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 1928 through 1952.[1]
| AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Boston version) |
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| Details |
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| Date established |
February 21, 1928 |
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Title history
- Key
| Reign |
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| # |
Indicates what number the reign is |
| N/A |
The information is not available or is unknown |
| # |
Wrestlers |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Notes |
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| 1 |
Ed Lewis |
1 |
February 21, 1928 |
311 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Defeated Joe Stecher to win the original main line title |
| 2 |
Gus Sonnenberg |
1 |
January 4, 1929 |
705 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 3 |
Ed Don George |
1 |
December 10, 1930 |
125 |
Los Angeles, California |
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| 4 |
Ed Lewis |
2 |
April 14, 1931 |
20 |
Los Angeles, California |
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| 5 |
Henri Deglane |
1 |
May 4, 1931 |
751 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Wins by DQ after allegedly being bitten; recognized in Boston and Montreal as AWA champion; Lews still recognized in California. |
| 6 |
Ed Don George |
2 |
February 9, 1933 |
901 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 7 |
Danno O'Mahoney |
1 |
July 30, 1935 |
352 |
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. |
| 8 |
Yvon Robert |
1 |
July 16, 1936 |
531 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Stripped in December 1937 for not defending against Lou Thesz. |
| 9 |
Lou Thesz |
1 |
December 29, 1937 |
44 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Defeats Everette Marshall and is presented the AWA title. |
| 10 |
Steve Casey |
1 |
February 11, 1938 |
384 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 11 |
Marv Westenberg |
1 |
March 02, 1939 |
14 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 12 |
Gus Sonnenberg |
2 |
March 16, 1939 |
13 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 13 |
Steve Casey |
2 |
March 29, 1939 |
20 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 14 |
Ed Don George |
3 |
April 18, 1939 |
199 |
Albany, NY |
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| 15 |
Steve Casey |
3 |
November 3, 1939 |
183 |
Buffalo, New York |
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| 16 |
The French Angel |
1 |
May 13, 1940 |
731 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 17 |
Steve Casey |
4 |
May 14, 1942 |
810 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 18 |
The French Angel |
2 |
August 1, 1944 |
14 |
San Francisco, California |
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| 19 |
Steve Casey |
5 |
August 15, 1944 |
253 |
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 April 4, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| 20 |
Sandor Szabo |
1 |
April 25, 1945 |
7 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 21 |
Frank Sexton |
1 |
May 2, 1945 |
35 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 22 |
Steve Casey |
6 |
June 6, 1945 |
21 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 23 |
Frank Sexton |
2 |
June 27, 1945 |
1791 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 24 |
Don Eagle |
1 |
May 23, 1950 |
1 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 25 |
Gorgeous George |
1 |
May 26, 1950 |
97 |
Chicago, Illinois |
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| 26 |
Don Eagle |
2 |
August 31, 1950 |
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Columbus, Ohio |
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Vacant |
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November 1952 |
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Vacated in November 1952 when Eagle was inactive due to back injuries. Eagle's reign may have lasted between 759 and 822 days. |
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