As of 1st March 1980

We have witnessed an NWA National TV title change in February so let’s check these out before we dive into the history books and read all about March 1980’s action in the National Wrestling Alliance territories.

NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Harley Race (defeated Giant Baba – 7^th 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 – 1^st 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 – 21^st September 1979 – EMLL 46^th Aniversario Event – Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico)

NWA WORLD WOMENS CHAMPION

The Fabulous Moolah (defeated Evelyn Stevens – 9^th October 1978 – Big Time Wrestling Event – Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX)

NWA NATIONAL TELEVISION CHAMPION

(Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Tommy Rich (defeated Austin Idol – 23rd February 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 – 19^th 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 – 21^st 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 – 26^th 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 – 7^th December 1979 – GCW Event – Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA)

NWA MID-ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)

Jim Brunzell (defeated Ray Stevens – 25^th 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 – 25^th 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)

 

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Sources: Cagematch.net, WrestlingData.com