NWA Roster in 1953: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1953. 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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1953

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Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Lou Thesz

Won: November 27, 1949

1495+ days

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.

1495+

days

NWA World Women's Championship

Mildred Burke

Won: January 1, 1950

Live event

1460+ days

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.

1460+

days

NWA Women's Tag Team Championship	June Byers & Mary Jane Mull Won: December 14, 1953 Birmingham, AB \| Live event 17+ days	17+ days
	Ruth Boatcallie & Carol Cook Won: September 1, 1953 Live event 104 days The titles history is unrecorded from 1953-03-01 to 1953-09-01. Boatcallie & Cook were recognized as champions only in Alabama and Tennessee.	104 days
	Daisy Mae & Golden Venus Won: March 1, 1953 Live event 184 days The titles history is unrecorded from 1953-03-01 to 1953-09-01. Mae & Venus were recognized as champions only in West Virginia.	184 days
	June Byers & Mary Jane Mull Won: December 1, 1952 Nebraska \| Live event 90 days Mull won a tournament to replace Millie Stafford, who had taken time off due to personal reasons.	90 days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Baron Michele Leone

Won: August 17, 1953

Memphis, TN | House show

136+ days

136+

days

Danny McShain

Won: November 19, 1951

Memphis, TN | House show

637 days

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.

637

days

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Wright · 1 days ago
You guys excited for Pat McAfee v Gunther?
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Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
Trick Williams isn't a Heel he's Just Pissed of that's all you think his Mad actions make him Heel?
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  Wright · 1 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I agree. Everyone has bad days. Why can't faces?
  
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Brandon Siddall · 1 days ago
Why is the current AAA roster so small?
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  Nomad · 1 days ago
  
  @Brandon Siddall It’s actually not, they just haven’t added the rest of the roster yet
  
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KING ??? · 1 days ago
It is better to put their full real names.
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Shawn Piette · 2 days ago
can you please add chuey martinez to evolve
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Tommy DeRosa · 2 days ago
shouldn't Lexis King and Trick Williams be heels now given the heelish actions they've had with faces on NXT TV last week?
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Tommy DeRosa Not to be "That Guy" but trick Trick Williams doesn't have heel behavior he's just Pissed off Man
  
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  Tommy DeRosa · 1 days ago
  
  @Tommy DeRosa lexis king did sneak attack ricky saints in a backstage segment after he lost his heritage cup
  
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Omar Sabbouh · 2 days ago
With becky now becoming the top heel on raw taking liv's place, and the addition to roxanne and guilia who are 2 heels to raw, I think liv would be a perfect tweener right now! She'll still do her heel work but she gets cheered for it!
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Omar Sabbouh · 3 days ago
Jacob fatu should be a tweener just listen to the cheers and pop!
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Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
Can you guys Change Hank & Tank's theme to Be Burn this Engine Out they've been using since they formed their Tag Team
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TopKekyoin · 3 days ago
kalyx has been put here as a wrestler in smackdown when she isn't. she's only a wrestler in evolve and a referee in smackdown, not a wrestler
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Wright · 3 days ago
My queen, Zelina Vega won the US Championship!!!

Aleister Black is on SmackDown too I guess... Meh... Never liked him.
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright Bro He never won a Title on the Main Roster we Still wanted Him back for So Long we Had to Wait 4 YEARS!
  
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I feel for that, but I just never really got into his character.
  
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright How about this if you didn't aleister to return who would you want instead
  
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Ooh, nice question. Thanks!
  
  Rusev was near the top, but he came back...
  X-Pac is open to a rumble appearance, and he can do everything he used to.
  Daniel Bryan would blow the roof off.
  Big E returning for one or two more runs will make me very happy.
  Rob Van Dam isn't opposed. And I love watching him.
  My #1 would be Big Show for a final run with the company.
  
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I'd also like Ziggler, Goldberg, Ryback, Hornswoggle and Zack Ryder back.
  
  Despite how mid it was, I grew up with the PG era, and find a strange comfort in it.
  
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KING ??? · 4 days ago
Can you put one Sol Ruca belt on the right and the other on the left?
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KING ??? · 4 days ago
Add Aleister Black On SmackDown
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Wright · 4 days ago
I would consider Breakker high card. He joined Heyman and Rollins.
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Carter Berndt · 5 days ago
They added new renders for people like Karrion Kross, Wes Lee, Andre Chase, and Secret Hervice on WWE.com so if you want some new photos, they are there.
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tim France · 5 days ago
Change Jimmy uso picture and jey uso
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Nomad · 5 days ago
Add masato yakushiji
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Ilovewrasslineo · 6 days ago
John cena got a new championship render
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gary vaughan · 6 days ago
yep ryback it is then you can add him then
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gary vaughan · 6 days ago
add Mason Ryan David Otunga Heath Slater Justin Gabriel Darren Young Ryback Curtis Axel Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt to be part of the main roster
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  Wright · 6 days ago
  
  @gary vaughan Why? They're all gone from the ring, as much as I like Ryback.
  
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  PrivatePenguin 95 · 6 days ago
  
  @gary vaughan plus, bray Wyatt died last year, Daniel Bryan is in aew as Bryan Danielson, and i think Justin gabriel is still in roh as pj black
  
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