Rob Faint
1986 was an interesting year for the AWA. Stan Hansen, a legend in Japan, was the proud holder of the world title. One night in Denver AWA owner informed Hansen that he would be losing the title to Nick Bockwinkel. Hansen refused, citing All-Japan owner Giant Baba has a long line of title defenses set up in Japan. Gagne then stripped Hansen of the title and awarded it to Bockwinkel…