Bad Leroy Brown 01 !1 01982-11-27 November 27, 1982 &0000000000000028.00000028 Greensboro ! Greensboro, North Carolina Live event ! Live event Brown won a 20 man battle royal to win the vacant championship. 037 !37 Rotundo ! Mike Rotundo 01 !1 01982-12-25 December 25, 1982 &0000000000000059.00000059 Charlotee ! Charlotte, North Carolina Live event