#AWA SUPERCLASH 4 PROFESSIONAL#

Hogan defeated Nick Bockwinkel, with both parties using a foreign object during the match, and is declared by the referee as champion.īockwinkel was awarded the championship back by AWA president Stanley Blackburn due to the involvement of a foreign object during the match.

#AWA SUPERCLASH 4 PROFESSIONAL#

Gagne retired from active wrestling while still the champion.īockwinkel was awarded the championship when Verne Gagne retired from professional wrestling. Wrestling's legs are on the rope while pinning Vachon during the final fall. On September 7, 1963, Gagne defeated Von Erich in Omaha in a title unification match and the AWA World Heavyweight Championship becomes the surviving title.ĪWA president Stanley Blackburn reviews the match from January 8, 1966, and declares it 'no contest' on January 14, 1966, since Mr.

Von Erich won both the AWA Championship and the Omaha Championship.įritz Von Erich's Omaha Championship was not at stake. Gagne won both the AWA Championship and the Omaha Championship. The Crusher also won Omaha version of World Heavyweight Championship from Verne Gagne on February 15, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska. Gagne was awarded the championship after Pat O'Connor failed to defend the title. Louis, Missouri recognized as the first AWA World Champion in May 1960, but was given 90 days to defend the title against Verne Gagne or be stripped of the title. O'Connor held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which he won on January 9, 1959, in St. The championship is featured in the video games WWE '13 as a downloadable title and as an unlockable title in WWE 2K14 and the seventh generation versions of WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, and WWE 2K17.Ĭhampionship change is unrecognized by the promotion The AWA and the title became inactive in late 1990 and the organization officially closed down in August 1991 with the title also being decommissioned. The creation of the AWA World Heavyweight Championship along with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship would pave the way for the creation of many other world championships in other wrestling promotions. 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. The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was established in May 1960, after the AWA became a separate promotion from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the AWA had previously been a part of the NWA as its Minneapolis, Minnesota-area territory. A diagram showing the evolution of various world heavyweight championships.

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