# NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division)

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.

## Title history

Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship | NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship |
| 1 | Eduardo Perez | May 22, 1957 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 77 | Defeated Lee Fields in 14-man tournament final. | |
| 2 | Mario Galento | August 7, 1957 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 154 | | |
| 3 | Yvon Roberre | January 8, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 41 | | |
| 4 | Mario Galento | February 18, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 135 | | |
| 5 | Buddy Fuller | July 3, 1958 | GCCW show | Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | 76 | | |
| 6 | Billy Wicks | September 17, 1958 | GCCW show | Lafayette, LA | 1 | 56 | | |
| 7 | Gorgeous George | November 12, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 7 | | |
| 8 | Billy Wicks | November 19, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 35 | | |
| 9 | Lee Fields | December 24, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 8 | | |
| 10 | Billy Wicks | January 1, 1959 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 76 | | |
| 11 | Papa Pasquale | March 18, 1959 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 119 | | |
| 12 | The Mighty Yankee | July 15, 1959 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 84 | | |
| 13 | Lee Fields | October 7, 1959 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | N/A | | |
| — | Vacated | 1959 | GCCW show | — | — | — | Lee Fields bought the Gulf Coast promotion and vacated the championship | |
| 14 | Billy Wicks | December 8, 1959 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 4 | 37 | Defeated Pancho Villa in tournament final. | |
| 15 | Yvon Roberre | January 14, 1960 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 20 | | |
| 16 | Mario Galento | February 3, 1960 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 42 | | |
| 17 | Joe McCarthy | March 16, 1960 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 48 | | |
| 18 | Joe Scarpa | May 3, 1960 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 113 | | |
| 19 | Eric Pederson | August 24, 1960 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 14 | | |
| — | Vacated | September 7, 1960 | — | — | — | — | Eric Penderson left the company | |
| 20 | Jose Lothario | November 15, 1960 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 15 | Defeated Pancho Villa in tournament final. | |
| 21 | Pancho Villa | November 30, 1960 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 13 | | |
| 22 | Lee Fields | December 13, 1960 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 3 | 15 | | |
| 23 | Pancho Villa | December 28, 1960 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 35 | | |
| 24 | Mario Galento | February 1, 1961 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 4 | 150 | | |
| — | Vacated | July 1, 1961 | — | — | — | — | Mario Galento left the company. | |
| 25 | Jerry Graham | July 19, 1961 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 35 | Defeated Chief Little Eagle in tournament final. | |
| 26 | Dick Dunn | August 23, 1961 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 28 | | |
| 27 | Chief Little Eagle | September 20, 1961 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 42 | | |
| — | Vacated | November 1, 1961 | — | — | — | — | Chief Little Eagle left the company | |
| — | Deactivated | N/A | — | — | — | — | | |
| 28 | Jan Madrid | October 2, 1962 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 225 | Defeated Don Fields in tournament final; vacates on February 1, 1963 | |
| 29 | Rocket Monroe | May 15, 1963 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 70 | Defeated Pancho Villa and Joe Scarpa in 3-man match. | |
| 30 | Mario Galento | July 24, 1963 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 21 | Won by forfeit when Monroe gets flu. | |
| 31 | Rocket Moroe | August 14, 1963 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 7 | | |
| 32 | Silento Rodriguez | August 21, 1963 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 63 | | |
| 33 | Mickey Sharpe | October 23, 1963 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 30 | Won by forfeit when Rodriguez injured. | |
| 34 | Billy Hines | November 22, 1963 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 39 | | |
| — | Vacated | December 31, 1963 | — | — | — | — | Bily Hines left the company | |
| 35 | Dick Dunn | March 18, 1964 | GCCW show | N/A | 2 | 16 | Was awarded the championship | |
| 36 | Don Duffy | April 3, 1964 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 54 | | |
| 37 | Ken Lucas | May 27, 1964 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 107 | | |
| 38 | Mickey Sharpe | September 11, 1964 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 2 | 5 | | |
| 39 | Silento Rodriguez | September 16, 1964 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 21 | | |
| 40 | Chin Lee | October 7, 1964 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | −16 | | |
| 41 | Silento Rodriguez | September 21, 1964 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 41 | | |
| — | Vacated | November 1, 1964 | — | — | — | — | Silento Rodriguez left the company. | |
| 42 | The Mighty Yankee | December 9, 1964 | GCCW show | N/A | 2 | 35 | Was awarded the championship | |
| 43 | Dick Dunn | January 13, 1965 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 30 | | |
| 44 | Chin Lee | February 12, 1965 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | −287 | | |
| — | Vacated | May 1, 1964 | — | — | — | — | Chin Lee left the company | |
| 45 | Ken Lucas | June 23, 1965 | GCCW show | N/A | 2 | 69 | Was awarded the championship | |
| 46 | Don Carson | August 31, 1965 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 16 | | |
| 47 | Dick Dunn | September 16, 1965 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 4 | 41 | | |
| 48 | Danny McShain | October 27, 1965 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 35 | | |
| 49 | Ken Lucas | December 1, 1965 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 77 | | |
| 50 | Eduardo Perez | February 16, 1966 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 49 | | |
| 51 | Chief Little Eagle | April 6, 1966 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 104 | | |
| 52 | Ramon Torres | July 19, 1966 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 8 | | |
| 53 | Dick Dunn | July 27, 1966 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 7 | | |
| 54 | Ramon Torres | August 3, 1966 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 47 | | |
| 55 | Don Carson | September 19, 1966 | GCCW show | Panama City, FL | 2 | 25 | | |
| 56 | Bobby Fields | October 14, 1966 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 14 | | |
| 57 | Maxie York | October 28, 1966 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 8 | | |
| 58 | Bobby Fields | November 5, 1966 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 2 | 277 | | |
| 59 | The Ox | August 9, 1967 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 12 | | |
| 60 | Bobby Fields | August 21, 1967 | GCCW show | Panama City, FL | 3 | 81 | | |
| 61 | Don Carson | November 10, 1967 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 3 | 32 | | |
| 62 | Dick Dunn | December 12, 1967 | GCCW show | Panama City, FL | 6 | 20 | | |
| — | Vacated | January 1, 1968 | — | — | — | — | Dick Dunn left the company | |
| 63 | Eduardo Perez | February 16, 1968 | GCCW show | N/A | 3 | 47 | Was awarded the championship | |
| 64 | Mario Galento | April 3, 1968 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 6 | 5 | | |
| 65 | Rocket Monroe | April 8, 1968 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 81 | | |
| 66 | Greg Peterson | June 28, 1968 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 82 | | |
| 67 | Flash Monroe | September 18, 1968 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 40 | | |
| 68 | Dick Dunn | October 28, 1968 | GCCW show | Panama City, FL | 7 | 30 | | |
| 69 | Flash Monroe | November 27, 1968 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 7 | | |
| 70 | Jose Villa | December 4, 1968 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 7 | | |
| 71 | Don Carson | December 11, 1968 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 4 | 65 | | |
| 72 | Bobby Fields | February 14, 1969 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 4 | 5 | | |
| — | Deactivated | February 19, 1969 | — | — | — | — | | |
| 73 | The Mysterious Medic | July 1, 1970 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 7 | Defeated Bob Kelly in a special duration match. | |
| 74 | Bob Kelly | July 8, 1970 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 119 | | |
| 75 | The Wrestling Pro | November 4, 1970 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 42 | | |
| 76 | Bob Kelly | December 16, 1970 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 7 | Won as the "Masked Intruder" | |
| 77 | Mike Boyette | December 23, 1970 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 21 | Defeated Kelly in battle royal. | |
| 78 | Bob Kelly | January 13, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 46 | | |
| 79 | The Wrestling Pro | February 28, 1971 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 2 | 28 | | |
| 80 | Bob Kelly | March 28, 1971 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 4 | 59 | | |
| 81 | Rip Tyler | May 26, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 21 | | |
| 82 | Bob Kelly | June 16, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 42 | | |
| 83 | Donnie Fargo | July 28, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 70 | | |
| 84 | Ken Lucas | October 6, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 4 | 20 | | |
| 85 | The Wrestling Pro | October 26, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 36 | | |
| 86 | Donnie Fargo | December 1, 1971 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 49 | | |
| 87 | Bob Kelly | January 19, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 6 | 49 | | |
| 88 | Donnie Fargo | March 8, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 35 | Kelly was suspended | |
| 89 | Bob Kelly | April 12, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 7 | 56 | Was awarded the championship when Fargo no-shows. | |
| 90 | Gorgeous George Jr. | June 7, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 35 | | |
| 91 | Bob Kelly | July 12, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 8 | 77 | | |
| 92 | The Wrestling Pro | September 27, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 4 | 13 | | |
| 93 | Bob Kelly | October 10, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 9 | 8 | | |
| 94 | The Wrestling Pro | October 18, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 35 | | |
| 95 | Bob Kelly | November 22, 1972 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 10 | 151 | | |
| 96 | The Mighty Mongol | April 22, 1973 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 58 | | |
| 97 | The Lumberjack | June 19, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 39 | | |
| 98 | Ronnie Bass | July 28, 1973 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 17 | | |
| 99 | Bob Griffin | August 14, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 11 | Defeated Donnie Bass, subbing for injured Ronnie. | |
| 100 | Mike Boyette | August 25, 1973 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 2 | 17 | | |
| 101 | Sweet Daddy Watts | September 11, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 21 | | |
| 102 | Mike Boyette | October 2, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 35 | | |
| 103 | The Mysterious Medic | November 6, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 14 | | |
| 104 | Mike Boyette | November 20, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 4 | 21 | | |
| 105 | Duke Miller | December 11, 1973 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 56 | | |
| 106 | The Mysterious Medic | February 5, 1974 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 7 | | |
| 107 | Duke Miller | February 12, 1974 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 147 | | |
| 108 | Ken Lucas | July 9, 1974 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 84 | | |
| 109 | Duke Miller | October 1, 1974 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 7 | | |
| 110 | Ken Lucas | October 8, 1974 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 6 | 42 | | |
| 111 | Jack Donovan | November 19, 1974 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 25 | | |
| 112 | Terry Latham | December 14, 1974 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 59 | | |
| 113 | Duke Myers | February 11, 1975 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 21 | | |
| 114 | Ken Lucas | March 4, 1975 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 7 | 70 | | |
| 115 | Dr. X | May 13, 1975 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 83 | | |
| — | Vacated | August 4, 1975 | — | — | — | — | Dr. X left the company. | |
| 116 | Nick Kozak | September 23, 1975 | GCCW show | N/A | 1 | 7 | Was awarded the championship | |
| 117 | Duke Miller | September 30, 1975 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 4 | 54 | | |
| 118 | Rip Tyler | November 23, 1975 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 2 | 35 | | |
| 119 | Bob Sweetan | December 28, 1975 | GCCW show | Pensacola, FL | 1 | 37 | | |
| 120 | Eddie Sullivan | February 3, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 28 | | |
| 121 | Duke Miller | March 2, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 1 | | |
| 122 | Rick Gibson | March 3, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 34 | | |
| — | Vacated | April 6, 1976 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated due to injury. | |
| 123 | Eddie Sullivan | April 27, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 2 | 21 | Was awarded the championship | |
| 124 | Ken Lucas | May 18, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 8 | 56 | | |
| 125 | Eddie Sullivan | July 13, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 3 | 63 | | |
| 126 | Sweet Daddy Banks | September 14, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 56 | | |
| 127 | Don Carson | November 9, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 5 | 14 | | |
| 128 | Ken Lucas | November 23, 1976 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 9 | 10 | | |
| 129 | The Wrestling Pro | December 3, 1976 | GCCW show | Ozark, AL | 6 | 109 | | |
| 130 | Ken Mantell | March 22, 1977 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 31 | | |
| 131 | The Wrestling Pro | April 22, 1977 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 7 | 18 | | |
| 132 | Kurt Von Hess | May 10, 1977 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 1 | 14 | | |
| 133 | The Wrestling Pro | May 24, 1977 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 8 | 30 | | |
| 134 | Kurt Von Hess | June 23, 1977 | GCCW show | Panama City, FL | 2 | 33 | | |
| 135 | Ken Lucas | July 26, 1977 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 10 | 52 | | |
| 136 | Billy Spears | September 16, 1977 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 7 | | |
| 137 | The Wrestling Pro | September 23, 1977 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 9 | 7 | | |
| 138 | The Superstar | September 30, 1977 | GCCW show | Dothan, AL | 1 | 32 | | |
| 139 | Ken Lucas | November 1, 1977 | GCCW show | Mobile, AL | 11 | N/A | | |
| — | Deactivated | January 1978 | — | — | — | — | Promotion is sold to SECW. 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. | |
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| 140.5 | Bob Armstrong | March 19, 1978 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | N/A | Defeated David Schultz to become the first champion | |
| 141.5 | Unknown | N/A | SECW show | N/A | | N/A | | |
| 142.5 | Masked Superstar | 1978 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | | |
| 143.5 | Unknown | N/A | SECW show | N/A | | N/A | | |
| 144 | Ron Fuller | April 5, 1978 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | N/A | Won tournament | |
| 145 | Ken Lucas | April 1978 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Defeated David Shultz to win title | |
| 146 | Bob Armstrong | June 14, 1978 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | 35 | | |
| 147 | Ron Fuller | July 19, 1978 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | 56 | | |
| 148 | Bob Armstrong | September 13, 1978 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 3 | N/A | | |
| 149 | Mongolian Stomper | October 1978 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | | |
| 150 | Unknown | November 19, 1978 | SECW show | N/A | | N/A | A championship match is held between The Stomper and The Wrestling Pro however the results are unrecorded | |
| 151 | Ron Fuller | April 1979 | SECW show | N/A | 3 | N/A | | |
| 152 | David Schultz | April 17, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 17 | | |
| 153 | Ron Slinker | May 4, 1979 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 2 | | |
| 154 | David Schultz | May 6, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | 17 | Title change in dispute as Shutlz is recorded defending his title in Mobile, Alabama two days later | |
| 155 | Ox Baker | May 23, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 14 | | |
| 156 | Terry "The Hulk" Boulder | June 6, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 7 | | |
| 157 | Austin Idol | June 13, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | N/A | | |
| 158 | Unknown | N/A | SECW show | N/A | | N/A | | |
| 159 | Terry "The Hulk" Boulder | October 28, 1979 (NLT) | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | | |
| 160 | Toru Tanaka | November 1979 | SECW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | | |
| 161 | Bob Armstrong | November 23, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 4 | 14 | | |
| 162 | Jos Leduc | December 7, 1979 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 60 | | |
| 163 | Ron Fuller | February 5, 1980 | SECW show | N/A | 4 | 25 | | |
| 164 | Jimmy Golden | March 1, 1980 | SECW show | Dothan, Alabama | 1 | 3 | | |
| 165 | Ron Fuller | March 4, 1980 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 5 | N/A | | |
| 166 | Jos Leduc | March 16, 1980 (NLT | SECW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | | |
| 167 | Mongolian Stomper | April 1, 1980 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 2 | 21 | | |
| 168 | Georgia Jawjacker | April 22, 1980 | SECW show | Mobile, Alabama | 5 | N/A | | |
| 169.5 | Mongolian Stomper | May 4, 1980 (NLT | SECW show | N/A | 3 | N/A | | |
| 170.5 | | N/A | SECW show | N/A | | N/A | | |