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On the September 6, 1973 taping of ''Championship Wrestling'',<ref group="Note" name="Reign2"/> to coincide with JCP's alternate name of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, JCP owner [[Jim Crockett, Jr.]] announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. During this change, [[Jerry Brisco]] was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion, and as a result of never losing the title, he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. Because Brisco's fourth reign did not end, being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title's history.<ref name="Origin">{{cite web|url=http://www.midatlanticgateway.com/Almanac/mid_a_history/mid-a_title_origin.htm|title=The Origin and Evolution of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship|last=Bourne|first=Dick|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Gateway|accessdate=July 30, 2009}}</ref> On December 26, 1986, [[Ron Garvin]], after winning JCP's [[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|version]] of the [[NWA United States Tag Team Championship]] with [[Barry Windham]] (also known as 'Krusher Khrushchev'), vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed it to Crockett, Jr. on a taping of ''World Championship Wrestling''. The title was deactivated afterwards for unknown reasons by Crockett, Jr., and eventually, JCP was sold to [[Ted Turner]] in 1988.<ref name="WCW/JCP">{{cite book|last=Beekman|first=Scott|title=Ringside: a history of professional wrestling in America|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|date=2006|pages=129-132|isbn=027598401X|accessdate=July 18, 2009}}</ref> As a result, Ron Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title. In the late 1990s, a group of promoters were given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW)"; however, this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW. Their prime championship, called the MACW Heavyweight Championship,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midatlanticwrestling.com/macw_ranks.html|title=MACW's Latest Rankings|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling|accessdate=August 1, 2009}}</ref> as a result, has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship. |
On the September 6, 1973 taping of ''Championship Wrestling'',<ref group="Note" name="Reign2"/> to coincide with JCP's alternate name of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, JCP owner [[Jim Crockett, Jr.]] announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. During this change, [[Jerry Brisco]] was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion, and as a result of never losing the title, he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. Because Brisco's fourth reign did not end, being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title's history.<ref name="Origin">{{cite web|url=http://www.midatlanticgateway.com/Almanac/mid_a_history/mid-a_title_origin.htm|title=The Origin and Evolution of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship|last=Bourne|first=Dick|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Gateway|accessdate=July 30, 2009}}</ref> On December 26, 1986, [[Ron Garvin]], after winning JCP's [[WCW United States Tag Team Championship|version]] of the [[NWA United States Tag Team Championship]] with [[Barry Windham]] (also known as 'Krusher Khrushchev'), vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed it to Crockett, Jr. on a taping of ''World Championship Wrestling''. The title was deactivated afterwards for unknown reasons by Crockett, Jr., and eventually, JCP was sold to [[Ted Turner]] in 1988.<ref name="WCW/JCP">{{cite book|last=Beekman|first=Scott|title=Ringside: a history of professional wrestling in America|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|date=2006|pages=129-132|isbn=027598401X|accessdate=July 18, 2009}}</ref> As a result, Ron Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title. In the late 1990s, a group of promoters were given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW)"; however, this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW. Their prime championship, called the MACW Heavyweight Championship,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.midatlanticwrestling.com/macw_ranks.html|title=MACW's Latest Rankings|publisher=Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling|accessdate=August 1, 2009}}</ref> as a result, has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship. |
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Overall, there were 60 reigns among 29 wrestlers, all of which occurred in the United States in [[arena]]s or [[television studio]]s. Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the "NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship", while 46 occurred under the "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship" name. The title had only one official [[wikt:Vacant|vacancy]], which occurred in July 1985. [[Jack Brisco]] and [[Wahoo McDaniel]] had the most reigns as champion, with six; [[Jerry Brisco]] and [[Rip Hawk]] had the second-highest, with four. [[Ken Patera]]'s second reign was the longest in the title's history, at 334 days; |
Overall, there were 60 reigns among 29 wrestlers, all of which occurred in the United States in [[arena]]s or [[television studio]]s. Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the "NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship", while 46 occurred under the "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship" name. The title had only one official [[wikt:Vacant|vacancy]], which occurred in July 1985. [[Jack Brisco]] and [[Wahoo McDaniel]] had the most reigns as champion, with six; [[Jerry Brisco]] and [[Rip Hawk]] had the second-highest, with four. [[Ken Patera]]'s second reign was the longest in the title's history, at 334 days; the [[Larry Hamilton|Missouri Mauler]] had the second-longest, at 275 days. Patera also ranks first in combined reigns by length, at 495 days with two reigns; Jerry Brisco ranks second, with at least 440 days with four reigns. Each reign was won at JCP promoted events: [[house show|live events]], [[pay-per-view]] events, and on televised events. |
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==Title history== |
==Title history== |
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The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotion. The title was only contestable by male individual wrestlers. Since 1974, the promotion was also promoted as "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling" (MACW), a prime reason why its championships included "Mid-Atlantic" in their names.[1] Being a professional wrestling championship, it was not won legitimately; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. In 1970, the championship was introduced (under the name "NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship") on a taping of Championship Wrestling[Note 2] on October 13, 1970. It was announced that the Missouri Mauler had defeated defending-champion Pat O'Connor in New York to win the title; this title change was fictitious and a storyline to introduce the championship to the promotion, nevertheless, O'Connor's reign is denoted as the first official reign. Further information regarding O'Connor's reign is unavailable as a result of it being a fictitious reign.
On the September 6, 1973 taping of Championship Wrestling,[Note 2] to coincide with JCP's alternate name of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, JCP owner Jim Crockett, Jr. announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. During this change, Jerry Brisco was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion, and as a result of never losing the title, he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. Because Brisco's fourth reign did not end, being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title's history.[2] On December 26, 1986, Ron Garvin, after winning JCP's version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham (also known as 'Krusher Khrushchev'), vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed it to Crockett, Jr. on a taping of World Championship Wrestling. The title was deactivated afterwards for unknown reasons by Crockett, Jr., and eventually, JCP was sold to Ted Turner in 1988.[3] As a result, Ron Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title. In the late 1990s, a group of promoters were given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW)"; however, this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW. Their prime championship, called the MACW Heavyweight Championship,[4] as a result, has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship.
Overall, there were 60 reigns among 29 wrestlers, all of which occurred in the United States in arenas or television studios. Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the "NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship", while 46 occurred under the "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship" name. The title had only one official vacancy, which occurred in July 1985. Jack Brisco and Wahoo McDaniel had the most reigns as champion, with six; Jerry Brisco and Rip Hawk had the second-highest, with four. Ken Patera's second reign was the longest in the title's history, at 334 days; the Missouri Mauler had the second-longest, at 275 days. Patera also ranks first in combined reigns by length, at 495 days with two reigns; Jerry Brisco ranks second, with at least 440 days with four reigns. Each reign was won at JCP promoted events: live events, pay-per-view events, and on televised events.
Title history
NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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# | The overall championship reign |
Reign | The reign number for the specific tag team listed |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
N/A | The specific information is not known or applicable. |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
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1 | Pat O'Connor | 1 | 1970 | [Note 1] | N/A | Live event | It was announced in local advertisements that O'Connor was the reigning Eastern Heavyweight Champion until October 13, 1970, when he lost the championship to the Missouri Mauler; this reign was a storyline to introduce the championship to JCP, and as a result, further information regarding how O'Connor won the title is unavailable.[5] |
2 | Missouri Mauler | 1 | October 13, 1970 | 275 | N/A | Championship Wrestling[Note 2] | The Missouri Mauler announced on local television from WGHP television studios that he had defeated O'Connor for the title in New York; the title change was a continuation of the storyline to introduce the championship to JCP, and as a result, further information regarding the title change is unavailable. This title change aired on broadcast delay on October 17, 1970[5] |
3 | Danny Miller | 1 | July 15, 1971 | 67 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
4 | Missouri Mauler | 2 | September 20, 1971 | Error: Second date should be year, month, day | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
5 | Jack Brisco | 1 | November 31, 1971 | Error: Need valid year, month, day | High Point, North Carolina | Championship Wrestling [Note 2] |
This title change aired on broadcast delay on December 4, 1971. |
6 | Rip Hawk | 1 | February 14, 1972 | 56 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
7 | Jack Brisco | 2 | April 10, 1972 | [Note 3] | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
8 | Rip Hawk | 2 | [Note 4] | [Note 4] | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Live event | The exact date Rip Hawk won the championship is unknown, however, it is confirmed by sources that he won the title from Jack Brisco between April 25 and May 25, 1972 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
9 | Jerry Brisco | 1 | June 13, 1972 | 76 | Columbia, South Carolina | Live event | |
10 | Rip Hawk | 3 | August 28, 1972 | 7 | Greenville, South Carolina | Live event | |
11 | Jerry Brisco | 2 | September 4, 1972 | 115 | Greenville, South Carolina | Live event | |
12 | Rip Hawk | 4 | December 28, 1972 | 65 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
13 | Jerry Brisco | 3 | March 3, 1973 | 67 | Salem, North Carolina | Live vent | |
14 | Ole Anderson | 1 | May 9, 1973 | 55 | Raleigh, North Carolina | All Star Wrestling [Note 5] |
This title change aired on broadcast delay, however, it is unknown what date it aired. |
15 | Jerry Brisco | 4 | July 3, 1973 | [Note 6] | Columbia, South Carolina | Live event | On September 6, 1973, the NWA retired the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and introduced the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship to JCP as its replacement. As a result, Brisco was the final wrestler to hold the championship under the "NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship" name. |
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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# (#) | The overall championship reign is listed without parenthesis, while the reign number under the specific name of the championship is enclosed in parenthesis. |
Reign | The reign number for the specific tag team listed |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
N/A | The specific information is not known or applicable. |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
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15 (1) | Jerry Brisco | 4 | July 3, 1973 | [Note 6] | Columbia, South Carolina | Live event | As a result of Jerry Brisco being recognized as the final NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion, the NWA recognized him as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. However, this reign is not considered to be a new reign overall in the title's history because Jerry Brisco originally never lost the title. |
16 (2) | Johnny Valentine | — | January 1974 | [Note 7] | N/A | N/A | From the information known, Johnny Valentine was awarded the championship by Jim Crockett, Jr. after Brisco traveled to Japan to wrestle and was unable to defend the title in the United States; a formal vacancy was not established during this situation. |
17 (3) | Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | June 29, 1975 | 83 | Asheville, North Carolina | Live event | |
18 (4) | Ric Flair | 1 | September 20, 1975 | 226 | Hampton, Virginia | Live event | |
19 (5) | Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | May 3, 1976 | 21 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
20 (6) | Ric Flair | 2 | May 24, 1976 | 110 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
21 (7) | Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | September 11, 1976 | 35 | Greenville, South Carolina | Live event | |
22 (8) | Ric Flair | 3 | October 16, 1976 | 72 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
23 (9) | Wahoo McDaniel | 4 | December 27, 1976 | 166 | Richmond, Virginia | Live event | |
24 (10) | Greg Valentine | 1 | June 11, 1977 | 59 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
25 (11) | Wahoo McDaniel | 5 | August 9, 1977 | 29 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
26 (12) | Greg Valentine | 2 | September 7, 1977 | 207 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Wide World Wrestling [Note 5] |
This title change aired on broadcast delay on September 10, 1977. |
27 (13) | Wahoo McDaniel | 6 | April 2, 1978 | 7 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
28 (14) | Ken Patera | 1 | April 9, 1978 | 161 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
29 (15) | Tony Atlas | 1 | September 17, 1978 | 28 | Roanoke, Virginia | Live event | |
30 (16) | Ken Patera | 2 | October 15, 1978 | 334 | Roanoke, Virginia | Live event | |
31 (17) | Jim Brunzell | 1 | September 14, 1979 | 69 | Richmond, Virginia | Live event | |
32 (18) | Ray Stevens | 1 | November 22, 1979 | 33 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
33 (19) | Jim Brunzell | 2 | December 25, 1979 | 168 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
34 (20) | Iron Sheik | 1 | May 11, 1980 | 174 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
35 (21) | Ricky Steamboat | 1 | November 1, 1980 | 166 | Richmond, Virginia | Live event | |
36 (22) | Ivan Koloff | 1 | April 16, 1981 | 177 | Norfolk, Virginia | Live event | |
37 (23) | Ricky Steamboat | 2 | October 10, 1981 | 22 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
38 (24) | Roddy Piper | 1 | November 1, 1981 | 180 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Live event | |
39 (25) | Jack Brisco | 3 (1) | May 10, 1982 | 58 | Greenville, North Carolina | Live event | |
40 (26) | Roddy Piper | 2 | July 7, 1982 | 27 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Wide World Wrestling [Note 8] |
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41 (27) | Jack Brisco | 4 (2) | August 3, 1982 | 29 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
42 (28) | Paul Jones | 2 | September 1, 1982 | 47 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Wide World Wrestling [Note 8] |
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43 (29) | Jack Brisco | 5 (3) | October 18, 1982 | 15 | Greenville, South Carolina | Live event | |
44 (30) | Paul Jones | 3 | November 2, 1982 | 28 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
45 (31) | Jack Brisco | 6 | November 30, 1982 | 61 | Columbia, South Carolina | Live event | |
46 (32) | Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | January 30, 1983 | 187 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
47 (33) | Rufus Jones | 1 | August 5, 1983 | 120 | Richmond, Virginia | Live event | |
48 (34) | Dick Slater | 1 | December 3, 1983 | [Note 9] | Hampton, Virginia | Live event | |
49 (35) | Ivan Koloff | 2 | [Note 10] | [Note 10] | N/A | [Note 11] | After Dick Slater won the NWA United States Championship on December 14, 1983, he elected to award Ivan Koloff the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship; however, the exact date and location of this title change is unknown. |
50 (36) | Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 1 | January 25, 1984 | 53 | Shelby, North Carolina | Live event | |
51 (37) | Ivan Koloff | 3 | March 18, 1984 | 35 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Live event | |
52 (38) | Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 2 | April 22, 1984 | 20 | Charlotte, North Carolina | [Note 11] | |
53 (39) | The Masked Outlaw | 2 | May 12, 1984 | 46 | Spencer, North Carolina | [Note 11] | The Masked Outlaw was an alternate ring name of Dory Funk, Jr., who had won the title under his real name previously. |
54 (40) | Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 3 | June 27, 1984 | 63 | N/A | [Note 11] | It is unknown where this title change occurred. |
55 (41) | Ron Bass | 1 | August 29, 1984 | 199 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | [Note 11] | |
56 (42) | Buzz Tyler | 1 | March 16, 1985 | [Note 12] | Greensboro, North Carolina | [Note 11] | |
— | Vacant | 1 | July 1985 | — | N/A | N/A | Buzz Tyler was stripped of the championship after he left JCP; title was declared vacant as a result. |
57 (43) | Krusher Khrushchev | 1 | November 28, 1985 | 44 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Starrcade (1985) | Krusher Khrushchev defeated Sam Houston in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. |
58 (44) | Sam Houston | 1 | January 11, 1986 | 66 | Atlanta, Georgia | World Championship Wrestling [Note 13] |
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59 (45) | Black Bart | 1 | March 18, 1986 | 168 | Mooresville, North Carolina | Live event | |
60 (46) | Ron Garvin | 1 | September 2, 1986 | 115 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Live event | After winning JCP's version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham (also known as 'Krusher Khrushchev'), Ron Garvin vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship and handed it to Jim Crockett, Jr. on the December 26, 1986 taping of World Championship Wrestling. The title was deactivated afterwards for unknown reasons by Crockett, Jr., and JCP was then sold to Ted Turner in 1988.[3] As a result, Ron Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title. |
List of combined reigns by length
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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#= | The equal sign next to a number means that entry is equal in length with the preceding and/or following entry |
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Ken Patera | 2 | 495 |
2 | Jerry Brisco | 4 | 440¤ [Note 6] |
3 | Johnny Valentine | 1 | 432¤ [Note 7] |
4 | Ric Flair | 3 | 408 |
5 | Missouri Mauler | 2 | 347 |
6 | Wahoo McDaniel | 6 | 341 |
7 | Greg Valentine | 2 | 266 |
8 | Jack Brisco | 6 | 253¤ [Note 3] |
9= | Jim Brunzell | 2 | 237 |
9= | Ivan Koloff | 3 | 237¤ [Note 10] |
10 | Dory Funk, Jr./The Masked Outlaw | 2 | 233 |
11 | Roddy Piper | 2 | 207 |
12 | Ron Bass | 1 | 199 |
13 | Black Bart | 1 | 168 |
14 | Rick Steamboat | 2 | 188 |
15 | Iron Sheik | 1 | 174 |
16 | Rip Hawk | 4 | 147¤ [Note 4] |
17 | Angelo Mosca, Jr. | 3 | 136 |
18 | Rufus Jones | 1 | 120 |
19 | Ron Garvin | 1 | 115 |
20 | Buzz Tyler | 1 | 107¤ [Note 12] |
21 | Paul Jones | 2 | 75 |
22 | Danny Miller | 1 | 67 |
23 | Sam Houston | 1 | 66 |
24 | Ole Anderson | 1 | 55 |
25 | Ray Stevens | 1 | 33 |
26= | Tony Atlas | 1 | 28 |
26= | Dick Slater | 1 | 28¤ [Note 9] |
27 | Pat O'Connor | 1 | 1¤ [Note 1] |
See also
- Jim Crockett Promotions alumni
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions
Footnotes
- ^ a b c The exact date in which Pat O' Connor won his only reign is unknown, which means that it lasted between 1 and 285 days.
- ^ a b c d Championship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on local WGHP television markets in 1964.
- ^ a b The exact date Jack Brisco lost his second reign in unknown, which means that it lasted between 15 and 45 days.
- ^ a b c The exact date Rip Hawk won his second reign is unknown, although it is confirmed in sources that it took place between April 25, 1972 and May 25, 1972. As a result, his reign lasted between 19 and 49 days.
- ^ a b All Star Wrestling, Wide World Wrestling, and World Wide Wrestling were television programs for JCP that began airing on local WRAL television markets in the late 1950s..
- ^ a b c The exact date Jerry Brisco lost his fourth reign is unknown, which means that it lasted between 182 and 212 days. Cite error: The named reference "LastEasternReign" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b The exact date Johnny Valentine won his first reign is unknown, which means that it lasted between 402 and 432 days.
- ^ a b Wide World Wrestling began airing on local WPCQ television markets in 1981, after it moved from WRAL.
- ^ a b The exact date Dick Slater awarded Ivan Koloff the championship is unknown, which means that his only reign lasted between 11 and 28 days.
- ^ a b c The exact date Ivan Koloff was awarded the championship by Dick Slater took place between December 14 and December 31, 1983, which means that his second reign lasted between 25 and 42 days.
- ^ a b c d e f From 1983 to 1984, JCP taped programming in indoor arenas to air on television markets, however, the name of the programming and the markets it aired on is unknown.
- ^ a b The exact date Buzz Tyler was stripped of the championship is unknown, which means that his only reign lasted between 107 and 137 days.
- ^ World Championship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on WTBS television markets in 1981.
References
- General (title history)
- Bourne, Dick. "Mid-Atlantic Wrestling: The Definitive History of the Mid-Atlantic Championship". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History". Wrestling Title Histories by Gary Will and Royal Duncan. Solie.org. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- General (television programming)
- "WGHP-8 High Point, NC". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- Thatcher, Les. "WRAL Studio Wrestling: Television History on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway". Mid-Atlantic Magazine (1977). Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- "WPCQ - Charlotte, NC". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ Bourne, Dick. "What's In a Name?". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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(help) - ^ "MACW's Latest Rankings". Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "Clippings from the collection of Mark Eastridge". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. January 1971. Retrieved July 26, 2009.