JWA Roster in 1961: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full JWA Roster in the year 1961. 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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1961JWA: 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. | 1222+ 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. | 2231+ days |
JWA All Asia Tag Team Championship |  | Rikidōzan & ToyonoboriRikidōzan & Toyonobori Won: June 7, 1960 Nagoya, Japan | JWA International Competitors Of The Spring - Night 13 This was a Two out of three falls match. | 572+ days |
Japanese Tag Team Championship | | Rikidozan and ToyonoboriRikidōzan & Toyonobori Won: January 1, 1960 Tokyo, Japan | House show This was an All Japan Pro Wrestling event. | 388 days |
Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship |  | Yoshinosato Won: August 19, 1960 Osaka, Japan | House show Title awarded in the same night. | 157 days |
Japanese Light Heavyweight Championship |  | Isao Yoshihara Won: October 19, 1960 Tokyo, Japan | House show Defeats Ōtsubo Kiyotaka in tournament final. | 96 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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