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From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan and Gary Will
1.Buddy Rogers
05/57
[records unclear]
2.Mighty Atlas
04/58
3.Tor Yamata
04/24/58-Chattanooga, TN
[records unclear]
4.Len Rossi
07/71
[records unclear]
5.Tony Charles
06/72
[records unclear]
6.Don Kent
10/74
7.Jackie Fargo
01/04/75-Chattanooga, TN
8.Don Kent [2]
01/75
9.Luke Graham
02/05/75-Nashville, TN
10.Don Kent [3]
04/75
11.Luke Graham [2]
05/07/75-Nashville, TN
[records unclear]
12.Harley Race
?/75
13.Magnificent Zulu
09/75
14.Harley Race [2]
09/09/75-Memphis, TN
[records unclear]
15.Jackie Fargo [2]
12/75
[records unclear]
16.Dick Steinborn
03/76
[records unclear]
17.Roger Kirby
06/76
18.Bob Armstrong
08/14/76-Chattanooga, TN
19.Big Bad John
09/76
21.Bob Armstrong
09/25/76-Chattanooga, TN
22.Roger Kirby
10/76
23.Tommy Rich
11/76
24.Russian Stomper
01/77
25.Ken Lucas
02/13/77-Chattanooga, TN
26.The Executioner
04/15/77-Huntsville, AL
27.Jackie Fargo [2]
05/28/77-Chattanooga, TN
Vacant in 77 when Fargo injured.
28.Lanny Poffo
10/09/77-Chattanooga, TN
Defeats Dennis Hall in tournament final.
29.Don Kent [4]
12/10/77-Chattanooga, TN
30.Randy Savage
01/03/78 Birmingham, AL
31.Dutch Mantell
03/26/78-Chattanooga, TN
32.Don Garfield (Don Fargo)
05/21/78-Chattanooga, TN
33.Dutch Mantell [2]
05/28/78-Chattanooga, TN
34.Whipper Watson Jr.
07/12/78-Nashville, TN
35.Dutch Mantell [3]
07/22/78-Chattanooga, TN
36.Blue Yankee
08/12/78-Chattanooga, TN
Title Held Up
08/78
Tournament ordered after a controversial match against Dutch Mantell.
37.Mexican Angel
09/20/78-Nashville, TN
Wins 13-man tournament.
38.Dutch Mantell [4]
11/11/78-Nashville, TN
39.Randy Savage [2]
11/11/78-Nashville, TN
41.Bobby Eaton
02/79
42.Chris Colt
04/29/79-Nashville, TN
43.Ron Garfield
05/23/79-Nashville, TN
44.Dennis Condrey
06/02/79-Chattanooga, TN
Defeats Gorgeous George Jr..
45.Dutch Mantell [5]
10/20/79-Chattanooga, TN
46.Bobby Eaton [2]
10/24/79-Nashville, TN
47.Chris Colt [2]
11/25/79-Nashville, TN
48.Bobby Eaton [3]
12/79
49.Gorgeous George Jr.
02/17/80-Chattanooga, TN
50.Bobby Eaton [4]
02/80
51.Tojo Yamamoto
02/80
52.Steve Travis
04/80
53.Roger Mason (Roger Smith)
04/05/80-Chattanooga, TN
54.Rocky Johnson
05/10/80-Chattanooga, TN
55.Great Togo
05/80
56.Robert Gibson
06/25/80-Nashville, TN
57.Bobby Eaton [4]
07/23/80-Nashville, TN
[records unclear]
58.Tojo Yamamoto [2]
09/27/80-Chattanooga, TN
Defeats Great Mephisto.
59.Bobby Eaton [5]
10/80
[records unclear]
Title Abandoned when Jerry Jarrett takes over the Nashville territory from Nick Gulas in 1980
Title is revived by Jarrett a year later
[records unclear]
60.Steve Keirn
?/81
61.Bugsy McGraw
08/81
62.Steve Keirn [2]
?/81
63.Dutch Mantell [6]
10/81
64.Dream Machine
?/82
65.Dutch Mantell [7]
?/82
66.Bobby Eaton [5]
05/82
67.King Cobra
06/07/82-Memphis, TN
68.Dutch Mantell [8]
07/05/82-Memphis, TN
69.Bobby Eaton [6]
?/82
70.Bill Dundee
?/82
71.Dutch Mantell [9]
09/06/82-Memphis, TN
[records unclear]
72.Jacques Rougeau Jr.
01/02/82-Memphis, TN
Defeats Sabu.
73.Bobby Eaton [7]
01/10/83-Memphis, TN
Vacant in 83/01.
74.Bobby Eaton [8]
02/14/83-Memphis, TN
Defeats Sweet Brown Sugar in tournament final.
75.Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware)
02/25/83-Tupelo, MS
76.Bobby Eaton [9]
02/28/83-Memphis, TN
Loser-leaves-town match; Sugar reappears as Stagger Lee.
77.Stagger Lee (Koko Ware) [2]
03/07/83-Memphis, TN
78.Frankie Laine
07/04/83-Memphis, TN
79.Dutch Mantell [10]
07/18/83-Memphis, TN
80.Buddy Landell
08/15/83-Memphis, TN
81.Stagger Lee/Koko Ware [3]
08/22/83-Memphis, TN
Removes mask before the match.
82.Buddy Landell [2]
09/10/83-Memphis, TN
83.Terry Taylor
12/01/83 Lexington, KY
84.Randy Savage [3]
12/26/83-Memphis, TN
85.Jerry Lawler
04/12-Lexington, KY
Title Vacant
11/84
86.Jacques Rougeau Jr. [2]
11/19/84-Memphis, TN
87.Korstia Korchenko
11/21/84
88.Mike Sharpe
01/85
89.Jimmy Valiant
03/11/85-Memphis, TN
Vacant in 85.
90.Rick Link
07/85
Awarded.
91.Jerry Lawler [2]
07/15/85-Memphis, TN
Title Vacant
07/29/85
Lawler wins Southern title
92.Koko Ware [4]
08/12/85-Memphis, TN
Defeats Bota the Witch Doctor in 14-man tournament final.
93.Bota the Witch Doctor
08/85
94.Koko Ware [5]
09/85
95.Harley Race
10/07/85-Memphis, TN
96.Tom Branch
11/85-Kansas City, MO
97.Koko Ware [6]
11/16/85-Memphis, TN
99.Buddy Landell [3]
01/21/86-Louisville, KY
100.Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith)
02/02/86-Memphis, TN
101.Buddy Landell [4]
02/18/86-Memphis, TN
102.Dutch Mantell [11]
04/07/86-Memphis, TN
103.Rip Rogers
05/19/86-Memphis, TN
104.Dutch Mantell [12]
06/16/86-Memphis, TN
Vacant in 86/07 whem Mantell leaves the area.
105.Tarcy Smothers
08/11/86-Memphis, TN
Defeats Basher in tournament final.
106.Boy Tony (Tony Falk)
10/07/86-Memphis, TN
107.Tracy Smothers [2]
10/20/86-Memphis, TN
108.Big Bubba (Fred Ottman)
10/27/86-Memphis, TN
Bubba already holds International title and vacates Mid-American title in Novemver 1986
109.Kabuki
11/86/87-Jackson, TN
Defeats Paul Diamond in tournament final
Title Vacant
12/86
Kabuki leaves the area.
109.Moondog Spot
05/87
Billed as champions on arrival.
110.Jeff Jarrett
05/11/87-Memphis, TN
111.Moondog Spot [2]
05/23/87-Memphis, TN
112.Jeff Jarrett [2]
06/01/87-Memphis, TN
113.Moondog Spot [3]
06/08/87-Memphis, TN
114.Jeff Jarrett [3]
06/22/87-Memphis, TN
115.Carl Fergie
09/07/87-Memphis, TN
116.Jeff Jarrett [4]
09/14/87-Memphis, TN
117.Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)
11/02/87-Memphis, TN
118.Jeff Jarrett [5]
11/09/87-Memphis, TN
Unified with CWA Heavyweight Title on December 7, 1987 in Memphis, TN
Title is revived by NWA Nashville but left vacant
2000
119.Kory Williams
03/24/2001-Nashville, TN
Williams defeated Doug Gilbert is a match with contract stipulations stating that Williams would leave NWA Nashville if he lost, but would be crowned as Mid-Amareica Champ if he won.
Title Vacant
Kory Williams left the promotion
120."Sexy" Rex Sexton
12/25/2002-Columbia, TN
Won battle royal, eliminating Mikey Woods, to win vacant title.
121.Mike Woods
03/22/2003-Columbia, TN
Defeated Rex Sexton for title.
122.Kory Williams [2]
06/20/2003-Nashville, TN
123.Mike Woods [2]
09/13/2003-Columbia, TN
124.Lonestar
11/08/2003-Columbia, TN
125.Tommy Capone
04/03/2004-Columbia, TN
126.Mike Woods [3]
05/03/2004-Columbia, TN
127.Buzz Dupp
07/17/2004-Columbia, TN
Defeated Mike Woods by forfeit.
128.Mike Woods [4]
01/2005
129.L.A. Player
01/08/2005-Columbia, TN
130.Mike Woods [5]
09/2005
Title Vacant
2006
131.JT Quest
04/01/2006-Columbia, TN
Defeated Jason Cain for vacant title
132.Larry Cooter
?/2006
133.J.T. Quest
05/20/006-Columbia TN
12:35
134.Steve O
07/22/2006-Columbia, TN
135.J.T. Quest [2]
11/04/2006-Columbia, TN
[Records unclear]
136.Johnny Swinger
04/13/2007-Columbia, TN
Defeated Lee Condry
137.Lee Condry
04/14/2007-Columbia, TN
Title Vacant
05/26/2007-Columbia, TN
Condry vacated the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title after losing by DQ to Robbie Ruffin and throwing the belt at Ruffin's feet.
138.Steve O [2]
11/22/2007-Pulaski, TN
Won vacant title in a last man standing match
139.Shawn Schultz
03/04/2008-Nashville, TN
140.Adam Armor
06/03/2008-Nashville, TN
141.Marc Anthony
06/03/2008-Nashville, TN
Title Vacant
Marc Anthony stripped of the title by Mike Porter, NWA Main Event promoter.
142.Ali Stevens
07/22/2008-Nashville, TN
143.Jeff Daniels
09/15/2008-Nashville, TN
144.Scott Hayes
11/27/2008-Nashville, TN
(Nick Gulas Sports Arena, Nashville Fairgrounds)
[Record Unclear]
145.Steve O [3]
after 07/04/2009
146.Shawn Schultz [2]
09/03/2009-Nashville, TN
147.Will Owens
11/05/2010-Nashville, TN
148.Chad Hyatt
02/25/2010-Nashville, TN
149.Orion Bishop
03/11/2010-Nashville, TN
150.Will Owens [2]
01/2011
151.Nick Iggy
12/22/2011-Nashville, TN
Title Vacant
05/27/2012-Lebanon, TN
Match against Kevin Kardashian with a double pinfall.
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