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The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1979

NOTE: This list may include non-title matches which are to be removed as soon as they are confirmed.


1978 <<

Harley <strong>Race</strong> [2]

1979

01-01 Atlanta, GA Andre the Giant D (DCOR)
01-02 Tampa, FL Terry Funk D (60min)
01-03 Miami Beach, FL Joe LeDuc W
01-04Ft. Myers, FLJack Brisco
01-05 St. Louis, MO Dick the Bruiser W (DQ)
01-07 Houston, TX Andre the Giant D
01-08Ft. Worth, TXKevin Von ErichD (DCOR)
01-10 San Antonio, TX Mark Lewin (cancelled)
Race misses the scheduled title defense due to his mother's illness; Lewin loses to Dory Funk Jr. via DQ.
01-11Corpus Christi, TXTiger Conway Jr. W
01-12Austin, TXTiger Conway Jr.
01-15 Augusta, GA Rufus R. Jones W
01-16 Tampa, FL Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] W
01-17 Miami Beach, FL Mike Graham W
01-18 Jacksonville, FL Mike Graham W
01- Lakeland, FL Dusty Rhodes NC
01-27 San Francisco, CA Ron Starr DCOR
01-29 Birmingham, AL Randy Savage (cancelled?)  
01-30 Florence, AL The Mexican Angel (cancelled?)
01-31 Nashville, TN Randy Savage (cancelled)
Race misses the scheduled title defense due to his wife taken to hospital in Kansas City and undergoing surgery; Savage loses to Jackie Fargo via DQ.
02-02 Huntsville, AL Bobby Eaton  
02-05 Hutchinson, KS Bob Brown  
02-08 Kansas City, KS Bob Sweetan DDQ
02-10 Lakeland, FL Rocky Johnson W
02-11 Orlando, FL Andre the Giant L (DQ)
02-12 Ft. Pierce, FL Jimmy Garvin D
02-14 Hollywood, FL Andre the Giant D (DCOR)
02-15Tallahassee, FLAndre the Giant
02-16 Atlanta, GA Wahoo McDaniel W (DQ)
02-17 St. Petersburg, FL Mike Graham W (DQ)
02-18? Pensacola, FL? Tony Charles  
02-19 Knoxville, TN Ron Garvin W (COR)
02-20 Johnson City, TN Ron Garvin W
02-21? Mobile, AL? Bob Armstrong  
02-23 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair W  (2-1)
02- Wellington, NZL Peter Maivia L (DQ)
02-27 Auckland, NZL Peter Maivia L (DQ)
02-28 Honolulu, HI Peter Maivia W
03- Greensboro, NC Ric Flair NC
03-08 Amarillo, TX Dick Murdoch D (1-1 60min)
03-09 Lubbock, TX Blackjack Mulligan  
03-11 Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich L (DQ)
03-14San Antonio, TXThe Great Goliath W
03-15 Corpus Christi, TX Jose Lothario L (DQ)
03-16 Waco, TX Kevin Von Erich  
03-19 Garden City, KS Bob Brown  
03-20 Hutchinson, KS Siegfried Stanke  
03-21 Quincy, IL Bob Sweetan  
03-22 Kansas City, KS Bob Sweetan W
03-23 St. Louis, MO Bruiser Brody W (2-1)
03-25 Lubbock, TX Dick Murdoch  
03-26 Snyder, TX Ted DiBiase  
03-27 Odessa, TX Dick Murdoch W
03-29 Amarillo, TX Dick Murdoch D (DDQ)
03-30 Houston, TX The Spoiler [Don Jardine] W
03-31 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes DCOR
04-08 Toronto, ON, CAN Ricky Steamboat W (26:35)
04-16 W. Palm Beach, FL Steve Keirn W
04-17 Tampa, FL Jimmy Garvin W (DQ)
04-18 Hollywood, FL Jimmy Garvin D
04-19Ft. Myers, FLMike Graham W (40min DQ)
04-22 Asheville, NC (aft) Ricky Steamboat W
04-22 Greensboro, NC (eve) Dino Bravo W (23:30)
04- Johnson City, TN Ron Fuller W
04-24 Columbia, SC Tony Atlas W
04-26 Norfolk, VA Ricky Steamboat D
04-27 St. Louis, MO Ted DiBiase W (2-1)
04-28 St. Petersburg, FL Jimmy Garvin W
04-30 New York, NY Steve Travis W (5:14)
05-07 Ōsaka, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D (1-1)
1: Race (20:17 pin)
2: Tsuruta (2:50 pin)
3: (6:10 DCOR)
05-08 Chiba, JPN Dick Murdoch D (1-1)
1: Murdoch (14:45 pin) Race
2: Race (20:46 pin) Baba
3: (60min limit draw)
05-09 Sendai, JPN Giant Baba D (1-1)
1: Baba (32:50 pin)
2: Race (14:45 pin)
3: (60min limit draw)
05-16 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
05-17 Jacksonville, FL Jimmy Garvin W
05-18 Knoxville, TN Ron Fuller NC (blood stoppage)
05-21 Montgomery, AL Ron Fuller  
05-22 Johnson City, TN Ron Fuller W
05-23 Mobile, AL Terry Boulder (sub. for Ron Fuller) W (DQ)
05-24 Panama City, FL Terry Boulder L (DQ)
05-25 Dothan, AL Terry Boulder L (DQ; rev dec)
05-26 St. Petersburg, FL Steve Keirn W (22min DQ)
05-27 Dallas, TX El Halcon L (DQ)
05-28 Ft. Worth, TX The Spoiler [Don Jardine] W (DQ)
06-01 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel W (2-1; forfeit in 3rd)
06-03 St. Petersburg, FL Dory Funk Jr. D
06-09Des Moines, IA Super Destroyer Mark II [Sgt. Slaughter] W (DQ)
06-11Wichita, KSBob Brown
06-13Topeka, KSFrank Hill
06-14 Kansas City, KS Dick the Bruiser L (DQ)
06-15 St. Louis, MO David Von Erich W (2-1)
06-17 Greensboro, NC Ricky Steamboat L (1-2 DQ)
06-18Fayetteville, NCTony AtlasD (60min)
06-19Columbia, SCRicky Steamboat W (DQ)
Double title match against NWA Television champion.
06-21 Norfolk, VA Tony Atlas W
06-22 Dothan, AL Terry Boulder L (DQ)
06-25 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco W (DQ)
06-26 Tampa, FL Jimmy Garvin W (20min)
06-27 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
06-28 Ft.  Myers, FL Dusty Rhodes W
??? Harlan, KY Ron Garvin L (DQ)
06-30Sarasota, FLMike Graham
07-01 Jacksonville, FL (aft) Jack Brisco W
07-01 Orlando, FL (eve) Steve Keirn W (DQ)
07-02Fayetteville, NCAndre the Giant D (DDQ)
07-03Winnsboro, NCTony Atlas
07-05 Norfolk, VA Ricky Steamboat DDQ
07-06 Columbia, SC Jim Brunzell D (60min)
07-07 Hampton, VA Jim Brunzell D
07-08 Spartanburg, SC (aft) Jimmy Snuka W
07-08 Greensboro, NC (eve) Ricky Steamboat L (DQ)
07-10 Billing, MT Big Daddy Ritter W (7min)
07-11 Butte, MT Jake Roberts W
07-12Regina, SKJake RobertsW
07-13 Calgary, AB, CAN Jake Roberts W
07-14? Edmonton, AB? Big Daddy Ritter
07- Dothan, AL Terry Boulder W
07-19 Kansas City, KS Dick the Bruiser W
07-22 Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich D (DDQ)
07-23 Ft. Worth, TX Kevin Von Erich W
07-26 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody W (DQ)
07-27 Houston, TX El Halcon W (2-1)
07-28 St. Petersburg, FL Mike Graham W (27min DQ)
08-02 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes W
08-05 Albuquerque, NM Dick Murdoch  
08-06 Florence, CO Dick Murdoch L (DQ)
08-08 Lubbock, TX Dick Murdoch  
08-09 Amarillo, TX Dick Murdoch L (DQ)
Double title match against the International champion.
08-10 St. Louis, MO Dick Murdoch W (2-1)
08-13 Augusta, GA Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
08-14 Macon, GA Tommy Rich W (22:15)
08-15 Columbus, GA Mr. Wrestling I (battle royal winner) W
08-16Mobile, ALAndre the GiantD (DCOR)
08-17 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas W
08-20 W. Palm Beach, FL Steve Keirn W (13:45)
08-21 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes L (18:05)

08-23 Key West, FL Harley Race W
08-25 St. Petersburg, FL Terry Funk W (14min)
08-26 Jacksonville, FL (aft) Don Muraco W
08-26 Orlando, FL (eve) Harley Race L

[3]

08-27 Birmingham, AL Ken Lucas
08-28 Huntsville, AL Bobby Eaton  
08-29 Nashville, TN George Gulas W (37min DQ) 
08-31 Houston, TX El Halcon W (2-1)
09-01 Chattanooga, TN Dennis Condrey  
??? Marietta, GA Tommy Rich W
??? Gainesville,GA Stan Hansen W
??? Marietta, GA Stan Hansen W
??? Atlanta, GA Tommy Rich W
09-10 Apia, SAM Peter Maivia  
09-11 Hamilton, NZL Steve Rickard L (DQ)
09-12 Wellington, NZL Peter Maivia L (DQ)
09-13 Christchurch, NZL Peter Maivia
09-14 Dunedin, NZL  
09-15 Invercargill, NZL Mr. Fuji
09-16 Palmerston N., NZL Rocky Johnson W
09-17 Auckland, NZL Peter Maivia L (DQ)
09 AUS Rick Martel
09-19 Honolulu, HI Peter Maivia L (DQ)
09-24 Wl. Palm Beach, FL Manny Fernandez W
09-26 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
09-27 Port Orange, FLSweet Brown Sugar
09-28Tallahassee, FLDusty Rhodes
09-29 St. Petersburg, FL Steve Keirn W
10-01Wichita, KSRon Starr
10-03 Des Moines, IA Ron Starr  
10-04 Kansas City, KS The Assassin [Jody Hamilton] W
10-05 St. Louis, MO King Kong Brody W (2-1)
10-08Ft. Worth, TXDavid Von ErichW (COR)
10-09 Tyler, TX Kevin Von Erich  
10-15 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich W (DQ)
10-16Tampa, FL Sweet Brown Sugar [Skip Young]W
10-17 Columbus, GA Tommy Rich [sub. for Stan Hansen] W (DQ)
10-18 Marietta, GA Stan Hansen W
10-19 Houston, TX Bruiser Brody D (1-1 DCOR)
10-21 Macon, GA Tony Atlas W (DQ)
10-26 Matsumoto, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D (30:29 DCOR)
10-31 Nagoya, JPN Giant Baba L (18:28 pin)

[2]

11-05 Kushima, JPN Harley Race W (20:39 pin)
11-07 Amagasaki, JPN Harley Race L (20:58 pin)

[4]

11-08 Tōkyō, JPN Abdullah the Butcher D (5:08 DCOR)
11-11Dallas, TXBruiser BrodyNC
11-16Houston, TXBruiser BrodyD (1-1 60min)
11-19 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich DDQ
11-20 Warner Robins, GA Tommy Rich NC
11-21 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (12:36)
11-22 Jacksonville, FL (aft) Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
11-22 Knoxville, TN (eve) Dick Slater L (DQ)
11-23 St. Louis, MO Gene Kiniski W (2-1)
11-24 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
11-26 W. Palm Beach, FL Steve Keirn W
11-27 Tampa, FL Jack Brisco W (2-1)
11-28 Miami Beach, FL Manny Fernandez (cage match) DCOR
11-29 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
11-30 Atlanta, GA Tommy Rich D
12-02Topeka, KSRock Hunter
12-03Wichita, KSThe Assassin [Jody Hamilton]
12-04 Hutchinson, KS Bob Brown  
12-05 Chariton, IA Rock Hunter  
12-06Kansas City, KSThe Assassin [Jody Hamilton]W
12-11 Dallas, TX Bruiser Brody W
12-13 Kansas City, KS The Assassin [Jody Hamilton] L (DQ)
12-14Des Moines, IARock Hunter
12-17 New York, NY Dusty Rhodes W (13:18)
12-22 Charlotte, NC Ricky Steamboat D (time limit?)
12-26Topeka, KSThe Assassin [Jody Hamilton] W (26min)
12-27Kansas City, KSThe Assassin [Jody Hamilton]W (DQ)
12-28 Houston, TX Bruiser Brody W (UTC)
Brody wins the first fall; referee Nick Kozak stops the match in the second due to Brody's injured shoulder.
12-29Des Moines, IAThe Assassin [Jody Hamilton]W
12-30Ft. Scott, KS Bob BrownL (DQ)

>> 1980

* Thanks to Kriss Knights and "cman73" for the additional information.