NWA Roster in 1988: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1988. 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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1988NWA: All (56)
Abdullah the Butcher
Arn Anderson
Bam Bam Bigelow
The Barbarian
Barry Windham
Bob Cook
Bobby Eaton
Brad Armstrong
Brickhouse Brown
Buddy Rose
Butch Miller
Dick Murdoch
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Gilbert
Gordon Solie
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Ross
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Ace
Kendo Nagasaki
Kevin Sullivan
Larry Zbyszko
Lex Luger
Lia Maivia
Luke Williams
Magnum T.A.
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Nikita Koloff
Ole Anderson
Paul E. Dangerously
Paul Ellering
"Pistol" Pez Whatley
Ric Flair
Rick Steiner
Ricky Morton
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Robert Gibson
Ron Simmons / Faarooq
Ronnie Garvin
Shane Douglas
The Sheik
Stan Lane
Sting
Tatsumi Fujinami
Terry Taylor
Tito Santana
Tony Schiavone
Tracy Smothers
Tully Blanchard
Men
Abdullah the Butcher
Arn Anderson
Bam Bam Bigelow
The Barbarian
Barry Windham
Bob Cook
Bobby Eaton
Brad Armstrong
Brickhouse Brown
Buddy Rose
Butch Miller
Dick Murdoch
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Gilbert
Gordon Solie
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Ross
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Ace
Kendo Nagasaki
Kevin Sullivan
Larry Zbyszko
Lex Luger
Luke Williams
Magnum T.A.
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Nikita Koloff
Ole Anderson
Paul E. Dangerously
Paul Ellering
"Pistol" Pez Whatley
Ric Flair
Rick Steiner
Ricky Morton
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Robert Gibson
Ron Simmons / Faarooq
Ronnie Garvin
Shane Douglas
The Sheik
Stan Lane
Sting
Tatsumi Fujinami
Terry Taylor
Tito Santana
Tony Schiavone
Tracy Smothers
Tully Blanchard
Women
Teams
The Andersons / The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
The Brain Busters
The Bushwhackers / The Sheepherders
Dick Murdoch & Ivan Koloff
The Four Horsemen
Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin
Lex Luger & Ole Anderson
The Midnight Express
The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom
The Rock N' Roll Express
The Russians
Sting & Lex Luger
The Super Powers
The Twin Towers
The Varsity Club
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Ric Flair
On November 21, 1988 NWA's flagship promotion JCP was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW). | 401+
|
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship | | Barry Windham
Defeated Nikita Koloff in a tournament final for the vacant title. | 232+
|
 | Vacant
Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title and suspended for 120 days for attacking NWA President Jim Crockett. | 34
| |
| Dusty Rhodes
| 135
|
NWA World Television Championship | | Rick Steiner
| 5+
|
| Mike Rotunda
On November 21, 1988 the NWA's flagship promotion JCP was purchased by Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW). | 335
| |
| Nikita Koloff
At Starrcade 1987, Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the UWF Television Championship into the NWA World Television Championship. | 162
|
NWA World Tag Team Championship | | The Road WarriorsRoad Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal
| 63+
|
| The Midnight ExpressBobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Anr Anderson & Tully Blanchard legitimately left for the WWF after this title defeat. | 49
| |
| Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
| 143
| |
| Lex Luger & Barry Windham
| 24
| |
| Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
| 180
|
NWA United States Tag Team Championship | | The Varsity ClubKevin Sullivan & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
| 5+
|
The Fantastics Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers
Defeated Eddie Gilbert & Ron Simmons in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | 19
| ||
| Vacant
NWA vacated the titles after Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane won the NWA World Tag Team Championship. | 88
| |
| The Midnight ExpressStan Lane & Bobby Eaton
| 62
| |
The Fantastics Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers
| 57
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| The Midnight ExpressStan Lane & Bobby Eaton
Defeated Barry Windham & Ron Garvin in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | 364
|
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Les Anderson
This reign is recognized by NWA but not Pro Wrestling Zero1 as part of their NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship history. | 43+
| |
Nelson Royal
USA Championship Wrestling closed in October 1988; Royal later founded Atlantic Coast Wrestling and continued to bill himself as world junior champion. | 108
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 | Scott Armstrong
| 3
| |
Nelson Royal
| 7
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| Scott Armstrong
| 1
| |
Nelson Royal
Defeated Denny Brown to win the vacant title;. Royal takes the title to Knoxville, TN's USA Championship Wrestling promotion in May 1988. Masanobu Fuchi, AJPW reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion, received disputed recognition as the new c1987-10-16hampion; however, Royal continued promoting the title until 1989, when it was abandoned. | 280
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NWA World Women's Championship | Debbie Combs
Defeated Penny Mitchell to win the vacant title. | 631+
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NWA United States Women's Championship | Misty Blue Simmes
The title history is unrecorded from 1983-10-19 to 1986-09-10. Records unclear as to whom Simmes defeated to win the title. | 507
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WWF Women's Tag Team Championship |   | The Glamour GirlsLeilani Kai & Judy Martin
| 206+
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  | The Jumping Bomb AngelsItsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno
| 136
| |
| The Glamour GirlsLeilani Kai & Judy Martin
| 906
|
 | Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01. | 4325+
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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship |  | Jerry "The King" Lawler
| 343
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Extras
Part Time Wrestler
Managers
J.J. Dillon
The Four Horsemen
Jim Cornette
Stan Lane
Magnum T.A.
Paul E. Dangerously
Paul Ellering
Tito Santana
Commentators
Interviewer
President
Promoters
Referee
Producers
Ambassador
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