| Championshipname: | (Georgia version) |
| Promotion: | Georgia Championship Wrestling |
| Created: | 1948 |
| Titleretired: | 1973 |
| Mostreigns: | Don McIntyre (19) |
| Firstchamp: | Chris Belkas |
The Georgia version of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Southern Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship used in Georgia Championship Wrestling off-and-on from 1948 to 1972.[1] The title is one of many versions of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. Other versions have been used in Florida[2] and the Tennessee cities of Knoxville[3] and Memphis.[4]
Silver marks in the title history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An placed after a date indicates that a title change occurred no later than the date listed.
| width=22% | Wrestler: | width=0% | Times: | width=18% | Date: | width=20% | Location: | width=402% | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Belkas | 1 | November 1, 1948 | |||||||
| The title was vacated when Belkas left the area in November 1948. | |||||||||
| Tom Mahoney | 1 | July 15, 1949 | |||||||
| Don McIntyre | 1 | August 5, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Black Menace | 1 | September 16, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 2 | September 23, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Danno O'Connor | 1 | November 25, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| George Flynn | 1 | December 16, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Villmer | 1 | December 23, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Rebel Russell | 1 | March 1950 | |||||||
| Nick Carter | 1 | March 31, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Red Terror | 1 | May 12, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 3 | May 19, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Art Nielson | 1 | July 7, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | November 3, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Lord Finis Hall | 1 | November 24, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | [5] | |||||
| Art Nielson | 2 | December 8, 1950 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Golden Terror | 1 | January 26, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 4 | March 30, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Art Nielson | 3 | July 28, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 5 | August 3, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Art Nielson | 4 | August 10, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 6 | September 10, 1951 | |||||||
| Lou Newman | 1 | March 28, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Jack McDonald | 1 | April 25, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Al Massey | 1 | May 2, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Angelo Martinelli | 1 | June 20, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Art Nielson | 5 | July 11, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Tarzan White | 1 | September 5, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | [6] | |||||
| Don McIntyre | 7 | September 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Aldo Bogni | 1 | January 26, 1953 | Augusta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 8 | September 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| 1 | March 7, 1953 | Atlanta, Georgia | [7] | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 9 | March 16, 1953 | |||||||
| Ray Villmer | 2 | October 16, 1953 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 10 | January 11, 1954 | Augusta, Georgia | ||||||
| 1 | February 8, 1954 | ||||||||
| Don McIntyre | 11 | August 26, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 2 | September 16, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 12 | October 28, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 3 | November 25, 1955 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 13 | September 7, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Art Neilson | 6 | September 21, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| 1 | September 28, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
| Fred Blassie | 4 | October 19, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Bobby Wepner | 1 | November 23, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Jerry Graham | 1 | December 14, 1956 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Chief Big Heart | 1 | January 4, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Jerry Graham | 2 | January 11, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Red McIntyre | 1 | February 22, 1957 | |||||||
| 1 | April 10, 1957 | ||||||||
| Red McIntyre | 2 | April 19, 1957 | |||||||
| Kurt Von Brauner | 2 | May 1957 | |||||||
| Don McIntyre | 14 | May 3, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | [8] | |||||
| Kurt Von Brauner | 3 | May 31, 1957 | |||||||
| Don McIntyre | 15 | June 14, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Kurt Von Brauner | 4 | June 17, 1957 | |||||||
| Don McIntyre | 16 | June 24, 1957 | |||||||
| Kurt Von Brauner | 5 | June 28, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| 1 | October 18, 1957 | Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
| The Mighty Yankee | 1 | January 10, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 17 | April 25, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 5 | June 13, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Don McIntyre | 18 | July 25, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 6 | August 8, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 2 | August 22, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 7 | September 5, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 3 | November 7, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 8 | January 2, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Dick Gunkel | 1 | April 17, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | [9] | |||||
| Fred Blassie | 9 | June 19, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Dick Gunkel | 2 | July 31, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | [10] | |||||
| Fred Blassie | 10 | August 7, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 4 | October 2, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 11 | November 1959 | |||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 5 | December 1959 | |||||||
| Fred Blassie | 12 | December 11, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 6 | December 25, 1959 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 13 | April 15, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| The title was held up after a match against Eric Pederson on May 13, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | |||||||||
| Fred Blassie | 14 | May 20, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 7 | June 10, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| The title was held up after a match against The Mighty Yankee on June 17, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | |||||||||
| Dick Steinborn | 3 | July 22, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| The Mighty Yankee | 2 | July 29, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| The title was held up after a match against Don McIntyre on August 5, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | |||||||||
| Don McIntyre | 19 | August 12, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 15 | October 21, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| The title was held up after a match against Tiny Evans on November 4, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. | |||||||||
| Fred Blassie | 16 | November 11, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Tiny Evans | 1 | November 18, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Fred Blassie | 17 | December 20, 1960 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Chief Little Eagle | 1 | February 14, 1961 | |||||||
| Skull Murphy | 1 | February 14, 1961 | Macon, Georgia | ||||||
| The title was vacated in March 1961. | |||||||||
| Skull Murphy | 2 | March 15, 1961 | Columbus, Georgia | ||||||
| Guy Mitchell | 1 | March 29, 1961 | Columbus, Georgia | ||||||
| Skull Murphy | 3 | April 5, 1961 | Columbus, Georgia | ||||||
| Ray Gunkel | 7 | June 13, 1961 | |||||||
| 1 | March 17, 1962 | ||||||||
| Lenny Montana | 1 | May 1, 1962 | |||||||
| 1 | June 17, 1965 | Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||
| Buddy Fuller | 1 | March 25, 1966 | |||||||
| Louie Tillet | 1 | May 27, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Buddy Fuller | 2 | June 17, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| 1 | October 7, 1966 | ||||||||
| Buddy Colt | 1 | November 28, 1972 | |||||||
| 1 | December 15, 1972 | Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
| Buddy Colt | 2 | December 29, 1972 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Title retired in 1973. | |||||||||