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AWA Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television series that aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990. It was a continuation of the earlier ESPN program Pro Wrestling USA, the co-operative venture between the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates (most notably ...
The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was established in May 1960, after the AWA was formed by the departure of the Minneapolis, Minnesota -area territory from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Pat O'Connor was conditionally recognized as the first champion upon the AWA's secession from the NWA as O'Connor held the NWA World Heavyweight ...
- May 18, 1960
- Number of days held
- December 12, 1990
- Pat O'Connor
Verne Gagne (until 2003) WWE (after 2003) Website. AWA on WWE.com. 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 promotion was born out of the Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club ...
- 1960, (as AWA)
- WWE
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
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. 02\!2. Verne Gagne. 01\!1. 01960-08-16August 16, 1960.
Jan 13, 2023 · In WWE’s documentary, The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA, the narrative emerged of Verne Gagne recognizing he had a megastar in the making. Some pundits blamed Gagne’s old school sensibilities for him wanting a more traditionally credible wrestling technician as his world champion. Gagne himself commented in the documentary that he simply ...
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The American Wrestling Association’s glorious years in the ’60s and ’70s gave way to struggle in the 1980s as Verne Gagne battled it out with Mr. McMahon for sports-entertainment supremacy. It’s obvious now which side won, but the AWA’s fascinating history is still a story that deserves to be told. Here, WWE Classics recounts the rise ...
