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

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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
	Giant Baba Won: October 31, 1979 Nagoya, Japan \| House show 7 days	7 days
	Harley Race Won: August 26, 1979 Orlando, FL \| House show 66 days	66 days
	Harley Race Won: February 6, 1977 Toronto, ON \| House show 926 days	926 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
	Vacant Won: August 12, 1979 20 days The title was vacated when Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days prior.	20 days
	Ric Flair Won: April 1, 1979 Greensboro, NC \| House Show 133 days	133 days
	Ricky Steamboat Won: December 17, 1978 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| House Show 105 days	105 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

Ricky Steamboat

Won: June 10, 1979

Asheville, NC | Live event

136 days

136

days

Paul Jones

Won: June 7, 1978

Raleigh, NC | Live event

368 days

368

days

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship	Bobby Eaton Won: December 1, 1979 Miami, FL \| House show 30+ days	30+ days
	Bobby Eaton Won: October 24, 1979 Nashville, TN \| House show 32 days	32 days
	Dennis Condrey Won: June 2, 1979 Chattanooga, TN \| House show 140 days Defeated Gorgeous George Jr. to win the title.	140 days
	Ron Garfield Won: May 23, 1979 Nashville, TN \| House show 10 days	10 days
	Chris Colt Won: April 29, 1979 Nashville, TN \| House show 24 days	24 days
	Bobby Eaton Won: February 1, 1979 House show 87 days	87 days
	Randy Savage Won: November 11, 1978 Nashville, TN \| House show 82 days	82 days

NWA World Tag Team Championship	Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood Won: October 24, 1979 Raleigh, NC \| House show 68+ days	68+ days
	Baron von Raschke & Paul Jones Won: August 22, 1979 Raleigh, NC \| House show 63 days	63 days
	Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan Won: August 8, 1979 Raleigh, NC \| House show 14 days	14 days
	Baron von Raschke & Paul Jones Won: April 29, 1979 Wilmington, NC \| House show 101 days	101 days
	Paul Orndorff & Jimmy Snuka Won: December 26, 1978 Richmond, VA \| House show 124 days	124 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: August 25, 1978

St. Petersburg, FL | Live event

488 days

The titles history is unrecorded from 1978-08-25 to 1979-12-26.

488

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

Nelson Royal

Won: July 28, 1979

House show

134 days

134

days

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Wright · 14 hours ago
You guys excited for Pat McAfee v Gunther?
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Draysin Martin · 19 hours ago
Trick Williams isn't a Heel he's Just Pissed of that's all you think his Mad actions make him Heel?
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  Wright · 16 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I agree. Everyone has bad days. Why can't faces?
  
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Brandon Siddall · 20 hours ago
Why is the current AAA roster so small?
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  Nomad · 19 hours ago
  
  @Brandon Siddall It’s actually not, they just haven’t added the rest of the roster yet
  
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KING ??? · 1 days ago
It is better to put their full real names.
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Shawn Piette · 1 days ago
can you please add chuey martinez to evolve
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Tommy DeRosa · 1 days ago
shouldn't Lexis King and Trick Williams be heels now given the heelish actions they've had with faces on NXT TV last week?
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  Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
  
  @Tommy DeRosa Not to be "That Guy" but trick Trick Williams doesn't have heel behavior he's just Pissed off Man
  
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  Tommy DeRosa · 1 days ago
  
  @Tommy DeRosa lexis king did sneak attack ricky saints in a backstage segment after he lost his heritage cup
  
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Omar Sabbouh · 2 days ago
With becky now becoming the top heel on raw taking liv's place, and the addition to roxanne and guilia who are 2 heels to raw, I think liv would be a perfect tweener right now! She'll still do her heel work but she gets cheered for it!
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Omar Sabbouh · 2 days ago
Jacob fatu should be a tweener just listen to the cheers and pop!
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Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
Can you guys Change Hank & Tank's theme to Be Burn this Engine Out they've been using since they formed their Tag Team
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TopKekyoin · 3 days ago
kalyx has been put here as a wrestler in smackdown when she isn't. she's only a wrestler in evolve and a referee in smackdown, not a wrestler
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Wright · 3 days ago
My queen, Zelina Vega won the US Championship!!!

Aleister Black is on SmackDown too I guess... Meh... Never liked him.
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright Bro He never won a Title on the Main Roster we Still wanted Him back for So Long we Had to Wait 4 YEARS!
  
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I feel for that, but I just never really got into his character.
  
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright How about this if you didn't aleister to return who would you want instead
  
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  Wright · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Ooh, nice question. Thanks!
  
  Rusev was near the top, but he came back...
  X-Pac is open to a rumble appearance, and he can do everything he used to.
  Daniel Bryan would blow the roof off.
  Big E returning for one or two more runs will make me very happy.
  Rob Van Dam isn't opposed. And I love watching him.
  My #1 would be Big Show for a final run with the company.
  
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  Wright · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I'd also like Ziggler, Goldberg, Ryback, Hornswoggle and Zack Ryder back.
  
  Despite how mid it was, I grew up with the PG era, and find a strange comfort in it.
  
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KING ??? · 3 days ago
Can you put one Sol Ruca belt on the right and the other on the left?
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KING ??? · 3 days ago
Add Aleister Black On SmackDown
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Wright · 3 days ago
I would consider Breakker high card. He joined Heyman and Rollins.
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Carter Berndt · 4 days ago
They added new renders for people like Karrion Kross, Wes Lee, Andre Chase, and Secret Hervice on WWE.com so if you want some new photos, they are there.
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tim France · 4 days ago
Change Jimmy uso picture and jey uso
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Nomad · 5 days ago
Add masato yakushiji
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Ilovewrasslineo · 5 days ago
John cena got a new championship render
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gary vaughan · 6 days ago
yep ryback it is then you can add him then
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gary vaughan · 6 days ago
add Mason Ryan David Otunga Heath Slater Justin Gabriel Darren Young Ryback Curtis Axel Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt to be part of the main roster
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  Wright · 6 days ago
  
  @gary vaughan Why? They're all gone from the ring, as much as I like Ryback.
  
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  PrivatePenguin 95 · 5 days ago
  
  @gary vaughan plus, bray Wyatt died last year, Daniel Bryan is in aew as Bryan Danielson, and i think Justin gabriel is still in roh as pj black
  
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NWA Roster in 1979: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

NWA: All (178)

Men

Women

Teams

Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik

Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami

The Blond Bombers

Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller

The Brisco Brothers

The Cosmic Cowboys

The Fabulous Freebirds

The Funks

The Heenan Family

Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson

Jim Garvin & Steve Keirn

Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens

Kerry von Erich & Bruiser Brody

The McGuire Twins

Mr. Fuji & Professor Toru Tanaka

Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones

Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan

Ric Flair & Greg Valentine

The Sheepherders / Los Pastores / The Kiwi Sheepherders / The Kiwis

Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson

Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda

Tito Santana & Ivan Putski

The Valiant Brothers

The Von Erichs

Wild Samoans

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

NWA Television Championship

Vacant

Paul Jones

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

Dennis Condrey

Ron Garfield

Chris Colt

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood

Baron von Raschke & Paul Jones

Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan

Baron von Raschke & Paul Jones

Paul Orndorff & Jimmy Snuka

NWA Women's Championship

NWA Women's Championship

NWA United States Women's Championship

Joyce Grable

NWA Women's Tag Team Championship

Leilani Kai & Judy Martin

Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams

Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

Nelson Royal

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