1 9 7 5 - 1 9 7 6 ), ▁Edd ie ▁Graham ▁( 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 8 ), ▁and ▁Bob ▁Ge ig el ▁( 1 9 7 8 - 1 9 8 0 ) ▁would ▁fill ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁N WA ▁President ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁Much nick ’ s ▁declaration ▁that ▁would ▁pay ▁in ▁divid ends ▁for ▁the ▁N WA ▁when ▁they ▁made ▁Atlanta ▁their ▁home ▁base . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁American ▁Wrestling ▁Association ▁( A WA ) ▁and ▁World ▁W ide ▁Wrestling ▁Federation / World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( W W WF / W WF ) ▁both ▁fal tered ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁N WA ▁once ▁again ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁promotion ▁and ▁gained ▁huge ▁domin ance ▁with ▁their ▁program , ▁Georgia ▁Championship ▁Wrestling , ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁nation ally ▁broadcast ▁wrest ling ▁program ▁on ▁cable ▁television , ▁or ▁more ▁specifically ▁the ▁T BS ▁Network , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁They ▁brought ▁in ▁Gordon ▁Sol ie , ▁dub bed ▁“ The ▁Walter ▁C ron k ite ▁of ▁Professional ▁Wrestling ,” ▁from ▁former ▁N WA ▁President ▁Edd ie ▁Graham ’ s ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁from ▁Florida ▁territory ▁to ▁be ▁lead ▁comment ator ▁and ▁host . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁would ▁prove ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁turning ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁N WA ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁professional