As of 1st June 1980
As we get ready to embrace the summer of action in 1980, here is a full list of our champions in our chronological journey affiliated to the National Wrestling Alliance for the 1st June. 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)
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood (defeated Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine – MACW Event – 10th May 1980 – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, 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)
Bryan St. John and Stan Lane (defeated Jack Brisco and Jimmy Garvin – 1st May 1980 – CWF Event – Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, 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)
The Great Hossein Arab (defeated Jim Brunzell – 11th May 1980 – MACW Event – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC)
NWA MISSOURI HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(St. Louis Wrestling Club)
Ken Patera (defeated Kevin Von Erich – 16th May 1980 – St. Louis Wrestling Event – Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MS)
NWA SOUTHEASTERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
(Southeastern Championship Wrestling)
Bad News Harris (defeated Ole Anderson – 25th April 1980 – SECW Event – Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN)
NWA TEXAS BRASS KNUCKLES CHAMPION
(Big Time Wrestling – Texas)
Bruiser Brody (defeated Toru Tanaka – 15th May 1980 – Big Time Wrestling Event – Beaumont, TX)
Will Burns
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Sources: Cagematch.net, WrestlingData.com
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