NWA Roster in 1954: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
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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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. | 1860+
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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship![]() | Polo Torres
| 42+
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![]() | The Sheik
| 28
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Ed Francis
| 87
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![]() | Johnny Valentine
| 5
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Ed Francis
| 41
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Enrique Guzmán
| 21
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Bull Curry
| 14
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Ray Gunkel
Defeated Mr. Moto to win the vacant title. | 443
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NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship![]() | Joe Christie
| 77+
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![]() | Johnny Valentine
| 24
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Joe Christie
| 7
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Rito Romero
It is not clear who Romero defeated to win the championship | 105
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Don Evans
It is not clear who Don Evans defeated to win the championship | 54
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Danny Savich
| 189
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NWA United States Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Verne Gagne
Gagne was awarded the championship | 484+
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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 | 4408+
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NWA Texas Tag Team Championship![]() | Rito Romero & Pepe Mendietta Rito Romero & Pepe Mendietta
| 49+
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Roy Shire & The Great Scott Roy Shire & The Great Scott
| 31
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Rito Romero & George Drake Rito Romero & George Drake
| 11
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Duke Keomuka & Don Evans Duke Keomuka & Don Evans
| 59
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Rito Romero & Sugi Sito Rito Romero & Sugi Sito
| 80
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Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Krauser Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Krauser
| 11
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Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán Rito Romero & Miguel Guzmán
| 10
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Ray Gunkel & Ricki Starr Ray Gunkel & Ricki Starr
| 23
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NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Vacant
| 35+
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George Becker & Bobby Becker George Becker & Bobby Becker
| 45
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Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya
| 85
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Al Smith & John Smith Al Smith & John Smith
| 44
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George Curtis & Jack Curtis George Curtis & Jack Curtis
| 7
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Al Smith & John Smith Al Smith & John Smith
| 262
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NWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Pat O'Connor & Tony BaillargeonPat O'Connor & Tony Baillargeon
| 559+
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Baron Michele Leone
| 501+
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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship![]() | Frank Stojack
| 508+
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NWA World Middleweight Championship![]() | ![]() | El Santo
| 364+
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Sugi Sito
| 195
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NWA World Welterweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Blue Demon
| 524+
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NWA Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | June Byers
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+
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![]() | 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. | 1692
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NWA World Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | June Byers
Byers defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship and continues to be recognized by AWA after it splits from NWA in 1960. | 133+
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NWA Minnesota Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | Vacant
Title vacant. | 364+
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Ramona Rundquist
| 943
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NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | June Byers & Millie Stafford
The titles history is unrecorded from 1955-05-11 to 1956-03-01. | 24+
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
The titles were vacated after June Byers won the NWA World Women's Championship. | 109
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![]() | June Byers & Mary Jane Mull
| 249
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