While I do not have listings of complete TV programming for the grandfather promotion of Japanese Wrestling, I do have listings for footage that is still known to exist in video format. Enjoy listings below of many of the matches that took place in the JWA company from the 1950's - 1973.

(NOTE: Any number followed by a hyphen "-" represents how many minutes of the footage exists. For exampled "10 -" means there is ten minutes of said footage that is still known to exist.)

JWA Vol. 1
~ 3 - Rikidozan Sumo Clips
● 10 - December 6, 1953 - Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan
● 9 - February 21, 1954 - Mike Sharp & Ben Sharp vs. Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura - (NWA Tag Title)
● 1 - February 27, 1954 - Mike Sharp & Ben Sharp vs. Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura
● 3 - March 6, 1954 - Mike Sharp & Ben Sharp vs. Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura - (NWA Tag Title)
● 8 - August 6, 1954 - Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo vs. Leo Newman & Hans Schnabel
● 7 - August 8, 1954 - Leo Newman & Hans Schnabel vs. Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo
● 2 - August 25, 1954 - Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura & Kokichi Endo vs. Hans Schnabel & ? & ?
● 4 - September 10, 1954 - Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo vs. Leo Newman & Hans Schnabel
● 15 - December 22, 1954 - Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura - (JWA Title)
● 14 - January 26, 1955 - Rikidozan vs. Toshio Yamaguchi - (JWA Title)
● 3 - July 15, 1955 - Rikidozan & Azumafuji vs. ? & ?
● 10 - July 28, 1955 - Rikidozan & Azumafuji vs. Jesse Ortega & ?
● 5 - September 7, 1955 - Rikidozan vs. Jesse Ortega
● 7 - November, 1955 - Rikidozan & Harold Sakata vs. Dara Singh & ? - (All-Asian Tag Title League)
● 7 - November 19, 1955 - King Kong Czaya & Tiger Jokinder vs. Rikidozan & Harold Sakata - (All-Asian Tag Title League Final)
● 3 - November, 1955 - Rikidozan vs. Dara Singh - (All-Asain Title League)
● 8 - November 22, 1955 - Rikidozan vs. King Kong Czaya - (All-Asian Title League Final)
● 11 - August 14, 1957 - Rikidozan vs. Bobo Brazil (Low Sound)
~ PREVIEW: The early Rikidozan days starting off with clips of some of his sumo wrestling matches. He was a Sekiwake (3rd highest rank) sumo wrestler before quitting and becoming a pro-wrestler. He did sumo for 10 years and was a part of the top division (Makuuchi) in sumo from November 1946 to September 1950. He didn't win any top tournaments (few do), but he was very close in June 1947 when he was in a play-off having the same record as the eventual winner. He founded Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance in Mid-1953. Later that year he went back to Hawaii, where he was originally trained. Only a minute or so of his first NWA Title match with legendary Lou Thesz on December 6, 1953 is available, but the clips show Rikidozan training and showboating on the pacific island. In the clips you can see Thesz do a powerbomb and this is 1953! For the start of '54 Rikidozan had a series of matches with the legendary brother team of Mike & Ben Sharpe. The Sharpe Brothers would end up holding the NWA Tag Title 18 times during their career and here they are defending the titles against Rikidozan and judo star Masahiko Kimura. Kimura's claim to fame is when he beat the original ju-jitzu master, Helio Grasie, father of Royce and so many other fighting legends, in a MMA match. In August Hans Schnabel was his main foe. A lot of Rikidozan's success came against large foreigners, mainly American, as the ultimate Japanese hero beating up the war enemy. At the end of 1954 the infamous match against Kimura took place. It was supposed to be a draw, but something happend and Rikidozan got pissed off and started shooting on Kimura punching and kicking him knocking him legit uncounscious. This is said to be one of the reasons why the Japanese style is more realistic and tougher compared to other wrestling styles. 1955 saw a lot of things happen. The main things was Azumafuji, a former Yokozuna (top rank) in sumo, had started wrestling for Rikidozan and both the All-Asian Singles and Tag Title tournaments happened featuring wrestling stars from all over Asia including India, Pakistan & Hong Kong. In a couple of the matches Rikidozan teams with Harold Sakata (aka Oddjob from the James Bond movie Goldfinger). This DVD finishes off with a Rikidozan singles match against Bobo Brazil from 1957.



JWA Vol.2
● 18 - August 15, 1957 - Rikidozan & Toyonobori vs. Bobo Brazil & Lord Athol Layton (Low Sound)
● 65 - October 7?, 1957 - Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan - (NWA Title)
● 25 - October 13, 1957 - Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan - (NWA Title)
● 3 - May-June, 1959 - Mr.Atomic vs. Rikidozan - (World League '59)
● 6 - June 15, 1959 - Rikidozan vs. Jesse Ortega - (World League '59 - Final)
● 1 - May 13, 1960 - Rikidozan vs. Leo Nomellini - (World League '60 Final)
● 3 - June 2, 1961 - Rikidozan vs. Great Antonio
● 3 - July 25, 1962 - Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie - (WWA Title)
~ PREVIEW: Rikidozan's new tag partner is another former top division sumo wrestler, Toyonobori. Here they are facing the super tall Lord Layton and Bobo Brazil in a fun match. Long awaited rematches happened in October '57 first with a 60-min draw and then again 6 days later for a shorter, but probably the best match I've seen from the 50's. Worth getting. Also on this DVD are short clips of the finals of the first 2 annual World League round-robin tournaments. The tournament that would inspire AJPW's Champion Carnival and NJPW's many versions like MSG League, IWGP League and G-1 League. From 1961 is one short clip of a match with Rikidozan going up against freak show act Great Antonio. It includes Antonio dragging a buss with passengers. Finishing off this volume is a the follow-up match from the next DVD against "Vampire" Freddy Blassie.



JWA Vol.3
● 14 - March 28, 1962 - Fred Blassie vs. Rikidozan - (WWA Title)
● 13 - April 23, 1962 - Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie - (WWA Title)
● 6 - March 23, 1963 - Kintaro Oki vs. Killer Kowalski
● 8 - March 23, 1963 - Rikidozan & Shohei Baba & Great Togo vs. Pat O'Connor & Killer X & Cowboy Bob Ellis
● 1 - March 24, 1963 - Sandor Szabo vs. Kokichi Endo
● 6 - March 24, 1963 - Killer Kowalski vs. Shohei Baba
● 7 - March 24, 1963 - Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun - (NWA International Title)
● 3 - March 27, 1963 - Great Togo vs. Sandor Szabo
● 4 - March 27, 1963 - Pat O'Connor vs. Michiaki Yoshimura
● 10 - March 27, 1963 - Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Shohei Baba vs. Killer Kowalski & Gino Morella & Killer X
● 5 - March 28, 1963 - Toyonobori vs. Gino Morella
● 8 - March 28, 1963 - Rikidozan & Shohei Baba vs. Pat O'Connor & Killer Kowalski
● 2 - April 11, 1963 - Killer X vs. Kintaro Oki
● 2 - April 12, 1963 - Haystacks Calhoun vs. Sandor Szabo
● 3 - April 12, 1963 - Pat O'Connor vs. Shohei Baba
● 2 - April 13, 1963 - Gino Morella vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis
● 1 - April 15, 1963 - Fred Atkins vs. Mammoth Suzuki, April 17, 1963 - Killer X vs. Kokichi Endo
● 4 - April 17, 1963 - Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun - (NWA International Title)
● 5 - April 23, 1963 - Shohei Baba vs. Gino Morella
● 5 - April 23, 1963 - Rikidozan & Great Togo & Yoshinoto vs. Killer Kowalski & Killer X & Haystacks Calhoun
● 9 - April 24, 1963 - Rikidozan vs. Pat O'Connor - (NWA International Title)
● 5 - May 5, 1963 - Toyonobori vs. Frank Townsend (Killer X)
● 7 - May 5, 1963 - Great Togo & Yoshinoto vs. Killer Kowalski & Gino Morella
● 10 - May 6, 1963 - Rikidozan & Toyonobori vs. Killer Kowalski & Fred Atkins - (All-Asian Tag Title Decision Match)
● 7 - May 7, 1963 - Haystacks Calhoun vs. Frank Townsend
● 7 - May 17, 1963 - Toyonobori & Great Togo vs. Frank Townsend & Fred Atkins
~ PREVIEW: Starting off this volume is two bloody Rikidozan battles against the one and only Fred Blassie for the WWA World Title. Wild stuff. The rest of the DVD is filled with matches from the March to May 1963 tour featuring many stars from that era like Gino Morella (aka Gorilla Monsoon), Killer Kowalski, Haystacks Calhoun and former NWA World Champion Pat O'Connor. Also on the tour is the earliest footage I know of a young and athletic Giant Baba. A lot of good old matches to be seen here.



JWA Vol.4
● 12 - May 17, 1963 - Rikidozan vs. Killer Kowalski - (NWA International Title)
● 19 - December 2, 1963 - Rikidozan vs. The Destroyer - (NWA International Title)
● 5 - January, 1965 - Shohei Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura & Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer & Bill Dromo & Kurt Von Stroheim
● 31 - December 3, 1966 - Shohei Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich - (NWA International Title)
● 26 - March 2, 1967 - Shohei Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino - (NWA International Title; 2/3 Falls)
● 30 - August 14, 1967 - Shohei Baba vs. Gene Kiniski - (NWA International Title - 2/3 Falls)
~ PREVIEW: The last Rikidozan matches including two of his better matches against Killer Kowalski and The Destroyer (Dick Beyer). The last one happen just weeks before Rikidozan died. Rikidozan was stabbed on December 8th, 1963 and died a week later on December 15th. When Rikidozan died Toyonobori and Giant Baba was booked as the top stars in the JWA promotion. Here are 3 of Baba's NWA International Title matches against three different major American based stars in Fritz Von Erich, Bruno Sammartino (WWWF Champion) and Gene Kiniski (former NWA Champion).



JWA Vol.5
● 68 - February 26, 1965 - Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer - (WWA Title)
● 60 - March 7, 1967 - Shohei Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino - (NWA International Title)
~ PREVIEW: Here are 2 long matches from the mid-60's with The Destroyer doing a fine carry job of Toyonobori and my favorite 60's match with Baba defending his title against WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino. Two fine gems here.



JWA Vol.6
● 30 - December 6, 1967 - Shohei Baba vs. Crusher Lisowski - (NWA International Title; 2/3 Falls)
● 33 - December 6, 1967 - Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. Victior Rivera & Baron Scicluna - (2/3 Falls)
● 5 - January 3, 1968 - Shohei Baba vs. Crusher Lisowski - (NWA International Title)
● 4 - February 28, 1968 - Shohei Baba vs. Dick the Bruiser - (NWA International Title)
● 27 - August 7, 1968 - Shohei Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino - (NWA International Title)
● 4 - April 5, 1969 - Kintaro Oki vs. Tom Andrews
● 23 - May 16, 1969 - Antonio Inoki vs. Chris Markoff - (World League '69 - Final)
~ PREVIEW: Baba continues to be the big star of JWA with title defenses against top US stars Dick the Bruiser, Crusher Lisowski and Bruno Sammartino again. Also Antonio Inoki finally got his big push including his World League '69 Finals against "Russian" Chris Markoff and a very solid tag match teaming with tag specialist Michiaki Yoshimura.



JWA Vol.7
● 60 - March 5, 1969 - Giant Baba vs. The Destroyer
● 65 - December 1, 1969 - Dory Funk Jr. vs. Antonio Inoki - (NWA Title, video is somehat blurry)
~ PREVIEW: Oh yes! Two fantastic long matches. Vintage 1960's technical wrestling from two masters of the trade in The Destroyer and Dory Funk Jr. against the Japanese stars Baba and Inoki. The Dory Jr. vs. Inoki match is the fist NWA World Heavyweight Title match in Japan since 1957 and they sure delivered the goods.



JWA Vol.8
● 15 - April 16, 1969 - Shohei Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. Bobo Brazil & Chris Markoff
● 65 - August 2, 1970 - Dory Funk Jr. vs. Antonio Inoki - (NWA World Title)
● 45 - December 3, 1970 - Shohei Baba vs. Gene Kiniski - (NWA International Title)
~ PREVIEW: A even better Dory vs. Inoki match then their 1969 meeting. Funk is truly in his prime when these matches took place. A great way of starting off the 1970's. The Baba vs. Kiniski isn't far behind. A very solid match. Also the tag match with Baba & Oki facing veteran Bobo Brazil and Chris Markoff had it's moments.



JWA Vol.9
● 30 - May 19, 1971 - Antonio Inoki vs. The Destroyer - (World League '71 - Semi-Final)
● 15 - May 19, 1971 - Shohei Baba vs. Abdullah the Butcher - (World League '71 - Final)
● 34 - August 5, 1971 - Antonio Inoki vs. Jack Brisco - (NWA United National Title)
● 37 - December 9, 1971 - Dory Funk Jr. vs. Seiji Sakaguchi - (NWA Title; 2/3 Falls, picture shakes some)
● 10 - 1972 - Kintaro Oki vs. Bobby Duncum
~ PREVIEW: Finally a Antonio Inoki vs. The Destroyer match available! It's in the same league as the one against Baba from '69 and is a hell of a lot of fun. It's from the World League '71 which also has the earliest Abdulllah the Butcher match I have seen in Japan. Inoki also has a similarly good match against future NWA World Champion Jack Brisco for the United National belt. Also on the DVD is Dory Jr.'s 4th and last NWA Title defense in Japan against JWA newest star in former Olympic judo fighter Seiji Sakaguchi.



JWA Vol.10
● 26 - December 4, 1971 - Antonio Inoki vs. Dick Murdoch - (NWA United National Title)
● 51 - May 19, 1972 - Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Shohei Baba & Seiji Sakaguchi - (NWA International Tag Title, footage is shaky)
● 16 - September 7, 1972 - The Sheik vs. Seiji Sakaguchi - (NWA United National Title, footage is shaky)
● 29 - 1972 - Johnny Valentine & Dan Kroffat vs. Kintaro Oki & Michiaki Yoshimura
~ PREVIEW: Dick Murodch! Nothing more needed to say. Quality! Also Baba & Sakaguchi taking of the Funk Brothers for the NWA International Tag Belts in a very good match. Sakaguchi also faces Sabu's legendary uncle, The Sheik, for the United National Title and also a tag match featuring Greg's dad, Johnny Valentine, from the last year or so of the JWA promotion.



JWA Vol.11
● 17 - 1972 - Shohei Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. Bobo Brazil & Earl Maynard
● 26 - 1972 - Kintaro Oki vs. Mr.Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) - (NWA International Title)
~ PREVIEW: Korean wrestler Kintaro Oki (Ill Kim) was one of the top wrestlers in JWA the last few years of it's existence. Here is one teaming with Giant Baba and a title match against a lesser known version of Mr.Wrestling.
 

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