The

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version of the

National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc. Founded in 1948, the NWA began as a governing body for a ...

(NWA) Southern Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship used in

Georgia Championship Wrestling Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. The promotion was affiliated with what had been the world's top sanctioning body of championship titles for decades before, the National ...

off-and-on from 1948 to 1972. The title is one of many versions of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. Other versions have been used in

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and the

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cities of

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and Memphis.

Title history

''Silver marks in the title history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An ' placed after a date indicates that a title change occurred no later than the date listed.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwa Southern Heavyweight Championship (Georgia Version) Georgia Championship Wrestling championships Heavyweight wrestling championships National Wrestling Alliance championships Regional professional wrestling championships Professional wrestling in Georgia (U.S. state)

Title history

See also

References