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Last updated on 2025-09-16

The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1983

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


1982 <<

Ric Flair

01-01 Charlotte, NC (aft) Roddy Piper W
01-01 St. Louis (eve) Bruce Reed W
01-02 Greensboro, NC (aft) Roddy Piper NC
01-03 W. Palm Beach, FL Barry Windham L (DQ)
01-04 Tampa, FL Barry Windham L (DQ)
01-05 Miami, FL Rufus Jones W (DQ)
01-06 San Juan, PR Carlos Colón L (DQ?)
01-07 Caguas, PR Hercules Ayala W
01-09 Santo Domingo, DOM Jack Veneno L (DQ)
01-10 W. Palm Beach, FL Barry Windham W
01-12 Miami, FL Ron Bass W
01-14 Orlando, FL Midnight Rider L (DQ?)
01-15 Tampa, FL Barry Windham W
01-16 Junction City, KS Mark Romero  
01-17 Wichita, KS Harley Race  
01-18 Joplin, MO Harley Race NC
01-19 Decatur, AL Harley Race W (DQ)
01-20 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody D
01-21 Chillicothe, MO Buzz Tyler  
01-24 Charleston, SC Bruce Reed W (DQ)
01-25? Canton, OH Paul Orndorff W
01-25 Charleston, WV Butch Reed W (DQ)
01-29 Columbus, OH Bruce Reed W (DQ)
01-30 San Antonio, TX Kerry Von Erich D (1-1 30min)
01-31 Harlingen, TX Kerry Von Erich  
02-02 Lawton, OK David Von Erich W (DQ)
02-03 Dayton, OH Paul Orndorff W
02-03 Austin, TX (eve) David Von Erich  
02-04 Dallas, TX Terry Gordy W
02-05 Seagoville, TX Kevin Von Erich NC
02-06 or 20 San Antonio, TX Kerry Von Erich L (60min 0-1)
02-06 Fayetteville, NC Ricky Steamboat W
02-07 Greenville, SC Mike Rotundo W
02-08 Columbia, SC Ricky Steamboat W
02-09 Miami, FL Midnight Rider L
Rider (Dusty Rhodes) wins the title but returns the belt when asked to indentify himself by NWA President Bob Geigel.
02-10 Norfolk, VA Ricky Steamboat W
02-11 St. Louis, MO Bruiser Brody D
02-12 Sumter, SC Jimmy Valiant W
02-13 Ft. Myers, FL Barry Windham  
02-13 Orlando, FL Andre the Giant D
02-14 W. Palm Beach, FL Barry Windham (cage) W
02-15 Tampa, FL Scott McGhee W
02-17 Ocala, FL Barry Windham W
02-18 Hollywood, FL Barry Windham  
02-19 Sarasota, FL Midnight Rider  
02-20 Toronto, ON (eve) Terry Funk (sub. for Roddy Piper) W
02-24 Auckland, NZL Mark Lewin W (DQ)
02-25 New Plymouth, NZL Mark Lewin  
02-26 Christchurch, NZL Mark Lewin  
02-27 Dunedin, NZL Mark Lewin W
02-28 Invercargill, NZL Steve Rickard  
03-03 Auckland, NZL Mark Lewin W
03-04 Hamilton, NZL Steve Rickard  
03-05 Birmingham, AL Jimmy Golden W
03-10 St. Louis, MO Bruiser Brody NC
03-11 Hampton, VA Dory Funk Jr. W
03-12 Greensboro, NC Greg Valentine D (60min)
03-13 Pensacola, FL Ken Lucas W (DQ)
03-14 Birmingham, AL Mr. Olympia D (DDQ)
03-15 Mobile, AL Mr. Olympia  
03-15 Richmond, VA Greg Valentine D
03-16 Valparaiso, FL Mr. Olympia  
03-17 Toronto, ON, CAN Roddy Piper W
03-18 Richmond, VA Greg Valentine D
03-20 San Antonio, TX Kerry Von Erich (cage) W (DQ)
03-21 Wichita, KS Harley Race W
03-22 Topeka, KS Manny Fernandez  
03-24 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody W (DQ)
03-25 St. Louis, MO Kerry Von Erich W
03-26 Iola, KS Bob Brown  
03-27 Toronto, ON, CAN Roddy Piper W
03-29 Victoria, TX Kevin Von Erich  
03-30 Brownsville, TX Kevin Von Erich  
03-31 Austin, TX Kevin Von Erich  
04-01 Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich W (DQ)
04-02 Del Rio, TX Kevin Von Erich  
04-03 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas NC
04-04 Charleston, WV (non-title?)  
04-05 Logan, WV (non-title?)  
04-06 Athens, OH (non-title?)  
04-07 Huntington, WV Tony Atlas W
04-08 Dayton, OH Tony Atlas L (DQ?)
04-09 Cincinnati, OH Tony Atlas L (DQ?)
04-10 Asheville, NC Greg Valentine W (DQ)
04-10 Toronto, ON, CAN Roddy Piper W (DQ)
04-11 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
04-12 Tampa, FL "Big Daddy" NC
04-13 Miami, FL Barry Windham D
04-15 Ft. Myers, FL Barry Windham  
04-16 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
04-17 Orlando, FL Barry Windham D
04-19 Port of Spain, TTO Victor Jovica  
04-22 Ponce, PR Carlos Colón  
04-23 San Juan, PR Pedro Morales  
04-24 Asheville, NC Greg Valentine W
04-24 Charlotte, NC Greg Valentine W (DQ)
04-25 Greenville, SC Dick Slater W (DQ)
04-26 Columbia, SC Jimmy Valiant D (DCOR)
04-27 Sumter, SC Dick Slater W (DQ)
04-28 Norfolk, VA Dick Slater W
04-29 St. Louis, MO Jerry Blackwell W (COR)
05-01 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas L (DQ)
05-02 Beckley, WV Tony Atlas L (DQ)
05-03 Williamson, WV Tommy Rich  
05-04 Akron, OH Tony Atlas L (DQ?)
05-05 Toledo, OH Tony Atlas L (DQ?)
05-07 Cincinnati, OH (eve) Tommy Rich W (DQ)
05-08 Centralia, WA Billy Jack Haynes W (DQ)
05-09 Longview, WA Buddy Rose W (COR)
05-10 Portland, OR Roddy Piper L (DQ?)
05-11 Seattle, WA Roddy Piper W (DQ)
05-12 Yakima, WA Billy Jack Haynes W (DQ)
05-13 Eugene, OR Billy Jack Haynes W (DQ)
05-15 Des Moines, IA Harley Race  
05-16 Wichita, KS Buzz Tyler W (DQ)
05-17 Emporia, KS Harley Race  
05-19 Kansas City, KS Harley Race W
05-20 St. Joseph, MO Dewey Robertson W
05-21 Dothan, AL Mr. Gulf Coast (Austin Idol; non-title?) L (DQ)
05-21 Ft. Scott, KS Manny Fernandez  
05-22 Pensacola, FL Jimmy Golden  
05-23 Birmingham, AL Austin Idol W
05-24 Mobile, AL Austin Idol W
05-25 Gadsden, AL Bob Armstrong W
05-26 Norfolk, VA Greg Valentine W
05-27 Richmond, VA Greg Valentine L (DQ)
05-28 Charlotte, NC Greg Valentine L (DQ)
05-29 Asheville, NC (aft) Greg Valentine L (DQ?)
05-29 Toronto, ON, CAN (eve) Greg Valentine W
05-31 Abilene, TX Kerry Von Erich W (DQ)
06-01 Lawton, OK Kerry Von Erich  
06-06 Ohtsu, JPN Bruiser Brody NC
06-08 Tōkyō, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta L (0-1)
Title does not change hands because Tsuruta only wins by one fall.
Flair is said to have traded the title against Carlos Colón in Puerto Rico and Victor Jovica in TRINIDAD in 1982 and 83.
06-10 St. Louis, MO Harley Race L

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06-14 Joplin, MO Dewey Robertson (vs Ric Flar?)  
06-15 Amarillo, TX Kerry Von Erich L (DQ)
06-16 Kansas City, KS Dewey Robertson W
06-17 Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich W (DQ)
06-19 Gainsville, FL (aft) Barry Windham  
06-19 Orlando, FL (eve) Dusty Rhodes W
06-20 W. Palm Beach, FL Barry Windham W
06-21 Tampa, FL Scott McGhee W (30min)
06-22 Miami, FL Dusty Rhodes W
06-23 Ft. Myers, FL Barry Windham  
06-24 Ft. Pierce, FL Scott McGhee  
06-25 Orlando, FL Barry Windham W (DQ)
06-29 Grand Rapids, MI Tommy Rich  
06-30 Cleveland, OH Stan Hansen D (DCOR)
07-01 Dayton, OH Stan Hansen D (DCOR)
07-01 Ponce, PR El Gran Apollo W
07-02 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair W (DQ)
07-03 Savannah, GA Ric Flair W (DQ)
07-04 Greenville, SC Ric Flair D (DCOR)
07-05 Raleigh, NC Ric Flair D (DCOR)
07-06 Sumter, SC Ric Flair D (DCOR)
07-07 Norfolk, VA Wahoo McDaniel W
07-08 Richmond, VA Ric Flair L (DQ)
07-09 Charlotte, NC Ric Flair D (DCOR)
07-10 Asheville, NC (aft) Ric Flair NC
07-10 Toronto, ON (eve) Ric Flair L (DQ)
07-12 Joplin, MO George Wells W
07-13 Decatur, IL Dick the Bruiser L (DQ)
07-14 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair NC
07-16 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair L (DQ)
07-17 Kingsport, TN Jimmy Valiant W
07-17 Roanoke, VA Ric Flair L (DQ)
07-19 Columbia, SC Ric Flair L (DQ)
07-20 Winston-Salem, NC Ric Flair  
07-21 Norfolk, VA Bob Orton Jr. W
07-22 Richmond, VA Ric Flair W (DQ)
07-23 Charlotte, NC Ric Flair L (DQ)
07-24? Asheville, NC Ricky Steamboat W (DQ)
07-24 Toronto, ON, CAN Ric Flair W (16:42 DQ)
07-26 Port of Spain, TTO Gama Singh W
07-27 Spartanburg, SC Ric Flair L (DQ?)
07-30 San Juan, PR Gran Apolo  
07-31 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes W
08-01 W. Palm Beach, FL Mike Graham D (60min)
08-02 Tampa, FL Mike Graham W (DQ)
08-03 Miami, FL Barry Windham W (DQ)
08-04 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes D (DDQ)
08-05 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair L (DQ?)
08-07 Asheville, NC Wahoo McDaniel W (DQ)
08-07 Greensboro, NC Bob Orton Jr. W
08-09 Sedalia, MO Buzz Tyler (?)  
08-10 Rogers, AR Buzz Tyler  
08-11 Kansas City, KS The Super Destroyer W
08-13 Des Moines, IA Buzz Tyler  
08-14 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes W
08-15 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
08-16 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
08-17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mike Graham W
08-18 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes W
08-20 Sarasota, FL Barry Windham W (21:04 DQ)
08-22 W. Palm Beach, FL Mike Graham D
08-24 Miami, FL Dusty Rhodes  
08-25 Kansas City, KS The Super Destroyer W
08-31 Greenwood, SC Ric Flair L (DQ)
09-04 Ocala, FL (aft) Barry Windham  
09-04 Orlando, FL (eve) Mike Graham D
09-05 W. Palm Beach, FL Mike Graham W (DQ)
09-07 Miami Beach, FL Ric Flair L (DQ?)
09-08 Jacksonville, FL Barry Windham W
09-09 Daytona, FL Angelo Mosca  
09-10 Lakeland, FL Barry Windham W
09-17 Dallas, TX Kevin Von Erich W
09-17 San Juan, PR Carlos Colón D (60min)
09-18 Toronto, ON, CAN Mike Rotundo W
09-22 Kansas City, KS Ted DiBiase L (DQ)
09-24 Des Moines, IA The Super Destroyer  
09-26 W. Palm Beach, FL Barry Windham W
09-28 Miami Beach, FL Barry Windham L (1-2 DQ)
09-29 Jacksonville, FL Blackjack Mulligan (non-title?) L (DQ?)
09-30 Ocala, FL Barry Windham  
10-01 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes NC
10-02 San Antonio, TX Kevin Von Erich L (DQ)
10-03 Ft. Worth, TX Kamala W (DQ)
10-07 Dallas, TX Icema King Parsons W
10-08 St. Louis, MO Hulk Hogan L (DQ)
10-09 Ocala, FL (aft) Barry Windham  
10-09 Orlando, FL (eve) Barry Windham (non-title?) L (DQ?)
10-10 Wichita, KS The Super Destroyer  
10-12 Des Moines, IA Bob Brown  
10-13 Kansas City, KS Hulk Hogan NC
10-14 St. Joseph, MO Buzz Tyler W (19min)
10-15 Ft. Scott, KS Buzz Tyler  
10-16 Centralia, WA Billy Jack D (DDQ)
10-17 Yakima, WA Billy Jack W
10-18 Portland, OR Buddy Rose W
10-18 Toronto, ON, CAN Mike Rotunda W
10-19 Seatle, WA Billy Jack L (DQ)
10-20 Salem, OR Billy Jack D
10-21 Eugene, OR Billy Jack W
10-22 Portland, OR Billy Jack D
10-26 Morioka, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D (DDQ)
10-31 Aizu-Wakamatsu, JPNTed DiBiase W
11-07 Wichita, KS Buzz Tyler W
11-08 Falls City, NE Buzz Tyler W
11-10 Kansas City, KS Ted DiBiase W
11-11 El Dorado Springs, MO Bob Brown W
11-13 Ocala, FL (aft) Mike Rotunda  
11-13 Orlando, FL (eve) Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
11-14 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W
11-15 Tampa, FL Mike Rotunda D (60min)
11-16 Miami Beach, FL Mike Rotunda L (22:12 DQ)
11-17 Ft. Myers, FL Barry Windham  
11-18 Port Orange, FL Barry Windham  
11-19 St. Petersburg, FL Ron Bass W
11-24 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair L

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11-25 St. Louis, MO David Von Erich W
11-27 San Antonio, TX Kevin Von Erich (non-title?) L (DQ?)
11-28 Ft. Worth, TX David Von Erich L (DQ?)
12-03 Cleveland, OH (eve) Pez Whatley D (60min)
12-04 Columbus, GA (aft) Pez Whatley D
12-04 Atlanta, GA (eve) Tommy Rich W
12-05 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich W
12-06 Macon, GA Pez Whatley W
12-10 Nagoya, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D
12-12 Tōkyō, JPN The Great Kabuki L (DQ)
12-13 Mobile, AL Bob Armstrong  
12-15 Dallas, TX Kerry Von Erich L (?)
12-16 Birmingham, AL Bob Armstrong W
12-18 Bayamón, PR Carlos Colón L (?)
12-19 Bridgetown, BAR Carlos Colón L (DQ)
12-25 Dallas, TX David Von Erich L (DQ)
12-26 Wichita, KS Bruiser Brody  
12-27 Topeka, KS Bobby Fulton  
12-28 Des Moines, IA Bruiser Brody  
12-29 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody L (DQ)

>> 1984

* Thanks to "cman73" for the additional information.