NWA Roster in 1958: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1958. 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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1958

NWA: All (78)

J. Wellington Radcliffe

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Dick Hutton

Won: November 14, 1957 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | House show

412+

days

NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship	Pepper Gomez Won: December 31, 1958 Texas \| House show	0+ days
	Danny McShain Won: November 18, 1958 Texas \| House show	43 days
	Pepper Gomez Won: November 7, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	11 days
	Tosh Togo Won: October 3, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	35 days
	Dick Steinborn Won: July 25, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	70 days
	El Médico Won: May 9, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	77 days
	Pepper Gomez Won: April 25, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	14 days
	El Médico Won: March 28, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	28 days

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NWA Louisiana State Championship	Bill Barney Won: September 22, 1958 Monroe, Louisiana \| Live Show Defeats Al Massey.	100+ days
	Vacant Won: September 1, 1958 When Christy leaves the area.	21 days
	Jerry Christy Won: June 16, 1958 Monroe, Louisiana \| Live Show Defeats Charley Laye in tournament final.	77 days
	Vacant Won: March 31, 1958 After Hodgemyer no-shows the scheduled defense and leaves the area.	77 days
	Bernard Hodgemyer Won: March 3, 1958 Monroe, Louisiana \| Live Show	28 days
	Bill Barney Won: December 23, 1957 Monroe, Louisiana \| Live Show	70 days

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship	Tor Yamata Won: April 24, 1958 Chattanooga, TN \| House show The title history is unrecorded from 1958-04-24 to July 1971.	251+ days
	Mighty Atlas Won: April 1, 1958 House show The title history is unrecorded from May 1957 to April 1958.	23 days
	"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers Won: May 1, 1957 House show The title history is unrecorded from May 1957 to April 1958.	335 days

NWA United States Television Championship

Johnny Valentine

Won: December 24, 1958 Las Vegas, Nevada | CWC House show

Defeating Verne Gagne in tournament final in Chicago, IL.

days

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship	Vacant Won: October 1, 1958 Championship vacated for undocumented reasons	91+ days
	Danny McShain Won: September 15, 1958 Texas \| House show	16 days
	Bill Longson Won: August 5, 1958 Dallas, Texas \| House show Defeated Fritz Von Erich	41 days
	Fritz von Erich Won: August 1, 1958 Texas \| House show	4 days
	Stu Gibson Won: July 14, 1958 Fort Worth, Texas \| House show	18 days
	Bull Curry Won: June 1, 1958 Texas \| House show	43 days
	Fritz von Erich Won: April 15, 1958 Dallas, Texas \| House show	47 days
	Bull Curry Won: March 8, 1958 Angleton, Texas \| House show	38 days

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NWA United States Heavyweight Championship		Verne Gagne Won: April 12, 1958 Chicago, Illinois \| House show The title was split from the original championship, which retained the same joint lineage in the Chicago territory. Minneapolis version renamed "AWA United States Championship" in 1960.	263+ days
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship		Dick The Bruiser Won: December 14, 1957 Chicago, Illinois \| House show	119 days

NWA United States Tag Team Championship	Don Curtis & Mark Lewin Won: December 11, 1958 Washington, D.C. \| House Show	20+ days
	The Golden GrahamsEddie Graham & Dr. Jerry Graham Won: September 4, 1958 Washington, D.C. \| House Show	98 days
	Don Curtis & Mark Lewin Won: July 1, 1958 Kansas City, MO \| House Show Defeated Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt in a tournament final to become the inaugural NWA United States Tag Team Champions (Northeast version).	65 days

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Antonino Rocca and Miguel PérezAntonino Rocca & Miguel Pérez

Won: March 30, 1957 New York City, NY | Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises

This was two-out-of-three falls match, in which Rocca and Pérez won 2–1.

641+

days

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship	Vacant Won: August 22, 1958 Gomez and El Medico win the World Tag Team Championship	131+ days
	Pepper Gomez & El Medico Won: August 8, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	14 days
	Duke Keomuka & John Tolos Won: June 24, 1958 Dallas, Texas \| House show	45 days
	Pepper Gomez & Larry Chene Won: May 23, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	32 days
	Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers Won: April 22, 1958 Dallas, Texas \| House show	31 days
	Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres Won: February 27, 1958 Galveston, Texas \| House show	54 days
	Danny McShain & Casey McShain Won: January 7, 1958 Dallas, Texas \| House show Defeated Jesus Cardenas and Enrique Romero in tournament final after the first match on January 7, 1958 was voided by the commissioner due to a controversial ending.	51 days
	Vacant Won: December 1, 1957 Pepper Gomez left the promotion	37 days

NWA World Tag Team Championship	Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero Won: December 1, 1958 Ft. Worth, Texas \| House show	30+ days
	The Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan Won: November 17, 1958 Ft. Worth, Texas \| House show	14 days
	Pepper Gomez & El Medico Won: August 22, 1958 Houston, Texas \| House show	87 days
	Bill Longson & Ike Eakins Won: August 1, 1958 Texas \| House show	21 days
	Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Won: July 1, 1958 Title Awarded	31 days

NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship	The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe Won: October 3, 1958 Knoxville, Tennessee \| House Show	89+ days
	Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher Won: July 18, 1958 Knoxville, Tennessee \| House Show	77 days
	Dick Beyer & Len Rossi Won: May 30, 1958 Knoxville, Tennessee \| House Show	49 days
	The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe Won: May 1, 1958 Tennessee \| House Show	29 days
	Dick Beyer & Tex Riley Won: April 18, 1958 Knoxville, Tennessee \| House Show	13 days
	The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe Won: April 4, 1958 Tennessee \| House Show	14 days
	Herb Welch & Chris Belkas Won: March 21, 1958 Knoxville, Tennessee \| House Show	14 days
	The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe Won: March 1, 1958 Tennessee \| House Show	20 days

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NWA World Tag Team Championship	The Lisowski BrothersReggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Won: November 5, 1958 Minnesota \| House show The Lisowski Brothers won a tournament to win the vacant championship.	56+ days
	Vacant Won: September 2, 1958 The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons.	64 days
	Fritz von Erich & Hans Hermann Won: July 1, 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota \| House show	63 days
	The Gallagher Brothers Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Won: June 3, 1958 Minnesota \| House show	28 days
	Verne Gagne Leo Nomellini Won: May 15, 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota \| House show	19 days
	The Gallagher Brothers Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Won: March 22, 1958 Saint Paul, Minnesota \| House show Hard Boiled Haggerty and Kinji Shibuya defeated the Gallaghers on April 22, 1958 but the championship was returned a week later due to questionable decisions by referee Ilio DiPaolo.	54 days
	Verne Gagne Bronko Nagurski Won: December 26, 1957 Minneapolis, Minnesota \| House show	86 days

NWA International Tag Team Championship

Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff

Won: October 1, 1955 Minnesota | House show

Claim the title "after winning tournaments in Canada, South America, and various European countries" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 55-11-01); start claiming World Title sometime after 56-01-03 and defeat another claimant team Lord Athol Layton & Bobby Managoff on 56-03-06 in Minneapolis, MN.

1187+

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NWA Northwest Tag Team Championship	Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Won: June 12, 1958 Minnesota \| House show Title change was no later than this date. Most likely awarded back after Nomellini leaves the area or is injured in 58-05.	142 days
	Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini Won: May 15, 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota \| House show	28 days
	Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Won: April 27, 1958 Minnesota \| House show Awarded back as Northwest champions due to Haggerty defeating the Gallagher Bros. in a handicap match rather than a tag team match.	18 days
	Hard Boiled Haggerty & Kinji Shibuya Won: April 22, 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota \| House show Haggerty defeats the Gallagher Bros. in a handicap match and selects Shibuya as his partner; defend against the Gallagher Bros. on 58-04-22 in Minneapolis, MN.	5 days
	Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Won: March 22, 1958 Saint Paul, Minnesota \| House show Have won the World Title, defeating Verne Gagne & Bronko Nagurski on 57-12-26 in Minneapolis, MN; recognized as Upper Midwest champions on 58-04-05 when the recognition as the world chamipions are withdrawn by the NWA "because of numerous conflicting claims to the world crown" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 58-04-06).	31 days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	Angelo Savoldi Won: July 11, 1958 Oklahoma City, OK \| House show	173+ days
	Dory Funk Won: June 5, 1958 Amarillo, TX \| House show	36 days
	Angelo Savoldi Won: February 28, 1958 Oklahoma City, OK \| House show	97 days
	Mike Clancy Won: November 19, 1957 Nashville, TN \| House show Defeated Fred Blassie to win the vacant title.	101 days

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship		Dory Dixon Won: February 13, 1958 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event Dixon defeated Al Kashley to win the vacant championship.	321+ days
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship		Vacant Won: November 30, 1957 Stojack was stripped of the title due to inactivity.	75 days

NWA World Middleweight Championship

Rolando Vera

Won: October 19, 1956 Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event

803+

days

NWA World Welterweight Championship		Karloff Lagarde Won: January 31, 1958 Mexico City, Mexico \| EMLL show	334+ days
NWA World Welterweight Championship		Blue Demon Won: July 25, 1953 Mexico City, Mexico \| EMLL 20 Aniversario	1651 days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956 Baltimore, MD | Live Event

During this reigns the following title changes took place: Bette Boucher, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Yukiko Tomoe, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Evelyn Stevens, then The Fabulous Moolah; however, WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship.

834+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956 Baltimore, MD | Live event

Won a 13-Woman Battle Royal to win the vacant title.

834+

days

NWA United States Women's Championship

Barbara Baker

Won: July 26, 1957

The title history is unrecorded from 1957-12-03 to 1959-07-07. Baker was recognized as champion in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and probably other states.

523+

days

NWA Minnesota Women's Championship

Shirley Strimple

Won: December 30, 1955 St. Paul, Minnesota | House Show

Defeats Lorraine Johnson to win the vacant championship.

1097+

days

NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship	Kay Noble & Lolita Martinez Won: December 4, 1958 Amarillo, TX \| Live event The titles history is unrecorded from 1958-06-16 to 1958-12-04, and then from 1958-12-04 to 1961-11-23. As of 1959-02-24, Penny Banner is listed as a co-holder of the titles, since she wasn't involved in losing them.	27+ days
	Penny Banner & Lorraine Johnson Won: June 16, 1958 Live event The titles history is unrecorded from 1958-02-02 to 1958-06-16, and then from 1958-06-16 to 1958-12-04. Records are unclear as to whom Banner & Johnson defeated; it is possible that Banner replaced Millie Stafford.	171 days
	Lorraine Johnson & Millie Stafford Won: February 2, 1958 Joplin, MO \| Live event The titles history is unrecorded from 1957-07-09 to 1958-02-02, and then from 1958-02-02 to 1958-06-16.	134 days
	June Byers & Ethel Johnson Won: July 9, 1957 Live event The titles history is unrecorded from 1957-07-09 to 1958-02-02.	208 days

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Wright · 32 minutes ago
Diesel sported a mullet from June 6, 1993, until November 26, 1994. Please update his character render to feature that hairstyle, and use the current '90s Diesel render for the November 26, 1994, entry.
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MrAicrow · 1 hours ago
AEW realized the name Last Outfit is awful

It is now called "The Cut"

Not much better
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Wright · 3 hours ago
Eric Young has returned to WWE as a backstage producer for NXT.
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Yansy Martínez · 4 hours ago
Big Mami just returned to triple AAA it has been years since I last saw her can you add her pls
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Nkrst · 8 hours ago
Big Mami returned to AAA as a face because she attacked Karmen Petrovic
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MrAicrow · 13 hours ago
Last Outfit, Who chose that name lol
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 13 hours ago
Big Mami is in AAA. or has been this is her first appearance under the WWE ownership
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Draysin Martin · 15 hours ago
The Bang Bang Gang & the Dogs new Super faction is called the Last outfit...... And Here I thought WWE was bad with women, AEW is bad with naming new tag teams & factions. Bullet Club was right there.
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  MrAicrow · 13 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin The Last Outfit, What does that even mean?
  
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Roy · 1 days ago
and i’m still not convinced that johnny and candice are faces.
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  Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
  
  @Roy They Are still faces, eventually they will turn on Sami.
  
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  Roy · 1 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Hmmm… makes sense now.
  
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Roy · 1 days ago
Giulia loses
Alexa and Tatum loses
What are the WWE creatives even doing?
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  MrAicrow · 23 hours ago
  
  @Roy WWE doesn't know how to book Women
  
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  Draysin Martin · 21 hours ago
  
  @MrAicrow Agreed, especially Roxxane Perez. this is not me being a Roxxane Perez Stan, but I feel like eversince debuting WWE has just thrown her away, like Jevon Evans is in a feud with an upper card faction, Sol Ruca won the women's intercontinental championship a over a month after debuting on the main roster, Jacy Jayne won the women's United States championship in august, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid won the Women's tag championships a month earlier in July, Trick Williams was on the main roster since June & has already won the US Title, Twice! Stephanie Vaquer was women's world champion Twice also, Giulia was women's US champ twice. But what about Roxxane? The women's tag titles do not count because she was just a replacement when Liv Morgan got injured. but since then she has been on a losing streak more wins than loses this year, I hope it changes by next year maybe the trigger she trust on judgement day happens at Crown Jewel.
  
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  Roy · 20 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin most of the NXT stars that only recently joined the main roster get more wins than those who i really think deserve those wins. I havent seen giulia win a single title shot or any match ever since she lost that title to tiffany stratton. roxanne perez face turn cldve also been great since finn balor was released from the judgment day.. and it still baffles me that tiffy won that mitb case again instead of either lola vice or roxanne perez (she cld cash on liv someday and turn face.) i really havent since jordynne grace since 2-3 months back which i find it upsetting because her skillset was actually good. do i even need to talk about how alexa looks like a jobber now? in this case i see Mr Aicrow’s point ab creatives losing their minds not knowing how to book the womens side of wrestling.
  
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MrAicrow · 1 days ago
Cody v Randy, Last Man Standing, Crown Jewel
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MrAicrow · 1 days ago
B-Fab and Michin are WWE Women's Tag team champions

Why.
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Arnista · 1 days ago
The Dungeon was dissolved
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Davey Castegnaro · 1 days ago
Noam Dar isn't on Evolve.
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 2 days ago
Jordynne Grace has been inactive she was last seen on the June 18th episode of Main Event
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Keith Meyer · 3 days ago
Please put the perfection of reflection 🪞 Chantal Monroe in nxt she had like a little vinyet and had a backstage segment
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  Keith Meyer · 2 days ago
  
  @Keith Meyer Why are you guys down voted me for saying something that is true
  
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  @Keith Meyer Because they are desperate for attention. tell me I'm wrong.
  
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  @Keith Meyer Because bots
  
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  @Keith Meyer bots. And one of those downvoters cld be Chad
  
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 3 days ago
I don't think Romeo Moreno and Layla Diggs will not continue on Evolve anymore. Layla Diggs is a face after the Dungeon has disbanded.
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Roy · 3 days ago
so ilja dragunov’s H bomb is called D bomb now.
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Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
The Bang Bang Gang have turned Heel, Gabe Kidd is out of the Dogs, & it seems the Dogs & Bang Bang Gang have reformed Bullet Club.
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  @Draysin Martin Can we say it's a reformation confirmed?
  
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El Carnicero has an render now on WWE.com
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NWA Roster in 1958: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

NWA: All (78)

Men

Women

Teams

The Corsicans

The Fabulous Kangaroos

The Golden Grahams

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Dick Hutton

NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship

Pepper Gomez

Danny McShain

Pepper Gomez

Tosh Togo

Dick Steinborn

El Médico

Pepper Gomez

El Médico

NWA Louisiana State Championship

Bill Barney

Jerry Christy

Bernard Hodgemyer

Bill Barney

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

Tor Yamata

Mighty Atlas

NWA United States Television Championship

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship

Danny McShain

Bill Longson

Stu Gibson

Bull Curry

Bull Curry

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

NWA United States Tag Team Championship

Don Curtis & Mark Lewin

The Golden GrahamsEddie Graham & Dr. Jerry Graham

Don Curtis & Mark Lewin

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Antonino Rocca and Miguel PérezAntonino Rocca & Miguel Pérez

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship

Pepper Gomez & El Medico

Duke Keomuka & John Tolos

Pepper Gomez & Larry Chene

Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers

Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres

Danny McShain & Casey McShain

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero

The Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan

Pepper Gomez & El Medico

Bill Longson & Ike Eakins

Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder

NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship

The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe

Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher

Dick Beyer & Len Rossi

The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe

Dick Beyer & Tex Riley

The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe

Herb Welch & Chris Belkas

The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe

NWA World Tag Team Championship

The Lisowski BrothersReggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski

Fritz von Erich & Hans Hermann

The Gallagher Brothers Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher

Verne Gagne Leo Nomellini

The Gallagher Brothers Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher

Verne Gagne Bronko Nagurski

NWA International Tag Team Championship

Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff

NWA Northwest Tag Team Championship

Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher

Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini

Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher

Hard Boiled Haggerty & Kinji Shibuya

Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship