NWA Roster in 1972: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

National Wrestling Alliance: Rosters History Database

On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1972. 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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1972

NWA: All (132)

"Baron" Mikel Scicluna

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

"Crippler" Ray Stevens

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Harley Race

Haystacks Calhoun

"High Chief" Peter Maivia

Professor Toru Tanaka

"Superstar" Billy Graham

Terrible Ted

Terry Funk

Thunderbolt Patterson

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Women

Teams

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Dory Funk Jr.

Won: February 11, 1969 Tampa, FL | House show

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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship		Tony Charles Won: June 1, 1972 House show The title history is unrecorded from July 1971 to June 1972, and then from June 1972 to October 1974.	213+ days
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship		Len Rossi Won: July 1, 1971 House show The title history is unrecorded from 1958-04-24 to July 1971, and then from July 1971 to June 1972.	336 days

NWA American Heavyweight Championship	Johnny Valentine Won: July 8, 1972 Corpus Christi, Texas \| House show	176+ days
	Billy Red Lyons Won: June 24, 1972 Irving, Texas \| Parade of Champions	14 days
	The Spoiler Won: December 11, 1971 San Antonio, Texas \| House show	196 days

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship	Blackjack Lanza Won: December 1, 1972 Texas \| House show It is not clear who Lanza defeated to win the championship	30+ days
	Stan Stasiak Won: July 14, 1972 Texas \| House show It is not clear who Stasiak defeated to win the championship	140 days
	José Lothario Won: January 7, 1972 Texas \| House show	189 days
	Johnny Valentine Won: July 2, 1971 Texas \| House show	189 days

NWA American Tag Team Championship	Brute Bernard & Missouri Mauler Brute Bernard & Missouri Mauler Won: July 1, 1972 Texas \| BTW Show	183+ days
	Red Bastien & Dean Ho Red Bastien & Dean Ho Won: February 28, 1972 Texas \| BTW Show	124 days
	Dean Ho & Fritz Von ErichFritz von Erich Dean Ho Won: January 25, 1972 Dallas, Texas \| BTW Show	34 days
	Thunderbolt Patterson & Johnny ValentineThunderbolt Patterson & Johnny Valentine Won: November 4, 1971 Corpus Christi, Texas \| BTW Show Tanaka gave his half of the championship to Valentine.	82 days

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship	Chris Colt & Bobby Duncum Chris Colt & Bobby Duncum Won: October 6, 1972 Houston, Texas \| House show	86+ days
	Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons Won: July 14, 1972 Houston, Texas \| House show Defeated the Alaskans (Franke Monte and Mike York).	84 days
	Kintarō Ōki & Pak SongKintaro Oki & Pak Song Won: December 17, 1970 Texas \| House show Defeated Rufus R. Jones and Gorgeous George Jr.	575 days

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Inactive

Won: January 1, 1969

Championship abandoned

1460+

days

NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship	The New Bounty Hunters Tom Andrews & Jim Starr Won: December 30, 1972 Chattanooga, Tennessee \| House Show	1+ day
	Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown Won: December 16, 1972 Chattanooga, Tennessee \| Mid-South Coliseum Bounty Hunters continue to defend in other towns and lose to Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett on December 25, 1972, in Memphis, Tennessee.	14 days
	The Bounty Hunters David Novak & Jerry Novak Won: November 13, 1972 Tennessee \| House Show	33 days
	Len Rossi & Kevin SullivanLen Rossi & Kevin Sullivan Won: November 6, 1972 Memphis, Tennessee \| Mid-South Coliseum	7 days
	The Interns Billy Garrett & Jim Starr Won: October 23, 1972 Tennessee \| House Show	14 days
	Bill Dromo & Tojo Yamamoto Bill Dromo & Tojo Yamamoto Won: August 22, 1972 Tennessee \| House Show	62 days
	Jackie Fargo & Roughhouse FargoJackie Fargo & Roughhouse Fargo Won: June 24, 1972 Chattanooga, Tennessee \| House Show	59 days
	The Interns Billy Garrett & Jim Starr Won: June 21, 1972 Nashville, Tennessee \| House Show	3 days

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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship		Danny Hodge Won: March 20, 1972 Shreveport, LA \| House show	286+ days
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship		Dr. X Won: December 3, 1971 Oklahoma City, OK \| House show	108 days

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship	Alfonso Dantés Won: June 13, 1972 Tijuana, Baja California \| Live event	201+ days
	Ray Mendoza Won: April 21, 1972 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event	53 days
	David Morgan Won: March 17, 1972 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event	35 days
	El Solitario Won: November 27, 1970 Mexico City, Mexico \| Live event	476 days

NWA World Middleweight Championship

Aníbal

Won: December 6, 1970 Mexico City, Mexico | Live event

756+

days

NWA World Welterweight Championship

Alberto Muñoz

Won: July 11, 1971 Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL show

539+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956 Baltimore, MD | Live Event

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.

5948+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: April 2, 1968 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | Live event

1734+

days

NWA United States Women's Championship

Betty Niccoli

Won: July 22, 1970

The title history is unrecorded from 1968-07-19 to 1970-07-22. Niccoli was billed the champion only in Midwest and West Texas.

893+

days

NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship

Donna Christianello & Toni Rose

Won: November 27, 1971 Honolulu, HI | Live event

Other reports claim that Christanello & Rose won the titles on February 1972 in Hong Kong, China.

400+

days

Extras

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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 10 hours ago
And don't forget to updated new render photos for Kevin Owens and Roxanne Perez as well!!!
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Keith Meyer · 15 hours ago
Skylar Raye should be mid card in nxt as a heal or twenner
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Haley McCrary · 20 hours ago
Who do you think going to win money in the bank???
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  Draysin Martin · 15 hours ago
  
  @Haley McCrary Roxxane Perez, We have seen the teasers of her separating from Judgement Day. I had a vision of what it looked like for her push, & it's all coming into play, entered for a Qualifier, win that, & on raw I didn't see it but It was either teased that we are getting a triple threat between Liv, stephanie, & Becky, or it was confirmed. and if that happens, I see Roxxane cashing in & winning the title & this will separate her from judgement day.
  
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  Fergus · 9 hours ago
  
  @Haley McCrary Penta and Roxanne definitely
  
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 22 hours ago
Updated new render photos of Akira Towaza, Channing Stacks Lorenzo, EK Prosper, Julius Creed, Kyoki, Lexis King, Reina Volcan, Ricky Saints and Uriah Connors tommorow please!!!!
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Roy · 1 days ago
Okay, shouldnt the bloodline be tweeners if 946 is heel?
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Fergus · 1 days ago
Glad MITB is full of young talent, that and the 2K27 cover vote makes me believe they finally know what they have in the companies future
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 1 days ago
Blake Monroe is a mid card since shes feuding with Giulia who is a mid carder
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MrAicrow · 1 days ago
That Penta v Dragon v Dom match was stellar
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Nkrst · 2 days ago
On Mara Sade site She Is now listed as part of AEW.
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I added 24 new images and card position data to the page of Hiroshi Tanahashi, really proud of this massive update!

https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/wrestlers/hiroshi-tanahashi
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 2 days ago
KeMalito from CMLL had the Death Riders logo on his mask during his match tonight. Possibly a new addition to the group
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Davey Castegnaro · 2 days ago
Mina Shirakawa & Queen Aminata are a tag team now.
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Jackson Conley · 2 days ago
I really like where WWE is going with 946. Besides 946, what is the best storyline going on right now in your guys opinion?
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Jackson Conley The storyline that will lead to Roxxane Perez leaving the judgement day. Roxxane looks like she does not want ot be in judgement day anymore. there were sreports saying Roxxane will eventually leave the Judgement Day & be pushed as a singles star. And I have a way of booking her leaving the group & having a feud with Liv Morgan.
  
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  Roy · 1 days ago
  
  @Jackson Conley i do hope they tease the downfall of the judgment day, as well as the vision, those two factions have been really tiring to watch
  
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  Jackson Conley · 21 hours ago
  
  @Roy Sometimes I like to see the vision, but the judgment day has been around since 2022. Just end it.
  
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Annia S. Barrón · 2 days ago
Maybe is my opinion but I think it would be nice if you guys added up the mixed tag teams in AAA as also a part of the tag teams/stables section in the wrestlers profile. Mostly because a lot of the times these tag teams also have a longevity and sometimes even history on AAA
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Davey Castegnaro · 3 days ago
Rush, Dralistico & Sammy Guevara are all inactive. Haven't seen none of them in a hot minute.
Ilja Dragunov is also inactive since he's officially signed.
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Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
If The Bella Twins are part-timers, thn Paige must also be a part-timer, or the Bella twins are full-time
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Roy · 4 days ago
johnny gargano could potentially be upper card soon
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  Wright · 4 days ago
  
  @Roy He is in the Upper card at the moment. He's within the WWE title picture.
  
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  Roy · 4 days ago
  
  @Wright you right
  
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  Constance Affinito · 4 days ago
  
  @Roy Yes, he is Wright. Wright is Right
  
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  Roy · 3 days ago
  
  nah man, you “Wright” bout that
  
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  Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
  
  It's such a good one, lol
  
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Nkrst · 4 days ago
Should we consider La Catalina as part of the WWE roster? Because she has a MITB qualifying match next week and a tag team match on nxt
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  Constance Affinito · 4 days ago
  
  @Nkrst AAA guys show up on WWE TV a lot, so I think they all should be here
  
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Misfit · 4 days ago
I think Jey, Jimmy, and Jacob should be at least tweeners since they're basically feuding with 946/OTM
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Draysin Martin · 4 days ago
Also Cope & Cage should still be face. Cope said he didn't like the way they beat the Young Bucks, & is trying to keep things peaceful with christian.
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