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 (148)

"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
	Dusty Rhodes Won: August 21, 1979 Tampa, FL \| House show 5 days	5 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
	Chris Colt Won: November 25, 1979 Nashville, TN \| House show 6 days	6 days
	Bobby Eaton Won: October 24, 1979 Nashville, TN \| House show 32 days	32 days
	Dutch Mantel Won: October 20, 1979 Chattanooga, TN \| House show 4 days	4 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

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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

Extras

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GHOST · 1 days ago
I love how on ROH roster date is September 10 2024 but photos and titles are old😂
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Tyler Andreasen · 7 days ago
Can you please add Mike Bailey back on the face/heel roster breakdown please?
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GHOST · 8 days ago
ICW roster (official page):
Angel Hayze
Grado
Harley Hudson
Kenny Williams
Lizzy Evo
Rampage Brown
Sha Samuels
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Maki Itoh · 9 days ago
FINALLY GIULIA IS ADDED
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Ryan Landrau · 9 days ago
Giulia is a NXT superstar
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Ashton Hemsworth · 12 days ago
March 28, 1999 add Ryan Shamrock the kayfabe sister of Ken Shamrock her real name is Alicia Nicole Webb
Born: May 4, 1979
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 105Lbs
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States of America
Billed Hometown: Sacramento, California, United States of America
Debut: January 11, 1999
Retired: 2013
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GHOST · 13 days ago
Guys who desperately need a new photo:
Sammy Guevara
Kyle O'Reilly
Dante Chen
Rosemary
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Jonathan Carter · 13 days ago
In Current WWE Roster on August 29, 2024:

it needs to be updated and including their profiles aa well

from

smackdown        Chelsea Green To NXT
raw Natalya To NXT
smackdown        Karl Anderson To NXT
smackdown        Luke Gallows To NXT
smackdown        Michin Mia Yim To NXT
raw Tyler Bate To NXT
raw Pete Dunne To NXT
smackdown        Ashante “Thee” Adonis To NXT
smackdown        Cedric Alexander To NXT
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  Nomad · 12 days ago
  
  @Jonathan Carter Source?
  
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Ashton Hemsworth · 15 days ago
Ricochet needs to be added to the AEW roster
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  GHOST · 15 days ago
  
  @Ashton Hemsworth He is included in AEW Roster
  
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Tyler Andreasen · 16 days ago
Under "All", Why is Mike Bailey in the women section of the TNA face/heel roster breakdown? Bailey is non-binary.
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Tyler Andreasen · 17 days ago
In the Face/Heel roster breakdowns can you please combine the male and female wrestlers together in one big section please? It's just under the "All" tab section for the rosters from all wrestling promotions so that it can look better.
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Tyler Andreasen · 17 days ago
Can you please add the non-binary gender section in the Face/Heel roster breakdown please?
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  The R · 17 days ago
  
  @Tyler Andreasen Why?
  
  It's already listed in the personal info section.
  
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James Basolo · 19 days ago
How can Julia Hart be a heel when the House of Black has turned face and she's still in the group?
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gary vaughan · 20 days ago
put the nxt superstars on the main roster brands
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gary vaughan · 25 days ago
update roster renders in the year of 2024
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GHOST · 25 days ago
MLW roster (in official website):
Bad Dude Tito
Bill Alfonso
Bobby Fish
Brock Anderson
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Delmi Exo
Jesús Rodríguez
KENTA
Kimchee
Máscara Dorada
Matt Riddle
Minoru Suzuki
Místico
Satoshi Kojima
Timothy Thatcher
TJP
Tom Lawlor
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Carter Berndt · 27 days ago
Add Vincent Winey, he made his debut on raw and is signed
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Josh Watson · 27 days ago
The O.C Needs more members to their group Like the uso's , Roman reigns BAYLEY
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Carter Berndt · 28 days ago
Can Kale Dixon's photo be updated?
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Tyler Andreasen · 29 days ago
Can you please fix Kushida's photo on the TNA roster please?
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NWA Roster in 1979: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

NWA: All (148)

Men

Women

Teams

Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik

Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami

The Blond Bombers

Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller

The Brisco Brothers

The Fabulous Freebirds

The Funks

Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson

Jim Garvin & Steve Keirn

Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens

Kerry von Erich & Bruiser Brody

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

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

Chris Colt

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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