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NWA Mid-American Heavyweight Championship

Champion Won From Date
Scott Hayes Jeff Daniels 11/27/08
Jeff Daniels Ali Stevens 9/15/08
Ali Stevens n/a 7/22/08
Defeated John Noble to win the vacant title.
Marc Anthony Adam Armor 6/3/08
Anthony is later stripped of the title by NWA Main Event promoter Mike Porter.
Adam Armor Shawn Schultz 6/3/08
Shawn Schultz n/a March 2008
Likely defeated Steve-O and a third opponent in a 3 way match to win the title sometime in early March of 2008.
Steve-O [2] n/a 11/22/07
Wins last man standing match to win vacant title. May have been held up on 2/19/08 after match against Shawn Schultz.
Lee Condry [2] Johnny Swinger 4/14/07
Willingly vacated the title on 5/26/07 following a Double DQ in a title match.
Johnny Swinger Lee Condry 4/13/07
Lee Condry JT Quest 12/23/06
Won a 4 Corner Survival Match to win the title from JT Quest.
JT Quest [3] Steve-O 11/4/06
This was a Last Man Standing Match.
Steve-O JT Quest 7/22/06
JT Quest [2] Larry Cooter 5/20/06
Larry Cooter JT Quest 5/6/06
JT Quest n/a 4/1/06
Defeated Jason Cain to win the vacant title.
Kevin Rhodes Mike Woods 10/7/05
Title is apparently later vacated.
Mike Woods [5] ?L.A. Player? ??/??/??
Unknown Title History.
L.A. Player Mike Woods 1/8/05
Mike Woods [4] ?Buzz Dupp? ??/??/??
Unknown Title History.
Buzz Dupp Mike Woods 7/17/04
Mike Woods [3] ?Tommy Capone? ??/??/??
Unknown Title History.
Tommy Capone Lonestar 4/3/04
Lonestar Mike Woods 11/8/03
Mike Woods [2] Kory Williams 9/13/03
Kory Williams [2] Mike Woods 6/20/03
Mike Woods Rex Sexton 3/22/03
Rex Sexton n/a 12/25/02
Rex Sexton eliminated Mike Woods in a battle royal to win the title.
Kory Williams n/a 3/17/01
Kory Williams defeated Doug Gilbert for the title. Title vacated on 2002.
Jeff Jarrett [5] Jimmy Jack Funk 11/9/87
Unified with CWA Heavyweight title on December 7, 1987 in Memphis, Tennessee and abandoned.
Jimmy Jack Funk

(Jesse Barr)

Jeff Jarrett 11/2/87
Jeff Jarrett [4] Carl Fergie 9/14/87
Carl Fergie Jeff Jarrett 9/7/87
Jeff Jarrett [3] Moondog Spot 6/22/87
Moondog Spot [3] Jeff Jarrett 6/8/87
Jeff Jarrett [2] Moondog Spot 6/1/87
Moondog Spot [2] Jeff Jarrett 5/23/87
Jeff Jarrett Moondog Spot 5/11/87
Moondog Spot n/a May 1987

Moondog Spot was billed as champion.

Kabuki n/a November 1986
Kabuki defeated Paul Diamond in a tournament final to win the title. Title vacated in December of 1986 when Kabuki left the area.
Big Bubba

(Fred Ottman)

Tracy Smothers 10/27/86
Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) already holds International title and vacates the Mid-American title in November of 1986.
Tracy Smothers [2] Boy Tony 10/20/86
Boy Tony

(Tony Falk)

Tracy Smothers 10/7/86
Tracy Smothers n/a 8/11/86
Tracy Smothers defeated Basher in a tournament final to win the title.
Dutch Mantell [12] Rip Rogers 6/16/86
Title vacated in July of 1986 when Dutch Mantell left the area.
Rip Rogers Dutch Mantell 5/19/86
Dutch Mantell [11] Buddy Landell 4/7/86
Buddy Landell [4] Dirty Rhodes 2/18/86
Dirty Rhodes

(Roger Smith)

Buddy Landell 2/2/86
Buddy Landell [3] Koko B. Ware 1/21/86
Koko B. Ware [6] Tom Branch 11/16/85
Tom Branch Harley Race November 1985
Harley Race [3] Koko B. Ware 10/7/85
Koko B. Ware [5] Bota the Witch Doctor September 1985
Bota the Witch Doctor Koko B. Ware August 1985
Koko B. Ware [4] n/a 8/12/85
Koko B. Ware defeated Bota the Witch Doctor in a 14-man tournament final to win the title.
Jerry Lawler [2] Rick Link 7/15/85
Title vacated on 7/29/85 when Jerry Lawler won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title.
Rick Link n/a July 1985
Title was awarded to Rick Link.
Jimmy Valiant Mike Sharpe 3/11/85
Title was vacated sometime in 1985.
Mike Sharpe Korstia Korchenko January 1985
Korstia Korchenko Jacques Rougeau Jr. 11/22/84
Jacques Rougeau Jr. [2] ?n/a? 11/19/84
Unsure how Rougeau won the title.
Jerry Lawler Randy Savage 4/12/84
Title was vacated in November of 1984.
Randy Savage [3] Terry Taylor 12/26/83
Terry Taylor Buddy Landell 12/1/83
Buddy Landell [2] Koko B. Ware 9/10/83
Stagger Lee [3]

(Koko B. Ware)

Buddy Landell 8/22/83
Koko B. Ware removes his mask before the match and then goes by that name during his title reign.
Buddy Landell Dutch Mantell 8/15/83
Dutch Mantell [10] Frankie Laine 7/10/83
Frankie Laine Stagger Lee 7/4/83
Stagger Lee [2]

(Koko B. Ware)

Bobby Eaton 3/7/83
Bobby Eaton [11] Sweet Brown Sugar 2/28/83
This was a "Loser-leaves-town match." Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko B. Ware) reappears as "Stagger Lee."
Sweet Brown Sugar

(Koko B. Ware)

Bobby Eaton 2/25/83
Bobby Eaton [10] n/a 2/14/83
Bobby Eaton defeated Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko B. Ware) in a tournament final to win the title.
Bobby Eaton [9] Jacques Rougeau Jr. 1/10/83
Title was vacated in January of 1983.
Jacques Rougeau Jr. n/a 1/2/83
Jacques Rougeau Jr. defeated Sabu to win the vacant title.
Dutch Mantell [9] Bill Dundee 9/6/82
Title later vacated, unsure why.
Bill Dundee Bobby Eaton 1982
Bobby Eaton [8] Dutch Mantell 1982
Dutch Mantell [8] King Cobra 7/5/82
King Cobra Bobby Eaton 6/7/82
Bobby Eaton [7] Dutch Mantell May 1982
Dutch Mantell [7] Dream Machine 1982
Dream Machine Dutch Mantell 1982
Dutch Mantell [6] Steve Keirn October 1981
Steve Keirn [2] Bugsy McGraw 1981
Bugsy McGraw Steve Keirn August 1981
Steve Keirn ?n/a? 1981
Unsure how Keirn won the title.
Bobby Eaton Tojo Yamamoto October 1980
Title was abandoned when Jerry Jarrett takes over the Nashville territory from Nick Gulas in 1980. Title was revived by Jarrett a year later.
Tojo Yamamoto [2] n/a 9/27/80
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Great Mephisto to win the title.
Bobby Eaton [5] Robert Gibson 7/23/80
Unsure why Bobby Eaton vacated the title.
Robert Gibson Great Togo 6/25/80
Great Togo Rocky Johnson May 1985
Rocky Johnson Roger Mason 5/10/85
Roger Mason

(Roger Smith)

Steve Travis 4/5/80
Steve Travis Tojo Yamamoto April 1980
Tojo Yamamoto Bobby Eaton February 1980
Bobby Eaton [4] Gorgeous George Jr. February 1980
Gorgeous George Jr. Bobby Eaton 2/17/80
Bobby Eaton [3] Chris Colt December 1979
Chris Colt [2] Bobby Eaton 11/25/79
Bobby Eaton [2] Dutch Mantell 10/24/79
Dutch Mantell [5] Dennis Condrey 10/20/79
Dennis Condrey n/a 6/2/79
Dennis Condrey defeated Gorgeous George Jr. to win the title.
Ron Garfield Chris Colt 5/23/79
Unsure why Ron Garfield vacated the title.
Chris Colt Bobby Eaton 4/29/79
Bobby Eaton Randy Savage February 1979
Randy Savage [2] Dutch Mantell 11/11/78
Dutch Mantell [4] Mexican Angel 11/11/78
Mexican Angel n/a 9/20/78
Mexican Angel wins a 13-man tournament to win the title.
Blue Yankee Dutch Mantell 8/12/78
Title vacated and a tournament ordered in September of 1978 after a controversial match against Dutch Mantell.
Dutch Mantell [3] Whipper Watson Jr. 7/22/78
Whipper Watson Jr. Dutch Mantell 7/12/78
Dutch Mantell [2] Don Garfield 5/28/78
Don Garfield

(Don Fargo)

Dutch Mantell 5/21/78
Dutch Mantell Randy Savage 3/26/78
Randy Savage Don Kent 1/3/78
Don Kent [4] Lanny Poffo 12/10/77
Lanny Poffo n/a  
Lanny Poffo defeated Dennis Hall in a tournament final to win the title.
Jackie Fargo [3] The Executioner 5/28/77
Title vacated in 1977 when Jackie Fargo was injured.
The Executioner Ken Lucas 4/15/77
Ken Lucas Russian Stomper 2/13/77
Russian Stomper Tommy Rich January 1977
Tommy Rich Roger Kirby November 1976
Roger Kirby [2] Bob Armstrong October 1976
Bob Armstrong [2] Big Bad John 9/25/76
Big Bad John Bob Armstrong September 1976
Bob Armstrong Roger Kirby 8/14/76
Roger Kirby ?Dick Steinborn? June 1976
Unknown Title History.
Dick Steinborn ?Jackie Fargo? March 1976
Unknown Title History.
Jackie Fargo [2] ?Harley Race? December 1975
Unknown Title History.
Harley Race [2] ?Magnificent Zulu? 9/9/75
Unknown Title History.
Magnificent Zulu Harley Race September 1975
Harley Race Luke Graham 1975
Luke Graham [2] Don Kent 5/7/75
Don Kent [3] Luke Graham April 1975
Luke Graham Don Kent 2/5/75
Don Kent [2] Jackie Fargo January 1975
Jackie Fargo Don Kent 1/4/75
Don Kent ?Tony Charles? October 1974
Unknown Title History.
Tony Charles ?Len Rossi? June 1972
Unknown Title History.
Len Rossi ?Tor Yamata? July 1971
Unknown Title History.
Tor Yamata Mighty Atlas 4/24/68
Unknown Title History following this match.
Mighty Atlas ?Buddy Rogers? April 1968
Unknown Title History.
Buddy Rogers ?n/a? May 1957
Unknown Title History.

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