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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.
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Vacated
January 1, 1963
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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
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Vacated
March 27, 1975
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—
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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]
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Vacated
October 3, 1985
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—
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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
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Vacated
July 24, 1987
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—
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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]
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Vacated
N/A
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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.
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Deactivated
January 12, 1991
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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 .
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