Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance - Alumni

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
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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