The NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship was a major title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Alabama territory called Southeastern Championship Wrestling. It existed from 1984 until 1988 when SECW became the Continental Wrestling Federation. The title continued on as the CWF Heavyweight Championship from 1988 until 1989 when the CWF closed.[1]
NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Details | |||||||||||
Promotion | Southeastern Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | May 21, 1984 | ||||||||||
Date retired | December 1989 | ||||||||||
Other name(s) | |||||||||||
CWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
1 | Ron Fuller | May 21, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 63 | Defeated Michael Hayes | [1] | ||
2 | Bob Armstrong | July 23, 1984 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | [Note 1] | [1] | |||
3 | Mr. Wrestling II | August 1984 | House show | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | [1] | |||
4 | Bob Armstrong | November 1984 | House show | N/A | 2 | [Note 3] | [1] | |||
5 | Boomer H. Lynch | May 1985 | House show | N/A | 1 | 0 | [1] | |||
6 | Bob Armstrong | May 1985 | House show | N/A | 3 | [Note 4] | Title returned because Lynch was not the scheduled opponent. | [1] | ||
7 | The Flame | June 17, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | [Note 5] | [1] | |||
8 | Bob Armstrong | June 24, 1985 NLT | House show | Dothan, Alabama | 4 | [Note 6] | [1] | |||
9 | The Flame | July 9, 1985 | House show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | [Note 7] | [1] | |||
10 | Lord Humongous | July 1985 | House show | N/A | 1 | [Note 8] | [1] | |||
11 | The Flame | July 29, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | 4 | [1] | |||
12 | Tommy Rich | August 2, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 52 | [1] | |||
13 | The Flame | September 23, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | 70 | [1] | |||
14 | Roberto Soto | December 2, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 21 | [1] | |||
15 | Robert Fuller | December 23, 1985 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 81 | [1] | |||
16 | Brad Armstrong | March 14, 1986 | House show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | [Note 9] | [1] | |||
17 | Robert Fuller | 1986 | House show | N/A | 2 | [Note 10] | Title returned when Armstrong is injured | [1] | ||
18 | Jerry Stubbs | May 12, 1986 | House show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 42 | [1] | |||
19 | Brad Armstrong | June 23, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 21 | [1] | |||
20 | Jerry Stubbs | July 14, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 56 | [1] | |||
21 | Brad Armstrong | September 8, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | 4 | [1] | |||
22 | Kevin Sullivan | September 11, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 88 | [1] | |||
23 | The Bullet | December 8, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 7 | Bob Armstrong wearing a mask | [1] | ||
24 | Kevin Sullivan | December 15, 1986 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 51 | [1] | |||
25 | Ron Fuller | February 4, 1987 | House show | Houston, Texas | 2 | 24 | [1] | |||
26 | Buddy Landell | February 28, 1987 | House show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 58 | [1][2] | |||
27 | Wendell Cooley | April 27, 1987 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | [Note 11] | [1] | |||
vacant | October 1987 | N/A | N/A | Cooley vacated due to a knee injury. | [1] | |||||
28 | Dutch Mantel | October 30, 1987 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 12] | Defeated Wendell Cooley. | [1] | ||
— | April 1988 | — | — | CCW changed its name to the CWF on April 30, 1988. Mantel turned the championship belt over to general manager Jack Curtis on May 7, 1988 episode of CWF. | [1] | |||||
CWF Heavyweight Championship | ||||||||||
29 | Tom Prichard | October 3, 1988 | House show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 186 | Defeated Tony Anthony in tournament final. | [1] | ||
30 | Wendell Cooley | April 7, 1989 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 77 | [1] | |||
31 | Tom Prichard | June 23, 1989 | House show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 149 | [1] | |||
32 | Dennis Condrey | July 22, 1989 | House show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 137 | [1] | |||
33 | Tom Prichard | December 6, 1989 | House show | N/A | 3 | [Note 13] | [1] | |||
— | Deactivated | December 1989 | — | — | — | — | The CWF closed. | [1] |
Footnotes
edit- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 29 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between −1,003 and −974 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between −943 and −913 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 69 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 68 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 67 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 29 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 29 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 58 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 58 days.
- ^ The exact date that Cooley retired is uncertain, which means that his reign lasted between 157 and 159 days.
- ^ The exact date that the CCW became the CWF is uncertain, which means that his reign lasted between 63 and 339 days.
- ^ The exact date that the CWF ceased to operate is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 25 days.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Alabama) Birmingham: NWA Continental Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017.