NWA Roster in 1954: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

National Wrestling Alliance: Rosters History Database

On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1954. 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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1954

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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.

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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship	Polo Torres Won: November 19, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	42+ days
	The Sheik Won: October 22, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	28 days
	Ed Francis Won: July 27, 1954 Texas \| House show	87 days
	Johnny Valentine Won: July 22, 1954 Texas \| House show	5 days
	Ed Francis Won: June 11, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	41 days
	Enrique Guzmán Won: May 21, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	21 days
	Bull Curry Won: May 7, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	14 days
	Ray Gunkel Won: February 18, 1953 Austin, Texas \| House show Defeated Mr. Moto to win the vacant title.	443 days

NWA Louisiana State Championship

Vacant

Won: August 26, 1946

Title vacated

3049+

days

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship	Joe Christie Won: October 15, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	77+ days
	Johnny Valentine Won: September 21, 1954 Dallas, Texas \| House show	24 days
	Joe Christie Won: September 14, 1954 Dallas, Texas \| House show	7 days
	Rito Romero Won: June 1, 1954 Texas \| House show It is not clear who Romero defeated to win the championship	105 days
	Don Evans Won: April 8, 1954 Texas \| House show It is not clear who Don Evans defeated to win the championship	54 days
	Danny Savich Won: October 1, 1953 Texas \| House show	189 days

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

Verne Gagne

Won: September 3, 1953 Chicago, Illinois | House show

Gagne was awarded the championship

484+

days

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship	Rito Romero & Pepe Mendietta Won: November 12, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	49+ days
	Roy Shire & The Great Scott Won: October 12, 1954 Dallas, Texas \| House show	31 days
	Rito Romero & George Drake Won: October 1, 1954 Texas \| House show	11 days
	Duke Keomuka & Don Evans Won: August 3, 1954 Texas \| House show	59 days
	Rito Romero & Sugi Sito Won: May 15, 1954 San Antonio, Texas \| House show	80 days
	Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Krauser Won: May 4, 1954 Texas \| House show	11 days
	Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Won: April 24, 1954 Houston, Texas \| House show	10 days
	Ray Gunkel & Ricki Starr Won: April 1, 1954 Texas \| House show	23 days

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NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship	Vacant Won: November 26, 1954	35+ days
	George Becker & Bobby Becker Won: October 12, 1954 Roanoke, Virginia \| House Show	45 days
	Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya Won: July 19, 1954 Charlotte, North Carolina \| House Show	85 days
	Al Smith & John Smith Won: June 5, 1954 Lenoir, North Carolina \| House Show	44 days
	George Curtis & Jack Curtis Won: May 29, 1954 Lenoir, North Carolina \| House Show	7 days
	Al Smith & John Smith Won: September 9, 1953 Tennessee \| House Show	262 days

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Pat O'Connor & Tony Baillargeon

Won: June 20, 1953 Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show

559+

days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Baron Michele Leone

Won: August 17, 1953 Memphis, TN | House show

501+

days

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Frank Stojack

Won: August 10, 1953 Spokane, Washington | Live event

508+

days

NWA World Middleweight Championship		El Santo Won: January 1, 1954 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event	364+ days
NWA World Middleweight Championship		Sugi Sito Won: June 20, 1953 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event	195 days

NWA World Welterweight Championship

Blue Demon

Won: July 25, 1953 Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 20 Aniversario

524+

days

NWA Women's Championship		June Byers Won: August 20, 1954 Atlanta, GA \| Live event The commission stopped the 2 out 3 Falls Match between Burke and Byers at the end of the second fall, stripped Burke of the title and awarded it to Byers.	133+ 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.	1692 days

NWA Minnesota Women's Championship		Vacant Won: January 1, 1954 Title vacant.	364+ days
NWA Minnesota Women's Championship		Ramona Rundquist Won: June 3, 1951 Minnesota \| House Show	943 days

NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship	June Byers & Millie Stafford Won: December 7, 1954 Live event The titles history is unrecorded from 1955-05-11 to 1956-03-01.	24+ days
	Vacant Won: August 20, 1954 The titles were vacated after June Byers won the NWA World Women's Championship.	109 days
	June Byers & Mary Jane Mull Won: December 14, 1953 Birmingham, AB \| Live event	249 days

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Haley McCrary · 28 minutes ago
Ivy Nile should probably be inactive
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Wright · 1 hours ago
Kiana James inactive.
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 6 hours ago
I don't think Cruz Montana is not going to NXT anymore because he's got his last match. Now he's fully here on Raw and continue aligned with The 946 (Black Gang).
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Wright · 10 hours ago
Enzo Amore is signed to WWE; mark him as inactive. He is expecting to head to NXT, but the most that they have is that he is signed.
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Wright · 23 hours ago
I normally don't talk about the wrestling shows themselves and solely try and help this website grow and improve... But for the first time in a long time I'm actually baffled at NXT booking Moreno and Dar winning the cup.
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  smah · 16 hours ago
  
  @Wright
  NXT tags have been stale for a little bit, so i think (totally just guessing) HBK sees them as like his new fraxiom and wants to build around them
  but, while i like moreno & dar, they're no fraxiom
  
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  MrAicrow · 2 hours ago
  
  @Wright Yeah, That's weird
  
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Nkrst · 1 days ago
Taya Valkyrie has officially left AEW.
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Roy · 1 days ago
new render for Otis please!
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 1 days ago
I noticed Scorpio Sky isn't listed here on the AEW roster i know there was a report that his contract was up in october but his name was still shown on the entrance video for skyflight last collision during Matt Sydal and Darius Martin's entrances so he must've signed a new deal also still listed on the official roster page on AEW's website also he had a match on Ring Of Honor recently
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  Wright · 1 days ago
  
  @DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh AEW is great at managing their online roster. Hell, Keith Lee is still signed to them, and SDH took him off of the AEW roster, despite him still being signed. He's just inactive, still on AEW's roster.
  
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Roy · 2 days ago
what does tko have planned for maxxine dupri ngl… last i checked she only won ONCE for intercontinental championship off of becky lynch. Also imo her heel work this time round… doesn’t really sit right w me.
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Micah K · 2 days ago
La knight inactive
Jd mcdougha low carder. He isnt really in any major story right now
I haven’t seen Erik and Ivar in weeks
New photos for Bronco Nima and Lucien price. More of the 946 attires same with Royce keys.
The Tongans have new renders on the wwe website same with Shinskie nakumara
Cody Rhodes absolutely needs a new photo.
El grande Americano isn’t a mid carder anymore he is a inactive
And yeah
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Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
Okay, for the people who stay awake and watch New Japan Pro Wrestling here's some updates:
Will Ospreay will face Callum Newman at Wrestle Kingdom 21
Kenny Omega challenges for the IWGP World Heavyweight championship when he goes one on one against Yota tsuji and the match will also be at Wrestle Kingdom 21. I would say Callum stays Tweener, Kenny is definitely acting Tweener, he's on AEW Hiatus while acting as a heel in new Japan.
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Roy · 2 days ago
I haven’t really seen LA Knight since his loss at MITB.
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MrAicrow · 2 days ago
Cruz Montana is a part of 946, Did not see that coming
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Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
I Am Coming back forget I said that I was going to take a break. Listen Chad was not trying to get a second chance, every since he came to smackdown hotel he has been doing nothing but harassing others, especially me & Roy. I literally posted an apology and Roy commented he accepted Roy's apology but not mine. when I announced the break he said about time! You really think he's looking for a second chance? Nah, he's tricking you to play innocent one.
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Roy · 3 days ago
CRUZ MONTANA IS ON RAW AS A HEEL
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Roy We knew he wasn't long for NXT. He was an established TNA name, but you have to feel Bad for Tony D'Angelo. He's been in NXT for 5-6 years, and yet Santana was there for a few months and is now on Raw.
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Wright its like a pattern, wwe releases people that have worked under them for a while and then brings in the new nxt superstars to replace those people… like some of those nxt superstars dont even last in nxt more than Tony D and still gets to be called up.
  
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Wright · 3 days ago
I have a question for everyone here: what do you consider to be the most underrated professional wrestling entrance theme song, in your opinion?

Me personally, I'd have to go with Joe Gacy's NXT theme, "Love is Blind."
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright I'm Coming back just for this one comment. I Like songs where the crowd sings along to or has a chant in it. I like Will Ospreay's theme "Elevated"
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin i quite agree with draysin, songs where crowds chant the lyrics are the best, id go with edge’s theme.. been a banger for 2 decades
  
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  Chad · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Come back for more.
  
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  Wright · 2 days ago
  
  @Roy Great pick, but I asked for an underrated song...
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Wright alright lets see, Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder’s old entrance “When The Lights Go Down” by Downstait
  
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Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
Solo's in the bloodline
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  MrAicrow · 3 days ago
  
  @Constance Affinito They have ruined the Solo Sikoa story, Great job WWE
  
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  Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
  
  @MrAicrow They're doing it because of the WarGames match bloodline will probably have against 946, but I think he should've had a little more time as a singles guy
  
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Fergus · 3 days ago
Gunther should be upper card again because he’s feuding with Finn Bálor
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sky_h1ghr · 3 days ago
Finn Bálor should be moved back to mid card since he's feuding mainly with Gunther nowadays with Sami, Punk, and Owens being the upper carders of SmackDown. Nia and Lash should also be moved back to mid card but since they're not appearing on SmackDown for weeks now, they could be moved to inactive list. Nikki and Roxanne should go up to the upper card after contending on Chelsea's title recently.
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Nkrst · 3 days ago
Paul Walter Hauser has departed MLW.
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