AWA International Heavyweight Championship

AWA International Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established	February 1983
Date retired	December 7, 1987
Promotion	Continental Wrestling Association, American Wrestling Association
Other name(s)
CWA/AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Statistics First champion(s) Austin Idol Most reigns Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee (4 times) Longest reign Austin Idol (203 days) Shortest reign Jerry Lawler (1 hour)

The AWA International Heavyweight Championship, originally known as the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship (also identified as the Mid-Southern International Championship and the AWA International Championship) was a major professional wrestling title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. It was created in 1983 from the CWA's partnership with the American Wrestling Association. The title lasted until 1987, when it was unified with the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight and AWA Southern Heavyweight championships, creating the CWA Heavyweight Championship.

Title history

Key

Symbol	Meaning
No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event	The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A	The specific information is not known
[Note #]	Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
1	Austin Idol	1	February 1983		N/A	N/A	Idol was awarded the title as the first champion.
2	Jerry Lawler	1	March 7, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
3	Ken Patera	1	May 16, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
4	Jerry Lawler	2	July 25, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
5	Ken Patera	2	August 15, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
6	Austin Idol	2	September 10, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
7	Stan Hansen	1	September 12, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
8	Austin Idol	3	October 3, 1983		Memphis, Tennessee	House show	This was a bullrope match.
9	Randy Savage	1	April 23, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
10	Austin Idol	4	May 14, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
11	Masao Ito	1	June 16, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
12	Tommy Rich	1	July 9, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
13	Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)	1	August 26, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
14	Dutch Mantel	1	September 17, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
15	Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)	2	September 24, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
16	Terry Taylor	1	December 28, 1984		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
17	Phil Hickerson	1	July 7, 1985		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
18	Terry Taylor	2	July 15, 1985		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
19	Phil Hickerson	2	July 22, 1985		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
20	Mongolian Stomper	1	September 30, 1985		Memphis, Tennessee	House show	Won the title by countout.
21	Phil Hickerson	3	October 21, 1985		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
22	Dutch Mantel	2	November 9, 1985		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
23	Rick Casey	1	February 3, 1986		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
24	Abdul Gaddafi	1	March 3, 1986		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
25	Billy Travis	1	March 24, 1986		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
26	Bill Dundee	1	May 5, 1986		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
27	Jerry Lawler	3	July 14, 1986		Memphis, Tennessee	House show	This was a "loser leaves town" match.
-	Vacated	N/A	September 8, 1986	N/A	Memphis, Tennessee	House show	Vacated for undocumented reasons
28	Big Bubba	1	October 6, 1986		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
29	Soul Train Jones	1	January 4, 1987		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
30	Chick Donovan	1	April 20, 1987		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
31	Bill Dundee	2	June 13, 1987		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
32	George Barnes	1	August 17, 1987		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
33	Bill Dundee	3	August 31, 1987		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
-	Vacated	N/A	October 11, 1987	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dundee and Lawler wins AWA World Tag Team Titles
34	Bill Dundee	4	October 27, 1987		Nashville, Tennessee	House show	Won a tournament to win the vacant title.
35	Manny Fernandez (wrestler)	1	November 2, 1987		Memphis, Tennessee	House show
36	Jerry Lawler	4	December 7, 1987	0	Memphis, Tennessee	House show
-	Title unfied	N/A	December 7, 1987	N/A	Memphis, Tennessee	House show	Unified with the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship to create the CWA Heavyweight Championship

See also

• American Wrestling Association
• Continental Wrestling Association
• CWA Heavyweight Championship

External links

• CWA International Heavyweight Championship history – Wrestling-Titles.com
• Mid-South Coliseum results – ProWrestlingHistory.com
• AWA International Heavyweight Championship history – Wrestling Information Archive