1981

The National Wrestling Alliance NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Harley Race - September 9, 1980 - Present NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard - July 4, 1981 - Present Kerry & Kevin Von Erich - May 15, 1981 - July 4, 1981 Paul Jones & The Masked Superstar - November 27, 1980 - May 15, 1981 NWA JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Tiger Mask - April 25, 1981 - Present Nelson Royal - January 1, 1981 - April 25, 1981 NWA WORLD SIX-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP Ricky Steamboat, Jay Youngblood, & Wahoo McDaniel - July 4, 1981

Updated Free Agents & Managers 7/27 Abe Jacobs Adorable Rubi (Rubalcava) Adrian Street Akira Maeda Al Tomko Alexis Smirnoff Alfonso Dantes Ali Bey the Turk (Oszkar Molnar) Americo Rocca Angelo Mosca Anibal Animal (Higo) Hamaguchi Ari Romero (Gran Sheik / El Gato) Arvil Hutto Ashura Hara Ati Tago (Tama Samoa / Alo Leilani) Atsushi Onita Babe Face (Baby Face) Baron Mike Sicicluna Barry Orton Ben Alexander Big Boy (Ralph) Williams Big Daddy (Stephen DeBlasio) Big Daddy O (Roy Obie / Big Bad O) Big Red Reese (Voodoo Malumba) Bill (B.B.) Coleman (North American Madman) Bill Ash Bill Howard (Ratamyus) Bill S…

NWA CHAMPIONS NWA World Champion - Harley Race NWA World Tag Team Champions - Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion - Tiger Mask NWA World Six-Man Championship - The Freebirds (Gordy, Roberts, & Hayes) Freelance Workers Andre the Giant Bruiser Brody Dusty Rhodes

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the year 1981. The NWA was still working in many areas in the country. Some of the top stars in the business were just beginning to make their mark throughout the country. There are some promotions who have settled in with some great stars who are continuing to build their reputation on a regional level. Television isn't anywhere near a national level and stars who are big in one area may be completely unknown in another. Wrestlers sometimes work for two promotions to make ends meat but usually call one their home. There are special attractions like Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant, Abdullah the Butcher, The Sheik, and three young guys f…

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So one thing we wanted to change is how to approach this game in the year 1981. There are so many people who are "tied" to their home promotions and if anyone is interested in writing, we want to give you a chance to start with some of those big names. What we've done is come up with some of the promotions that were active in 1981 and put 5 workers a piece with them. This number may increase to 10 over time but these five would be individuals that were consistently with the company during this time. Additionally, you would then be able to draft out the rest of your roster from the free agent pool. If you're interested in writing for one of these promotions - th…

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As we've gotten some of the kinks worked out through this project we are always open for new individuals to come in and take part. One of the big things to try and do is to help new writers and all of us here are willing to share some talent to help someone get going if they're interested. If you like the era, if you have some ideas, let us know and we can get you going!

Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Georgia Championship Wrestling - LowBlowPodcast Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Announcers: Bob Caudle, David Crockett, Rich Landrum, Bill Ward Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Referees: Tommy Young, Sonny Fargo, Stu Schwartz, Joe Furr, Earl Hebner Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Ring Announcer: Tom Miller Assassin #1 - Roger Smith Assassin #2 - Kurt Von Hess Baron Von Raschke Barry Windham Blackjack Mulligan Bob Orton Jr. Bret Hart Dick Slater Don Kernodle Gino Hernandez Greg Valentine Ivan Koloff Jake Roberts Jay Youngblood JJ Dillon Ken Patera Nikolai Volkoff Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat Rocky Johnson Roddy Piper Sgt. Slaught…