AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship/Champion history

Title history
''Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) beside a date indicates that a title change occurred no later than the date shown.''

NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association
(NWA Mid-America 1974–1977, Continental Wrestling Association 1977–1987; AWA from 1978)

United States Wrestling Association
(1990–1997)

Memphis Championship Wrestling
(2000–2001)

Memphis Wrestling
(2004–present)