NWA Roster in 1963: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1963. 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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1963

NWA: All (79)

"Blond Bomber" Ray Stevens

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

NWA International Heavyweight Championship

Antonino Rocca

Won: July 2, 1959

New York, NY | House Show

1554 days

Defeated Buddy Rogers to win the new title.

1554

days

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Lou Thesz

Won: January 24, 1963

Toronto, Ontario, Canada | House show

341+ days

During this reign, Buddy Rogers won the title but promoters in the Northeastern United States refused to recognize it.

341+

days

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

Won: June 30, 1961

Chicago, IL | House show

573 days

During this reign, Bruno Sammartino defeated Rogers but refused to accept the title because Rogers had wrestled with an injury, so the title was returned to Rogers. Also Bobo Brazil refused the title because of a groin injury that Rogers had claimed to have; however Brazil was then declared champion because a doctor had determined that Rogers had not suffered an injury, but this title change is not recognized by NWA (and neither Rogers' rematch win). Also Killer Kowalski defeated Rogers after Rogers broke his ankle; NWA does not recognize any of Rogers' losses.

573

days

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

Won: June 30, 1961

645 days

Buddy Rogers vacated the championship after defeating Pat O'Connor for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

645

days

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

Tor Yamata

Won: April 24, 1958

Chattanooga, TN | House show

2077+ days

The title history is unrecorded from 1958-04-24 to July 1971.

2077+

days

WWWF United States Tag Team Championship

Buddy Austin & Great Scott

Won: March 7, 1963

Washington, D.C. | Washington DC TV

70 days

In April 1963 the title became the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship.

days

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers & Johnny Barend

Won: July 5, 1962

Washington, D.C. | Washington DC TV

245 days

245

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956

Baltimore, MD | Live Event

2660+ days

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.

2660+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956

Baltimore, MD | Live event

2660+ days

Won a 13-Woman Battle Royal to win the vacant title.

2660+

days

NWA United States Women's Championship

Kathy Starr

Won: October 4, 1961

Honolulu, HI | Live event

818+ days

The title history is unrecorded from 1961-10-04 to 1965-05-01.

818+

days

NWA Women's Tag Team Championship

Adrienne Ames & Pat Lyda

Won: November 23, 1961

Harvey, LA | Live event

768+ days

The titles history is unrecorded from 1958-12-04 to 1961-11-23, and then from 1961-11-23 to 1967-11-02.Lyda were billed as "NWA titlists" when they defeated Chris Clark & Ann Regan (holders of the Southern Women's Tag Team Championship) to become "undisputed women's tag team champions".

768+

days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Danny Hodge

Won: July 22, 1960

Oklahoma City, OK | House show

1257+ days

1257+

days

Extras

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ty eash · 1 days ago
Hey, it's me again. (Sorry, I am being really annoying, I know) But I have even more suggestions for the ECW alumni roster.

If it's possible, can we get A.J. Petrucci & Doug Stahl (The Super Destroyers)? It would be important to get them, because they are not only 2 time ECW Tag Team Champions, but they are also the inaugural ECW Tag Team Champions as well, which would make them really important to include. Also, they look kinda cool with their black masks.

Another guy I would like to be added is Johnny Hotbody. He was the ECW Heavyweight Champion once, beating inaugural champ, Jimmy Snuka, becoming the 2nd ever ECW Heavyweight champ.

Last but not least, a while back I asked for Chubby Dudley and Dances With Dudley to be in with the rest of the Dudleys. Well I kinda forgor one member, and that is none other than Lil' Snot Dudley. He didn't have that big of a career, so getting all of his info wouldn't be that hard.

I appreciate the hard work you guys do, and I can't wait to see awesome this will play out! Keep up the good work mods!
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ty eash · 1 days ago
Can you guys add Aerostar and Texano to the Lucha Underground alumni roster?
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ty eash · 1 days ago
Damn. I didn't even know there were two Kamala's. Much power to the guy who suggested him to be in the ECW alumni roster!
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ty eash · 1 days ago
Woah. They just added Mustapha Saed right in front of my eyes rn. I just checked to see if he was there. He wasn't, so I went through the website randomly for a bit, and when I came back, there he is.
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gary vaughan · 2 days ago
add the free agents to be on Smackdown Raw and NXT Brands
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gary vaughan · 2 days ago
add the wrestlers from AEW and TNA to be on Smackdown Raw and NXT brands
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Travis Smith · 4 days ago
All Time roster is having some sort of difficulty, can you see if you can fix it
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  Travis Smith · 4 days ago
  
  @Travis Smith It seems to be attempting to work, if you did something, thank you
  
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Sohyle Setaya · 6 days ago
Bianca heel😈
Bianca Belair attack Jade Cargill
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gary vaughan · 6 days ago
add cm punk to OG bloodline
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İlke Kurtlutepe · 7 days ago
Punk's return should be updated for face/heel list
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gary vaughan · 7 days ago
add the rock or Cody Rhodes to the OG bloodline Stable
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ty eash · 9 days ago
Can you please finish the original dudley stable by adding Chubby Dudley and Dances With Dudley?
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Jota Eme · 11 days ago
Idk if someone ever asked for this before but I think you should add the feature of creating a custom roster and share on this website. No matter the year, era or company. It would be a cool thing for the fans.
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Indranil Paul · 13 days ago
Please Add WWE ID program superstar
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GHOST · 14 days ago
Braun Strowman returned to the ring in a dark match after SmackDown
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Fede Gutiérrez · 14 days ago
Nakamura just returned yesterday. Remove the inactive logo
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ty eash · 15 days ago
While we are on the discussion for ECW aluumni, could you guys also add Big Sal E. Graziano? He's like, the only FBI member that's missing here.
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Joe Limbus · 16 days ago
Mustafa Saed is missing from the ECW alumni....he was New Jacks tag team partner, they won the ECW titles together
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  @Joe Limbus He will be done soon, great suggestion!
  
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PrivatePenguin 95 · 21 days ago
Add Sami zayn to OG bloodline
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Carter Berndt · 22 days ago
Can you update Karrion Kross's picture, he has had long hair for a while.
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NWA Roster in 1963: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

NWA: All (79)

Men

Women

Teams

Bruno Sammartino & Argentina Apollo

The Funks

Lord Blears & Nick Bockwinkel

Rikidozan and Toyonobori

Champions

NWA International Heavyweight Championship

Antonino Rocca

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Lou Thesz

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

Tor Yamata

WWWF United States Tag Team Championship

Buddy Austin & Great Scott

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers & Johnny Barend

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

NWA United States Women's Championship

Kathy Starr

NWA Women's Tag Team Championship

Adrienne Ames & Pat Lyda

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Danny Hodge

Extras

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Interviewer

President

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