Title History
Means champion lineage is uncertain at this period in time
means “No later than”
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | ||||
Eduardo Perez | 1 | May 22, 1957 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Lee Fields in 14-man tournament final. |
Mario Galento | 1 | August 7, 1957 | Mobile, AL | |
Yvon Roberre | 1 | January 8, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
Mario Galento | 2 | February 18, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
Buddy Fuller | 1 | July 3, 1958 | Hattiesburg, MS | |
Billy Wicks | 1 | September 17, 1958 | Lafayette, LA | |
Gorgeous George | 1 | November 12, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
Billy Wicks | 2 | November 19, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
Lee Fields | 1 | December 24, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
Billy Wicks | 3 | January 1, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
Papa Pasquale | 1 | March 18, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
The Mighty Yankee (Ray Villmer) | 1 | July 15, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
Lee Fields | 2 | October 7, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | 1959 | Lee Fields buys the Gulf Coast promotion and vacates the title | ||
Billy Wicks | 4 | December 8, 1959 | Pensacola, FL | Defeats Pancho Villa in tournament final. |
Yvon Roberre | 2 | January 16, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
Mario Galento | 3 | February 3, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
Joe McCarthy | 1 | March 16, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
Joe Scarpa | 1 | May 3, 1960 | Pensacola, FL | |
Eric Pederson | 1 | August 24, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | September 7, 1960 | Eric Penderson leaves the territory | ||
Jose Lothario | 1 | November 15, 1960 | Pensacola, FL | Defeats Pancho Villa in tournament final. |
Pancho Villa | 1 | November 30, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
Lee Fields | 3 | December 13, 1960 | Pensacola, FL | |
Pancho Villa | 2 | December 28, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
Mario Galento | 4 | February 1, 1961 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | July 1, 1961 | Mario Galento leaves the territory. | ||
Jerry Graham | 1 | July 19, 1961 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Chief Little Eagle in tournament final. |
Dick Dunn | 1 | August 23, 1961 | Mobile, AL | |
Chief Little Eagle | 2 | September 20, 1961 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | November 1, 1961 | Chief Little Eagle leaves the territory | ||
title inactive. | ||||
Jan Madrid | 1 | October 2, 1962 | Pensacola, FL | Defeats Don Fields in tournament final; vacates on February 1, 1963 |
Rocket Monroe (Bill Fletcher) | 1 | May 15, 1963 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Pancho Villa and Joe Scarpa in 3-man match. |
Mario Galento | 5 | July 24, 1963 | Mobile, AL | Wins by forfeit when Monroe gets flu. |
Rocket Moroe | 2 | August 14, 1963 | Mobile, AL | |
Silento Rodriguez | 1 | August 21, 1963 | Mobile, AL | |
Mickey Sharpe | 1 | October 23, 1963 | Mobile, AL | Wins by forfeit when Rodriguez injured. |
Billy Hines | 1 | November 22, 1963 | Dothan, AL | |
Vacant | December 31, 1963 | Bily Hines leaves the territory | ||
Dick Dunn | 2 | March 18, 1964 | Awarded | |
Don Duffy | 1 | April 3, 1964 | Dothan, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 1 | May 27, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
Mickey Sharpe | 2 | September 11, 1964 | Dothan, AL | |
Silento Rodriguez | 2 | September 16, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
Chin Lee | 1 | October 7, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
Silento Rodriguez | 3 | September 21, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | November 1, 1964 | Silento Rodriguez leaves the territory. | ||
The Mighty Yankee | 2 | December 9, 1964 | Awarded | |
Dick Dunn | 2 | January 13, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
Chin Lee | 2 | February 12, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | May 1, 1964 | Chin Lee leaves the territory | ||
Ken Lucas | 2 | June 23, 1965 | Awarded | |
Don Carson | 1 | August 31, 1965 | Pensacola, FL | |
Dick Dunn | 4 | September 16, 1965 | Dothan, AL | |
Danny McShain | 1 | October 27, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 3 | December 1, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
Eduardo Perez | 2 | February 16, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
Chief Little Eagle | 3 | April 6, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
Ramon Torres | 1 | July 19, 1966 | Pensacola, FL | |
Dick Dunn | 5 | July 27, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
Ramon Torres | 2 | August 3, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
Don Carson | 2 | September 19, 1966 | Panama City, FL | |
Bobby Fields | 1 | October 14, 1966 | Dothan, AL | |
Maxie York | 1 | October 28, 1966 | Dothan, AL | |
Bobby Fields | 2 | November 5, 1966 | Dothan, AL | |
The Ox | 1 | August 9, 1967 | Mobile, AL | |
Bobby Fields | 3 | August 21, 1967 | Panama City, FL | |
Don Carson | 3 | November 10, 1967 | Dothan, AL | |
Dick Dunn | 6 | December 12, 1967 | Panama City, FL | |
Vacant | January 1, 1968 | Dick Dunn leaves the territory | ||
Eduardo Perez | 3 | February 16, 1968 | Awarded | |
Mario Galento | 6 | April 3, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
Rocket Monroe (Maury High) | 1 | April 8, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
Greg Peterson | 1 | June 28, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
Flash Monroe | 1 | September 18, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
Dick Dunn | 7 | October 28, 1968 | Panama City, FL | |
Flash Monroe | 2 | November 27, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
Jose Villa | 1 | December 4, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
Don Carson | 4 | December 11, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
Bobby Fields | 4 | February 14, 1969 | Dothan, AL | |
Title inactive after February 19, 1969 | ||||
The Mysterious Medic | 1 | July 1, 1970 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Bob Kelly in a special duration match. |
Bob Kelly | 1 | July 8, 1970 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 1 | November 4, 1970 | Mobile, AL | |
Bob Kelly | 2 | December 16, 1970 | Mobile, AL | Wins as the "Masked Intruder" |
Mike Boyette | 1 | December 23, 1970 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Kelly in battle royal. |
Bob Kelly | 3 | January 13, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 2 | February 28, 1971 | Pensacola, FL | |
Bob Kelly | 4 | March 28, 1971 | Pensacola, FL | |
Rip Tyler | 1 | May 26, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
Bob Kelly | 5 | June 16, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
Donnie Fargo | 1 | July 28, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 4 | October 6, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 3 | October 26, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
Donnie Fargo | 2 | December 1, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
Bob Kelly | 6 | January 19, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
Donnie Fargo | 3 | March 8, 1972 | Mobile, AL | Kelly is suspended |
Bob Kelly | 7 | April 12, 1972 | Mobile, AL | Awarded when Fargo no-shows. |
Gorgeous George Jr. | 1 | June 7, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
Bob Kelly | 8 | July 12, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 4 | September 27, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
Bob Kelly | 9 | October 10, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 5 | October 18, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
Bob Kelly | 10 | November 22, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
The Mighty Mongol | 1 | April 22, 1973 | Pensacola, FL | |
The Lumberjack | 1 | June 19, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
Ronnie Bass | 1 | July 28, 1973 | Pensacola, FL | |
Bob Griffin | 1 | August 14, 1973 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Donnie Bass, subbing for injured Ronnie. |
Mike Boyette | 2 | August 25, 1973 | Pensacola, FL | |
Sweet Daddy Watts | 1 | September 11, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
Mike Boyette | 3 | October 2, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
The Mysterious Medic | 2 | November 6, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
Mike Boyette | 4 | November 20, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
Duke Miller | 1 | December 11, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
The Mysterious Medic | 3 | February 5, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
Duke Miller | 2 | February 12, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 5 | July 9, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
Duke Miller | 3 | October 1, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 6 | October 8, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
Jack Donovan | 1 | November 19, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
Terry Latham | 1 | December 14, 1974 | Pensacola, FL | |
Duke Myers | 1 | February 11, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 7 | March 4, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
Dr. X | 1 | May 13, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | August 4, 1975 | Dr. X leaves the territory. | ||
Nick Kozak | 1 | September 23, 1975 | Awarded | |
Duke Miller | 4 | September 30, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
Rip Tyler | 2 | November 23, 1975 | Pencacola, FL | |
Bob Sweetan | 1 | December 28, 1975 | Pencacola, FL | |
Eddie Sullivan | 1 | February 3, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Duke Miller | 5 | March 2, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Rick Gibson | 1 | March 3, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Vacant | April 6, 1976 | Title vacated due to injury. | ||
Eddie Sullivan | 2 | April 27, 1976 | Mobile, AL | Awarded |
Ken Lucas | 8 | May 18, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Eddie Sullivan | 3 | July 13, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Sweet Daddy Banks | 1 | September 14, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Don Carson | 5 | November 9, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 9 | November 23, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 6 | December 3, 1976 | Ozark, AL | |
Ken Mantell | 1 | March 22, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 7 | April 22, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
Kurt Von Hess | 1 | May 10, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 8 | May 24, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
Kurt Von Hess | 2 | June 23, 1977 | Panama City, FL | |
Ken Lucas | 10 | July 26, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
Billy Spears | 1 | September 16, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
The Wrestling Pro | 9 | September 23, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
The Superstar | 1 | September 30, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
Ken Lucas | 11 | November 1, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
Promotion is sold to SECW January 1978. The Southern division of Southeastern Heavyweight Championship is often billed as the Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship from then on seen as a direct continuation of the lineage. | ||||
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) | ||||
Bob Armstrong | 1 | 1978 | ||
Unknown | ||||
Masked Superstar | 1 | 1978 | ||
Unknown | ||||
Ken Lucas | 1 | April 1978 | ||
Unknown | November 19, 1978 | |||
Unknown | ||||
David Schultz | 1 | 1979 | ||
Ron Slinker | 1 | May 4, 1979 | Dothan, Alabama | |
David Schultz | 2 | May 6, 1979 | Mobile, Alabama | |
Unknown | ||||
Ox Baker | 1 | July 5, 1979 | ||
Terry "The Hulk" Boulder | 1 | July 1979 | ||
Austin Idol | 1 | July 13, 1979 | Mobile, Alabama | |
Unknown | ||||
Terry "The Hulk" Boulder | 2 | October 31, 1979 | ||
Ron Fuller | 1 | June 8, 1980 | ||
Mongolian Stomper | 1 | June 1980 |
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