The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the highest ranked championship in the defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA). All AWA trademarks, including the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, are now owned by WWE .

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. It was founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo.

The most successful wrestling company in the United States at the height of its popularity, the AWA filled massive stadiums like Chicago’s Soldier Field with fans clamoring to see old school greats like Nick Bockwinkel and Billy Robinson battling for the coveted AWA Title.

Ken Resnick (May 8) is an American wrestling announcer who served as an interviewer for the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation.

Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship, won on January 9, 1959 in St. 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. …

2018年6月8日 · For this very special edition of Abandoned, I present the AWA World Heavyweight Championship! The American Wrestling Association was founded in 1960, but before that, they were a ...

Along with the WWA, the AWA offered a different brand of wrestling in comparison to the NWA, which had been around since 1948. The AWA based itself around much of the nation’ s top talent and offered some of the greatest professional wrestling of the era. Beginning in 1960, the AWA was formed after several promoters could not agree on who

The 1980’s witnessed a huge surge in popularity for professional wrestling, and the AWA played a significant role in the wrestling landscape of the time with legendary names like Ric Flair and the Road Warriors. Since LJN Toys had secured the WWF licensing rights, Remco secured the rights to produce toys based on the AWA.

2017年6月18日 · Verne Gagne was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler whose ambition led to him creating his own promotion, the American Wrestling Association (AWA) one of the biggest promotions in...

2014年5月8日 · This fantasy thread will put a new spin on the situation between the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF) that started...