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USWA Heavyweight Championship

(Formally Known As USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship)

Champion Won From Date
Steven Dunn Doomsday 9/6/97
The promotion closed in 1997.
Doomsday

(AKA Kane)

Spellbinder 7/13/97
Spellbinder [2]

(AKA Elijah)

Billy Travis 7/12/97
Billy Travis Brian Christopher 6/14/97
Brian Christopher [24] Elijah 3/29/97
Elijah Brian Christopher 2/9/97
Brian Christopher [23] Wolfie D 1/2/97
Wolfie D Brian Christopher 12/14/96
Brian Christopher [22] Ric Hogan 11/18/96
Ric Hogan Brian Christopher 10/28/96
Brian Christopher [21] Jerry Lawler 6/1/96
Jerry Lawler [2] Mabel 5/20/96
Mabel Brian Christopher 3/16/96
Brian Christopher [20] Tommy Rich 2/14/96
Tommy Rich [4] Jerry Lawler 1/13/96
Jerry Lawler Tex Slazenger 1/10/96
Tex Slazenger [2] n/a 12/2/95
Belt returned to Slazenger by order of commissioner Bob Armstrong due to controversy during the match on 11/27/95.
Brian Christopher [19] Tex Slazenger 11/27/95
Tex Slazenger n/a 11/22/95
Defeated Brian Christopher in a rematch to win the title.
Brian Christopher [18] Jesse James Armstrong 10/23/95
Title held up on 11/13/95 during a title defense against Tex Slazenger due to outside interference.
Jesse James Armstrong Brian Christopher 10/7/95
Brian Christopher [17] Billy Jack Haynes 9/11/95
Billy Jack Haynes [2] Brad Armstrong 8/7/95
Brad Armstrong Billy Jack Haynes 8/4/95
Billy Jack Haynes Brian Christopher 6/26/95
Brian Christopher [16] Doug Gilbert 5/29/95
Doug Gilbert [5] Brian Lee 5/13/95
Brian Lee [2] n/a 4/17/95
Brian Lee defeated Brian Christopher in a rematch for the title.
Brian Lee Brian Christopher 4/3/95
Title held up on 4/10/95 due to a no contest decision against Brian Christopher.
Brian Christopher [15] Tommy Rich 12/31/94
Tommy Rich [3] Brian Christopher 12/19/94
Brian Christopher [14] Tommy Rich 12/5/94
Tommy Rich [2] n/a 10/3/94
Tommy Rich defeated Buddy Landell in a tournament final to win the title.
Doug Gilbert [4] Brian Christopher 8/1/94
Title vacated on 9/24/94 when Doug Gilbert was stripped of the title for not defending the title within 45 days.
Brian Christopher [13] Dream Machine 7/11/94
Dream Machine Brian Christopher 6/6/94
Brian Christopher [12] Doug Gilbert 5/9/94
Doug Gilbert [3] Brian Christopher 5/2/94
Brian Christopher [11] Eddie Gilbert 3/19/94
Brian Christopher wins the title by Count Out.
Eddie Gilbert [2] Brian Christopher 3/14/94
Brian Christopher [10] Doug Gilbert 2/28/94
Doug Gilbert [2] Brian Christopher 2/21/94
Brian Christopher [9] Doug Gilbert 2/14/94
Doug Gilbert Brian Christopher 2/7/94
Brian Christopher [8] Buddy Landell 12/5/93
Buddy Landell Jeff Jarrett 11/22/93
Jeff Jarrett [10] n/a 10/4/93
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tommy Rich in a rematch for the title.  Crush (Brian Adams) defeated Jarrett on 11/15/93 but the belt was given back after tapes showed Crush used a foreign object in the match.
Tommy Rich Jeff Jarrett 9/13/93
Title held up on 9/25/93 after Jarrett pinned Rich in a steel cage match but the groggy referee, Frank Morell, raised Rich's hand.
Jeff Jarrett [9] Vampire Warrior 8/28/93
Title renamed USWA Heavyweight Championship in September of 1993.
Vampire Warrior Jeff Jarrett 7/18/93
Jeff Jarrett [8] Brian Christopher 6/28/93
Brian Christopher [7] Jeff Jarrett 5/1/93
Jeff Jarrett [7] Brian Christopher 3/1/93
Brian Christopher [6] Jeff Jarrett 1/11/93
Jeff Jarrett [6] Brian Christopher 12/21/92
Brian Christopher [5] n/a 9/21/92
Brian Christopher defeated Rino Riggins in a rematch to win the title.
Reno Riggins Brian Christopher 8/10/92
Title held up following a match against Brian Christopher on 9/14/92.
Brian Christopher [4] Tom Pritchard 8/3/92
Tom Pritchard [6] Brian Christopher 7/27/92
Brian Christopher [3] Tom Pritchard 7/20/92
Tom Pritchard [5] n/a 6/29/92
Tom Pritchard defeated Brian Christopher in a rematch to win the title.
Brian Christopher [2] n/a 4/27/92
Brian Christopher defeated Tom Pritchard in a rematch to win the title.  Title held up on 6/22/92 after a match against Tom Pritchard.
Brian Christopher Jimmy Valiant 3/23/92
The title was held up following a match against Tom Pritchard on 4/20/92.
Jimmy Valiant Steve Williams 3/16/92
Steve Williams Tom Pritchard 3/10/92
Tom Pritchard [4] Eric Embry 2/8/91
Eric Embry [4] Tom Pritchard 12/9/91
Tom Pritchard [3] Eric Embry 12/2/91
Eric Embry [3] Tom Pritchard 11/9/91
Tom Pritchard [2] Eric Embry 11/4/91
Eric Embry [2] Bill Dundee 5/20/91
Bill Dundee [4] Eric Embry 5/13/91
Eric Embry Jeff Jarrett 5/3/91
Jeff Jarrett [5] n/a 4/12/91
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tom Pritchard in a rematch to win the title.
Jeff Jarrett [4] n/a 4/5/91
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tom Pritchard in a rematch to win the title.  Title immediately held up following the match.
Tom Pritchard Jeff Jarrett 3/15/91
Title held up following a match against Jeff Jarrett on 3/29/91.
Jeff Jarrett [3] n/a March 1991
Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Austin in a rematch to win the title.
Jeff Jarrett [2] n/a 1/14/91
Jeff Jarrett defeated Brian Lee in a tournament final to win the title.  The title was held up on 1/25/91 after a match against Steve Austin.
Eddie Gilbert Jeff Jarrett 10/29/90
Title vacated in December of 1990 when Eddie Gilbert leaves the area.
Jeff Jarrett Dick Slater 10/6/90
Dick Slater n/a 9/1/90
The title was awarded to Dick Slater.
John Tatum [3] Bill Dundee 7/4/90
Title vacated in 1990 when USWA & WCCW split up.
Bill Dundee [3] John Tatum 6/22/90
John Tatum [2] Bill Dundee 6/15/90
Bill Dundee [2] John Tatum 5/18/90
John Tatum Bill Dundee 5/3/90
Bill Dundee Tony Anthony 11/19/89
Tony Anthony n/a 10/2/89
Tony Anthony defeated Dustin Rhodes in a tournament final to win the title.

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