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AWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Name changes: 

  • N.W.A. Chicago United States Heavyweight Title (until '58)
  • N.W.A. Minneapolis United States Heavyweight Title (until '60)
  • A.W.A. United States Heavyweight Title ('60 - '62)

No.

Champion

Date won

Location

Reign

Event

Note

1.

Verne Gagne

 53/09/03 Chicago, IL 947 d   1
2. Wilbur Snyder 56/04/07 Chicago, IL 195 d    
3. Hans Schmidt 56/10/19 Chicago, IL 123 d    
4. Wilbur Snyder [2] 57/02/19 Chicago, IL 298 d    
5. Dick the Bruiser 57/12/14 Chicago, IL 119 d    
6. Verne Gagne [2] 58/04/12 Chicago, IL 857 d   2
  VACANT 60/08/16        
7. Wilbur Snyder [3] 60/11        
8. Gene Kiniski 60/12/06 Minneapolis, MN 71 d    
9. Wilbur Snyder [4] 61/02/15 Duluth, MN 45 d    
10. Gene Kiniski [2] 61/04/01 St. Paul, MN      
11. Hard Boiled Haggerty 61/09        
12. Mister M (Bill Miller) 61/10/17 Minneapolis, MN 84 d   3
  VACANT 62/01/09        

Notes:

1. Awarded.

2. Vacant on 60/08/16 when Gagne wins the AWA World title.

3. Vacant on 62/01/09 when Mister M wins the AWA World title.

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