Champions Roll Call – October 1st 1980

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As of 1st October 1980

The end of 1980 is nigh as we enter into October, here is a full list of our champions in our chronological journey affiliated to the National Wrestling Alliance for the 1st October 1980

NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Harley Race (defeated Giant Baba – 9th September 1980 – AJPW Summer Action Series II Day 15 – Otsu Park Gymnasium, Ostu, Shiga, Japan)

NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)

Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens (defeated Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood – MACW Event – 22nd June 1980 – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC)

NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)

Greg Valentine (defeated Ric Flair – 26th July 1980 – 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)

Sangre Chicana (defeated Cachorro Mendoza – 15th June 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)

Terry Taylor (defeated Ken Patera in a tournament final – 22nd August 1980 – Georgia Championship Wrestling – 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)

Bugsy McGraw (defeated Don Muraco – 8th August 1980 – CWF Event – City Auditorium, Melbourne, FL)

NWA FLORIDA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

(Championship Wrestling from Florida)

Bobo Brazil and Bugsy McGraw (defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff – 18th September 1980 – CWF Event – Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL)

NWA GEORGIA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

(Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Mr. Wrestling & Mr. Wrestling II (defeated The Assassins – 19th September 1980 – GCW Event – The Omni, Atlanta, GA)

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NWA MID-ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

(Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling)

The Iron Sheik (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)

VACANT

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NWA TEXAS BRASS KNUCKLES CHAMPION

(Big Time Wrestling – Texas)

Stan Stasiak (won a 10-man Battle Royal – 7th August 1980 – Houston Wrestling – Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX)

Will Burns

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