AWA Roster in 1962: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1962. This includes the list of all AWA Wrestlers, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in American Wrestling Association.
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1962AWA: All (12)
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship |  | Verne Gagne Won: August 21, 1962 Minneapolis, Minnesota | House show | 132+ days |
 | Mr. M Won: January 9, 1962 Minneapolis, Minnesota | House show | 224 days | |
| Verne Gagne Won: August 8, 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota | House show | 154 days |
AWA United States Heavyweight Championship |  | Pat O'Connor Won: February 17, 1962 St. Paul, Minnesota | House show Was awarded the NWA (Central States) version of the US Championship on August 24, 1961; defends title against Bob Geigel. | 138 days |
| Vacant Won: January 9, 1962 Vacated when Mr. M won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. | 39 days | |
| Mr. M Won: October 17, 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota | House show | 84 days |
AWA World Tag Team Championship | | Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn Won: December 16, 1962 St. Paul, Minnesota | Live event | 15+ days |
| The Neilsons Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Won: April 10, 1962 Cincinnati, Ohio | N/A This was a "phantom" title change, as no match actually took place. | 250 days | |
| Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski Won: February 13, 1962 Minneapolis, Minnesota | Live event | 56 days | |
| Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman Won: January 15, 1962 St. Paul, Minnesota Defeated Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff in a tournament final. | 29 days | |
| Vacant Won: January 2, 1962 Title vacated when Von Krupp was injured. | 13 days | |
| Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp Won: November 23, 1961 Rochester, Minnesota | Live event | 40 days |
AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship | | Vacant Won: December 31, 1962 | 0+ days |
| Bill Miller & Bob Geigel Won: July 20, 1962 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House Show | 164 days | |
| Ilio DiPaolo & Joe Scarpello Won: June 28, 1962 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House Show Defeat Mr. M (Bill Miller) & Bob Geigel in a one-night 8-team tournament final to become the first champions. | 22 days |
AWA World Women's Championship |  | Penny Banner Won: August 26, 1961 Angola, IN | 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. | 492+ days |
Extras
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