AWA Junior Heavyweight Title


				AWA Junior Heavyweight Title



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		Name Date/Location Notes 1. Mike Graham 1981 2. Buck Zumhofe June 19, 1983 Hamburg, MN 1 3. Steve Regal Mar.25, 1984 St.Paul, MN 4. Buck Zumhofe Nov.28, 1985 St.Paul, MN 2 Title Vacant 5. Mike Graham 1988 6. Jim Backlund Dec. 1988 Tampa, FL 3 7. Lee Gak-Soo Apr.1, 1990 Tokyo, Japan 4 [8. Buck Zumhofe Aug.11, 1990 Rochester, MN 4] Title Vacant 9. Katsuji Ueda Sept.25, 1990 Nagoya, Japan 5 10. Jim Backlund Nov.5, 1990 Tokyo, Japan 11. Riki Fuji May 29, 1991 Tokyo, Japan 12. Mark Starr Aug.24, 1991 Tokyo, Japan 13. Katsuji Ueda Aug.31, 1991 Chiba, Japan 14. Dr. Luther Mar.23, 1992 Saitama, Japan 6 Notes: 1. Bobby Heenan defeated Buck Zumhofe several times but didn't get the belt because he was over the weight limit. 2. Title vacated in July of 1986 when Buck Zumhofe was sent to prison. 3. Jim Backlund was recognized as the sixth champion by FMW in Japan, but not in the AWA. He may have defeated Mike Graham for the title. 4. Title vacated in September of 1990 when Lee Gak-Soo quit FMW. Buck Zumhofe was recognized as champion by the AWA after defeating Jonnie Stewart on August 11, 1990 in Rochester, Minnesota, but the title was abandoned when the AWA folded in 1991. 5. Katsuji Ueda defeated Jim Backlund for title. 6. Title renamed the WWA World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight Title in April of 1992. Dr. Luther lost the title to Katsuji Ueda on September 7, 1992 in Saitama, Japan. The title was then abandoned in 1993.



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