Alumni
This is not an exhaustive list, as the JWA was the only Japanese promotion until 1966 and many wrestlers, both Japanese who competed for a brief time and then retired, or foreigners who came for a single tour, were booked.
- Japanese
- Rikidōzan
- Masahiko Kimura
- Azumafuji
- Toyonobori
- Michiaki Yoshimura
- Yoshinosato
- Shohei Baba
- Antonio Inoki
- Kintaro Ohki
- Rusher Kimura
- Tatsumi Fujinami
- Akio Sato
- Kim Duk
- Masa Saito
- Seiji Sakaguchi
- Great Kabuki
- Kendo Nagasaki
- Killer Khan
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- Foreigners
- Lou Thesz - first NWA World Heavyweight Champion to defend the title in Japan
- Freddie Blassie
- The Destroyer
- Bobo Brazil
- The Sheik
- Bill Dromo
- Fritz Von Erich
- Gene Kiniski
- Bruno Sammartino
- Dory Funk, Jr.
- Terry Funk
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Mil Máscaras
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