The National Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Buffalo, New York from 1970 to 1974 and in New York City from 1986 to 1994. Former employees in the NWF consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
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Mike Alegado | King Kaluha | 1987 | |
John Anson | Karl Von Shotz | 1973 | |
Douglas Baker † | Bob Baker / The Ox | 1974 | |
Wayde Bowles † | Rocky Johnson | 1987–1988 | |
Tom Buzanoski | TC Reynolds | 1988 | |
Tom Brandi | Tom Brandi | 1986–1987 | |
Tommy Cairo | Tommy Cairo | 1993 | |
William Calhoun † | Haystacks Calhoun | 1970–1971, 1973 | |
Allen Coage † | B.L. Brown | 1982–1984, 1985–1988 | [1] |
Giacomo Costa † | Al Costello | 1972, 1974 | |
George Dahmer † | Chief White Owl | 1970–1973 | |
Dominic DeNucci † | Dominic DeNucci / Don DeNucci | 1970–1974, 1987 | |
Don Drake | D. C. Drake | 1986–1988 | |
Michael Durham † | The Russian Assassin | 1991 | |
Brian Fabian | Mr. Anthony | 1986–1988, 1991 | |
Paul Fabian | Paul Fabian | 1993 | |
Ed Farhat † | The Sheik | 1970–1971, 1973 | |
Wayne Farris | Honky Tonk Man | 1993 | |
Sam Fatu | The Tonga Kid | 1986 | |
Frank Goodish † | Bruiser Brody | 1986–1987 | |
Ib Solvang Hansen † | Eric the Animal / Eric the Red | 1970–1974 | [2] |
John Stanley Hansen II | Stan Hansen | 1987 | |
Houston Harris † | Bobo Brazil | 1970–1974 | |
John Harris † | Silo Sam | 1988 | |
Frank Hill | Jules Strongbow | 1987, 1991, 1993–1994 | |
James Johnson † | Luke Graham | 1972 | |
Don Kalt † | Don Fargo / Don Fonzo Fargo | 1972 | [3] |
Ernie Ladd † | Ernie Ladd | 1970–1972, 1974 | [4] |
Michel Lamarche † | Mike Dubois | 1972 | |
Guy Larose † | Hans Schmidt | 1970 | [4] |
Vito LoGrasso | Skull von Krush | 1994 | |
Mike Maraldo | Ace Darling / Mike Maraldo | 1993–1994 | |
Anthony Matteo | Tony Stetson | 1987 | |
Edward McDaniel † | Wahoo McDaniel | 1972 | |
Medardo Leon Jr. † | Ricky Lawless | 1987 | |
Philip Livelsberger | The Bounty Hunter / Executioner #2 | 1991, 1993 | |
Jeff Miller | The Metal Maniac | 1994 | |
George Momberg † | Karl Krupp | 1973 | |
Hoyt Murdoch † | Dick Murdoch | 1970 | |
Thadius Osborne | Li'l Abner Osborne | 1970–1972 | |
Oreal Perras † | Ivan Koloff | 1993 | |
Josip Peruzović † | Nikolai Volkoff | 1993 | |
Gene Petit † | Cousin Luke | 1987, 1989, 1991 | |
Ted Petty † | The Cheetah Kid | 1991 | |
Antonio Pugliese † | Tony Parisi | 1971–1974 | |
Robert Remus | Sgt. Slaughter | 1986–1989 | |
Jacques Rougeau, Sr. † | Jacques Rougeau Sr. | 1972–1973 | |
Raymond Rougeau | Raymond Rougeau | 1972–1974 | |
Virgil Runnels, Jr. † | Dusty Rhodes | 1970 | |
David Sammartino | David Sammartino | 1988 | |
David Schultz | David Schults | 1987 | |
Mikel Scicluna † | Michael Valentino | 1971–1974 | |
Larry Shreve | Abdullah the Butcher | 1972, 1986–1988, 1991 | [4] |
Walter Sieber † | Waldo Von Erich | 1971–1974 | |
Jimmy Snuka † | Jimmy Snuka | 1994 | |
George Stipich † | Stan Stasiak | 1974 | |
Bill Terry † | Kurt Von Hess | 1970–1974 | |
Dennis Waters † | Johnny Powers | 1970–1974 | [5][6] |
Larry Winters † | Larry Winters | 1986–1988, 1991, 1993–1994 | |
Edward Wiskoski | Colonel DeBeers | 1988, 1993 | |
John Wisniski † | Johnny Valentine | 1972 | [4] |
Jonathan Wisniski | Baby Face Nelson / Johnny Fargo | 1970–1972, 1974 | [3] |
Dale Wolfe | Dusty Wolfe | 1991 | |
Unknown | Baron Donatelli | 1993 | |
Unknown | Bill Fishinger | 1988 | |
Unknown | Carlos Rivera | 1987 | |
Unknown | Damien Kane | 1986–1987 | |
Unknown | Dan the Man | 1993 | |
Unknown | Eddie Miranda / Beach Boy #2 | 1987 | |
Unknown | EJ McCabe | 1987 | |
Unknown | Jim Finnegan | 1986 | |
Unknown | Gino Caruso | 1994 | |
Unknown | Hot Shot Savage | 1987 | |
Unknown | Jack Armstrong | 1989 | |
Unknown | Jeff Gripely | 1987 | |
Unknown † | Jerry Oates | 1988 | |
John Madencia | J.B. Psycho | 1973 | |
Unknown | Jimmy Londos | 1987 | |
Unknown | Joey Royal | 1987 | |
Unknown | Joey Savage | 1987 | |
Unknown | Johnny Rotten | 1993 | |
Unknown | Kevin Storm | 1994 | |
Unknown | The Kodiak Bear | 1994 | |
Unknown | Krusher Krugenoff | 1989 | |
Unknown | Latin Lover | 1993 | |
Unknown | The Libyan Sheik | 1993 | |
Luis Martinez | Luis Martinez | 1970–1973 | [7] |
Unknown | Lumberjack Pierre | 1988 | |
Unknown | The Masked Executioner | 1970–1974 | |
Unknown | Randy Lewis | 1987 | |
Unknown | Ricky Bouer | 1987 | |
Unknown | Ricky Reid | 1986 | |
Unknown | Sean Wilson | 1993 | |
Unknown | Sheik Beast Ferquin | 1988 | |
Unknown | Sheik El-Shaad | 1987 | |
Unknown | Steve Sampson | 1987 |
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
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Elizabeth Chase | Chainsaw Liz Chase | 1986 | |
Dawn Marie Johnston | Dawn Marie | ||
Heidi Lee Morgan | Heidi Lee Morgan | 1987 | |
Wendi Richter | Wendi Richter | 1986–1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 | |
Shanon Sexton | Susan Sexton | 1989 | |
Unknown | Angel of Death | 1987, 1991, 1993–1994 | |
Unknown | Ashley Ryan | 1987 | |
Unknown | Helen St. Charles | 1987 | |
Unknown | Rusty "The Fox" Thomas | 1993 | |
Unknown | Sweet Melanie | 1987 |
Tag team/Stable(s) | Members | Tenure(s) |
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The Beach Boys | Larry Winters and Eddie Miranda | 1987 |
Buddy Rose and Doug Somers | Buddy Rose and Doug Somers | 1988 |
Masked Executioners | Executioner #1 and Executioner #2 | 1986–1987, 1991 |
The Fabulous Kangaroos | Al Costello and Don Kent | 1970 |
The Fantastics | Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers | 1987 |
The Fargo Brothers | Don Fargo and Johnny Fargo | 1972 |
The Libyan Terrorists | 1988 | |
The Midnight Rockers | Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty | 1988 |
The Motor City Madmen | Madman Mark | 1987 |
The Mountain Men | Mountain Man #1 and Mountain Man #2 | 1987 |
The Nasty Boys | Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags | 1988 |
The Oates Brothers | Jerry and Ted Oates | 1988 |
The USA Express | 1991 | |
The Wild Samoans | Afa and Sika | 1987–1988 |
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
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Norman Tarantino | Dr. Karl Farragut | 1987-1994 | Also worked in the NWF front office, was road manager, booker,edited video and sold shows for NWF. He left NWF to be a in become a partner ProStar Wrestling with DC Drake (he had fall out with Drake and left ProStar), he was asked to go back to NWF as road manager. |
Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
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Carl Baker | Carl Baker | ||
Gary Michael Cappetta | Gary Michael Cappetta | ||
Paul Heyman | Paul Heyman | 1986 | |
Ronnie Martinéz | Ronnie Martinéz | 1970–1974 | [8] |
Jack Reynolds | Jack Reynolds | 1970–1974 |
Notes | |
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† ^ Indicates they are deceased. | |
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with the National Wrestling Federation. |