AWA Roster in 1971: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

American Wrestling Association: Rosters History Database

On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1971. 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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1971

AWA: All (26)

Teams

Champions

AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Verne Gagne

Won: August 31, 1968 Minneapolis, MN | House show

1217+

days

AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship

Dr. X

Won: October 9, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House show

448+

days

AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship	Great Kusatsu Won: September 11, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	111+ days
	Jimmy Snuka Won: August 31, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	11 days
	Ramón Torres Won: August 7, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	24 days
	The Claw Won: January 8, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show The Claw is Tom Andrews.	211 days
	Stan Pulaski Won: December 5, 1970 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	34 days

AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship	Lars Anderson & Larry Hennig Won: December 18, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	13+ days
	Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Jerry Miller Won: October 16, 1971 Nebraska \| House show	63 days
	Ox Baker & The Great Kusatsu Won: October 9, 1971 Nebraska \| House show	7 days
	Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Jerry Miller Won: August 11, 1971 Creighton, Nebraska \| House show Defeated Ox Baker and The Claw	59 days
	Vacant Won: June 16, 1971 Torres died due to injuries suffered three days earlier during a match against Ox Baker and The Claw	56 days
	Bob Ellis & Alberto Torres Won: April 24, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	53 days
	Ole Anderson Ox Baker Won: March 3, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	52 days
	Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski Won: February 13, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska \| House show	18 days

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AWA World Tag Team Championship	The Crusher & Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez Won: May 15, 1971 Milwaukee, Wisconsin \| Live event In August 1971, Bastien chose The Crusher as his new partner after Cortez was killed in a car accident on July 23.	230+ days
	The VachonsMad Dog Vachon Butcher Vachon Won: March 18, 1971 Salem, Oregon \| Live event	58 days
	The Von Steigers Karl Von Steiger & Kurt Von Steiger Won: February 23, 1971 Portland, Oregon \| Live event Defeated The Von Steigers by D.Q.	23 days
	The VachonsMad Dog Vachon Butcher Vachon Won: August 30, 1969 Chicago, Illinois \| Live event	542 days

AWA World Women's Championship		Vivian Vachon Won: November 4, 1971 Winnipeg, Manitoba \| House show	57+ days
AWA World Women's Championship		Kay Noble Won: April 13, 1963 Saint Paul, MN \| House show Defeated Kathy Starr to win the vacant championship.	3127 days

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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 3 hours ago
I don't think Cruz Montana is not going to NXT anymore because he's got his last match. Now he's fully here on Raw and continue aligned with The 946 (Black Gang).
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Wright · 8 hours ago
Enzo Amore is signed to WWE; mark him as inactive. He is expecting to head to NXT, but the most that they have is that he is signed.
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Wright · 21 hours ago
I normally don't talk about the wrestling shows themselves and solely try and help this website grow and improve... But for the first time in a long time I'm actually baffled at NXT booking Moreno and Dar winning the cup.
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  smah · 14 hours ago
  
  @Wright
  NXT tags have been stale for a little bit, so i think (totally just guessing) HBK sees them as like his new fraxiom and wants to build around them
  but, while i like moreno & dar, they're no fraxiom
  
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  MrAicrow · 41 minutes ago
  
  @Wright Yeah, That's weird
  
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Nkrst · 1 days ago
Taya Valkyrie has officially left AEW.
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Roy · 1 days ago
new render for Otis please!
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 1 days ago
I noticed Scorpio Sky isn't listed here on the AEW roster i know there was a report that his contract was up in october but his name was still shown on the entrance video for skyflight last collision during Matt Sydal and Darius Martin's entrances so he must've signed a new deal also still listed on the official roster page on AEW's website also he had a match on Ring Of Honor recently
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  Wright · 1 days ago
  
  @DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh AEW is great at managing their online roster. Hell, Keith Lee is still signed to them, and SDH took him off of the AEW roster, despite him still being signed. He's just inactive, still on AEW's roster.
  
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Roy · 2 days ago
what does tko have planned for maxxine dupri ngl… last i checked she only won ONCE for intercontinental championship off of becky lynch. Also imo her heel work this time round… doesn’t really sit right w me.
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Micah K · 2 days ago
La knight inactive
Jd mcdougha low carder. He isnt really in any major story right now
I haven’t seen Erik and Ivar in weeks
New photos for Bronco Nima and Lucien price. More of the 946 attires same with Royce keys.
The Tongans have new renders on the wwe website same with Shinskie nakumara
Cody Rhodes absolutely needs a new photo.
El grande Americano isn’t a mid carder anymore he is a inactive
And yeah
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Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
Okay, for the people who stay awake and watch New Japan Pro Wrestling here's some updates:
Will Ospreay will face Callum Newman at Wrestle Kingdom 21
Kenny Omega challenges for the IWGP World Heavyweight championship when he goes one on one against Yota tsuji and the match will also be at Wrestle Kingdom 21. I would say Callum stays Tweener, Kenny is definitely acting Tweener, he's on AEW Hiatus while acting as a heel in new Japan.
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Roy · 2 days ago
I haven’t really seen LA Knight since his loss at MITB.
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MrAicrow · 2 days ago
Cruz Montana is a part of 946, Did not see that coming
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Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
I Am Coming back forget I said that I was going to take a break. Listen Chad was not trying to get a second chance, every since he came to smackdown hotel he has been doing nothing but harassing others, especially me & Roy. I literally posted an apology and Roy commented he accepted Roy's apology but not mine. when I announced the break he said about time! You really think he's looking for a second chance? Nah, he's tricking you to play innocent one.
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Roy · 2 days ago
CRUZ MONTANA IS ON RAW AS A HEEL
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  Wright · 2 days ago
  
  @Roy We knew he wasn't long for NXT. He was an established TNA name, but you have to feel Bad for Tony D'Angelo. He's been in NXT for 5-6 years, and yet Santana was there for a few months and is now on Raw.
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Wright its like a pattern, wwe releases people that have worked under them for a while and then brings in the new nxt superstars to replace those people… like some of those nxt superstars dont even last in nxt more than Tony D and still gets to be called up.
  
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Wright · 3 days ago
I have a question for everyone here: what do you consider to be the most underrated professional wrestling entrance theme song, in your opinion?

Me personally, I'd have to go with Joe Gacy's NXT theme, "Love is Blind."
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright I'm Coming back just for this one comment. I Like songs where the crowd sings along to or has a chant in it. I like Will Ospreay's theme "Elevated"
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin i quite agree with draysin, songs where crowds chant the lyrics are the best, id go with edge’s theme.. been a banger for 2 decades
  
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  Chad · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Come back for more.
  
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  Wright · 2 days ago
  
  @Roy Great pick, but I asked for an underrated song...
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Wright alright lets see, Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder’s old entrance “When The Lights Go Down” by Downstait
  
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Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
Solo's in the bloodline
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  MrAicrow · 3 days ago
  
  @Constance Affinito They have ruined the Solo Sikoa story, Great job WWE
  
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  Constance Affinito · 2 days ago
  
  @MrAicrow They're doing it because of the WarGames match bloodline will probably have against 946, but I think he should've had a little more time as a singles guy
  
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Fergus · 3 days ago
Gunther should be upper card again because he’s feuding with Finn Bálor
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sky_h1ghr · 3 days ago
Finn Bálor should be moved back to mid card since he's feuding mainly with Gunther nowadays with Sami, Punk, and Owens being the upper carders of SmackDown. Nia and Lash should also be moved back to mid card but since they're not appearing on SmackDown for weeks now, they could be moved to inactive list. Nikki and Roxanne should go up to the upper card after contending on Chelsea's title recently.
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Nkrst · 3 days ago
Paul Walter Hauser has departed MLW.
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Wright · 3 days ago
Alexa Bliss, Bron Breakker and Brutus Creed deserve new renders.
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 3 days ago
Fred Rosser/Darren Young stated on Twitter X that he was just a guest coach during his time at the performance center and isn't part of WWE as a full time employee
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