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.
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 listedEventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were wonN/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.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. Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation
Title history No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.1Bobby Fields1Hattiesburg, MSLive eventDefeated The Great Malenko in a tournament final.2Mario Galento1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 3Tom Drake1Laurel, MSLive event 4Lee Fields1Laurel, MSLive event 5Joe McCarthy1Laurel, MSLive event 6Lee Fields2Laurel, MSLive eventThis was a boxing match. Vacated——Laurel, MSLive eventChampionship 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 Villa1Laurel, MSLive eventDefeated Lee Fields in a tournament final. 8Lee Fields3Laurel, MSLive event 9John Smith1Laurel, MSLive event Vacated——Jackson, MSLive eventChampionship vacated following a controversial match between Lee Fields and The Mighty Yankee. 10Pancho Villa2Laurel, MSLive eventDefeated Lee Fields in a tournament final. 11Lee Fields4Laurel, MSLive event 12Joe McCarthy2Laurel, MSLive event Vacated——Championship vacated when McCarthy is stripped of the title for refusing to accept a challenge by Al Galento. 13Al Galento1Laurel, MSLive eventDefeated Jack Curtis, Jr. to win the vacant title. 14Lee Fields5Laurel, MSLive event 15Pancho Villa3Laurel, MSLive event 16Dick Dunn1Laurel, MSLive eventDefeated Bobby Fields in a one-night 10-man tournament final. 17Bobby Fields2Billed as champion upon arrival.18"Cowboy" Bob Kelly1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 19Rocket Monroe1Laurel, MSLive event 20Bob Kelly2Laurel, MSLive event 21Mitsu SitoHattiesburg, MSLive event 22Bob Boyer1Laurel, MSLive event 23Rocket Monroe2Hattiesburg, MSLive event 24The Blue Yankee1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 25Bob Kelly3Hattiesburg, MSLive event 26The Blue Yankee2Hattiesburg, MSLive event 27Bob Kelly4Laurel, MSLive event 28Mike Boyette1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 29The Blue Yankee3Hattiesburg, MSLive event 30Bobby Whitlock1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 31The Avenger1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 32Bob Kelly5Laurel, MSLive event 33Rocket Monroe3Laurel, MSLive event 34Ken Lucas1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 35Rocket Monroe4Hattiesburg, MSLive event 36Bobby Fields3Hattiesburg, MSLive event Vacated——Championship 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. 37Terry Garvin1Hattiesburg, MSLive eventDefeated Bob Kelly in a tournament final. 38Bob Kelly6Hattiesburg, MSLive event 39Eddie Sullivan1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 40Bob Kelly7Hattiesburg, MSLive event 41Eddie Sullivan2Hattiesburg, MSLive event 42Ken Lucas2Hattiesburg, MSLive event 43Eddie Sullivan3Hattiesburg, MSLive event 44Bob Kelly8Laurel, MSLive event 45Donnie Fargo1Laurel, MSLive event 46Bob Kelly9Hattiesburg, MSLive event 47The Spoiler1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 48Arman Hussein1Laurel, MSLive event Vacated——Championship vacated for failing to defend the title. 49Gorgeous George Jr.1Hattiesburg, MSLive eventWon a battle royal to win the vacant title.50The Spoiler2Hattiesburg, MSLive event 51Arman Hussein2Laurel, MSLive event 52The Mysterious Medic1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 53Bob Kelly10Hattiesburg, MSLive event 54The Mysterious Medic2Hattiesburg, MSLive event 55Bob Kelly11Hattiesburg, MSLive event 56The Wrestling Pro1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 57Arman Hussein3Laurel, MSLive event 58Rocket Monroe5Hattiesburg, MSLive event 59Ken Lucas3Hattiesburg, MSLive event 60Norvell Austin1Laurel, MSLive event 61Ken Lucas4Hattiesburg, MSLive event 62Duke Miller1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 63Bob Kelly12Hattiesburg, MSLive event 64The Wrestling Pro2Hattiesburg, MSLive event Vacated——Championship vacated for unknown reasons. A 10-man tournament is held in Laurel, Mississippi on July 1, 1974, however, the winner is unknown. 651UnknownLive event 66Bob Kelly13Hattiesburg, MSLive event 67Chris Colt1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 68Bob Kelly14Hattiesburg, MSLive event 69Rip Tyler1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 70Big Bad John1Meridian, MSLive event 71The Bounty Hunter #11Hattiesburg, MSLive eventThis was during a battle royal in which Big Bad John had been put the title on the line. 72Bob Kelly15Hattiesburg, MSLive event 73Melvin Kimball1Hattiesburg, MSLive event 74Bob Kelly16Hattiesburg, MSLive event Vacated——Championship vacated when Kelly leaves the Gulf Coast territory.75Duke Miller2Hattiesburg, MSLive eventDefeated Eddie Sullivan in a tournament final.76Bob Kelly17Hattiesburg, MSLive event Vacated——Title held up and a tournament is held to decide a new champion. 77Sweet Daddy Banks1Hattiesburg, MSLive eventWon an 8-man tournament to win the vacant title. 78Bob Kelly18Hattiesburg, MSLive event Deactivated——— Championship is vacated upon Bob Kelly's retirement and subsequently abandoned.
List of top combined reigns ¤The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. +List of combined reignsRankChampionNo. of reignsCombined days1181,065254703324945225531586214073123841169198101113971218513264¤1415615154¤16249172431813119328¤20128211272212423223¤24114251261132712818291730131153214331N/A
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External links NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlingdata.com