AWA World Heavyweight Title (Ohio) (original) (raw)
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American Wrestling Association
World Heavyweight Title
[Ohio]
| Frank Sexton | 1945-06-27 | Boston, MA |
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| Defeats Steve Casey for Boston-based AWA World Title; defends title in Ohio from 46-01; also wins Maryland version of the world title, defeating Babe Sharkey on 46-01-29 in Baltimore, MD and NWA World Title, defeating Cliff Gustafson on 48-11-30 in Cleveland, OH; Gustafson continues to be recognized in Minneapolis, MN. | ||
| Don Eagle | 1950-05-23 | Cleveland, OH |
| Loses to Gorgeous George on 50-05-26 in Chicago, IL in a non-title match (no mention of AWA title on local papers such as Chicago Tribune and Bridgeport News); continues to be recognized as champion in AWA as well as MWA in Ohio; defeats George to retain the title on 50-08-31 in Columbus, OH (Columbus Dispatch, 50-08-31 & 50-09-01). | ||
| Bill Miller | 1952-05-01 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Most likely a non-title match but reported as a title change in some towns in Ohio and Kentucky; Eagle continues to be recognized as champion in New England. | ||
| Don Arnold | 1952-09-02 | Dayton, OH |
| Defends the title on 52-10-07 in Dayton, OH. | ||
| Buddy Rogers | 1952-09-13 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Defeats Bill Miller in tournament final for the Tri-State Title but is reported as winning the world title (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 52-09-18); billed as world champion in Columbus, OH (Columbus Dispatch, 52-10-09); "newly crowned" (Palladium-Item, Richmond, IN, 52-10-09); also defeats Arnold and "retains" the Eastern Title on 52-10-14 in Dayton, OH (Dayton Daily News). | ||
| Antonino Rocca | 1953-03-05 | Cleveland, OH |
| Buddy Rogers [2] | 1953-04-09 | Cleveland, OH |
| Stripped on 53-05-18 for not defending against Ruffy Silverstein within given 30 days; a tournament is scheduled for 53-05-21 but is cancelled. |
* Replaced with NWA Eastern Heavyweight Title.
* Special thanks to Jason Campbell for additional information.
