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Last updated on 2025-09-16

The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1980

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


1979 <<

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01-04 St. Louis, MO David Von Erich D
01-07 Vancouver, BC, CAN Roddy Piper W
01-08 Portland, OR Rick Martel L
01-11 Eugene, OR Buddy Rose  
01-12 Portland, OR Rick Martel D
01-18 Los Angeles, CA Andre the Giant D
01-19 Fresno, CA Chavo Guerrero  
01-20 San Bernadino, CA Andre the Giant L (DQ)
01-21 San Jose, CA Chief Running Hill (Frank Hill)  
01-25 Los Angeles, CA Chavo Guerrero nc
01-26? Los Angeles, CA Frank Dusek W
01-26 San Francisco, CA Ray Stevens W
01- Los Angeles, CA Terry Funk D
02-03 Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich L (DQ)
02-05 Salina, KS Bob Brown  
02-06 Topeka, KS Bob Brown W
02-07 Kansas City, KS The Assasin W
02-08 Los Angeles, CA Andre the Giant
02-08 Houston, TX Mil Mascaras L (DQ)
02-09 St. Petersburg, FL Manny Fernandez W
02-11 Ft. Pierce, FL Dusty Rhodes (Texas Death Match; non-title?)
02-13 Tampa, FL (TV) Terry Taylor (non-title?) W
02-13 Daytona, FL Mike Graham
02-15 Hollywood, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ?)
02-16 Jacksonville, FL Andre the Giant D (DCOR)
02-17 Ft. Myers, FL (aft) Dusty Rhodes
02-17 Orlando, FL (eve) Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
02-21 Kansas City, KS Bob Brown W
02-22 St. Louis, MO Kevin Von Erich W
02-24 Atlanta, GA Mr. Wrestling II L (DQ)
02-26 Mobile, AL Ron Fuller W
02-27 Columbus, GA Wahoo McDaniel W (COR)
03-01 Johnson City, TN Mr. Wrestling II  
03-02 Knoxville, TN Dick Slater W
03-06 Dallas, TX Bruiser Brody  
03-13 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody W
03-14 Houston, TX Tony Atlas D
03-15 Ft. Pierce, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
03-16 Dallas, TX Bruiser Brody NC
03-19 Billings, MT Bret Hart  
03-20 Helena, MT Bret Hart  
03-21 Calgary, AB, CAN Leo Burke  
03-22 Regina, SK, CAN Leo Burke  
03-24 Hazard, KY Stan Hansen  
03-25 Tampa, FL Manny Fernandez D (60min)
03-26 Miami Beach, FL Steve Keirn W
03-27 Jacksonville, FL Manny Fernandez W
03-28 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair D (DCOR)
03-30 Ft. Myers, FL (aft) Dusty Rhodes
03-30 Orlando, FL (eve) Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
04-04 Knoxville, TN Tommy Rich L (DQ)
04-05 Johnson City, TN Jay Youngblood W
04-06 Atlanta, GA Mr. Wrestling II D
04-08 Macon, GA Tony Atlas W
04-09 Columbus, GA Tommy Rich L (DQ)
04-10 Rome, GA Tommy Rich
04-12 Key West, FL Dusty Rhodes
04-13 Toronto, ON, CAN Dewey Robertson D
04-14 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich L (DQ)
04-16 Miami Beach, FL Manny Fernandez W
04-17 ??? Dusty Rhodes D
04-18 Tallahassee, FL Steve Keirn
04-19 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ?)
04-21 Wichita, KS Dick Murdoch  
04-23 Des Moines, IA Bob Brown W
04-24 Kansas City, KS Dick Murdoch D
04-25 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair W
04-26 Ft. Scott, KS Dick Murdoch  
04-28 Ft. Worth, TX David Von Erich D
05-02 Houston, TX Tony Atlas D
05-04 ??? Mr. Wrestling II L (DQ?)
05-04 Atlanta, GA Austin Idol W
05-05 Tulsa, OK Bruiser Brody W
05-07 Springfield, MO David Von Erich D (DCOR)
05-08 Lawton, OK David Von Erich  
05-12 Wichita, KS Dick Murdoch  
05-13 Jefferson City, MO Bob Brown W
05-14 Des Moines, IA Bruiser Brody W
05-15 Kansas City, KS Dick Murdoch D
05-16 Junction City, KS Bob Brown  
05-17 Chillicothe, MO Dick Murdoch L (DQ)
05-17 ??? Dory Funk Jr. D
05-27 Akita, JPN Tiger Toguchi W
05-28 Sapporo, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D (1-1, 60min)
05-31 St. Petersburg, FL Manny Fernandez L (DQ)
06-08 Atlanta, GA Mr. Wrestling II W
06-09 Wichita, KS George Wells  
06-13 St. Louis, MO Rocky Johnson W
06-14 Junction City, KS Bob Brown  
06-16 Ft. Worth, TX Bruiser Brody W
06-18 Springfield, MO Steve Lawler (sub. for Jerry Brown) W
06-19 Lawton, OK Andre the Giant  
06-20 Port Arthur, TX Bruiser Brody  
06-21 Paris, TX David Von Erich  
06-22 Houston, TX Mil Mascaras D
06-22? ??? Rocky Johnson W
06-23 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich D (DDQ)
06-24 Macon, GA Mr. Wrestling II W
06-25 Columbus, GA Tommy Rich W
06-25? ??? Steve Lawler W
06-27 Knoxville, TN Mr. Wrestling II  
07-04 Calgary, AB, CAN Hercules Ayala W
07-06 Atlanta, GA Tommy Rich NC
07-08 Regina, SK, CAN Hercules Ayala  
07-09 Billings, MT Hercules Ayala  
07-10 Butte, MT Hercules Ayala  
07-11 Calgary, AB, CAN Archie Gouldie D (DCOR)
07-14 Wichita, KS Rufus Jones  
07-16 Topeka, KS Dick Murdoch W
07-17 Kansas City, KS Rufus Jones L (DQ)
07-18 Des Moines, IA Rufus Jones  
07-19 Junction City, KS Rufus Jones  
07-20 Atlanta, GA Tommy Rich W
07-21 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich L (DQ)
07-22 Raleigh, NC Ric Flair W (COR)
07-23 Columbus, GA Tommy Rich W
07-24 Knoxville, TN Tommy Rich W
07-26 Charlotte, NC Sweet Ebony Diamond W
07-27 Dallas, TX El Halcon W
07-28 Ft. Worth, TX Fritz Von Erich D
08-01 Houston, TX Tony Atlas W (dec)
08-02 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes D (time limit)
08-03 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes D (60min)
08-08 St. Louis, MO Ken Patera W
08-11 Charlotte, NC Ric Flair
08-22 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich D
08-25 Greenville, SC Ric Flair W (COR)
08-26 Raleigh, NC Ric Flair D
08-27 Rocky Mount, NC Sweet Ebony Diamond  
08-29 Richmond, VA Ricky Steamboat D (DCOR)
09-01 Kanoya, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D (DCOR)
09-04 Saga, JPN Giant Baba L
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09-10Ohtsu, JPNHarley RaceL
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09-12 Ichinomiya, JPN Mil Mascaras D (DCOR)
09-15 W. Palm Beach, FL Bobo Brazil W (DQ)
09-16 Tampa, FL Bugsy McGraw L (DQ)
09-17 Miami Beach, FL Dick Murdoch D (60min)
09-18 Jacksonville, FL Dick Murdoch W
09-19 Ocala, FL Barry Windham L (DQ)
09-20 Tallahassee, FL Bugsy McGraw
09-22New York, NY Bob Backlund L (DQ)
Double title match against WWF champion.
09-24 Topeka, KS Satō Akio (substituting for Bob Brown) L (DQ)
09-25 Kansas City, KS Dick the Bruiser D (DDQ)
09-26 Atchison, KS Mike George W
09-27 Appleton City, KS Satō Akio W
09-28 Dallas, TX Gino Hernandez D (DDQ)
09-29 Ft. Worth, TX Kerry Von Erich D
09-30 Ottumwa, IA Rufus Jones W
10-01 Marshalltown, IA Mike George W
10-02 Kansas City, KS Rufus Jones W
10-03 St. Louis, MO David Von Erich W
10-04? Dothan, AL? Ron Fuller  
10-06 Montgomery, AL Ron Fuller  
10-07 Mobile, AL Ron Fuller  
10-08 Macon, GA Stan Hansen D (DCOR)
10-09 Rome, GA Stan Hansen  
10-10 Atlanta, GA Dick Slater W
10-10 Macon, GA Stan Hansen W
10-11? Dothan, AL? Ron Fuller  
10-12 Pensacola, FL Ron Fuller L (DQ)
10- Augusta, GA Dick Slater W
10- Houston, TX Bruiser Brody  
10-26 Dunedin, NZL Mark Lewin L (DQ)
10-29 Auckland, NZL Mark Lewin NC
10-30 Wellington, NZL Mark Lewin D
11-01 Invercargill, NZL Mark Lewin  
11-02 Christchurch, NZL Mark Lewin D
11-03 Auckland, NZL Mark Lewin W
11-07 St. Louis, MO Bob Backlund W
11-09 Chillicothe, MO Bruiser Brody W (16:06)
11-10 Greenville, SC Ric Flair D
11-11 Columbus, OH Ole Anderson  
11-13 Knoxville, TN Ricky Steamboat W
11-14 Richmond, VA Ric Flair W (COR)
11-15 Spartanburg, SC Ricky Steamboat W
11-16 Toronto, ON, CAN Ric Flair D (DCOR)
11-17 W. Palm Beach, FL Scott McGhee W (11:30 pin)
11-18 Tampa, FL Manny Fernandez D
11-19 Ft. Myers, FL Mike Graham L (DQ)
11-20 Jacksonville, FL Bugsy McGraw W
11-21 Hollywood, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (time limit)
11-22 Houston, TX Bruiser Brody W (2-1)
11-23 Orlando, FL Barry Windham D
11-24 Augusta, GA Jim Brunzell W
11-25 Albany, GA Tony Atlas  
11-26 Columbus, OH Mr. Wrestling II NC
11-27 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas NC
11-29 St. Petersburg, FL Dick Murdoch L (DQ?)
11-30 Dallas, TX Bruiser Brody W
12-12 Houston, TX Gino Hernandez W (DQ)
12-13 Lakeland, FL Dick Murdoch (No DQ Match)  
12-14 Orlando, FL Barry Windham W
12-20 St. Petersburg, FL Dick Murdoch D
12-26 Augusta, GA Tony Atlas W (DQ)
12-27 Chattanooga, TN Mr. Wrestling II D (DDQ)
12-28 Columbus, OH Tony Atlas D (60min)
12-30 Topeka, KS Bob Brown W (23min)

>> 1981

* Thanks to Steve Ogilvie and "cman73" for the additional information.