NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida. It started in 1937 and was abandoned in 1949. It was picked back up in 1966 by CWF and lasted until 1987 when the company was purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions. Pro Wrestling Florida picked it back up in 1988 and it has continued it's lineage through NWA Florida where it is still defended today.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
| Dobie Osbourne | 1 | January 5, 1937 | Florida |
| Red Devil | 1 | January 19, 1937 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Vacated | 1937 | Title vacant | |
| Alan Eustace | 1 | August 13, 1937 | Jacksonville, FL (Defeated Jack Evans) |
| Rollend Kirchmeyer | 1 | February 26, 1944 | Tampa, FL |
| "Strangler" Ed Lewis | 1 | February 26, 1944 | Tampa, FL |
| Rollend Kirchmeyer | 2 | February 26, 1944 | Title returned when Lewis refuses it due to Kirchmeyer being knocked out during match |
| The Cardiff Giant | 1 | August 26, 1946 | Tampa, FL |
| Antonio Cortez | 1 | October 28, 1946 | Tampa, FL |
| Rollend Kirchmeyer | 3 | March 1949 | records unclear as to whom he defeated |
| Vacated | 1949 or 1950 | Title abandoned | |
| Lester Welch | 1 | August 11, 1966 | Tampa, FL (defeated Sputnik Monroe in tournament final) |
| Louie Tillet | 1 | March 20, 1967 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | May 1, 1967 | Orlando, FL |
| Boris Malenko | 1 | May 16, 1967 | Tampa, FL |
| Johnny Valentine | 1 | August 26, 1967 | Tampa, FL |
| Joe Scarpa | 1 | December 5, 1967 | Tampa, FL |
| Johnny Valentine | 2 | December 27, 1967 | Tampa, FL |
| Red Bastien | 1 | April 30, 1968 | Tampa, FL |
| Johnny Valentine | 3 | June 27, 1968 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Nick Kozak | 1 | September 23, 1968 | Orlando, FL |
| The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) | 1 | November 23, 1968 | Tampa, FL |
| Hans Mortier | 1 | February 4, 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| The Gladiator | 2 | 1969 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Hans Mortier | 2 | 1969 | Florida |
| Ciclon Negro | 1 | April 15, 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Dale Lewis | 1 | August 26, 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Mr. Saito | 1 | December 22, 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack Brisco | 1 | February 10, 1970 | Tampa, FL |
| Missouri Mauler | 1 | May 19, 1970 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack Brisco | 2 | 1970 | Florida |
| Tarzan Tyler | 1 | December 15, 1970 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack Brisco | 3 | January 19, 1971 | Tampa, FL |
| Paul Jones | 1 | May 16, 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack Brisco | 4 | November 28, 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Buddy Colt | 1 | February 20, 1973 | Tampa, FL |
| Paul Jones | 2 | June 12, 1973 | Tampa, FL |
| Tim Woods | 1 | July 31, 1973 | Florida |
| Paul Jones | 3 | 1973 | Florida |
| Buddy Colt | 2 | 1973 | Florida |
| Paul Jones | 4 | November 1973 | Florida |
| Buddy Colt | 3 | 1973 | Florida |
| Eddie Graham | 1 | 1973 | Florida |
| Buddy Colt | 4 | December 17, 1973 | Florida |
| Ron Fuller | 1 | March 20, 1974 | Miami, FL |
| Bill Watts | 1 | July 2, 1974 | Tampa, FL |
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | 1974 | Florida |
| Pak Song | 1 | 1974 | Florida |
| Dusty Rhodes | 1 | October 1974 | Florida |
| Bill Watts | 2 | November 1974 | Florida |
| Bob Roop | 1 | May 1975 | Florida |
| Dusty Rhodes | 2 | October 6, 1975 | Florida |
| Vacated | October 28, 1975 | Vacated after match with King Curtis Iaukea | |
| Bob Roop | 2 | November 1975 | records unclear how he got the title |
| Vacated | 1975 | Title vacant | |
| King Curtis Iaukea | 1 | December 1975 | Florida (Won tournament) |
| Rocky Johnson | 1 | December 23, 1975 | Tampa, FL |
| Bruiser Brody | 1 | December 31, 1975 | Tampa, FL |
| Thunderbolt Patterson | 1 | March 1976 | Florida |
| Pak Song | 2 | March 25, 1976 | Florida |
| Jack Brisco | 4 | April 17, 1976 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Bob Orton, Jr. | 1 | June 1976 | Florida |
| Dusty Rhodes | 3 | 1976 | Florida |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 1 | November 1976 | Florida |
| Vacated | March 1977 | Title vacant | |
| Buddy Wolfe | 1 | March 1977 | Defeated Steve Keirn in tournament final |
| Dusty Rhodes | 4 | June 1977 | Florida |
| Ernie Ladd | 1 | July 1977 | Florida |
| Vacated | 1977 | Title vacant | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 5 | 1977 | Florida |
| Lars Anderson | 1 | 1977 | Florida |
| Dusty Rhodes | 6 | November 26, 1977 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Killer Karl Kox | 1 | February 7, 1978 | Tampa, FL |
| Rocky Johnson | 2 | March 8, 1978 | Miami, FL |
| Bob Roop | 2 | March 13, 1978 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Jack Brisco | 5 | March 26, 1978 | Orlando, FL |
| The Spoiler | 1 | May 23, 1978 | Tampa, FL |
| Dusty Rhodes | 7 | June 19, 1978 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| The Spoiler | 2 | September 23, 1978 | Lakeland, FL |
| Steve Keirn | 1 | October 10, 1978 | Tampa, FL |
| Vacated | 1978 | Title vacant | |
| Dusty Rhodes | 8 | November 25, 1978 | St. Petersburg, FL (defeated Bob Roop in tournament final) |
| Mr. Uganda (Ciclon Negro) | 1 | December 12, 1978 | Tampa, FL |
| Jos LeDuc | 1 | December 19, 1978 | Tampa, FL |
| Dick Slater | 1 | January 1979 | Florida |
| Jimmy Garvin | 1 | January 9, 1979 | Tampa, FL |
| King Curtis Iaukea | 2 | May 1979 | Florida |
| Dusty Rhodes | 9 | July 4, 1979 | Miami, FL |
| Vacated | August 21, 1979 | Rhodes won NWA World Title | |
| Terry Funk | 1 | September 1979 | Tampa, FL (defeated Steve Keirn in tournament final) |
| Manny Fernandez | 1 | October 21, 1979 | Orlando, FL |
| Don Muraco | 1 | March 26, 1980 | Miami, FL |
| Bugsy McGraw | 1 | August 7, 1980 | Melbourne, FL |
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | October 11, 1980 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Dusty Rhodes | 10 | October 26, 1980 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | November 4, 1980 | Tampa, FL |
| Barry Windham | 1 | January 12, 1981 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 2 | April 8, 1981 | Tampa, FL (won by forfeit-Windham injured in auto accident) |
| Charlie Cook | 1 | July 1981 | Florida |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 3 | August 1981 | Florida |
| Charlie Cook | 2 | October 1981 | Florida |
| The Spoiler | 3 | November 3, 1981 | Tampa, FL |
| Mr. Wrestling II | 1 | December 1981 | Jacksonville, FL |
| James J. Dillon | 1 | March 1982 | Orlando, FL |
| Mr. Wrestling II | 2 | April 1982 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Jimmy Garvin | 2 | May 1982 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Brian Blair | 1 | July 11, 1982 | Orlando, FL |
| Vacated | August 23, 1982 | Vacated after match with Bruiser Brody | |
| Kevin Sullivan | 1 | October 6, 1982 | Tampa, FL (Defeated Barry Windham in tournament final) |
| Mike Graham | 1 | January 15, 1983 | Miami, FL |
| Vacated | 1983 | Graham injured | |
| Scott McGhee | 1 | March 23, 1983 | Defeated Johnny Heffernan |
| Adrian Street | 1 | April 1983 | Florida |
| Scott McGhee | 2 | April 1983 | Florida |
| Jos LeDuc | 2 | August 1983 | Lakeland, FL |
| Barry Windham | 2 | September 17, 1983 | Sarasota, FL |
| Jos LeDuc | 3 | September 18, 1983 | Orlando, FL |
| Barry Windham | 3 | September 19, 1983 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Vacated | November 1983 | Windham went to tour Japan | |
| Mike Rotunda | 1 | December 16, 1983 | St. Petersburg, FL (defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final) |
| Kendo Nagasaki | 1 | January 22, 1984 | Orlando, FL |
| Billy Jack Haynes | 1 | March 29, 1984 | Orlando, FL |
| Superstar Billy Graham | 2 | June 10, 1984 | Orlando, FL |
| Scott McGhee | 3 | July 29, 1984 | Orlando, FL |
| Jesse Barr | 1 | October 14, 1984 | Orlando, FL |
| Held Up | January 1985 | Title held up after match against Brian Blair | |
| Brian Blair | 2 | January 6, 1985 | Orlando, FL (wins rematch) |
| Jesse Barr | 2 | February 12, 1985 | Tampa, FL |
| Hector Guerrero | 1 | April 28, 1985 | Orlando, FL |
| Hercules Hernandez | 1 | June 30, 1985 | Orlando, FL |
| Vacated | July 1985 | Vacant after Hernandez fired for dressing room fight with Wahoo McDaniel | |
| Jack Hart | 1 | July 23, 1985 | Tampa, FL (defeated Mike Graham in tournament final) |
| Kendall Windham | 1 | September 2, 1985 | Tampa, FL |
| Cuban Assassin | 1 | February 22, 1986 | Tampa, FL |
| Kendall Windham | 2 | March 5, 1986 | Tampa, FL |
| Vacated | May 1986 | Title vacated after match with Bob Roop | |
| Kendall Windham | 3 | May 18, 1986 | Orlando, FL (wins tournament) |
| The White Ninja | 1 | May 21, 1986 | Tampa, FL |
| Kendall Windham | 4 | June 1986 | Title returned |
| Ron Bass | 1 | July 15, 1986 | Tampa, FL |
| Barry Windham | 4 | September 1, 1986 | Daytona, FL |
| Ron Bass | 2 | September 16, 1986 | Tampa, FL |
| Barry Windham | 5 | September 24, 1986 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Held Up | 1986 | Title held up after match with Ron Bass where Bass used chloroform | |
| Barry Windham | 6 | October 8, 1986 | Tampa, FL (wins rematch) |
| Kareem Muhammad | 1 | November 25, 1986 | Lakeland, FL |
| Ron Simmons | 1 | December 2, 1986 | Tampa, FL |
| Bad News Allen | 1 | January 20, 1987 | Tampa, FL |
| Oliver Humperdink | 1 | February 24, 1987 | Tampa, FL |
| Ed Gantner | 1 | February 1987 | Humperdink gave him the title |
| Mike Rotunda | 2 | March 15, 1987 | Daytona, FL |
| Held Up | May 31, 1987 | Title held up after match with Dory Funk, Jr. | |
| Mike Rotunda | 3 | June 7, 1987 | Daytona, FL (wins rematch) |
| Rick Steiner | 1 | December 1987 | Given by Rotunda in Jim Crockett Promotions |
| Stripped | December 1988 | Title stripped to use in FCW | |
| Title renamed FCW Heavyweight Title | |||
| Mike Graham | 2 | December 25, 1988 | Tampa, FL (defeated The Terminator) |
| Al Perez | 1 | March 11, 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Dustin Rhodes | 1 | May 23, 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Kendall Windham | 5 | June 27, 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Steve Keirn | 2 | July 9, 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Dan Spivey | 1 | November 1989 | Orlando, FL |
| name returns to NWA Florida Title | |||
| Lou Perez | 1 | July 1992 | Winter Haven, FL |
| Steve Keirn | 3 | March 1993 | Tampa, FL |
| Lou Perez | 2 | May 1993 | Winter Haven, FL |
| Steve Keirn | 4 | December 1993 | Tampa, FL |
| Lou Perez | 3 | August 6, 1994 | Tampa, FL |
| Stripped | November 6, 1995 | Perez injured | |
| Hercules Hernandez | 2 | November 7, 1995 | Gainesville, FL (Defeated Steve Collins in tournament final) |
| Steve Keirn | 5 | November 8, 1996 | Gainesville, FL |
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 4 | November 7, 1997 | Gainesville, FL |
| Vacated | August 15, 2000 | Vacated title for NWA Florida tournament | |
| Adam Windsor | 1 | August 15, 2000 | Tampa, FL (defeated Chris Nelson in tournament final) |
| Vacated | November 15, 2000 | Title vacant | |
| Buck Quartermain | 1 | January 23, 2001 | Tampa, FL |
| Cyborg | 1 | October 13, 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Stripped | March 11, 2002 | Stripped for no title defenses | |
| Steve Corino | 1 | May 25, 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL (defeated Danny Doring in tournament final) |
| Danny Doring | 1 | May 25, 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Christopher Daniels | 1 | June 28, 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Danny Doring | 2 | June 29, 2002 | Davie, FL |
| Billy Fives | 1 | January 25, 2003 | Pinellas Park, FL |
| Agent Steele | 1 | January 25, 2003 | Pinellas Park, FL |
| Billy Fives | 2 | February 15, 2003 | Davie, FL |
| Scoot Andrews | 1 | July 19, 2003 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Steve Madison | 1 | November 22, 2003 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Todd Shane | 1 | March 20, 2004 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Steve Madison | 2 | September 4, 2004 | Clearwater, FL |
| Bruce Steele | 1 | November 20, 2004 | Brandon, FL |
