NWA Roster in 1952: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
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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1952NWA: All (44)
Angelo Poffo
Angelo Savoldi
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Michele Leone
Bearcat Wright
Big Humphrey
Bob Orton
Bobo Brazil
Cora Combs
Dick Bishop
Dory Funk
Eddie Gossett
Ethel Johnson
Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Gory Guerrero
Helen Hild
Jerry Graham
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
June Byers
Killer Kowalski
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Luther Lindsay
Mae Young
Masa Kimura
Maurice Vachon
Mike DiBiase
Mildred Burke
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Gulas
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Reggie Lisowski
Sam Muchnick
The Sheik of Araby
Stu Hart
Ted the Wrestling Bear
Verne Gagne
Men
Angelo Poffo
Angelo Savoldi
Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skaaland
Baron Michele Leone
Bearcat Wright
Big Humphrey
Bob Orton
Bobo Brazil
Dick Bishop
Dory Funk
Eddie Gossett
Freddie Blassie
Gorgeous George
Gory Guerrero
Jerry Graham
Johnny Barend
Johnny Valentine
Killer Kowalski
Leroy McGuirk
Lord James Blears
Lou Thesz
Luther Lindsay
Masa Kimura
Maurice Vachon
Mike DiBiase
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Nick Gulas
Pat O'Connor
Paul Boesch
Pinkie George
Primo Carnera
Reggie Lisowski
Sam Muchnick
The Sheik of Araby
Stu Hart
Ted the Wrestling Bear
Verne Gagne
Women
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Lou Thesz
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+
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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | Duke Keomuka
| 30+
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Cyclone Ayala
| 17
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Duke Keomuka
| 49
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Ray Gunkel
| 126
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Duke Keomuka
| 157
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NWA United States Tag Team Championship | The Dusek Family Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek
The Duseks were billed as “team match champions of the nation”, listed as a possible predecessor to the American Tag Team Championship | 3678+
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NWA Texas Tag Team Championship |  | Vacant
championship vacated for undocumented reasons | 30+
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Gory Guerrero & Cyclone Anaya Gory Guerrero & Cyclone Anaya
Won a one night tournament to win the vacant championship. | 0
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| Vacant
championship vacated for undocumented reasons | 30
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Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich
| 25
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Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán
| 53
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Duke Keomuka & Mr. Moto Duke Keomuka & Mr. Moto
| 171
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Miguel Guzman & Ray Gunkel Miguel Guzman & Ray Gunkel
Win by DQ. | 25
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Duke Keomuka & Ivan Kalmikoff Duke Keomuka & Ivan Kalmikoff
Defeated Rito Romero and Miguel Guzmán | 7
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NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship | Herb Welch & Roy Welch Herb Welch & Roy Welch
| 113+
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Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski
| 2
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Herb Welch & Roy Welch Herb Welch & Roy Welch
| 68
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Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski Karl Kowalski & Ivan Kowalski
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
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Golden Hawk & Johnny Kostas Golden Hawk & Johnny Kostas
| 37
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Henry Harrell & Rex Mobley Henry Harrell & Rex Mobley
| 16
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Pat O'Brien & Karl Kowalski Pat O'Brien & Karl Kowalski
| 105
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Danny McShain
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+
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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | Gypsy Joe
Gypsy Joe defeated Johnny Balbo in a decision match to become the inaugural champion. | 55+
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NWA World Middleweight Championship | Tarzán López
Tarzán López won a tournament to win the vacant title. | 171+
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| Vacant
EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons. | 161
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Enrique Llanes
| 132
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NWA World Welterweight Championship |  | El Santo
| 96+
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Bobby Bonales
| 441
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NWA Women's Championship | | Mildred Burke
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+
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NWA Minnesota Women's Championship | Ramona Rundquist
| 577+
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NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship | | June Byers & Mary Jane Mull
Mull won a tournament to replace Millie Stafford, who had taken time off due to personal reasons. | 30+
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| June Byers & Millie Stafford
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
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| Mae Young & Ella Waldek
Records are unclear as to whom Young & Waldek defeated to win the titles and become the inaugural champions. | 3
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