AWA Roster in 1963: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1963. 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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1963AWA: All (14)
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship |  | Verne Gagne
| 17+
|
 | The Crusher
| 28
| |
| Verne Gagne
Fritz Von Erich's Omaha Championship was not at stake. On September 7, 1963, Gagne defeated Von Erich in Omaha to unify both titles. | 100
| |
 | Fritz von Erich
Von Erich won both the AWA Championship and the Omaha Championship. | 12
| |
| Verne Gagne
Gagne won both the AWA Championship and the Omaha Championship. | 7
| |
| The Crusher
The Crusher also won the Omaha version of World Heavyweight Championship from Verne Gagne on February 15, 1963, in Omaha, Nebraska. | 11
| |
| Verne Gagne
| 322
|
AWA World Tag Team Championship |  | The Crusher & Dick the BruiserThe Crusher & Dick The Bruiser
| 133+
|
The Kalmikoffs Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
| 231
| ||
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn
| 16
|
AWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship | Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa
Defeat Dick Steinborn & Doug Gilbert in a one-night tournament final. | 284
| |
 | Vacant
| 81
|
AWA World Women's Championship | Kay Noble
Defeated Kathy Starr to win the vacant championship. | 262+
| |
 | Vacant
The AWA vacated the championship on January 1, 1963, but June Byers continued to be recognized as champion by the NWA until she retired in January 1964. | 102
| |
Penny Banner
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. | 493
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Extras
The profile of each AWA wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.
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