WWE Champion Of The Year: 1983

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

Gran Hamada wins for the WWE Light Heavyweight Title in 1982. Now, onto 1983 and our first WWE Title poll in a while:

Bob Backlund, 1st reign, won it at a house show in New York, NY on February 20, 1978, held for 2,135 days (Note: Backlund lost a title match to Antonio Inoki in Japan, and Inoki immediately vacated the title after a rematch with Backlund ended in a no contest due to the interference of Tiger Jeet Singh. Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match to fill the vacancy. However, WWE recognizes Backlund's first and second reigns as being uninterrupted.)

The Iron Sheik, 1st reign, won it at a house show in New York City, NY on December 26, 1983, held for 28 days

WWE Champion Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1963: Bruno Sammartino officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575019/wwe-champion-year-1963
1964-1970: Bruno Sammartino
1971: Ivan Koloff officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575045/wwe-champion-year-1971
1972: Pedro Morales
1973: Pedro Morales officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575178/wwe-champion-year-1973
1974-1976: Bruno Sammartino
1977: Superstar Billy Graham officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575438/wwe-champion-year-1977
1978: Bob Backlund officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576117/wwe-champion-year-1978
1979-1982: Bob Backlund

WWE Champion Of The 1960s: Bruno Sammartino
WWE Champion Of The 1970s: Bob Backlund officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576475/wwe-champion-1970s

NWA World Champion Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1948: Orville Brown
1949: Lou Thesz officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575812/nwa-world-champion-year-1949
1950-1955: Lou Thesz
1956: Lou Thesz and Whipper Billy Watson officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575925/nwa-world-champion-year-1956
1957: Dick Hutton officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575979/nwa-world-champion-year-1957
1958: Dick Hutton
1959: Dick Hutton and Pat O'Connor officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576015/nwa-world-champion-year-1959
1960: Pat O'Connor
1961: Buddy Rogers officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576017/nwa-world-champion-year-1961
1962: Buddy Rogers
1963: Lou Thesz officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576018/nwa-world-champion-year-1963
1964-1965: Lou Thesz
1966: Gene Kiniski officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576019/nwa-world-champion-year-1966
1967-1968: Gene Kiniski
1969: Dory Funk, Jr. officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576020/nwa-world-champion-year-1969
1970-1972: Dory Funk, Jr.
1973: Jack Brisco officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576083/nwa-world-champion-year-1973
1974: Jack Brisco officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576084/nwa-world-champion-year-1974
1975: Terry Funk officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576085/nwa-world-champion-year-1975
1976: Terry Funk
1977: Terry Funk officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576086/nwa-world-champion-year-1977
1978: Harley Race
1979: Harley Race and Giant Baba officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576336/nwa-world-champion-year-1979
1980: Harley Race officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576674/nwa-world-champion-year-1980
1981: Ric Flair officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576870/nwa-world-champion-year-1981
1982: Ric Flair

NWA World Champion Of The 1940s: Orville Brown and Lou Thesz
NWA World Champion Of The 1950s: Dick Hutton officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576053/nwa-world-champion-1950s
NWA World Champion Of The 1960s: Dory Funk, Jr. officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576054/nwa-world-champion-1960s
NWA World Champion Of The 1970s: Harley Race officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576510/nwa-world-champion-1970s

WWE World Tag Team Champions Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1971: Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575082/world-team-champions-year-1971
1972: Mr. Fuji & Professor Tanaka officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575129/world-team-champions-year-1972
1973: Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575228/world-team-champions-year-1973
1974: The Valiant Brothers officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575271/world-team-champions-year-1974
1975: The Blackjacks officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575299/world-team-champions-year-1975
1976: The Executioners and Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575351/world-team-champions-year-1976
1977: Mr. Fuji & Professor Tanaka officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575679/world-team-champions-year-1977
1978: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576173/world-team-champions-year-1978
1979: Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, The Valiant Brothers, and Ivan Putski & Tito Santana officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576359/world-team-champions-year-1979
1980: The Wild Samoans officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576713/world-team-champions-year-1980
1981: Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576909/world-team-champions-year-1981
1982: Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577077/world-team-champions-year-1982

WWE World Tag Team Champions Of The 1970s: Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci and Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576538/wwe-world-team-champions-1970s

NWA/WCW Tag Team Champions Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1975: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575568/nwa-team-champions-year-1975
1976: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Rufus R. Jones & Wahoo McDaniel, Dino Bravo & Mr. Wrestling, and Ric Flair & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575623/nwa-team-champions-year-1976
1977: Ric Flair & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575783/nwa-team-champions-year-1977
1978: Baron Von Raschke & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576218/nwa-team-champions-year-1978
1979: Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576375/nwa-team-champions-year-1979
1980: Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576737/nwa-team-champions-year-1980
1981: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576939/nwa-team-champions-year-1981
1982: Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577107/nwa-team-champions-year-1982

NWA/WCW Tag Team Champions Of The 1970s: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576585/nwa-wcw-team-champions-1970s

United States Champion Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1975: Harley Race officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575325/united-states-champion-year-1975
1976: Blackjack Mulligan officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575388/united-states-champion-year-1976
1977: Ricky Steamboat officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575725/united-states-champion-year-1977
1978: Ric Flair officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576258/united-states-champion-year-1978
1979: Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576413/united-states-champion-year-1979
1980: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576785/united-states-champion-year-1980
1981: Sgt. Slaughter officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576976/united-states-champion-year-1981
1982: Sgt. Slaughter officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577172/united-states-champion-year-1982

United States Champion Of The 1970s: Ric Flair officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576613/united-states-champion-1970s

Intercontinental Champion Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1979: Pat Patterson
1980: Pat Patterson and Ken Patera officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576808/intercontinental-champion-year-1980
1981: Pedro Morales and Don Muraco officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577004/intercontinental-champion-year-1981
1982: Pedro Morales

NWA/WCW Television Champion Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1974: Ivan Koloff officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575489/nwa-television-champion-year-1974
1975: Ric Flair officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575535/nwa-television-champion-year-1975
1976: Mr. Wrestling and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575597/nwa-television-champion-year-1976
1977: Ricky Steamboat officialfan.proboards.com/thread/575751/nwa-television-champion-year-1977
1978: Paul Jones officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576292/nwa-television-champion-year-1978
1979: Paul Jones officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576449/nwa-television-champion-year-1979
1980: The Masked Superstar and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576839/nwa-television-champion-year-1980
1981: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577047/nwa-television-champion-year-1981
1982: Jimmy Valiant officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577204/nwa-television-champion-year-1982

NWA/WCW Television Champion Of The 1970s: Ricky Steamboat officialfan.proboards.com/thread/576642/nwa-wcw-television-champion-1970s

WWE Light Heavyweight Champion Of The Year:

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{Spoiler}1981: Perro Aguayo and Chris Adams officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577240/light-heavyweight-champion-year-1981
1982: Gran Hamada officialfan.proboards.com/thread/577274/light-heavyweight-champion-year-1982

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

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