NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | NWA Florida | ||||||||||
Date established | March 17, 1962 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Psycho Medic | ||||||||||
Date won | July 12, 2012 | ||||||||||
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First champion(s) | Eddie Graham |
Most reigns | Dusty Rhodes (10 reigns) |
Longest reign | Steve Corino (521 days) |
Shortest reign | Bobby Duncum (7 days) |
The Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles professional wrestling championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling Florida. It existed from 1962 until 1987, when the title was abandoned. It was revived by NWA Florida in 1996. At various times, different NWA affiliated promotions used their own regional version of the title including promotions based in Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.