NWA Roster in 1983: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1983. 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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1983NWA: All (157)
Abdullah the Butcher
Akio Sato
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Angelo Poffo
Anthony Charles
Antonio Inoki
Arn Anderson
Assassin #2
Austin Idol
Baron von Raschke
Barry Windham
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
Big John Studd
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan
Bob Armstrong
Bob Backlund
Bobby Eaton
Bobo Brazil
Boris Zhukov
Brad Armstrong
Brett Hart
Brian Blair
Brickhouse Brown
Bruce Prichard / Brother Love
Bruiser Brody
Buddy Landel
Buddy Rose
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Adams
The Cobra
"Cowboy" Bob Kelly
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
David von Erich
Dennis Condrey
The Destroyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dick Murdoch
Dizzy Hogan
Donna Christianello
Dory Funk Jr.
Dos Caras
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dream Machine
Dusty Rhodes
Dutch Mantel
Dynamite Kid
Eddie Graham
The Fabulous Moolah
The Flame
Fritz von Erich
Giant Baba
Giant Haystacks
Gordon Solie
The Great Kabuki
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Harley Davidson
Harley Race
Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jack Brisco
Jackie Fargo
Jacques Rougeau
Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jim Barnett
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Neidhart
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Valiant
José Lothario
Judy Martin
Junkyard Dog
Kamala
Ken Patera
Kerry von Erich
Kevin Sullivan
Kevin von Erich
King Kong Bundy
King Tonga
Krusher Kruschev
Lance Russell
Lanny Poffo
Larry Zbyszko
Leilani Kai
Lia Maivia
Lord Alfred Hayes
Magic Dragon
The Magnificent Muraco
Magnum T.A.
Marty Jannetty
Masa Fuchi
The Masked Superstar
Matt Borne
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Mike Von Erich
Mil Máscaras
Mr. R
Mr. Wrestling II
Nick Bockwinkel
Nikolai Volkoff
The Ninja
Ole Anderson
One Man Gang
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Paul Ellering
Paul Orndorff
"Pistol" Pez Whatley
Plowboy Frazier
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
Rick Martel
Ricky Morton
Ricky Rood
Ricky Steamboat
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Robert Fuller
Ronnie Garvin
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rufus R. Jones
Samula
Sgt. Slaughter
Stagger Lee
Stan Hansen
Stan Stasiak
Steve Keirn
Super Destroyer (#1)
Ted DiBiase
Terry Funk
Terry Taylor
Tiger Chung Lee
Tito Santana
Tom Prichard
Tonga John
Tony Atlas
Tully Blanchard
Vince McMahon
Wahoo McDaniel
Wayne Farris
Wendi Richter
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Men
Abdullah the Butcher
Akio Sato
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Angelo Poffo
Anthony Charles
Antonio Inoki
Arn Anderson
Assassin #2
Austin Idol
Baron von Raschke
Barry Windham
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
Big John Studd
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan
Bob Armstrong
Bob Backlund
Bobby Eaton
Bobo Brazil
Boris Zhukov
Brad Armstrong
Brett Hart
Brian Blair
Brickhouse Brown
Bruce Prichard / Brother Love
Bruiser Brody
Buddy Landel
Buddy Rose
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Adams
The Cobra
"Cowboy" Bob Kelly
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
David von Erich
Dennis Condrey
The Destroyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dick Murdoch
Dizzy Hogan
Dory Funk Jr.
Dos Caras
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dream Machine
Dusty Rhodes
Dutch Mantel
Dynamite Kid
Eddie Graham
The Flame
Fritz von Erich
Giant Baba
Giant Haystacks
Gordon Solie
The Great Kabuki
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Harley Davidson
Harley Race
Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jack Brisco
Jackie Fargo
Jacques Rougeau
Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jim Barnett
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Neidhart
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Valiant
José Lothario
Junkyard Dog
Kamala
Ken Patera
Kerry von Erich
Kevin Sullivan
Kevin von Erich
King Kong Bundy
King Tonga
Krusher Kruschev
Lance Russell
Lanny Poffo
Larry Zbyszko
Lord Alfred Hayes
Magic Dragon
The Magnificent Muraco
Magnum T.A.
Marty Jannetty
Masa Fuchi
The Masked Superstar
Matt Borne
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Mike Von Erich
Mil Máscaras
Mr. R
Mr. Wrestling II
Nick Bockwinkel
Nikolai Volkoff
The Ninja
Ole Anderson
One Man Gang
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Paul Ellering
Paul Orndorff
"Pistol" Pez Whatley
Plowboy Frazier
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
Rick Martel
Ricky Morton
Ricky Rood
Ricky Steamboat
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Robert Fuller
Ronnie Garvin
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rufus R. Jones
Samula
Sgt. Slaughter
Stagger Lee
Stan Hansen
Stan Stasiak
Steve Keirn
Super Destroyer (#1)
Ted DiBiase
Terry Funk
Terry Taylor
Tiger Chung Lee
Tito Santana
Tom Prichard
Tonga John
Tony Atlas
Tully Blanchard
Vince McMahon
Wahoo McDaniel
Wayne Farris
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Women
Teams
The Armstrongs
The Assassins
Austin Idol & Jerry Lawler
The Blackjacks
Bobby Eaton & Koko Ware
The Brisco Brothers
Buzz Sawyer & Ole Anderson
The Cosmic Cowboys
Destruction Inc.
The Funks
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Jimmy Valiant & Rufus R. Jones
Kerry von Erich & Bruiser Brody
Lanny Poffo & Rick Rood
Mr. Wrestling II & Magnum T.A.
The Rat Pack
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine
The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom
Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody
Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson
The Texas Outlaws
U.S. Express
The Von Erichs
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Ric Flair
During this reign, Harley Race defeats Ric Flair, then he regained the title, but there title changes were neither authorized nor recognised by NWA. | 37+
|
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship | Dick Slater
| 17+
|
NWA Television Championship | | Jimmy Valiant
| 37+
|
NWA National Heavyweight Championship | | Ted DiBiase
| 43+
|
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship | | Randy Savage
| 5+
|
NWA World Tag Team Championship |  | Vacant
NWA vacated the titles after Ricky Steamboat announced his retirement from pro wrestling. | 6+
|
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. | 9965+
|
NWA Women's Championship |  | Vacant
The WWF withdrew from the NWA in 1983, and The Fabulous Moolah sold the championship to the WWF. | 0+
|
NWA United States Women's Championship | | Judy Martin
The title history is unrecorded from 1983-10-19 to 1986-09-10. Martin was recognized as champion only in East Texas. | 73+
|
NWA Women's Tag Team Championship | | Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable
| 222+
|
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01. | 2498+
|
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | | The Cobra
Defeated Davey Boy Smith to win the vacant title. During this reign, Les Thornton was recognized by some promoters in the USA as champion due to The Cobra working for WWF. On 1943-11-14, GCW announced that Les Thornton won a fictitious tournament to become champion (unofficial). Then, on 1984-06-02, American promoters vacated their version of the title after Les Thornton joined WWF; Thornton continued to bill himself as champion, defending the title on WWF events as the "WWF Lt. Hvywt Championship". Then, on 1984-07-13, JCP announced that Hector Guerrero won a fictitious tournament to become champion (unofficial). Then, on 1984-10-02, Mike Davis defeated Guerrero to win this unofficial version of the title; then, on 1984-11-22, Denny Brown defeated Davis to win this unofficial version of the title. | 58+
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Part Time Wrestlers
Managers
Commentators
Ring Announcers
Interviewers
Presidents
Chairman
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
Promoters
André the Giant
Angelo Poffo
Antonio Inoki
Dick The Bruiser
Eddie Graham
Fritz von Erich
Giant Baba
Harley Race
Jack Brisco
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jim Barnett
Jim Crockett Jr.
Lia Maivia
Ole Anderson
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Vince McMahon
Referees
Producers
Coaches
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