Awakening

Awakening is a supercard, produced annually in late May or early June until 2019, when it was produced in April by XAWA. The event was first produced by AWA in 2006 to be its premier event and, between the AWA and XAWA, has produced six editions. It is regarded by the XAWA as a flagship event, one of three.

History
The first Awakening was held by AWA in 2006. The main event for the inaugural show saw Shawn Havoc defeat long-time partner The Ogre to become the AWA World Heavyweight Champion. The match did not get entirely recorded by cameras, as power cut out during the match. The undercard featured a street fight between Horn Dog and Johnny Yager, known back then as Big "D", which Yager won after thoroughly destroying Horn Dog. Also on the undercard was the AWA United States Championship, which saw Blackheart take on Orion Everest. Blackheart won the match.

The event was held for a second time by AWA in 2007 and only featured two matches. The opening contest was the first meeting between Cyrus Mason and Blackheart. The match ended in a draw when both men crashed through a table and could not continue. The main event was for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and saw Shade defend against Blade in a Texas death match. This was one of the most brutal matches in the history of the organization, and ended with Blade extremely bloody, while Shade, severly injured, managed to come out of the match with the championship.

The final Awakening promoted by AWA occured in 2008 and saw Blackheart defeat Shade for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship and AWA Grand Slam Championship. This match features an infamous moment, as Blackheart was chokeslammed in a wooden truck bed. On the undercard for this event was Kryptic defeating The Ogre to retain the AWA Intercontinental Championship, Shade defeating Kryptic to remain AWA Tag Team Champion, and Shawn Havoc defeating Kitana to become the AWA Hardcore Champion.

The XAWA adopted the Awakening name for their late-May/early-June event and held the first one in 2011.