NWA Roster in 1955: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1955. 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.
Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the NWA Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Simply use the filters below! You even have the option to view a breakdown of the rosters split by Face and Heel divisions.

NWA: All (57)


























































Men



















































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. | 2225+
|
NWA World 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. | 498+
|
NWA Women's Tag Team Championship![]() | Penny Banner & Lorraine Johnson
The titles history is unrecorded from 1955-05-11 to 1956-03-01, and then from 1956-03-01 to 1956-07-30. Banner & Johnson won a tournament to be crowned champions, but it isn't known who they defeated to win the titles. | 234+
| |
![]() | June Byers & Millie Stafford
The titles history is unrecorded from 1955-05-11 to 1956-03-01. | 155
|
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | Ed Francis
| 264+
| |
![]() | Baron Michele Leone
| 602
|
Extras
Part Time Wrestler
Commentator
Presidents
Promoters









Producer
Coach
The profile of each NWA wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.
Also, check out these useful articles we put together:
- Top 50 Wrestlers With Most Appearances in WWE Games Main Series
- Undertaker's WrestleMania Streak: Full List of Matches & Opponents
- Wrestling Obituaries: List of Recent Wrestler Deaths
- Wrestlers Entrance Themes: WWE & AEW Theme Songs List
- List of Current Pro Wrestling Champions in WWE, AEW, TNA, NJPW & more
- WWE PPV Theme Songs List: All Pay Per View Themes History
- Top 50 Wrestlers With Most Video Game Appearances
- Pro Wrestling Hall of Fames: Full List of Members & Inductees
- List of Pro Wrestling & WWE Crowd Attendance Records (Top 50 Events in History)
- Top 50 Heaviest Wrestlers of All Time: List Ranked by Weight