AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship

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AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionAmerican Wrestling Association
Date established1967
Date retiredSeptember 2, 1972

The AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship was a title in the late 1967 and early 1972 in the American Wrestling Association. It was primarily defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area and was a title for mid-level wrestlers.[1]

Title history[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Dale Lewis  1967  House show N/A  1  [Note 1] [1]
 2  Bobby Shane  1967  House show N/A  1  [Note 2] [1]
 3  Bob Orton  July 15, 1967  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  105 [1]
 4  Rock Rogowski  October 28, 1967  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  14 [1]
 5  Bob Orton  November 11, 1967  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  28 [1]
 6  Mighty Igor Vodic  December 9, 1967  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  28 [1]
 7  Mike Dibiase  January 6, 1968  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  161 [1]
 8  Bob Ellis  June 15, 1968  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  2 [1]
 9  Mike Dibiase  August 17, 1968  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  7 [1]
 10  Bob Ellis  August 24, 1968  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  94 [1]
 11  Mike Dibiase  November 26, 1968  House show Omaha, Nebraska  3  67 [1]
 12  Stan Pulaski  February 1, 1969  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  259 [1]
 13  Tarzan Tyler  October 18, 1969  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  75 [1]
 14  Stan Pulaski  January 1, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  14 [1]
 15  Lars Anderson  January 15, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  72 [1]
 16  Stan Pulaski  March 28, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  3  26 [1]
 17  Beautiful Brutus  April 23, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  9 [1]
 18  Bob Ellis  May 2, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  3  [Note 3] [1]
 19  Lars Anderson  June 1970  House show Lincoln, Nebraska  2  [Note 4] [1]
 20  Bob Ellis  June 20, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  4  35 [1]
 21  Tarzan Tyler  July 25, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  77 [1]
 22  Tex Mckenzie  October 10, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  28 [1]
 23  Rock Rogowski  November 7, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  28 [1]
 24  Stan Pulaski  December 5, 1970  House show Omaha, Nebraska  4  34 [1]
 25  The Claw[Note 5]  January 8, 1971  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  211 [1]
 26  Ramón Torres  August 7, 1971  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  [Note 6] [1]
 27  Jimmy Snuka  August 1971  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  [Note 7] [1]
 28  Great Kusatsu  September 11, 1971  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  196 [1]
 29  Stan Pulaski  March 25, 1972  House show Omaha, Nebraska  5  14 [1]
 30  Buddy Wolfe  April 8, 1972  House show Omaha, Nebraska  1  [Note 8] [1]
N/A N/A N/A Due to a "groggy" referee handing out double decisions. [1]
 31  Buddy Wolfe  May 6, 1972  House show Omaha, Nebraska  2  28 Defeated Stan Pulaski. [1]
 32  Stan Pulaski  June 3, 1972  House show Omaha, Nebraska  6  91 [1]
— Deactivated  September 2, 1972 — — — — [1]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ The length of Dale Lewis' title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  2. ^ The length of Bobby Shane's title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  3. ^ The exact date Ellis' title reign ended has not been documented, which puts the reign at between 30 and 48 days.
  4. ^ The exact date Anderson's title reign began has not been documented, which puts the reign at between 1 day and 50 days.
  5. ^ Tom Andrews
  6. ^ The exact date Torres lost the championship is undocumented, which means that his reign lasted between 1 day and 24 days.
  7. ^ The exact date Snuka won the championship is undocumented, which means that his reign lasted between 11 and 41 days.
  8. ^ The exact date the championship was declared vacant is unknown, which put this rein at between 1 day and 27 days.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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