NWA Roster in 1952: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1952. 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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1952

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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.

1130+

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

3678+

days

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship	Vacant Won: December 1, 1952 championship vacated for undocumented reasons	30+ days
	Gory Guerrero & Cyclone Anaya Gory Guerrero & Cyclone Anaya Won: December 1, 1952 Ft. Worth, Texas \| House show Won a one night tournament to win the vacant championship.	0 days
	Vacant Won: November 1, 1952 championship vacated for undocumented reasons	30 days
	Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich Won: October 7, 1952 Dallas, Texas \| House show	25 days
	Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Won: August 15, 1952 Houston, Texas \| House show	53 days
	Duke Keomuka & Mr. Moto Duke Keomuka & Mr. Moto Won: February 26, 1952 Dallas, Texas \| House show	171 days
	Miguel Guzman & Ray Gunkel Miguel Guzman & Ray Gunkel Won: February 1, 1952 Houston, Texas \| House show Win by DQ.	25 days
	Duke Keomuka & Ivan Kalmikoff Duke Keomuka & Ivan Kalmikoff Won: January 25, 1952 Houston, Texas \| House show Defeated Rito Romero and Miguel Guzmán	7 days

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NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship	Herb Welch & Roy Welch Herb Welch & Roy Welch Won: September 9, 1952 Tennessee \| House Show	113+ days
	Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski Won: September 7, 1952 Kingsport, Tennessee \| House Show	2 days
	Herb Welch & Roy Welch Herb Welch & Roy Welch Won: July 1, 1952 Tennessee \| House Show	68 days
	Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski Won: May 24, 1952 Atlanta, Georgia \| House Show Reported on June 11, 1952, issue of a Cape Girardeau, MO paper to have defeated Masked Marvel and Paul Jones "three weeks ago"; most likely fictitious since the Atlanta results for this date lists neither team.	38 days
	Golden Hawk & Johnny Kostas Golden Hawk & Johnny Kostas Won: April 17, 1952 Chattanooga, Tennessee \| House Show	37 days
	Henry Harrell & Rex Mobley Henry Harrell & Rex Mobley Won: April 1, 1952 Tennessee \| House Show	16 days
	Pat O'Brien & Karl Kowalski Pat O'Brien & Karl Kowalski Won: December 18, 1951 Nashville, Tennessee \| House Show	105 days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Danny McShain

Won: November 19, 1951 Memphis, TN | House show

McShain unified the Los Angeles version of the title into the NWA title, defeating Rito Romero on 1952-05-25 in Los Angeles, CA. Whitey Whittler then defeated McShain via disqualification on 1952-10-17 in Oklahoma City, OK to claim a disputed unoffical version of the title; then also Red Berry defeated McShain via disqualification on 1952-11-11 in Dallas, TX to claim the disputed unofficial version of the title. McShain then defeated Whittler on 1952-11-14 in Oklahoma City, OK and Berry on 1952-11-27 in Galveston, TX to end their respective claims.

408+

days

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Gypsy Joe

Won: November 6, 1952 Des Moines, Iowa | Live event

Gypsy Joe defeated Johnny Balbo in a decision match to become the inaugural champion.

55+

days

NWA World Middleweight Championship	Tarzán López Won: July 13, 1952 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event Tarzán López won a tournament to win the vacant title.	171+ days
	Vacant Won: February 3, 1952 EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons.	161 days
	Enrique Llanes Won: September 24, 1951 Mexico City, Mexico \| EMLL 18 Aniversario	132 days

NWA World Welterweight Championship		El Santo Won: September 26, 1952 Mexico City, Mexico \| EMLL 19 Aniversario	96+ days
NWA World Welterweight Championship		Bobby Bonales Won: July 13, 1951 Mexico City, Mexico \| EMLL Super Viernes	441 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.

1095+

days

NWA Minnesota Women's Championship

Ramona Rundquist

Won: June 3, 1951 Minnesota | House Show

577+

days

NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship	June Byers & Mary Jane Mull Won: December 1, 1952 Nebraska \| Live event Mull won a tournament to replace Millie Stafford, who had taken time off due to personal reasons.	30+ days
	June Byers & Millie Stafford Won: September 4, 1952 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event Due to conflicted reports, it is unclear how Byers & Stafford won the titles: the Jersey Journal reported that the pair won a tournament which lasted for six months to win the titles, while Arizona Daily Star claimed that they won the titles "in the recent Florida tourney"; a source from the Omaha World-Herald claimed that Byers & Stafford defeated Mae Young & Ella Waldek in Mexico City, Mexico, to win the titles.	88 days
	Mae Young & Ella Waldek Won: September 1, 1952 Records are unclear as to whom Young & Waldek defeated to win the titles and become the inaugural champions.	3 days

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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 4 hours ago
Dralistico and Rush are AEW inactive. Dralistico hasn't been seen since the 6th of June and Rush hasn't been seen since July 1st
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Draysin Martin · 6 hours ago
Seems like after tonight, Speedball Mike Bailey might be apart of United Empire as Excalibur mentioned
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zay · 7 hours ago
Mike Bailey is now part of United Empire
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zay · 12 hours ago
I may be incorrect about this, but The Usos and Jacob Fatu are tweeners or possibly faces, I know they're aligned with Roman but they themselves aren't acting like heels right now, they have been targets of 946 (a heel faction) for the past few weeks.
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Nkrst · 15 hours ago
I do not think American Made is still a team because the Creed Brothers are on NXT and Ivy Nile is rumored to have a tag team with Jordynne Grace
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 1 days ago
And don't forget to updated new render photos for Kevin Owens and Roxanne Perez as well!!!
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Keith Meyer · 1 days ago
Skylar Raye should be mid card in nxt as a heal or twenner
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Haley McCrary · 1 days ago
Who do you think going to win money in the bank???
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  Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
  
  @Haley McCrary Roxxane Perez, We have seen the teasers of her separating from Judgement Day. I had a vision of what it looked like for her push, & it's all coming into play, entered for a Qualifier, win that, & on raw I didn't see it but It was either teased that we are getting a triple threat between Liv, stephanie, & Becky, or it was confirmed. and if that happens, I see Roxxane cashing in & winning the title & this will separate her from judgement day.
  
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  Fergus · 1 days ago
  
  @Haley McCrary Penta and Roxanne definitely
  
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 1 days ago
Updated new render photos of Akira Towaza, Channing Stacks Lorenzo, EK Prosper, Julius Creed, Kyoki, Lexis King, Reina Volcan, Ricky Saints and Uriah Connors tommorow please!!!!
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Roy · 1 days ago
Okay, shouldnt the bloodline be tweeners if 946 is heel?
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  zay · 12 hours ago
  
  @Roy That's what I was saying.
  
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Fergus · 2 days ago
Glad MITB is full of young talent, that and the 2K27 cover vote makes me believe they finally know what they have in the companies future
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 2 days ago
Blake Monroe is a mid card since shes feuding with Giulia who is a mid carder
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MrAicrow · 2 days ago
That Penta v Dragon v Dom match was stellar
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Nkrst · 2 days ago
On Mara Sade site She Is now listed as part of AEW.
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I added 24 new images and card position data to the page of Hiroshi Tanahashi, really proud of this massive update!

https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/wrestlers/hiroshi-tanahashi
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 3 days ago
KeMalito from CMLL had the Death Riders logo on his mask during his match tonight. Possibly a new addition to the group
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Davey Castegnaro · 3 days ago
Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata are a tag team now.
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Jackson Conley · 3 days ago
I really like where WWE is going with 946. Besides 946, what is the best storyline going on right now in your guys opinion?
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Jackson Conley The storyline that will lead to Roxxane Perez leaving the judgement day. Roxxane looks like she does not want ot be in judgement day anymore. there were sreports saying Roxxane will eventually leave the Judgement Day & be pushed as a singles star. And I have a way of booking her leaving the group & having a feud with Liv Morgan.
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Jackson Conley i do hope they tease the downfall of the judgment day, as well as the vision, those two factions have been really tiring to watch
  
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  Jackson Conley · 1 days ago
  
  @Roy Sometimes I like to see the vision, but the judgment day has been around since 2022. Just end it.
  
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Annia S. Barrón · 3 days ago
Maybe is my opinion but I think it would be nice if you guys added up the mixed tag teams in AAA as also a part of the tag teams/stables section in the wrestlers profile. Mostly because a lot of the times these tag teams also have a longevity and sometimes even history on AAA
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Davey Castegnaro · 4 days ago
Rush, Dralistico & Sammy Guevara are all inactive. Haven't seen none of them in a hot minute.
Ilja Dragunov is also inactive since he's officially signed.
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