AWA International Heavyweight Championship#Title history
{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|image=AWA International Heavyweight Championship.png
|caption=The championship belt
|championshipname=CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship
|currentholder=
|won=
|promotion=Continental Wrestling Association, American Wrestling Association
|brand=
|created=February 1983
|retired=December 7, 1987
|mostreigns=Jerry Lawler, Bill Dundee (4 times)
|firstchamp=Austin Idol
|finalchamp=Jerry Lawler
|longestreign=Austin Idol (203 days)
|shortestreign=Jerry Lawler (1 hour)
|oldest=
|youngest=
|heaviest=
|lightest=
|pastnames=
- CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship
CWA International Heavyweight Championship
AWA International US Heavyweight Championship
Mid-Southern International Championship
AWA International Championship
}}
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
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|number = 1
|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|2}}
|days = {{sort||{{age in days|day1=28|month1=2|year1=1983|day2=3|month2=7|year2=1983}}|The exact date Idol was awarded the championship is not documented, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days|day1=28|month1=2|year1=1983|day2=3|month2=7|year2=1983}} and {{age in days|day1=1|month1=2|year1=1983|day2=3|month2=7|year2=1983}} days.}}
|location =
|event =
|notes =Idol was awarded the title as the first champion.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 2
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|3|7}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=7|month1=3|year1=1983|month2=5|day2=16|year2=1983}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref ={{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0307-bruno-sammartino-vs-giant-baba-305926 | title=Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter | first=Brian | last=Hoops | date=March 7, 2020 | accessdate=March 8, 2020}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 3
|champion = {{sortname|Ken|Patera}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|5|16}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=16|month1=5|year1=1983|month2=7|day2=25|year2=1983}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
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|number = 4
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1983|7|25}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=25|month1=7|year1=1983|month2=8|day2=15|year2=1983}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 5
|champion = {{sortname|Ken|Patera}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1983|8|15}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=15|month1=8|year1=1983|day2=10|month2=9|year2=1983}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 6
|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1983|9|10}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=10|month1=9|year1=1983|day2=12|month2=9|year2=1983}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 7
|champion = {{sortname|Stan|Hansen}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|9|12}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=12|month1=9|year1=1983|day2=3|month2=10|year2=1983}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 8
|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1983|10|3}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=3|month1=10|year1=1983|day2=23|month2=4|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =This was a bullrope match.
|ref =
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|number = 9
|champion = {{sortname|Randy|Savage}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|4|23}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=23|month1=4|year1=1984|day2=14|month2=5|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 10
|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Idol}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1984|5|14}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=14|month1=5|year1=1984|day2=16|month2=6|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 11
|champion = {{sort|Ito|Masao Ito}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|6|16}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=16|month1=6|year1=1984|day2=9|month2=7|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
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|number = 12
|champion = {{sortname|Tommy|Rich}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|7|9}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=9|month1=7|year1=1984|day2=26|month2=8|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 13
|champion = {{sortname|Eddie|Gilbert|Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|8|26}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=26|month1=8|year1=1984|day2=17|month2=9|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 14
|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|9|17}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=17|month1=9|year1=1984|day2=24|month2=9|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 15
|champion = {{sortname|Eddie|Gilbert|Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1984|9|24}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=24|month1=9|year1=1984|day2=28|month2=12|year2=1984}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 16
|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Taylor}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|12|28}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=28|month1=12|year1=1984|day2=7|month2=7|year2=1985}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 17
|champion = {{sortname|Phil|Hickerson}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1985|7|7}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=7|month1=7|year1=1985|day2=15|month2=7|year2=1985}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 18
|champion = {{sortname|Terry|Taylor}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1985|7|15}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=15|month1=7|year1=1985|day2=22|month2=7|year2=1985}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 19
|champion = {{sortname|Phil|Hickerson}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1985|7|22}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=22|month1=7|year1=1985|day2=30|month2=9|year2=1985}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 20
|champion = Mongolian Stomper
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1985|9|30}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=30|month1=9|year1=1985|day2=21|month2=10|year2=1985}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =Won the title by countout.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 21
|champion = {{sortname|Phil|Hickerson}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1985|10|21}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=21|month1=10|year1=1985|day2=9|month2=11|year2=1985}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 22
|champion = {{sortname|Dutch|Mantel}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1985|11|9}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=9|month1=11|year1=1985|day2=3|month2=2|year2=1986}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 23
|champion = {{sort|Casey|Rick Casey}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|2|3}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=3|month1=2|year1=1986|day2=3|month2=3|year2=1986}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 24
|champion = {{sort|Gaddafi|Abdul Gaddafi}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|3|3}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=3|month1=3|year1=1986|month2=3|day2=24|year2=1986}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 25
|champion = {{sortname|Billy|Travis}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|3|24}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=24|month1=3|year1=1986|day2=5|month2=5|year2=1986}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 26
|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|5|5}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=5|month1=5|year1=1986|day2=14|month2=7|year2=1986}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 27
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1986|7|14}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=14|month1=7|year1=1986|day2=8|month2=9|year2=1986}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =This was a "loser leaves town" match.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 27.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1986|9|8}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =Vacated for undocumented reasons
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 28
|champion = {{sort|Big Bubba|Big Bubba}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|10|6}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=6|month1=10|year1=1986|day2=4|month2=1|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 29
|champion = {{sortname|Soul Train|Jones|Virgil (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1987|1|4}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=4|month1=1|year1=1987|day2=20|month2=4|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 30
|champion = {{sortname|Chick|Donovan}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1987|4|20}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=20|month1=4|year1=1987|day2=13|month2=6|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 31
|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1987|6|13}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=13|month1=6|year1=1987|day2=17|month2=8|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 32
|champion = {{sortname|George|Barnes|George Barnes (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1987|8|17}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=17|month1=8|year1=1987|day2=31|month2=8|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 33
|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1987|8|31}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=31|month1=8|year1=1987|day2=11|month2=10|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 33.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1987|10|11}}
|notes =Dundee and Lawler wins AWA World Tag Team Titles
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 34
|champion = {{sortname|Bill|Dundee}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1987|10|27}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=27|month1=10|year1=1987|day2=2|month2=11|year2=1987}}
|location =Nashville, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =Won a tournament to win the vacant title.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 35
|champion = {{sortname|Manny|Fernandez|Manny Fernandez (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1987|11|2}}
|days = {{age in days|day1=2|month1=11|year1=1987|day2=7|month2=12|year2=1987}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 36
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lawler}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1987|12|7}}
|days = 0
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 36.5
|type=unified
|date = {{dts|1987|12|7}}
|location =Memphis, Tennessee
|event = House show
|notes =Unified with the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship and AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship to create the CWA Heavyweight Championship
}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/cwa-int-h.html CWA International Heavyweight Championship history – Wrestling-Titles.com]
- [http://prowrestlinghistory.com/memphis/index.html Mid-South Coliseum results – ProWrestlingHistory.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181010/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/old/awaint.htm AWA International Heavyweight Championship history – Wrestling Information Archive]
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