World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Tennessee & Georgia versions)
Name changes:
- World Junior Heavyweight Title [Tennessee & Georgia version] (1940s )
- National Wrestling Alliance World Junior Heavyweight Title (1950 - )
|
No. |
Champion |
Date won |
Location |
Reign |
Event |
Note |
|
1. |
Mel Peters |
42/06< | ||||
| 2. | Gus Johnson | 42/06/16 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 3. | Herb Welch | 42/10/13 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 4. | Mike Chacoma | 43/03/09 | Louisville, KY | |||
| 5. | Herb Welch [2] | 43/03/16 | Louisville, KY | |||
| 6. | Yellow Scorpion | 44/01< | Nashville, TN | |||
| 7. | Herb Welch [3] | 44/01/18 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 8. | Yellow Scorpion [2] | 44/02/15 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 9. | Herb Welch [4] | 44/06/06 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 10. | Roy Allen | 44/07/10 | Knoxville, TN | |||
| 11. | Herb Welch [5] | 44/07/28 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 12. | Red Masked Marvel | 45/06/05 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 13. | Herb Welch [6] | 45/06/27 | Nashville, TN | 1 | ||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 14. | Tex Riley | 46/07/12 | Nashville, TN | 2 | ||
| 15. | Herb Welch [7] | 47/07/22 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 16. | Green Shadow | 48/06/01 | Nashville, TN | |||
| 17. | Herb Welch [8] | 48/07/06 | Nashville, TN | |||
| [...] | ||||||
| 18. | Leroy McGuirk | 50/01< | 3 | |||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 19. | Verne Gagne | 50/11/13 | Tulsa, OK | 4 | ||
| 20. | Danny McShain | 51/11/19 | Memphis, TN | |||
Notes:
1. Vacant on 46/02/28 when Welch injured in auto accident.
3. Has won National Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight title, defeating John Swenski on 39/06/19 in Hollywood, CA; recognized as champion in Tennessee in 50/01<; vacant on 50/02/07 when McGuirk blinded in an auto accident.
4. Defeats Sonny Myers in a 14-man tournament final.
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