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Mid South Wrestling

North American Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Mike George Sep 05 1979 1
Bill Watts Jan 05 1980  
Mike George Jan 19 1980  
Ted DiBiase Feb 01 1980  
The Grappler Sep 09 1980  
Jake Roberts Jun 06 1981  
Paul Orndorff Jul 04 1981  
Ted DiBiase Nov 01 1981  
Bob Roop Mar 17 1982  
Junkyard Dog Jun 21 1982  
Ted DiBiase Jun 23 1982 2
Stagger Lee Nov 25 1982  
Junkyard Dog Apr 16 1983 3
Butch Reed Jul 16 1983 4
Junkyard Dog Oct 26 1983  
Mr. Wrestling II Mar 12 1984  
Magnum T. A. May 13 1984  
Ernie Ladd Oct 24 1984  
Brad Armstrong Dec 05 1984  
Ted DiBiase Jan 16 1985  
Terry Taylor Mar 13 1985  
The Nightmare [1st]/The Masked Champion/The Champion May 22 1985 5
Dick Murdoch Aug 10 1985  
Butch Reed Oct 14 1985  
Dick Slater Jan 01 1986  
Jake Roberts Feb 14 1986  
Dick Slater Feb 23 1986  
Jim Duggan Mar 16 1986 6
  1. Defeated Mr. Wrestling II on February 12, 1979 for what was known as the North American Title. Title was renamed the North American Heavyweight Title in September 1979 and sanctioned by Mid-South Wrestling.
  2. DiBiase def. Dog for the title in a No DQ/Title-vs-MSW-Career Match
  3. Lee vacated the title in February 1983 when he left MSW. JYD def. Mr. Olympia in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  4. On October 12th, Magnum T. A. apparently defeated Butch Reed for the title after Reed selected T. A to defend against. On October 24, Nikloai Volkoff def. Magnum T. A, which also apparently resulted in a title change. However, that same day, the MSW board of directors declared that neither of these matches was sanctioned by the MSW Board of Directors and both title changes were invalid. The title was then returned to Reed.
  5. During this reign, The Nightmare was also referred to as The Masked Champion and the Champion
  6. Duggan defeated Buzz Sawyer when Sawyer was forced by Bill Watts to defend the North American title in Dick Slater's place. The title was abandoned in May 1986 when Mid-South was renamed the Universal Wrestling Federation.

Mid-South Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Mike George & Bob Sweetan Sep 28 1979 1
Bill Watts & Buck Robley Nov 12 1979  
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) Nov 25 1979  
Ted DiBiase & Paul Orndorff Mar 10 1980  
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) Mar 22 1980  
Junkyard Dog & Buck Robley Apr 06 1980  
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) Jun 09 1980  
Junkyard Dog & Terry Orndorff Sep 15 1980  
Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown Oct 31 1980  
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) Nov 30 1980  
Junkyard Dog & Karl Kox Jan 29 1981  
Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown Feb 01 1981  
Don Diamond & Junkyard Dog Feb 16 1981  
Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown Mar ?? 1981 2
Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch Mar 30 1981  
The Grappler & The Super Destroyer Apr 18 1981 3
Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch Apr 27 1981 4
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) May 31 1981  
Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch Jun 30 1981  
Junkyard Dog & Mike George Oct 15 1981  
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) Dec 31 1981  
Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia May 05 1982  
The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne) Sep 27 1982  
Tiger Conway, Jr. & Mr. Wrestling II Mar 12 1983  
Ted DiBiase & Mr. Olympia Apr 13 1983  
Magnum T. A. & Jim Duggan Jul 24 1983  
Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart Sep 12 1983  
Magnum T. A. & Mr. Wrestling II Dec 25 1983 5
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) Mar 13 1984 6
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) May 02 1984  
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) May 23 1984 7
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) Sep 01 1984  
Ted DiBiase & Hercules Hernandez Dec 03 1984  
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) Dec 25 1984  
Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams May 03 1985  
Wendell Cooley & Al Perez Aug 28 1985  
Eddie Gilbert & The Nightmare Nov 11 1985  
Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams Dec 26 1985 8
  1. Mike George & Buck Robley were the final two wrestlers in a Battle Royal, which turned into singles match which was won by George, who won the titles for himself and Sweetan.
  2. It's unknown when or how Ladd & Brown get the titles back.
  3. Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch were stripped of the titles when Bill Watts is ruled to have been an unacceptable referee in title match. Grappler & Super Destroyer defeated Dog & Murdoch in a tournament for the vacant titles.
  4. This was a Steel Cage match
  5. Magnum TA & Mr. Wrestling II def. Reed & Niedhart in a Steel Cage Match where II’s mask was also on the line.
  6. The Midnight Express def. Magnum TA & Mr. Wrestling II in a "Loser Receives 10 Lashes With A Whip" Match. Mr. Wrestling II abandoned Magnum during the match.
  7. The Midnight Express def. The Rock-N-Roll Express for the titles in a No DQ Match
  8. DiBiase & Williams def. Gilbert & Dick Murdoch, substituting for The Nightmare who had left Mid-South area. Mid-South renamed Universal Wrestling Federation in March 1986. Titles renamed UWF Tag Team Titles.

Television Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Krusher Khrushchev May 02 1984 1
Terry Taylor Jun 16 1984  
Adrian Street Sep 26 1984  
Bill Dundee Nov 07 1984  
Buddy Landel Dec 15 1984  
Terry Taylor Jan 02 1985 2
The Snowman May 08 1985 3
Dutch Mantell Jul 10 1985 4
Butch Reed Jul 22 1985  
Jake Roberts Jan 01 1986 5
Dick Slater Feb 28 1986 6
  1. Khrushchev def. Terry Taylor in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion
  2. The title was vacated on March 13, 1985 when Terry Taylor won the North American Heavyweight Title.
  3. The Snowman won a tournament to win the title.
  4. Mantel def. Snowman by Countout to win the title.
  5. The title was vacated on October 14, 1985 when Butch Reed won the North American Heavyweight Title. Roberts defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final to win the title.
  6. Mid-South renamed Universal Wrestling Federation in March 1986. Title renamed UWF World Television Title.

Louisiana Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Mike George Aug ?? 1979 1
Mike Sharpe, Jr. Sep 05 1979  
Ernie Ladd Jan 18 1980 2
Junkyard Dog Mar 14 1980  
Terry Gordy Apr 22 1980  
Junkyard Dog May 20 1980 3
Ken Mantell Jul 25 1980 4
Jake Roberts Oct 11 1980  
Ernie Ladd Jan 16 1981  
Super Destroyer May 01 1981  
Bob Roop Jul 22 1981  
Great Kabuki Sep 30 1981  
Junkyard Dog Dec 07 1981  
Killer Khan Jul 06 1982 5
Mike Sharpe, Jr. Aug 18 1982  
Jim Duggan Oct 13 1982 6
Jim Garvin Mar 04 1981  
  1. This title had originally been controlled by TSW, but in August of 1979 became an MSWA title.
  2. Ladd def. Sharpe for the title in a No DQ match
  3. JYD def. Gordy for the title in a No DQ Match.
  4. JYD was injured by the Freebirds and forced to vacate the title on June 9, 1980. Mantell defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final for the belt.
  5. JYD was forced to vacate the Louisiana Title when he won the MSW North American Title. Khan defeated JYD in a tournament final to become champion.
  6. Duggan is the last champion as the title is retired in 1983.

Mississippi Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Mike George Aug ?? 1979 1
Mike Sharpe, Jr. Sep 19 1979  
Mike George ??? ?? 1979  
Mike Sharpe, Jr. Jan 17 1980  
Bull Ramos Mar 26 1980 2
Junkyard Dog Apr 09 1980  
The Grappler ??? ?? 1980 3
Karl Kox Nov 29 1980  
The Grappler Jan 31 1981  
Don Diamond ??? ?? 1981  
Bob Orton, Jr. Aug 06 1981  
Mr. Olympia ??? ?? 1982  
Killer Khan Aug 27 1982  
Mr. Olympia Sep 28 1982  
Mr. Wrestling II Nov 27 1982 4
  1. This title had been a TSW title previously. George was the last TSW Mississippi Champion and thus the first MSW one.
  2. Ramos def. Sharpe for the title in an Indian Strap Match.
  3. JYD was forced to vacate the title after being injured by the Freebirds. The Grappler won a tournament for the belt.
  4. The title was retired in August of 1983.

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  • 04-22 1940 Jesse James def. Danny McShain for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-22 1955 Ricki Starr def. Mike Clancy for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-22 1968 The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 & Spoiler #2/Smasher Sloan) def. Fritz Von Erich & Billy Red Lyons for the WCCW American Tag Team Champion
  • 04-22 1980 Terry Gordy def. Junkyard Dog for the MSW Louisiana Champion
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  • 04-23 1966 Ramon Torres def. Lorenzo Parente for the TSW Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-23 1978 Ray Candy & Steven Little Bear def. Ernie Ladd & The Assassin for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
  • 04-23 2004 Michael Barry became the NWA-OK Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-23 2006 Tyler Bateman def. Seth Allen for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
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  • 04-24 2015 Rick Russo & Largus RagnaBrok became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
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  • 04-25 2003 The Heatseekers (Karl Davis & Rick Styles) became the TPW Tag Team Champions
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