Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship Professional wrestling championship
Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship The NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Heavyweight Championship championship belt
Promotion Mid-South Wrestling Association NWA Deep South Louisiana Elite Championship WrestlingDate established October 16, 1964 (Re-established in 2011) Date retired 1983 & 2000
NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (Gulf Coast)
NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State)
NWA Deep South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship
ECW Louisiana Heavyweight Championship
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
First champion(s) Bobby Fields Most reigns Bobby Fields (7 reigns ) Longest reign Vordell Walker (371 days) Shortest reign Purple Haze (24 hours)
The Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship that was used and defended from 1964 though 1983. Initially, the championship originated in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)-affiliated Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling . During this time, it was referred to as the NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Heavyweight Championship until 1972. Beginning in 1972, the title was used in the NWA affiliated NWA Tri-State then was called the NWA Tri-State Louisiana Heavyweight Championship from 1972 until 1979. In 1979, however, wrestler and promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts purchased the Tri-State territory and renamed it Mid-South Wrestling . Although Watts kept close ties with the NWA for purpose of having access to wrestling talent, he withdrew Mid-South from the NWA and, as a result, renamed all of the promotion's championships accordingly.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Location:
Notes:
NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship
Al Lovelock
1
January 31, 1946
Monroe, LA
Defeats Jack Kennedy to become the first champion.
Vacant
June 1946
When Lovelock cannot defend.
Paul Murdock
1
July 2, 1946
Monroe, LA
Defeats Jerry Vallina; still champion as of August 26, 1946.
Bob Corby
1
June 18, 1955
Lake Charles, LA
Wins a 12-man tournament.
Chief Apache
1
August 21, 1955
Baton Rouge, LA
Jack Curtis
1
November 1955
Baton Rouge, LA
Sometime before November 4, 1955.
Prince Emir
1
April 22, 1957
Monroe, LA
Frank Hurley
1
May 1957
Jack Curtis
2
August 12, 1957
Monroe, LA
Phil Brummett
1
November 11, 1957
Monroe, LA
Charley Laye
1
November 18, 1957
Monroe, LA
Held up
December 9, 1957
Monroe, LA
By the District Athletic Commissioner after a match against Farmer Jones for using "very unfair tactics" but reinstated as the champion later in the month.
Bill Barney
1
December 23, 1957
Monroe, LA
Bernard Hodgemyer
1
March 3, 1958
Monroe, LA
Vacant
March 31, 1958
After Hodgemyer no-shows the scheduled defense and leaves the area.
Jerry Christy
1
June 16, 1958
Monroe, LA
Defeats Charley Laye in tournament final.
Vacant
September 1958
When Christy leaves the area.
Bill Barney
2
September 22, 1958
Monroe, LA
Defeats Al Massey.
Firpo Zybysko
1
June 1, 1959
Monroe, LA
Also defeats Chuck Benson on June 18, 1959 in New Orleans, LA, possibly for the vacant local recognition.
Chris Belkas
1
July 15, 1959
New Orleans, LA
Vacant
October 1959
Mickey Sharpe
1
November 5, 1959
New Orleans, LA
Defeats Firpo Zybysko in tournament final.
Firpo Zybysko
2
January 1960
Sometime between January 10, 1960 and January 18, 1960.
Adrien Baillargeon
1
February 1960
Lafayette, LA
Sometime before February 14, 1960.
Inactive
1960
After September 1960 when Baillargeon is billed as Southern champion.
Bobby Fields
1
October 16, 1964
Lafayette, LA
Defeats Terry Garvin in tournament final.
Sputnik Monroe
1
July 13, 1965
Baton Rouge, LA
Bobby Fields
2
September 21, 1965
Baton Rouge, LA
Danny McShain
1
October 22, 1965
Lafayette, LA
Bobby Fields
3
December 3, 1965
Lafayette, LA
Jack Dalton
1
February 17, 1966
Lafayette, LA
Bobby Fields
4
May 17, 1966
Baton Rouge, LA
Don Carson
1
July 12, 1966
Baton Rouge, LA
[ 1]
Bobby Fields
5
July 19, 1966
Baton Rouge, LA
Don Carson
2
August 2, 1966
Baton Rouge, LA
Ken Lucas
1
October 5, 1966
Alexandria, LA
Jack Dalton
2
November 1, 1966
Baton Rouge, LA
Danny Little Bear
1
February 3, 1967
Lafayette, LA
Ken Lucas
2
March 31, 1967
Lafayette, LA
Stripped
July 25, 1967
Stripped for no defense.
Pepe Perez
1
July 25, 1967
?
Awarded.
Jack Dalton
3
October 10, 1967
Baton Rouge, LA
Bobby Fields
6
November 28, 1967
Baton Rouge, LA
Don Carson
3
December 12, 1967
Baton Rouge, LA
Bob Kelly
1
December 29, 1967
Lafayette, LA
Eddie Sullivan
1
January 23, 1968
Baton Rouge, LA
[ 2]
Frank Dalton
1
January 30, 1968
Baton Rouge, LA
Bobby Fields
7
February 6, 1968
Baton Rouge, LA
Vacant
March 1, 1968
Gulf Coast stops promoting in Louisiana.
Big Bad John
1
November 18, 1968
Baton Rouge, LA
Pepe Perez
2
December 3, 1968
Baton Rouge, LA
Jerry Miller
1
February 1, 1969
Baton Rouge, LA
Mighty Yankee
1
June 10, 1969
Baton Rouge, LA
Frank Dalton
2
June 18, 1969
Baton Rouge, LA
Jerry Miller
2
July 1969
Baton Rouge, LA
Frank Dalton
3
July 22, 1969
Baton Rouge, LA
In Monroe, LA Tom Jones defeats Jack Donovan via DQ on November 11, 1969 (champion unknown).
Jack Brisco
1
1969
Duke Myers
1
April 21, 1970
Baton Rouge, LA
Jerry Miller
3
May 19, 1970
Baton Rouge, LA
Frank Dalton
4
July 11, 1970
Baton Rouge, LA
Chuck Karbo
1
August 18, 1970
Baton Rouge, LA
Frank Dalton
5
September 15, 1970
Baton Rouge, LA
Chuck Karbo
2
November 25, 1970
Baton Rouge, LA
Randy Curtis
1
May 4, 1971
Baton Rouge, LA
Last champion in the Gulf Coast lineage.
NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship
Don Duffy
1
1972
Assassin #1
1
April 27, 1978
Baton Rouge, LA
Wins tournament.
José Lothario
1
September 20, 1978
Monroe, LA
Assassin #1
2
October 14, 1978
Shreveport, LA
Jerry Stubbs
1
December 25, 1978
New Orleans, LA
Mike George
1
April 21, 1979
New Orleans, LA
Mid-South Louisiana Championship
Ernie Ladd
1
January 18, 1980
Shreveport, LA
[ 3]
Junkyard Dog
1
March 14, 1980
Shreveport, LA
Terry Gordy
1
April 22, 1980
Shreveport, LA
Junkyard Dog
2
May 2, 1980
Baton Rouge, LA
Vacated
May 22, 1980
JYD injured by The Fabulous Freebirds .
Ken Mantell
1
July 25, 1980
Shreveport, LA
Defeats Wahoo McDaniel in tournament final.
Johnny Mantell
1
1980
Defends the title for his brother Ken.
Jake Roberts
1
October 8, 1980
Shreveport, LA
Ernie Ladd
2
January 16, 1981
Shreveport, LA
[ 4]
Jimmy Garvin
1
March 4, 1981
Shreveport, LA
Super Destroyer
1
May 1, 1981
Shreveport, LA
Bob Roop
1
July 22, 1981
Shreveport, LA
Great Kabuki
1
October 23, 1981 NLT
Shreveport, LA
Junkyard Dog
3
December 7, 1981
New Orleans, LA
Vacant
June 22, 1982
JYD wins North American Title.
Killer Khan
1
July 6, 1982
Baton Rouge, LA
Mike Sharpe
1
September 18, 1982
Shreveport, LA
[ 5]
Jim Duggan
1
October 13, 1982
Shreveport, LA
Title Retired
1983
See also
References
^ Hoops, Brian (July 12, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 12): Gagne, Bruiser & Crusher, Ladd wins Americas title, 1992 Bash with Sting vs. Vader" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ Hoops, Brian (January 18, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
^ Hoops, Brian (August 18, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 18): Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2014" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 19, 2017 .
External links
NWA Tri-State Mid-South UWF