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.
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1959JWA: All (9)
Teams
Rikidozan and Toyonobori
Champions
NWA International Heavyweight Championship |  | Rikidōzan Won: August 27, 1958 House show | Los Angeles, California, United States 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+ 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. | 1500+ 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. | 1506+ 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. | 887+ days |
Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship |  | Michiaki Yoshimura Won: April 8, 1957 Ōsaka, Japan | House show | 997+ days |
Japanese Light Heavyweight Championship | | Vacant Won: January 1, 1958 Vacates when Yoshinosato moves up to junior heavyweight division. | 729+ 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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