The following champion history features the CWA Heavyweight Championship.
Champion history[]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Defences: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Lawler | 1 | December 7, 1987
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Memphis, Tennessee | Lawler, the reigning AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion, defeated Jeff Jarrett to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and Manny Fernandez to win the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship. The titles are all unified, creating the new title. | n/a |
| Maxx Payne | 1 | February 8, 1988
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Memphis, Tennessee | n/a | |
| Brickhouse Brown | 1 | May 23, 1988
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Memphis, Tennessee | Won by forfeit. | |
| Maxx Payne | 2 | June 27, 1988
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Phil Hickerson | 1 | July 10, 1988
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Title vacated after a match with Brian Lee. | |||||
| Brian Lee | 1 | November 19, 1988
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Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Mike Miller in a tournament final. | |
| Sid Vicious | 1 | December 10, 1988
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Wendell Cooley | 1 | January 9, 1989
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Dutch Mantel | 1 | January 1989
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N/A
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Awarded the title after Cooley left the company. | |
| Jeff Jarrett | 1 | March 11, 1989
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Black Bart | 1 | June 26, 1989
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Texas Dirt | 2 | September 4, 1989
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Black Bart | 2 | September 11, 1989
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Texas Dirt | 3 | September 18, 1989
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Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Title retired in October 1989 in favor of the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. | |||||