6 Absurd Wrestling Championships You Won’t Believe Existed
5. AWA Brass Knuckles Championship
The AWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a title designed to introduce wrestler Don Fargo to audiences in the Memphis territory, back in the late 1970s. Fargo claimed to be a “World Brass Knuckles Champion” and thus was given the title outright.
This belt was contested by having wrestlers tape their hands in a manner that gave fans the impression that they were wearing brass knuckles and putting them in matches where just about everything was legal.
Why a competitor would put tape over the brass knuckles and potentially soften the blow, as opposed to just wearing them outright, is beyond us.
The brawling style matches apparently didn’t catch on with the audience, and when Fargo left the territory after 595 days, the title was deactivated. AWA decided to give the title another go in 1980 when it was won by The Crusher. However, he suffered a career ending injury about seven months into his reign, and the title once again disappeared.
After a 25 year hiatus, an independent promotion decided to bring the obscure title back in 2005 for one last run. It lasted about six months before the title was once again deactivated, leaving one to reasonably conclude that wrestling fans still don’t care who the world's best brass knuckles fighter is.