AWA Roster in 1980: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

American Wrestling Association: Rosters History Database

On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1980. This includes the list of all AWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, 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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1980

AWA: All (31)

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

AWA World Heavyweight Championship		Verne Gagne Won: July 18, 1980 Chicago, Illinois Gagne retired from active wrestling while still the champion.	166+ days
AWA World Heavyweight Championship		Nick Bockwinkel Won: November 8, 1975 Saint Paul, Minnesota \| House show	1714 days

AWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship

Dino Bravo

Won: December 6, 1979 Toronto, Ontario | House Show

Billed as champion on arrival; previously held NWA Canadian Title.

391+

days

AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship	Vacant Won: November 1, 1980 Championship vacated for undocumented reasons	60+ days
	Tommy Rich Won: October 6, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| CWA Show	26 days
	Jimmy Valiant Won: September 9, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| CWA Show	27 days
	Tommy Rich Won: September 1, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| CWA Show	8 days
	Jimmy Valiant Won: August 25, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| CWA Show Defeated Bill Irwin in a rematch.	7 days
	Vacant Won: August 18, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| CWA Show Championship vacated after a match against Jimmy Valliant	7 days
	Bill Irwin Won: August 11, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| CWA Show Defeated Jimmy Valiant the finals of an eight-man one-night tournament.	7 days
	Vacant Won: August 4, 1980 Title was vacated when Dundee won the CWA World Heavyweight Championship	7 days

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AWA World Tag Team Championship		East-West ConnectionAdrian Adonis & Jesse "The Body" Ventura Won: July 20, 1980 Denver, Colorado \| Live event Won by forfeit when Gagne no-showed scheduled defense.	164+ days
AWA World Tag Team Championship		Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon Won: June 6, 1979 Winnipeg, Manitoba \| Live event	410 days

AWA Southern Tag Team Championship	Tommy Rich & Bill Dundee Won: December 22, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show	9+ days
	Ricky Morton & Ken Lucas Won: November 17, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show Defeat the Irwins in rematch.	35 days
	Roger Kirby & Guy Mitchell Won: November 4, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show	13 days
	Ricky Morton Ken Lucas Won: November 3, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show Held up after a match against Bill Irwin and Scott Irwin on November 10, 1980, in Memphis, Tennessee.	1 day
	Bill Irwin & Larry Latham Won: October 27, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show	7 days
	Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Gilbert Won: September 29, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show	28 days
	The Angel & Sonny King Won: September 15, 1980 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show	14 days
	Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Gilbert Won: August 25, 1980 Louisville, Kentucky \| House Show	21 days

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Vacant

Won: March 27, 1975

The championship was vacated when Betty Nicoli retired.

2106+

days

AWA Brass Knuckles Championship		The Crusher Won: October 12, 1980 Saint Paul, Minnesota \| House show	80+ days
AWA Brass Knuckles Championship		Don Fargo Won: February 12, 1979 Memphis, Tennessee \| House show Don Fargo is billed as champion upon entering the promotion.	597 days

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Wright · 4 minutes ago
Eric Young has returned to WWE as a backstage producer for NXT.
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Yansy Martínez · 43 minutes ago
Big Mami just returned to triple AAA it has been years since I last saw her can you add her pls
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Nkrst · 4 hours ago
Big Mami returned to AAA as a face because she attacked Karmen Petrovic
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MrAicrow · 9 hours ago
Last Outfit, Who chose that name lol
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 10 hours ago
Big Mami is in AAA. or has been this is her first appearance under the WWE ownership
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Draysin Martin · 12 hours ago
The Bang Bang Gang & the Dogs new Super faction is called the Last outfit...... And Here I thought WWE was bad with women, AEW is bad with naming new tag teams & factions. Bullet Club was right there.
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  MrAicrow · 9 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin The Last Outfit, What does that even mean?
  
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Roy · 1 days ago
and i’m still not convinced that johnny and candice are faces.
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  Draysin Martin · 21 hours ago
  
  @Roy They Are still faces, eventually they will turn on Sami.
  
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  Roy · 20 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Hmmm… makes sense now.
  
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Roy · 1 days ago
Giulia loses
Alexa and Tatum loses
What are the WWE creatives even doing?
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  MrAicrow · 19 hours ago
  
  @Roy WWE doesn't know how to book Women
  
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  Draysin Martin · 17 hours ago
  
  @MrAicrow Agreed, especially Roxxane Perez. this is not me being a Roxxane Perez Stan, but I feel like eversince debuting WWE has just thrown her away, like Jevon Evans is in a feud with an upper card faction, Sol Ruca won the women's intercontinental championship a over a month after debuting on the main roster, Jacy Jayne won the women's United States championship in august, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid won the Women's tag championships a month earlier in July, Trick Williams was on the main roster since June & has already won the US Title, Twice! Stephanie Vaquer was women's world champion Twice also, Giulia was women's US champ twice. But what about Roxxane? The women's tag titles do not count because she was just a replacement when Liv Morgan got injured. but since then she has been on a losing streak more wins than loses this year, I hope it changes by next year maybe the trigger she trust on judgement day happens at Crown Jewel.
  
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  Roy · 16 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin most of the NXT stars that only recently joined the main roster get more wins than those who i really think deserve those wins. I havent seen giulia win a single title shot or any match ever since she lost that title to tiffany stratton. roxanne perez face turn cldve also been great since finn balor was released from the judgment day.. and it still baffles me that tiffy won that mitb case again instead of either lola vice or roxanne perez (she cld cash on liv someday and turn face.) i really havent since jordynne grace since 2-3 months back which i find it upsetting because her skillset was actually good. do i even need to talk about how alexa looks like a jobber now? in this case i see Mr Aicrow’s point ab creatives losing their minds not knowing how to book the womens side of wrestling.
  
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MrAicrow · 1 days ago
Cody v Randy, Last Man Standing, Crown Jewel
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MrAicrow · 1 days ago
B-Fab and Michin are WWE Women's Tag team champions

Why.
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Arnista · 1 days ago
The Dungeon was dissolved
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Davey Castegnaro · 1 days ago
Noam Dar isn't on Evolve.
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 2 days ago
Jordynne Grace has been inactive she was last seen on the June 18th episode of Main Event
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Keith Meyer · 3 days ago
Please put the perfection of reflection 🪞 Chantal Monroe in nxt she had like a little vinyet and had a backstage segment
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  Keith Meyer · 2 days ago
  
  @Keith Meyer Why are you guys down voted me for saying something that is true
  
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Keith Meyer Because they are desperate for attention. tell me I'm wrong.
  
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  MrAicrow · 1 days ago
  
  @Keith Meyer Because bots
  
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  Roy · 22 hours ago
  
  @Keith Meyer bots. And one of those downvoters cld be Chad
  
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 3 days ago
I don't think Romeo Moreno and Layla Diggs will not continue on Evolve anymore. Layla Diggs is a face after the Dungeon has disbanded.
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Roy · 3 days ago
so ilja dragunov’s H bomb is called D bomb now.
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Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
The Bang Bang Gang have turned Heel, Gabe Kidd is out of the Dogs, & it seems the Dogs & Bang Bang Gang have reformed Bullet Club.
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  MrAicrow · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Can we say it's a reformation confirmed?
  
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 3 days ago
El Carnicero has an render now on WWE.com
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Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
Hank and Tank have gone really far in this tournament. They might be Mid-Cards again
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Keith Meyer · 4 days ago
Chantal Monroe is on NXT
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