NWA World Championship Wrestling (1985) featured a cast of 261 tracked actors. Of these, 80 (55%) are still alive today and 65 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Willie Nelson, age 93. This TV series starred Steve Borden and Terry Allen.
55% still with us· verified cast31% of full cast · incl. 116 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 55% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 63.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast261 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Borden Sting | Sting | Living | 20/03/1959 | 67 | — | 26 |
 Terry Allen "Magnum" T. A. | "Magnum" T. A. | Living | 11/06/1959 | 67 | — | 26 |
 Martin Lunde Arn Anderson | Arn Anderson | Living | 20/09/1958 | 68 | — | 27 |
 Alan Rogowski Ole Anderson | Ole Anderson | Deceased | 22/09/1942 | 81 | 26/02/2024 | 43 |
 Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard | Tully Blanchard | Living | 22/01/1954 | 72 | — | 31 |
 Dennis Brown Denny Brown | Denny Brown | Living | 10/01/1956 | 70 | — | 29 |
 Dennis Condrey "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey | "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey | Deceased | 01/02/1952 | 74 | 20/03/2026 | 33 |
 David Crockett David Crockett (Color Commentator) | David Crockett (Color Commentator) | Living | 01/01/1946 | 80 | — | 39 |
 Barry Darsow Krusher Kruschev | Krusher Kruschev | Living | 06/10/1959 | 66 | — | 26 |
 Michael Davis Mike Davis | Mike Davis | Deceased | 02/11/1956 | 45 | 25/12/2001 | 29 |
 Bobby Eaton "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton | "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton | Deceased | 14/08/1958 | 62 | 04/08/2021 | 27 |
Keith Eric Keith Eric | Keith Eric | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joseph Estwanik Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Emanuel Fernandez "The Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez | "The Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez | Living | 27/07/1954 | 72 | — | 31 |
 Ric Flair "Nature Boy" Ric Flair | "Nature Boy" Ric Flair | Living | 25/02/1949 | 77 | — | 36 |
Jerry Garmon Jerry Garmon | Jerry Garmon | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ruben Gibson Robert Gibson | Robert Gibson | Living | 19/07/1958 | 68 | — | 27 |
 Billy Graham "Superstar" Billy Graham | "Superstar" Billy Graham | Deceased | 07/06/1943 | 79 | 17/05/2023 | 42 |
 Rick Harris Black Bart | Black Bart | Deceased | 30/01/1948 | 76 | 09/01/2025 | 37 |
 Billy Haynes Billy Jack Haynes | Billy Jack Haynes | Living | 10/07/1953 | 73 | — | 32 |
 Paul Frederick Paul Jones | Paul Jones | Deceased | 16/06/1942 | 75 | 18/04/2018 | 43 |
 Oreal Perras Ivan Koloff | Ivan Koloff | Living | 25/08/1942 | 84 | — | 43 |
Victor Mar Manuel Black Cat | Black Cat | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Richard Morton Ricky Morton | Ricky Morton | Living | 21/09/1956 | 70 | — | 29 |
 Jim Cornette Jim Cornette | Jim Cornette | Living | 17/09/1961 | 65 | — | 24 |
Ricky Reeves Ricky Reeves | Ricky Reeves | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nickla Roberts Baby Doll | Baby Doll | Living | 13/02/1962 | 64 | — | 23 |
 Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone (Color Commentator) | Tony Schiavone (Color Commentator) | Living | 07/11/1957 | 68 | — | 28 |
 George South George South | George South | Living | 07/09/1962 | 64 | — | 23 |
Benny Traylor Benny Traylor | Benny Traylor | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sione Vailahi The Barbarian | The Barbarian | Living | 06/09/1958 | 68 | — | 27 |
 Jimmy Valiant Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant | Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant | Living | 06/08/1942 | 84 | — | 43 |
Tommy Young Tommy Young (Referee) | Tommy Young (Referee) | Living | 09/07/1947 | 79 | — | 38 |
Vernon Deaton Vernon Deaton | Vernon Deaton | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Felicia Fanning Big Mama | Big Mama | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Ferrier Jimmy Blackland | Jimmy Blackland | Deceased | 30/11/1962 | 52 | 06/12/2014 | 23 |
Gerald Finley Gerald Finley | Gerald Finley | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Paul Garner Paul Garner | Paul Garner | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ken Glover Kent Glover | Kent Glover | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Steven Gregory Steven Gregory (Referee) | Steven Gregory (Referee) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jimmy Langston Jimmy Langston | Jimmy Langston | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joe Malcolm Joe Malcolm | Joe Malcolm | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Amos Moses Amos Moses | Amos Moses | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 William Ansor "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel | "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel | Deceased | 14/08/1961 | 53 | 22/06/2015 | 24 |
 Paul Taylor Terry Taylor | Terry Taylor | Living | 12/03/1955 | 71 | — | 30 |
 Ronald Heard "Cowboy" Ron Bass | "Cowboy" Ron Bass | Deceased | 21/12/1948 | 68 | 07/03/2017 | 37 |
Adrian Bivens Adrian Bivens | Adrian Bivens | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
William Boulware Jr. Rocky King | Rocky King | Deceased | 30/01/1958 | 64 | 27/03/2022 | 27 |
 Jim Crockett Jr. Jim Crockett (Self -President, Jim Crockett Promotions) | Jim Crockett (Self -President, Jim Crockett Promotions) | Deceased | 10/08/1944 | 76 | 03/03/2021 | 41 |
 Mike Hegstrand Road Warrior | Road Warrior | Deceased | 12/09/1957 | 46 | 19/10/2003 | 28 |