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
Defeats Kimura Masahiko to win the championship. | 1105+
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NWA International Heavyweight Championship |  | Lou Thesz
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+
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JWA All Asia Heavyweight Championship | | Rikidōzan
Defeated King Kong Czaya in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | 770+
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JWA All Asia Tag Team Championship | King Kong Czaya & Tiger Joginder Singh King Kong Czaya & Tiger Joginder Singh
Defeated Rikidōzan and Harold Sakata in a two out of three falls tournament final. | 776+
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Japanese Tag Team Championship | Junzo Yoshinosato and Kokichi Endo Junzo Yoshinosato & Kokichi Endo
Replaced by the NWA International Tag Team Championship. | 157+
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Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship |  | Michiaki Yoshimura
| 267+
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Surugaumi
Defeats Yoshimura Michiaki in 8-man tournament final to become the first champion. | 166
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Japanese Light Heavyweight Championship | Junzo Yoshinosato
Defeats Yoshiwara Isao in tournament final to become the first champion. | 434+
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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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