After that, Maple Leaf Wrestling recognized the Mid-Atlantic version of the title from May 1978 until July 1984 when promoter Jack Tunney allied himself with the WWF.
He held championships across the southeast United States, the first of which was the Mid-Atlantic (Carolinas, Virginia) version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship, which he won with Cowboy Bob Ellis on December 2, 1963.
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times)
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (3 times)
After Nelson was removed from the alliance, Kernodle became the tag partner of Sgt. Slaughter, with whom he held the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) in late 1982 and early 1983.
The team also held the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, later known as the WCW World Tag Team Championship, four times.
Brisco teamed with his brother to win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship three times.