As of 1st February 1980
A few titles have changed hands in January so before we take a dive into February 1980’s history here’s the current list of champions affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance.
NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Harley Race (defeated Giant Baba – 7th November 1979 – AJPW Giant Series 1979 Day 28 – Amagasaki, Japan)
NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood (defeated Baron von Raschke and Paul Jones – 24th October 1979 – Mid-Atlantic TV Show – WRAL Studios, Raleigh, NC)
NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)
Jimmy Snuka (defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final – 1st September 1979 – MACW Event – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC)
NWA TELEVISION CHAMPION
(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)
VACANT (16-man tournament currently ongoing to decide new champion)
NWA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Empresa Mexicana De La Lucha Libre)
Satoru Sayama (defeated Ringo Mendoza – 21st September 1979 – EMLL 46th Aniversario Event – Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico)
NWA WORLD WOMENS CHAMPION
The Fabulous Moolah (defeated Evelyn Stevens – 9th October 1978 – Big Time Wrestling Event – Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX)
NWA NATIONAL TELEVISION CHAMPION
(Georgia Championship Wrestling)
Kevin Sullivan (defeated Austin Idol – 27th January 1980 – The Omni, Atlanta, GA)
NWA INTERNATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(All Japan Pro Wrestling)
Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta (defeated Abdullah the Butcher and Ray Candy – 19th October 1979 – AJPW Giant Series 1979 Day 12 – City Gymnasium, Fukushima, Japan)
NWA FLORIDA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Championship Wrestling from Florida)
Manny Fernandez (defeated Terry Funk – 21st October 1979 – CWF Event – Eddie Graham Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL)
NWA FLORIDA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(Championship Wrestling from Florida)
Bryan St. John and Stan Lane (defeated Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada – 26th November 1979 – CWF Event – The Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL
NWA GEORGIA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(Georgia Championship Wrestling)
Alexis Smirnoff and Ivan Koloff (defeated Ole Anderson and Gerry Brisco – 7th December 1979 – GCW Event – Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA)
NWA MID-ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)
Jim Brunzell (defeated Ray Stevens – 25th December 1979 – MACW Event – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC)
NWA MISSOURI HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(St. Louis Wrestling)
Kevin Von Erich (defeated Dick Murdoch – 2nd November 1979 – St. Louis Wrestling Event – Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MS)
NWA SOUTHEASTERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Southeastern Championship Wrestling)
“Bullet” Bob Armstrong (defeated Sterling Golden – 25th December 1979 – SECW Event – Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN)
NWA TEXAS BRASS KNUCKLES CHAMPION
(Big Time Wrestling Texas and Houston Wrestling)
“Superstar” Billy Graham (defeated Mark Lewin – 18th January 1980 – Houston Wrestling Event – Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX)
NWA WESTERN STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(Western States Sports)
Gary Young & Gino Caruso (defeated Gypsy Joe & Killer Tim Brooks – 10th January 1980 – WSS Event – Sports Arena, Amarillo, TX)
Will Burns
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