Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
Acronym
JWA
Founded
July 30, 1953
Defunct
April 14, 1973
Style
Puroresu
Headquarters
Japan
Founder(s)
Rikidōzan
Owner(s)
Rikidōzan (until 1963)
Successor
All Japan Pro Wrestling New Japan Pro-Wrestling
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