Professional wrestling women's championship
The AWA World Women's Championship was the women's professional wrestling title in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1961 until 1990.
Title history [ edit ] 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 June Byers August 20, 1954 House show Atlanta , GA 1 2563 Byers defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship and continues to be recognized by AWA after it splits from NWA in 1960. [1] 2 Penny Banner August 26, 1961 House show Angola, IN 1 493 AWA ceased to recognize June Byers as women's champion after she no-showed a title defense. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. — Vacated January 1, 1963 — — — — The AWA vacated the championship on January 1, 1963, but June Byers continued to be recognized as champion by the NWA until she retired in January 1964. 3 Kay Noble April 13, 1963 House show Saint Paul, MN 1 3127 Defeated Kathy Starr to win the vacant championship. [2] 4 Vivian Vachon November 4, 1971 House show Winnipeg , Manitoba 1 651 5 Betty Nicoli August 16, 1973 House show Winnipeg , Manitoba 1 587 — Vacated March 27, 1975 — — — — The championship was vacated when Betty Nicoli retired. 6 Candi Devine November 2, 1984 House show Minneapolis , MN 1 [Note 1] Devine won a battle royal to win the vacant championship. 7 Sherri Martel September 28, 1985 SuperClash Chicago , IL 1 5 [3] — Vacated October 3, 1985 — — — — The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. 8 Candi Devine October 14, 1985 House show Memphis, TN 2 3 Devine was awarded the championship without title match. 9 Sherri Martel October 17, 1985 House show Winnipeg , Manitoba 2 91 [4] 10 Candi Devine January 16, 1986 House show Winnipeg , Manitoba 3 163 [5] 11 Sherri Martel June 28, 1986 Battle by the Bay Oakland, CA 3 391 — Vacated July 24, 1987 — — — — The championship was vacated when Sherri Martel went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). 12 Madusa Miceli December 27, 1987 AWA Championship Wrestling Las Vegas , NV 1 335 Defeated Candi Devine to win the vacant championship. [6] [7] 13 Wendi Richter November 26, 1988 House show Bloomington, MN 1 [Note 2] [8] — Vacated N/A — — — — The championship was vacated when Wendi Richter left the promotion; she was still advertised as champion for the show where Devine wins the vacant title. 14 Candi Devine December 6, 1989 House show Toronto , ON 4 [Note 3] Devine defeated Judy Martin to win the vacant championship; Monster Ripper defeated Devine on July 7, 1990 at the WWC 17th Anniversary show in Bayamón, Puerto Rico to claim the title,[9] but Ripper was never officially recognized as champion by the AWA. — Deactivated January 12, 1991 — — — — The championship retired when the AWA closed. [10]
Combined reigns [ edit ] ¤ The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct.
^ The exact date that Devine won the championship is unknown, meaning that her reign lasted between 302 and 331 days. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 370 and 375 days. ^ The exact date the AWA ceased operating is unknown, putting the reign at somewhere between 391 and 421 days. References [ edit ] ^ Hoops, Brian (August 20, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 20): June Byers wins NWA Women's belt, Michael Shane wins TNA X-Division title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (April 13, 2016). "Daily pro wrestling history (04/13): Samoa Joe wins TNA World Title; Terry Funk wins ECW World Title" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023 . ^ "SuperClash I" . Pro Wrestling History. September 28, 1985. Retrieved April 4, 2015 . ^ Hoops, Brian (October 17, 2016). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/17): Triple H vs. Steve Austin at No Mercy 1999" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 . ^ Hoops, Brian (December 27, 2016). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (12/27): Kevin Nash ends Goldberg's streak at Starrcade" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2023 . ^ "CvC: Made In USA, the Greatest Women's Champion is Debra Miceli" . Bleacher Report . July 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2023 . ^ Hoops, Brian (November 26, 2015). "Daily pro wrestling history (11/26): Scott Steiner wins WCW World Title, WCW vs. WWF on PPV" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2023 . ^ ClassicsWWC (2012-07-23), WWC: Monster Ripper vs. Candi Devine (1990) , archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2018-01-23 ^ Hoops, Brian (February 4, 2008). "PWTorch.com Nostalgia: AWA History: The Rise, The Fall and the Legacy" . PWTorch.com . Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023 . External links [ edit ]
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