| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Jerry Lawler [33] |
Bobby Jaggers |
11/21/87 |
| Jerry Lawler
unified the title with the CWA Heavyweight title on December 7, 1987 in
Memphis, Tennessee. The Southern Heavyweight title is revived by the USWA in
October of 1989. |
| Bobby Jaggers |
n/a |
10/19/87 |
| Unknown how Jaggers
won the title. |
| Jerry Lawler [32] |
Don Bass |
8/31/87 |
| Title vacated in
October of 1987 when Jerry Lawler concentrated on the AWA World Tag Team
title. |
| Don Bass |
n/a |
8/3/87 |
| Don Bass won the
title in a special tag team match between Jerry Lawler and Rocky Johnson
against Don Bass and Brickhouse Brown. |
| Jerry Lawler [31] |
Brickhouse Brown |
7/13/87 |
| Title held-up after
match with Don Bass on August 3, 1987 in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Brickhouse Brown |
Jerry Lawler |
7/6/87 |
| Jerry Lawler [30] |
Austin Idol |
6/8/87 |
| Austin Idol [3] |
Jerry Lawler |
4/27/87 |
| Jerry Lawler [29] |
Austin Idol |
4/20/87 |
| Austin Idol [2] |
n/a |
2/3/87 |
| Austin Idol
defeated S.T. Jones in a tournament final. |
| Jerry Lawler [28] |
Bam Bam Bigelow |
9/8/86 |
| Title vacated on
January 11, 1987 when Jerry Lawler was injured. |
| Bam Bam Bigelow |
n/a |
7/28/86 |
| Bam Bam Bigelow
wins the title in a battle royal. |
| Buddy Landell [2] |
n/a |
6/16/86 |
| Buddy Landell
defeated Roger Smith in a tournament final. Title vacated in June of 1986
when Landell left the area. |
| Buddy Landell |
Bill Dundee |
6/2/86 |
| Title vacated in
June of 1986. |
| Bill Dundee [8] |
Jerry Lawler |
5/2/86 |
| Jerry Lawler [27] |
Bill Dundee |
4/8/86 |
| Bill Dundee [7] |
Jerry Lawler |
12/30/85 |
| Jerry Lawler [26] |
Bill Dundee |
12/21/85 |
| Bill Dundee [6] |
Jerry Lawler |
10/19/85 |
| Jerry Lawler [25] |
Tarras Bulba |
9/6/85 |
| Tarras Bulba |
Jerry Lawler |
8/16/85 |
| Jerry Lawler [24] |
Bota The Witch Doctor |
7/29/85 |
| Bota The Witch Doctor |
Jerry Lawler |
6/24/85 |
| Jerry Lawler [23] |
Randy Savage |
6/3/85 |
| Randy Savage [2] |
Jerry Oske |
5/13/85 |
| Jerry Oske |
Randy Savage |
5/7/85 |
| Randy Savage |
Jerry Lawler |
3/17/85 |
| Jerry Lawler [22] |
Eddie Gilbert |
2/12/85 |
| Eddie Gilbert |
Jerry Lawler |
1/27/85 |
| Jerry Lawler [21] |
King Kong Bundy |
11/12/84 |
| King Kong Bundy |
Tommy Rich |
7/30/84 |
| The special referee
for that match was Eddie Gilbert. |
| Tommy Rich [2] |
Rick Rude |
7/16/84 |
| Rick Rude |
Jerry Lawler |
6/11/84 |
| Jerry Lawler [20] |
Mike Stark |
5/2/84 |
| Mike Stark |
Jerry Lawler |
4/30/84 |
| Jerry Lawler [19] |
Jesse Ventura |
November 1983 |
| Jesse Ventura [2] |
Jerry Lawler |
10/17/83 |
| Jerry Lawler [18] |
Jesse Ventura |
10/3/83 |
| Jesse Ventura |
Jerry Lawler |
September 1983 |
| Jerry Lawler [17] |
n/a |
9/10/83 |
| Jerry Lawler
defeated Bill Dundee in a tournament final. |
| Jerry Lawler [16] |
Man Mountain Link |
7/4/83 |
| Title vacant in
September of 1983 after Lawler fails to defend title within 30 days. |
| Man Mountain Link |
Jerry Lawler |
6/20/83 |
| Jerry Lawler [15] |
Bill Dundee |
6/6/83 |
| Bill Dundee [5] |
Dutch Mantell |
May 1983 |
| Dutch Mantell [5] |
Bill Dundee |
May 1983 |
| Bill Dundee [4] |
Dutch Mantell |
April 1983 |
| Dutch Mantell [4] |
Bill Dundee |
April 1983 |
| Bill Dundee [3] |
Terry Taylor |
3/21/83 |
| Terry Taylor [2] |
Jacques Rougeau, Jr. |
2/14/83 |
| Jacques Rougeau, Jr. [2] |
Terry Taylor |
1/30/83 |
| Terry Taylor |
Jacques Rougeau, Jr. |
11/29/82 |
| Jacques Rougeau, Jr. |
Jerry Lawler |
November 1982 |
| Jerry Lawler [14] |
Nick Bockwinkle |
11/8/82 |
| Nick Bockwinkle |
Jerry Lawler |
10/11/82 |
| Jerry Lawler [13] |
Kimala |
8/7/82 |
| Kimala |
Jerry Lawler |
6/7/82 |
| Jerry Lawler [12] |
Kendo Nagasaki |
1982 |
| Kendo Nagasaki |
Jerry Lawler |
1982 |
| Jerry Lawler [11] |
?Dutch Mantell? |
??/??/?? |
| Dutch Mantell [3] |
Jerry Lawler |
3/22/82 |
| Jerry Lawler [10] |
Dutch Mantell |
3/1/82 |
| Dutch Mantell [2] |
Jerry Lawler |
2/14/82 |
| Jerry Lawler [9] |
Dutch Mantell |
1/18/82 |
| Dutch Mantell |
Troy Graham |
10/26/81 |
| Troy Graham [2] |
Jimmy Valiant |
October 1981 |
| Jimmy Valiant [7] |
Troy Graham |
9/14/81 |
| Troy Graham |
Jerry Lawler |
9/7/81 |
| Jerry Lawler [8] |
Steve Keirn |
August 1981 |
| Steve Keirn |
n/a |
7/20/81 |
| Steve Keirn
defeated Bugsy McGraw in a tournament final. |
| Coco Samoa |
Jerry Lawler |
1981 |
| Title vacated in
1981. |
| Jerry Lawler [7] |
Chick Donovan |
1981 |
| Chick Donovan |
n/a |
1981 |
| Jimmy Hart gave the
title to Chick Donavan. Title vacated in 1981. |
| Jimmy Hart |
Jerry Lawler |
1981 |
| Jerry Lawler [6] |
Jimmy Valiant |
3/2/81 |
| Jimmy Valiant [6] |
n/a |
1/17/81 |
| Jimmy Valiant
defeated Hector Guerrero in a tournament final. |
| Tommy Rich |
Jimmy Valiant |
September 1980 |
| Title vacated in
January of 1981. |
| Jimmy Valiant [5] |
n/a |
9/9/80 |
| Jimmy Valiant won a
rematch to win the title. |
| Jimmy Valiant [4] |
Bill Irwin |
8/18/80 |
| Title held up after
a match against Tommy Rich. |
| Bill Irwin |
Bill Dundee |
8/11/80 |
| Bill Dundee [2] |
Paul Ellering |
7/29/80 |
| Title vacated on
August 4, 1980 when Bill Dundee won the CWA World Heavyweight title. |
| Paul Ellering |
Jimmy Valiant |
4/7/80 |
| Jimmy Valiant [3] |
Jerry Lawler |
1/3/80 |
| Jerry Lawler [5] |
Bill Dundee |
10/15/79 |
| Bill Dundee |
Ron Bass |
8/27/79 |
| Ron Bass |
Randy Taylor |
7/2/79 |
| Randy Taylor |
Robert Fuller |
June 1979 |
| Robert Fuller [2] |
Mongolian Stomper |
6/4/79 |
| Mongolian Stomper |
Toru Tanaka |
4/23/79 |
| Toru Tanaka [2] |
n/a |
March 1979 |
| Belt was returned
to Toru Tanaka. |
| Robert Fuller |
Toru Tanaka |
3/19/79 |
| Toru Tanaka |
Ron Fuller |
2/12/79 |
| Ron Fuller |
Austin Idol |
1/15/79 |
| Austin Idol |
Jerry Lawler |
12/25/78 |
| Jerry Lawler [4] |
Don Fargo |
12/4/78 |
| Don Fargo [2] |
Tommy Gilbert |
December 1978 |
| Tommy Gilbert |
Don Fargo |
11/20/78 |
| Don Fargo |
Jos LeDuc |
November 1978 |
| Jos LeDuc |
Jerry Lawler |
8/7/78 |
| Jerry Lawler [3] |
Jimmy Valiant |
12/5/77 |
| Jimmy Valiant [2] |
Jerry Lawler |
11/28/77 |
| Jerry Lawler [2] |
Mr. Wrestling |
11/21/77 |
| Mr. Wrestling |
Jerry Lawler |
November 1977 |
| Jerry Lawler |
Jimmy Valiant |
October 1977 |
| Jimmy Valiant |
n/a |
9/25/77 |
| Jimmy Valiant won a
tournament to win the title. Lou Thesz is recognized as NWA Southern
Heavyweight Champion by Nick Gulas in Nashville, but the title is abandoned
in July of 1978 when Thesz wrestled for Jerry Jarrett's Memphis promotion. |
