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Reigning Western States Heavyweight champion, defeats J.T. Law on 90-03-09 in Wislow, AZ to become the first Southwest Heavyweight champion; unifies both titles and is recognized as the first AWF champion.
Navajo Kid
1990-05-07
Chinle, AZ
Japan Bomber (Riki Ataki)
1990-07-06
Winslow, AZ
Steve Gatorwolf [2]
1990-08-31
Holbrook, AZ
The Zodiac (Louie Spicolli)
1991-03-08
Window Rock, AZ
Steve Gatorwolf [3]
1991-03-12
Tuba City, AZ
Iraq Assassin
1991-03-17
Safford, AZ
Steve Gatorwolf [4]
1991-04-20
Flagstaff, AZ
J.T. Law
1991-07-16
Coolridge, AZ
Navajo Kid [2]
1991-11-11
Chinle, AZ
Japan Bomber [2]
1992-02-14
Cortez, CO
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Steve Gatorwolf *
1992
Star Man (Billy Anderson) *
1992-04-05
Tuba City, AZ
Steve Gatorwolf *
1992-04-07
Kanab, UT
Promoter does not list these changes and has title going from Japan Bomber to Navajo Kid.