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{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
| name = NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| created = July 3, 1958
| retired = September 3, 1976
| promotion = [[Continental Championship Wrestling#The Gulf Coast Years|Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling]]
| firstchamp = Bobby Fields
| finalchamp = Bob Kelly
| mostreigns = Bob Kelly (18)
| longestreign = Lee Fields (281 days)
| shortestreign = The Wrestling Pro/[[Don Jardine|The Spoiler]] (4 days)
| oldest = <!-- ({{Age in years and days|date 1|date 2}}) -->
| youngest = <!-- ({{Age in years and days|date 1|date 2}}) -->
| heaviest = <!-- ({{Convert|POUNDS|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) or ({{Convert|KILOGRAMS|kg|lb}}) -->
| lightest = <!-- ({{Convert|POUNDS|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) or ({{Convert|KILOGRAMS|kg|lb}}) -->
| pastnames =
}}
The '''NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship''' was a professional wrestling regional championship in [[Continental Championship Wrestling#The Gulf Coast Years|Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling]] (GCCW). It was a secondary title, complementing the [[NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship]], and [[List of National Wrestling Alliance championships|one of several state championships]] recognized by the [[National Wrestling Alliance]]. The title was deactivated with the retirement of [[Bob Kelly (wrestler)|"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==
{| class="wikitable" width=50%
|-
|'''Reign'''
|The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
|-
|'''Event'''
|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
|-
|N/A
|The 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.<ref group=Note>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.</ref>
|-
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation
|-
|}
==Title history==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=100%
!width=0 data-sort-type="number"|No.
!width=32%|Champion
!width=0  |Reign
!width=12%|Date
!width=0 data-sort-type="number"|Days held
!width=13%|Location
!width=15%|Event
!width=60% class="unsortable"|Notes
!width=0 class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
!1
|Bobby Fields
|1
|{{dts|1958|07|03}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=3|year1=1958|month2=09|day2=4|year2=1958}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated The Great Malenko in a tournament final.
|<ref name="OWW-Fields">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/b/boddy-fields/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Bobby Fields Profile}}</ref>
|-
!2
|[[Mario Galento]]
|1
|{{dts|1958|9|4}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=4|year1=1958|month2=9|day2=9|year2=1958}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/m/mario-galento/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Mario Galento Profile}}</ref>
|-
!3
|Tom Drake
|1
|{{dts|1958|9|9}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=9|year1=1958|month2=11|day2=4|year2=1958}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!4
|Lee Fields
|1
|{{dts|1958|11|4}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=4|year1=1958|month2=12|day2=30|year2=1958}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!5
|Joe McCarthy
|1
|{{dts|1958|12|30}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=30|year1=1958|month2=1|day2=13|year2=1959}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!6
|Lee Fields
|2
|{{dts|1959|1|13}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=13|year1=1959|month2=2|day2=10|year2=1959}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|This was a [[boxing match]].
|&nbsp;
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|6.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1959|2|10}}
|—
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|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.
|&nbsp;
|-
!7
|Pancho Villa
|1
|{{dts|1959|3|31}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=31|year1=1959|month2=4|day2=14|year2=1959}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated Lee Fields in a tournament final.
|&nbsp;
|-
!8
|Lee Fields
|3
|{{dts|1959|4|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=14|year1=1959|month2=5|day2=19|year2=1959}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!9
|John Smith
|1
|{{dts|1959|5|19}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|{{sort|09.5|&nbsp;}}
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1959|10}}
|—
|[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Championship vacated following a controversial match between Lee Fields and The Mighty Yankee.
|&nbsp;
|-
!10
|Pancho Villa
|2
|{{dts|1959|November}}
|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1959|month2=12|day2=15|year2=1959}}|<ref group=Note name=Nr01>The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1959|month2=12|day2=15|year2=1959}} and {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=1|year1=1959|month2=12|day2=15|year2=1959}} days.</ref>}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated Lee Fields in a tournament final.
|&nbsp;
|-
!11
|Lee Fields
|4
|{{dts|1959|12|15}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=15|year1=1959|month2=2|day2=23|year2=1960}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!12
|Joe McCarthy
|2
|{{dts|1960|2|23}}
|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=23|year1=1960|month2=3|day2=3|year2=1960}}|<ref group=Note name=Nr02>The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=23|year1=1960|month2=3|day2=3|year2=1960}} and {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=23|year1=1960|month2=3|day2=19|year2=1960}} days.</ref>}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1960|3}}
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|Championship vacated when McCarthy is stripped of the title for refusing to accept a challenge by Al Galento.
|&nbsp;
|-
!13
|Al Galento
|1
|{{dts|1960|3|22}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=22|year1=1960|month2=4|day2=4|year2=1960}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated Jack Curtis, Jr. to win the vacant title.
|&nbsp;
|-
!14
|Lee Fields
|5
|{{dts|1960|4|4}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=4|year1=1960|month2=1|day2=10|year2=1961}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!15
|Pancho Villa
|3
|{{dts|1961|1|10}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|{{sort|01.5|&nbsp;}}
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|-
!16
|Dick Dunn
|1
|{{dts|1964|3|2}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated Bobby Fields in a one-night 10-man tournament final.
|&nbsp;
|-
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|{{sort|01.5|&nbsp;}}
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|-
!17
|Bobby Fields
|2
|{{dts|1968|4|6}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=6|year1=1968|month2=9|day2=4|year2=1968}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|Billed as champion upon arrival.
|<ref name="OWW-Fields"/>
|-
!18
|[[Bob Kelly (wrestler)|"Cowboy" Bob Kelly]]
|1
|{{dts|1968|9|4}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=4|year1=1968|month2=10|day2=21|year2=1968}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!19
|Rocket Monroe
|1
|{{dts|1968|10|21}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=1968|month2=12|day2=21|year2=1968}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!20
|Bob Kelly
|2
|{{dts|1968|12|21}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=21|year1=1968|month2=4|day2=17|year2=1969}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!21
|Mitsu Sito
|
|{{dts|1969|4|17}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=17|year1=1969|month2=5|day2=14|year2=1969}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name=F4WApril17>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0417-wcw-spring-stampede-1994-309086 | title=Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994 | date=April 17, 2020 | accessdate=April 17, 2020 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
|-
!22
|[[Bob Boyer (wrestler)|Bob Boyer]]
|1
|{{dts|1969|5|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=14|year1=1969|month2=8|day2=7|year2=1969}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/b/bob-boyer/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Bob Boyer Profile}}</ref>
|-
!23
|Rocket Monroe
|2
|{{dts|1969|8|7}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=7|year1=1969|month2=8|day2=28|year2=1969}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!24
|The Blue Yankee
|1
|{{dts|1969|8|28}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=28|year1=1969|month2=9|day2=4|year2=1969}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="OWW-Yankee">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/c/curtis-smith/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Curtis Smith Profile}}</ref>
|-
!25
|Bob Kelly
|3
|{{dts|1969|9|4}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=4|year1=1969|month2=9|day2=25|year2=1969}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!26
|The Blue Yankee
|2
|{{dts|1969|9|25}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=25|year1=1969|month2=1|day2=26|year2=1970}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="OWW-Yankee"/>
|-
!27
|Bob Kelly
|4
|{{dts|1970|1|26}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=26|year1=1970|month2=4|day2=16|year2=1970}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!28
|[[Mike Boyette]]
|1
|{{dts|1970|4|16}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=16|year1=1970|month2=7|day2=23|year2=1970}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/m/mike-boyette/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Mike Boyette Profile}}</ref>
|-
!29
|The Blue Yankee
|3
|{{dts|1970|7|23}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=23|year1=1970|month2=8|day2=20|year2=1970}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="OWW-Yankee"/>
|-
!30
|Bobby Whitlock
|1
|{{dts|1970|8|20}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=20|year1=1970|month2=9|day2=17|year2=1970}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!31
|The Avenger
|1
|{{dts|1970|9|17}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=17|year1=1970|month2=9|day2=21|year2=1970}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!32
|Bob Kelly
|5
|{{dts|1970|9|21}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=21|year1=1970|month2=10|day2=26|year2=1970}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!33
|Rocket Monroe
|3
|{{dts|1970|10|26}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=26|year1=1970|month2=11|day2=26|year2=1970}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!34
|[[Ken Lucas (wrestler)|Ken Lucas]]
|1
|{{dts|1970|11|26}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=26|year1=1970|month2=12|day2=10|year2=1970}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWHS">{{cite web |url=http://prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com/lucas-ken.html |title=Ken Lucas Biography |author=Schwarz, H.K. |date=2014 |website=Pro Wrestling Historical Society |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!35
|Rocket Monroe
|4
|{{dts|1970|12|10}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=10|year1=1970|month2=1|day2=21|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!36
|Bobby Fields
|3
|{{dts|1971|1|21}}
|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=21|year1=1971|month2=2|day2=25|year2=1974}}|<ref group=Note name=Nr03>The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=21|year1=1971|month2=2|day2=25|year2=1971}} and {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=21|year1=1971|month2=3|day2=18|year2=1971}} days.</ref>}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="OWW-Fields"/>
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1971}}
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|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.
|&nbsp;
|-
!37
|[[Terry Garvin]]
|1
|{{dts|1971|3|18}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=18|year1=1971|month2=3|day2=25|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated Bob Kelly in a tournament final.
|&nbsp;
|-
!38
|Bob Kelly
|6
|{{dts|1971|3|25}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=25|year1=1971|month2=5|day2=13|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!39
|Eddie Sullivan
|1
|{{dts|1971|5|13}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=13|year1=1971|month2=6|day2=10|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/38663/this-day-in-history-the-boston-gardens-last-show-nwa-and-tna-split-us-title-tournament-and-more.html?p=1 |title=This day in history: The Boston Garden's last show, NWA and TNA split, U.S. title tournament and more |author=Martinez, Ryan |date=May 13, 2009 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-may-13-rick-martel-wins-awa-gold-kurt-angle-wins-tna-title |title=On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): Rick Martel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash & Hall beat one man to win tag titles |author=Hoops, Brian |date=May 13, 2015 |website=F4Wonline.com |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly]] |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="PWT-Obit2008">{{cite web |url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Annual_Obituaries_39/article_24697.shtml |title=Specialist: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 2000 - Solie, Albright, Duncum, Tsuruta, Blue Demon, Al Costello |author=Gallipoli, Thomas M. |date=February 29, 2008 |website=PWTorch.com |publisher=[[Pro Wrestling Torch]] |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!40
|Bob Kelly
|7
|{{dts|1971|6|10}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=10|year1=1971|month2=10|day2=7|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!41
|Eddie Sullivan
|2
|{{dts|1971|10|7}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=7|year1=1971|month2=11|day2=11|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWT-Obit2008"/>
|-
!42
|Ken Lucas
|2
|{{dts|1971|11|11}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=11|year1=1971|month2=11|day2=25|year2=1971}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWHS"/><ref name="KM-6b">{{cite web |url=http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/gccw/gccw6-2.htm |title=GCCW #6 Page #2 |author=Norris, Mike |date=2004 |website=KayfabeMemories.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!43
|Eddie Sullivan
|3
|{{dts|1971|11|25}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=25|year1=1971|month2=1|day2=24|year2=1972}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWT-Obit2008"/>
|-
!44
|Bob Kelly
|8
|{{dts|1972|1|24}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=24|year1=1972|month2=2|day2=14|year2=1972}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/28729/this-day-in-history-thesz-vs-rogers-sets-the-stage-for-the-birth-of-the-wwwf-mcmahon-wins-the-rumble-bunkhouse-stampede-on-ppv-jim-ross-day.html?p=1 |title=THIS DAY IN HISTORY: THESZ VS. ROGERS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE BIRTH OF THE WWWF, MCMAHON WINS THE RUMBLE, BUNKHOUSE STAMPEDE ON PPV, JIM ROSS DAY |author=Martinez, Ryan |date=January 24, 2008 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!45
|Donnie Fargo
|1
|{{dts|1972|2|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=14|year1=1972|month2=3|day2=16|year2=1972}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/d/don-fargo/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Don Fargo Profile}}</ref>
|-
!46
|Bob Kelly
|9
|{{dts|1972|3|16}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=16|year1=1972|month2=7|day2=14|year2=1972}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/29789/this-day-in-history-wcw-uncensored-kiniski-wins-missouri-title-atlas-defeats-hogan-and-more.html?p=1 |title=THIS DAY IN HISTORY: WCW UNCENSORED, KINISKI WINS MISSOURI TITLE, ATLAS DEFEATS HOGAN AND MORE |author=Martinez, Ryan |date=March 16, 2008 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!47
|[[Don Jardine|The Spoiler]]
|1
|{{dts|1972|7|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=14|year1=1972|month2=7|day2=18|year2=1972}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!48
|Arman Hussein
|1
|{{dts|1972|7|18}}
|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=18|year1=1972|month2=8|day2=1|year2=1972}}|<ref group=Note name=Nr04>The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=18|year1=1972|month2=8|day2=1|year2=1972}} and {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=18|year1=1972|month2=8|day2=31|year2=1972}} days.</ref>}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="SLAM-Arman">{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/01/10/4766703.html |title=The mystery of Arman Hussian |author=Oliver, Greg |date=January 10, 2008 |website=[[Canoe.ca|Canadian Online Explorer]] |publisher=SLAM! Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106164103/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/01/10/4766703.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=November 6, 2015|accessdate=}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1972|8}}
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|Championship vacated for failing to defend the title.
|&nbsp;
|-
!49
|Gorgeous George Jr.
|1
|{{dts|1972|8|31}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=31|year1=1972|month2=9|day2=14|year2=1972}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Won a battle royal to win the vacant title.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/33041/this-day-in-history-uk-summerslam-airs-nitro-runs-unopposed-seven-title-belts-in-one-match-and-more.html?p=1 |title=THIS DAY IN HISTORY: UK SUMMERSLAM AIRS, NITRO RUNS UNOPPOSED, SEVEN TITLE BELTS IN ONE MATCH AND MORE |author=Martinez, Ryan |date=August 31, 2008 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-august-31-jerry-lawler-vs-don-bass-hair-vs-title-cage |title=On this day in pro wrestling history (August 31): Jerry Lawler vs. Don Bass hair vs. title cage match, lots of Memphis history |author=Hoops, Brian |date=August 31, 2015 |website=F4Wonline.com |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly]] |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!50
|The Spoiler
|2
|{{dts|1972|9|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=14|year1=1972|month2=10|day2=23|year2=1972}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!51
|Arman Hussein
|2
|{{dts|1972|10|23}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=23|year1=1972|month2=11|day2=16|year2=1972}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="SLAM-Arman"/>
|-
!52
|The Mysterious Medic
|1
|{{dts|1972|11|16}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=16|year1=1972|month2=12|day2=14|year2=1972}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!53
|Bob Kelly
|10
|{{dts|1972|12|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=1972|month2=1|day2=18|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!54
|The Mysterious Medic
|2
|{{dts|1973|1|18}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=18|year1=1973|month2=2|day2=8|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name=Jan19F4W>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0118-ivan-koloff-defeats-bruno-sammartino-wwwf-title | title=Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title | date=January 18, 2019 | accessdate=January 18, 2019 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
|-
!55
|Bob Kelly
|11
|{{dts|1973|2|8}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=8|year1=1973|month2=4|day2=12|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/65666/28-this-day-in-history-pedro-morales-wins-wwf-title-ring-of-honor-first-anniversary-riot-and-more.html?p=1 |title=2/8 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: PEDRO MORALES WINS WWF TITLE, RING OF HONOR FIRST ANNIVERSARY RIOT AND MORE |author=Johnson, Mike |date=February 8, 2012 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0208-randy-savage-wins-wwf-ic-title-207201 |title=Daily pro wrestling history (02/08): Randy Savage wins the WWF IC Title |author=Hoops, Brian |date=February 8, 2016 |website=F4Wonline.com |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly]] |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!56
|The Wrestling Pro
|1
|{{dts|1973|4|12}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=12|year1=1973|month2=4|day2=16|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/67582/412-this-day-in-history.html?p=1 |title=4/12 THIS DAY IN HISTORY |author=Johnson, Mike |date=April 12, 2012 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="TWP">{{cite web |url=http://sumonova.com/masked-classic-the-wrestling-pro/ |title=Masked Classic: The Wrestling Pro |author= |date=September 26, 2006 |website=Sumo Nova |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!57
|Arman Hussein
|3
|{{dts|1973|4|16}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=16|year1=1973|month2=6|day2=14|year2=1973}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="SLAM-Arman"/>
|-
!58
|Rocket Monroe
|5
|{{dts|1973|6|14}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=14|year1=1973|month2=8|day2=23|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!59
|Ken Lucas
|3
|{{dts|1973|8|23}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=23|year1=1973|month2=10|day2=1|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWHS"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/61016/823-this-day-in-history.html?p=1 |title=8/23 THIS DAY IN HISTORY |author=Johnson, Mike |date=August 23, 2011 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-august-23-hhh-downs-mankind-win-wwf-title-cm-punk-wins-wwe |title=On this day in pro wrestling history (August 23): HHH downs Mankind to win WWF title, CM Punk wins WWE World title in TLC match |author=Hoops, Brian |date=August 23, 2015 |website=F4Wonline.com |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly]] |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!60
|[[Norvell Austin]]
|1
|{{dts|1973|10|1}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=1|year1=1973|month2=10|day2=25|year2=1973}}
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/n/norvell-austin/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Norvell Austin Profile}}</ref>
|-
!61
|Ken Lucas
|4
|{{dts|1973|10|25}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=25|year1=1973|month2=12|day2=13|year2=1973}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWHS"/>
|-
!62
|Duke Miller
|1
|{{dts|1973|12|13}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=1973|month2=1|day2=17|year2=1974}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/90185/1213-this-day-in-history-awa-superclash-3-unifies-world-class-and-awa-titles.html?p=1 |title=12/13 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: AWA SUPERCLASH 3 UNIFIES WORLD CLASS AND AWA TITLES |author=Johnson, Mike |date=December 13, 2014 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!63
|Bob Kelly
|12
|{{dts|1974|1|17}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=17|year1=1974|month2=4|day2=25|year2=1974}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name=Jan17F4W>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0117-vader-wins-iwgp-heavyweight-title-301956 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/17): Vader wins IWGP heavyweight title | date=January 17, 2019 | accessdate=January 18, 2019 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]] | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}</ref>
|-
!64
|The Wrestling Pro
|2
|{{dts|1974|4|25}}
|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=25|year1=1974|month2=6|day2=24|year2=1974}}|<ref group=Note name=Nr05>The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=25|year1=1974|month2=6|day2=24|year2=1974}} and {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=25|year1=1974|month2=6|day2=28|year2=1974}} days.</ref>}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="TWP"/>
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1974|June}}
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|Championship vacated for unknown reasons. A 10-man tournament is held in [[Laurel, Mississippi]] on July 1, 1974, however, the winner is unknown.
|&nbsp;
|-
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|{{sort|01.5|&nbsp;}}
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|-
!65
|{{sort|Donovan|Jack Donovan}}
|1
|{{sort|{{dts|1974|8|9}}|August, 1974 (n)}}
|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=3|year1=1967|month2=6|day2=1|year2=1968}}|<ref group=Note name=Nr06>The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=9|year1=1974|month2=9|day2=9|year2=1974}} and {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=9|year1=1974|month2=2|day2=20|year2=1975}} days.</ref>}}
|Unknown
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|{{sort|01.5|&nbsp;}}
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|style="background: #aaaaaa;"|&nbsp;
|-
!66
|Bob Kelly
|13
|{{dts|1975|2|20}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=20|year1=1975|month2=3|day2=6|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!67
|[[Chris Colt]]
|1
|{{dts|1975|3|6}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=6|year1=1975|month2=3|day2=13|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/c/chris-colt/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Chris Colt Profile}}</ref>
|-
!68
|Bob Kelly
|14
|{{dts|1975|3|13}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=13|year1=1975|month2=5|day2=1|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!69
|Rip Tyler
|1
|{{dts|1975|5|1}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=1|year1=1975|month2=5|day2=9|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/r/rip-tyler/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Rip Tyler Profile}}</ref>
|-
!70
|[[Big Bad John (wrestler)|Big Bad John]]
|1
|{{dts|1975|5|9}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=9|year1=1975|month2=5|day2=22|year2=1975}}
|[[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/b/big-bad-john/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=Big Bad John Profile}}</ref>
|-
!71
|The Bounty Hunter #1
|1
|{{dts|1975|5|22}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=22|year1=1975|month2=8|day2=28|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|This was during a battle royal in which Big Bad John had been put the title on the line.
|&nbsp;
|-
!72
|Bob Kelly
|15
|{{dts|1975|8|28}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=28|year1=1975|month2=9|day2=11|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!73
|Melvin Kimball
|1
|{{dts|1975|9|11}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=11|year1=1975|month2=9|day2=25|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
!74
|Bob Kelly
|16
|{{dts|1975|9|25}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=25|year1=1975|month2=12|day2=18|year2=1975}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|-
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1975|12|18}}
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|Championship vacated when Kelly leaves the Gulf Coast territory.
|<ref name="PWInsider-Miller">{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/99189/122-this-day-in-history-chavos-biggest-wwe-win-backlund-vs-studd-in-nyc-hbk-wins-first-rumble-rumbles-only-tie-blackwell-passes-away-and-more-.html?p=1 |title=1/22 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: CHAVO'S BIGGEST WWE WIN, BACKLUND VS. STUDD IN NYC, HBK WINS FIRST RUMBLE, RUMBLE'S ONLY TIE, BLACKWELL PASSES AWAY AND MORE |author=Johnson, Mike |date=January 22, 2015 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!75
|Duke Miller
|2
|{{dts|1976|1|22}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=22|year1=1976|month2=5|day2=6|year2=1976}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Defeated Eddie Sullivan in a tournament final.
|<ref name="PWInsider-Miller"/>
|-
!76
|Bob Kelly
|17
|{{dts|1976|5|6}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=6|year1=1976|month2=6|day2=24|year2=1976}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name=F4W0506>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-may-6-verne-gagne-vs-danny-hodge-1st-annual-von-erich | title=On this day in pro wrestling history  (May 6): Verne Gagne Vs. Danny Hodge, 1st Annual Von Erich Parade of Champions show| date=May 6, 2015 | accessdate=February 10, 2017 | author=F4W Staff | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|13.5|—}}
|[[wikt:Vacate|Vacated]]
|—
|{{dts|1976|6|24}}
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
|align=left|Title held up and a tournament is held to decide a new champion.
|&nbsp;
|-
!77
|Sweet Daddy Banks
|1
|{{dts|1976|7|1}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=1|year1=1976|month2=7|day2=15|year2=1976}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|Won an 8-man tournament to win the vacant title.
|&nbsp;
|-
!78
|Bob Kelly
|18
|{{dts|1976|7|15}}
|{{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=15|year1=1976|month2=9|day2=3|year2=1976}}
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg, MS]]
|[[House show|Live event]]
|align=left|&nbsp;
|<ref name="PWInsider-Final">{{cite web |url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/59867/715-this-day-in-history.html?p=1 |title=7/15 THIS DAY IN HISTORY |author=Martinez, Ryan |date=July 15, 2011 |website=PWInsider.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-july-15-brock-lesnar-stripped-iwgp-title-czw-vs-roh-152911 |title=On this day in pro wrestling history (July 15): Brock Lesnar stripped of IWGP title, CZW vs. ROH |author=Hoops, Brian |date=July 15, 2015 |website=F4Wonline.com |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly]] |accessdate=}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
|{{sort|78.5|—}}
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacated|Deactivated]]
|—
|{{dts|1976|09|03}}
|—
|—
|{{sort|—|N/A}}
| Championship is vacated upon Bob Kelly's retirement and subsequently abandoned.
|<ref name="PWInsider-Final"/>
|}
==List of top combined reigns==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|¤
|The exact length of several title reigns are uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of combined reigns
!scope=col|Rank
!scope=col|Champion
!scope=col|No. of reigns
!scope=col|Combined days
|-
!scope=row|1
|{{sort|Bob Kelly|[[Bob Kelly (wrestler)|Bob Kelly]]}}
|18
|1,065
|-
!scope=row|2
|{{sort|Fields, Lee|Lee Fields}}
|5
|470
|-
!scope=row|3
|{{sort|Fields, Bobby|Bobby Fields}}
|3
|249
|-
!scope=row|4
|{{sort|Monroe, Rocket|Rocket Monroe}}
|5
|225
|-
!scope=row|5
|{{sort|Blue Yankee|The Blue Yankee}}
|3
|158
|-
!scope=row|6
|{{sort|Miller, Duke|Duke Miller}}
|2
|140
|-
!scope=row|7
|{{sort|Sullivan, Eddie|Eddie Sullivan}}
|3
|123
|-
!scope=row|8
|{{sort|Lucas, Ken|[[Ken Lucas (wrestler)|Ken Lucas]]}}
|4
|116
|-
!scope=row|9
|{{sort|Boyette, Mike|[[Mike Boyette]]}}
|1
|rowspan=2|98
|-
!scope=row|10
|{{sort|Bounty Hunter|Bounty Hunter #1}}
|1
|-
!scope=row|11
|{{sort|Hussein, Arman|Arman Hussein}}
|3
|97
|-
!scope=row|12
|{{sort|Boyer, Bob|[[Bob Boyer (wrestler)|Bob Boyer]]}}
|1
|85
|-
!scope=row|13
|{{sort|Wrestling Pro|The Wrestling Pro}}
|2
|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|64¤
|-
!scope=row|14
|{{sort|Drake, Tom|Tom Drake}}
|1
|56
|-
!scope=row|15
|{{sort|Dunn, Dick|Dick Dunn}}
|1
|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|54¤
|-
!scope=row|16
|{{sort|Mysterious Medic|The Mysterious Medic}}
|2
|49
|-
!scope=row|17
|{{sort|Spoiler|[[Don Jardine|The Spoiler]]}}
|2
|43
|-
!scope=row|18
|{{sort|Fargo, Donnie|Donnie Fargo}}
|1
|31
|-
!scope=row|19
|{{sort|Villa, Pancho|Pancho Villa}}
|3
|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|28¤
|-
!scope=row|20
|{{sort|Whitlock, Bobby|Bobby Whitlock}}
|1
|28
|-
!scope=row|21
|{{sort|Sito, Mitsu|Mitsu Sito}}
|1
|27
|-
!scope=row|22
|{{sort|Austin, Norvell|[[Norvell Austin]]}}
|1
|24
|-
!scope=row|23
|{{sort|McCarthy, Joe|Joe McCarthy}}
|2
|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|23¤
|-
!scope=row|24
|{{sort|Gorgeous George|Gorgeous George Jr.}}
|1
|rowspan=2|14
|-
!scope=row|25
|{{sort|Kimball, Melvin|Melvin Kimball}}
|1
|-
!scope=row|26
|{{sort|Big Bad John|Big Bad John}}
|1
|rowspan=2|13
|-
!scope=row|27
|{{sort|Galento, Al|Al Galento}}
|1
|-
!scope=row|28
|{{sort|Tyler, Rip|Rip Tyler}}
|1
|8
|-
!scope=row|29
|{{sort|Garvin, Terry|[[Terry Garvin]]}}
|1
|rowspan=2|7
|-
!scope=row|30
|{{sort|Colt, Chris|Chris Colt}}
|1
|-
!scope=row|31
|{{sort|Galento, Mario|Mario Galento}}
|1
|5
|-
!scope=row|32
|{{sort|Avenger|The Avenger}}
|1
|4
|-
!scope=row|33
|{{sort|Smith, John|John Smith}}
|1
|N/A
|}
==Footnotes==
{{reflist|group=Note}}
==References==
'''General'''
*{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan and Gary Will|chapter=United States: Mississippi|pages=229|title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/al/gc/gc-ms-h.html |title=NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title (Gulf Coast) |author= |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |work=Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/gccw/gccw.htm |title=Regional Territories: GCCW |author=Norris, Mike |date=2004 |website=KayfabeMemories.com |publisher= |accessdate=}}
'''Specific'''
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=titles&kategorie=11&liga=608&titel=371 NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlingdata.com]
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[[Category:Professional wrestling in Mississippi]]