NWA Heavyweight Champions
1980 - Giant Baba
Defeated: Harley Race
Date: September 4
Location: Saga, Japan
1980 - Harley Race
Defeated: Giant Baba
Date: September 9
Location: Otsu, Japan
1981 - Tommy Rich
Defeated: Harley Race
Date: April 27
Location: Augusta, GA
1981 - Harley Race
Defeated: Tommy Rich
Date: May 1
Location: Gainesville, GA
1981 - Dusty Rhodes
Defeated: Harley Race
Date: June 21
Location: Atlanta, GA
1981 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Dusty Rhodes
Date: September 17
Location: Kansas City, MO
1982 - Jack Veneno
Defeated: Ric Flair
Date: August 29
Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
* Title was returned to Flair
1983 - Harley Race
Defeated: Ric Flair
Date: June 10
St. Louis, MO
1983 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Harley Race (steel cage match)
Event: Starrcade
Date: November 24
Location: Greensboro, NC
1984 - Harley Race
Defeated: Ric Flair
Date: March 20
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
1984 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Harley Race
Date: March 23
Location: Kallang, Singapore
1984 - Kerry Von Erich
Defeated: Ric Flair
Event: 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
Date: May 6
Location: Irving, TX
1984 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Kerry Von Erich
Date: May 24
Location: Yokosuka, Japan
1986 - Dusty Rhodes
Defeated: Ric Flair
Event: The Great American Bash
Date: July 26
Location: Greensboro, NC
1986 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Dusty Rhodes
Date: August 9
Location: St. Louis, MO
1987 - Ron Garvin
Defeated: Ric Flair
Date: September 25
Location: Detroit, MI
1987 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Ron Garvin
Event: Starrcade
Date: November 26
Location: Chicago, IL
Now Recognized as WCW
1989 - Ricky Steamboat
Defeated: Ric Flair
Event: Chi-Town Rumble
Date: February 20
Location: Chicago, IL
1989 - Ric Flair
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat
Event: WrestleWar
Date: May 7
Location: Nashville, TN
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NWA Tag Team Champions
1980 - Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Date: March 29
Location: Charlotte, NC
1980 - Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Defeated: Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine
Date: May 10
Location: Greensboro, NC
1980 - Ray Stevens and Jimmy Snuka
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Date: June 22
Location: Greensboro, NC
1980 - Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar
Defeated: Ray Stevens and Jimmy Snuka
Date: November 27
Location: Greensboro, NC
1981 - Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens
Defeated: Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar
Date: February 22
Location: Greensboro, NC
1981 - Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar
Defeated: Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens
Date: March 22
Location: Greensboro, NC
1981 - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson)
Defeated: Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar
Date: May 1
Location: Richmond, VA
1981 - Vacated
Date: December
* NWA forced the Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles due to an injury
1982 - Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen
* Won Tournament
Final Opponent:
Date: February 28
Location: Atlanta, GA
1982 - Vacated
Date: September
* The NWA forced Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen to relinquish the championship
1982 - Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter
Defeated: Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba
* Fictional Match
Date: September 12
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1983 - Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Defeated: Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter
Date: March 12
Location: Greensboro, NC
1983 - Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
June 18
Location: Greenville, SC
1983 - Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Defeated: Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Date: October 3
Location: Greenville, SC
1983 - Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Date: October 21, 1983
Location: Richmond, VA
1983 - Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Defeated: Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Event: Starrcade
Date: November 24
Location: Greensboro, NC
1983 - Vacated
Date: December 25
* NWA vacated the title after Ricky Steamboat announced his retirement
1984 - Don Kernodle and Bob Orton Jr.
* Won Tournament
Final Opponent: Jimmy Valiant and Dory Funk, Jr
Date: January 8
Location: Charlotte, NC
1984 - Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood
Defeated: Don Kernodle and Bob Orton Jr.
Date: March 4
Location: Charlotte, NC
1984 - Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Defeated: Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood
Date: April 4
Location: Spartanburg, SC
1984 - Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood
Defeated: Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Date: May 5
Location: Greensboro, NC
1984 - Don Kernodle and Ivan Koloff
Defeated: Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood
Date: May 8
Location: Raleigh, NC
1984 - Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes
Defeated: Don Kernodle and Ivan Koloff
Date: October 20
Location: Raleigh, NC
1985 - Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff
Defeated: Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes
Date: March 18
Location: Fayetteville, NC
1985 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
Defeated: Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev.
Date: July 9
Location: Shelby, NC
1985 - Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff
Defeated: The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Date: October 13
Location: Charlotte, NC
1985 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Defeated: Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff
Event: Starrcade
Date: November 28
Location: Greensboro, NC
1986 - The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton)
Defeated: The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Event: Superstars on the Superstation
Date: February 2
Location: Atlanta, GA
1986 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Defeated: The Midnight Express
Date: August 16
Location: Philadelphia, PA
1986 - Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude
Defeated: The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Event: World Championship Wrestling
Date: December 6
Location: Atlanta, GA
1987 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Defeated: Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude
Date: May 26
Location: Spokane, WA
1987 - Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
Defeated: The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Date: September 29
Location: Misenheimer, NC
1988 - Lex Luger and Barry Windham
Defeated: Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
Event: Clash of the Champions
Date: March 27
Location: Greensboro, NC
1988 - Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
Defeated: Lex Luger and Barry Windham
Date: April 20
Location: Jacksonville, FL
1988 - The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)
Defeated: Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
Date: September 10
Location: Philadelphia, PA
1988 - The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk)
Defeated: The Midnight Express
Date: October 29, 1988
Location: New Orleans, LA
1989 - The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams)
Defeated: The Road Warriors
Event: Clash of the Champions VI:
Date: April 2
Location: New Orleans, LA
1989 - Vacated
Date: May 7
* Mike Rotunda and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams were forced to relinquish the title because other Varsity Club members Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey attacked special referee Nikita Koloff during the match
1989 - The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)
* Won Tournament
Event: Clash of the Champions VII
Final Opponent: The Midnight Express
Date: June 14
1989 - The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)
Defeated: The Fabulous Freebirds
Event: World Championship Wrestling
Date: November 1
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Most Popular Wrestlers
(Pro Wrestling Illustrated)
1980 - Mr. Wrestling II
Runner Up: Dusty Rhodes
1981 - Tommy Rich
Runner Up: Bob Backlund
1982 - André the Giant
Runner Up: Tommy Rich
1983 - Jimmy Snuka
Runner Up: Dusty Rhodes
1984 - Kerry Von Erich
Runner Up: Hulk Hogan
1985 - Hulk Hogan
Runner Up: Magnum T.A.
1986 - Roddy Piper
Runner Up: Hulk Hogan
1987 - Dusty Rhodes
Runner Up: Hulk Hogan
1988 - Randy Savage
Runner Up: Hulk Hogan
1989 - Hulk Hogan
Runner Up: Ric Flair
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Most Hated Wrestler
1980 - Larry Zbyszko
Runner Up: Greg Valentine
1981 - Ken Patera
Runner Up: Don Muraco
1982 - Ted DiBiase
Runner Up: Blackjack Mulligan
1983 - Greg Valentine
Runner Up: Masked Superstar
1984 - Roddy Piper
Runner Up: Kevin Sullivan
1985 - Roddy Piper
Runner Up: Chris Adams
1986 - Paul Orndorff
Runner Up: Ric Flair
1987 - Ric Flair
Runner Up: André the Giant
1988 - André the Giant
Runner Up: Barry Windham
1989 - Randy Savage
Runner Up: Terry Funk
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On May 6, 1984 Kerry Von Erich beat Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Championship at the 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions in Irving, Texas
Ricky Steamboat
WWF Tag Team Champions
1980 - The Wild Samoans
Defeated: Ivan Putski and Tito Santana
Date: April 12
Location: Philadelphia, PA
1980 - Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales
Defeated: The Wild Samoans
Date: August 9
Event: Showdown at Shea
Location: New York, NY
1980 - The Wild Samoans
Defeated: Tony Garea & Rene Goulet
Type: Tournament
Date: September 9
Location: Allentown, PA
1980 - Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Defeated: The Wild Samoans
Date: November 8
Location: Philadelphia, PA
1981 - The Moondogs
Defeated: Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Date: March 17
Location: Allentown, PA
1981 - Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Defeated: The Moondogs
Date: July 21
Location: Allentown, PA
1981 - Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Defeated: Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Date: October 13
Location: Allentown, PA
1982 - Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Defeated: Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Date: June 28
Location: New York, NY
1982 - Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Defeated: Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Date: July 13
Location: Allentown, PA
1982 - Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Defeated: Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Date: October 26
Location: Allentown, PA
1983 - The Wild Samoans
Defeated: Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Date: March 8
Location: Allentown, PA
1983 - Soul Patrol (Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson)
Defeated: The Wild Samoans
Date: November 15
Location: Allentown, PA
1984 - The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch)
Defeated: Soul Patrol
Date: April 17
Location: Hamburg, PA
1985 - The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham)
Defeated: The North-South Connection
Date: January 21
Location: Hartford, CT
1985 - The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
Defeated: The U.S Express
Date: March 31
Location: New York, NY
Event: WrestleMania I
1985 - The U.S. Express
Defeated: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
Date: June 17
Poughkeepsie, NY
1985 - The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine)
Defeated: The U.S Express
Date: August 24
Location: Philadelphia, PA
1986 - The British Bulldogs
Defeated: The Dream Team
Date: April 7
Location: Rosemont, IL
Event: WrestleMania 2
1987 - The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)
Defeated: The British Bulldogs
Date: January 26
Location: Tampa, FL
1987 - Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana)
Defeated: The Hart Foundation
Date: October 27
Location: Syracuse, NY
1988 - Demolition (Ax & Smash)
Defeated: Strike Force
Date: March 27, 1988
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Event: WrestleMania IV
1989 - The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)
Defeated: Demolition
Date: July 18
Location: Worcester, MA
Event: Saturday Night's Main Event
1989 - Demolition
Defeated: The Brain Busters
Date: October 2
Location: Wheeling, WV
1989 - The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku)
Defeated: Demolition
Date: December 13
Location: Huntsville, AL
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Hulkamania!
Hulkamania!
Hulk Hogan Won the Heavyweight Championship on January 23, 1984 and Hulkamania! was Born
On January 24, 1984 Hulk Hogan Escaped The Iron Sheik's Camel Clutch to Win the WWF Heavyweight Championship.
Hulkamania Began!
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WWF Heavyweight Champions
Bob Backlund Held the Title from 1979 to 1983
1983 - The Iron Sheik
Defeated: Bob Backlund
Date: December 16
Location: Madison Square Garden
1984 - Hulk Hogan
Defeated: The Iron Sheik
Date: January 23
Location: Madison Square Garden
1988 - Andre the Giant
Defeated: Hulk Hogan
Date: February 5
Saturday Night's Main Event
Location: Indianapolis, IN
1988 - Vacated
Date: February 13
* Ted DiBiase Bribed the Referee to Help Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan and after the Match Andre Gave the Belt to DiBiase and Claimed Himself the Champion
1988 - Randy Savage
* Won Tournament
Final Opponent: Ted Dibiase
Date: March 27
Event: WrestleMania IV
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
1989 - Hulk Hogan
Defeated: Randy Savage
Date: April 2
Event: WrestleMania V
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Fun Fact!
On April 11, 1963 Buddy Rodgers Became the First Heavyweight Champion in WWE History
* Known as the WWWF at the Time
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On March 29, 1987 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat beat Randy "Macho Man" Savage at WrestleMania III to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Steamboat Described the Match as "The Moment in Time that Defined Me as a Wrestler”
Voted 1997 “Match of the Year” by Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Kerry Von Erich
WWF Intercontinental Champions
1980 - Ken Patera
Defeated: Pat Patterson
Date: April 21
Location: New York, NY
1980 - Pedro Morales
Defeated: Ken Patera
Date: December 8
Location: New York, NY
1981 - Don Muraco
Defeated: Pedro Morales
Date: June 20
Location: Philadelphia, PA
1981 - Pedro Morales
Defeated: Don Muraco
Date: November 23
Location: New York, NY
1983 - Don Muraco
Defeated: Pedro Morales
Date: January 22
New York, NY
1984 - Tito Santana
Defeated: Don Muraco
Date: February 11
Location: Boston, MA
1984 - Greg Valentine
Defeated: Tito Santana
Date: September 24
Location: Ontario, Canada
1985 - Tito Santana
Defeated: Greg Valentine
Date: July 6
Location: Baltimore, MD
* Steel Cage Match
Steel Cage
On January 9, 1936 Jez Ludwig, Otto Ludwig, and Joe Dillman Wrestled Charles Sinkeythe in the First Steel Cage Match
* Caruthersville, Missouri
1986 - Randy Savage
Defeated: Tito Santana
Date: February 8
Location: Boston, MA
1987 - Ricky Steamboat
Defeated: Randy Savage
Date: March 29
Event: WrestleMania III
1987 - The Honky Tonk Man
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat
June 2, 1987
Location: Buffalo, NY
1988 - The Ultimate Warrior
Defeated: The Honky Tonk Man
Event: SummerSlam
Date: August 29
Location: New York, NY
1989 - Rick Rude
Defeated: The Ultimate Warrior
Date: April 2
Event: WrestleMania V
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
1989 - The Ultimate Warrior
Defeated: Rick Rude
Date: August 28
Event: SummerSlam
Location: East Rutherford, NJ
Fun Fact!
On September 1, 1979 Pat Patterson beat Ted DiBiase in Rio de Janeiro to Become the First Intercontinental Champion
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