Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship

The Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship that was used and defended from 1964 though 1983. Initially, the championship originated in the NWA affiliated Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling. During this time, it was referred to as the NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Heavyweight Championship until 1972. Beginning in '72, the title was used in the NWA affiliated NWA Tri-State then was called the NWA Tri-State Louisiana Heavyweight Championship from 1972 until 1979. In 1979, however, wrestler and promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts purchased the Tri-State territory and renamed it Mid-South Wrestling Association. Although Watts kept close ties with the NWA for purpose of having access to wrestling talent, he withdrew Mid-South from the NWA and, as a result, renamed all of the promotion's championships accordingly.
==Title history==
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
Wrestler: 	Times: 	Date: 	Location: 	Notes:
NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship 	NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship 	NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship 	NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship 	NWA Gulf Coast Louisiana Championship
Bobby Fields 	1 	October 16, 1964 	Lafayette, LA 	Defeats Terry Garvin in tournament final
Sputnik Monroe 	1 	July 13, 1965 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Bobby Fields 	2 	September 21, 1965 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Danny McShain 	1 	October 22, 1965 	Lafayette, LA 	
Bobby Fields 	3 	December 3, 1965 	Lafayette, LA 	
Jack Dalton 	1 	February 17, 1966 	Lafayette, LA 	
Bobby Fields 	4 	May 17, 1966 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Don Carson 	1 	July 12, 1966 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Bobby Fields 	5 	July 19, 1966 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Don Carson 	2 	August 2, 1966 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Ken Lucas 	1 	October 5, 1966 	Alexandria, LA 	
Jack Dalton 	2 	November 1, 1966 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Danny Little Bear 	1 	February 3, 1967 	Lafayette, LA 	
Ken Lucas 	2 	March 31, 1967 	Lafayette, LA 	
Stripped 	 	 	 	Stripped for no defense
Pepe Perez 	1 	July 25, 1967 	? 	Awarded
Jack Dalton 	3 	October 10, 1967 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Bobby Fields 	6 	November 28, 1967 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Don Carson 	3 	December 12, 1967 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Bob Kelly 	1 	December 29, 1967 	Lafayette, LA 	
Eddie Sullivan 	1 	January 23, 1968 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Frank Dalton 	1 	January 30, 1968 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Bobby Fields 	7 	February 6, 1968 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Vacant 	 	March 1, 1968 	 	Gulf Coast stops promoting in Louisiana
 	 	 	 	
Jack Brisco 	1 	1960s 	? 	
 	 	 	 	
Renamed NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship	Renamed NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship	Renamed NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship	Renamed NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship	Renamed NWA Tri-State Louisiana Championship
Don Duffy 	1 	circa 1972 	? 	
 	 	 	 	
Assassin #1 	1 	April 27, 1978 	Baton Rouge, LA 	Wins tournament
Jose Lothario 	1 	September 20, 1978 	Monroe, LA 	
Assassin #1 	2 	October 14, 1978 	Shreveport, LA 	
Jerry Stubbs 	1 	December 25, 1978 	New Orleans, LA 	
Mike George 	1 	April 21, 1979 	New Orleans, LA 	
Renamed Mid-South Louisiana Championship 	Renamed Mid-South Louisiana Championship 	Renamed Mid-South Louisiana Championship 	Renamed Mid-South Louisiana Championship 	Renamed Mid-South Louisiana Championship
Ernie Ladd 	1 	January 18, 1980 	Shreveport, LA 	
Junkyard Dog 	1 	March 14, 1980 	Shreveport, LA 	
Terry Gordy 	1 	May 2, 1980 	Shreveport, LA 	
Junkyard Dog 	2 	1980 	Louisiana 	
Vacated 	 	1980 	 	JYD injured by the Fabulous Freebirds
Ken Mantell 	1 	July 25, 1980 	Shreveport, LA 	Defeats Wahoo McDaniel in tournament final
Johnny Mantell 	1 	1980 	 	Defends the title for his brother Ken
Jake Roberts 	1 	1980 	Louisiana 	
Ernie Ladd 	2 	January 16, 1981 	Shreveport, LA 	
Jimmy Garvin 	1 	March 1981 	Shreveport, LA 	
Super Destroyer 	1 	May 1, 1981 	Louisiana 	
Bob Roop 	1 	July 22, 1981 	Shreveport, LA 	
Great Kabuki 	1 	October 1981 	Shreveport, LA 	
Junkyard Dog 	3 	December 7, 1981 	New Orleans, LA 	
Vacated 	 	June 1982 	 	JYD wins North American Title
Killer Khan 	1 	July 6, 1982 	Baton Rouge, LA 	
Mike Sharpe 	1 	September 1982 	Shreveport, LA 	
Hacksaw Jim Duggan 	1 	November 1982 	Shreveport, LA 	
Title Retired 	 	1983 	 	Title abandoned
==See also==
*Universal Wrestling Federation
==External links==
*Louisiana Heavyweight title history
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