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 (35)
Adrian Adonis
Baron von Raschke
Billy Robinson
Boris Zhukov
Brian Knobbs
Buddy Rose
Bull Power
Cheetah Kid
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
Dennis Condrey
Dick Slater
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
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
Billy Robinson
Boris Zhukov
Brian Knobbs
Buddy Rose
Bull Power
Cheetah Kid
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
Dennis Condrey
Dick Slater
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
Scott Hall
Sgt. Slaughter
Shawn Michaels
Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie
The Super Ninja
The Super Ninja
Tommy Rich
Verne Gagne
Wahoo McDaniel
Women
Teams
The Midnight Rockers
The Nasty Boys
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Curt Hennig
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+
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| Nick Bockwinkel
Bockwinkel was awarded the championship when Stan Hansen left the AWA. | 308
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AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship | | Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 16
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Bobby Jaggers
Defeated Billy Travis in a tournament final. | 33
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 | Vacant
Lawler vacated the championship to concentrate on the AWA World Tag Team Championship. | 48
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| Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 1
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Don Bass
| 7
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| Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 9
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Don Bass
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
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| Vacant
Vacated after a match against Don Bass | 0
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AWA International Television Championship | Greg Gagne
Defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification in the finals of the tournament | 4+
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CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship | | Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 0
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Manny Fernandez
| 35
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Bill Dundee
Won a tournament to win the vacant title. | 6
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| Vacant
Dundee and Lawler wins AWA World Tag Team Titles | 16
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Bill Dundee
| 41
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George Barnes
| 14
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Bill Dundee
| 65
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Chick Donovan
| 54
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AWA World Tag Team Championship | | The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels
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+
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| The Midnight ExpressDennis Condrey & Randy Rose
| 58
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| Bill Dundee & Jerry LawlerJerry "The King" Lawler Bill Dundee
| 4
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Dr. D & Héctor Guerrero Dr. D & Héctor Guerrero
Dr. D was local wrestler Carl Styles under a mask. | 7
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| Bill Dundee & Jerry LawlerJerry "The King" Lawler Bill Dundee
| 8
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| Soldat Ustinov & Boris Zhukov / Doug SomersBoris Zhukov Soldat Ustinov & Doug Somers
Somers replaced Zhukov in October 1987 after he jumped to the WWF. | 139
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| The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels
| 118
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| Buddy Rose & Doug SomersBuddy Rose & Doug Somers
Rose and Somers won the match by countout and were awarded the title despite titles not allowed to change hands in that way. | 255
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AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | | Vacant
Championship vacated because Rockers won the AWA World Tag Team Titles and could not hold more than one title. | 4+
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| The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels
| 35
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The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
| 6
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| The Midnight RockersMarty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels
| 21
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The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
| 16
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| The Nasty BoysBrian Knobbs & Jerry Sags
| 7
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The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
| 12
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| The Nasty BoysBrian Knobbs & Jerry Sags
| 7
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CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship |  | Bill Dundee & Rocky JohnsonRocky Johnson Bill Dundee
| 57
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  | Badd CompanyPaul Diamond & Pat Tanaka
| 42
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| Vacant
Title held up after a match against Bad Company. | 7
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Billy Travis & Mark Starr Billy Travis & Mark Starr
| 7
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| Badd CompanyPaul Diamond & Pat Tanaka
Defeated Starr in a handicap match. | 2
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 | Steve Keirn & Mark StarrSteve Keirn & Mark Starr
| 12
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The Mercenaries Mercenary #1 & Mercenary #2
Awarded the titles when Snuka leaves the promotion. | 7
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| Jimmy Snuka & J. T. SouthernJimmy Snuka & J. T. Southern
| 49
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AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | | Vacant
Zumhofe is sent to prison | 548+
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AWA World Women's Championship | Madusa Miceli
Defeated Candi Devine to win the vacant championship. | 4+
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 | Vacant
The championship was vacated when Sherri Martel went to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). | 156
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| Sherri Martel
| 391
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