The Records of
AWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1981

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Verne Gagne [10]
01/18	Tokyo, JPN	Giant Baba	D (1-1)
Double title match against PWF champion
02/03	Omaha, NE	Jerry Blackwell	W
02/05	Winnipeg, MB	Nick Bockwinkel	L (DQ)
02/20	St. Paul, MN	Nick Bockwinkel	W
02/22	Denver, CO	Nick Bockwinkel	W
03/14	Chicago, IL	Jerry Blackwell	W (DQ)
03/16	Oakland, CA	Jerry Blackwell	W
03/28	Milwaukee, WI	Nick Bockwinkel	W
04/01	Omaha, NE	Nick Bockwinkel	W
04/10	Denver, CO	Nick Bockwinkel	W (19:36 pin)
04/11	Rockford, IL	Jesse Ventura	W
04/16	Winnipeg, MB	Nick Bockwinkel	W (dec)
04/25	Chicago, IL	Jerry Blackwell	W
05/02	Oakland, CA	Jerry Blackwell	W
05/19	St Paul, MN	Nick Bockwinkel	W
Nick Bockwinkel [2]
Awarded 81/05/19 when Gagne retires.
05/29	Houston, TX	Wahoo McDaniel	L (DQ)
06/20	Rockford, IL	Jim Brunzell	W
06/27	Milwaukee, WI	Baron Von Raschke	W
06/28	St Paul, MN	Baron Von Raschke	W
07/03	Calgary, AB	Bret Hart	W
07/04	Edmonton, AB	Bret Hart
07/07	Regina, SK	Bret Hart	W
07/16	Winnipeg, MB	Jim Brunzell	D (60min)
07/17	Oakland, CA	Buck Zumhofe	W
07/18	Rockford, IL	Jim Brunzell	NC
07/24	Houston, TX	Tony Atlas	D
07/25	Chicago, IL	Crusher Lisowski	W
07/31	Denver, CO	Sheik Adnan	W (DQ)
08/01	Omaha, NE	Tito Santana	L (DQ)
08/09	Minneapolis, MN	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
08/14	Houston, TX	Wahoo McDaniel	W
08/16	Green Bay, WI	Billy Robinson	W (15:32 DQ)
08/20	Oakland, CA	Pat Patterson	W (COR)
08/22	Milwaukee, WI	Tito Santana	W
08/29	Evansville, IN	Tito Santana	L (DQ)
08/30	St. Paul, MN	Sheik Adnan	W (DQ)
09/10	Omaha, NE	Tito Santana	W
09/11	Denver, CO	Tito Santana	D (18:47 DDQ)
09/12	Milwaukee, WI	Sheik Adnan	L (18:21 DQ)
09/13	Minneapolis, MN	Sheik Adnan	W
09/20	Green Bay, WI	Tito Santana	NC
09/24	Winnipeg, MB	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
09/25	Houston, TX	Bruiser Brody	W (DQ)
09/30	Omaha, NE	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
10/02	Denver, CO	Tito Santana	D (60min)
10/03	Milwaukee, WI	Sheik Adnan	W
10/04	Houston, TX	Junkyard Dog	W (DQ)
10/17	Rockford, IL	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
10/21	Rockford, IL	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
11/01	Houston, TX	Tito Santana	L (DQ?)
11/05	Winnipeg, MB	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
11/11	Omaha, NE	Baron Von Raschke	W (DQ)
11/13	Houston, TX	Dusty Rhodes	L (DQ)
11/15	Green Bay, WI	Sheik Adnan	L (DQ)
11/25	Chicago, IL	Billy Robinson	W
11/26	St. Paul, MN	Sheik Adnan	W
11/28	Milwaukee, WI	Tito Santana	W
12/03	Winnipeg, MB	Sheik Adnan	W
12/04	Denver, CO	Sheik Adnan	W
12/10	Oakland, CA	Tito Santana	W
12/25	St. Paul, MN	Billy Robinson	W
12/26	Denver, CO	Tito Santana	W
12/27	Houston, TX	Tito Santana	D (60min)

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