Pro wrestling had legendary World Heavyweight Champions in the 1980s. The following are the very best World Champions of that ...

the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. After failing to defeat Jack Brisco 10 times, Terry Funk 20 times, and Harley Race 27 times: Rhodes finally defeated Race on August 21, 1979, in Tampa ...

Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race referred to himself as "The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth" and with good reason. After winning three AWA World Tag Team Championships ...

Flair surpassed Harley Race by claiming the record for ... event of the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, where Flair dropped the NWA title to Kerry in front of 32,000 fans.