WWWF Roster in 1963: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full WWWF Roster in the year 1963. This includes the list of all WWWF 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 World Wide Wrestling Federation.
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WWE: All (19)
Men
Women
Teams
Bruno Sammartino & Argentina Apollo
Champions
WWWF World Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Bruno Sammartino
| 228+
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![]() | "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Rogers won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on June 30, 1961; in 1963 Northeast promoters refused to recognize, thus breaking away from the NWA to form the WWWF and recognizing Rogers as the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion. | 36
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WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Bobo Brazil
| 70+
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![]() | Johnny Barend
| 41
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![]() | Bobo Brazil
| 64
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![]() | Johnny Barend
| 31
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![]() | Bobo Brazil
The title was renamed to WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship and Bobo Brazil is recognized as the first champion. | 63
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![]() | Vacant
Buddy Rogers vacated the championship after defeating Pat O'Connor for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. | 645
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WWWF United States Tag Team Championship![]() | The Tolos Brothers John Tolos & Chris Tolos
| 3+
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![]() ![]() | Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon
| 44
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Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard
| 182
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Buddy Austin & Great Scott
In April 1963 the title became the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship. | 70
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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. | 2660+
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