The NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) was originally the primary singles championship for Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling and was originally named the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship. As the name indicates the title was recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance as a local title promoted in the Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi region from 1957 until 1977 when its name was changed for the Southern Division of Southeast Championship Wrestling. In 1980 the title was abandoned and the Northern division of the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship became the main title of SECW.[1]
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[…] Means champion lineage is uncertain at this period in time
NLT means “No later than”
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Eduardo Perez | 1 | May 22, 1957 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Lee Fields in 14-man tournament final. |
| Mario Galento | 1 | August 7, 1957 | Mobile, AL | |
| Yvon Roberre | 1 | January 8, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mario Galento | 2 | February 18, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
| Buddy Fuller | 1 | July 3, 1958 | Hattiesburg, MS | |
| Billy Wicks | 1 | September 17, 1958 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Gorgeous George | 1 | November 12, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
| Billy Wicks | 2 | November 19, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
| Lee Fields | 1 | December 24, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
| Billy Wicks | 3 | January 1, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
| Papa Pasquale | 1 | March 18, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Mighty Yankee (Ray Villmer) | 1 | July 15, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
| Lee Fields | 2 | October 7, 1959 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vancant | 1959 | Lee Fields buys the Gulf Coast promotion and vacates the title | ||
| Billy Wicks | 4 | December 8, 1959 | Pensacola, FL | Defeats Pancho Villa in tournament final. |
| Yvon Roberre | 2 | January 16, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mario Galento | 3 | February 3, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
| Joe McCarthy | 1 | March 16, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
| Joe Scarpa | 1 | May 3, 1960 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Eric Pederson | 1 | August 24, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | September 7, 1960 | Eric Penderson leaves the territory | ||
| Jose Lothario | 1 | November 15, 1960 | Pensacola, FL | Defeats Pancho Villa in tournament final. |
| Pancho Villa | 1 | November 30, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
| Lee Fields | 3 | December 13, 1960 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Pancho Villa | 2 | December 28, 1960 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mario Galento | 4 | February 1, 1961 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | July 1, 1961 | Mario Galento leaves the territory. | ||
| Jerry Graham | 1 | July 19, 1961 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Chief Little Eagle in tournament final. |
| Dick Dunn | 1 | August 23, 1961 | Mobile, AL | |
| Chief Little Eagle | 2 | September 20, 1961 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | November 1, 1961 | Chief Little Eagle leaves the territory | ||
| title inactive. | ||||
| Jan Madrid | 1 | October 2, 1962 | Pensacola, FL | Defeats Don Fields in tournament final; vacates on February 1, 1963 |
| Rocket Monroe (Bill Fletcher) | 1 | May 15, 1963 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Pancho Villa and Joe Scarpa in 3-man match. |
| Mario Galento | 5 | July 24, 1963 | Mobile, AL | Wins by forfeit when Monroe gets flu. |
| Rocket Moroe | 2 | August 14, 1963 | Mobile, AL | |
| Silento Rodriguez | 1 | August 21, 1963 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mickey Sharpe | 1 | October 23, 1963 | Mobile, AL | Wins by forfeit when Rodriguez injured. |
| Billy Hines | 1 | November 22, 1963 | Dothan, AL | |
| Vacant | December 31, 1963 | Bily Hines leaves the territory | ||
| Dick Dunn | 2 | March 18, 1964 | Awarded | |
| Don Duffy | 1 | April 3, 1964 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 1 | May 27, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mickey Sharpe | 2 | September 11, 1964 | Dothan, AL | |
| Silento Rodriguez | 2 | September 16, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
| Chin Lee | 1 | October 7, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
| Silento Rodriguez | 3 | September 21, 1964 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | November 1, 1964 | Silento Rodriguez leaves the territory. | ||
| The Mighty Yankee | 2 | December 9, 1964 | Awarded | |
| Dick Dunn | 2 | January 13, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
| Chin Lee | 2 | February 12, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | May 1, 1964 | Chin Lee leaves the territory | ||
| Ken Lucas | 2 | June 23, 1965 | Awarded | |
| Don Carson | 1 | August 31, 1965 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Dick Dunn | 4 | September 16, 1965 | Dothan, AL | |
| Danny McShain | 1 | October 27, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 3 | December 1, 1965 | Mobile, AL | |
| Eduardo Perez | 2 | February 16, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
| Chief Little Eagle | 3 | April 6, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ramon Torres | 1 | July 19, 1966 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Dick Dunn | 5 | July 27, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ramon Torres | 2 | August 3, 1966 | Mobile, AL | |
| Don Carson | 2 | September 19, 1966 | Panama City, FL | |
| Bobby Fields | 1 | October 14, 1966 | Dothan, AL | |
| Maxie York | 1 | October 28, 1966 | Dothan, AL | |
| Bobby Fields | 2 | November 5, 1966 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Ox | 1 | August 9, 1967 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bobby Fields | 3 | August 21, 1967 | Panama City, FL | |
| Don Carson | 3 | November 10, 1967 | Dothan, AL | |
| Dick Dunn | 6 | December 12, 1967 | Panama City, FL | |
| Vacant | January 1, 1968 | Dick Dunn leaves the territory | ||
| Eduardo Perez | 3 | February 16, 1968 | Awarded | |
| Mario Galento | 6 | April 3, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rocket Monroe (Maury High) | 1 | April 8, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Greg Peterson | 1 | June 28, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Flash Monroe | 1 | September 18, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Dick Dunn | 7 | October 28, 1968 | Panama City, FL | |
| Flash Monroe | 2 | November 27, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Jose Villa | 1 | December 4, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Don Carson | 4 | December 11, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bobby Fields | 4 | February 14, 1969 | Dothan, AL | |
| Title inactive after February 19, 1969 | ||||
| The Mysterious Medic | 1 | July 1, 1970 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Bob Kelly in a special duration match. |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | July 8, 1970 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 1 | November 4, 1970 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bob Kelly | 2 | December 16, 1970 | Mobile, AL | Wins as the "Masked Intruder" |
| Mike Boyette | 1 | December 23, 1970 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Kelly in battle royal. |
| Bob Kelly | 3 | January 13, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 2 | February 28, 1971 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Bob Kelly | 4 | March 28, 1971 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Rip Tyler | 1 | May 26, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bob Kelly | 5 | June 16, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| Donnie Fargo | 1 | July 28, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 4 | October 6, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 3 | October 26, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| Donnie Fargo | 2 | December 1, 1971 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bob Kelly | 6 | January 19, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| Donnie Fargo | 3 | March 8, 1972 | Mobile, AL | Kelly is suspended |
| Bob Kelly | 7 | April 12, 1972 | Mobile, AL | Awarded when Fargo no-shows. |
| Gorgeous George Jr. | 1 | June 7, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bob Kelly | 8 | July 12, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 4 | September 27, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | October 10, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 5 | October 18, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bob Kelly | 10 | November 22, 1972 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Mighty Mongol | 1 | April 22, 1973 | Pensacola, FL | |
| The Lumberjack | 1 | June 19, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ronnie Bass | 1 | July 28, 1973 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Bob Griffin | 1 | August 14, 1973 | Mobile, AL | Defeats Donnie Bass, subbing for injured Ronnie. |
| Mike Boyette | 2 | August 25, 1973 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Sweet Daddy Watts | 1 | September 11, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mike Boyette | 3 | October 2, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Mysterious Medic | 2 | November 6, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
| Mike Boyette | 4 | November 20, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
| Duke Miller | 1 | December 11, 1973 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Mysterious Medic | 3 | February 5, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Duke Miller | 2 | February 12, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 5 | July 9, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Duke Miller | 3 | October 1, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 6 | October 8, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Jack Donovan | 1 | November 19, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Terry Latham | 1 | December 14, 1974 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Duke Myers | 1 | February 11, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 7 | March 4, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| Dr. X | 1 | May 13, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | August 4, 1975 | Dr. X leaves the territory. | ||
| Nick Kozak | 1 | September 23, 1975 | Awarded | |
| Duke Miller | 4 | September 30, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rip Tyler | 2 | November 23, 1975 | Pencacola, FL | |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | December 28, 1975 | Pencacola, FL | |
| Eddie Sullivan | 1 | February 3, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Duke Miller | 5 | March 2, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rick Gibson | 1 | March 3, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant | April 6, 1976 | Title vacated due to injury. | ||
| Eddie Sullivan | 2 | April 27, 1976 | Mobile, AL | Awarded |
| Ken Lucas | 8 | May 18, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Eddie Sullivan | 3 | July 13, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Sweet Daddy Banks | 1 | September 14, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Don Carson | 5 | November 9, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 9 | November 23, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 6 | December 3, 1976 | Ozark, AL | |
| Ken Mantell | 1 | March 22, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 7 | April 22, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
| Kurt Von Hess | 1 | May 10, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 8 | May 24, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Kurt Von Hess | 2 | June 23, 1977 | Panama City, FL | |
| Ken Lucas | 10 | July 26, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Billy Spears | 1 | September 16, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pro | 9 | September 23, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Superstar | 1 | September 30, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas | 11 | November 1, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Promotion is sold to SECW January 1978. The Southern division of Southeastern Heavyweight Championship is often billed as the Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship from then on seen as a direct continuation of the lineage. | ||||
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
| NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) | ||||
| Bob Armstrong | 1 | 1978 | defeated David Schultz to become the first champion | |
| Unknown | ||||
| Masked Superstar | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Unknown | ||||
| Ken Lucas | 1 | April 1978 | defeated David Shultz to win title | |
| Unknown | November 19, 1978 | A championship match is held between Stomper and Wrestling Pro however the results are unrecorded | ||
| Unknown | ||||
| David Schultz | 1 | 1979 | ||
| Ron Slinker | 1 | May 4, 1979 | Dothan, Alabama | |
| David Schultz | 2 | May 6, 1979 | Mobile, Alabama | Title change in dispute as Shutlz is recorded defending his title in Mobile, Alabama two days later |
| Unknown | ||||
| Ox Baker | 1 | July 5, 1979 | ||
| Terry "The Hulk" Bollea | 1 | July 1979 | ||
| Austin Idol | 1 | July 13, 1979 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Unknown | ||||
| Terry "The Hulk" Bollea | 2 | October 31, 1979 | ||
| Ron Fuller | 1 | June 8, 1980 | ||
| Mongolian Stomper | 1 | June 1980 | ||