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The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1978

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


1977 <<

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1978

01-06 St. Louis, MO Dick the Bruiser W (2-1 17:39)
01-10 Hutchinson, KS Bob Sweetan  
01-11 Waterloo, IA Buck Robley  
01-12 Kansas City, KS Dick Murdoch D (60min)
01-13 St. Joseph, MO Buck Robley W
01-14 Quincy, IL Buck Robley W
01-18 Sapporo, JPN Giant Baba L (1-2)
1: Baba (14:54 pin)
2: Race (5:40 pin)
3: Baba (11:26 DQ)
01-20 Obihiro, Hokkaidō, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta D (1-1)
1: Race (28:09 pin)
2: Tsuruta (16:30 pin)
3: (60min limit draw)
01-25 Miami, FL Billy Graham D (1-1 60min)
Double title match against WWWF champion.
01-27 Modesto, CA Moondog Mayne (non-title?) L (DQ)
01-28 San Francisco, CA Chavo Guerrero (non-title?) W
01-31 Tampa, FL Steve Keirn W
02-01 Miami Beach, FL Ivan Putski W
02-02 Vero Beach, FL Rocky Johnson  
02-03 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Steve Keirn  
02-04 Chattanooga, TN Lanny Poffo D
02-07 Dallas, TX Al Madril  (Texas death match) W
02-08 San Antonio, TX Tully Blanchard W
02-10 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel W (2-1)
02-11 Wichita, KS Buck Robley  
02-12 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes W
02-13 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes D
02-14 (?) Gainesville, FL Dusty Rhodes  
02-15 Miami, FL Andre the Giant D (DCOR)
02-17 St. Louis, MO Rocky Johnson D (0-0 60min)
02-20 Knoxville, TN Jos LeDuc W
02-21 Alexandria, LA Steven Little Bear D
02-22 Jackson, MS Randy Tyler  
02-23 Jacksonville, FL Bob Backlund D
Double title match against WWWF champion.
02-27 Wellington, NZL Les Thornton D
03-01 Christchurch, NZL Les Thornton D
03-02 Aukland, NZL Jack Claybourne Jr. W
03- AUS Ron Miller D (time limit)
03- NZD Pat Barrett W
03- NZD Afi Taogaga (Siva Afi) W
03-17 St. Joseph, MO Mike George W (29:37)
03-18 Detroit, MI The Sheik D (DCOR)
03-20 Wichita, KS Alexis Smirnoff W
03-21 Ottumwa, IA Bob Sweetan  
03-22 Topeka, KS Buck Robley W
03-23 Kansas City, KS Ken Lucas D (60min)
03-24 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel D (1-1 DCOR)
03-30 Amarillo, TX Dick Murdoch  
03-31 Lubbock, TX Terry Funk W
04-01 New Orleans, LA Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
04-02 Greensboro, NC Ricky Steamboat W (42min)
04-03 Greenville, SC Ricky Steamboat W
04-04 Raleigh, NC Wahoo McDaniel W
04-06 Norfolk, VA Ricky Steamboat  
04-07 St. Louis, MO Terry Funk W (2-1 29:04; forfeit in 3rd)
04-09 Tallahassee, FL (aft) Dusty Rhodes  
04-09 Orlando, FL (eve) Jack Brisco W
04-10 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco W
04-11 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes W
04-21 Pachuca, MEX (aft) As Charro W
04-21 Mexico City, MEX (eve) Halcon Ortiz W (2-1)
04-26 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
04-27 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes W
04-28 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Steve Keirn  
04-29 St. Petersburg, FL Jack Brisco W
04-30 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
05-03 Baton Rouge, LA The Assassin [Jody Hamilton] W
05-05 Knoxville, TN Ron Fuller D (60min)
05-08 Snyder, TX Ricky Romero
05-09 Ft. Stockton, TX Ricky Romero
05-10 Abilene, TX The Lawman (chain match) L
Lawman defeats Race but the title does not change hands; Lawman declares himself the World Chainfighting Champion.
05-11 Amarillo, TX Killer Karl Krupp W
05-16 Dallas, TX David Von Erich D
05-17 San Antonio, TX Terry Funk W
05-18 Corpus Christi, TX Ricky Steamboat  
05- Harlan, KY Ron Garvin L (DQ)
05-22 Tulsa, OK David Von Erich W
05-23 Shreveport, LA Paul Orndorff L (DQ)
05-24 Jackson, MS Paul Orndorff  
05-26 Oklahoma City, OK Jose Lothario D (DCOR)
05-28 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
05-29 Wichita, KS The Blue Yankee (Curtis Smith)  
05-30 Topeka, KS Ron Starr  
05-31 Des Moines, IA Bob Sweetan  
06-01 Kansas City, KS Buck Robley W
06-02 St. Joseph, MO Ken Lucas W (14:50)
06-03 St. Petersburg, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (DCOR)
06-04 Tallahassee, FL (aft) Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
06-04 Orlando, FL (eve) Jack Brisco L (DQ)
06-05 W. Palm Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
06-06 Tampa, FL Jack Brisco W
06-07 Miami Beach, FL Jack Brisco W
06-08 Sebring, FL Dusty Rhodes  
06-12 Greenville, SC Blackjack Mulligan D (DCOR)
06-13 Raleigh, NC Blackjack Mulligan D (DCOR)
06-15 Norfolk, VA Tony Atlas W
06-16 St. Louis, MO Dick Murdoch W (2-1 26:46)
06-17 Charlotte, NC Ricky Steamboat D (60min)
06-20 Dallas, TX David Von Erich W (DQ)
06-21 San Antonio, TX Ricky Steamboat W
06-22 Corpus Christi, TX Ricky Steamboat W
06-24 San Francisco, CA Dean Ho L (1-2 DQ)
06-25 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel  (Texas death fence match) W
06-28 Roxboro, NC Mr. Wrestling [Tim Woods] W
06-29 Norfolk, VA Blackjack Mulligan D (DDQ)
06-30 Charleston, SC Tony Atlas D (DCOR)
07-01 Charlotte, NC Ricky Steamboat W (43min)
07-02 Greensboro, NC Dick Murdoch W
07-03 Greenville, SC Blackjack Mulligan L (DQ)
07-04 Columbia, SC Dick Murdoch NC
07-07 Calgary, AB, CAN Dory Funk Jr. W (DQ)
07-08 Edmonton, AB, CAN Duke Sakurada  
07-10 Greenville, SC Blackjack Mulligan W
07-12 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Leo Burke  
07-13 Regina, SK, CAN Leo Burke W (2-1)
07-14 Calgary, AB, CAN Leo Burke W
07-15 Edmonton, AB, CAN Leo Burke  
07-18 Dallas, TX Rocky Johnson W
07-19 San Antonio, TX Al Madril W
07-20 Corpus Christi, TX Rocky Johnson  
07-21 Houston, TX Al Madril W
07-22 Austin, TX Rocky Johnson  
07-24 Augusta, GA Thunderbolt Patterson  
07-25 Macon, GA Stan Hansen D (60min)
07-26 Columbus, GA Mr. Wrestling #2  
07-27 Jacksonville, FL Dusty Rhodes  
07-28 Atlanta, GA Thunderbolt Patterson W
07-29 Lakeland, FL Jack Brisco L (DQ)
07-31 Topeka, KS Ron Starr  
08-01 Wichita, KS Bob Sweetan  
08-07 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco D
08-08 Macon, GA Stan Hansen W
08-09 Miami Beach, FL Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
08-10 Jacksonville, FL Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
08-11 St. Louis, MO Dick the Bruiser NC
08-12 St. Petersburg, FL Jack Brisco D
08-22 Odessa, TX Dory Funk Jr.  
08-23 Abilene, TX Dory Funk Jr. W (COR)
08-24 Amarillo, TX Dory Funk Jr. L (35:01 DQ)
08-25 Lubbock, TX Terry Funk  
??? Atlanta, GA Paul Jones W
08-28 Augusta, GA Thunderbolt Patterson D
08-29 Tampa, FL Wahoo McDaniel W (DQ)
08-30 Columbus, GA Mr. Wrestling II W
08-31 Rome, GA Stan Hansen  
09-01 Atlanta, GA Thunderbolt Patterson NC
09-03 Jacksonville, FL (aft) Jack Brisco W
09-03 Orlando, FL (eve) Wahoo McDaniel W (DQ)
09-04 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco W
09-05 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
09-06 Miami Beach, FL Wahoo McDaniel W
09-08 Gainesville, FL Jack Brisco
09-09 Ft. Pierce, FL Wahoo McDaniel  
09-10 Sarasota, FL (aft) Jack Brisco W
09-10 Orlando, FL (eve) Dusty Rhodes D
??? St. Louis, MO Ernie Ladd W
??? Kansas City, KS Lord Al Hayes W
09-20 Nashville, TN Dutch Mantel W
09-24 Kingsport, TN Ron Fuller  
09-25 Montgomery, AL Bob Armstrong  
10- Tampa, FL Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
??? Colorado Springs, CO Dory Funk Jr. D
10-06 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair W (DQ)
10-07 Des Moines, IA Terry Funk W
10-08 Dallas, TX Bruiser Brody W
10-09 Ft. Worth, TX Bruiser Brody W
10-10 Victoria, TX Rocky Johnson W
10-11 San Antonio, TX Ivan Putski (sub. for Ricky Romero) D (DDQ)
10-13 Houston, TX Andre the Giant D (DCOR)
10-16 Greenville, SC Ricky Steamboat D
10-17 Columbia, SC Tony Atlas W
10-18 Abilene, TX Ted DiBiase  
10-20 Charleston, SC Ricky Steamboat L (DQ)
10-21 Greensboro, NC Ricky Steamboat W
10-22 Charlotte, NC Blackjack Mulligan W (DQ)
10-23 Wichita, KS Bob Sweetan  
10-24 Hutchinson, KS Buck Robley  
10-26 Kansas City, MO Bruiser Brody W
10-27 St. Joseph, MO Bob Brown  
10-28 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes L (DQ)
10-29 Orlando, FL Bob Backlund D
Double title match against WWWF champion.
10-29 Jacksonville, FL (eve) Wahoo McDaniel  
10-30 W. Palm Beach, FL Rocky Johnson W
10-31 Tampa, FL Wahoo McDaniel W (DQ)
??? Norfolk, VA Blackjack Mulligan NC
??? Spartanburg, SC Tony Atlas NC
11-01 Miami, FL Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
11-02 Norfolk, VA Paul Jones D
11-03? Tampa, FL Joe LeDuc W
11-04 Lakeland, FL Dusty Rhodes D (DCOR)
11-05 Albuquerque, NM Ted DiBiase W
11-06? W. Palm Beach, FL Wahoo McDaniel W (COR)
11-07 Farmington, NM Larry Lane W
11-08 Odessa, TX Wahoo McDaniel W
11-09 Amarillo, TX Dory Funk Jr. W (2-1 UTC)
11-10 Lubbock, TX Dick Murdoch  
11-13 Wichita, KS Buck Robley  
11-14 Britt, IA Bruiser Brody  
11-15 Laurens, IA Bruiser Brody  
11-16 Kansas City, MO Bruiser Brody W
11-17 Atchison, KS Bruiser Brody  
11-20 Greenville, SC Ricky Steamboat D (DCOR)
11-21 Raleigh, NC Blackjack Mulligan W (DQ)
11-22 Miami, FL Dusty Rhodes W
11-23 Norfolk, VA Paul Jones W
11-24 St. Louis, MO Ted DiBiase W
11-25 St. Petersburg, FL Jos Leduc W
11-26 Orlando, FL Rocky Johnson W
11-27 W. Palm Beach, FL Jos LeDuc W
11-28 Tampa, FL Jack Brisco W
11-29 Miami, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
11-30 Jacksonville, FL Rocky Johnson  
??? Roanoke, VA Paul Jones NC
??? Richmond, VA Dino Bravo D
??? Richmond, VA Wahoo McDaniel W
??? Richmond, VA Wahoo McDaniel L (DQ)
??? St. Louis, MO Ric Flair W
11- Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
12-01 Atlanta, GA Thunderbolt Patterson W
??? Baton Rouge, LA Masked Assassin W
??? San Antonio, TX Ricky Steamboat W
12-02 Sarasota, FL Mike Graham W
12-12 Odessa, TX Dick Murdoch (1st of 3-match series) W
12-13 Abilene, TX Ted DiBiase  
12-14 Amarillo, TX Dick Murdoch (2nd of 3-match series) L (pin)
12-15 Lubbock, TX Dick Murdoch (3rd of 3-match series) NC
12-18 New York, NY Tony Garea W
12-22 Atlanta, GA Dick Slater W
12-26 Topeka, KS Bob Sweetan  
12-27 Ft. Scott, KS Bob Sweetan  
12-28 Kansas City, MO Bruiser Brody W
12-29 Atchison, KS Tank Patton  
12-30 St. Petersburg, FL Mike Graham W (COR)

>> 1979

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


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