AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship
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The AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship was a title in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. It was primarily defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area and was a title for mid-level wrestlers.
Title history
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Dale Lewis | 1967 | House show | N/A | 1 | |||
| 2 | Bobby Shane | 1967 | House show | N/A | 1 | |||
| 3 | Bob Orton | July 15, 1967 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 105 | ||
| 4 | Rock Rogowski | October 28, 1967 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 14 | ||
| 5 | Bob Orton | November 11, 1967 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 28 | ||
| 6 | Mighty Igor Vodic | December 9, 1967 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 28 | ||
| 7 | Mike Dibiase | January 6, 1968 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 161 | ||
| 8 | Bob Ellis | June 15, 1968 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 63 | ||
| 9 | Mike Dibiase | August 17, 1968 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Bob Ellis | August 24, 1968 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 94 | ||
| 11 | Mike Dibiase | November 26, 1968 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 3 | 67 | ||
| 12 | Stan Pulaski | February 1, 1969 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 259 | ||
| 13 | Tarzan Tyler | October 18, 1969 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 75 | ||
| 14 | Stan Pulaski | January 1, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 14 | ||
| 15 | Lars Anderson | January 15, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 72 | ||
| 16 | Stan Pulaski | March 28, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 3 | 26 | ||
| 17 | Beautiful Brutus | April 23, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 9 | ||
| 18 | Bob Ellis | May 2, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 3 | |||
| 19 | Lars Anderson | June 1970 | House show | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2 | |||
| 20 | Bob Ellis | June 20, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 4 | 35 | ||
| 21 | Tarzan Tyler | July 25, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 77 | ||
| 22 | Tex Mckenzie | October 10, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 28 | ||
| 23 | Rock Rogowski | November 7, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 28 | ||
| 24 | Stan Pulaski | December 5, 1970 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 4 | 34 | ||
| 25 | The Claw | January 8, 1971 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 211 | ||
| 26 | Ramón Torres | August 7, 1971 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | |||
| 27 | Jimmy Snuka | August 1971 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | |||
| 28 | Great Kusatsu | September 11, 1971 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | 196 | ||
| 29 | Stan Pulaski | March 25, 1972 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 5 | 14 | ||
| 30 | Buddy Wolfe | April 8, 1972 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 1 | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Due to a "groggy" referee handing out double decisions. | |||||
| 31 | Buddy Wolfe | May 6, 1972 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 2 | 28 | Defeated Stan Pulaski. | |
| 32 | Stan Pulaski | June 3, 1972 | House show | Omaha, Nebraska | 6 | 91 | ||
| — | Deactivated | September 2, 1972 | — | — | — | — |