AWA World Heavyweight Championship, 1980s
1974-1986
1986-1988
|
No. |
Champion |
Date won |
Location |
Reign |
Event |
Note |
| 26. | Verne Gagne [10] | 80/07/14 | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park '80 | ||
| 27. | Nick Bockwinkel [2] | 81/05/19 | 8 | |||
| 28. | Otto Wanz | 82/08/29 | St. Paul, MN | |||
| 29. | Nick Bockwinkel [3] | 82/10/09 | Chicago, IL | |||
| 30. | Jumbo Tsuruta | 84/02/22 | Tokyo, JAPAN | |||
| 31. | Rick Martel | 84/05/13 | St. Paul, MN | 9 | ||
| 32. | Stan Hansen | 85/12/29 | East Rutherford, NJ | NWA/AWA Star Wars | ||
| 33. | Nick Bockwinkel [4] | 86/06/28 | Denver, CO | 10 | ||
| 34. | Curt Hennig | 87/05/02 | San Francisco, CA | |||
| 35. | Jerry Lawler | 88/05/09 | Memphis, TN | 11 | ||
| VACANT | ||||||
| 36. | Larry Zbyszko | 89/02/07 | St. Paul, MN | 12 |
Notes:
8. Awarded when Gagne retires.
9. Wrestles to a double count-out against NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair on 85/10/02 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
10. Awarded when Hansen leaves the promotion after not appearing the match on 86/06/28 in Denver, CO, but Hansen takes the belt and defends it on All Japan cards in 86/07.
11. Unifies WCWA World title defeating Kerry Von Erich on 88/12/13 in Chicago, IL to become Unified World Heavyweight Champion, but stripped of AWA title on 89/01/20 after CWA splits with AWA.
12. Wins title in battle royal, eliminating Tom Zenk.
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