AWA World Heavyweight Championship
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Infobox championship
caption=
championshipname=AWA World Heavyweight Championship
promotion=American Wrestling Association
created=1960
mostreigns=Verne Gagne (10 reigns)
firstchamp=Pat O'Connor
longestreign=Verne Gagne (2625 days)
shortestreign=Dick The Bruiser
Verne Gagne
Mighty Igor (7 days)
pastnames=small
*AWA Heavyweight Championship
The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Heavyweight Championship was the highest ranked championship in the now defunct American Wrestling Association. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious championships in professional wrestling history. __TOC__
History
The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was established in May 1960, after the AWA became a separate promotion from the National Wrestling Alliance, which had previously been a part of as the NWA's Minneapolis, Minnesota-area presence. 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. With the introduction of the championship, which had world title status for its entire existence until the promotion folded in January 1991, the NWA World Championship lost its status as the only World Championship of pro wrestling. The creation of a second world title would pave the way for the creation of many other world championships in other wrestling promotions.
The title was supposedly revived in 1996 in Dale Gagner's independent promotion AWA Superstars of Wrestling, who relicensed the AWA name. However, World Wrestling Entertainment has sued Gagner for the use of the AWA name, citing trademark infringement, as the WWE owns the AWA tape library, trademarks, and logos. AWA Superstars of Wrestling has claimed lineage for their world title to the classic AWA title and control over the title history, but because there is no connection to the original organizations or individuals involved therein, no continuity in title reigns or even physical belts, and questionable legal use of the AWA name, the claims made by AWA Superstars of Wrestling are in historical dispute and in legal jeopardy.
Title history
†Title changes not officially recognized by the American Wrestling Association.
ee also
* List of AWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns by length
Notes
References
* [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Title History]
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/old/awaworld.htm Wrestling Information Archive]
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