The following champion history features the CWA World Heavyweight Championship (Memphis).
Champion history[]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Defences: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt Patterson | 1 | April 28, 1979
|
Memphis, Tennessee | This was the first date that Patterson was acknowledged as champion. He was said to have defeated Mark Lewin in January 1979 in Melbourne, Australia to become the first champion. | |
| Title vacated after Thunderbolt Patterson left the CWA. | |||||
| Pat McGinnis | 1 | October 2, 1979
|
Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Hector Guerrero. | |
| Billy Graham | 1 | October 8, 1979
|
Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Jerry Lawler | 1 | November 8, 1979
|
Lexington, Kentucky | ||
| Title vacated after a match against Bill Dundee. | |||||
| Billy Robinson | 1 | April 28, 1980
|
Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Masked Superstar. | |
| Bill Dundee | 1 | August 4, 1980
|
Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Billy Robinson | 2 | August 11, 1980
|
Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Austin Idol | 1 | October 6, 1980
|
Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Bobby Eaton | 1 | October 20, 1980
|
Memphis, Tennessee | Won the title by forfeit. | |
| Billy Robinson | 3 | October 27, 1980
|
Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | April 1981
|
??? | ||
| Title abandoned. | |||||