In the 1980 List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, Harley Race won Wrestler of the Year, Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko won Feud of the Year (Larry Zbyszko also won PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year), and The Fabulous Free Birds (Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) won Tag Team of the Year.
Harley Race 1980 The Fabulous Freebirds
(Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) 1980 Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko 1980 PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1980) 
