AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship

{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}

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|championshipname = AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship

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|promotion = American Wrestling Association

|created = 1967

|mostreigns = Stan Pulaski (6 Times)

|firstchamp = Dale Lewis

|longestreign = The Claw ({{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=08|year1=1971|month2=08|day2=07|year2=1971}} days)

|shortestreign = Mike DiBiase ({{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=17|year1=1968|month2=08|day2=24|year2=1968}} days)

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|titleretired = September 2, 1972

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The AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship was a title in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. It was primarily defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area and was a title for mid-level wrestlers.{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

Title history

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|number = 1

|champion = {{sortname|Dale|Lewis|Dale Lewis (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1967}}

|days = {{sort|1|The length of Dale Lewis' title reign is too uncertain to calculate.}}

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|event = House show

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|number = 2

|champion = {{sortname|Bobby|Shane}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1967}}

|days = {{sort|1|The length of Bobby Shane's title reign is too uncertain to calculate.}}

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|event = House show

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|number = 3

|champion = {{sortname|Bob|Orton}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1967|7|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=15|month1=7|year1=1967|day2=28|month2=10|year2=1967}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|number = 4

|champion = {{sortname|Rock|Rogowski|Ole Anderson}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1967|10|28}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=28|month1=10|year1=1967|day2=11|month2=11|year2=1967}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|number = 5

|champion = {{sortname|Bob|Orton}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1967|11|11}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=11|month1=11|year1=1967|day2=9|month2=12|year2=1967}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

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|number = 6

|champion = {{sortname|Mighty Igor|Vodic}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1967|12|9}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=9|month1=12|year1=1967|day2=6|month2=1|year2=1968}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|number = 7

|champion = {{sortname|Mike|Dibiase|Iron Mike DiBiase}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1968|1|6}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=6|month1=1|year1=1968|day2=15|month2=6|year2=1968}}

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|event = House show

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|number = 8

|champion = {{sort|Ellis|Bob Ellis}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1968|6|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=15|month1=6|year1=1968|day2=17|month2=8|year2=1968}}

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|number = 9

|champion = {{sortname|Mike|Dibiase|Iron Mike DiBiase}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1968|8|17}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=17|month1=8|year1=1968|day2=24|month2=8|year2=1968}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|number = 10

|champion = {{sort|Ellis|Bob Ellis}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1968|8|24}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=24|month1=8|year1=1968|day2=26|month2=11|year2=1968}}

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|number = 11

|champion = {{sortname|Mike|Dibiase|Iron Mike DiBiase}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|1968|11|26}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=26|month1=11|year1=1968|day2=1|month2=2|year2=1969}}

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|number = 12

|champion = {{sort|Pulaski|Stan Pulaski}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1969|2|1}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=1|month1=2|year1=1969|day2=18|month2=10|year2=1969}}

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|number = 13

|champion = {{sortname|Tarzan|Tyler}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1969|10|18}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=18|month1=10|year1=1969|day2=1|month2=1|year2=1970}}

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|number = 14

|champion = {{sort|Pulaski|Stan Pulaski}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1970|1|1}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=1|month1=1|year1=1970|day2=15|month2=1|year2=1970}}

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|number = 15

|champion = {{sortname|Lars|Anderson|Lars Anderson (wrestler)}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1970|1|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=15|month1=1|year1=1970|day2=28|month2=3|year2=1970}}

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|number = 16

|champion = {{sort|Pulaski|Stan Pulaski}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|1970|3|28}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=28|month1=3|year1=1970|day2=23|month2=4|year2=1970}}

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|number = 17

|champion = {{sort|Beautiful|Beautiful Brutus}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1970|4|23}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=23|month1=4|year1=1970|day2=2|month2=5|year2=1970}}

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|number = 18

|champion = {{sort|Ellis|Bob Ellis}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|1970|5|2}}

|days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|day1=2|month1=5|year1=1970|day2=1|month2=6|year2=1970}}|The exact date Ellis' title reign ended has not been documented, which puts the reign at between {{age in days nts|day1=2|month1=5|year1=1970|day2=1|month2=6|year2=1970}} and {{age in days nts|day1=2|month1=5|year1=1970|day2=19|month2=6|year2=1970}} days.}}

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|event = House show

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|number = 19

|champion = {{sortname|Lars|Anderson|Lars Anderson (wrestler)}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1970|6}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date Anderson's title reign began has not been documented, which puts the reign at between 1 day and {{age in days nts|day1=1|month1=5|year1=1970|day2=20|month2=6|year2=1970}} days.}}

|location =Lincoln, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|number = 20

|champion = {{sort|Ellis|Bob Ellis}}

|reign = 4

|date = {{dts|1970|6|20}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=20|month1=6|year1=1970|day2=25|month2=7|year2=1970}}

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|number = 21

|champion = {{sortname|Tarzan|Tyler}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1970|7|25}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=25|month1=7|year1=1970|day2=10|month2=10|year2=1970}}

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|number = 22

|champion = {{sort|McKenzie|Tex Mckenzie}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1970|10|10}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=10|month1=10|year1=1970|day2=7|month2=11|year2=1970}}

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|number = 23

|champion = {{sortname|Rock|Rogowski|Ole Anderson}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1970|11|7}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=7|month1=11|year1=1970|day2=5|month2=12|year2=1970}}

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|number = 24

|champion = {{sort|Pulaski|Stan Pulaski}}

|reign = 4

|date = {{dts|1970|12|5}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=5|month1=12|year1=1970|day2=8|month2=1|year2=1971}}

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|number = 25

|champion = {{sort|Claw|The Claw}}Tom Andrews

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1971|1|8}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=8|month1=1|year1=1971|day2=7|month2=8|year2=1971}}

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|number = 26

|champion = {{sort|Torres|Ramón Torres}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1971|8|7}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date Torres lost the championship is undocumented, which means that his reign lasted between 1 day and {{age in days nts|day1=7|month1=8|year1=1971|day2=31|month2=8|year2=1971}} days.}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

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|number = 27

|champion = {{sortname|Jimmy|Snuka}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1971|8}}

|days = {{sort|11|The exact date Snuka won the championship is undocumented, which means that his reign lasted between 11 and {{age in days nts|day1=1|month1=8|year1=1971|day2=11|month2=9|year2=1971}} days.}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

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|number = 28

|champion = Great Kusatsu

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1971|9|11}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=11|month1=9|year1=1971|day2=25|month2=3|year2=1972}}

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|number = 29

|champion = {{sort|Pulaski|Stan Pulaski}}

|reign = 5

|date = {{dts|1972|3|25}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=25|month1=3|year1=1972|day2=8|month2=4|year2=1972}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

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|number = 30

|champion = {{sortname|Buddy|Wolfe}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1972|4|8}}

|days = {{sort|1|The exact date the championship was declared vacant is unknown, which put this rein at between 1 day and {{age in days nts|day1=8|month1=4|year1=1972|day2=5|month2=5|year2=1972}} days.}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|sort number = 30.5

|notes =Due to a "groggy" referee handing out double decisions.

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|number = 31

|champion = {{sortname|Buddy|Wolfe}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1972|5|6}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=6|month1=5|year1=1972|day2=3|month2=6|year2=1972}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

|notes =Defeated Stan Pulaski.

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|number = 32

|champion = {{sort|Pulaski|Stan Pulaski}}

|reign = 6

|date = {{dts|1972|6|3}}

|days = {{age in days nts|day1=3|month1=6|year1=1972|day2=2|month2=9|year2=1972}}

|location =Omaha, Nebraska

|event = House show

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|sort number = 32.5

|type=deactivated

|date = {{dts|1972|9|2}}

|ref =

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