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Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance information


Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai
Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
AcronymJWA
FoundedJuly 30, 1953
DefunctApril 14, 1973
StylePuroresu
HeadquartersJapan
Founder(s)Rikidōzan
Owner(s)Rikidōzan
(until 1963)
SuccessorAll Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling

The Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (日本プロレス協会, Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai), also known as the Japanese Wrestling Association (JWA), was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan. It operated from 1953 to 1973.

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