NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (Gulf Coast version)

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NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 3, 1958
Date retiredSeptember 3, 1976
Statistics
First champion(s)Bobby Fields
Final champion(s)Bob Kelly
Most reignsBob Kelly (18)
Longest reignLee Fields (281 days)
Shortest reignThe Wrestling Pro/The Spoiler (4 days)

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.

Contents

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

ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/AThe 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

No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.
1Bobby Fields1July 3, 195863 Hattiesburg, MS Live event Defeated The Great Malenko in a tournament final. [1]
2 Mario Galento 1September 4, 19585 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [2]
3Tom Drake1September 9, 195856 Laurel, MS Live event   
4Lee Fields1November 4, 195856 Laurel, MS Live event   
5Joe McCarthy1December 30, 195814 Laurel, MS Live event   
6Lee Fields2January 13, 195928 Laurel, MS Live event This was a boxing match. 
Vacated February 10, 1959 Laurel, MS Live event Championship vacated when Lee Fields is stripped for fighting outside the ring during a title defense against Rocket Monroe and using a folding chair to attack his opponent. 
7Pancho Villa1March 31, 195914 Laurel, MS Live event Defeated Lee Fields in a tournament final. 
8Lee Fields3April 14, 195935 Laurel, MS Live event   
9John Smith1May 19, 1959N/A Laurel, MS Live event   
         
Vacated October 1959 Jackson, MS Live event Championship vacated following a controversial match between Lee Fields and The Mighty Yankee. 
10Pancho Villa2November 1959 [Note 2] Laurel, MS Live event Defeated Lee Fields in a tournament final. 
11Lee Fields4December 15, 195970 Laurel, MS Live event   
12Joe McCarthy2February 23, 1960 [Note 3] Laurel, MS Live event   
Vacated March 1960N/AN/AChampionship vacated when McCarthy is stripped of the title for refusing to accept a challenge by Al Galento. 
13Al Galento1March 22, 196013 Laurel, MS Live event Defeated Jack Curtis, Jr. to win the vacant title. 
14Lee Fields5April 4, 1960281 Laurel, MS Live event   
15Pancho Villa3January 10, 1961N/A Laurel, MS Live event   
         
16Dick Dunn1March 2, 1964N/A Laurel, MS Live event Defeated Bobby Fields in a one-night 10-man tournament final. 
         
17Bobby Fields2April 6, 1968151N/AN/ABilled as champion upon arrival. [1]
18 "Cowboy" Bob Kelly 1September 4, 196847 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
19Rocket Monroe1October 21, 196861 Laurel, MS Live event   
20Bob Kelly2December 21, 1968117 Laurel, MS Live event   
21Mitsu SitoApril 17, 196927 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [3]
22 Bob Boyer 1May 14, 196985 Laurel, MS Live event   [4]
23Rocket Monroe2August 7, 196921 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
24The Blue Yankee1August 28, 19697 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [5]
25Bob Kelly3September 4, 196921 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
26The Blue Yankee2September 25, 1969123 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [5]
27Bob Kelly4January 26, 197080 Laurel, MS Live event   
28 Mike Boyette 1April 16, 197098 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [6]
29The Blue Yankee3July 23, 197028 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [5]
30Bobby Whitlock1August 20, 197028 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
31The Avenger1September 17, 19704 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
32Bob Kelly5September 21, 197035 Laurel, MS Live event   
33Rocket Monroe3October 26, 197031 Laurel, MS Live event   
34 Ken Lucas 1November 26, 197014 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [7]
35Rocket Monroe4December 10, 197042 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
36Bobby Fields3January 21, 1971 [Note 4] Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [1]
Vacated 1971N/AN/AChampionship vacated for unknown reasons; Fields may have been forced to forfeit the title due to a pre-match stipulation when he failed to defeat Sam Bass in less than 5 minutes Hattiesburg, Mississippi on February 25, 1971. 
37 Terry Garvin 1March 18, 19717 Hattiesburg, MS Live event Defeated Bob Kelly in a tournament final. 
38Bob Kelly6March 25, 197149 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
39Eddie Sullivan1May 13, 197128 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [8] [9] [10]
40Bob Kelly7June 10, 1971119 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
41Eddie Sullivan2October 7, 197135 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [10]
42Ken Lucas2November 11, 197114 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [7] [11]
43Eddie Sullivan3November 25, 197160 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [10]
44Bob Kelly8January 24, 197221 Laurel, MS Live event   [12]
45Donnie Fargo1February 14, 197231 Laurel, MS Live event   [13]
46Bob Kelly9March 16, 1972120 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [14]
47 The Spoiler 1July 14, 19724 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
48Arman Hussein1July 18, 1972 [Note 5] Laurel, MS Live event   [15]
Vacated August 1972N/AN/AChampionship vacated for failing to defend the title. 
49Gorgeous George Jr.1August 31, 197214 Hattiesburg, MS Live event Won a battle royal to win the vacant title. [16] [17]
50The Spoiler2September 14, 197239 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
51Arman Hussein2October 23, 197224 Laurel, MS Live event   [15]
52The Mysterious Medic1November 16, 197228 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
53Bob Kelly10December 14, 197235 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
54The Mysterious Medic2January 18, 197321 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [18]
55Bob Kelly11February 8, 197363 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [19] [20]
56The Wrestling Pro1April 12, 19734 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [21] [22]
57Arman Hussein3April 16, 197359 Laurel, MS Live event   [15]
58Rocket Monroe5June 14, 197370 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
59Ken Lucas3August 23, 197339 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [7] [23] [24]
60 Norvell Austin 1October 1, 197324 Laurel, MS Live event   [25]
61Ken Lucas4October 25, 197349 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [7]
62Duke Miller1December 13, 197335 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [26]
63Bob Kelly12January 17, 197498 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [27]
64The Wrestling Pro2April 25, 1974 [Note 6] Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [22]
Vacated June 1974N/AN/AChampionship vacated for unknown reasons. A 10-man tournament is held in Laurel, Mississippi on July 1, 1974, however, the winner is unknown. 
         
65Jack Donovan1August, 1974 (n) [Note 7] Unknown Live event   
         
66Bob Kelly13February 20, 197514 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
67 Chris Colt 1March 6, 19757 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [28]
68Bob Kelly14March 13, 197549 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
69Rip Tyler1May 1, 19758 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [29]
70 Big Bad John 1May 9, 197513 Meridian, MS Live event   [30]
71The Bounty Hunter #11May 22, 197598 Hattiesburg, MS Live event This was during a battle royal in which Big Bad John had been put the title on the line. 
72Bob Kelly15August 28, 197514 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
73Melvin Kimball1September 11, 197514 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
74Bob Kelly16September 25, 197584 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   
Vacated December 18, 1975N/AN/AChampionship vacated when Kelly leaves the Gulf Coast territory. [31]
75Duke Miller2January 22, 1976105 Hattiesburg, MS Live event Defeated Eddie Sullivan in a tournament final. [31]
76Bob Kelly17May 6, 197649 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [32]
Vacated June 24, 1976N/AN/ATitle held up and a tournament is held to decide a new champion. 
77Sweet Daddy Banks1July 1, 197614 Hattiesburg, MS Live event Won an 8-man tournament to win the vacant title. 
78Bob Kelly18July 15, 197650 Hattiesburg, MS Live event   [33] [34]
Deactivated September 3, 1976N/AChampionship is vacated upon Bob Kelly's retirement and subsequently abandoned. [33]

List of top combined reigns

¤The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
List of combined reigns
RankChampionNo. of reignsCombined days
1 Bob Kelly 181,065
2Lee Fields5470
3Bobby Fields3249
4Rocket Monroe5225
5The Blue Yankee3158
6Duke Miller2140
7Eddie Sullivan3123
8 Ken Lucas 4116
9 Mike Boyette 198
10Bounty Hunter #11
11Arman Hussein397
12 Bob Boyer 185
13The Wrestling Pro264¤
14Tom Drake156
15Dick Dunn154¤
16The Mysterious Medic249
17 The Spoiler 243
18Donnie Fargo131
19Pancho Villa328¤
20Bobby Whitlock128
21Mitsu Sito127
22 Norvell Austin 124
23Joe McCarthy223¤
24Gorgeous George Jr.114
25Melvin Kimball1
26Big Bad John113
27Al Galento1
28Rip Tyler18
29 Terry Garvin 17
30Chris Colt1
31Mario Galento15
32The Avenger14
33John Smith1N/A

Footnotes

  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. The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 15 and 44 days.
  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. The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 35 and 56 days.
  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. The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 60 and 64 days.
  7. The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 31 and 195 days.

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