# AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship

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

Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The length of Dale Lewis' title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
* ↑ The length of Bobby Shane's title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
* ↑ The exact date Ellis' title reign ended has not been documented, which puts the reign at between 30 and 48 days.
* ↑ The exact date Anderson's title reign began has not been documented, which puts the reign at between 1 day and 50 days.
* ↑ Tom Andrews
* ↑ The exact date Torres lost the championship is undocumented, which means that his reign lasted between 1 day and 24 days.
* ↑ The exact date Snuka won the championship is undocumented, which means that his reign lasted between 11 and 41 days.
* ↑ The exact date the championship was declared vacant is unknown, which put this rein at between 1 day and 27 days.