NWA Roster in 1953: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1953. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in National Wrestling Alliance.
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1953NWA: All (46)
Angelo Poffo
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Gattoni
Baron Michele Leone
Bearcat Wright
Big Humphrey
Bobo Brazil
Cora Combs
Dick Bishop
Dory Funk
Dr. Jerry Graham
Eddie Gossett
Ethel Johnson
The Fabulous Moolah
Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Joe Blanchard
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
Judy Grable
June Byers
Killer Kowalski
Len Rossi
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Luther Lindsay
Mae Young
Maurice Vachon
Mike DiBiase
Mildred Burke
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Gulas
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Ray Stevens
Reggie Lisowski
Rikidōzan
The Sheik of Araby
Stu Hart
Toots Mondt
Verne Gagne
Vincent J. McMahon
Men
Angelo Poffo
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Gattoni
Baron Michele Leone
Bearcat Wright
Big Humphrey
Bobo Brazil
Dick Bishop
Dory Funk
Dr. Jerry Graham
Eddie Gossett
Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Joe Blanchard
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
Killer Kowalski
Len Rossi
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Luther Lindsay
Maurice Vachon
Mike DiBiase
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Gulas
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Ray Stevens
Reggie Lisowski
Rikidōzan
The Sheik of Araby
Stu Hart
Toots Mondt
Verne Gagne
Vincent J. McMahon
Women
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Lou Thesz
Awarded of the title when Orville Brown suffered career-ending injuries in an automobile accident on November 1, 1949. During this reign, Leo Nomellini defeated Lou Thesz and both wrestlers continued to claim the title, then Thesz defeated Nomellini in a rematch. These two title changes were not officially recognized. | 1495+
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NWA World Women's Championship | | Mildred Burke
Burke defeated Clara Mortensen in 1937 to win the original version of the Women's World Championship, and due to her victory she was recognized as the inaugural NWA Women's Champion in 1950. | 1460+
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NWA Women's Tag Team Championship | | June Byers & Mary Jane Mull
| 17+
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Ruth Boatcallie & Carol Cook
The titles history is unrecorded from 1953-03-01 to 1953-09-01. Boatcallie & Cook were recognized as champions only in Alabama and Tennessee. | 104
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Daisy Mae & Golden Venus
The titles history is unrecorded from 1953-03-01 to 1953-09-01. Mae & Venus were recognized as champions only in West Virginia. | 184
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| June Byers & Mary Jane Mull
Mull won a tournament to replace Millie Stafford, who had taken time off due to personal reasons. | 90
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | | Baron Michele Leone
| 136+
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Danny McShain
McShain unified the Los Angeles version of the title into the NWA title, defeating Rito Romero on 1952-05-25 in Los Angeles, CA. Whitey Whittler then defeated McShain via disqualification on 1952-10-17 in Oklahoma City, OK to claim a disputed unoffical version of the title; then also Red Berry defeated McShain via disqualification on 1952-11-11 in Dallas, TX to claim the disputed unofficial version of the title. McShain then defeated Whittler on 1952-11-14 in Oklahoma City, OK and Berry on 1952-11-27 in Galveston, TX to end their respective claims. | 637
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