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
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+
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JWA All Asia Heavyweight Championship | | Rikidōzan
Defeated King Kong Czaya in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | 2231+
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JWA All Asia Tag Team Championship |  | Rikidōzan & ToyonoboriRikidōzan & Toyonobori
This was a Two out of three falls match. | 572+
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Japanese Tag Team Championship | | Rikidozan and ToyonoboriRikidōzan & Toyonobori
This was an All Japan Pro Wrestling event. | 388
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Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship | Yoshinosato
Title awarded in the same night. | 157
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Japanese Light Heavyweight Championship |  | Isao Yoshihara
Defeats Ōtsubo Kiyotaka in tournament final. | 96
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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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