AWA World Title

Won By	Defeated	Location	Date
Verne Gagne-1			8-16-60
Gene Kiniski	Verne Gagne	Minneapolis, MN	7-11-61
Verne Gagne	Gene Kiniski	Minneapolis, MN-2	8-8-61
Mr. M (Bill Miller)	Verne Gagne	Minneapolis, MN	1-9-62
Verne Gagne	Mr. M	Minneapolis, MN	8-21-62
The Crusher	Verne Gagne	Minneapolis, MN	7-9-63
Verne Gagne	The Crusher	Minneapolis, MN-3	7-20-63
Fritz Von Erich	Verne Gagne	Omaha, NE	7-27-63
Verne Gagne	Fritz Von Erich	Amarillo, TX-4	8-8-63
The Crusher	Verne Gagne	St. Paul, MN-5	11-28-63
Verne Gagne	The Crusher	Minneapolis, MN-6	12-14-63
Mad Dog Vachon	Verne Gagne	Omaha, NE	5-2-64
Verne Gagne	Mad Dog Vachon	Omaha, NE-7	5-16-64
Mad Dog Vachon	Verne Gagne	Minneapolis, MN	10-20-64
Mighty Igor	Mad Dog Vachon	Omaha, NE	5-15-65
Mad Dog Vachon	Mighty Igor	Omaha, NE	5-22-65
The Crusher	Mad Dog Vachon	St. Paul, MN	8-21-65
Mad Dog Vachon	The Crusher	Denver, CO	11-12-65
Dick the Bruiser	Mad Dog Vachon	Omaha, NE	11-12-66
Mad Dog Vachon	Dick the Bruiser	Omaha, NE	11-19-66
Verne Gagne	Mad Dog Vachon	St. Paul, MN	2-26-67
Dr. X (Dick Beyer)	Verne Gagne	Bloomington, MN	8-17-68
Verne Gagne	Dr. X	Minneapolis, MN-8	8-31-68
Nick Bockwinkel	Verne Gagne	St. Paul, MN	11-8-75
Verne Gagne	Nick Bockwinkel	Chicago, IL	7-18-80
Nick Bockwinkel-9			5-19-81
Otto Wanz	Nick Bockwinkel	St. Paul, MN	8-29-82
Nick Bockwinkel	Otto Wanz	Chicago, IL	10-9-82
Jumbo Tsuruta	Nick Bockwinkel	Tokyo, Japan-10	2-23-84
Rick Martel	Jumbo Tsuruta	St. Paul, MN	5-13-84
Stan Hansen	Rick Martel	East Rutherford, NJ	12-29-85
Nick Bockwinkel	Stan Hansen	Denver, CO-11	6-29-86
Curt Hennig	Nick Bockwinkel	San Francisco, CA-12	5-2-87
Jerry Lawler	Curt Hennig	Memphis, TN-13	5-9-88
Larry Zbyszko-14		St. Paul, MN	2-7-89
Masa Saito	Larry Zbyszko	Tokyo, Japan	2-10-90
Larry Zbyszko	Masa Saito	St. Paul, MN-15	4-8-90



1- Gagne was awarded the title after he failed to receive an NWA World title match
2- Steel Cage match
3- Joe Blanchard was the special referee
4- 2 out of 3 falls match
5- 2 out of 3 falls match
6- 2 out of 3 falls match
7- Won by count-out
8- 2 out of 3 falls match
9- Bockwinkel was awarded the title after Gagne retired on 5-10-81
10- Terry Funk was the special referee
11- Bockwinkel was awarded the title by forfeit after Hansen left the arena before the match
12- Hennig was officially awarded the title on 5-13-87 after the championship committee ruled that Larry Zbyszko had
not illegally interefered in the match
13- Jackie Fargo was the special referee
14- Zbyszko won a battle royal by eliminating Tom Zenk to win the vacant title.
Lawler was stripped of the title on 1-20-89 after he missed several title defenses
15- Nick Bockwinkel was the special referee.
Zbyszko was stripped of the title on 12-12-90 after he left the inactive AWA for WCW.
The AWA officially folded in 1991

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Women's Title | Americas Title | British Empire Title | Canadian Title



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