NWA Roster in 1983: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
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On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1983. 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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1983NWA: All (131)
Abdullah the Butcher
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Anthony Charles
Antonio Inoki
Arn Anderson
Assassin #2
Baron von Raschke
Barry Windham
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
Big John Studd
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan
Bob Armstrong
Bob Backlund
Bobby Eaton
Bobo Brazil
Boris Zhukov
Brad Armstrong
Brett Hart
Brian Blair
Brickhouse Brown
Bruiser Brody
Buddy Rose
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Adams
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
Dennis Condrey
The Destroyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dick Murdoch
Dizzy Hogan
Don Muraco
Dory Funk Jr.
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dream Machine
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Graham
The Fabulous Moolah
The Flame
Gary Hart
Giant Baba
Giant Haystacks
Gordon Solie
The Great Kabuki
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Harley Race
The Iron Sheik
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jack Brisco
Jacques Rougeau
Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jim Barnett
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Neidhart
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Valiant
Joe Blanchard
Jose Lothario
Junkyard Dog
Kamala
Ken Patera
Kerry von Erich
Kevin Sullivan
King Kong Bundy
Krusher Kruschev
Larry Zbyszko
Leilani Kai
Lord Alfred Hayes
Magnum T.A.
Marty Jannetty
Masa Fuchi
The Masked Superstar
Matt Borne
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Mike Von Erich
Mil Máscaras
Mr. R
Mr. Wrestling II
Nick Bockwinkel
Nikolai Volkoff
The Ninja
Ole Anderson
One Man Gang
Paul Boesch
Paul Ellering
Paul Orndorff
"Pistol" Pez Whatley
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
Rick Martel
Ricky Morton
Ricky Rood
Ricky Steamboat
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Robert Fuller
Ronnie Garvin
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rufus R. Jones
Sgt. Slaughter
Stagger Lee
Stan Hansen
Stan Stasiak
Steve Keirn
Super Destroyer (#1)
Ted DiBiase
Terry Funk
Terry Taylor
Tito Santana
Tom Prichard
Tonga John
Tony Atlas
Tully Blanchard
Vince McMahon
Wahoo McDaniel
Wayne Farris
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Men
Abdullah the Butcher
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Anthony Charles
Antonio Inoki
Arn Anderson
Assassin #2
Baron von Raschke
Barry Windham
"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
Big John Studd
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan
Bob Armstrong
Bob Backlund
Bobby Eaton
Bobo Brazil
Boris Zhukov
Brad Armstrong
Brett Hart
Brian Blair
Brickhouse Brown
Bruiser Brody
Buddy Rose
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Adams
"Cowboy" Bob Orton
"Crippler" Ray Stevens
Curt Hennig
Dennis Condrey
The Destroyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dick Murdoch
Dizzy Hogan
Don Muraco
Dory Funk Jr.
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Dream Machine
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Graham
The Flame
Gary Hart
Giant Baba
Giant Haystacks
Gordon Solie
The Great Kabuki
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Harley Race
The Iron Sheik
Ivan Koloff
J.J. Dillon
Jack Brisco
Jacques Rougeau
Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Jim Barnett
Jim Cornette
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Neidhart
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Valiant
Joe Blanchard
Jose Lothario
Junkyard Dog
Kamala
Ken Patera
Kerry von Erich
Kevin Sullivan
King Kong Bundy
Krusher Kruschev
Larry Zbyszko
Lord Alfred Hayes
Magnum T.A.
Marty Jannetty
Masa Fuchi
The Masked Superstar
Matt Borne
Michael Hayes
Mike Rotunda
Mike Von Erich
Mil Máscaras
Mr. R
Mr. Wrestling II
Nick Bockwinkel
Nikolai Volkoff
The Ninja
Ole Anderson
One Man Gang
Paul Boesch
Paul Ellering
Paul Orndorff
"Pistol" Pez Whatley
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
Rick Martel
Ricky Morton
Ricky Rood
Ricky Steamboat
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Hawk
Robert Fuller
Ronnie Garvin
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Rufus R. Jones
Sgt. Slaughter
Stagger Lee
Stan Hansen
Stan Stasiak
Steve Keirn
Super Destroyer (#1)
Ted DiBiase
Terry Funk
Terry Taylor
Tito Santana
Tom Prichard
Tonga John
Tony Atlas
Tully Blanchard
Vince McMahon
Wahoo McDaniel
Wayne Farris
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Women
Teams
The Armstrongs
The Assassins
The Blackjacks
Bobby Eaton & Koko Ware
The Brisco Brothers
Buzz Sawyer & Ole Anderson
Destruction Inc.
The Funks
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Jimmy Valiant & Rufus R. Jones
Kerry von Erich & Bruiser Brody
Mr. Wrestling II & Magnum T.A.
The Rat Pack
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine
The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom
Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody
Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson
The Texas Outlaws
U.S. Express
The Von Erichs
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | | Ric Flair
During this reign, Harley Race defeats Ric Flair, then he regained the title, but there title changes were neither authorized nor recognised by NWA. | 37+
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| Harley Race
| 167
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| Ric Flair
During this reign, The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under a mask due to being under suspension in Florida) defeated Ric Flair for the title, but he returned it when then-NWA President Bob Geigel asked Rider to unmask or return the title, so the title was returned to Flair. Then Jack Veneno defeated Flair in Santo Domingo but he refused to defend the title outside his native country, so the title was returned to Flair on the same day and the title change was not recognized. Then Carlos Colón won it but the title change was not recognized, so the title was returned to Flair after a "fictional match". | 631
|
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship | Dick Slater
| 17+
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| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
| 228
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| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
| 14
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| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
| 163
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NWA Television Championship | | Jimmy Valiant
| 37+
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| The Great Kabuki
| 185
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Jos LeDuc
| 23
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Dick Slater
| 27
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| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
| 7
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Dick Slater
| 33
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| Mike Rotunda
| 59
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NWA National Heavyweight Championship | | Ted DiBiase
| 43+
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Brett Wayne
| 54
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| Larry Zbyszko
| 70
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| Mr. Wrestling II
| 28
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| Larry Zbyszko
Defeated Mr. Wrestling II in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant title and a $25,000 cash prize. | 14
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 | Vacant
Larry Zbyszko was stripped of the title by NWA President Bob Geigel for buying it. | 36
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| Larry Zbyszko
Bought the title from Killer Tim Brooks for $25,000. | 41
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Killer Tim Brooks
| 0
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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship | | Randy Savage
| 5+
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| Terry Taylor
| 25
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Buddy Landel
| 82
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| Stagger Lee
Before the match with Landel, Stagger Lee removed his mask and revealed as Koko Ware. | 19
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Buddy Landel
| 7
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 | Dutch Mantel
| 28
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Frankie Laine
| 14
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| Stagger Lee
| 119
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NWA World Tag Team Championship | | Vacant
NWA vacated the titles after Ricky Steamboat announced his retirement from pro wrestling. | 6+
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| Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
| 31
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| Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco
| 34
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| Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
| 18
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| Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco
| 107
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| Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
| 98
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| Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
Slaughter & Kernodle won the vacant titles in a fictional tournament final (JCP claimed that they had beaten Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba in Tokyo, Japan). They becomes undisputed championship on December 26, 1982, when the Los Angeles version is abandoned. | 181
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NWA Women's Championship | | The Fabulous Moolah
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. | 9965+
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NWA Women's Championship |  | Vacant
The WWF withdrew from the NWA in 1983, and The Fabulous Moolah sold the championship to the WWF. | 0+
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| The Fabulous Moolah
| 1909
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NWA United States Women's Championship | Judy Martin
The title history is unrecorded from 1983-10-19 to 1986-09-10. Martin was recognized as champion only in East Texas. | 73+
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 | Wendi Richter
| 211
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Judy Martin
During this reign, although Joyce Grable remaining as the reigning champion, Princess Little Heart was recognized as the champion in Mobile, AL starting from 1980-01-05. Then Judy Martin defeated Heart to win the title on 1980-11-22 in Atlanta, GA, and then Velvet McIntyre defeated Martin to win the title on 1983-02-13 in San Antonio, TX. | 481
|
NWA Women's Tag Team Championship | | Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable
| 222+
|
Velvet McIntyre & Penny Mitchell
| 10
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| Wendi Richter & Joyce Grable
| 372
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Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
The titles history is unrecorded from 1977-02-27 to 1978-08-01. | 2498+
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | The Cobra
Defeated Davey Boy Smith to win the vacant title. During this reign, Les Thornton was recognized by some promoters in the USA as champion due to The Cobra working for WWF. On 1943-11-14, GCW announced that Les Thornton won a fictitious tournament to become champion (unofficial). Then, on 1984-06-02, American promoters vacated their version of the title after Les Thornton joined WWF; Thornton continued to bill himself as champion, defending the title on WWF events as the "WWF Lt. Hvywt Championship". Then, on 1984-07-13, JCP announced that Hector Guerrero won a fictitious tournament to become champion (unofficial). Then, on 1984-10-02, Mike Davis defeated Guerrero to win this unofficial version of the title; then, on 1984-11-22, Denny Brown defeated Davis to win this unofficial version of the title. | 58+
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| Vacant
The title was vacated after Tiger Mask retired. | 83
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 | Tiger Mask
Defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi to win the vacant title. | 71
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| Vacant
The title was vacated after Tiger Mask suffered an injury. | 60
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| Tiger Mask
In 1983, some North American promoters declared the title vacant due to Tiger Mask wrestling for WWF, which was not a member of NWA; however, during the annual NWA convention, the NWA announced that Tiger Mask was still recognized as the official champion and ordered its territories to recognize him as champion. | 313
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André the Giant
Antonio Inoki
Eddie Graham
Giant Baba
Jack Brisco
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jim Barnett
Jim Crockett Jr.
Joe Blanchard
Ole Anderson
Paul Boesch
Vince McMahon
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