JWA Roster in 1957: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full JWA Roster in the year 1957. This includes the list of all JWA Wrestlers, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
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1957JWA: All (9)
Champions
JWA Japanese Heavyweight Championship |  | Rikidōzan Won: December 22, 1954 Tokyo, Japan | House show Defeats Kimura Masahiko to win the championship. | 1105+ days |
NWA International Heavyweight Championship |  | Lou Thesz Won: November 1, 1957 Thesz was awarded the championship by the NWA after losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Dick Hutton. Houston NWA promoter Morris Sigel claimed that Thesz had won the title by defeating Antonino Rocca in 1949. | 60+ days |
JWA All Asia Heavyweight Championship | | Rikidōzan Won: November 22, 1955 Tokyo, Japan | House show Defeated King Kong Czaya in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | 770+ days |
JWA All Asia Tag Team Championship |  | King Kong Czaya & Tiger Joginder Singh Won: November 16, 1955 Tokyo, Japan | Live event Defeated Rikidōzan and Harold Sakata in a two out of three falls tournament final. | 776+ days |
Japanese Tag Team Championship | | Junzo Yoshinosato and Kokichi Endo Junzo Yoshinosato & Kokichi Endo Won: July 27, 1957 Replaced by the NWA International Tag Team Championship. | 157+ days |
Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship |  | Michiaki Yoshimura Won: April 8, 1957 Ōsaka, Japan | House show | 267+ days |
| Surugaumi Won: October 24, 1956 Tokyo, Japan | House show Defeats Yoshimura Michiaki in 8-man tournament final to become the first champion. | 166 days |
Japanese Light Heavyweight Championship | | Junzo Yoshinosato Won: October 23, 1956 Tokyo, Japan | House show Defeats Yoshiwara Isao in tournament final to become the first champion. | 434+ days |
Extras
The profile of each JWA wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.
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