NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Championship was a the top title for lighter wrestlers in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling from Florida. The title itself began in 1942, seven years before CWF was founded. The title was abandoned in 1984, before being revived by NWA Florida in 1997.[1][2].
[edit] Title history
(n) indicates that a title change happened no later than the date listed. Silver marks in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babe Kasaboski | 1 | March 5, 1942 | Jacksonville, Florida | Defeated Morris Shapiro by disqualification to become the first champion. |
| Bill Ludwig | 1 | September 4, 1944 | Tampa, Florida | Defeated Billy Williams. |
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | May 1981 (n) | Defeated Hiro Matsuda in a tournament final. | |
| Title later vacated. | ||||
| Hector Guerrero | 1 | December 7, 1983[3] | Miami Beach, Florida | Defeated Dennis Brown in a tournament final. |
| Title abandoned in 1984 and revived by NWA Florida in 1997. | ||||
| Mike Marcello | 1 | November 7, 1997 | Gainesville, Florida | Defeated Jet Jaguar and Pepe Prado in a three-way match. |
| Title stripped for no-showing a title defense on November 13, 1998 in Gainesville, Florida. | ||||
| Buck Quartermaine | 1 | November 13, 1998 | Gainesville, Florida | Defeated White Chocolate. |
| Pepe Prado | 1 | August 5, 2000 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Lex Lovett | 1 | November 14, 2000 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Jet Jaguar | 1 | July 18, 2001 | Tampa, Florida | |
| Prince Justice | 1 | January 26, 2002 | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Naphtali | 1 | August 2, 2002 | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Title vacated when Naphtali was awarded the NWA Florida X Division Championship on January 1, 2003. | ||||
| Mr. Wrestling IV | 1 | January 25, 2003 | Ocoee, Florida | Defeated Donnie York. |
| Title stripped on May 17, 2003 for failure to defend. | ||||
| Talon | 1 | May 30, 2003 | Ocoee, Florida | Defeated Joe Woods. |
| C.B. Kool | 1 | September 20, 2003 | Ocoee, Florida | Defeated Talon and Rouge in a three-way match. |
| Kevin Rhodes | 1 | October 20, 2003 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | |
| Rouge | 1 | November 15, 2003 | Ocoee, Florida | |
| C.B. Kool | 2 | November 15, 2003 | Ocoee, Florida | |
| Kevin Rhodes | 2 | December 13, 2003 | Ocoee, Florida | Wrestled in the match as Midnight Rider III, but unmasked after winning. |
| C.B. Kool | 3 | March 6, 2004 | Ocoee, Florida | |
| Remix | 1 | August 28, 2004 | Orlando, Florida | |
[edit] References
- ^ Duncan, Royal and Will, Gary (4th Edition, 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Tanabe, Hisaharu (2003). Florida Junior Heavyweight Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
- ^ Rose, Barry. Event: Miami and Miami Beach on December 7th, 1983. CWF Archives. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
