NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern division)
The NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship belt.
Details
PromotionGulf Coast Championship Wrestling
Date establishedMay 22, 1957
Date retiredMay 4, 1980
Other name(s)
  • NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Eduardo Perez
Final champion(s)Mongolian Stomper
Most reignsKen Lucas (11 reigns)

The NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) was originally the primary singles championship for Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling and was originally named the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship. As the name indicates the title was recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as a local title promoted in the Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi region from 1957 until 1977 when its name was changed for the Southern Division of Southeast Championship Wrestling. In 1980 the title was abandoned and the Northern division of the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship became the main title of SECW.[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
NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship
1 Eduardo Perez May 22, 1957 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 77 Defeated Lee Fields in 14-man tournament final.
2 Mario Galento August 7, 1957 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 154
3 Yvon Roberre January 8, 1958 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 41
4 Mario Galento February 18, 1958 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 135
5 Buddy Fuller July 3, 1958 GCCW show Hattiesburg, MS 1 76
6 Billy Wicks September 17, 1958 GCCW show Lafayette, LA 1 56
7 Gorgeous George November 12, 1958 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 7
8 Billy Wicks November 19, 1958 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 35
9 Lee Fields December 24, 1958 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 8
10 Billy Wicks January 1, 1959 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 76
11 Papa Pasquale March 18, 1959 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 119
12 The Mighty Yankee July 15, 1959 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 84
13 Lee Fields October 7, 1959 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 N/A
— Vacated 1959 GCCW show — — — Lee Fields bought the Gulf Coast promotion and vacated the championship
14 Billy Wicks December 8, 1959 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 4 37 Defeated Pancho Villa in tournament final.
15 Yvon Roberre January 14, 1960 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 20 [2]
16 Mario Galento February 3, 1960 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 42
17 Joe McCarthy March 16, 1960 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 48
18 Joe Scarpa May 3, 1960 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 113
19 Eric Pederson August 24, 1960 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 14
— Vacated September 7, 1960 — — — — Eric Penderson left the company
20 Jose Lothario November 15, 1960 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 15 Defeated Pancho Villa in tournament final.
21 Pancho Villa November 30, 1960 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 13
22 Lee Fields December 13, 1960 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 3 15
23 Pancho Villa December 28, 1960 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 35
24 Mario Galento February 1, 1961 GCCW show Mobile, AL 4 150
— Vacated July 1, 1961 — — — — Mario Galento left the company.
25 Jerry Graham July 19, 1961 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 35 Defeated Chief Little Eagle in tournament final.
26 Dick Dunn August 23, 1961 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 28
27 Chief Little Eagle September 20, 1961 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 42
— Vacated November 1, 1961 — — — — Chief Little Eagle left the company
— Deactivated N/A — — — —
28 Jan Madrid October 2, 1962 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 225 Defeated Don Fields in tournament final; vacates on February 1, 1963
29 Rocket Monroe May 15, 1963 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 70 Defeated Pancho Villa and Joe Scarpa in 3-man match.
30 Mario Galento July 24, 1963 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 21 Won by forfeit when Monroe gets flu.
31 Rocket Moroe August 14, 1963 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 7
32 Silento Rodriguez August 21, 1963 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 63
33 Mickey Sharpe October 23, 1963 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 30 Won by forfeit when Rodriguez injured.
34 Billy Hines November 22, 1963 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 39
— Vacated December 31, 1963 — — — — Bily Hines left the company
35 Dick Dunn March 18, 1964 GCCW show N/A 2 16 Was awarded the championship
36 Don Duffy April 3, 1964 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 54 [3]
37 Ken Lucas May 27, 1964 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 107
38 Mickey Sharpe September 11, 1964 GCCW show Dothan, AL 2 5
39 Silento Rodriguez September 16, 1964 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 21
40 Chin Lee October 7, 1964 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 −16
41 Silento Rodriguez September 21, 1964 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 41
— Vacated November 1, 1964 — — — — Silento Rodriguez left the company.
42 The Mighty Yankee December 9, 1964 GCCW show N/A 2 35 Was awarded the championship
43 Dick Dunn January 13, 1965 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 30 [4]
44 Chin Lee February 12, 1965 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 −287 [5]
— Vacated May 1, 1964 — — — — Chin Lee left the company
45 Ken Lucas June 23, 1965 GCCW show N/A 2 69 Was awarded the championship
46 Don Carson August 31, 1965 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 16
47 Dick Dunn September 16, 1965 GCCW show Dothan, AL 4 41
48 Danny McShain October 27, 1965 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 35
49 Ken Lucas December 1, 1965 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 77
50 Eduardo Perez February 16, 1966 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 49
51 Chief Little Eagle April 6, 1966 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 104
52 Ramon Torres July 19, 1966 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 8
53 Dick Dunn July 27, 1966 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 7
54 Ramon Torres August 3, 1966 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 47
55 Don Carson September 19, 1966 GCCW show Panama City, FL 2 25
56 Bobby Fields October 14, 1966 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 14
57 Maxie York October 28, 1966 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 8
58 Bobby Fields November 5, 1966 GCCW show Dothan, AL 2 277
59 The Ox August 9, 1967 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 12
60 Bobby Fields August 21, 1967 GCCW show Panama City, FL 3 81
61 Don Carson November 10, 1967 GCCW show Dothan, AL 3 32
62 Dick Dunn December 12, 1967 GCCW show Panama City, FL 6 20
— Vacated January 1, 1968 — — — — Dick Dunn left the company
63 Eduardo Perez February 16, 1968 GCCW show N/A 3 47 Was awarded the championship
64 Mario Galento April 3, 1968 GCCW show Mobile, AL 6 5
65 Rocket Monroe April 8, 1968 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 81
66 Greg Peterson June 28, 1968 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 82
67 Flash Monroe September 18, 1968 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 40
68 Dick Dunn October 28, 1968 GCCW show Panama City, FL 7 30
69 Flash Monroe November 27, 1968 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 7
70 Jose Villa December 4, 1968 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 7
71 Don Carson December 11, 1968 GCCW show Mobile, AL 4 65
72 Bobby Fields February 14, 1969 GCCW show Dothan, AL 4 5
— Deactivated February 19, 1969 — — — —
73 The Mysterious Medic July 1, 1970 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 7 Defeated Bob Kelly in a special duration match.[6]
74 Bob Kelly July 8, 1970 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 119
75 The Wrestling Pro November 4, 1970 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 42
76 Bob Kelly December 16, 1970 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 7 Won as the "Masked Intruder"
77 Mike Boyette December 23, 1970 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 21 Defeated Kelly in battle royal.
78 Bob Kelly January 13, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 46 [4]
79 The Wrestling Pro February 28, 1971 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 2 28 [7]
80 Bob Kelly March 28, 1971 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 4 59
81 Rip Tyler May 26, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 21
82 Bob Kelly June 16, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 42
83 Donnie Fargo July 28, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 70
84 Ken Lucas October 6, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 4 20
85 The Wrestling Pro October 26, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 36
86 Donnie Fargo December 1, 1971 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 49
87 Bob Kelly January 19, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 6 49 [8]
88 Donnie Fargo March 8, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 35 Kelly was suspended
89 Bob Kelly April 12, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 7 56 Was awarded the championship when Fargo no-shows.
90 Gorgeous George Jr. June 7, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 35
91 Bob Kelly July 12, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 8 77 [9]
92 The Wrestling Pro September 27, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 4 13
93 Bob Kelly October 10, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 9 8
94 The Wrestling Pro October 18, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 35
95 Bob Kelly November 22, 1972 GCCW show Mobile, AL 10 151
96 The Mighty Mongol April 22, 1973 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 58
97 The Lumberjack June 19, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 39
98 Ronnie Bass July 28, 1973 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 17
99 Bob Griffin August 14, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 11 Defeated Donnie Bass, subbing for injured Ronnie.
100 Mike Boyette August 25, 1973 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 2 17
101 Sweet Daddy Watts September 11, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 21
102 Mike Boyette October 2, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 35
103 The Mysterious Medic November 6, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 14
104 Mike Boyette November 20, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 4 21
105 Duke Miller December 11, 1973 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 56
106 The Mysterious Medic February 5, 1974 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 7
107 Duke Miller February 12, 1974 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 147 [5]
108 Ken Lucas July 9, 1974 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 84
109 Duke Miller October 1, 1974 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 7
110 Ken Lucas October 8, 1974 GCCW show Mobile, AL 6 42
111 Jack Donovan November 19, 1974 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 25
112 Terry Latham December 14, 1974 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 59
113 Duke Myers February 11, 1975 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 21
114 Ken Lucas March 4, 1975 GCCW show Mobile, AL 7 70 [10]
115 Dr. X May 13, 1975 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 83 [11]
— Vacated August 4, 1975 — — — — Dr. X left the company.
116 Nick Kozak September 23, 1975 GCCW show N/A 1 7 Was awarded the championship
117 Duke Miller September 30, 1975 GCCW show Mobile, AL 4 54
118 Rip Tyler November 23, 1975 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 2 35
119 Bob Sweetan December 28, 1975 GCCW show Pensacola, FL 1 37
120 Eddie Sullivan February 3, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 28
121 Duke Miller March 2, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 1
122 Rick Gibson March 3, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 34
— Vacated April 6, 1976 — — — — Title vacated due to injury.
123 Eddie Sullivan April 27, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 2 21 Was awarded the championship
124 Ken Lucas May 18, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 8 56
125 Eddie Sullivan July 13, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 3 63
126 Sweet Daddy Banks September 14, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 56
127 Don Carson November 9, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 5 14
128 Ken Lucas November 23, 1976 GCCW show Mobile, AL 9 10
129 The Wrestling Pro December 3, 1976 GCCW show Ozark, AL 6 109
130 Ken Mantell March 22, 1977 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 31
131 The Wrestling Pro April 22, 1977 GCCW show Dothan, AL 7 18
132 Kurt Von Hess May 10, 1977 GCCW show Mobile, AL 1 14
133 The Wrestling Pro May 24, 1977 GCCW show Mobile, AL 8 30
134 Kurt Von Hess June 23, 1977 GCCW show Panama City, FL 2 33
135 Ken Lucas July 26, 1977 GCCW show Mobile, AL 10 52
136 Billy Spears September 16, 1977 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 7
137 The Wrestling Pro September 23, 1977 GCCW show Dothan, AL 9 7
138 The Superstar September 30, 1977 GCCW show Dothan, AL 1 32
139 Ken Lucas November 1, 1977 GCCW show Mobile, AL 11 N/A
— Deactivated January 1978 — — — — Promotion is sold to SECW. 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.
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)
140.5 Bob Armstrong March 19, 1978 SECW show Dothan, Alabama 1 N/A Defeated David Schultz to become the first champion
141.5 Unknown N/A SECW show N/A N/A
142.5 Masked Superstar 1978 SECW show N/A 1 N/A
143.5 Unknown N/A SECW show N/A N/A
144 Ron Fuller April 5, 1978 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 1 N/A Won tournament
145 Ken Lucas April 1978 SECW show N/A 1 N/A Defeated David Shultz to win title
146 Bob Armstrong June 14, 1978 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 2 35
147 Ron Fuller July 19, 1978 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 2 56
148 Bob Armstrong September 13, 1978 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 3 N/A
149 Mongolian Stomper October 1978 SECW show N/A 1 N/A
150 Unknown November 19, 1978 SECW show N/A N/A A championship match is held between The Stomper and The Wrestling Pro however the results are unrecorded
151 Ron Fuller April 1979 SECW show N/A 3 N/A
152 David Schultz April 17, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 1 17
153 Ron Slinker May 4, 1979 SECW show Dothan, Alabama 1 2
154 David Schultz May 6, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 2 17 Title change in dispute as Shutlz is recorded defending his title in Mobile, Alabama two days later
155 Ox Baker May 23, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 1 14
156 Terry "The Hulk" Boulder June 6, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 1 7
157 Austin Idol June 13, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 1 N/A
158 Unknown N/A SECW show N/A N/A
159 Terry "The Hulk" Boulder October 28, 1979 (NLT) SECW show N/A 2 N/A
160 Toru Tanaka November 1979 SECW show N/A 1 N/A
161 Bob Armstrong November 23, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 4 14
162 Jos Leduc December 7, 1979 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 1 60
163 Ron Fuller February 5, 1980 SECW show N/A 4 25
164 Jimmy Golden March 1, 1980 SECW show Dothan, Alabama 1 3
165 Ron Fuller March 4, 1980 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 5 N/A
166 Jos Leduc March 16, 1980 (NLT SECW show N/A 2 N/A
167 Mongolian Stomper April 1, 1980 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 2 21
168 Georgia Jawjacker April 22, 1980 SECW show Mobile, Alabama 5 N/A
169.5 Mongolian Stomper May 4, 1980 (NLT SECW show N/A 3 N/A
170.5 N/A SECW show N/A N/A

See also

References

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