NWA Roster in 2002: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 2002. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, 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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2002NWA: All (32)
AJ Styles
B.J. Whitmer
Brad Bradley
Bryan Danielson
Caprice Coleman
Chris Hamrick
Christopher Daniels
Colt Cabana
Dan Severn
Danny Doring
David Young
Dr. Luther
Hotstuff Hernandez
James Storm
Jim Neidhart
Jimmy Rave
Julio Dinero
Masada
Mikal Adryan
Mike Shane
Nova
Paul London
Sal Rinauro
Scott Hudson
Shinya Hashimoto
Simon Diamond
Slim J
Sterling James Keenan
Steve Corino
Todd Shane
Tony Kozina
The Wall
Teams
The Gymini / Shane Twins / Phi De Kappa U
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship |  | Vacant Won: May 28, 2002 Dan Severn was stripped of the title after "refusing to make a defense" of the title on the inaugural NWA-TNA weekly pay-per-view. | 22 days |
| Dan Severn Won: March 9, 2002 Tokyo, Japan | ZERO-ONE Vast Energy | 80 days | |
| Shinya Hashimoto Won: December 15, 2001 McKeesport, PA | Clash of the Champions Won a 3 round robin style (which also involved Gary Steele and Steve Corino) to win the vacant title. | 84 days |
NWA National Heavyweight Championship | | Hotstuff Hernandez Won: October 13, 2001 St. Petersburg, FL | NWA 53rd Anniversary Show During this reign, on 2002-05-05, Shinya Hashimoto defeated Hernandez in a title match in Tokyo, Japan, but the title was returned to Hernandez after Hashimoto refused it; NWA later claimed that Hernandez and Hashimoto's match in Japan was not for the title. | 444+ days |
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | | Steve DeMarco Won: October 26, 2002 Corpus Christi, Texas | NWA 54th Anniversary Show DeMarco defeated Black in a Texas Death match. | 66+ days |
| J.P. Black Won: August 1, 2002 Fort Worth, Texas | House show | 86 days | |
| Steve DeMarco Won: June 21, 2002 North Richland Hills, Texas | House show | 41 days | |
| J.P. Black Won: March 22, 2002 North Richland Hills, Texas | House show Defeated Chaz Taylor to win vacant title. | 91 days | |
| Vacant Won: March 5, 2002 | 17 days | |
| Mike Anthony Won: December 14, 2001 North Richland Hills, Texas | House show | 81 days |
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship | | Jorge Estrada Won: October 26, 2002 Corpus Christi, TX | NWA 54th Anniversary Show - Battle of the Belts | 66+ days |
| Paul Atlas Won: September 28, 2002 McKeesport, PA | NWA East | 28 days | |
| Quinn Magnum Won: October 30, 2001 St. Petersburg, FL | NWA 53rd Anniversary Show - Battle of the Belts: An NWA Odyssey | 333 days |
NWA World Tag Team Championship | | Vacant Won: June 28, 2002 St. Petersburg, FL | Live event The Shane Twins vacated the titles per request of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which gained full control over the titles. | 5 days |
| The Shane TwinsMike Shane & Todd Shane Won: June 8, 2002 Lima, Peru | Live event | 20 days | |
| The Heavenly Bodies Chris Nelson & Vito DeNucci Won: April 17, 2002 Winter Haven, FL | Live event | 52 days | |
| Disturbing Behavior Jeff Daniels & Tim Renesto Won: January 26, 2002 Columbia, TN | Live event | 81 days | |
| The Heavenly Bodies Chris Nelson & Vito DeNucci Won: December 29, 2001 Live Oak, FL | Live event | 28 days |
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | | Jimmy Rave Won: August 17, 2002 Columbia, TN | House show | 136+ days |
| Star Won: August 10, 2002 Columbia, TN | House show | 7 days | |
| Jimmy Rave Won: June 29, 2002 Cornelia, GA | House show | 42 days | |
| Rocky Reynolds Won: April 6, 2002 Parkersburg, WV | House show | 84 days | |
| Jason Rumble Won: February 16, 2002 Maiden, MA | House show | 49 days | |
| Rocky Reynolds Won: February 2, 2002 Titusville, PA | House show | 14 days | |
| Jason Rumble Won: October 13, 2001 St. Petersburg, FL | NWA 53rd Anniversary Show | 112 days |
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | | Tarzan Boy Won: March 6, 2000 Puebla, Puebla | Live event | 1030+ days |
NWA World Middleweight Championship |  | The Great Sasuke Won: February 7, 1999 Yokohama, Japan | Toryumon King of Dragon 1999 Great Sasuke defeated Tokyo Magnum in tournament final to win the championship. | 1423+ days |
NWA World Welterweight Championship | | Darkness Dragon Won: July 28, 2002 Shimonoseki, Japan | Verano Peligroso | 156+ days |
| Genki Horiguchi Won: July 24, 2002 Kumamoto, Japan | Verano Peligroso | 4 days | |
| Ricky Marvin Won: July 7, 2002 Kobe, Japan | IIIer Aniversario Defeated Super Nova to win the vacant championship. | 17 days | |
| Vacant Won: June 23, 2002 The championship was vacated following a no contest between Horiguchi and Dragon Kid. | 14 days | |
| Genki Horiguchi Won: April 27, 2002 Kobe, Japan | Premium Live Match Vol. 29 | 57 days | |
| Ryo Saito Won: September 30, 2001 Tokyo, Japan | Absoltamente | 209 days |
NWA World Women's Championship | ![Madison[2]](https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_wrestling_wrestlers_v_vacant-women.webp "Madison[2]") | Madison Won: December 6, 2002 Port Coquitlam, BC | Live event | 25+ days |
| Char Starr Won: October 26, 2002 Corpus Christi, TX | NWA 54th Anniversary Show | 41 days | |
| Madison Won: August 23, 2002 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Live event Defeated Bam Bam Bambi to win the vacant title. | 64 days | |
| Vacant Won: November 15, 2000 Strawberry Fields vacated the title due to an injury. | 646 days |
Extras
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