NWA List of Faces & Heels: Roster Breakdown (1981)
On this page you find a breakdown of the NWA Roster split by Face and Heel divisions, in the year 1981. This includes the up-to-date list of all Babyfaces (heroes) and Heels (villains), as well as "tweeners" (anti-heroes) among the NWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, and active Tag Teams & Stables in National Wrestling Alliance.
Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the NWA Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Simply use the filters below! You can also browse the Faces and Heels list by brand or gender using the respective tabs.

NWA: All
- André the Giant
- Antonio Inoki
- Bad News Allen
- Big Daddy Bundy
- Big John Studd
- Blackjack Mulligan Jr.
- Blackjack Mulligan
- Blue Demon
- Bob Armstrong
- Bob Backlund
- Bobby Eaton
- Bobo Brazil
- Brad Armstrong
- Bret Hart
- Buddy Landel
- Buddy Roberts
- Butch Reed
- Chavo Guerrero
- Chief Jay Strongbow
- Chris Adams
- "Cowboy" Bill Watts
- "Cowboy" Bob Kelly
- David von Erich
- Dennis Condrey
- Dick Murdoch
- Dusty Rhodes
- Dutch Mantel
- Dynamite Kid
- Fritz von Erich
- Gene LeBell
- Giant Baba
- "High Chief" Peter Maivia
- Hiro Matsuda
- Jack Brisco
- Jackie Fargo
- Jacques Rougeau
- Jerry Brisco
- Jerry "The King" Lawler
- Jimmy Garvin
- Jimmy Snuka
- Jimmy Valiant
- José Lothario
- Junkyard Dog
- Kerry von Erich
- Lord Alfred Hayes
- Lou Thesz
- Luke Williams
- The Masked Superstar
- Mil Máscaras
- Mr. Wrestling II
- Pat O'Connor
- Pat Patterson
- Plowboy Frazier
- Ric Flair
- Ricky Morton
- Ricky Steamboat
- Robert Gibson
- Rocky Johnson
- Stu Hart
- Sweet Brown Sugar
- Ted DiBiase
- Terry Allen
- Terry Funk
- Terry Taylor
- Tiger Toguchi
- Tito Santana
- Tom Prichard
- Tommy Rich
- Wahoo McDaniel
- Wayne Farris
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Angelo Mosca
- Assassin #3
- The Assassin
- Austin Idol
- Baron von Raschke
- "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
- Bill Irwin
- Billy Robinson
- Blackjack Lanza
- Bruiser Brody
- Buddy Rose
- Buzz Sawyer
- Chang Chung
- Chung Lee
- "Crippler" Ray Stevens
- The Destroyer
- Dick The Bruiser
- Dory Funk Jr.
- Dos Caras
- Eddie Graham
- Great Gama
- Great Hossein Arab
- The Great Kabuki
- Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
- Harley Race
- Hulk Hogan
- Ivan Koloff
- Ivan Putski
- J.J. Dillon
- Jake Roberts
- Jim Duggan
- Johnny Valiant
- Ken Patera
- Kevin Sullivan
- The Magnificent Muraco
- Masa Fuchi
- Mr. Fuji
- Nick Bockwinkel
- Nikolai Volkoff
- Ole Anderson
- Paul Orndorff
- Professor Toru Tanaka
- Ron Wright
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- Rufus R. Jones
- Sgt. Slaughter
- The Sheik
- Stan Hansen
- Stan Stasiak
- Steve Keirn
- Tully Blanchard
Men
- André the Giant
- Antonio Inoki
- Bad News Allen
- Big Daddy Bundy
- Big John Studd
- Blackjack Mulligan Jr.
- Blackjack Mulligan
- Blue Demon
- Bob Armstrong
- Bob Backlund
- Bobby Eaton
- Bobo Brazil
- Brad Armstrong
- Bret Hart
- Buddy Landel
- Buddy Roberts
- Butch Reed
- Chavo Guerrero
- Chief Jay Strongbow
- Chris Adams
- "Cowboy" Bill Watts
- "Cowboy" Bob Kelly
- David von Erich
- Dennis Condrey
- Dick Murdoch
- Dusty Rhodes
- Dutch Mantel
- Dynamite Kid
- Fritz von Erich
- Gene LeBell
- Giant Baba
- "High Chief" Peter Maivia
- Hiro Matsuda
- Jack Brisco
- Jackie Fargo
- Jacques Rougeau
- Jerry Brisco
- Jerry "The King" Lawler
- Jimmy Garvin
- Jimmy Snuka
- Jimmy Valiant
- José Lothario
- Junkyard Dog
- Kerry von Erich
- Lord Alfred Hayes
- Lou Thesz
- Luke Williams
- The Masked Superstar
- Mil Máscaras
- Mr. Wrestling II
- Pat O'Connor
- Pat Patterson
- Plowboy Frazier
- Ric Flair
- Ricky Morton
- Ricky Steamboat
- Robert Gibson
- Rocky Johnson
- Stu Hart
- Sweet Brown Sugar
- Ted DiBiase
- Terry Allen
- Terry Funk
- Terry Taylor
- Tiger Toguchi
- Tito Santana
- Tom Prichard
- Tommy Rich
- Wahoo McDaniel
- Wayne Farris
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Angelo Mosca
- Assassin #3
- The Assassin
- Austin Idol
- Baron von Raschke
- "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
- Bill Irwin
- Billy Robinson
- Blackjack Lanza
- Bruiser Brody
- Buddy Rose
- Buzz Sawyer
- Chang Chung
- Chung Lee
- "Crippler" Ray Stevens
- The Destroyer
- Dick The Bruiser
- Dory Funk Jr.
- Dos Caras
- Eddie Graham
- Great Gama
- Great Hossein Arab
- The Great Kabuki
- Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
- Harley Race
- Hulk Hogan
- Ivan Koloff
- Ivan Putski
- J.J. Dillon
- Jake Roberts
- Jim Duggan
- Johnny Valiant
- Ken Patera
- Kevin Sullivan
- The Magnificent Muraco
- Masa Fuchi
- Mr. Fuji
- Nick Bockwinkel
- Nikolai Volkoff
- Ole Anderson
- Paul Orndorff
- Professor Toru Tanaka
- Ron Wright
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- Rufus R. Jones
- Sgt. Slaughter
- The Sheik
- Stan Hansen
- Stan Stasiak
- Steve Keirn
- Tully Blanchard
Women
Teams
The Armstrongs
Bill Watts & Junkyard Dog
Bobby Eaton & Koko Ware
The Brisco Brothers
The Cosmic Cowboys
Jack Brisco & Jim Garvin
Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan
Ted DiBiase & Robert Fuller
The Texas Outlaws
The Blond Bombers
The Funks
Jimmy Snuka & Bruiser Brody
Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens
Kerry von Erich & Bruiser Brody
Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones
The Assassins
Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Ivan Koloff & Ray Stevens
Mr. Fuchi & Mr. Onita
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Roddy Piper & Greg Valentine
Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson
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