NWA Roster in 1956: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1956. 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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1956NWA: All (51)
Angelo Poffo
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Gattoni
Bearcat Wright
Big Humphrey
Bobo Brazil
Cora Combs
Dick Beyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dory Funk
Dr. Jerry Graham
Ethel Johnson
The Fabulous Moolah
Freddie Blassie
Fritz von Erich
Gorgeous George
Haystacks Calhoun
Jim Barnett
Joe Blanchard
Joe Hamilton
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
Johnny Walker
Judy Grable
June Byers
Killer Kowalski
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Luther Lindsay
Mae Young
Maurice Vachon
Mike DiBiase
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Bockwinkel
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Paul Bunyan
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Ray Stevens
Reggie Lisowski
Rikidōzan
Rip Rogers
Rocky Monroe
The Sheik
Stu Hart
Toots Mondt
Verne Gagne
Vincent J. McMahon
Men
Angelo Poffo
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Gattoni
Bearcat Wright
Big Humphrey
Bobo Brazil
Dick Beyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dory Funk
Dr. Jerry Graham
Freddie Blassie
Fritz von Erich
Gorgeous George
Haystacks Calhoun
Jim Barnett
Joe Blanchard
Joe Hamilton
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
Johnny Walker
Killer Kowalski
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Luther Lindsay
Maurice Vachon
Mike DiBiase
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Bockwinkel
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Paul Bunyan
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Ray Stevens
Reggie Lisowski
Rikidōzan
Rip Rogers
Rocky Monroe
The Sheik
Stu Hart
Toots Mondt
Verne Gagne
Vincent J. McMahon
Women
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Lou Thesz
During this reign, Édouard Carpentier was awarded the title when Lou Thesz could not continue the match due to a back injury, but in some territories Thesz continued to be recognized as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, while in others Carpentier was billed as the champion. Thesz then won a rematch against Carpentier. After some controversies, these two title changes were not recognized. | 52+
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Whipper Billy Watson
| 239
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| 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. | 2300
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NWA Women's Championship | | The Fabulous Moolah
During this reigns the following title changes took place: Bette Boucher, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Yukiko Tomoe, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Evelyn Stevens, then The Fabulous Moolah; however, WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship. | 104+
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NWA Women's Championship | | The Fabulous Moolah
Won a 13-Woman Battle Royal to win the vacant title. | 104+
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 | Vacant
In 1956, the NWA promoters of New York, New Jersey and Baltimore stopped recognizing June Byers as champion and she was stripped of the championship by the Baltimore Athletic Commission. | 261
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| June Byers
The commission stopped the 2 out 3 Falls Match between Burke and Byers at the end of the second fall, stripped Burke of the title and awarded it to Byers. | 499
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NWA Women's Tag Team Championship | | June Byers & Mars Bennett
The titles history is unrecorded from 1956-07-30 to 1956-08-15, and then from 1956-08-15 to 1957-02-01. | 138+
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Penny Banner & Bonnie Watson
The titles history is unrecorded from 1956-03-01 to 1956-07-30, and then from 1956-07-30 to 1956-08-15. | 16
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Daisy Mae & Golden Venus
The titles history is unrecorded from 1956-03-01 to 1956-07-30, and then from 1956-07-30 to 1956-08-15. Mae & Venus were recognized as champions only in West Virginia. | 151
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Penny Banner & Lorraine Johnson
The titles history is unrecorded from 1955-05-11 to 1956-03-01, and then from 1956-03-01 to 1956-07-30. Banner & Johnson won a tournament to be crowned champions, but it isn't known who they defeated to win the titles. | 295
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Mike Clancy
| 265+
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Ed Francis
| 365
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