NWA Roster in 1960: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1960. 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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NWA World Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Pat O'Connor
During this reign, Gene LeBell defeated O'Connor, but then he struck a Texas wrestling commissioner with the title belt and the decision was reversed. The title was returned to O'Connor and these two title changes were not recognized. | 722+
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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship![]() | Ciclon Negro
| 93+
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Danny McShain
| 19
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Torbellino Blanco
| 8
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Don Leo Jonathan
| 42
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Torbellino Blanco
| 16
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Duke Keomuka
| 14
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Torbellino Blanco
| 43
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Danny McShain
| 14
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NWA United States Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
Rogers was recognized as the inaugural holder of the Northeast version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. | 255+
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NWA International Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonino Rocca
Defeated Buddy Rogers to win the new title. | 548+
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NWA United States Television Championship![]() | ![]() | Johnny Valentine
| 100+
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Kurt Von Heidleberg
| 38
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![]() | Johnny Valentine
| 496
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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship![]() | Tor Yamata
The title history is unrecorded from 1958-04-24 to July 1971. | 982+
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NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship![]() | Bull Curry
| 21+
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Danny McShain
It is not clear who McShain defeated to win the championship | 30
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![]() | Vacant
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | 132
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Tony Borne
| 18
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Bull Curry
It is not clear who Curry defeated to win the championship | 39
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Danny McShain
Defeated Mr. Moto | 146
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AWA United States Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Vacant
Vacated when Gagne won AWA World Heavyweight Championship. | 95
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![]() | Verne Gagne
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. | 857
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NWA United States Tag Team Championship![]() | The Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
Defeated Chief Big Heart & Johnny Valentine to win the titles. | 23+
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![]() ![]() | "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers & Johnny Valentine
| 19
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The Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
| 87
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The Bastiens Brothers Lou Bastien & Red Bastien
| 16
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The Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
| 18
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The Bastiens Brothers Lou Bastien & Red Bastien
| 89
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![]() ![]() | The Golden GrahamsEddie Graham & Dr. Jerry Graham
| 7
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The Bastiens Brothers Lou Bastien & Red Bastien
| 14
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NWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonino Rocca and Miguel PérezAntonino Rocca & Miguel Pérez
This was two-out-of-three falls match, in which Rocca and Pérez won 2–1. | 1372+
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NWA United States Tag Team Championship![]() | The Dusek Family Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek
The Duseks were billed as “team match champions of the nation”, listed as a possible predecessor to the American Tag Team Championship | 6600+
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NWA Texas Tag Team Championship![]() | Maurice Vachon & Duke Keomuka Maurice Vachon & Duke Keomuka
| 0+
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Ciclon Negro & Torbellino Blanco Ciclon Negro & Torbellino Blanco
| 6
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![]() | Danny McShain & Sputnik MonroeSputnik Monroe Danny McShain
| 6
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Ciclon Negro & Torbellino Blanco Ciclon Negro & Torbellino Blanco
| 34
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Maurice Vachon & Paul Vachon Maurice Vachon & Paul Vachon
| 7
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Ciclon Negro & Torbellino Blanco Ciclon Negro & Torbellino Blanco
| 42
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Tony Borne & Danny McShain Tony Borne & Danny McShain
Defeated Torbellino Blanco and El Gladiador. | 74
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
championship vacated for undocumented reasons | 0
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NWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | Pepper Gomez & Wilbur Snyder Pepper Gomez & Wilbur Snyder
Blanco gave his half to Snyder | 121+
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Pepper Gomez & Torbellino Blanco Pepper Gomez & Torbellino Blanco
| 123
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Danny McShain & Joe Christie Danny McShain & Joe Christie
| 30
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Hogan Wharton & Adnon Kaisy Hogan Wharton & Adnon Kaisy
| 49
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Joe Christie & Man Mountain Managoff Joe Christie & Man Mountain Managoff
| 14
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Pepper Gomez & Ciclone Anaya Pepper Gomez & Ciclone Anaya
| 52
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NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship![]() | Don Fields & Luke Fields Don Fields & Luke Fields
| 250+
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![]() | Great Bolo & Joe McCarthyJoe Hamilton & Joe McCarthy
The Corsicas are billed as champions in Blytheville, Arkansas, as of March 7, 1960. | 5
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Bobby Fields & Don Fields Bobby Fields & Don Fields
| 58
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The Corsicans Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe
| 49
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Bobby Fields & Don Fields Bobby Fields & Don Fields
| 54
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NWA World Tag Team Championship![]() | Murder Incorporated Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills
Murder Incorporated were awarded the championship when Leo Nomellini returned to the NFL. Became the first AWA World Tag Team Champions when AWA stopped recognizing NWA champions. | 49
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![]() | Leo Nomellini & Verne GagneVerne Gagne Leo Nomellini
| 28
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Murder Incorporated Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills
Murder Incorporated claimed to be International Tag Team champions in 1959, awarded the world title on this date. The Minneapolis promotion withdraws from NWA and forms American Wrestling Association in May but initially recognize NWA champions. | 136
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
The championship was vacated when Leo Nomellini returned to play for the San Francisco 49ers in 1959. | 185
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | Danny Hodge
| 162+
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![]() | Angelo Savoldi
| 336
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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Gory Guerrero
| 154+
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Ray Mendoza
| 323
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NWA World Middleweight Championship![]() | René Guajardo
| 79+
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Rolando Vera
| 1455
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NWA World Welterweight Championship![]() | Karloff Lagarde
| 1065+
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NWA Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | The Fabulous Moolah
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. | 1565+
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NWA Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | The Fabulous Moolah
Won a 13-Woman Battle Royal to win the vacant title. | 1565+
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AWA World Women's Championship![]() | ![]() | June Byers
Byers defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship and continues to be recognized by AWA after it splits from NWA in 1960. | 2325+
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NWA United States Women's Championship![]() | Nell Stewart
The title history is unrecorded from 1957-12-03 to 1959-07-07, and then from 1959-07-07 to 1961-09-24. | 543+
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NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship![]() | Kay Noble & Lolita Martinez
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. | 758+
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