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Encyclopedia > AWA World Heavyweight Championship
The AWA World Heavyweight Championship belt. (1987-1990)

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the most prestigious championship in the American Wrestling Association. It was established in May 1960, after the AWA became a separate promotion from the National Wrestling Alliance, which had previously been a part of as the NWA's Minneapolis, Minnesota-area presence. The first champion was Pat O'Connor, who was recognized as the first champion upon the AWA's secession from the NWA as O'Connor held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as well, which he won on January 9, 1959. Image File history File links AWAchampbelt. ... Image File history File links AWAchampbelt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... Patrick Pat OConnor was a professional wrestler from New Zealand who won several world titles. ... NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1973 – 1986, 1993 – Present) The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the NWA. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


It had world title status for its entire existence until the promotion folded in January 1991. The title was revived in 1996 for AWA Superstars of Wrestling but did not gain World Title status until 2005. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Title history

American Wrestling Association (1959-1991)

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Pat O'Connor 1 May 1960 Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship, won on January 9, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri; recognized as the first AWA World Champion , but was given 90 days to defend the title against Verne Gagne or be stripped of the title.
Verne Gagne 1 August 16, 1960 Awarded after O'Connor failed to defend the title.
Gene Kiniski 1 July 11, 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Verne Gagne 2 August 8, 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mr. M (Bill Miller) 1 January 9, 1962 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Verne Gagne 3 August 21, 1962 Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Crusher 1 July 9, 1963 Minneapolis, Minnesota Also won Omaha version of World Heavyweight Championship from Fritz Von Erich on February 15, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Verne Gagne 4 July 20, 1963 Minneapolis, Minnesota Wins both the AWA title and the Omaha title.
Fritz Von Erich 1 July 27, 1963 Omaha, Nebraska Wins both the AWA title and the Omaha title.
Verne Gagne 5 August 8, 1963 Amarillo, Texas Wins AWA title only; also wins Omaha title from Fritz Von Erich on September 7, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska to unify the titles.
The Crusher 2 November 28, 1963 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Verne Gagne 6 December 14, 1963 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maurice Vachon 1 May 2, 1964 Omaha, Nebraska
Verne Gagne 7 May 15, 1964 Omaha, Nebraska
Maurice Vachon 2 October 20, 1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mighty Igor Vodic 1 May 15, 1965 Omaha, Nebraska
Maurice Vachon 3 May 22, 1965 Omaha, Nebraska
The Crusher 3 August 21, 1965 St. Paul, Minnesota
Maurice Vachon 4 November 12, 1965 Denver, Colorado
Dick The Bruiser 1 November 12, 1966 Omaha, Nebraska
Maurice Vachon 5 November 19, 1966 Omaha, Nebraska
Verne Gagne 8 February 26, 1967 St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. X (Dick Beyer) 1 August 17, 1968 Bloomington, Minnesota
Verne Gagne 9 August 31, 1968 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nick Bockwinkel 1 November 8, 1975 St. Paul, Minnesota
Verne Gagne 10 July 18, 1980 Chicago, Illinois Gagne retired from active wrestling while still the champion.
Nick Bockwinkel 2 May 19, 1981 Awarded the title when Gagne retired.
Hulk Hogan 1 April 18, 1982 St. Paul, Minnesota Hogan's victory was overturned by AWA President Stanley Blackburn on April 24, 1982 as a result of the use of a foreign object by Hogan on Bockwinkel in the course of the bout, with Hogan's reign unrecognized. However, in 2005, the AWA, reasoning that the decision had been overturned by Blackburn, rather than the official refere, retroactively recognised Hogan as a former champion. [1]
Nick Bockwinkel 3 April 24, 1982 Returned to Bockwinkel by AWA president Stanley Blackburn due to the involvement of a foreign object in the match.
Otto Wanz 1 August 29, 1982 St. Paul, Minnesota
Nick Bockwinkel 4 October 9, 1982 Chicago, Illinois
Hulk Hogan 2 April 24, 1983 Minneapolis, Minnesota Hogan's victory was overturned by AWA President Stanley Blackburn immediately following the bout, with Hogan's reign unrecognized. However, in 2005, the AWA, reasoning that the decision had been overturned by Blackburn, rather than the official refere, retroactively recognised Hogan as a two-time former champion. [1]
Nick Bockwinkel 5 April 24, 1983 Minneapolis, Minnesota After the match Blackburn came down to the ring and tried to have Hogan disqualified for having thrown Bockwinkel over the top rope, but since this was a no disqualification match, Blackburn simply stripped Hogan of the belt and again returned it to Bockwinkel. Understandably upset at the way he had been treated, Hogan left the AWA shortly thereafter. Since then, however, the two wins by Hogan have been recognized as official reigns.
Jumbo Tsuruta 1 February 22, 1984 Tokyo, Japan
Rick Martel 1 May 13, 1984 St. Paul, Minnesota
Stan Hansen 1 December 29, 1985 East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nick Bockwinkel 6 June 28, 1986 Denver, Colorado Awarded when Hansen left the AWA.
Curt Hennig 1 May 2, 1987 San Francisco, California Title held up immediately after the match due to controversy over interference by Larry Zbyszko on Hennig's behalf, but the title is returned to Hennig days later after the AWA Championship Committee rules that there was no evidence of interference. Then was vacated until May 9th, 1988
Jerry Lawler 1 May 9, 1988 Memphis, Tennessee Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich on December 13, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois to win the World Class Heavyweight Championship, and become the first Unified World Heavyweight Champion. He was nevertheless stripped of the AWA title on January 20, 1989 after the Continental Wrestling Association split with the AWA.
Larry Zbyszko 1 February 7, 1989 St. Paul, Minnesota Zbyszko won the vacant title by winning a battle royal, last eliminating Tom Zenk.
Masa Saito 1 February 10, 1990 Tokyo, Japan
Larry Zbyszko 2 April 8, 1990 St. Paul, Minnesota Title was stripped on December 12, 1990 when Zbyszko left the inactive
AWA for WCW. The AWA closed in 1991.

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AWA Heavyweight Title (1996-2003)

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Jonnie Stewart 1 June 6, 1996 Rochester, Minnesota Defeated Larry Gligorovich to win the revived AWA "Heavyweight"
title after the AWA reopened as AWA Superstars of Wrestling.
King Kong Bundy 1 March 31, 1999 Oshkosh, Wisconsin Later stripped of the title by AWA Superstars owner Dale Gagne.
The Patriot
(Danny Dominion)		 1 July 29, 2000 Pine Bluff, Arkansas Defeated Dale Gagne in an impromptu match to win the title.
Ricky Enrique 1 July 29, 2000 Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Eric Priest 1 June 3, 2001 Hillside, Illinois
Evan Karagias 1 March 22, 2002 Casa Grande, Arizona
Danny Dominion 2 May 2, 2002 Cottonwood, Arizona
Evan Karagias 2 May 4, 2002 Lemoore, California
Horshu 1 October 12, 2002 Mercedes, Texas Stripped of the title due to missing mandatory title defenses.
Evan Karagias 3 July 6, 2003 Lemoore, California Defeated Eric Priest to win the vacated title. Karagias was fired in January 2005 by Dale Gagne for misconduct and refusal of defending the title as scheduled.

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AWA World Heavyweight Title (2005-present)

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Takao Omori 1 February 15, 2005 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Steve Corino in the finals of a tournament when Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE joins the AWA. The title is known as the AWA World Heavyweight Championship once again.
Steve Corino 1 June 11, 2005 Bay City, Michigan
Shinjiro Ohtani 1 January 22, 2006 Tokyo, Japan
Takao Omori 2 April 1, 2006 Tokyo, Japan
Ric Converse 1 June 14, 2006 Indianapolis, Indiana
Steve Corino 2 January 7, 2007 Pottstown, Pennsylvania On March 23, 2007, Corino lost the title to TNT at an AWF event; however, on March 28, the AWA Board of Directors returned the title to Corino when the proper paperwork for the match could not be found.
Takao Omori 3 March 31, 2007 Yokohama, Japan

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See also

This list does not include the championship reigns under the banner of AWA Superstars of Wrestling, which was a reopening of the AWA promotion, and revival of the championship in 1996. ...

References

  1. ^ a b Bush, S. (2005). AWA World Champion: Hollywood Hulk Hogan. American Wrestling Association. Retrieved on June 2, 2007.

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External links

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