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

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On this page you find the full WWF Roster in the year 1979. This includes the list of all WWF 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 World Wrestling Federation.

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1979

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Women

Teams

Champions

WWF Heavyweight Championship

Bob Backlund

Won: February 20, 1978

New York, NY | WWF on MSG Network

679+ days

The title was renamed WWF Heavyweight Championship when WWWF became WWF in March 1979. Backlund lost the title to Antonio Inoki in Japan in 1979 but regained the belt within a week, and the WWF never acknowledged the title change in the USA.

679+

days

WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

Pat Patterson

Won: September 1, 1979

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

121+ days

Patterson became the first champion defeating Ted DiBiase to win the WWF North American Heavyweight Championship and defeating Johnny Rodz in a tournament final to unify the North American Heavyweight Championship with the South American Heavyweight Championship to create the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.

121+

days

WWF North American Heavyweight Championship

Seiji Sakaguchi

Won: November 8, 1979

Otaru, Japan | House Show

53+ days

53+

days

Pat Patterson

Won: June 19, 1979

Allentown, PA | House Show

142 days

142

days

Ted DiBiase

Won: February 13, 1979

Allentown, PA | House Show

126 days

Awarded the title when he signed with WWWF. The following month, WWWF was renamed to WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF North American Heavyweight Championship.

126

days

WWF World Tag Team Championship

Ivan Putski & Tito Santana

Won: October 22, 1979

New York, NY | House Show

70+ days

70+

days

The Valiant BrothersJohnny Valiant & Jerry Valiant

Won: March 6, 1979

Allentown, PA | Championship Wrestling

230 days

230

days

Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea

Won: November 21, 1978

Allentown, PA | Championship Wrestling

105 days

105

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

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

Tatsumi Fujinami

Won: October 4, 1979

Tokyo, Japan

| NJPW Bloody Fight Series 1979

88+ days

88+

days

Ryuma Goco

Won: October 2, 1979

Osaka, Japan

| NJPW Bloody Fight Series 1979

2 days

days

Tatsumi Fujinami

Won: January 23, 1978

New York, NY | WWWF

617 days

Fujinami moved to NJPW with the title. During this reigns the title was renamed to WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship.

617

days

WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship

Antonio Inoki

Won: December 18, 1978

New York, NY | WWWF

378+ days

The WWWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship was created for a partnership between WWWF and NJPW, and was awarded by Vincent J. McMahon to Inoki for his achievements in matches against fighters from other combat sports. During this reigns the title changes name to WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship.

378+

days

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Jota Eme · 17 hours ago
Idk if someone ever asked for this before but I think you should add the feature of creating a custom roster and share on this website. No matter the year, era or company. It would be a cool thing for the fans.
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Indranil Paul · 3 days ago
Please Add WWE ID program superstar
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GHOST · 3 days ago
Braun Strowman returned to the ring in a dark match after SmackDown
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Fede Gutiérrez · 4 days ago
Nakamura just returned yesterday. Remove the inactive logo
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ty eash · 4 days ago
While we are on the discussion for ECW aluumni, could you guys also add Big Sal E. Graziano? He's like, the only FBI member that's missing here.
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Joe Limbus · 5 days ago
Mustafa Saed is missing from the ECW alumni....he was New Jacks tag team partner, they won the ECW titles together
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  Joshua Araujo
  
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  @Joe Limbus He will be done soon, great suggestion!
  
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PrivatePenguin 95 · 10 days ago
Add Sami zayn to OG bloodline
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Carter Berndt · 11 days ago
Can you update Karrion Kross's picture, he has had long hair for a while.
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PrivatePenguin 95 · 11 days ago
Why aren't jade and Perez listed as a team
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James Basolo · 12 days ago
The Blackpool Combat Club are called the "Death Riders" now.
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Ryan Landrau · 12 days ago
Will you add a WWEID section
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  Joshua Araujo
  
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  · 11 days ago
  
  @Ryan Landrau Might be difficult to add every single one, especially as the program will be expansive across the entire USA and presumably abroad too with tens of hundreds of talents. I think wrestlers will be added once they graduate to the NXT system, we still have other profiles to begin, such as with the NWA Hall of Fame or some remaining minor WCW/ECW talent. It might be a good idea to feature a list somewhere on here
  
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Josh Watson · 12 days ago
Update the wwe teams
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GHOST · 17 days ago
BEEF is in OVW as well
And James Storm is not in OVW anymore
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Vince Russo · 18 days ago
Lexis turned face
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gary vaughan · 21 days ago
update raw logo background
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  Andy
  
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  @gary vaughan With what? I'm legit curious. The logo is up-to-date. If you have a link to the background you mean, let us know.
  
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David R. · 1 months ago
These people who cry update background are total losers. It's a background, chill out
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  fWRENzy! · 28 days ago
  
  @David R. does the background even need updating?
  
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  Kazuma Kiryu · 27 days ago
  
  @David R. dude, stop trying to sound like a big man, its so weird
  
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Sohyle Setaya · 1 months ago
Shotzi & Tegan Nox Tag Team Comeback Please.🙏❤️
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fWRENzy! · 1 months ago
ok so I clicked face/heel split and the NXT women's division is a little weird (i.e. Stephanie Vaquer is the only one on Upper Card, Michin and Natalya are still on NXT midcard, and they have been inactive.)
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  Andy
  
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  @fWRENzy! Yup we're still finishing up NXT, work in progress :)
  
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  Joshua Araujo
  
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  · 1 months ago
  
  @fWRENzy! Women will be completed soon, we just finished up the men's NXT roster!
  
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  fWRENzy! · 1 months ago
  
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  fWRENzy! · 1 months ago
  
  @fWRENzy! thx for working on it, appreciate this website
  
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Pufas · 1 months ago
Hello,
I have a full list of my rosters for WWE 2K24 Universe mode, and I would really like to know what tools you guys use for your rosters on your website. Thank You.
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Tysen Weaver · 1 months ago
Hi there, I love to see you sort the wrestling rosters from date to date.
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WWF Roster in 1979: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

WWE: All (42)

Men

Women

Teams

Tito Santana & Ivan Putski

The Valiant Brothers

Champions

WWF Heavyweight Championship

Bob Backlund

WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

Pat Patterson

WWF North American Heavyweight Championship

Seiji Sakaguchi

Pat Patterson

Ted DiBiase

WWF World Tag Team Championship

Ivan Putski & Tito Santana

The Valiant BrothersJohnny Valiant & Jerry Valiant

Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

Tatsumi Fujinami

Ryuma Goco

Tatsumi Fujinami

WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship

Antonio Inoki

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