AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version)
The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the American Wrestling Association in Boston.[1] The title existed from 1930 through 1952.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Reins: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Lewis | 1 | February 21, 1928 | St. Louis, Missouri | Defeated Joe Stecher to win the original main line title |
| Gus Sonnenberg | 1 | January 4, 1929 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Ed Don George | 1 | December 10, 1930 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Ed Lewis | 2 | April 14, 1931 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Henri Deglane | 1 | May 4, 1931 | Montreal, Quebec | Wins by DQ after allegedly being bitten; recognized in Boston and Montreal as AWA champion; Lews still recognizd in California. |
| Ed Don George | 2 | February 9, 1933 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Danno O'Mahoney | 1 | July 30, 1935 | Boston, Massachusetts | The title was unified with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship to be the Unified World Heavyweight Championship; loses to Dick Shikat on March 2, 1936 in New York, but continues to be recognized as champion by AWA. |
| Yvon Robert | 1 | July 16, 1936 | Montreal, Quebec | Stripped in December 1937 for not defending against Lou Thesz. |
| Lou Thesz | 1 | December 29, 1937 | St. Louis, Missouri | Defeats Everette Marshall and is presented the AWA title. |
| Steve Casey | 1 | February 11, 1938 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Marv Westenberg | 1 | March 02, 1939 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Gus Sonnenberg | 2 | March 16, 1939 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Steve Casey | 2 | March 29, 1939 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Ed Don George | 3 | April 18, 1939 | Albany, NY | |
| Steve Casey | 3 | November 3, 1939 | Buffalo, New York | |
| The French Angel | 1 | May 13, 1940 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Steve Casey | 4 | May 14, 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| The French Angel | 2 | August 1, 1944 | San Francisco, California | |
| Steve Casey | 5 | August 15, 1944 | San Francisco, California | Casey goes to the US Army; Sandor Szabo emerges from a series of elimination bouts as the duration world champion; Casey defeats Szabo in the consolidation match on 1945-04-04 in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Sandor Szabo | 1 | April 25, 1945 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Frank Sexton | 1 | May02, 1945 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Steve Casey | 6 | June06, 1945 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Frank Sexton | 2 | June 27, 1945 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Don Eagle | 1 | May 23, 1950 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Gorgeous George | 1 | May 26, 1950 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Don Eagle | 2 | August 31, 1950 | Columbus, Ohio | Vacant in November 1952 when Eagle is inactive due to back injuries. |
References
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