NWA Roster in 1980: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1980. 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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Women
Teams
Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
The Blond Bombers
Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales
The Brisco Brothers
Chavo & Mando Guerrero
The Cosmic Cowboys
The Fabulous Freebirds
The Funks
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Jack Brisco & Jim Garvin
Jim Garvin & Steve Keirn
Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens
Kerry von Erich & Bruiser Brody
The Masked Superstars
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones
Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan
Roddy Piper & Greg Valentine
The Sheepherders / Los Pastores / The Kiwi Sheepherders / The Kiwis
Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson
Ted DiBiase & Robert Fuller
The Texas Outlaws
Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski
The Von Erichs
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Harley Race
| 113+
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![]() | Giant Baba
| 5
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![]() | Harley Race
| 302
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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | David von Erich
| 152+
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Gino Hernandez
| 59
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Mark Lewin
| 9
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Gino Hernandez
| 58
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Mark Lewin
| 109
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NWA United States Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Ric Flair
For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com | 37+
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![]() | Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com | 121
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![]() | Ric Flair
| 98
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![]() | Jimmy Snuka
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title. | 231
|
NWA Television Championship![]() | ![]() | "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Defeats Paul Jones in tournament final to win the vacant title. | 60+
|
![]() | Vacant
The title was vacated after The Masked Superstar started to team with Paul Jones. | 31
| |
![]() | The Masked Superstar
Won a tournament to win the vacant title. | 183
| |
![]() | Vacant
The title was vacated after Ricky Steamboat won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Jay Youngblood. | 160
|
NWA National Heavyweight Championship![]() | The Mongolian Stomper
| 19+
| |
![]() | Jack Brisco
Defeated Terry Funk in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | 64
| |
![]() | Vacant
The title was vacated for unknown reasons. | 50
| |
![]() | Austin Idol
During this reign, on 1980-03-29, Idol also defeated Mr. Wrestling II to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship in Atlanta, GA. | 221
|
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Vacant
The title was vacated when NWA Mid-America ceased to operate, and Jerry Jarrett gained control of the title. | 91+
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![]() | Bobby Eaton
| 70
| |
![]() | Robert Gibson
| 28
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The Great Togo
| 41
| ||
![]() | Rocky Johnson
| 5
| |
Roger Mason
| 35
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Steve Travis
| 4
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Tojo Yamamoto
| 36
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NWA American Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Kerry von Erich
Subbed for injured Kevin and won rematch against Hernandez | 3+
|
![]() | Vacant
Title held up after match against Kevin Von Erich | 8
| |
Gino Hernandez
| 127
| ||
El Halcón
| 14
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Gino Hernandez
| 74
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![]() | Kevin von Erich
| 21
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![]() | Professor Toru Tanaka
| 8
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![]() | Kevin von Erich
| 99
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NWA Texas Television Championship![]() | ![]() | Bill Irwin
| 152+
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![]() | José Lothario
| 140
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![]() | Bill Irwin
| 62
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![]() | José Lothario
| 43
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NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship![]() | Bugsy McGraw
| 19+
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![]() | Bruiser Brody
| 28
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![]() | Stan Stasiak
Won a 10-man battle royal. | 99
| |
![]() | Vacant
| 93
| |
![]() | Professor Toru Tanaka
| 22
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![]() | Bruiser Brody
| 31
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Mark Lewin
| 42
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![]() | "Superstar" Billy Graham
| 14
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NWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | The Masked Superstar & Paul Jones
| 34+
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![]() ![]() | "Crippler" Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka
| 158
| |
![]() | Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
| 43
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![]() ![]() | Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & "Crippler" Ray Stevens
| 42
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![]() | Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
| 157
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NWA North American Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Riki Choshu & Seiji SakaguchiRiki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi
| 565+
|
NWA American Tag Team Championship![]() | Gino Hernandez & Gary Young Gino Hernandez & Gary Young
Sweet Brown Sugar substituted for El Halcón in the championship match | 91+
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![]() | El Halcón & Kevin Von ErichKevin von Erich
| 61
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Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada
Defeated Kevin and Kerry Von Erich in a rematch. | 31
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
Championship vacated after a match against Kerry and Kevin Von Erich that ended inconclusively | 7
| |
Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada
| 1
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![]() | Tiger Conway Jr. & Jose LotharioJosé Lothario Tiger Conway Jr.
| 101
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Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada
| 63
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![]() | El Halcón & Jose LotharioJosé Lothario El Halcón
| 14
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NWA Texas Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Vacant
Stasiak was suspended | 30+
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![]() | Killer Tim Brooks & Stan StasiakStan Stasiak Killer Tim Brooks
| 30
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Mark Lewin & The White Knight Mark Lewin & The White Knight
Defeated Mando Guerrero and Tiger Conway Jr. in tournament final. | 2
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
championship vacated for undocumented reasons | 59
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![]() ![]() | Kerry Von Erich & Sweet Brown SugarKerry von Erich & Koko Ware
Defeated Stan Stasiak and Tim Brooks. | 31
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Gino Hernandez & Pak Song Gino Hernandez & Pak Song
| 122
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![]() | Kerry Von Erich & Tiger Conway Jr.Kerry von Erich & Tiger Conway Jr.
| 91
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
championship vacated for undocumented reasons | 31
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NWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | Inactive
Championship abandoned | 4382+
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NWA World International Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Chavo Guerrero
| 58+
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![]() | Kengo Kimura
Defeated Bret Hart in a decision match. | 103
| |
![]() | Vacant
Fujinami was injured and unable to defend the championship. | 21
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![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
| 89
| |
Mike Graham
| 49
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![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
Also held the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship, but defended them separately. | 14
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![]() | Steve Keirn
Defeated Chavo Guerrero in a decision match to be recognized as World Junior Heavyweight Champion in Florida and Los Angeles. | 53
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | Les Thornton
Thornton won the title by forfeit after Ron Starr failed to appear for the match. | 305+
| |
Ron Starr
Defeated Les Thornton to win the vacant title. After his victory, Starr received recognition from NWA as champion over international unofficial champion Steve Keirn. | 19
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![]() | Vacant
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. | 64
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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship![]() | Alfonso Dantés
| 16+
| |
Raul Mata
| 330
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Alfonso Dantés
| 265
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![]() | Sangre Chicana
| 199+
| |
Cachorro Mendoza
| 59
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El Satánico
| 20
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![]() | Satoru Sayama
| 201
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NWA World Welterweight Championship![]() | Lizmark
| 210+
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El Supremo
| 31
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Kato Kung Lee
| 106
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Américo Rocca
| 264
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NWA Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | The Fabulous Moolah
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. | 8870+
|
NWA Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | The Fabulous Moolah
| 814+
|
NWA United States Women's Championship![]() | Joyce Grable
The title history is unrecorded from 1976-11-25 to 1978-12-01. | 761+
|
NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable
| 245+
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![]() ![]() | Leilani Kai & Judy Martin
The titles history is unrecorded from 1978-08-25 to 1979-12-26. It is uncertain who Kai & Martin defeated to win the titles. | 126
| |
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01. | 1403+
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