NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
The championship belt
Details
PromotionSoutheastern Championship Wrestling
Continental Championship Wrestling
Continental Wrestling Federation
Date establishedOctober 1975
Date retiredSeptember 22, 1989
Statistics
First champion(s)Mike Graham
Final champion(s)Downtown Bruno
Most reignsBill Ash/Tim Horner (5 reigns)

The NWA Southeastern Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title for wrestlers considered "Junior Heavyweights", that is weighing under 230 lbs. It was promoted in the Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi region from 1975 until 1989, first by Southeastern Championship Wrestling from 1975 to 1985 then by its successor Continental Championship Wrestling from 1985 to 1988 and finally by the Continental Wrestling Federation between 1988 and 1989.[1]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Mike Graham October 1975 House show N/A 1 [a] Recognized in Florida, defends title in Knoxville  
2 Kevin Sullivan May 18, 1979 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 35    
3 Tony Charles June 22, 1979 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 4    
4 Kevin Sullivan June 26, 1979 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 2 17    
5 Tony Charles July 13, 1979 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 2 [a]    
6 Dick Steinborn 1980 House show N/A 1 [a]    
7 Jerry Stubbs 1980 House show N/A 1 [a]    
8 Norvell Austin 1980 House show N/A 1 [a]    
9 Jerry Stubbs 1981 House show N/A 2 [a] Title may have been vacant in 81  
10 Brad Armstrong January 20, 1981 House show Mobile, Alabama 1 [a] Wins tournament  
11 Jerry Stubbs February 1981 House show N/A 3 [a]    
12 Brad Armstrong February 1981 House show N/A 2 [a]    
13 Jerry Stubbs April 1981 House show N/A 4 [a]    
Championship history is unrecorded from April 1981 to June 2, 1981.
14 Bill Dundee June 2, 1981 House show Memphis, Tennessee 1 [a] Defeated Stan Lane. Title change may be recognized only in Memphis  
Championship history is unrecorded from June 2, 1981 to 1981. 
15 Tommy Wright 1981 House show Dothan, Alabama 1 [a] Won tournament  
16 Norvell Austin August 1981 House show N/A 2 [a]    
17 Ken Lucas 1981 House show N/A 1 [a]    
18 Luke Williams 1981 House show N/A 1 [a]    
19 Tony Charles 1981 House show N/A 3 [a]    
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1982.
20 Scott McGhee 1982 House show N/A 1 [a]    
21 Ted Oates 1982 House show N/A 1 [a]    
22 Scott McGhee May 1982 (NLT) House show N/A 2 [a]    
23 Brad Armstrong June 27, 1982 House show Birmingham, Alabama 3 [a] Vacant in August 1982 when Armstrong moves up to heavyweight  
24 Scott McGhee September 1982 (NLT) House show N/A 3 [a] Won tournament  
25 Bill Ash November 1982 House show N/A 1 [a]    
26 Robert Gibson December 1982 (NLT) House show N/A 1 [a]    
27 Wayne Ferris December 1982 (NLT) House show N/A 1 [a] Vacant December 1982 when Ferris cannot make weight limit  
28 Norman Frederick Charles III January 1, 1983 House show N/A 1 18 Won tournament  
29 Robert Gibson January 19, 1983 House show N/A 2 [a]    
30 Bill Ash March 1983 (NLT) House show N/A 2 [a]    
31 Johnny Rich March 1983 (NLT) House show N/A 1 [a]    
32 Bill Ash 1983 House show N/A 3 [a]    
33 Tommy Rogers May 2, 1983 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 [a]    
34 Chick Donovan July 1983 (NLT) House show N/A 1 [a]    
35 Rick Gibson September 1983 (NLT) House show N/A 1 [a]    
36 Chick Donovan October 1983 (NLT) House show N/A 2 [a]    
37 Tim Horner October 1983 (NLT) House show N/A 1 [a]    
38 Ken Lucas 1983 House show N/A 2 [a]    
39 Rip Rogers November 1983 House show N/A 1 [a]    
40 Ken Lucas December 1983 House show N/A 3 [a]    
41 David Morgan February 2, 1984 House show N/A 1 25    
42 Larry Hamilton February 27, 1984 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 7    
43 Rip Rogers March 5, 1984 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 21   [2]
44 Johnny Rich March 26, 1984 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 42    
45 Tommy Gilbert May 7, 1984 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 56   [3]
46 Scott Armstrong July 2, 1984 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 [a]    
47 Tommy Gilbert September 1984 (NLT) House show N/A 2 [a]    
48 Scott Armstrong September 1984 (NLT) House show N/A 2 [a]    
49 Bill Ash November 12, 1984 House show Montgomery, Alabama 3 [a]    
50 Scott Armstrong N/A House show N/A 3 [a]    
51 Bill Ash March 1985 (NLT) House show N/A 4 [a]    
52 Scott Armstrong July 5, 1985 House show Montgomery, Alabama 4 10    
53 Bill Ash July 15, 1985 House show Birmingham, Alabama 5 77    
54 Roy Lee Welch September 30, 1985 House show N/A 1 61    
55 Ken Timbs November 30, 1985 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 30    
56 Tim Horner December 30, 1985 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 63    
57 Tom Prichard March 3, 1986 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 18    
58 Tim Horner March 21, 1986 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 3 10    
59 Tom Prichard March 31, 1986 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 28    
60 Tim Horner April 28, 1986 House show Birmingham, Alabama 4 12    
61 Tom Prichard May 10, 1986 House show Dothan, Alabama 3 18    
62 Tim Horner May 28, 1986 House show Birmingham, Alabama 5 96 Teams with Brad Armstrong to defeat Prichard & Jerry Stubbs (Southeastern Champ) in which losing champ would lose his belt  
63 The Ninja September 1, 1986 CWF NWA Battle of the Belts III Daytona Beach, Florida 1† 0 Stripped of the title and the reign was unrecognized due to outside interference  
64 Tim Horner September 1, 1986 House show Daytona Beach, Florida 5(6)† 29 Returns to Continental with the title  
65 Roy Lee Welch September 30, 1986 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 41    
66 Tom Prichard November 10, 1986 House show Birmingham, Alabama 4 60    
67 Larry Hamilton January 9, 1987 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 24    
68 Tom Prichard February 2, 1987 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 5 112   [4]
69 Scott Armstrong May 25, 1987 House show Birmingham, Alabama 5 105    
70 Larry Hamilton September 7, 1987 House show Birmingham, Alabama 3 184    
71 Ken Wayne March 9, 1988 House show Hattiesburg, Missippii 1 152    
72 Nightmare Danny Davis August 8, 1988 House show Birmingham, Alabama 1 0    
73 Ken Wayne August 8, 1988 House show Birmingham, Alabama 2 36    
74 Nightmare Danny Davis September 13, 1988 House show Montgomery, Alabama 2 18    
75 Ken Wayne October 1, 1988 House show Dothan, Alabama 3 32    
76 Nightmare Danny Davis November 2, 1988 House show Harriman, Tennessee 3 179    
77 Alan Martin April 30, 1989 House show Montgomery, Alabama 1 [a]    
78 Nightmare Danny Davis May 1989 House show N/A 4 [a]    
79 Kevin Dillinger May 5, 1989 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 35   [5]
80 Nightmare Danny Davis June 9, 1989 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 5 105 Vacant in 89 when Davis leaves the area  
81 Downtown Bruno September 22, 1989 House show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 [a] Defeats Butch Cassidy in elimination match. CWF had withdrawn from NWA in 87. Title deactivated when promotion closes in 1989  

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Due to at least one date being uncertain it is not possible to correctly calculate the reign length

References

  1. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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  3. ^ F4W Staff (May 7, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 7): Jeff Jarrett ends David Arquette's WCW title reign, Nick Bockwinkel Vs. Ray Stevens". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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