AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship

AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established	1967
Date retired	September 2, 1972
Promotion	American Wrestling Association
Statistics First champion(s) Dale Lewis Most reigns Stan Pulaski (6 Times) Longest reign The Claw (211 days) Shortest reign Mike DiBiase (7 days)

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

Symbol	Meaning
No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event	The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A	The specific information is not known
—	Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]	Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
1	Lewis, DaleDale Lewis	1	1967	[Note 1]	N/A	House show		[1]
2	Shane, BobbyBobby Shane	1	1967	[Note 2]	N/A	House show		[1]
3	Orton, BobBob Orton	1	July 15, 1967	105	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
4	Rogowski, RockRock Rogowski	1	October 28, 1967	14	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
5	Orton, BobBob Orton	2	November 11, 1967	28	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
6	Mighty Igor Vodic	1	December 9, 1967	28	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
7	Dibiase, MikeMike Dibiase	1	January 6, 1968	161	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
8	Bob Ellis	1	June 15, 1968	2	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
9	Dibiase, MikeMike Dibiase	2	August 17, 1968	7	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
10	Bob Ellis	2	August 24, 1968	104	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
11	Dibiase, MikeMike Dibiase	3	November 26, 1968	67	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
12	Stan Pulaski	1	February 1, 1969	259	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
13	Tyler, TarzanTarzan Tyler	1	October 18, 1969	75	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
14	Stan Pulaski	2	January 1, 1970	14	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
15	Anderson, LarsLars Anderson	1	January 15, 1970	72	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
16	Stan Pulaski	3	March 28, 1970	26	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
17	Beautiful Brutus	1	April 23, 1970	9	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
18	Bob Ellis	3	May 2, 1970	[Note 3]	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
19	Anderson, LarsLars Anderson	2	June 1970	[Note 4]	Lincoln, Nebraska	House show		[1]
20	Bob Ellis	4	June 20, 1970	35	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
21	Tyler, TarzanTarzan Tyler	2	July 25, 1970	77	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
22	Tex Mckenzie	1	October 10, 1970	28	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
23	Rogowski, RockRock Rogowski	2	November 7, 1970	28	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
24	Stan Pulaski	4	December 5, 1970	34	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
25	The Claw[Note 5]	1	January 8, 1971	211	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
26	Ramón Torres	1	August 7, 1971	[Note 6]	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
27	Snuka, JimmyJimmy Snuka	1	August 1971	[Note 7]	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
28	Great Kusatsu	1	September 11, 1971	196	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
29	Stan Pulaski	5	March 25, 1972	14	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
30	Wolfe, BuddyBuddy Wolfe	1	April 8, 1972	[Note 8]	Omaha, Nebraska	House show		[1]
-	Vacated	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Due to a "groggy" referee handing out double decisions.	[1]
31	Wolfe, BuddyBuddy Wolfe	2	May 6, 1972	28	Omaha, Nebraska	House show	Defeated Stan Pulaski.	[1]
32	Stan Pulaski	6	June 3, 1972	91	Omaha, Nebraska	House show	Still champion as of September 2, 1972.	[1]
-	Title Retired	-	September 2, 1972	N/A	N/A	N/A	Title Abandoned.	[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.

See also

• American Wrestling Association

References

1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.