AWA World Heavyweight Championship

AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	AWA
Date established	May 18, 1960
Date retired	December 12, 1990
Statistics First champion(s) Pat O'Connor Final champion(s) Larry Zbyszko Most reigns Verne Gagne (10 reigns) Longest reign Verne Gagne (2625 days) Shortest reign Verne Gagne, Mighty Igor Vodic and Dick the Bruiser (7 days)

The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the highest ranked championship in the defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA). All AWA trademarks, including the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, are now owned by WWE. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes rather than contend in direct competition.