MID-AMERICA Roster in 1978: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full MID-AMERICA Roster in the year 1978. This includes the list of all MID-AMERICA 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 NWA Mid-America.
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1978MID AMERICA: All (23)
Men
Women
Teams
The Fabulous Freebirds
Champions
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Randy Savage Won: November 11, 1978 Nashville, TN | House show | 50+ days |
![]() | Dutch Mantel Won: November 11, 1978 Nashville, TN | House show | 0 days | |
![]() | Mexican Angel Won: September 20, 1978 Nashville, TN | House show Won a tournament to win the vacant title. | 52 days | |
![]() | Vacant Won: September 1, 1978 The title was vacated after a match between Blue Yankee and Dutch Mantel. | 19 days | |
![]() | Blue Yankee Won: August 12, 1978 Chattanooga, TN | House show | 20 days | |
![]() | Dutch Mantel Won: July 22, 1978 Chattanooga, TN | House show | 21 days | |
![]() | Whipper Watson Jr. Won: July 12, 1978 Nashville, TN | House show | 10 days | |
![]() | Dutch Mantel Won: May 28, 1978 Chattanooga, TN | House show | 44 days |
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Jerry "The King" Lawler & Mongolian Stomper Won: September 18, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 13 days |
![]() ![]() | Jos LeDuc & Jean Louie Won: July 24, 1978 Tennessee | House Show Title renamed AWA Southern Tag Team Championship upon partnership with the American Wrestling Association and was billed as such starting in July 1978. | 56 days | |
![]() ![]() | Jerry "The King" Lawler & Jimmy Valiant Won: May 29, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show Defeat LeDuc and Louie in rematch. | 56 days | |
![]() ![]() | Vacant Won: May 22, 1978 Vacated after a match against Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Valiant on May 22, 1978, ends as a no-contest. | 7 days | |
![]() ![]() | Jos LeDuc & Jean Louie Won: May 1, 1978 Tennessee | House Show | 21 days | |
![]() ![]() | Jerry "The King" Lawler & Bill Dundee Won: March 13, 1978 Tennessee | House Show | 49 days | |
![]() ![]() | Frazier & Terry Sawyer Won: February 19, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee | House Show | 22 days | |
![]() | The Bicentennial KingsDennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson Won: February 10, 1978 Tennessee | House Show | 9 days |
NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Bobby Eaton Arvil Hutto & George Gulas Won: December 1, 1978 Huntsville, Alabama | Mid-America Live event Won a tournament. | 30+ days |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Vacant Won: November 1, 1978 Vacated after Jerry Barber lost a "loser-leaves-the-area" match. | 30 days | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Bobby Eaton Jerry Barber & George Gulas Won: October 9, 1978 Tennessee | Mid-America Live event The Jet Set were Gulas and Eaton. | 23 days | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Paul Orndorff Gorgeous George Jr. & Tommy Gilbert Won: May 1, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee | Mid-America Live event Billed as champions in Memphis. | 526 days |
Extras
The profile of each MID AMERICA wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.
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