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The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1976

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


1975 <<

01-01 Savannah, GA (aft) Abdullah the Butcher D (DDQ)
01-01 Rome, GA (eve) Dick Slater  
01-02 St. Louis, MO Pat O'Connor W (2-1 UTC)
01-04 Toronto, ON, CAN Edouard Carpentier W (18:42)
01-05 W. Palm Beach, FL Thunderbolt Patterson W
01-06 Tampa, FL Billy Robinson D (60min)
01-07 Miami, FL Dusty Rhodes D (DCOR)
01-08 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes W
01-09 Tallahassee, FL Thunderbolt Patterson W
01-10 Sarasota, FL Dusty Rhodes D (26:13 DCOR)
01-11 Toronto, ON, CAN Stan Stasiak W (23:44)
01-12 El Paso, TX Pat O'Connor W (32:13)
01-13 Odessa, TX Pat O'Connor W
01-14 San Antonio, TX Jose Lothario W
01-15 Amarillo, TX Pat O'Connor W (37:30 pin)
01-16 Lubbock, TX Red Bastien W
01-20 Dallas, TX Peter Maivia W
01-21 Abilene, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] D (DCOR)
01-22 Corpus Christi, TX Jose Lothario W (2-1 COR)
01-23 Houston, TX Peter Maivia W (2-1)
01-24 Austin, TX Jose Lothario  
01-27 Shreveport, LA Dick Murdoch D (1-1 60min)
01-28 Ft. Smith, AR Danny Hodge W
01-29 New Orleans, LA Greg Valentine W
01-30 Lafayette, LA Bill Watts  
02-02 Greenville, SC Wahoo McDaniel D (60min)
02-03 Columbia, SC Paul Jones D (60min)
02-05 Winston, Salem, NC Rufus R. Jones D
02-06 St. Louis, MO Harley Race W (2-1)
02-07 St. Petersburg, FL Jack Brisco W
02-09 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes L (18min DQ)
02-10 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
02-11 Miami Beach, FL Jack Brisco W (DQ)
02-13 Tallahassee, FL Thunderbolt Patterson  
02-15 Cedar Rapids, IA Ronnie Etchison W
02-17 Mobile, AL Eddie Sullivan W
02-18 Garden City, KS Mike George W (2-1)
02-19 Kansas City, KS Mike George W (2-1 DQ)
02-20 Dothan, AL Jack Brisco D
02-21 Sarasota, FL Billy Robinson [sub. Dusty Rhodes] D (60min)
02-23 Orlando, FL Thunderbolt Patterson  
02-24 Tampa, FL Billy Robinson W (DQ)
02-25 Miami, FL (cancelled) Mike Graham
02-26 Rome, GA Abdullah the Butcher
02-27 Atlanta, GA Abdullah the Butcher W
02-28 Wichita, KS Ted Oates  
02-29 Greensboro, NC Paul Jones W (36min double wrist lock)
03-01 Pico Rivera, CA Raul Mata W
03-02 San Diego, CA Chavo Guerrero L (60min dec)
03-05 Los Angeles, CA Chavo Guerrero L (60min dec)
03-08 W. Palm Beach, FL Billy Robinson D (60min)
03-09 Tampa, FL Thunderbolt Patterson W
03-10 Miami, FL Andre the Giant L (DQ)
03-11 Daytona Beach, FL Thunderbolt Patterson W
03-12 Tallahassee, FL Billy Robinson  
03-15 El Paso, TX Hank James L (DQ)
03-16 Odessa, TX Red Bastien  
03-17 San Antonio, TX Jose Lothario D (60min)
03-18 Amarillo, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] W (43:40 COR)
03-19 Lubbock, TX Harley Race D (60min)
03-23 Shreveport, LA Bill Watts L (2-0 DQ)
03-24 Jackson, MS Greg Valentine  
03-25 New Orleans, LA Dick Murdoch W
03-26 Lafayette, LA Greg Valentine  
Funk was double-booked and replaced by Ken Patera.
03-26 St. Louis, MO Jack Brisco W (2-1 22:42)
03-27 Greenwood, MS Sonny King  
03-29 Ft. Worth, TX Fritz Von Erich W
03-30 Dallas, TX Mongolian Stomper [Archie Gouldie] D (DCOR)
03-31 San Angelo, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] W
04-01 Corpus Christi, TX Jose Lothario L (DQ)
04-02 Houston, TX Rocky Johnson D (1-1  60min)
04-05 Orlando, FL Jack Brisco  
04-08 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
04-09 Tallahassee, FL Jack Brisco  
04-12 El Paso, TX Jack Brisco W
04-13 Odessa, TX Jack Brisco W
04-14 Abilene, TX Harley Race W
04-15 Amarillo, TX Harley Race D (60min)
04-16 Lubbock, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] W
04-17 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
04-19 Charlotte, NC Wahoo McDaniel D
04-20 Raleigh, NC Paul Jones L (DQ)
04-22 Norfolk, VA Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
04-23 St. Louis, MO Dick the Bruiser W (2-1 14:12; DQ in 3rd)
04-24 Roanoke, VA Paul Jones L (DQ)
04-25 Asheville, NC Wahoo McDaniel  
04-26 Wichita, KS Harley Race  
04-27 Ft. Scott, KS Pat O'Connor W (2-1)
04-28 Salina, KS Ray Candy  
04-29 Kansas City, KS Mike George D (1-1 60min)
04-30 Charleston, SC Paul Jones W (DQ)
05-01 Greensboro, NC Paul Jones W (32min)
05-03 Augusta, GA Thunderbolt Patterson W (COR)
05-04 Macon, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] D (60min)
05-06 Rome, GA Dick Slater  
05-07 Atlanta, GA Dusty Rhodes  
05-09 ??? Rico Pantera W
05-11 Shreveport, LA Greg Valentine W (2-1)
05-12 Jackson, MS Dick Murdoch  
05-13 N. Little Rock, AR Bob Griffin  
05-14 Lafayette, LA Ron Starr  
05-19 San Antonio, TX Chavo Guerrero D (60min)
05-20 Corpus Christi, TX Rocky Johnson D
05-22 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes  (No DQ match) D (60min)
05-24 W. Palm Beach, FL Bob Orton Jr. W (DQ)
05-25 Tampa, FL Mike Graham W (20min)
05-26 Miami Beach, FL Jack Brisco D (COR)
05-28 Tallahassee, FL Bob Armstrong  
05-29 Houston, TX Rocky Johnson D (1-1  60min)
05-30 Greensboro, NC Dusty Rhodes D (COR)
06-01 San Angelo, TX Hank James
06-02 Abilene, TX Jerry Brisco
06-03 Amarillo, TX Jack Brisco W (14:18)
06-04 St. Louis, MO Gene Kiniski W
06-05 Irving, TX Fritz Von Erich D (20min DCOR)
06-06 Austin, TX Jose Lothario  
06-11 Tōkyō, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (15:50 rolling clutch hold)
2: Funk (6:05 rocking chair hold)
3: Funk (5:12 pin)
06-24 Corpus Christi, TX Rocky Johnson W (DQ)
06-25 Houston, TX Rocky Johnson  (no DQ match) W (2-1)
07-01 Amarillo, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] W (41:03 pin)
Due to the loss, Super Destroyer has to give up his mask or the International Heavyweight Title to Funk; he gives up the title, but Funk vacates a few days later due to his world title commitments.
07-02 Los Angeles, CA Chavo Guerrero L (DQ?)
07-04 Greensboro, NC Wahoo McDaniel W (COR)
07-05 Greenville, SC Paul Jones W
07-06 Columbia, SC Rufus R. Jones L (DQ)
07-07 Abilene, TX Fritz Von Erich W (DQ in 2nd)
07-09 Calgary, AB, CAN Archie Gouldie W (DQ)
07-11 ??? Harley Race  
07-12 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes L (1-2 DQ)
07-14 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W
07-15 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
07-16 Atlanta, GA Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
07-17 New Orleans, LA Bill Watts D (DCOR)
07-19 Vancouver, BC, CAN John Quinn W (2-1)
07-20 Portland, OR Jesse Ventura W (2-1)
07-21 Seattle, WA Bull Ramos W (2-1)
07-22 Victoria, BC, CAN Gene Kiniski W (DQ)
07-23 ???, BC, CAN Kinji Shibuya W
07-24 Nanaimo, BC, CAN John Tolos
07-26 Abilene, TX Swede Hanson
07-27 Odessa, TX Dennis Stamp W
07-30 Lubbock, TX Dennis Stamp W
07-31 San Antonio, TX Rocky Johnson D
08-02 Wichita, KS Bob Brown  
08-05 Kansas City, KS Harley Race L (DQ)
08-07 ??? Larry Lane  
08-09 TX Dick Murdoch W
08-10 Shreveport, LA Dick Murdoch D (1-1  60min)
08-11 Jackson, MS Harley Race  
08-12 New Orleans, LA Dick Murdoch  
08-13 St. Louis, MO Gene Kiniski  (chain-link fence match) W
08-16 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
08-17 Tampa, FL Steve Keirn W
08-18 Miami Beach, FL Bob Roop W
08-19 Sarasota, FL Dusty Rhodes
08-20 Atlanta, GA Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
08-22 Memphis, TN Jerry Lawler D (60min)
08-24 Dallas, TX Rocky Johnson W
08-25 San Antonio, TX Jose Lothario W
08-26 Corpus Christi, TX Jose Lothario D (1-1 DCOR)
08-28 Houston, TX Jose Lothario L (1-2 DQ)
09-01 LA Bill Watts  
09-04 New Glasgow, NS, CAN Leo Burke  
09-05 N. Sydney, NS, CAN Leo Burke  
09-06 Moncton, NB, CAN Leo Burke  
09-07 Halifax, NS, CAN Leo Burke L (DQ)
09-08 St. John, NB, CAN Leo Burke  
09-09 Fredericton, NB, CAN Leo Burke  
09-10 Atlanta, GA Dick Slater D (60min)
09-12 Albuquerque, NM Larry Lane  
09-13 San Angelo, TX Swede Hanson  (no DQ match) W
09-14 Odessa, TX Dennis Stamp W
09-15 Brownwood, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] (Texas death match)  
09-16 Amarillo, TX Fritz Von Erich W (21:13 DQ)
09-17 Lubbock, TX Super Destroyer [Art Nelson] (Texas death match) W
09-20 Wichita, KS Bob Brown  
09-21 Sedalia, MO Bob Brown W
09-22 Emporia, KS Mike George  
09-23 Kansas City, KS Harley Race L (DQ?)
09-24 Houston, TX Jose Lothario D (1-1  60min)
09-25 Salina, KS Mike George  
09-27 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes D (DCOR)
09-28 Tampa, FL Ray Candy W
09-29 Miami Beach, FL The Assassin [Jody Hamilton] W
09-30 Jacksonville, FL The Assassin [Jody Hamilton]
10-01 Tallahassee, FL The Assassin [Jody Hamilton]
10-02 Punta Gorda, FL Steve Keirn W
10-03 Des Moines, IA Super Intern [Tom Andrews]  
10-04 Wichita, KS Bob Brown W
10-06 Abilene, TX Jack Brisco W (2-1 45min)
10-07 Kansas City, KS Harley Race D (1-1  60min)
10-08 St. Louis, MO Bob Backlund W (1-0 60min)
10-10 Knoxville, TN Ron Fuller W (DQ)
10-11 Vancouver, BC, CAN Gene Kiniski D (1-1  60min)
10-14 Victoria, BC, CAN John Anson  
10-16 Portland, OR Jimmy Snuka D
10-17 Ft. Myers, FL Steve Keirn W
10-18 Memphis, TN Jerry Lawler W (DQ)
10-19 Dallas, TX Rocky Johnson W
10-21 Harlingen, TX Jose Lothario
10-22 Houston, TX Jose Lothario (no DQ match; there has to be a winner) W (3-1)
1: (DCOR)
2: Funk
3: Lothario
4: Funk
10-25 Augusta, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] W
10-26 Macon, GA Bob Armstrong W (35min)
10-28 Dothan, AL Dusty Rhodes W
10-29 Atlanta, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] W
10-30 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
11-01 San Angelo, TX Swede Hanson W
11-02 Odessa, TX Swede Hanson W
11-03 Abilene, TX Tank Patton W
11-04 Amarillo, TX Swede Hanson W (16:45 COR)
11-05 Lubbock, TX Tank Patton W (DQ?)
Double title match against the Western States champion.
11-08 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco W
11-09 Tampa, FL Jerry Brisco W
11-10 Miami, FL Bob Backlund W
11-11 Ocala, FL Dusty Rhodes W
11-12 Atlanta, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] L (DQ)
11-15 Tulsa, OK Billy Robinson L (DQ)
11-16 Shreveport, LA Billy Robinson L (35min DQ)
11-17 Jackson, MS Harley Race  
11-19 Toronto, ON, CAN Don DeNucci W (17:27)
11-20 Lawton, OK Ken Patera  
11-22 Ft. Worth, TX Les Thornton W
11-23 Mobile, AL Ken Lucas W
11-25 Norfolk, VA Rufus R. Jones
11-26 St. Louis, MO Harley Race W (2-1 37:03)
11-27 ??? Bobo Brazil W
11-29 Greenville, SC Paul Jones L (DQ)
11-30 Columbia, SC Rufus R. Jones D
12-03 Richmond, VA Paul Jones L (DQ)
12-05 Toronto, ON, CAN Carlos Rocha W (10:17)
12-07 Tampa, FL Mike Graham L (DQ)
12-08 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
12-09 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes
12-10 Atlanta, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] W
12-11 Ocala, FL Jack Brisco  
12-15 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Larry Lane  
12-16 Regina, SK, CAN Larry Lane  
12-17 Calgary, AB, CAN Larry Lane W
12-26 Marietta, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] W
12-27 Augusta, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] W
12-28 Macon, GA Mr. Wrestling II [Johnny Walker] D

>> 1977

* Thanks to Kriss Knights and Ryosuke Nasa for the additional information.


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