American Wrestling Association

AWA Womens World Championship

WON BY

June Byers

DATE

May 18, 1960

LOCATION

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

*As the reigning NWA Womens World Champion, June Byers was recognized as the first AWA - American Wrestling Association Womens World Champion

**Stripped of the title on August 12, 1961, after missing a scheduled title defense

 

Penny Banner

August 26, 1961

Angola, Indiana, USA

*Won a 10-woman battle royal to win the vacant title

**Stripped of the title on January 1, 1963, for reasons never made clear

 

Kay Noble

April 13, 1963

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

*Defeated Kathy Starr to win the vacant title

 

Vivian Vachon

 

Betty Nicoli

November 4, 1971

 

Augut 16, 1973

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

*Vacated the title on March 27, 1975, upon her retirement

 

Candi Devine

November 2, 1984

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

*Won a 10-woman battle royal to win the vacant title

 

Sherri Martel

September 28, 1985

Chicago, Illinois, USA

*The title was held up on October 3, 1985, following a controversial match between Sherri Martel and Candi Devine

 

Candi Devine (2)

October 14, 1985

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated Sherri Martel in a rematch to win the vacant title

 

Sherri Martel (2)

 

Candi Devine (3)

 

Sherri Martel (3)

October 17, 1985

 

January 16, 1986

 

June 28, 1986

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 

Oakland, California, USA

*Vacated the title on July 24, 1987, when she left the AWA

 

Madusa Miceli

December 27, 1987

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

*Defeated Candi Devine to win the vacant title

 

Wendi Richter

November 26, 1988

Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

*Vacated the title on December 6, 1989, when she left the AWA

 

Candi Devine (4)

December 6, 1989

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

*Defeated Judy Martin to win the vacant title

**The championship was deactivated on January 12, 1991, after the AWA went out of business