MID-AMERICA Roster in 1956: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full MID-AMERICA Roster in the year 1956. This includes the list of all MID-AMERICA 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 NWA Mid-America.
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1956NWA MA: All (5)
Men
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+
|
Whipper Billy Watson
| 239
| ||
| 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
|
NWA Women's Championship |  | The Fabulous Moolah
Won a 13-Woman Battle Royal to win the vacant title. | 104+
|
 | 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 World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Mike Clancy
| 265+
| |
Ed Francis
| 365
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Extras
The profile of each NWA MA wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.
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