NWA_Mississippi_Heavyweight_Championship_(Gulf_Coast_version)

NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (Gulf Coast version)

NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (Gulf Coast version)

Professional wrestling championship

The NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW). It was a secondary title, complementing the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship, and one of several state championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. The title was deactivated with the retirement of "Cowboy" Bob Kelly on September 3, 1976.

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There have been a total of 33 recognized champions who have had a combined 78 official reigns, with Bob Kelly holding the most at eighteen. The longest reigning champion was Lee Fields, who held the title for 281 days. The shortest reigning champion was The Avenger, who held the title for only four days.

Key

Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
(n) Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed.[Note 1]
  Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation

Title history

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List of top combined reigns

¤ The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
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Footnotes

  1. [N 1]
    Documentation of the specific date of a title change is not found but documentation of the champion holding the title on that date/in that period.
  2. [N 2]
    The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 15 and 44 days.
  3. [N 3]
    The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 9 and 25 days.
  4. [N 4]
    The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 35 and 56 days.
  5. [N 5]
    The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 14 and 44 days.
  6. [N 6]
    The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 60 and 64 days.
  7. [N 7]
    The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 31 and 195 days.

References

General

  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "United States: Mississippi". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 229. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title (Gulf Coast)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
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