Converse went on to defeat Corino in January, however it was Converse's AWA Mid-Atlantic Hwt. Title that was on the line that night. With the victory over the former World Champion, Converse solidified his number one contender slot in the AWA World Rankings. As negotiations were taking place to secure Converse's title bout agaist Otani, a new champion would be crowned as Takao Omori scored a historic win at the Yasukuni Shrine in Toyko over Otani to become a 2-time AWA World Hwt. Champion. Omori has stated that he intends to break the AWA Japanese record held by Jumbo Tsuruta with 16 title defenses. So far the champion has turned back the challenges of Tom Howard and Tatsutoshi Goto. Omori will be flying into the United States to defend the AWA World Hwt. Title against all North American challengers in June. AWA Mid-Atlantic Commissioner Willam L. Cross was happy to announce today that AWA President Dale Gagne has awarded Ric Converse his title shot on Wednesday, June 14, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cross commented, "Ric has waited a long time for this chance and I was very pleased to inform him of this rare opportunity. We had hoped to have Converse challenge Omori here in the Mid-Atlantic, but there was no way Ric was going to turn down a World Title Match. He's had his shot at the World Title taken away several times due to just plain bad timing so Ric was prepared to wrestle Omori anywhere if offered the chance." Courtesy of CWFMidAtlantic.com Link: www.indyinsiders.com www.IndyInsiders.Com
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