AWA Roster in 1972: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1972. 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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1972AWA: All (32)
































Teams
Billy Robinson & Don Muraco
Billy Robinson & Wahoo McDaniel
The Blackjacks
Don Muraco & Lani Kealoha
Dusty Rhodes & Larry Hennig
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
The Texas Outlaws
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Verne Gagne Won: August 31, 1968 Minneapolis, MN | House show | 1583+ days |
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Dr. X Won: October 9, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House show | 814+ days |
AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Stan Pulaski Won: June 3, 1972 Omaha, Nebraska | House show | 91 days |
![]() | Buddy Wolfe Won: May 6, 1972 Omaha, Nebraska | House show Defeated Stan Pulaski. | 28 days | |
![]() | Vacant Won: May 1, 1972 Due to a "groggy" referee handing out double decisions. | 5 days | |
![]() | Buddy Wolfe Won: April 8, 1972 Omaha, Nebraska | House show | 23 days | |
![]() | Stan Pulaski Won: March 25, 1972 Omaha, Nebraska | House show | 14 days | |
![]() | Great Kusatsu Won: September 11, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska | House show | 196 days |
AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski Won: January 8, 1972 Omaha, Nebraska | House show | 122 days |
![]() | Lars Anderson & Larry Hennig Won: December 18, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska | House show | 21 days |
AWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson Won: December 30, 1972 Minneapolis, Minnesota | Live event | 1+ day |
![]() ![]() | Nick Bockwinkel & "Crippler" Ray Stevens Won: January 20, 1972 Denver, Colorado | Live event | 345 days | |
![]() | 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. | 250 days |
AWA World Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | Vivian Vachon Won: November 4, 1971 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House show | 423+ days |
Extras
Part Time Wrestler
Manager
Ring Announcer
Interviewer
Promoters
Coaches
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