NWA Roster in 1950: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1950. 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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1950NWA: All (33)
Angelo Poffo
Angelo Savoldi
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Michele Leone
Bob Orton
Dick Bishop
Eddie Gossett
Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Helen Hild
Jim Londos
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
June Byers
Killer Kowalski
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Mae Young
Mike DiBiase
Mildred Burke
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Gulas
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Reggie Lisowski
Sam Muchnick
Slave Girl Moolah
Ted the Wrestling Bear
Verne Gagne
Men
Angelo Poffo
Angelo Savoldi
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Michele Leone
Bob Orton
Dick Bishop
Eddie Gossett
Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Jim Londos
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
Killer Kowalski
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Mike DiBiase
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Gulas
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Reggie Lisowski
Sam Muchnick
Ted the Wrestling Bear
Verne Gagne
Women
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Lou Thesz Won: November 27, 1949 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. | 399+ days |
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship |  | Danny McShain Won: December 15, 1950 Houston, Texas | House show | 16+ days |
| Rito Romero Won: October 27, 1950 Houston, Texas | House show | 49 days | |
| Verne Gagne Won: September 8, 1950 Houston, Texas | House show | 49 days | |
| Miguel Guzmán Won: August 7, 1950 Texas | House show | 32 days | |
| Sonny Myers Won: June 30, 1950 Houston, Texas | House show Defeated Rito Romero. | 38 days | |
| Rito Romero Won: June 6, 1950 Dallas, Texas | House show | 24 days | |
| Danny McShain Won: May 5, 1950 Houston, Texas | House show | 32 days | |
| Miguel Guzmán Won: April 14, 1950 Houston, Texas | House show | 21 days |
NWA United States Tag Team Championship | | The Dusek Family Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek Won: December 6, 1942 Houston, Texas | House Show The Duseks were billed as “team match champions of the nation”, listed as a possible predecessor to the American Tag Team Championship | 2947+ days |
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship | | Killer KowalskKiller Kowalski Won: December 11, 1950 Ft. Worth, Texas | House show Won a handicap match against the champions. | 20+ days |
| Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich Won: November 30, 1950 Galveston, Texas | House show | 11 days | |
| Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Won: March 3, 1950 Dallas, Texas | House show Defeated Red Berry and Danny McShain and later Defeated Al Lovelock and Danny McShain for the title on March 14, 1950. | 272 days | |
| Rogers & Otto Kuss Rogers & Otto Kuss Won: May 21, 1945 Galveston, Texas | House show | 1747 days |
NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship | | Eddie Gossett & Tex Riley Eddie Gossett & Tex Riley Won: December 21, 1950 Chattanooga, Tennessee | House Show | 10+ days |
| Masked Bat & Finis Hall Masked Bat & Finis Hall Won: November 15, 1950 Chattanooga, Tennessee | House Show The Masked Bat was unmasked by Welch and revealed as Danny Dusek | 36 days | |
| Eddie Gossett & Roy Welch Eddie Gossett & Roy Welch Won: August 3, 1950 Tennessee | House Show | 104 days | |
| Wild Bill Canny & Buddy Knox Wild Bill Canny & Buddy Knox Won: December 8, 1949 Tennessee | House Show | 238 days |
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | | Verne Gagne Won: November 13, 1950 Tulsa, OK | House show Defeated Sonny Myers in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | 48+ days |
| Vacant Won: February 7, 1950 The title was vacated after Leroy McGuirk retired due to being blinded in a car accident. | 279 days | |
| Leroy McGuirk Won: November 25, 1949 Des Moines, IA | NWA Convention McGuirk previously defeated John Swenski on 1939-06-19 in California to win a version of the title; he was then recognized as junior heavyweight champion by NWA during its 1949 Convention. McGuirk later defeats Billy Goelz to unify the Iowa version of the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship into both the mainline NWA and National Wrestling Association's World Junior Heavyweight Championships. | 74 days |
NWA World Middleweight Championship | | Sugi Sito Won: September 21, 1950 Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 17 Aniversario | 101+ days |
| Tarzán López Won: May 28, 1949 Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | 481 days |
NWA World Welterweight Championship |  | Gory Guerrero Won: April 29, 1949 Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL Super Viernes | 611+ days |
NWA Women's Championship | | Mildred Burke Won: January 1, 1950 Live event Burke defeated Clara Mortensen in 1937 to win the original version of the Women's World Championship, and due to her victory she was recognized as the inaugural NWA Women's Champion in 1950. | 364+ days |
NWA Minnesota Women's Championship |  | Ramona Rundquist Won: April 1, 1950 St. Paul, Minnesota | House Show Billed as champion in St. Paul, Minnesota. | 274+ days |
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