NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (Gulf Coast version)


The NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling. 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

Title history

List of top combined reigns

RankChampionNo. of reignsCombined days
1181,065
25470
33249
45225
53158
62140
73123
84116
9198
10198
11397
12185
13264¤
14156
15154¤
16249
17243
18131
19328¤
20128
21127
22124
23223¤
24114
25114
26113
27113
2818
2917
3017
3115
3214
331N/A

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