AWA World Women's Championship
| AWA World Women's Championship | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| Title holder | S. |
| owner | American Wrestling Association |
| Introduced | circa 1961 |
| Discontinued | January 1991 |
The AWA World Women's Championship was the American Wrestling Association (AWA) women's title . It existed from 1961 to 1991. Like all wrestling titles, it was awarded as part of a storyline .
The history of the AWA World Women's Championship is closely tied to the territorial structure of the National Wrestling Association . Mildred Burke probably won the Women's World Championship in 1935 , a wrestling title that began in the 19th century. A show sport at that time, she retained the title until about 1952, when she fell out with her husband Billy Wolfe , who had a number of traveling wrestlers under contract and who had contracts with the National Wrestling Association from 1949 . As a result, the title was revoked. In a two out of three falls match (a wrestler had to win two out of three rounds) against June Byers for the NWA World Women's Championship , she was stripped of her title in the second round, which she did not accept and the World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA ) founded.
In any case, June Byers was considered champion of the NWA from 1954 and when the AWA broke away from the NWA, June Byers was recognized as the first official champion, although at that time The Fabulous Moolah already held the title there.
The early years of wrestling are full of incorrectly written or remembered incidents, so the list of titleholders below should be viewed with caution.
List of title holders
| # | Wrestler | number | date | Days | place | event | Remarks | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June Byers | 1 | 20th August 1954 | 2563 | Atlanta , Georgia | Houseshow | Defeated Mildred Burke in a match for the NWA World Women's Championship . The AWA recognized her title win from 1960, making her her first champion. | |
| 2 | Penny banner | 1 | August 26, 1961 | approx. 493 | Angola , Indiana | Houseshow | After June Byers failed to defend her title, the title was revoked. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. This title win was again not recognized by the NWA. | |
| vacancy | January 1, 1963 | Banner moved to North Carolina with her husband and child in 1962. | ||||||
| 3 | Kay Noble | 1 | April 13, 1963 | 2402 | Saint Paul , Minnesota | Househow | Defeated Kathy Starr. | |
| 4th | Vivian Vachon | 1 | 4th November 1971 | 651 | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada | Houseshow | ||
| 5 | Betty Nicoli | 1 | 16th August 1973 | 587 | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada | Houseshow | ||
| vacate | N / A | March 27, 1975 | Nicoli ended her wrestling career. | |||||
| 6th | Candi Devine | 1 | November 1984 | Minneapolis , Minnesota | Houseshow | Won a battle royal. | ||
| 7th | Sherri Martel | 1 | September 28, 1985 | 5 | Chicago, Illinois | SuperClash | ||
| vacancy | 3rd October 1985 | unknown | ||||||
| 8th | Candi Devine | 2 | October 14, 1985 | 3 | Memphis, Tennessee | Houseshow | Title was awarded to her without a match. | |
| 9 | Sherri Martel | 2 | 17th October 1985 | 91 | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada | Houseshow | ||
| 10 | Candi Devine | 3 | January 16, 1986 | 163 | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada | Houseshow | ||
| 11 | Sherri Martel | 3 | June 28, 1986 | 391 | Oakland , California | Battle by the Bay | ||
| vacancy | July 24, 1987 | Martel switched to the World Wrestling Federation . | ||||||
| 12 | Madusa Miceli | 1 | December 27, 1987 | 335 | Las Vegas , Nevada | AWA Championship Wrestling | Defeated Candi Devine. | |
| 13 | Wendi Richter | 1 | November 26, 1988 | Bloomington , Minnesota | Houseshow | |||
| vacancy | December 1989 | Was declared vacant after Wendi Richter left the AWA. | ||||||
| 14th | Candi Devine | 4th | December 6, 1989 | 213 | Toronto , Ontario , Canada | Houseshow | Defeated Judy Martin . | |
| 15th | Monster Ripper | 1 | July 7, 1990 | Bayamón , Puerto Rico | WWC Anniversary 1990 | |||
| Title has been discontinued | January 1991 | The AWA dissolved. |
Web links
- AWA Women's Championship on Broken Neck.com
- AWA Women's Championship on Cagematch.net
- AWA Women's Championship on Online World of Wrestling
Individual evidence
- ^ Women's World Title. Accessed December 12, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Mildred Burke. (No longer available online.) In: Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. June 18, 2016, archived from the original on June 18, 2016 ; accessed on December 12, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ AWA Women's World Title. In: Broken Neck.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Joe Rules Interviews GLORY Legend Penny Banner. GloryWrestling.com, August 31, 2004, accessed December 12, 2017 .
