NWA Roster in 1979: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

National Wrestling Alliance: Rosters History Database

On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1979. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in National Wrestling Alliance.

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1979

NWA: All (178)

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

Bruce Prichard / Brother Love

"Crippler" Ray Stevens

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Harley Race

Haystacks Calhoun

"High Chief" Peter Maivia

Jerry "The King" Lawler

Jerry Roberts

Jesse "The Body" Ventura

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

Professor Toru Tanaka

Super Destroyer Mark II

"Superstar" Billy Graham

Thunderbolt Patterson

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Harley Race

Won: November 7, 1979

Amagasaki, Japan | House show

54+ days

54+

days

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Jimmy Snuka

Won: September 1, 1979

Charlotte, NC | House Show

121+ days

Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title.

121+

days

NWA Television Championship

Vacant

Won: October 24, 1979

Raleigh, NC | Live event

68+ days

The title was vacated after Ricky Steamboat won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Jay Youngblood.

68+

days

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

Bobby Eaton

Won: December 1, 1979

Miami, FL | House show

30+ days

30+

days

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood

Won: October 24, 1979

Raleigh, NC | House show

68+ days

68+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956

Baltimore, MD | Live Event

8504+ days

During this reigns the following title changes took place: Bette Boucher, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Yukiko Tomoe, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Evelyn Stevens, then The Fabulous Moolah; however, WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship.

8504+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: October 9, 1978

Fort Worth, TX | Live event

448+ days

448+

days

NWA United States Women's Championship

Joyce Grable

Won: December 1, 1978

395+ days

The title history is unrecorded from 1976-11-25 to 1978-12-01.

395+

days

NWA Women's Tag Team Championship

Leilani Kai & Judy Martin

Won: December 26, 1979

Live event

5+ days

The titles history is unrecorded from 1978-08-25 to 1979-12-26. It is uncertain who Kai & Martin defeated to win the titles.

days

Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams

Won: February 27, 1977

St. Petersburg, FL | Live event

1037+ days

The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01.

1037+

days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

Won: December 9, 1979

22+ days

Nelson Royal vacated the title upon retiring from wrestling. During this vacancy, on 1979-12-10, Steve Keirn defeated Chavo Guerrero in the final of a tournament (promoted by Hollywood Wrestling) to seemingly win the vacant title, but NWA did not recognize Keirn as champion; Keirn received recognition from the NWA territories CWF, HW and NJPW, and this unofficial version was later renamed the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship.

22+

days

Extras

The profile of each NWA wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.

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