AWA Roster in 1978: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1978. 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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1978AWA: All (34)
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Billy Robinson
Blackjack Lanza
Bob Orton Jr.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Bobo Brazil
Bruiser Brody
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
The Crusher
Dick The Bruiser
Dominic DeNucci
Greg Gagne
The Iron Sheik
Ivan Koloff
Jim Brunzell
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Valiant
Larry “The Axe” Hennig
Lord Alfred Hayes
Mad Dog Vachon
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Nick Bockwinkel
Pat O'Connor
Pat Patterson
Paul Ellering
Roger Kirby
Rufus R. Jones
"Sailor" Art Thomas
The Sheik
Stan Hansen
Super Destroyer Mark II
Verne Gagne
Wahoo McDaniel
Teams
Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr.
The Blond Bombers
The High Flyers
Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones
The Valiant Brothers
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Nick Bockwinkel Won: November 8, 1975 Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show | 1149+ days |
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship |  | Austin Idol Won: December 25, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 6+ days |
 | Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: December 4, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 21 days | |
 | Don Fargo Won: November 27, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 7 days | |
| Tommy Gilbert Won: November 20, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 7 days | |
| Don Fargo Won: November 6, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 14 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: September 4, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 63 days | |
| Jos LeDuc Won: August 28, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 7 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: August 14, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 14 days |
AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship | | Billy Robinson Won: May 18, 1978 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House show | 227+ days |
| Angelo Mosca Won: March 16, 1978 Winnipeg, Manitoba | House show | 63 days | |
| Billy Robinson Won: May 1, 1975 England | House show Robinson was named champion. | 1050 days |
AWA World Tag Team Championship | | Pat Patterson & "Crippler" Ray Stevens Won: September 23, 1978 Awarded the titles when Brunzell was injured in a charity softball game. | 99+ days |
| The High FlyersJim Brunzell & Greg Gagne Won: July 7, 1977 Winnipeg, Manitoba | Live event | 443 days |
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship |  | Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson Won: December 18, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 13+ days |
 | Jerry "The King" Lawler & Bill Dundee Won: November 6, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 42 days | |
| The Bounty Hunters David Novak & Jerry Novak Won: October 9, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show Defeated Bill Dundee and Jimmy Valiant in tournament final. | 28 days | |
| Vacant Won: October 1, 1978 Championship vacated after the Stomper turns on Lawler. | 8 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler & Mongolian Stomper Won: September 18, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 13 days | |
| Jos LeDuc & Jean Louie Won: July 24, 1978 Tennessee | House Show Title renamed AWA Southern Tag Team Championship upon partnership with the American Wrestling Association and was billed as such starting in July 1978. | 56 days |
 |  | Vacant Won: March 27, 1975 The championship was vacated when Betty Nicoli retired. | 1375+ days |
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