The AWA World Women's Championship was the female title in the American Wrestling Association from 1961 until 1990.
Title history
- Key
| Symbol |
Meaning |
| No. |
The overall championship reign |
| Reign |
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event |
The event in which the championship changed hands |
| N/A |
The specific information is not known |
| — |
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| [Note #] |
Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details. |
| # |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
| 1 |
June Byers |
1 |
August 20, 1958 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Atlanta, Georgia |
House show |
Defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship and continues to be recognized by AWA after it splits from NWA in 1960. |
|
| 2 |
Penny Banner |
1 |
August 26, 1961 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Angola, Indiana |
House show |
AWA ceased to recognize June Byers as women's champion after she no-showed a title defense. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. |
|
| - |
Vacated |
N/A |
January 1, 1963 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
The AWA vacated the title in January 1, 1963 but Byers continued to be recognized as champion by the NWA until she retired in January 1964. |
|
| 3 |
Kay Noble |
1 |
April 13, 1963 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
House show |
Defeated Kathy Starr. |
|
| 4 |
Betty Nicoli |
1 |
November 9, 1969 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
N/A |
House show |
|
|
| 5 |
Vivian Vachon |
1 |
November 4, 1971 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
House show |
|
|
| 6 |
Betty Nicoli |
2 |
August 16, 1973 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
House show |
|
|
| - |
Vacated |
N/A |
March 27, 1975 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Title vacated when Nicoli retired. |
|
| 7 |
Candi Devine |
1 |
November 1984 |
[Note 1] |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
House show |
Won a battle royal. |
|
| - |
Vacated |
N/A |
September 6, 1985 |
N/A |
Martin, Tennessee |
House show |
Title vacated for unknown reasons. |
|
| 8 |
Candi Devine |
2 |
September 28, 1985 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Chicago, Illinois |
SuperClash |
The title awarded back to Devine. |
|
| 9 |
Sherri Martel |
1 |
October 3, 1985 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
House show |
Title stripped. |
|
| 10 |
Candi Devine |
3 |
October 14, 1985 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
House show |
Awarded without title match. |
|
| 11 |
Sherri Martel |
2 |
October 17, 1985 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
House show |
|
|
| 12 |
Candi Devine |
4 |
January 16, 1986 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
House show |
|
|
| 13 |
Sherri Martel |
3 |
June 28, 1986 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Oakland, California |
Battle by the Bay |
|
|
| - |
Vacated |
N/A |
July 24, 1987 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Title vacated when Martel went to the World Wrestling Federation. |
|
| 14 |
Madusa Miceli |
1 |
December 27, 1987 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
AWA Championship Wrestling |
Defeated Candi Devine. |
|
| 15 |
Wendi Richter |
1 |
November 26, 1988 |
[Note 2] |
Bloomington, Minnesota |
House show |
|
|
| - |
Vacated |
N/A |
December 1989 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Title vacated when Richter left the promotion. |
|
| 16 |
Candi Devine |
5 |
December 6, 1989 |
[Note 3] |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
House show |
Defeated Judy Martin. |
|
| - |
Title retired |
N/A |
January 1991 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Championship retired when the AWA closed. |
|
- ↑ The date the championship ws won and vacated have not been found, making the length of the reign too uncertain to calculate.
- ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
- ↑ The exact date the AWA seized operating is unknown, putting the reign at somewhere between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
See also
