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* Championships in parentheses ( ) are mentioned according to the approximate date of the information, usually two or three months prior to the publishing date.
1951-07 - Wrestling Magazine
Men:
- Lou Thesz
(NWA World Champion)
- Frank Sexton
(World Champion [Europe])
- Ruffy Silverstein
(AWA World Champion [Chicago])
- Earl McCready
(British Empire Champion)
- Gino Garibaldi
- Bert Assiratti
(European Champion)
- Buddy Rogers
(World Champion [Montreal])
- Don Eagle
(AWA World Champion [Boston])
- Yukon Eric
- Antonino Rocca
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Women:
- Mildred Burke
(NWA World Champion)
- Nell Stewart
- May Weston
- Lilly Bitter
- June Byers
- Carol Cook
- Juanita Coffman
- Jean Holland
- Dot Dotson
- Cora Combs
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Tag Teams:
- Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe
(NWA World Champions [San Francisco])
- George Becker & Bobby Becker
- Chris Zaharias & Babe Zaharias
- Sandor Szabo & Primo Carnera
- Buddy Rogers & Billy Darnell
- Al Williams & Rudy Kay
- Hans Schnabel & Fritz Schnabel
- Baron Michel Leone & Great Moto
- Leo Garibaldi & Gino Garibaldi
(World Champions [Los Angeles])
- Ted Christy & Karl Davis
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Most Popular:
- Antonino Rocca
- Don Eagle
- Gene Stanlee
- Primo Carnera
- Leo Garibaldo
- Lou Thesz
- Buddy Rogers
- Verne Gagne
- Kenny Ackles
- Roland Meeker
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Top Villains:
- Abe Kashey
- Dick Raines
- Bill Longson
- Lavery Baxter
- Ernie Dusek
- Rudy Kay
- Green Hornet
- Great Togo
- Wladek Kowalski
- Hans Schnabel
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circa 1958 - Boxing Illustrated/Wrestling News
Top 10:
- Dick Hutton
(NWA World Champion)
- Whipper Billy Watson
- Killer Kowalski
- Buddy Rogers
- Pat O'Connor
- Pepper Gomez
- Enrique Torres
- Verne Gagne
- Edouard Carpentier
- Antonino Rocca
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1959-09 - Boxing Illustrated/Wrestling News
Men:
- Edouard Carpentier
(NAWA World Champion)
- Buddy Rogers
(Eastern Champion)
- Pat O'Connor
(NWA World Champion)
- Killer Kowalski
(AAC World Champion [Boston])
- Antonino Rocca
- Fred Blassie
(Southern Champion)
- Dick Hutton
- Don Leo Jonathan
- Enrique Torres
- Yukon Eric
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Women:
- June Byers
(World Champion)
- Judy Grable
(Southern Champion)
- Barbara Baker
- Fabulous Moolah
- Penny Banner
- Lorraine Johnson
- Lilly Bitter
- Rose Roman
- Tyla Pryne
- Rita Cortez
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Tag Teams:
- Jerry Graham & Eddie Graham
(United States Champions)
- Mark Lewin & Don Curtis
- Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez
- Fabulous Kangaroos
(International Champions)
- Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe
(World Champions [San Francisco])
- Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo
- Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski
- Bill Miller & Dan Miller
- Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
(World Champions [Minneapolis])
- George Scott & Sandy Scott
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1959-11 - National Wrestling Association (source: LegacyOfWrestling.com)
* Continued to exist after the National Wrestling Alliance was founded in 1948.
Heavyweight:
Pat O'Connor
- World Champion
- Edouard Carpentier
- Bob Ellis
- Verne Gagne
- Dick Hutton
- Gene Kiniski
- Waldek Kowalski
- Antonino Rocca
- Wilbur Snyder
- Lou Thesz
- Billy Watson
- Ruffy Silverstein
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Jr. Heavyweight:
Angelo Savoldi
- World Champion
- Red Berry
- Mike Clancy
- Luigi Columbo
- Mike DiBiase
- Dory Funk
- Al Galento
- Al Kashey
- Danny McShain
- Dick Steinborn
- Billy Wicks
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Light Heavyweight:
Dorrel Dixon
- World Champion
- Jorge Allende
- Torbellino Blanco
- Ruben Juarez
- Ham Lee
- Ray Mendoza
- Halcon Negro
- Manuel Robles
- Sugi Sito
- Apollo Sureño
- Murcielago Velazquez
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Middleweight:
World Title Vacant
Challengers: Bobby Bonales, Alejandro Cruz, El Enfermero, Cavernario Galindo, Humbero Garza, Carnicero Grimaldo, Rene Guajardo, Memo Rubio, El Santo, Huroki Sito |
Welterweight:
Karloff Lagarde
- World Champion
Challengers: El Califa, Blue Demon, Juan Diaz, Ruby Garcia, Jalisco Gonzales, Red Man, Joe Martin, Mishima Ota, Alex Romano, El Rebelde |
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