NWA Roster in 1974: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1974. 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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1974

NWA: All (149)

"Baron" Mikel Scicluna

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

"Crippler" Ray Stevens

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Harley Race

Haystacks Calhoun

"High Chief" Peter Maivia

Jerry "The King" Lawler

Larry “The Axe” Hennig

Professor Toru Tanaka

"Superstar" Billy Graham

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Jack Brisco

Won: December 9, 1974

Toyohashi, Japan | House show

22+ days

22+

days

Giant Baba

Won: December 2, 1974

Kagoshima, Japan | House show

7 days

days

Jack Brisco

Won: July 20, 1973

Houston, TX | House show

500 days

500

days

NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship	Paul Jones Won: December 26, 1974 Greensboro, NC \| Live event 5+ days	5+ days
	Ivan Koloff Won: October 24, 1974 Anderson, SC \| Live event 63 days	63 days
	Paul Jones Won: July 8, 1974 Charlotte, NC \| Live event 108 days	108 days
	Ivan Koloff Won: May 10, 1974 Richmond, VA \| Live event 59 days	59 days
	Danny Miller Won: February 27, 1974 Raleigh, NC \| Live event 72 days Defeated Ole Anderson in a tournament final to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion.	72 days

NWA American Heavyweight Championship	Fritz von Erich Won: December 29, 1974 Dallas, Texas \| House show 2+ days	2+ days
	Blackjack Lanza Won: December 2, 1974 Texas \| House show 27 days	27 days
	Vacant Won: November 30, 1974 Dallas, Texas \| House show 2 days After a match against Blackjack Lanza	2 days
	Fritz von Erich Won: April 16, 1974 Dallas, Texas \| House show 228 days	228 days
	Blackjack Mulligan Won: March 26, 1974 Dallas, Texas \| House show 21 days	21 days
	Fritz von Erich Won: August 7, 1973 Dallas, Texas \| House show 231 days	231 days

NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship	El Gran Markus Won: September 1, 1974 Texas \| House show 121+ days	121+ days
	Red Bastien Won: May 28, 1974 Dallas, Texas \| House show 96 days	96 days
	Great Mephisto Won: January 15, 1974 Dallas, Texas \| House show 133 days Wins rematch.	133 days
	Vacant Won: December 26, 1973 San Antonio, Texas \| House show 20 days After a match against Great Mephisto.	20 days

NWA North American Tag Team Championship

Antonio Inoki & Seiji SakaguchiAntonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi

Won: August 16, 1974

Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Wrestling Event

137+ days

137+

days

Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess

Won: May 1, 1974

Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Wrestling Event

107 days

107

days

Johnny Powers & Pat PattersonJohnny Powers & Pat Patterson

Won: August 1, 1973

Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Wrestling Event

273 days

Powers & Patterson were recognized in Los Angeles & Japan as champions.

273

days

NWA American Tag Team Championship	Vacant Won: December 1, 1974 30+ days Championship vacated and abandoned by NWA Big Time Wrestling.	30+ days
	Tex McKenzie & Johnny ValentineJohnny Valentine Tex McKenzie Won: September 23, 1974 Ft. Worth, Texas \| BTW Show 69 days	69 days
	The BlackjacksBlackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Won: August 1, 1974 Texas \| BTW Show 53 days	53 days
	Tex McKenzie & Ken PateraKen Patera Tex McKenzie Won: July 22, 1974 Ft. Worth, Texas \| BTW Show 10 days	10 days
	The BlackjacksBlackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Won: January 22, 1974 Houston, Texas \| BTW Show 181 days Supposedly defeated the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) in a tournament final, but the tournament was fictitious.	181 days
	Vacant Won: January 1, 1974 21 days Championship vacated after Curry was also injured by Johnny Valentine.	21 days
	Jose Lothario & Mil MáscarasJosé Lothario & Mil Máscaras Won: October 1, 1973 Texas \| BTW Show 92 days	92 days

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship

Red Bastien & Tex McKenzie Red Bastien & Tex McKenzie

Won: January 1, 1974

Texas | House show

364+ days

364+

days

José Lothario & Mil MáscarasJosé Lothario & Mil Máscaras

Won: November 30, 1973

Houston, Texas | House show

32 days

days

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Inactive

Won: January 1, 1969

2190+ days

Championship abandoned

2190+

days

NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship	Jerry Lawler & Tojo YamamotoJerry "The King" Lawler & Tojo Yamamoto Won: December 23, 1974 Tennessee \| House Show 8+ days	8+ days
	Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Won: December 11, 1974 Tennessee \| House Show 12 days Recognized in Nashville, Tennessee.	12 days
	Jerry Lawler & Tojo YamamotoJerry "The King" Lawler & Tojo Yamamoto Won: November 11, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show 30 days Duke Myers and Blue Scorpion are billed as champions in Nashville, Tennessee, as of November 13, 1974.	30 days
	Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Won: October 21, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show 21 days	21 days
	Jerry Jarrett & Tojo YamamotoJerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto Won: October 7, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show 14 days	14 days
	Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Won: August 19, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show 49 days	49 days
	Ricky Gibson & Tommy Gilbert Ricky Gibson & Tommy Gilbert Won: July 15, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show 35 days Mayne and Fulton continue to be billed as champions in Chattanooga but lost to Rufus R. Jones and George Gulas on July 27, 1974; Jones and Gulas are again billed as champions in Chattanooga on August 17, 1974; in Nashville, Tennessee, Bounty Hunters defeat Frank Monte and Steve Kovac on July 17, 1974, to win the local recognition.	35 days
	Charlie Fulton & Bobby Mayne Charlie Fulton & Bobby Mayne Won: June 24, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee \| House Show 21 days Have already defended in Chattanooga on June 20, 1974.	21 days

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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Ken Mantell

Won: December 19, 1973

Jackson, MS | House show

377+ days

During this reign, on 1974-09-17, Wrestling Pro unofficialy won the title in a GCCW House show (he was only recognized as champion in the Alabama territory); then, on 1974-11-05, Ken Mantell unofficialy won it back in another GCCW House show.

377+

days

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Dr. Wagner

Won: September 22, 1974

Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 41 Aniversario

100+ days

Dr. Wagner defeated El Halcon in a tournament final to win the vacant title.

100+

days

Vacant

Won: July 17, 1974

67 days

The championship was vacated when Mendoza left EMLL to form the Universal Wrestling Association.

days

Ray Mendoza

Won: December 21, 1973

Los Angeles, California | Live event

208 days

208

days

NWA World Middleweight Championship

Aníbal

Won: September 20, 1974

Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 41 Aniversario

102+ days

Aníbal defeated El Cobarde in a decision match to win the title.

102+

days

Vacant

Won: July 17, 1974

65 days

EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons.

days

René Guajardo

Won: March 30, 1973

Mexico City, Mexico | Live event

474 days

474

days

NWA World Welterweight Championship

Mano Negra

Won: December 14, 1973

Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL show

382+ days

Mano Negra defeated Karloff Lagarde to win the vacant title.

382+

days

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship	Blackjack Lanza Won: December 5, 1974 Corpus Christi, Texas \| House show 26+ days	26+ days
	José Lothario Won: November 1, 1974 Texas \| House show 34 days	34 days
	Blackjack Lanza Won: October 1, 1974 Texas \| House show 31 days	31 days
	José Lothario Won: July 13, 1973 Houston, Texas \| House show 445 days	445 days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: September 18, 1956

Baltimore, MD | Live Event

6678+ days

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.

6678+

days

NWA Women's Championship

The Fabulous Moolah

Won: April 2, 1968

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | Live event

2464+ days

2464+

days

NWA United States Women's Championship

Betty Niccoli

Won: November 1, 1974

60+ days

The title history is unrecorded from 1974-11-01 to 1976-11-25. It is uncertain if Ann Casey won the title before (on February 1974) or after (on December 1974) Niccoli.

60+

days

Ann Casey

Won: February 1, 1974

Liberty Hill, SC | Live event

273 days

Defeated either The Fabulous Moolah or Toni Rose to win the title. Casey was unofficially recognized as champion in the Mid-America and Gulf Coast territories throughout the 70's, and she retired as "champion" in '92. It is uncertain if Casey won the title before (on February 1974) or after (on December 1974) Betty Niccoli.

273

days

Jean Antone

Won: October 1, 1973

Green Bay, WI | Live event

123 days

123

days

NWA World Ladies Tag Team Championship

Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams

Won: October 15, 1973

New York City, NY | Live event

442+ days

442+

days

NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship

Don Kent

Won: October 1, 1974

House show

91+ days

The title history is unrecorded from June 1972 to October 1974.

91+

days

Tony Charles

Won: June 1, 1972

House show

852 days

The title history is unrecorded from July 1971 to June 1972, and then from June 1972 to October 1974.

852

days

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NWA Roster in 1974: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

NWA: All (149)

Men

Women

Teams

Annihilation Inc.

Billy Robinson & Wahoo McDaniel

The Blackjacks

Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller

The Brisco Brothers

Dick Slater & Prof. Toru Tanaka

The Funks

Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta

Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett

The McGuire Twins

Mr. Fuji & Professor Toru Tanaka

Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens

Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones

Peter Maivia & Rocky Johnson

The Poffos

Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden

Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff

The Texas Outlaws

The Valiant Brothers

Wild Samoans

The Wright Brothers

Champions

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship

Paul Jones

Paul Jones

Danny Miller

NWA American Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship

El Gran Markus

Red Bastien

Great Mephisto

Vacant

NWA North American Tag Team Championship

Antonio Inoki & Seiji SakaguchiAntonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi

Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess

Johnny Powers & Pat PattersonJohnny Powers & Pat Patterson

NWA American Tag Team Championship

Vacant

Tex McKenzie & Johnny ValentineJohnny Valentine Tex McKenzie

The BlackjacksBlackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan &

Tex McKenzie & Ken PateraKen Patera Tex McKenzie

The BlackjacksBlackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan

Vacant

Jose Lothario & Mil MáscarasJosé Lothario & Mil Máscaras

NWA Texas Tag Team Championship

Red Bastien & Tex McKenzie Red Bastien & Tex McKenzie

José Lothario & Mil MáscarasJosé Lothario & Mil Máscaras

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Inactive

NWA Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship

Jerry Lawler & Tojo YamamotoJerry "The King" Lawler & Tojo Yamamoto

Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Al Greene & Phil Hickerson

Jerry Lawler & Tojo YamamotoJerry "The King" Lawler & Tojo Yamamoto

Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Al Greene & Phil Hickerson

Jerry Jarrett & Tojo YamamotoJerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto

Al Greene & Phil Hickerson Al Greene & Phil Hickerson

Ricky Gibson & Tommy Gilbert Ricky Gibson & Tommy Gilbert

Charlie Fulton & Bobby Mayne Charlie Fulton & Bobby Mayne

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Ken Mantell

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

Ray Mendoza

NWA World Middleweight Championship

Aníbal

Vacant

René Guajardo

NWA World Welterweight Championship

Mano Negra

NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship

NWA Women's Championship

NWA Women's Championship

NWA United States Women's Championship