NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship/Champion history

The following champion history features the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship.
==Title history==
Wrestler: 	Times: 	Date: 	Location: 	Notes: 	
Dobie Osbourne 	1 	January 5, 1937 	Florida 	 	
Red Devil 	1 	January 19, 1937 	Jacksonville, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	1937 	Title vacant 	 	
Alan Eustace 	1 	August 13, 1937 	Jacksonville, FL 	Defeated Jack Evans 	
Rollend Kirchmeyer 	1 	February 26, 1944 	Tampa, FL 	 	
"Strangler" Ed Lewis 	1 	February 26, 1944 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Rollend Kirchmeyer 	2 	February 26, 1944 	 	Title returned when Lewis refuses it due to Kirchmeyer being knocked out during match	
The Cardiff Giant 	1 	August 26, 1946 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Antonio Cortez 	1 	October 28, 1946 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Rollend Kirchmeyer 	3 	March 1949 	 	Records unclear as to whom he defeated 	
Vacated 	 	1949 or 1950 	Title abandoned 	 	
Lester Welch 	1 	August 11, 1966 	Tampa, FL 	Defeated Sputnik Monroe in tournament final 	
Louie Tillet 	1 	March 20, 1967 	West Palm Beach, FL 	 	
Wahoo McDaniel 	1 	May 1, 1967 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Boris Malenko 	1 	May 16, 1967 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Johnny Valentine 	1 	August 26, 1967 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Joe Scarpa 	1 	December 5, 1967 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Johnny Valentine 	2 	December 27, 1967 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Red Bastien 	1 	April 30, 1968 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Johnny Valentine 	3 	June 27, 1968 	Jacksonville, FL 	 	
Nick Kozak 	1 	September 23, 1968 	Orlando, FL 	 	
The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) 	1 	November 23, 1968 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Hans Mortier 	1 	February 4, 1969 	Tampa, FL 	 	
The Gladiator 	2 	1969 	Jacksonville, FL 	 	
Hans Mortier 	2 	1969 	Florida 	 	
Ciclon Negro 	1 	April 15, 1969 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Dale Lewis 	1 	August 26, 1969 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Mr. Saito 	1 	December 22, 1969 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Jack Brisco 	1 	February 10, 1970 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Missouri Mauler 	1 	May 19, 1970 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Jack Brisco 	2 	1970 	Florida 	 	
Tarzan Tyler 	1 	December 15, 1970 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Jack Brisco 	3 	January 19, 1971 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Paul Jones 	1 	May 16, 1972 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Jack Brisco 	4 	November 28, 1972 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Buddy Colt 	1 	February 20, 1973 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Paul Jones 	2 	June 12, 1973 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Tim Woods 	1 	July 31, 1973 	Florida 	 	
Paul Jones 	3 	1973 	Florida 	 	
Buddy Colt 	2 	1973 	Florida 	 	
Paul Jones 	4 	November 1973 	Florida 	 	
Buddy Colt 	3 	1973 	Florida 	 	
Eddie Graham 	1 	1973 	Florida 	 	
Buddy Colt 	4 	December 17, 1973 	Florida 	 	
Ron Fuller 	1 	March 20, 1974 	Miami, FL 	 	
Bill Watts 	1 	July 2, 1974 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Jerry Brisco 	1 	1974 	Florida 	 	
Pak Song 	1 	1974 	Florida 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	1 	October 1974 	Florida 	 	
Bill Watts 	2 	November 1974 	Florida 	 	
Bob Roop 	1 	May 1975 	Florida 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	2 	October 6, 1975 	Florida 	 	
Vacated 	 	October 28, 1975 	 	Vacated after match with King Curtis Iaukea 	
Bob Roop 	2 	November 1975 	 	Records unclear how he got the title 	
Vacated 	 	1975 	Title vacant 	 	
King Curtis Iaukea 	1 	December 1975 	Florida (Won tournament) 	 	
Rocky Johnson 	1 	December 23, 1975 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Bruiser Brody 	1 	December 31, 1975 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Thunderbolt Patterson 	1 	March 1976 	Florida 	 	
Pak Song 	2 	March 25, 1976 	Florida 	 	
Jack Brisco 	5 	April 17, 1976 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Bob Orton, Jr. 	1 	June 1976 	Florida 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	3 	1976 	Florida 	 	
"Superstar" Billy Graham 	1 	November 1976 	Florida 	 	
Vacated 	 	March 1977 	Title vacant 	 	
Buddy Wolfe 	1 	March 1977 	 	Defeated Steve Keirn in tournament final 	
Dusty Rhodes 	4 	June 1977 	Florida 	 	
Ernie Ladd 	1 	July 1977 	Florida 	 	
Vacated 	 	1977 	Title vacant 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	5 	1977 	Florida 	 	
Lars Anderson 	1 	1977 	Florida 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	6 	November 26, 1977 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Killer Karl Kox 	1 	February 7, 1978 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Rocky Johnson 	2 	March 8, 1978 	Miami, FL 	 	
Bob Roop 	3 	March 13, 1978 	West Palm Beach, FL 	 	
Jack Brisco 	6 	March 26, 1978 	Orlando, FL 	 	
The Spoiler 	1 	May 23, 1978 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	7 	June 19, 1978 	West Palm Beach, FL 	 	
The Spoiler 	2 	September 23, 1978 	Lakeland, FL 	 	
Steve Keirn 	1 	October 10, 1978 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	1978 	Title vacant 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	8 	November 25, 1978 	St. Petersburg, FL 	Defeated Bob Roop in tournament final 	
Mr. Uganda 	1 	December 12, 1978 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Jos LeDuc 	1 	December 19, 1978 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Dick Slater 	1 	January 1979 	Florida 	 	
Jimmy Garvin 	1 	January 9, 1979 	Tampa, FL 	 	
King Curtis Iaukea 	2 	May 1979 	Florida 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	9 	July 4, 1979 	Miami, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	August 21, 1979 	 	Rhodes won NWA World Title 	
Terry Funk 	1 	September 1979 	Tampa, FL 	Defeated Steve Keirn in tournament final 	
Manny Fernandez 	1 	October 21, 1979 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Don Muraco 	1 	March 26, 1980 	Miami, FL 	 	
Bugsy McGraw 	1 	August 7, 1980 	Melbourne, FL 	 	
Bobby Jaggers 	1 	October 11, 1980 	Jacksonville, FL 	 	
Dusty Rhodes 	10 	October 26, 1980 	Ft. Lauderdale, FL 	 	
Dory Funk, Jr. 	1 	November 4, 1980 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Barry Windham 	1 	January 12, 1981 	West Palm Beach, FL 	 	
Dory Funk, Jr. 	2 	April 8, 1981 	Tampa, FL 	Won by forfeit-Windham injured in auto accident 	
Charlie Cook 	1 	July 1981 	Florida 	 	
Dory Funk, Jr. 	3 	August 1981 	Florida 	 	
Charlie Cook 	2 	October 1981 	Florida 	 	
The Spoiler 	3 	November 3, 1981 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Mr. Wrestling II 	1 	December 1981 	Jacksonville, FL 	 	
James J. Dillon 	1 	March 1982 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Mr. Wrestling II 	2 	April 1982 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Jimmy Garvin 	2 	May 1982 	West Palm Beach, FL 	 	
Brian Blair 	1 	July 11, 1982 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	August 23, 1982 	 	Vacated after match with Bruiser Brody 	
Kevin Sullivan 	1 	October 6, 1982 	Tampa, FL 	Defeated Barry Windham in tournament final 	
Mike Graham 	1 	January 15, 1983 	Miami, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	1983 	Graham injured 	 	
Scott McGhee 	1 	March 23, 1983 	Defeated Johnny Heffernan 	 	
Adrian Street 	1 	April 1983 	Florida 	 	
Scott McGhee 	2 	April 1983 	Florida 	 	
Jos LeDuc 	2 	August 1983 	Lakeland, FL 	 	
Barry Windham 	2 	September 17, 1983 	Sarasota, FL 	 	
Jos LeDuc 	3 	September 18, 1983 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Barry Windham 	3 	September 19, 1983 	West Palm Beach, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	November 1983 	 	Windham went to tour Japan 	
Mike Rotunda 	1 	December 16, 1983 	St. Petersburg, FL 	Defeated Greg Valentine in tournament final 	
Kendo Nagasaki 	1 	January 22, 1984 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Billy Jack Haynes 	1 	March 29, 1984 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Superstar Billy Graham 	2 	June 10, 1984 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Scott McGhee 	3 	July 29, 1984 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Jesse Barr 	1 	October 14, 1984 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Held Up 	 	January 1985 	 	Title held up after match against Brian Blair 	
Brian Blair 	2 	January 6, 1985 	Orlando, FL 	Wins rematch 	
Jesse Barr 	2 	February 12, 1985 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Hector Guerrero 	1 	April 28, 1985 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Hercules Hernandez 	1 	June 30, 1985 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	July 1985 	 	Vacant after Hernandez fired for dressing room fight with Wahoo McDaniel 	
Jack Hart 	1 	July 23, 1985 	Tampa, FL 	defeated Mike Graham in tournament final 	
Kendall Windham 	1 	September 2, 1985 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Cuban Assassin 	1 	February 22, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Kendall Windham 	2 	March 5, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	May 1986 	 	Title vacated after match with Bob Roop 	
Kendall Windham 	3 	May 18, 1986 	Orlando, FL 	Wins tournament 	
The White Ninja 	1 	May 21, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Kendall Windham 	4 	June 1986 	 	Title returned 	
Ron Bass 	1 	July 15, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Barry Windham 	4 	September 1, 1986 	Daytona, FL 	 	
Ron Bass 	2 	September 16, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Barry Windham 	5 	September 24, 1986 	Ft. Lauderdale, FL 	 	
Held Up 	 	1986 	 	Title held up after match with Ron Bass where Bass used chloroform 	
Barry Windham 	6 	October 8, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	Wins rematch 	
Kareem Muhammad 	1 	November 25, 1986 	Lakeland, FL 	 	
Ron Simmons 	1 	December 2, 1986 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Bad News Allen 	1 	January 20, 1987 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Oliver Humperdink 	1 	February 24, 1987 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Ed Gantner 	1 	February 1987 	 	Humperdink gave him the title 	
Mike Rotunda 	2 	March 15, 1987 	Daytona, FL 	 	
Held Up 	 	May 31, 1987 	 	Title held up after match with Dory Funk, Jr. 	
Mike Rotunda 	3 	June 7, 1987 	Daytona, FL 	Wins rematch 	
Rick Steiner 	1 	December 1987 	 	Given by Rotunda in Jim Crockett Promotions 	
Stripped 	 	December 1988 	Title stripped to use in FCW 	 	
Title renamed FCW Heavyweight Title/PWF Florida Heavyweight Title	Title renamed FCW Heavyweight Title/PWF Florida Heavyweight Title	Title renamed FCW Heavyweight Title/PWF Florida Heavyweight Title	Title renamed FCW Heavyweight Title/PWF Florida Heavyweight Title	Title renamed FCW Heavyweight Title/PWF Florida Heavyweight Title 	
Mike Graham 	2 	December 25, 1988 	Tampa, FL 	Defeated The Terminator 	
Al Perez 	1 	March 11, 1989 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Dustin Rhodes 	1 	May 23, 1989 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Kendall Windham 	5 	June 27, 1989 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Steve Keirn 	2 	July 9, 1989 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Dan Spivey 	1 	November 1989 	Orlando, FL 	 	
Renamed back to NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 	Renamed back to NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 	Renamed back to NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 	Renamed back to NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 	Renamed back to NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 	
Lou Perez 	1 	July 1992 	Winter Haven, FL 	 	
Steve Keirn 	3 	March 1993 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Lou Perez 	2 	May 1993 	Winter Haven, FL 	 	
Steve Keirn 	4 	December 1993 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Lou Perez 	3 	August 6, 1994 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Stripped 	 	November 6, 1995 	 	Perez injured 	
Hercules Hernandez 	2 	November 7, 1995 	Gainesville, FL 	Defeated Steve Collins in tournament final 	
Steve Keirn 	5 	November 8, 1996 	Gainesville, FL 	 	
Dory Funk, Jr. 	4 	November 7, 1997 	Gainesville, FL 	 	
Vacated 	 	August 15, 2000 	 	Vacated title for NWA Florida tournament 	
Adam Windsor 	1 	August 15, 2000 	Tampa, FL 	Defeated Chris Nelson in tournament final 	
Vacated 	 	November 15, 2000 	Title vacant 	 	
Buck Quartermain 	1 	January 23, 2001 	Tampa, FL 	 	
Cyborg 	1 	October 13, 2001 	St. Petersburg, FL 	Won the title at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show 	
Stripped 	 	March 11, 2002 	 	Stripped for no title defenses 	
Steve Corino 	1 	May 25, 2002 	St. Petersburg, FL 	Defeated Danny Doring in tournament final 	
Danny Doring 	1 	May 25, 2002 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Christopher Daniels 	1 	June 28, 2002 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Danny Doring 	2 	June 29, 2002 	Davie, FL 	 	
Billy Fives 	1 	January 25, 2003 	Pinellas Park, FL 	 	
Agent Steele 	1 	January 25, 2003 	Pinellas Park, FL 	 	
Billy Fives 	2 	February 15, 2003 	Davie, FL 	 	
Scoot Andrews 	1 	July 19, 2003 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Steve Madison 	1 	November 22, 2003 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Todd Shane 	1 	March 20, 2004 	St. Petersburg, FL 	 	
Steve Madison 	2 	September 4, 2004 	Clearwater, FL 	 	
Bruce Steele 	1 	November 20, 2004 	Brandon, FL 	 	
The Sheik 	1 	May 3, 2008 	Ft. Pierce, FL 	 	
Steve Madison 	1 	February 7, 2009 	Ft. Pierce, FL 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
The Sheik 	2 	August 1, 2009 	Ft. Pierce, FL 	 	
Tommy Taylor 	1 	May 15, 2010 	Florida 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Venom 	1 	2012 	Florida 	 	
Deathrow Jethro 	1 	May 12, 2012 	Winter Garden, FL 	 	
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