ROUND-UP: November 1980
This article is courtesy of Project Territories.com The end of 1980 is nigh as our chronological journey heads into November and as always we have an action-packed month to dive […]
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Round-Up – October 1980
This article is courtesy of Project Territories.com Another month in the National Wrestling Alliance has gone by in the year 1980 so let’s not wait around and see what happened […]
Profile: Paul Boesch
This article is courtesy of Project Territories.com Paul Boesch left a legacy in Houston and Texas in general, as the heart and soul of professional wrestling to the thousands of […]
Champions Roll Call – October 1st 1980
This article is courtesy of Project Territories.com As of 1st October 1980 The end of 1980 is nigh as we enter into October, here is a full list of our […]
Round-Up – September 1980
This article is courtesy of Project Territories.com September has certainly been the most action-packed month of 1980 so far. Let’s get into it, starting with news of a new NWA […]
Classics Cities – Detroit
In the first of a new series, Will Burns takes a look at the iconic cities in the history of professional wrestling that link perfectly into our story and chronological […]
WWF at MSG – Race vs Backlund
22nd September 1980 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY – Attendance: 20,000 On 22nd September, hot on the heels of the gigantic ‘Showdown at Shea’ show in August, […]
Giant wins NWA title for third short reign
In August of 1980, during the All-Japan Pro Wrestling’s aptly named Summer Action Series II tour, the action could not have been much hotter. We witnessed a rare sighting, the […]
Champions Roll Call – September 1st 1980
As of 1st September 1980 The summer is here and we are halfway through 1980, here is a full list of our champions in our chronological journey affiliated to the […]
Round-Up – August 1980
What a huge month in the Territories in August 1980, with Championship Wrestling from Florida promoting the ‘Last Tangle In Tampa’ from Tampa Stadium and the World Wrestling Federation staging […]
Champions Roll Call – August 1st 1980
As of 1st August 1980 The summer is here and we are halfway through 1980, here is a full list of our champions in our chronological journey affiliated to the […]
Round-Up – July 1980
It is July 1980 and this was a huge month for professional wrestling. We have news on two huge upcoming shows in Florida and New York, numerous title switches and […]
Champions Roll Call – July 1st 1980
As of 1st July 1980 The summer is here and we are halfway through 1980, here is a full list of our champions in our chronological journey affiliated to the […]
Round-Up – June 1980
The summer of 1980 is underway with a bang, we have numerous angles to discuss, multiple title changes across the National Wrestling Alliance territories and much, much, more… here is […]
The Battle of Atlanta
Even to this day, Atlanta, Georgia is a hotbed for professional wrestling. It all started back in 1944, Paul Jones, a main event wrestler in Los Angeles and Texas, moved […]
Profile: Gene Kiniski
Holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for 1,131 days, former Canadian football star Gene Kiniski was one of the most successful champions in the record books. In a time when […]
Champions Roll Call – June 1st 1980
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 […]
Round-Up – May 1980
May 1980 was an action-packed month with new NWA World Tag Team Champions, NWA Central States Champion and NWA Missouri Champions all crowned amongst a whole host of others. Read […]
The Event That Nearly Changed The Course Of Wrestling History
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon on the 4th of October 1975 in Charlotte, North Carolina and six men were about to board a small flight east across the state […]
Champions Roll Call – May 1st 1980
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 […]
Round-Up – April 1980
Another action-packed month in the territories of the National Wrestling Alliance. Today we take an extensive look at the Champions Carnival tournament in All Japan Pro Wrestling, especially reviewing the […]
Profile: Mildred Burke
Behind the glitz and the glamour of professional wrestling is a legend of a true pioneer for women in the sport – Mildred Burke. Burke was considered as one of […]
Champions Roll Call – April 1st 1980
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 […]
Round-Up – March 1980
This month we witnessed the fallout from the shocking betrayal of Larry Zbyszko on his mentor Bruno Sammartino – they meet in the ring for the first time since the […]
Profile: Dory Funk Jr.
Second generation athlete Dory Funk Jr. holds the honour of the second-longest reign as NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, retaining onto the championship for a total of 1,563 days. Only Lou […]
Profile: Sam Muchnick
In the shady business of professional wrestling uniquely St. Louis wrestling promoter Sam Muchnick became known as “the honest wrestling promoter”. His influence within the National Wrestling Alliance was incomparable […]
Champions Roll Call – March 1st 1980
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 […]
Round-Up – February 1980
Welcome to the second month in our journey and what a month February 1980 was. We witnessed a major angle in the WWF, a true betrayal of the lowest order. […]
Profile: Buddy Rogers
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Profile: Rikidozan
When it comes to professional wrestling in Japan (known as Puroresu), it has a vast history being performed on the carnival circuits. Although, in 1883, learning of the popularity stateside, […]
Profile: Lou Thesz
It is speculated through many in the professional wrestling business that the National Wrestling Alliance would not have excelled without the legitimate athlete Lou Thesz at the helm. He is […]
Champions Roll Call – February 1st 1980
As of 1st February 1980 A few titles have changed hands in January so before we take a dive into February 1980’s history here’s the current list of champions affiliated […]
Round-up – January 1980
Welcome to the Monthly Round-up for January 1980. The first in our chronological journey in our Project WCW. It’s the beginning of a new decade in professional wrestling and January […]
Profile: Orville Brown
Kansas born Orville Brown was the first-ever World Heavyweight Champion of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) after the organisation’s formation in 1948. This was a title he never lost as […]
Champions Roll Call – January 1st 1980
As of 1st January 1980 Before we start our chronological look through the history books, here is a list of the affiliated National Wrestling Alliance titleholders from the beginning of […]
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