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Post: #1077592
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What are all the territories that at one time or another recognized the AWA Champion as the "real" World Champion?
And which territories did the AWA Champion defend his Championship in?
Thanks
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Post: #1077594
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Memphis recognized both the AWA & NWA Champs. But the AWA Champ, specifically Bockwinkle, drew better than the NWA Champ. The fans believed that the AWA Champ was the real World Champion. When Jerry Lawler was the AWA World Champion he was viewed higher than Flair or Hogan by the Memphis fans. Although it hurt Lawler that he didn't win the title from Bockwinkle.
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Post: #1077596
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AWA title was recognized as real world champ in Memphis
Not sure about other territories
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Post: #1077602
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In Memphis, the tag titles were sometimes identified as the AWA Southern tag titles.
I would presume that the Duseks' territory in Iowa/Nebraska/Illinois/Quad Cities recognized the AWA champ as well, at least by the early 1960's.
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Post: #1077608
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Great points, gcbowman. Dusek recognized AWA World Champion as real world champion in Omaha in the early to mid 60s
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Post: #1077618
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For a time the AWA Championship was recognized and defended in Houston, Mississippi, St. Louis, Hawaii, Montreal. All Japan. Probably a location or 2 that I forgot.
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Post: #1077622
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It was recognized and defended in Toronto in the late 70's and Montreal in the mid-80's.
Bockwinkel defended in San Antonio and Calgary
Martel defended it in Nova Scotia
Hennig defended in Portland
Lawler in Dallas.
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Post: #1077627
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Joe Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling recognized the AWA World title, at least until they crowned their own (short lived) World champion.
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Post: #1077641
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Verne defended in Florida and in the Central States territory. Nick wrestled in Stampede which I think were title defenses. Both wrestled in Germany but no title on the line.
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Post: #1077645
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Paul Boesch in Houston started recognizing the AWA World title after he had a falling out with Harley Race after a No show.
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Post: #1077655
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a Bockwinkel v Bret Hart match is or was on YT from The Calgary Stampede during Nick's AWA title run.
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Post: #1077659
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Toronto was an NWA town so it was called the 'AWA Championship', we also had the 'WWWF/WWF Title.' Only the NWA title was called 'World Title.'
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