AWA Roster in 1982: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1982. 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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1982AWA: All (31)
Adrian Adonis
Al Snow
André the Giant
Baron von Raschke
Billy Robinson
Blackjack Lanza
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Bobo Brazil
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
The Crusher
Curt Hennig
Dick The Bruiser
Greg Gagne
Hulk Hogan
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jim Brunzell
Ken Patera
Larry “The Axe” Hennig
Mad Dog Vachon
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Nick Bockwinkel
Otto Wanz
Pat O'Connor
Pat Patterson
Rick Martel
Rufus R. Jones
Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie
Tito Santana
Verne Gagne
Wahoo McDaniel
Teams
Baron von Raschke & The Crusher
The Blond Bombers
The East-West Connection
The Heenan Family
The High Flyers
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Nick Bockwinkel Won: October 9, 1982 Chicago, Illinois | House show The title was held up on December 27, 1982, after a match with Jerry Lawler, and was restored to Bockwinkel after defeating Lawler in a rematch on January 10, 1983. The AWA retroactively recognized Bockwinkel's title reign as continuous. | 83+ days |
| Otto Wanz Won: August 29, 1982 Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show | 41 days | |
| Nick Bockwinkel Won: May 19, 1981 Bockwinkel was awarded the championship. On 18/4/1982 Hulk Hogan defeats Bockwinkel for the title, Bockwinkel was restored the title by AWA president Stanley Blackburn due to Hogan having used a foreign object during the match. | 467 days |
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship |  | Terry Taylor Won: November 29, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 32+ days |
 | Sabu the Wildman Won: November 15, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show Partnered with Jimmy Hart to defeat Jerry Lawler in a handicap match. Hart got the pin, but Sabu the Wildman was recognized as champion. | 14 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: November 8, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 7 days | |
| Nick Bockwinkel Won: October 11, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 28 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: August 9, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 63 days | |
 | Kamala Won: June 7, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 63 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: May 24, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 14 days | |
 | Dream Machine Won: May 1, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 23 days |
AWA World Tag Team Championship | | The High FlyersJim Brunzell & Greg Gagne Won: June 14, 1981 Green Bay, Wisconsin | Live event | 565+ days |
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | | The SheepherdersLuke Williams Jonathan Boyd Won: December 27, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 4+ days |
  | The Fabulous OnesSteve Keirn & Stan Lane Won: November 29, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 28 days | |
 | Bobby Eaton & Duke MyersBobby Eaton & Duke Myers Won: November 22, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 7 days | |
| The Fabulous OnesSteve Keirn & Stan Lane Won: October 25, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show Defeated Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware. | 28 days | |
 | Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown SugarBobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar Won: September 6, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 49 days | |
| Steve Keirn & Terry TaylorSteve Keirn & Terry Taylor Won: August 30, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 7 days | |
| Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown SugarBobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar Won: August 16, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 14 days | |
| Dream Machine & Jim Mitchell Dream Machine & Jim Mitchell Won: August 9, 1982 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 7 days |
AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | | Mike Graham Won: June 1, 1981 Minnesota| House show Graham was awarded the title. | 578+ days |
 |  | Vacant Won: March 27, 1975 The championship was vacated when Betty Nicoli retired. | 2836+ days |
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