As of 1st May 1980
Before we dive into the May 1980 round-up, here are a full list of our champions in our chronological journey affiliated to the National Wrestling Alliance. In April, we had a whole host of title changes. Read on.
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)
Ric Flair (defeated Jimmy Snuka – 19th April 1980 – MACW Event – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, 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)
Cachorro Mendoza (defeated El Satanico – 17th April 1980 – EMLL Event – Monterrey, Nuevo León, 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 Tony Atlas and Kevin Sullivan – 24th April 1980 – Georgia TV – WTBS Studios, 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)
Ole Anderson (defeated Killer Karl Kox – 13th April 1980 – SECW Event – Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN)
NWA TEXAS BRASS KNUCKLES CHAMPION
(Big Time Wrestling – Texas)
Toru Tanaka (defeated Bruiser Brody – 14th April 1980 – Big Time Wrestling Event – Fort Worth, TX)
Will Burns
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