AJPW Roster in 1979: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AJPW Roster in the year 1979. This includes the list of all AJPW 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 All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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1979AJPW: All (39)







































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Women
Teams
Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik
The Funks
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
Gokudo Combi
Kim Duk & Kintaro Oki
The Sheepherders / Los Pastores / The Kiwi Sheepherders / The Kiwis
The Von Erichs
Champions
PWF Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Giant Baba
| 324+
|
![]() | Abdullah the Butcher
| 115
|
NWA United National Championship![]() | ![]() | Jumbo Tsuruta
| 1013+
|
AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Giant Baba
Already held the PWF Heavyweight Championship. | 793+
|
PWF United States Heavyweight Championship![]() | Abandoned
The Destroyer returned to the United States after June 14, 1979 and the title was retired. | 0
| |
![]() | The Destroyer
| 277
|
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | The Great Kojika & Motoshi OkumaGreat Kojika & Motoshi Okuma
Defeated Butch Miller and Sweet Williams. | 214+
|
![]() ![]() | Vacant
Kojika and Okuma did not defend the titles for six months. | 303
|
NWA International Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Giant Baba & Jumbo TsurutaGiant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
| 73+
|
![]() | Abdullah the Butcher & Ray CandyAbdullah the Butcher & Ray Candy
| 7
| |
![]() ![]() | Giant Baba & Jumbo TsurutaGiant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
| 519
|
Extras
Commentator
Ring Announcers
President
Chairman
Promoters
Director of Operation
Referees
Producers
Coaches
Ambassador
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