AWA Roster in 1987: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AWA Roster in the year 1987. 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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1987AWA: All (39)
Adrian Adonis
Baron von Raschke
Bill Dundee
Billy Robinson
Boris Zhukov
Brian Knobbs
Buddy Rose
Bull Power
Cheetah Kid
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
Dennis Condrey
Dick Slater
Greg Gagne
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jerry Sags
Jimmy Snuka
Kevin Kelly
Larry Zbyszko
Lord James Blears
Madusa Miceli
Marty Jannetty
Masa Saito
Nick Bockwinkel
Nord the Barbarian
Paul E. Dangerously
Paul Neu
Randy Rose
Scott Hall
Sgt. Slaughter
Shawn Michaels
Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie
Sherri Martel
The Super Ninja
The Super Ninja
Tommy Rich
Verne Gagne
Wahoo McDaniel
Men
Adrian Adonis
Baron von Raschke
Bill Dundee
Billy Robinson
Boris Zhukov
Brian Knobbs
Buddy Rose
Bull Power
Cheetah Kid
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
Dennis Condrey
Dick Slater
Greg Gagne
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jerry Sags
Jimmy Snuka
Kevin Kelly
Larry Zbyszko
Lord James Blears
Marty Jannetty
Masa Saito
Nick Bockwinkel
Nord the Barbarian
Paul E. Dangerously
Paul Neu
Randy Rose
Scott Hall
Sgt. Slaughter
Shawn Michaels
Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie
The Super Ninja
The Super Ninja
Tommy Rich
Verne Gagne
Wahoo McDaniel
Women
Teams
Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler
The Midnight Rockers
The Nasty Boys
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
The Original Midnight Express
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Curt Hennig Won: May 2, 1987 Daly City, CA The title was held up immediately due to controversy over interference by Larry Zbyszko but returned to Hennig days later after the AWA Championship Committee found no no evidence of interference. On February 16, 1988, the title was again held up after a no-contest between Hennig and The Grappler in Portland, OR. Hennig regained the title on March 5 in Portland, when his replacement, The Assassin, defeated The Grappler. AWA recognized Hennig's title reign as continuous. | 243+ days |
| Nick Bockwinkel Won: June 28, 1986 Denver, Colorado | House show Bockwinkel was awarded the championship when Stan Hansen left the AWA. | 308 days |
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship | | Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: November 21, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 16 days |
 | Bobby Jaggers Won: October 19, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show Defeated Billy Travis in a tournament final. | 33 days | |
| Vacant Won: September 1, 1987 Lawler vacated the championship to concentrate on the AWA World Tag Team Championship. | 48 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: August 31, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 1 day | |
| Don Bass Won: August 24, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 7 days | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: August 15, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show | 9 days | |
| Don Bass Won: August 3, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show Partnered with Brickhouse Brown, Bass pinned Lawler, who was partnered with Rocky Johnson, in a tag team match where the title was on the line. | 12 days | |
| Vacant Won: August 3, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Show Vacated after a match against Don Bass | 0 days |
AWA International Television Championship | | Greg Gagne Won: December 27, 1987 Las Vegas, Nevada | AWA Championship Wrestling Defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification in the finals of the tournament | 4+ days |
CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship | | Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: December 7, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 0 days |
| Manny Fernandez Won: November 2, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 35 days | |
| Bill Dundee Won: October 27, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show Won a tournament to win the vacant title. | 6 days | |
| Vacant Won: October 11, 1987 Dundee and Lawler wins AWA World Tag Team Titles | 16 days | |
| Bill Dundee Won: August 31, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 41 days | |
| George Barnes Won: August 17, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 14 days | |
| Bill Dundee Won: June 13, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 65 days | |
| Chick Donovan Won: April 20, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 54 days |
AWA World Tag Team Championship | | The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels Won: December 27, 1987 Las Vegas, Nevada | AWA Championship Wrestling The Midnight Express defeated The Midnight Rockers on December 27, 1987, and continued to be recognized as AWA World Tag Team Champions into 1988, including making successful title defenses. After a dispute between Dennis Condrey and Verne Gagne over payments, AWA President Stanley Blackburn appeared on television on January 24, 1988, and stated that, after rewatching the December 27, 1987 AWA World Tag Team Title match, he believed that the Midnight Rockers had actually won the match, and they were then retroactively recognized as having been Champions for the past 28 days; Titles were held up on February 15, 1988, after a controversial match with The Rock 'n' Roll Express in Memphis. The Rockers won a rematch on February 22, 1988, also in Memphis, but this was never recognized and they remain two-time champions. | 4+ days |
| The Midnight ExpressDennis Condrey & Randy Rose Won: October 30, 1987 Whitewater, Wisconsin | AWA Championship Wrestling | 58 days | |
| Bill Dundee & Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: October 26, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Live event | 4 days | |
 | Héctor Guerrero & Dr. D Won: October 19, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Live event Dr. D was local wrestler Carl Styles under a mask. | 7 days | |
| Bill Dundee & Jerry "The King" Lawler Won: October 11, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | CWA Live event | 8 days | |
| Boris Zhukov Soldat Ustinov & Doug Somers Won: May 25, 1987 Lake Tahoe, Nevada | Live event Somers replaced Zhukov in October 1987 after he jumped to the WWF. | 139 days | |
| The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels Won: January 27, 1987 Bloomington, Minnesota | Live event | 118 days | |
| Buddy Rose & Doug Somers Won: May 17, 1986 Hammond, Indiana | AWA All-Star Wrestling Rose and Somers won the match by countout and were awarded the title despite titles not allowed to change hands in that way. | 255 days |
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | | Vacant Won: December 27, 1987 Championship vacated because Rockers won the AWA World Tag Team Titles and could not hold more than one title. | 4+ days |
| The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels Won: November 22, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 35 days | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs Mike Davis & Tommy Lane Won: November 16, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 6 days | |
| The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels Won: October 26, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 21 days | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs Mike Davis & Tommy Lane Won: October 10, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 16 days | |
| The Nasty BoysBrian Knobbs & Jerry Sags Won: October 3, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 7 days | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs Mike Davis & Tommy Lane Won: September 21, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 12 days | |
| The Nasty BoysBrian Knobbs & Jerry Sags Won: September 14, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 7 days |
CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship |  | Bill Dundee & Rocky Johnson Won: July 6, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 57 days |
  | Badd CompanyPaul Diamond & Pat Tanaka Won: May 25, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 42 days | |
| Vacant Won: May 18, 1987 Title held up after a match against Bad Company. | 7 days | |
| Billy Travis & Mark Starr Won: May 11, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 7 days | |
| Badd CompanyPaul Diamond & Pat Tanaka Won: May 9, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show Defeated Starr in a handicap match. | 2 days | |
 | Steve Keirn & Mark Starr Won: April 27, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 12 days | |
| The Mercenaries Mercenary #1 & Mercenary #2 Won: April 20, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show Awarded the titles when Snuka leaves the promotion. | 7 days | |
| Jimmy Snuka & J. T. Southern Won: March 2, 1987 Memphis, Tennessee | House show | 49 days |
AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | | Vacant Won: July 1, 1986 Zumhofe is sent to prison | 548+ days |
AWA World Women's Championship |  | Madusa Miceli Won: December 27, 1987 Las Vegas, NV | AWA Championship Wrestling Defeated Candi Devine to win the vacant championship. | 4+ days |
| Vacant Won: July 24, 1987 The championship was vacated when Sherri Martel went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). | 156 days | |
| Sherri Martel Won: June 28, 1986 Oakland, CA | 391 days |
Extras
Managers
Madusa Miceli
Curt Hennig
Paul E. Dangerously
The Dangerous Alliance
Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie
Sherri Martel
Kevin Kelly
Commentator
Ring Announcer
Chairman
Promoter
Coaches
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