| 1957/05< | Buddy Rogers |
| [...] |
| 1958/04< | Mighty Atlas |
| 1958/04/24 | Tor Yamata | Chattanooga, TN |
| [...] |
| 1972/06< | Tony Charles |
| [...] |
| 1974/10< | Don Kent |
| 1975/01/04 | Jackie Fargo | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1975/01 | Don Kent [2] |
| 1975/02/05 | Luke Graham | Nashville, TN |
| 1975/04 | Don Kent [3] |
| 1975/05/07 | Luke Graham [2] | Nashville, TN |
| [...] |
| 1975 | Harley Race |
| 1975 | Magnificent Zulu |
| 1975/09/09 | Harley Race [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1975/10/13 | Bob Armstrong | Memphis, TN |
| [...] |
| 1975/12< | Jackie Fargo [2] |
| [...] |
| 1976 | VACANT |
| 1976/03< | Dick Steinborn |
| 1976/03 | Ken Lucas |
| 1976/04 | Dick Steinborn [2] |
| [...] |
| 1976/06< | Roger Kirby |
| One report has Gorgeous George holding the title 1976/07 |
| 1976/08/14 | Bob Armstrong | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1976/09 | Big Bad John |
| 1976/09/25 | Bob Armstrong [2] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1976/10 | Roger Kirby [2] |
| 1976/11< | Tommy Rich |
| 1977/01 | The Russian Stomper |
| 1977/02/13 | Ken Lucas [2] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1977/04/15 | The Executioner | Huntsville, AL |
| 1977/05/28 | Jackie Fargo [3] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1977 | VACANT |
| Fargo injured |
| 1977/10/09 | Lanny Poffo | Chattanooga, TN |
| Beat Dennis Hall in tournament final |
| 1977/12/10 | Don Kent [4] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1978/01/03 | Randy Savage | Birmingham, AL |
| 1978/03/26 | Dutch Mantel | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1978/05/21 | Don Garfield (Don Fargo) | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1978/05/28 | Dutch Mantel [2] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1978/07/12 | Whipper Watson, Jr. | Nashville, TN |
| 1978/07/22 | Dutch Mantel [3] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1978/08/12 | The Blue Yankee | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1978/09 | VACANT |
| Yankee stripped after match vs. Dutch Mantel |
| 1978/09/20 | The Mexican Angel | Nashville, TN |
| Won tournament |
| 1978/11/11 | Dutch Mantel [4] | Nashville, TN |
| 1978/11/11 | Randy Savage [2] | Nashville, TN |
| 1979/02< | Bobby Eaton |
| 1979/03/21 | Terry Gordy | Nashville, TN |
| 1979 | Bobby Eaton [2] |
| 1979/04/25 | Chris Colt | Nashville, TN |
| 1979/05/23 | Ron Garfield | Nashville, TN |
| 1979/06/02 | Dennis Condrey | Chattanooga, TN |
| Beat substitute Gorgeous George, Jr. |
| 1979/10/07 | Dutch Mantel [5] | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1979/10/24 | Bobby Eaton [3] | Nashville, TN |
| 1979/11/25 | Chris Colt [2] | Nashville, TN |
| 1979/12 | Bobby Eaton [4] |
| 1980/02/17 | Gorgeous George Jr. | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1980/02 | Bobby Eaton [5] |
| 1980/02 | Tojo Yamamoto | Nashville, TN |
| 1980 | Steve Travis |
| 1980/04/05 | Roger Mason | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1980/05/10 | Rocky Johnson | Chattanooga, TN |
| 1980/05 | The Great Togo |
| 1980/06/25 | Robert Gibson | Nashville, TN |
| 1980/07/23 | Bobby Eaton [6] | Nashville, TN |
| Tojo Yamamoto beat The Great Mephisto 1980/09/27 in Chattanooga, TN |
| 1980 | TITLE INACTIVE |
| 1981/07< | Ron Bass |
| 1981/07/06 | Steve Keirn | Memphis, TN |
| 1981/08/24 | Bugsy McGraw | Memphis, TN |
| 1981/09/07 | Steve Keirn [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1981/09/26 | Dutch Mantel [6] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/04/19 | Dream Machine | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/05/17 | Dutch Mantel [7] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/05/24 | Bobby Eaton [7] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/05/31 | King Cobra | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/07/05 | Dutch Mantel [8] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/07/12 | Bobby Eaton [8] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/07/24 | Bill Dundee | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/09/06 | Dutch Mantel [9] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/11/15 | Jesse Barr | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/11/22 | Dutch Mantel [10] | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/11/29 | Apocalypse | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/12/05 | Jacques Rougeau, Jr. | Memphis, TN |
| 1982/12/27 | Sabu (Cocoa Samoa) | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/01/02 | Jacques Rougeau, Jr. [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/01/10 | Bobby Eaton [9] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/01 | VACANT |
| 1983/02/14 | Bobby Eaton [10] | Memphis, TN |
| Beat Sweet Brown Sugar in tournament final |
| 1983/02/20 | Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware) | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/03/01 | Bobby Eaton [11] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/03/07 | Stagger Lee (Koko Ware) [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/07/04 | Frankie Laine | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/07/18 | Dutch Mantel [11] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/08/15 | Buddy Landel | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/08/29 | Koko Ware [3] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/09/05 | Buddy Landel [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/11/28 | Terry Taylor | Memphis, TN |
| 1983/12/26 | Randy Savage [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1984/04/09 | Jerry Lawler | Memphis, TN |
| 1984/05 | TITLE INACTIVE |
| 1984/11/19 | Kortsia Korchenko | Memphis, TN |
| Beat Jacques Rougeau, Jr. |
| 1984/12< | Mike Sharpe |
| Awarded Title |
| 1985/02/11 | Jimmy Valiant | Memphis, TN |
| 1985 | VACANT |
| 1985/07 | Rick Link |
| Billed as champion upon arrival |
| 1985/07/15 | Jerry Lawler [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1985/07/29 | VACANT | Memphis, TN |
| Lawler won the Southern Title |
| 1985/08/12 | Koko Ware [4] | Memphis, TN |
| Beat Bota the Witch Doctor in tournament final |
| 1985/08 | Bota the Witch Doctor |
| 1985/09 | Koko Ware [5] |
| 1985/10/07 | Harley Race | Memphis, TN |
| 1985/11 | Tom Branch |
| Allegedly beat Race in Kansas City, MO |
| 1985/11/16 | Koko Ware [6] | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/01/21 | Buddy Landel [3] | Louisville, KY |
| 1986/02/02 | Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/02/17 | Buddy Landel [4] | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/04/07 | Dutch Mantel [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/05/19 | Rip Rogers | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/06/16 | Dutch Mantel [13] | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/07 | VACANT |
| Mantel quit the promotion |
| 1986/08/11 | Tracy Smothers | Memphis, TN |
| Beat MOD Squad Basher in tournament final |
| 1986/09/20 | The Ninja (Tony Burton) | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/09/26 | Tracy Smothers [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/10/06 | Boy Tony (Tony Falk) | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/10/20 | Tracy Smothers [3] | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/10/27 | Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) | Memphis, TN |
| 1986/11 | VACANT |
| Gave up title due to already holding International Title |
| 1986/11 | The Great Kabuki | Jackson, TN |
| Beat Paul Diamond in tournament final |
| 1986/12 | VACANT |
| Kabuki quit the promotion |
| 1987/05 | Moondog Spot |
| Billed as champion upon arrival |
| 1987/05/11 | Jeff Jarrett | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/05/23 | Moondog Spot [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/06/01 | Jeff Jarrett [2] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/06/08 | Moondog Spot [3] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/06/22 | Jeff Jarrett [3] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/09/07 | Carl Fergie | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/09/14 | Jeff Jarrett [4] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/11/02 | Jimmy Jack Funk | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/11/09 | Jeff Jarrett [5] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/12/07 | Jerry Lawler [3] | Memphis, TN |
| 1987/12/07 | TITLE UNIFICATION | Memphis, TN |
| Unified with Southern Title and International Title to create CWA Title |