AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version)




This article is about the regional championship contested from 1928–1952. For the championship contested from 1960–1990, see AWA World Heavyweight Championship.













AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established February 21, 1928
Date retired November 1952























The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by Paul Bowser in Boston.[1]


The title was created by Bowser after Gus Sonnenberg, who had beaten Ed Lewis for the original World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1929,[2] was stripped of the title by the National Boxing Association. Browser continued to recognize Sonnenberg as champion and named his championship after the "American Wrestling Association" governing body, which hitherto did not actually exist.[3] Rival promoters, including Jack Curley, countered by forming the National Wrestling Association and its NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[4]


During Don Eagle's second reign, splinter titles were created by regional promoters in Chicago and Ohio. Bowser abandoned the championship later in Eagle's reign, while he was rendered inactive due to injuries in November 1952.[5]




Contents






  • 1 Title history


    • 1.1 AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version)


    • 1.2 Splinter titles


      • 1.2.1 AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Chicago version)


      • 1.2.2 AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Ohio version)






  • 2 Footnotes


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Title history



AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version)


















Key
No.
 Overall reign number
Reign
 Reign number for the specific champion
Days
 Number of days held






































































































































































































































































































































No.
 Champion
 Championship change
 Reign statistics
 Notes
Ref.
Date
 Event
 Location
 Reign
 Days
1
Ed Lewis
February 21, 1928
Live event
 St. Louis, Missouri
 1
 318
 Defeated Joe Stecher to win the original main line title
[1][2]
2
Gus Sonnenberg
January 4, 1929
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 705
[1]
3
Ed Don George
December 10, 1930
Live event
 Los Angeles, California
 1
 125
[1]
4
Ed Lewis
April 14, 1931
Live event
 Los Angeles, California
 2
 20
[1]
5
Henri Deglane
May 4, 1931
Live event
 Montreal, Quebec
 1
 751
 Won by DQ after allegedly being bitten; recognized in Boston and Montreal as AWA champion; Lewis still recognized in California.
 [1]
6
Ed Don George
February 9, 1933
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 2
 901
[1]
7
Danno O'Mahoney
July 30, 1935
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 352
 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.
 [1]
8
Yvon Robert
July 16, 1936
Live event
 Montreal, Quebec
 1
 531
[1]
—
Vacated
December 1937
 —
 —
 —
 —
 Roberts was stripped of the championship for not defending it against Lou Thesz.
 [1]
9
Lou Thesz
December 29, 1937
Live event
 St. Louis, Missouri
 1
 44
 Defeats Everette Marshall and is presented with the AWA championship belt
 [1]
10
Steve Casey
February 11, 1938
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 384
[1]
11
Marv Westenberg
March 2, 1939
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 14
[1]
12
Gus Sonnenberg
March 16, 1939
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 2
 13
[1]
13
Steve Casey
March 29, 1939
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 2
 20
[1]
14
Ed Don George
April 18, 1939
Live event
 Albany, New York
 3
 199
[1]
15
Steve Casey
November 3, 1939
Live event
 Buffalo, New York
 3
 183
[1]
16
The French Angel
May 13, 1940
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 731

[1][6]
17
Steve Casey
May 14, 1942
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 4
 810
[1]
18
The French Angel
August 1, 1944
Live event
 San Francisco, California
 2
 14
[1]
19
Steve Casey
August 15, 1944
Live event
 San Francisco, California
 5
 253
 Casey joined the US Army; Sándor Szabó emerged from a series of elimination bouts as the duration world champion; Casey defeats Szabo in the consolidation match on April 4, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts.
[1][7]
20
Sándor Szabó
April 25, 1945
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 7
[1]
21
Frank Sexton
May 2, 1945
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 1
 35
[1]
22
Steve Casey
June 6, 1945
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 6
 21
[1]
23
Frank Sexton
June 27, 1945
Live event
 Boston, Massachusetts
 2
1,791
[1]
24
Don Eagle
May 23, 1950
Live event
 Cleveland, Ohio
 1
 1
[1]
25
Gorgeous George
May 26, 1950
Live event
 Chicago, Illinois
 1
 97
 This was a screwjob finish orchestrated by promoter Fred Kohler to weaken Eagle's value as an attraction. The title change was initially ignored by Bowser and other promoters.
[1][8][9]
26
Don Eagle
August 31, 1950
Live event
Columbus, Ohio
 2
[Note 1]
 This change re-established the lineage, which was disputed after George defeated Eagle in a screwjob finish.
[1][9]
—
 Deactivated
November 1952
 —
 —
 —
 —
 Vacated in November 1952 when Eagle was inactive due to back injuries.
[1][5]


Splinter titles



AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Chicago version)


















Key
No.
 Overall reign number
Reign
 Reign number for the specific champion
Days
 Number of days held




















































































No.
 Champion
 Championship change
 Reign statistics
 Notes
Ref.
Date
 Event
 Location
 Reign
 Days
1
Don Eagle
August 31, 1950
Live event
 Cleveland, Ohio
 1

[10]
2
Ruffy Silverstein
May 2, 1951
 N/A
 Chicago, Illinois
 1

[10]
3
Dr. Bill Miller
August 15, 1951
 N/A
 Chicago, Illinois
 1

[10]
3
Ruffy Silverstein
December 26, 1951
 N/A
 Chicago, Illinois
 2

[10]
4
Buddy Rogers
October 17, 1952
 N/A
 Chicago, Illinois
 1

[10]
—
 Deactivated
October 17, 1952
 —
 —
 —
 —
 Rogers was already the Ohio AWA Champion and his reign continued under that lineage.


AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Ohio version)


Ohio-based promoter Al Haft created a splinter version of the title after recognizing Don Eagle's loss to Dr. Bill Miller on May 1, 1952 as a title change. The change was not recognized by Bowser. That title continued until 1954 when incumbent Buddy Rogers was stripped of the title.[5]


















Key
No.
 Overall reign number
Reign
 Reign number for the specific champion
Days
 Number of days held





















































































































No.
 Champion
 Championship change
 Reign statistics
 Notes
Ref.
Date
 Event
 Location
 Reign
 Days
1
Don Eagle
August 31, 1950
Live event
Columbus, Ohio
 2
 609

[1][5]
2
Dr. Bill Miller
May 1, 1952
 N/A
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 1
 124
[5]
3
Don Arnold
September 2, 1952
 N/A
 Dayton, Ohio
 1
 24
[11]
4
Buddy Rogers
October 14, 1952
 N/A
 Dayton, Ohio
 1

[11]
5
Don Arnold
January 1953
 N/A
 N/A
 2

[11]
6
Buddy Rogers
January 29, 1953
 N/A
 Cleveland,Ohio
 2

[11]
7
Antonino Rocca
March 3, 1953
 N/A
 Cleveland Ohio
 1


8
Buddy Rogers
April 9, 1953
 N/A
 Cleveland,Ohio
 3

[11]
—
 Deactivated
May 1954
 —
 —
 —
 —
 Rogers was stripped of the title in 1954 for not defending his championship against Ruffy Silverstein. A tournament was scheduled to crown a new champion in May 1954 but never took place.
 [11]


Footnotes





  1. ^ Don Eagle's second reign lasted between 759 and 822 days.




References





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  2. ^ ab "Gus Sonnenberg Captures World Wrestling Championship From Strangler Lewis". The Hartford Courant. May 1, 1929. Retrieved June 12, 2009.


  3. ^ Solomon, Brian (2015). Pro Wrestling FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Entertaining Spectacle. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1617135996.


  4. ^ Beekman, Scott (2006). Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America. Praeger Publishing. p. 62-63. ISBN 978-0275984014.


  5. ^ abcde Oliver, Greg; Johnson, Steven (2012). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes & Icons. ECW Press. p. 1800. ISBN 978-1770410374.


  6. ^ Hoops, Brian (May 13, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): Rick Martel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash & Hall beat one man to win tag titles". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 11, 2017.


  7. ^ Hoops, Brian (August 15, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: IWGP Champ wins 1-G, Orton beats Benoit". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 11, 2017.


  8. ^ F4W Staff (May 26, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 26): Dick the Bruiser & Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race in a nine fall death match, Tiger Mask wins WWF Jr. Heavyweight gold". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 11, 2017.


  9. ^ ab Laprade, Pat; Hebert, Bertland (2013). Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 1770410945.


  10. ^ abcde "American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title [Chicago]". Pro-Wrestling Title Histories.


  11. ^ abcdef "American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title [Ohio]". Pro-Wrestling Title Histories.




External links





  • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston) at Pro Wrestling Historical Society


  • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Ohio) at Pro Wrestling Historical Society


  • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Chicago) at Wrestling-Titles.com




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