NWA Roster in 1989: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1989. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, 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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1989NWA: All (43)
Bam Bam Bigelow
Barry Windham
Bobby Eaton
Brad Armstrong
Brickhouse Brown
Dick Murdoch
Doom #1
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dragon Master
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Gilbert
Gordon Solie
Hiro Matsuda
The Iron Sheik
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jim Barnett
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Neidhart
Johnny Ace
Kevin Sullivan
Lance Russell
Larry Zbyszko
Lex Luger
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Norman the Lunatic
Paul E. Dangerously
Paul Ellering
Ric Flair
Rick Steiner
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Scotty the Body
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Shane Douglas
Stan Lane
Sting
Terry Funk
Tito Santana
Tommy Rich
Tracy Smothers
Teams
The Four Horsemen
The Midnight Express
The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom
Sting & Lex Luger
The Varsity Club
Yamasaki Corporation
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Ric Flair
| 238+
|
 | Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
| 76
| |
| Ric Flair
On November 21, 1988 NWA's flagship promotion JCP was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW). | 452
|
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship | | Lex Luger
| 223+
|
| Michael Hayes
| 15
| |
| Lex Luger
| 76
| |
| Barry Windham
Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the vacant title. | 283
|
NWA World Television Championship |  | The Great Muta
Defeated Sting to win the vacant title. | 119+
|
 | Vacant
The title was vacated after a controversial finish to a match between Sting and The Great Muta. | 42
| |
| Sting
| 114
| |
| Mike Rotunda
| 39
| |
| Rick Steiner
| 56
|
NWA World Tag Team Championship |  | The Steiner BrothersRick Steiner & Scott Steiner
| 43+
|
 | The Fabulous FreebirdsMichael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | 157
| |
| Vacant
NWA forced Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams to relinquish the titles due to The Varsity Club other members Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar '89 title defense against The Road Warriors. | 38
| |
| The Varsity ClubMike Rotunda & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Referee Teddy Long fast-counted Road Warrior Hawk's shoulders on the mat. | 35
| |
| The Road WarriorsRoad Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal
| 155
|
NWA United States Tag Team Championship | | Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert
| 44
|
| The Varsity ClubKevin Sullivan & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
| 82
|
NWA Women's Championship | Debbie Combs
Defeated Penny Mitchell to win the vacant title. | 996+
|
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship | Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01. | 4538
|
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Les Anderson
This reign is recognized by NWA but not Pro Wrestling Zero1 as part of their NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship history. | 1
| |
Rock the Hunter
This reign is recognized by NWA but not Pro Wrestling Zero1 as part of their NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship history. | 193
| ||
Les Anderson
This reign is recognized by NWA but not Pro Wrestling Zero1 as part of their NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship history. | 209
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