Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance/Alumni

The following is a list of alumni for Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA). 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
 * Kohkichi Endoh
 * Isao Yoshiwara
 * Yasuhiro Kojima
 * Kintaro Ohki
 * Shohei "Giant" Baba
 * Kanji "Antonio" Inoki
 * Umanosuke Ueda
 * Kantaro Hoshino
 * Kotetsu Yamamoto
 * Motoshi Ohkuma
 * Raizō Kojika
 * Masao Kimura
 * Seiji Sakaguchi
 * Masanori Saito
 * Katsuji Adachi
 * Akihisa Takachiho
 * Kazuo Sakurada
 * Masanori Toguchi
 * Masashi Ozawa
 * Tatsumi Fujinami
 * Akio Sato
 * Kengo Kimura
 * Mitsuo Hata
 * Masao Itoh


 * 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