AWA World Women's Championship

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AWA World Women's Championship
Details
PromotionAmerican Wrestling Association
Date established1958
Date retired1991

The AWA World Women's Championship was the women's professional wrestling title in the American Wrestling Association from 1961 until 1990.

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  June Byers  August 20, 1954  House show Atlanta, GA  1  2563 Byers defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship and continues to be recognized by AWA after it splits from NWA in 1960.
 2  Penny Banner  August 26, 1961  House show Angola, IN  1  493 AWA ceased to recognize June Byers as women's champion after she no-showed a title defense. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion.
— Vacated  January 1, 1963 — — — — The AWA vacated the championship on January 1, 1963, but June Byers continued to be recognized as champion by the NWA until she retired in January 1964.
 3  Kay Noble  April 13, 1963  House show Saint Paul, MN  1  2402 Noble defeated Kathy Starr to win the vacant championship.
 4  Vivian Vachon  November 4, 1971  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  1  651
 5  Betty Nicoli  August 16, 1973  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  1  587
— Vacated  March 27, 1975 — — — — The championship was vacated when Betty Nicoli retired.
 6  Candi Devine  November 1984  House show Minneapolis, MN  1  [Note 1] Devine won a battle royal to win the vacant championship.
 7  Sherri Martel  September 28, 1985  SuperClash Chicago, IL  1  5 [1]
— Vacated  October 3, 1985 — — — — The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons.
 8  Candi Devine  October 14, 1985  House show Memphis, TN  2  3 Devine was awarded the championship without title match.
 9  Sherri Martel  October 17, 1985  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  2  91
 10  Candi Devine  January 16, 1986  House show Winnipeg, Manitoba  3  163 [2]
 11  Sherri Martel  June 28, 1986  Battle by the Bay Oakland, CA  3  391
— Vacated  July 24, 1987 — — — — The championship was vacated when Sherri Martel went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
 12  Madusa Miceli  December 27, 1987  AWA Championship Wrestling Las Vegas, NV  1  335 Miceli defeated Candi Devine to win the vacant championship.
 13  Wendi Richter  November 26, 1988  House show Bloomington, MN  1  [Note 2]
— Vacated  December 1989 — — — — The championship was vacated when Wendi Richter left the promotion.
 14  Candi Devine  December 6, 1989  House show Toronto, ON  4  [Note 3] Devine defeated Judy Martin to win the vacant championship; Monster Ripper defeated Devine on July 7, 1990 at the WWC 17th Anniversary show in Bayamón, Puerto Rico to claim the title,[3] but Ripper was never officially recognized as champion by the AWA.
— Deactivated  January 1991 — — — — The championship retired when the AWA closed.

Combined reigns[]

¤ The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 June Byers 1 2,563
2 Kay Noble 1 2,402
3 Candi Devine 4 859–918¤
4 Vivian Vachon 1 651
5 Betty Nicoli 1 587
6 Penny Banner 1 493
7 Sherri Martel 3 487
8 Wendi Richter 1 370–375¤
9 Madusa Miceli 1 335

Notes[]

  1. ^ The exact date that Devine won the championship is unknown, meaning that her reign lasted between 302 and 331 days.
  2. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 370 and 375 days.
  3. ^ The exact date the AWA ceased operating is unknown, putting the reign at somewhere between 391 and 421 days.

References[]

  1. ^ "SuperClash I". Pro Wrestling History. September 28, 1985. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ ClassicsWWC (2012-07-23), WWC: Monster Ripper vs. Candi Devine (1990), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2018-01-23

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