Championshipname: | NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship |
Retired: | February 1987 |
Lastchamp: | Kevin Sullivan |
Promotion: | Championship Wrestling from Florida |
Created: | March 17, 1962 |
Mostreigns: | Dusty Rhodes (10 reigns) |
Firstchamp: | Eddie Graham |
Longestreign: | Steve Corino (521 days) |
Shortestreign: | Bobby Duncum (7 days) |
The Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles professional wrestling championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling Florida. It existed from 1962 until 1987, when the title was abandoned. It was revived by NWA Florida in 1996.[1] At various times, different NWA affiliated promotions used their own regional version of the title including promotions based in Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.
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