NWA Roster in 1996: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1996. 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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1996NWA: All (8)
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Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship |  | Dan Severn Won: February 24, 1995 Erlanger, KY | House show | 676+ days |
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship | ![Reckless Youth[1]](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/v/vacant.png "Reckless Youth[1]") | Reckless Youth Won: September 7, 1996 Yardville, NJ | NWA New Jersey Defeated Derrick Domino to win the title, after Tommy Cairo no-showed. | 115+ days |
| Tommy Cairo Won: June 24, 1995 Williamstown, NJ | NWA New Jersey Defeated Devon Storm in a tournament final to win the vacant title, after the title moved to NWA Championship Wrestling America/New Jersey. | 441 days |
NWA World Tag Team Championship |  | The AndersonsC.W. Anderson & Pat Anderson Won: September 14, 1996 Goldston, NC | Live event Defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to win the vacant titles. | 108+ days |
| Vacant Won: June 10, 1996 The titles vacated when Mr. Gannosuke & Tarzan Goto leave NWA affiliate IWA Japan. | 96 days | |
  | Mr. Gannosuke & Tarzan Goto Won: December 9, 1995 Saitama, Japan | IWA Japan live event Defeated Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. They also hold IWA World Tag Team Championship and defend the titles simultaneously. | 184 days |
NWA United States Tag Team Championship | | The Lost Boys Yar & Wolf Won: December 7, 1996 Mount Holly, New Jersey | Live event | 24+ days |
| Downward Spiral Adrian Hall & Twiggy Ramirez Won: November 16, 1996 Blackwood, New Jersey | Live event | 21 days | |
| Bad Attitude Seek & Destroy Won: April 27, 1996 Yardville, New Jersey | Live event | 203 days | |
| The Lost Boys Yar & Wolf Won: February 3, 1996 Cherry Hill, New Jersey | NWA Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show The NWA's version of the United States Tag Team Title was revived in 1996 by their subsidiary NWA Jersey. The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) won the titles in a Triangle tag team match against The Greek Connection (Gus the Greek and Jimmy Londos) and Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy). | 84 days |
J-Crown Unified Championship |  | Ultimate Dragon Won: October 1, 1996 Osaka, Japan | WAR Osaka Crush Night! | 91+ days |
 | The Great SasukeDuring this reign, the title becomes part of the NJPW's J-Crown (together with other 7 junior titles). Sasuke won a tournament to decide the first holder of the J-Crown. | 60 days | |
| Masayoshi Motegi Won: August 30, 1995 Tokyo, Japan | WYF Wrestling Bargain Sale Jump! Fly! Sho! '95 Defeated El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final to win the revived title. | 338 days |
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | | Black Warrior Won: October 15, 1996 Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | 77+ days |
| El Dandy Won: December 4, 1994 Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | 681 days |
J-Crown Unified Championship | | Ultimate Dragon Won: November 8, 1994 Tokyo, Japan | WAR-ISM 1994 Match promoted by WAR. Último Dragón stops defending the title around 1997. | 784+ days |
J-Crown Unified Championship | | Ultimate Dragon Won: October 11, 1996 Osaka, Japan | Osaka Crush Night | 81+ days |
| The Great Sasuke Won: August 5, 1996 Tokyo, Japan | NJPW G1 Climax 1996 The championship became one of eight championships comprising New Japan Pro-Wrestling's J-Crown Championship. | 67 days | |
| Ultimate Dragon Won: August 4, 1996 Tokyo, Japan | NJPW G1 Climax 1996 | 1 day | |
 | Shinjiro Otani Won: August 3, 1996 Tokyo, Japan | NJPW G1 Climax 1996 | 1 day | |
 | Negro Casas Won: December 1, 1995 Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Juicio Final Negro Casas defeated El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | 246 days |
NWA World Women's Championship |  | Vacant Won: October 1, 1996 Debbie Combs was stripped of the title. | 91+ days |
| Debbie Combs Won: May 10, 1996 Fall Branch, TN | Live event | 144 days | |
 | Malia Hosaka Won: May 9, 1996 Johnson City, TN | Live event Defeated Debbie Combs, who continued to defend the title despite Bambi being recognized as the champion by JCP. | 1 day | |
| Bambi Won: July 26, 1994 East Ridge, TN | NWA TV Tapings | 653 days |
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