championship became an AWA championship in July 1978 when the CWA began working with the American Wrestling Association.

|ref =

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|number = 35

|champion = {{sortname|Jos|LeDuc}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 7, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|August 7, 1978|August 14, 1978}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 36

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 18

|date = {{dts|August 14, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|August 14, 1978|August 28, 1978}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 37

|champion = {{sortname|Jos|LeDuc}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 28, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|August 28, 1978|September 4, 1978}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 38

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 19

|date = {{dts|September 4, 1978}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|September 4, 1978|November 6, 1978}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 39

|champion = {{sortname|Don|Fargo}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 6, 1978}} {{small|(NLT)}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|November 6, 1978|November 20, 1978}}|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between {{age in days|November 6, 1978|November 20, 1978}} and {{age in days|September 4, 1978|November 20, 1978}} days.}}

|location =

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 40

|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Gilbert}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 20, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|November 20, 1978|November 27, 1978}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 41

|champion = {{sortname|Don|Fargo}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|November 27, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|November 27, 1978|December 4, 1978}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 42

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 20

|date = {{dts|December 4, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|December 4, 1978|December 25, 1978}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 43

|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|December 25, 1978}}

|days = {{age in days|December 25, 1978|January 15, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 44

|champion = {{sortname|Ron|Fuller|Ron Fuller (wrestler)}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|January 15, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|January 15, 1979|February 12, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 45

|champion = {{sortname|Toru|Tanaka}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|February 12, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|February 12, 1979|March 31, 1979 }}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Won the title by forfeit. Robert Fuller won the title on March 19, 1979, but the title was returned to Tanaka.

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|number = 46

|champion = {{sortname|Buzz|Sawyer}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|March 31, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|March 31, 1979|April 2, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|sort number = 46.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|April 2, 1979}}

|notes =Championship vacated after a match against the Mongolian Stomper

|ref =

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|number = 47

|champion = {{sort|Mongolian Stomper|The Mongolian Stomper}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|April 23, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|April 23, 1979|June 4, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Defeated Buzz Sawyer in a rematch.

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|number = 48

|champion = {{sortname|Robert|Fuller|Robert Fuller (wrestler)}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|June 4, 1979}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|June 4, 1979|June 29, 1979}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 49

|champion = {{sortname|Ron|Bass|Ron Bass (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1979|June}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|June 5, 1979|June 30, 1979}} days.}}

|location =Bluefield, West Virginia

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 50

|champion = {{sort|Taylor|Randy Taylor}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1979|June}}

|days = {{sort|2|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 2 and {{age in days|June 6, 1979|July 2, 1979}} days.}}

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|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 51

|champion = {{sortname|Ron|Bass|Ron Bass (wrestler)}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|July 2, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|July 2, 1979|August 27, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 52

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|August 27, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|August 27, 1979|September 11, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|sort number = 52.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|September 11, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Championship vacated after a match against Ron Bass.

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|number = 53

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 4

|date = {{dts|September 17, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|September 17, 1979|September 24, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Defeated Bass in a rematch.

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|number = 54

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 21

|date = {{dts|September 24, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|September 24, 1979|October 1, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 55

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 5

|date = {{dts|October 1, 1979}}

|days = {{age in days|October 1, 1979|October 15, 1979}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 56

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 22

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|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

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|number = 58

|champion = {{sortname|Paul|Ellering}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|April 7, 1980}}

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|number = 59

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 6

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|days = {{age in days|July 7, 1980|August 4, 1980}}

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|date = {{dts|August 4, 1980}}

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|number = 60

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Irwin|Bill Irwin (wrestler)}}

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|date = {{dts|August 11, 1980}}

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|sort number = 60.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|August 18, 1980}}

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|number = 61

|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

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|date = {{dts|August 25, 1980}}

|days = {{age in days|August 25, 1980|September 1, 1980}}

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|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Rich}}

|reign = 3

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|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

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|date = {{dts|1980|November}}

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|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

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|date = {{dts|January 17, 1981}}

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|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

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|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Hart}}

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|days = {{age in days|June 22, 1981|June 27, 1981}}

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|champion = {{sortname|Steve|Keirn}}

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|number = 70

|champion = {{sort|Dream Machine|The Dream Machine}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 16, 1981}}

|days = {{age in days|August 16, 1981|August 24, 1981}}

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|number = 71

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 24

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|days = {{age in days|August 24, 1981|September 7, 1981}}

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|number = 72

|champion = {{sort|Dream Machine|The Dream Machine}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|September 7, 1981}}

|days = {{age in days|September 7, 1981|September 14, 1981}}

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|number = 73

|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Valiant}}

|reign = 7

|date = {{dts|September 14, 1981}}

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|number = 74

|champion = {{sort|Dream Machine|The Dream Machine}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|October 1981}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|October 1, 1981|October 26, 1981}} days.}}

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|event = CWA Show

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|number = 75

|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|October 26, 1981}}

|days = {{age in days|October 26, 1981|January 18, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 76

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 25

|date = {{dts|January 18, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|January 18, 1982|February 14, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 77

|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|February 14, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|February 14, 1982|March 1, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 78

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 26

|date = {{dts|March 1, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|March 1, 1982|March 22, 1982}}

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|number = 79

|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|March 22, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|March 22, 1982|March 29, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 27

|date = {{dts|March 29, 1982}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|March 29, 1982|May 1, 1982}}|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between {{age in days|March 29, 1982|May 1, 1982}} and {{age in days|March 29, 1982|May 23, 1982}} days.}}

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|event = CWA Show

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|number = 81

|champion = {{sort|Nagasaki|Kendo Nagasaki}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|May 1982}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|May 1, 1985|May 24, 1982}} days.}}

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|number = 82

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 28

|date = {{dts|May 24, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|May 24, 1982|June 7, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 83

|champion = Kamala

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 7, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|June 7, 1982|August 9, 1982}}

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|event = CWA Show

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|number = 84

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 29

|date = {{dts|August 9, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|August 9, 1982|October 11, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|ref =

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|number = 85

|champion = {{sortname|Nick|Bockwinkel}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|October 11, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|October 11, 1982|November 8, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 86

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 30

|date = {{dts|November 8, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|November 8, 1982|November 15, 1982}}

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|number = 87

|champion = {{sort|Sabu|Sabu the Wildman}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 15, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|November 15, 1982|November 29, 1982}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 88

|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Taylor}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 29, 1982}}

|days = {{age in days|November 29, 1982|January 30, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 89

|champion = {{sortname|Jacques|Rougeau}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|January 30, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|January 30, 1983|February 14, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 90

|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Taylor}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|February 14, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|February 14, 1983|March 21, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 91

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 7

|date = {{dts|March 21, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|March 21, 1983|May 9, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 92

|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}

|reign = 4

|date = {{dts|May 9, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|May 9, 1983|May 16, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 93

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 8

|date = {{dts|May 16, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|May 16, 1983|May 30, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 94

|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}

|reign = 5

|date = {{dts|May 30, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|May 30, 1983|May 30, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 95

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 31

|date = {{dts|May 30, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|May 30, 1983|May 30, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

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|number = 96

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 9

|date = {{dts|May 30, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|May 30, 1983|June 6, 1983}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

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|number = 97

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 32

|date = {{dts|June 6, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|June 6, 1983|June 20, 1983}}

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|number = 98

|champion = {{sort|Man Mountain|Man Mountain Link}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 20, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|June 20, 1983|June 20, 1983}}

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|number = 99

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 33

|date = {{dts|June 20, 1983}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|June 20, 1983|July 1, 1983}}|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between {{age in days|June 20, 1983|July 1, 1983}} and {{age in days|June 20, 1983|July 3, 1983}} days.}}

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|number = 100

|champion = {{sort|Man Mountain|Man Mountain Link}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|July 1983}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 4 days.}}

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|number = 101

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 34

|date = {{dts|July 4, 1983}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|July 4, 1983|September 1, 1983}}|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between {{age in days|July 4, 1983|September 1, 1983}} and {{age in days|July 4, 1983|September 9, 1983}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1983|September}}

|notes =Lawler was stripped of the championship for failing to defend within 30 days.

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|number = 102

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 35

|date = {{dts|September 10, 1983}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|September 10, 1983|September 30, 1983}} days.}}

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|number = 103

|champion = {{sortname|Jesse|Ventura}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 1983}}

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|number = 104

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 36

|date = {{dts|October 3, 1983}}

|days = {{age in days|October 3, 1983|October 10, 1983}}

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|number = 105

|champion = {{sortname|Jesse|Ventura}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|October 10, 1983}}

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|number = 106

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 37

|date = {{dts|1983|November}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|November 30, 1983|April 30, 1984}}|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between {{age in days|November 30, 1983|April 30, 1984}} and {{age in days|November 1, 1983|April 30, 1984}} days.}}

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|number = 107

|champion = Lord Humongous

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|April 30, 1984}}

|days = {{age in days|April 30, 1984|May 21, 1984}}

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|notes =Mike Stark was portraying Lord Humongous at this point in time

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|number = 108

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 38

|date = {{dts|May 21, 1984}}

|days = {{age in days|May 21, 1984|June 11, 1984}}

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|number = 109

|champion = {{sortname|Rick|Rude}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 11, 1984}}

|days = {{age in days|June 11, 1984|July 16, 1984}}

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|number = 110

|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Rich}}

|reign = 5

|date = {{dts|July 16, 1984}}

|days = {{age in days|July 16, 1984|July 30, 1984}}

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|number = 111

|champion = {{sortname|King Kong|Bundy}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 30, 1984}}

|days = {{age in days|July 30, 1984|November 12, 1984}}

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|number = 112

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 39

|date = {{dts|November 12, 1984}}

|days = {{age in days|November 12, 1984|January 28, 1985}}

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|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|January 28, 1985}}

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|number = 113

|champion = {{sortname|Eddie|Gilbert|Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1985|February}}

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|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 114

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 40

|date = {{dts|February 12, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|February 12, 1985|March 17, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 115

|champion = {{sortname|Randy|Savage}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|March 17, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|March 17, 1985|May 7, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 116

|champion = {{sort|Oske|Jerry Oske}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|May 7, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|May 7, 1985|May 13, 1985}}

|location =Louisville, Kentucky

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 117

|champion = {{sortname|Randy|Savage}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|May 13, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|May 13, 1985|June 3, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref ={{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-may-13-rick-martel-wins-awa-gold-kurt-angle-wins-tna-title | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): Rick Martel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash and Hall beat one man to win tag titles | date=May 13, 2015 | access-date=February 11, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}

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|number = 118

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 41

|date = {{dts|June 3, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|June 3, 1985|June 24, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 119

|champion = Bota the Witch Doctor

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 24, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|June 24, 1985|July 29, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 120

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 42

|date = {{dts|July 29, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|July 29, 1985|August 16, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 121

|champion = {{sortname|Taras|Bulba|Ion Croitoru}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 16, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|August 16, 1985|September 6, 1985}}

|location =Selmer, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 122

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 43

|date = {{dts|September 6, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|September 6, 1985|October 19, 1985}}

|location =Martin, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 123

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 10

|date = {{dts|October 19, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|October 19, 1985|December 21, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 124

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 44

|date = {{dts|December 21, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|December 21, 1985|December 30, 1985}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 125

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 11

|date = {{dts|December 30, 1985}}

|days = {{age in days|December 30, 1985|April 8, 1986}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 126

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 45

|date = {{dts|April 8, 1986}}

|days = {{age in days|April 8, 1986|May 2, 1986}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 127

|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}

|reign = 12

|date = {{dts|May 2, 1986}}

|days = {{age in days|May 2, 1986|June 2, 1986}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 128

|champion = {{sortname|Buddy|Landel}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 2, 1986}}

|days = {{age in days|June 2, 1986|June 2, 1986}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|sort number=128.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|June 2, 1986}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Championship vacated immediately after the match

|ref =

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|number = 129

|champion = {{sortname|Buddy|Landel}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|June 16, 1986}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|June 16, 1986|June 30, 1986}} days.}}

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|event = CWA Show

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|sort number=129.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1986|June}}

|notes =Vacated when Buddy Landel left the CWA

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|number = 130

|champion = {{sortname|Bam Bam|Bigelow}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 28, 1986}}

|days = {{age in days|July 28, 1986|September 8, 1986}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Won a battle royal.

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|number = 131

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 46

|date = {{dts|September 8, 1986}}

|days = {{age in days|September 8, 1986|January 11, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|sort number=131.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|January 11, 1987}}

|notes =Vacated when Lawler suffered an injury

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|number = 132

|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|February 2, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|February 2, 1987|April 20, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 133

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 47

|date = {{dts|April 20, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|April 20, 1987|April 27, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 134

|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|April 27, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|April 27, 1987|June 8, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|number = 135

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 48

|date = {{dts|June 8, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|June 8, 1987|July 6, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|ref =

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|number = 136

|champion = Brickhouse Brown

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 6, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|July 6, 1987|July 13, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|number = 137

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 49

|date = {{dts|July 13, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|July 13, 1987|August 3, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

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|sort number=137.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|August 3, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Vacated after a match against Don Bass

|ref =

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|number = 138

|champion = {{sortname|Don|Bass|Don Bass (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 3, 1987}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|August 3, 1987|August 23, 1987}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

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|ref =

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|number = 139

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 50

|date = {{dts|August 1987}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|August 4, 1987|August 24, 1987}} days.}}

|location =

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 140

|champion = {{sortname|Don|Bass|Don Bass (wrestler)}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 24, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|August 24, 1987|August 31, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 141

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 51

|date = {{dts|August 31, 1987}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship change took place is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and {{age in days|August 31, 1987|September 30, 1987}} days.}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=141.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1987|September}}

|notes =Lawler vacated the championship to concentrate on the AWA World Tag Team Championship.

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 142

|champion = {{sortname|Bobby|Jaggers}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|October 19, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|October 19, 1987|November 21, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =Defeated Billy Travis in a tournament final.

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 143

|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}

|reign = 52

|date = {{dts|November 21, 1987}}

|days = {{age in days|November 21, 1987|December 7, 1987}}

|location =Memphis, Tennessee

|event = CWA Show

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=143.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|December 7, 1987}}

|notes =The title was unified with the AWA International Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship to create the CWA Heavyweight Championship

|ref =

}}

=United States Wrestling Association=

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|sort number = 0.5

|type = promotion

|name = USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 1

|champion = {{sortname|Dick|Slater}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 1, 1990}}

|days = {{age in days|September 1, 1990|October 6, 1990}}

|location =

AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship#United States Wrestling Association

Title history

=United States Wrestling Association=

=Memphis Championship Wrestling=

=Memphis Wrestling=

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References