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AWA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY
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Date |
Location |
Notes |
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| Mike Graham |
1981 |
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| Buck Zumhofe |
June 19, 1983 |
Hamburg, MN |
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| Steve Regal |
March 25, 1984 |
St. Paul, MN |
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| Buck Zumhofe (2) |
November 28, 1985 |
St. Paul, MN |
Vacated in July 1986 when Zumhofe was sent to prison. |
| Mike Graham |
1988 |
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| Jim Backlund |
December 1988 |
Tampa, FL |
Recognized as the sixth champion by FMW in Japan but not by AWA |
| Lee Gak-soo |
April 1, 1990 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
Vacated in September 1990 when Lee Gak-soo quit FMW;
Buck Zumhofe was recognized as champion by AWA
~~~after defeating Johnny Stewart on August 11, 1990;
Title was abandoned when AWA closed in 1991.
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| Katsuji Ueda |
September 25, 1990 |
Nagoya, JAPAN |
Defeated Jim Backlund. |
| Jim Backlund (2) |
November 5, 1990 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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| Ricky Fuji |
May 29, 1991 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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| Mark Starr |
August 24, 1991 |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
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| Katsuji Ueda (2) |
August 31, 1991 |
Chiba, JAPAN |
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| Dr. Luther |
March 23, 1992 |
Saitama, JAPAN |
Renamed WWA World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight Title in April 1992;
Dr. Luther lost the title to Katsuji Ueda on September 7, 1992;
Title abandoned in 1993. |
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