Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
American Wrestling Association
World Light Heavyweight Title
Mike Graham
1981-06
Buck Zumhofe
1983-06-19
Hamburg, MN
Bobby Heenan defeats Zumhofe several times but is not given the belt after missing the weight limit by few pounds.
Steve Regal
1984-03-25
St. Paul, MN
Buck Zumhofe [2]
1985-11-28
St. Paul, MN
Vacant in 86-07 when Zumhofe is sent to prison.
Mike Graham *
1988<
Jim Backlund
1988-12
Tampa, FL *
Recognized as the sixth champion in Japan by FMW but not by AWA; may have defeated Graham for the title.
Lee Gak-soo
1990-04-01
Tōkyō, JPN
Vacant in 90-09 when Lee quits FMW; Buck Zumhofe is recognized as champion by AWA after defeating Johnny Stewart on 90-08-11 in Rochester, MN, but his title is retired when AWA closes in 91.
Ueda Katsuji
1990-09-25
Nagoya, JPN
Defeats Jim Backlund.
Jim Backlund [2]
1990-11-05
Tōkyō, JPN
Ricky Fuji
1991-05-29
Tōkyō, JPN
Mark Starr
1991-08-24
Tōkyō, JPN
Ueda Katsuji [2]
1991-08-31
Chiba, JPN
Dr. Luther
1992-03-23
Saitama, JPN
Renamed WWA World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight Title in 92-04; Luther loses the title to Ueda Katsuji on 92-09-07 in Saitama, JPN; title retired in 93.
