JWA Roster in 1959: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full JWA Roster in the year 1959. 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.
Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the JWA 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.
1959JWA: All (9)
Teams
Rikidozan and Toyonobori
Champions
NWA International Heavyweight Championship |  | Rikidōzan
Thesz claims the match was not for the title and continues defending the title in the U.S. and Europe until regaining the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in January 1963. | 491+
|
JWA All Asia Heavyweight Championship | | Rikidōzan
Defeated King Kong Czaya in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | 1500+
|
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. | 1506+
|
Japanese Tag Team Championship | Junzo Yoshinosato and Kokichi Endo Junzo Yoshinosato & Kokichi Endo
Replaced by the NWA International Tag Team Championship. | 887+
|
Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship |  | Michiaki Yoshimura
| 997+
|
Japanese Light Heavyweight Championship |  | Vacant
Vacates when Yoshinosato moves up to junior heavyweight division. | 729+
|
Extras
The profile of each JWA 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:
- List of WWE Superstars Releases by Year: All Wrestlers & Dates
- List of WWE Face Turns & Heel Turns by Year
- List of WWE Debuts & Returns by Year: All Wrestlers & Dates
- Wrestlers Entrance Themes: WWE & AEW Theme Songs List
- Top 50 Wrestlers with the Most World Title Wins, Ranked
- List of Grand Slam Champions in WWE, AEW, TNA & more
- All WrestleMania Main Events in History: Full List & Stats
- WWE Current Roster by Brand (Raw, SmackDown, NXT)
- Wrestling Obituaries: List of Recent Wrestler Deaths
- Most Decorated Wrestlers of All-Time: Ranked by Titles Won
- Top 50 Heaviest Wrestlers of All Time: List Ranked by Weight
- Wrestlers Real Names: Full List for WWE, AEW, Legends and more
- List of Current Pro Wrestling Champions in WWE, AEW, TNA, NJPW & more
- List of Current Pro Wrestling Tag Teams & Stables
- Undertaker's WrestleMania Streak: Full List of Matches & Opponents
- Wrestlers Who Won World Titles in Multiple Companies - Full List
