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Last updated on 2025-09-16

The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1981

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


1980 <<

[5]
01-01 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody D (DDQ)
01-02 St. Louis, MO Ken Patera  
01-06 San Juan, PR Carlos Colón  
01-07 Hollywood, CA Dory Funk Jr. D
01-08 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair W
01-09 Charleston, SC Ric Flair D (DDQ)
01-11 Asheville, NC Ric Flair W (COR)
01-11 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair W
01-12 Augusta, GA Tony Atlas W
01-13 Macon, GA Tony Atlas W
01-14 Columbus, GA Mr. Wrestling II W
01-19 Ft. Worth, TX Kerry Von Erich W
01-22 Kansas City, KS Bruiser Brody W
01-23 Columbus, OH Tony Atlas NC
01-24 San Francisco, CA Pat Patterson L (DQ)
02-06 St. Louis, MO Ted DiBiase L (DQ)
02-07 Chattanooga, TN Mr. Wrestling II L (DQ)
02-08 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas D (DDQ)
02-15 Tōkyō, JPN Giant Baba L (DQ)
02-22 Dallas, TX Kerry Von Erich D
02-25 Emporia, KS Rufus Jones  
02-26 Kansas City, KS Dick the Bruiser W (COR)
02-27 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel D (DDQ)
02-28 San Antonio, TX Wahoo McDaniel  
03-01 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas (cage) W
03-02 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco W
03-03 Tampa, FL Manny Fernandez W (17min pin)
03-04 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Barry Windham
03-05 Sebring, FL Bugsy McGraw D (DCOR)
03-06 Orlando, FL Barry Windham D
03-07 Ft. Myers, FL Mike Graham L (DQ)
03-08 Chattanooga, TN Mr. Wrestling II W
03-08 Marietta, GA Mr. Wrestling II W
03-09 Birmingham, AL Ken Lucas W
03-10 Mobile, AL Ken Lucas
03-15 Tallahassee, FL (aft.) Mr. Wrestling II
03-15 Jacksonville, FL (eve) Barry Windham W (14min pin)
03-16 W. Palm Beach, FL Barry Windham
03-17 Tampa, FL Mr. Wrestling II W
03-18 Gainesville, FL Jack Brisco  
03-19 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Manny Fernandez W
03-20 St. Louis, MO Dick the Bruiser W
03-21 St. Petersburg, FL Ted DiBiase W
03-22 Dallas, TX The Great Kabuki W (DQ)
03-26 Kansas City, KS Bob Sweetan W (DQ)
03-27 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel D (DCOR)
03-28 St. Joseph, MO Buzz Tyler
03-29 Jacksonville, FL (aft) Mr. Wrestling II
03-29 Charlotte, NC Ric Flair W
03-30 Cincinnati, OH Ricky Steamboat W (15:08 pin)
03-31 Columbia, SC Ricky Steamboat W
04-01 San Juan, PR Carlos Colón  
04-03 Richmond, VA Roddy Piper D (DDQ)
04-04 Greensboro, NC Blackjack Mulligan D (DCOR)
04-05 Roanoke, VA Ric Flair W
04-05 Savannah, GA Blackjack Mulligan  
04-12 Toronto, ON, CAN Angelo Mosca D (DCOR)
04-13 Ft. Worth, TX The Great Kabuki W
04-14 Topeka, KS Buzz Tyler W
04-15 Des Moines, IA Bob Sweetan  
04-15? Miami, FL Bugsy McGraw D
04-16 Kansas City, KS Bob Sweetan W
04-17 Houston, TX Wahoo McDaniel Race no-shows
04-18 San Juan, PR Carlos Colón  
04-22 Miami Beach, FL Dusty Rhodes D
04-24 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair D
04-26 Atlanta, GA Ric Flair L (DQ)
04-27 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich L
04-28 Macon, GA Harley Race W
04-29 Columbus, OH Harley Race W
04-30 Rome, GA Harley Race W
05-01 Gainesville, GA Harley Race L
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05-02 Chattanooga, TN Nikolai Volkoff  
05-11 Tulsa, OK Bob Sweetan  
05-12 Little Rock, AR Bob Sweetan  
05-13 Springfield, MO Mike George W
05-14 Lawton, OK Bob Sweetan  
05-15 Oklahoma City, OK Mike George  
05-16 Joplin, MO Bob Sweetan W
05-18 Wichita, KS Buzz Tyler  
05-20 Cedar Rapids, IA Bob Brown W
05-21 Kansas City, KS Buzz Tyler W
05-22 Sedalia, MO Buzz Tyler W
05-23 Quincy, IL Buzz Tyler  
05-24 Columbus, OH Tommy Rich L (DQ)
05-25 Huntington, WV Tommy Rich L (27:44 DQ)
05-26 Tampa, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (60min)
05-27 Miami Beach, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (DCOR)
05-28 Gainesville, FL Mike Graham  
05-29 Orlando, FL Steve Keirn  
05-30 St. Petersburg, FL Ted DiBiase W
05-31 Jacksonville, FL (aft) Ted DiBiase W
05-31 Atlanta, GA (eve) Tommy Rich L (DQ)
06-02 Huntington, WV Tommy Rich W
06-12 St. Louis, MO Ted DiBiase W
06-13 Charlotte, NC Roddy Piper L (DQ)
06-14 Savannah, GA Mr. Wrestling II  
06-15 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco L (DQ)
06-16 Tampa, FL Charlie Cook NC
06-17 Miami Beach, FL Charlie Cook L (DQ)
06-18 Jacksonville, FL Charlie Cook L (DQ)
06-19 Orlando, FL Jack Brisco L (DQ)
06-20 Tallahassee, FL Charlie Cook
06-21 Atlanta, GA Dusty Rhodes L
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06-27 St. Petersburg, FL Dory Funk Jr. W
06-28 Columbus, OH Harley Race W
06-29 Macon, GA Ken Patera  
07-01 Columbus, GA Jimmy Snuka W (DQ)
07-04 Hampton, VA Roddy Piper W
07-05 Atlanta, GA Ted DiBiase W
07-06 Greenville, SC Iron Sheik W (DQ)
07-07 Raleigh, NC Jimmy Valiant W
07-08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (60min)
07-09 Lancaster, VA Iron Sheik  
07-10 Richmond, VA Iron Sheik W
07-11 Spartanburg, SC Gene Anderson W
07-12 Columbus, OH Ole Anderson W
07-13 W. Palm Beach, FL Terry Funk W
07-14 Tampa, FL The Assasin W
07-15 Miami, FL The Assasin W
07-16 Jacksonville, FL The Assasin W
07-17 Ft. Pierce, FL Dory Funk Jr. W
07-18 St. Petersburg, FL Terry Funk W (COR)
07-19 Atlanta, GA Ken Patera W
07-20 Wichita, KS Bobby Jaggars W
07-23 Kansas City, KS Bobby Jaggars W
07-24 Junction City, KS Bobby Jaggers  
07-25 Des Moines, IA Buzz Tyler  
07-26 Kansas City, KS Harley Race
07-27 W. Palm Beach, FL Dory Funk Jr.
07-28 Tampa, FL Dory Funk Jr. W (DQ)
07-29 Miami, FL Terry Funk D (DCOR)
07-30 Jacksonville, FL Dory Funk Jr.
07-31 Melbourne, FL Buzz Sawyer W
08-01 Fort Myers, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (1-1 60min)
08-02 Columbus, OH Bruiser Brody W (DQ)
08-03 Augusta, GA Ken Patera W (DQ)
08-04 Macon, GA Terry Gordy W (DQ)
08-05 Columbus, GA Jimmy Snuka W
08-06 Marietta, GA Ken Patera W (DQ)
08-07 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair W
08-08 Chattanooga, TN Terry Gordy W
08-09 Orlando, FL Dory Funk Jr. W
08-10 W. Palm Beach, FL Dory Funk Jr. W
08-11 Tampa, FL The Assasin L (DQ)
08-12 Miami Beach, FL The Assasin L (DQ)
08-13 Jacksonville, FL The Assasin D (DDQ)
08-14 Sarasota, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (DDQ)
08-15 Key West, FL Dory Funk Jr. D (25:15 DDQ)
08-15? San Antonio, TX Kevin Von Erich
08-16 Ft. Myers, FL (aft) The Assasin D (DDQ)
08-16 Orlando, FL The Assasin D (DCOR)
08-17 Tulsa, OK Harley Race D (DDQ)
08-18 Jacksonville, IL J.J. Dillon W
08-20 Kansas City, KS Harley Race
08-21 Dubuque, IA Harley Race  
08-22 Des Moines, IA Ken Patera  
08-23 Savannah, GA Ivan Koloff W (DQ)
08-25 Columbia, SC Ivan Koloff W
08-26 Rocky Mount, NC Ivan Koloff  
08-28 Charleston, SC Ivan Koloff W
08-29 W. Palm Beach, FL The Assasin W
08-30 Toronto, ON, CAN John Studd W
08-31 Greenville, SC Ivan Koloff W
09-01 Raleigh, NC Ivan Koloff W
09-03 Sumter, SC Ivan Koloff W (DQ)
09-05 Richmond, VA Ivan Koloff W (DQ)
09-06 Charlotte, NC Greg Valentine W
09-07 W. Palm Beach, FL The Assassin L (default)
09-08 Tampa, FL Harley Race D (20min DCOR)
09-09 Miami Beach, FL Harley Race W (DQ)
09-10 Jacksonville, FL Harley Race W
09-11 Sarasota, FL The Assasin
09-12 Atlanta, GA Harley Race W (DQ)
09-13 Ft. Myers, FL (aft) The Assasin W
09-13 Orlando, FL (eve) The Assasin W
09-14 Ottumwa, IA Harley Race  
09-16 Boonville, MO Gene Lewis W
09-17 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair L
09-18 Des Moines, IA Harley Race D
09-18? St. Louis, MO Dory Funk Jr. W
09-19 Junction City, KS Bob Brown  
09-21 Augusta, GA Jimmy Snuka W
09-22 Macon, GA Masked Superstar W
09-23 Columbus, GA Tommy Rich W
09-24 Norfolk, VA Ole Anderson W
09-26 Columbus, OH Tommy Rich W
09-27 Greensboro, NC (aft) Wahoo McDaniel L (COR)
09-27 Atlanta, GA (eve) Mr. Wrestling II W
09-29 Raleigh, NC Ole Anderson W
10-01 Norfolk, VA Ole Anderson (cage) W
10-02 St. Louis, MO Harley Race D
10-06 Sendai, JPN Tenryu Gen-ichirō W
10-07 Yokohama, JPN Terry Funk D (DCOR)
10-09 Tōkyō, JPN Jumbo Tsuruta W
10- Macon, GA The Superstar W
10-15 Spartanburg, SC Ole Anderson W
10-16 Cincinnati, OH Ole Anderson W (pin)
10-17 Atlanta, GA (aft) Mike Jackson W
10-17 Buffalo, NY Ole Anderson (strap) W
10-18 Toronto? (aft) Dusty Rhodes W
10-18 Atlanta, GA (eve) Dusty Rhodes W
10-19 Ft. Worth, TX Al Madril W
10-20 Kingsport, TN Roddy Piper W
10-20 Little Rock, AR Steve O W
10-21 Springfield, MO Steve O W
10-22 Des Moines, IA? Harley Race W
10-23 Oklahoma City, OK Porkchop Cash W
10-24 Tulsa, OK Porkchop Cash  
10-25 Huntington, WV (aft) Mr. Wrestling II W
10-25 Columbus, OH (eve) Tommy Rich D
10-26 W. Palm Beach, FL Charlie Cook W
10-27 Tampa, FL Harley Race W
10-28 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mike Graham W
10-29 Melbourne, FL Mike Graham
10-30 Punta Gorda, FL Charlie Cook
10-31 St. Petersburg, FL Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
11-01 Chattanooga, TN (aft) Tommy Rich W
11-01 Atlanta, GA (eve) Tommy Rich L (DQ)
11-02 Greenville, SC Roddy Piper L (DQ)
11-05 Sumter, SC Sgt. Slaughter W
11-06 Knoxville, TN Ivan Koloff W
11-08 Orlando, FL Dusty Rhodes
11-09 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich D (60min)
11-10 Mobile, AL Ron Fuller  
11-11 Montgomery, AL Mr. Olympia  
11-13 Tallahassee, FL Jos LeDuc  
11-15 Toronto, ON, CAN Harley Race W
11-16 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco D (DDQ)
11-17 Tampa, FL Dusty Rhodes W
11-18 Miami, FL Mike Graham L (DQ)
11-19 Jacksonville, FL Jack Brisco D (DCOR)
11-20 Atlanta, GA Iron Sheik W
11-20 St. Louis, MO David Von Erich W
11-21 Ft. Pierce, FL Mike Graham
11-22 Columbus, OH Tommy Rich W (DQ)
11-23 Augusta, GA Tommy Rich W (DQ)
11-24 Raleigh, NC Ivan Koloff W (DQ)
11-25 Columbus, GA Tommy Rich W
11-26 Knoxville, TN (aft) Ivan Koloff W
11-26 Greensboro, NC Ole Anderson (cage) W (26min)
11-27? Knoxville, TN Austin Idol W
11-28 St. Petersburg, FL Jack Brisco W
11-29 Charlotte, NC Ray Stevens W (pin)
11-29 Greenville, SC Ole Anderson (cage) W
11-30? W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco L (cuts)
11-30 Birmingham, AL Mr. Wrestling II  
12-01 Mobile, AL Ron Fuller W
12-02 Columbus, OH Tommy Rich L (DQ)
12-03 Kansas City, KS Buzz Tyler W
12-04 St. Louis, MO Jack Brisco W
12-05 Buffalo, NY Ray Stevens W
12-06? Toronto, ON, CAN Harley Race W
12-06 Orlando, FL Wahoo McDaniel W
12-07 W. Palm Beach, FL Jack Brisco W
12-08 Tampa, FL Mr. Wrestling II W
12-09 Miami, FL Wahoo McDaniel W
12-10 Jacksonville, FL Mr. Wrestling II W
12-11 Richmond, VA Ole Anderson W
12-12 Lakeland, FL Jack Brisco
12-13 Savannah, GA Ole Anderson  
12-13 Atlanta, GA Tommy Rich W
12-13? Joplin, MO Harley Race D
12- St. Petersburg, FL Super Destroyer D
12-20 San Juan, PR Pierre Martel W
12-25 Richmond, VA (aft) Ole Anderson (lumberjack) W
12-25 Atlanta, GA Dusty Rhodes W (DQ)
12-26 St. Petersburg, FL Wahoo McDaniel D
12-27 Columbus, OH Tommy Rich W
12-29 Columbia, SC Ole Anderson (lumberjack) W
12-30 Gainesville, FL Wahoo McDaniel
12? Toronto, ON, CAN Harley Race D

>> 1982

* Thanks to "cman73" for the additional information.