As of 1st April 1980
We experienced a whole host of title changes in March so catch up about who is the latest champions in the National Wrestling Alliance territories before he dive in April 1980’s history books. 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 – 7th November 1979 – AJPW Giant Series 1979 Day 28 – Amagasaki, Japan)
NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)
Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine (defeated Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood – MACW Event – 29th March 1980 – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, 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)
The Masked Superstar (defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a tournament final – 12th March 1980 – Mid-Atlantic TV – WRAL Studios, Raleigh, NC)
NWA WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Empresa Mexicana De La Lucha Libre)
El Satánico (defeated Satoru Sayama – 28th March 1980 – EMLL 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)
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 – 19th October 1979 – AJPW Giant Series 1979 Day 12 – City Gymnasium, Fukushima, Japan)
NWA FLORIDA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Championship Wrestling from Florida)
Don Muraco (defeated Manny Fernandez – 26th March 1980 – CWF Event – Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL)
NWA FLORIDA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
(Championship Wrestling from Florida)
Jack Brisco and Jimmy Garvin (defeated Bryan St. John and Stan Lane – 3rd March 1980 – 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 Club)
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)
Killer Karl Kox (defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final – 16th March 1980 – SECW Event – Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN)
NWA TEXAS BRASS KNUCKLES CHAMPION
(Big Time Wrestling – Texas)
Bruiser Brody (defeated Mark Lewin – 14th March 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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