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AWA Superstars of Wrestling (Dale Gagner)
World Title
1. Jonnie Stewart June 6, 1996
Rochester, MN
(beat Larry Gligorovic to determine championship)...
*NOTE: Dale Gagne / Dale Gagner and Stewart purported to have obtained the rights to the AWA name and, from the start of the promotion, claimed it was a continuation of the Verne Gagne AWA promotion... until the WWE purchased the rights from Gagne himself...
2. King Kong Bundy March 31, 1999
Oshkosh, WI
Title Vacant 2000
* NOTE: Bundy stripped for a lack of title defenses...
3. Dale Gagne [Dale Gagner] July 29, 2000
Pine Bluff, AR
* NOTE: The promoter, Gagner, awarded himself the title by official decision...
4. The Patriot [Danny Dominion] July 29, 2000
Pine Bluff, AR
5. Larry Gligorovic July 29, 2000
Pine Bluff, AR
6. Eric Priest June 3, 2001
Hillside, IL
7. Evan Karagias March 22, 2002
Casa Grande, AZ
8. Danny Dominion May 2, 2002
Cottonwood, AZ
9. Evan Karagias May 4, 2002
Lemoore, CA
10. Matt Wiese (Horshu) October 19, 2002
Mercedes, TX
Title Vacant
2003
* NOTE: Wiese relinquished the title upon signing a WWE developmental contract...
11. Evan Karagias July 6, 2003
Lemoore, CA
(beat Eric Priest to determine vacant title)...
Title Vacant
2004
*NOTE: stripped of title...
12. Takao Omori January 23, 2005
Tokyo, Japan
(beat Steve Corino in a tournament final to win vacant title)...
13. Steve Corino June 11, 2005
Bay City, MI
*NOTES: Corino also beat Larry Zbyszko, the last champion of Verne Gagne's AWA, on June 25, 2005 in Vienna, GA...
14. Shinjiro Otani January 22, 2006
Tokyo, Japan
15. Takao Omori April 1, 2006
Tokyo, Japan
16. Ric Converse June 14, 2006
Indianapolis, IN
17. Steve Corino January 7, 2007
Pottstown, PA
* NOTES: TNT [Greg Bownds] beat Corino on March 23, 2007 in Cardiff, in New South Wales in Australia, to apparently win the title, only to have AWA officials voiding the win, due to "international paperwork" for this match being missing...
18. Takao Omori April 1, 2007
Yokohama, Japan
19. Masato Tanaka October 26, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
Title Vacant
* NOTES: Tanaka was stripped of the title on December 7, 2007 when his home promotion, Zero-1 Max, withdrew from the AWA... Zero-1 Max continued to recognize Tanaka as their champion...
20. Larry Zbyszko February 5, 2008
* NOTES: Zbyszko was awarded this title by official decision by virtue of his status as the last sanctioned champion of Verne Gagne's AWA... Brian Logan beat Zbyszko and Ricky Landell in a 3-Way match in Fayetteville, WV on April 8, 2008 to apparently win the title, only to have the organization split, with Dale Gagner's AWA Stars continuing to recognize Zbyszko as the champion, and Brian Logan being recognized as champion of another AWA, the American Wrestling Affiliates...
21. Ricky Landell October 11, 2008
Indianapolis, IN
22. Keith Walker February 21, 2009
Michigan City, IN
Title Defunct
* With no official announcement of the promotion closing down, the last known date of the title still being active is September 15, 2009...
World Title
1. Jonnie Stewart June 6, 1996
Rochester, MN
(beat Larry Gligorovic to determine championship)...
*NOTE: Dale Gagne / Dale Gagner and Stewart purported to have obtained the rights to the AWA name and, from the start of the promotion, claimed it was a continuation of the Verne Gagne AWA promotion... until the WWE purchased the rights from Gagne himself...
2. King Kong Bundy March 31, 1999
Oshkosh, WI
Title Vacant 2000
* NOTE: Bundy stripped for a lack of title defenses...
3. Dale Gagne [Dale Gagner] July 29, 2000
Pine Bluff, AR
* NOTE: The promoter, Gagner, awarded himself the title by official decision...
4. The Patriot [Danny Dominion] July 29, 2000
Pine Bluff, AR
5. Larry Gligorovic July 29, 2000
Pine Bluff, AR
6. Eric Priest June 3, 2001
Hillside, IL
7. Evan Karagias March 22, 2002
Casa Grande, AZ
8. Danny Dominion May 2, 2002
Cottonwood, AZ
9. Evan Karagias May 4, 2002
Lemoore, CA
10. Matt Wiese (Horshu) October 19, 2002
Mercedes, TX
Title Vacant
2003
* NOTE: Wiese relinquished the title upon signing a WWE developmental contract...
11. Evan Karagias July 6, 2003
Lemoore, CA
(beat Eric Priest to determine vacant title)...
Title Vacant
2004
*NOTE: stripped of title...
12. Takao Omori January 23, 2005
Tokyo, Japan
(beat Steve Corino in a tournament final to win vacant title)...
13. Steve Corino June 11, 2005
Bay City, MI
*NOTES: Corino also beat Larry Zbyszko, the last champion of Verne Gagne's AWA, on June 25, 2005 in Vienna, GA...
14. Shinjiro Otani January 22, 2006
Tokyo, Japan
15. Takao Omori April 1, 2006
Tokyo, Japan
16. Ric Converse June 14, 2006
Indianapolis, IN
17. Steve Corino January 7, 2007
Pottstown, PA
* NOTES: TNT [Greg Bownds] beat Corino on March 23, 2007 in Cardiff, in New South Wales in Australia, to apparently win the title, only to have AWA officials voiding the win, due to "international paperwork" for this match being missing...
18. Takao Omori April 1, 2007
Yokohama, Japan
19. Masato Tanaka October 26, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
Title Vacant
* NOTES: Tanaka was stripped of the title on December 7, 2007 when his home promotion, Zero-1 Max, withdrew from the AWA... Zero-1 Max continued to recognize Tanaka as their champion...
20. Larry Zbyszko February 5, 2008
* NOTES: Zbyszko was awarded this title by official decision by virtue of his status as the last sanctioned champion of Verne Gagne's AWA... Brian Logan beat Zbyszko and Ricky Landell in a 3-Way match in Fayetteville, WV on April 8, 2008 to apparently win the title, only to have the organization split, with Dale Gagner's AWA Stars continuing to recognize Zbyszko as the champion, and Brian Logan being recognized as champion of another AWA, the American Wrestling Affiliates...
21. Ricky Landell October 11, 2008
Indianapolis, IN
22. Keith Walker February 21, 2009
Michigan City, IN
Title Defunct
* With no official announcement of the promotion closing down, the last known date of the title still being active is September 15, 2009...