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 (30)
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
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
Champions
AWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Nick Bockwinkel
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+
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| Otto Wanz
| 41
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| Nick Bockwinkel
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
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AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship |  | Terry Taylor
| 32+
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Sabu the Wildman
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
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| Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 7
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| Nick Bockwinkel
| 28
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| Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 63
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 | Kamala
| 63
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| Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 14
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 | Dream Machine
| 23
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AWA World Tag Team Championship | | The High FlyersJim Brunzell & Greg Gagne
| 565+
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AWA Southern Tag Team Championship |  | The SheepherdersLuke Williams Jonathan Boyd
| 4+
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  | The Fabulous OnesSteve Keirn & Stan Lane
| 28
| |
 | Bobby Eaton & Duke MyersBobby Eaton & Duke Myers
| 7
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| The Fabulous OnesSteve Keirn & Stan Lane
Defeated Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware. | 28
| |
 | Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown SugarBobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar
| 49
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| Steve Keirn & Terry TaylorSteve Keirn & Terry Taylor
| 7
| |
| Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown SugarBobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar
| 14
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Dream Machine & Jim Mitchell Dream Machine & Jim Mitchell
| 7
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AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | Mike Graham
Graham was awarded the title. | 578+
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AWA World Women's Championship |  | Vacant
The championship was vacated when Betty Nicoli retired. | 2836+
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