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National Wrestling Alliance

February 12, 2023

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.[2]

National Wrestling Alliance
NWA
TypePrivate
Industry
FoundedJuly 18, 1948; 74 years ago (July 18, 1948) in Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
FoundersPinkie George
Orville Brown
Al Haft
Harry Light
Sam Muchnick
Don Owen
Tony Stecher
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
  • Television
  • Merchandise
  • Home video
  • Live events
ServicesLicensing
OwnerLightning One, Inc.[2]
Websitewww.nationalwrestlingalliance.com

Founded in 1948, the NWA began as a governing body for a group of regional professional wrestling promotions, the heads of which made up the board of directors. The group operated a territory system which sanctioned their own company championships while recognizing a singular world champion who defended his title across all the territories, participated in talent exchanges, and collectively protected the territorial integrity of member promotions. Prior to the 1960s it acted as the sole governing body for most of professional wrestling. It remained the largest and most influential body in wrestling until the mid-1980s by which time most of the original member promotions went out of business as a result of the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) national expansion.

In September 1993, the largest remaining member promotion, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), left the NWA for the second and final time.[3] The NWA would continue as a loose coalition of independent promotions,[4] with NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA) given exclusivity over its World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships from June 2002 to May 2007.[5]

In August 2012, the NWA discontinued its memberships and started licensing its brand to wrestling promotions.[6] In 2017, it was purchased by Billy Corgan through his Lightning One, Inc. company.[7] By 2019, the NWA would transition to a stand-alone promotion.[8][9][10]

History

Formation

 
The extinct NWA territory system in North America

In 1948, Paul "Pinkie" George, a promoter from the Midwest, founded the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of five other promoters: Al Haft, Tony Stecher, Harry Light, Orville Brown, and Sam Muchnick. The concept of the NWA was to consolidate the championships of these regional companies into one true world championship of professional wrestling, whose holder would be recognized worldwide. This newly formed NWA Board of Directors decided on Brown to be the first-ever NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[11]

Governing body

1950s–1970s

In 1950, Sam Muchnick, one of the original promoters of the NWA and Lou Thesz's booker, was named the new NWA President, a position to which he was unanimously re-elected and held until 1960, making him one of the longest-tenured presidents in the organization's history.[citation needed] Following the advent of television, professional wrestling matches began to be aired nationally during this time, reaching a larger audience than ever before. Rising demand and national expansion made wrestling a much more and lucrative form of entertainment than in decades previous. This would be known as the "Golden Age" for the wrestling industry.[12][13] From 1948 to 1955, each of the three major television networks broadcast wrestling shows; the largest supporter being the DuMont Television Network.[13]

In 1956, allegations were made that the NWA was an illegal monopoly blocking competition. An investigation led by the US Department of Justice resulted in the "NWA Consent Decree of 1956" (The U.S. v. National Wrestling Alliance).[14] Several promoters would leave the organization during this time, with some managing to find niches in the United States. In 1957, Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn walked out of the August NWA meeting in St. Louis, having fallen out with Muchnick over a number of issues. At the time Quinn walked out, a wrestler of his named Édouard Carpentier was involved in an angle where he and Lou Thesz were both being presented around the NWA as world champion after Carpentier had a disputed win over Thesz on June 14, 1957.[15]

As the 1950s came to an close, professional wrestling was losing television ratings, and soon TV stations dropped most wrestling shows from their lineups.[16] The remaining televised wrestling promoters had small, local syndicated shows, which aired as late-night filler programming.[17] Promoters started using localized television by purchasing airtime from rival territories, at the consequence of putting some of them out of business.[18]

On January 24, 1963, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers in a one-fall match and was declared NWA World Heavyweight Champion for the third and final time (official).[citation needed] However, after the event, Vincent J. McMahon and Toots Mondt from the Capital Wrestling Corporation promotion in the Northeast territory refused to recognize the title change since Thesz as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion was not a strong draw in their territory. They then withdrew CWC from the NWA.[19] As a result, McMahon and Mondt formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation (later to be known as WWE) with Rogers as its first world champion in April 1963. Although both Gagne and McMahon promoted their own world champions, their promotions continued to have representatives on the NWA Board of Directors and regularly exchanged talent with NWA promotions during this time.[citation needed]

Wrestling's popularity continued to decline in the 1970s. The WWWF quietly rejoined the NWA in 1971 after their biggest draw, Bruno Sammartino, left the promotion. While still an NWA member in 1979, they changed their name from World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). At some point during the decade, Muchnick reportedly declared Atlanta, Georgia as the "leading wrestling city" for its "drawing capacity and near-capacity crowds at the City Auditorium or the Omni every Friday."[20] While the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation (WWWF/WWF) both faltered during the 1970s, the NWA once again took over as the top promotion and gained huge dominance with their program, Georgia Championship Wrestling, which would become the first nationally broadcast wrestling program on cable television through then-superstation TBS in 1979. They brought in Gordon Solie, dubbed "The Walter Cronkite of Professional Wrestling," from former NWA President Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida territory to be lead commentator and host.[20]

1980s–1993

Main article: Black Saturday (professional wrestling)

Videotape trading and cable television paved the way for the decline of the NWA's inter-regional business model, as viewers could now see plot holes and inconsistencies between each territories' storylines. The presence of stars like Ric Flair on TV every week made their special appearances in each region less of a draw.[21]

The WWF left the NWA for good in 1983, as Vincent K. McMahon, who bought the WWF from his father in 1982, worked to get WWF programming on syndicated television all across the United States.[citation needed] That same year, Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA created its primary supercard, Starrcade, the first to be broadcast via closed-circuit networks and was regarded as their flagship event.

On Saturday, July 14, 1984, in what would become known as Black Saturday, McMahon bought NWA member Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) and merged it into the WWF. The WWF would take over GCW's TV slot on TBS, which had been home to GCW's World Championship Wrestling program for 12 years.[22] This move proved disastrous as ratings would plummet, and the WWF would end up losing money on the deal. Then-NWA President Jim Crockett, Jr., the owner of Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), would buy the World Championship Wrestling program from McMahon for $1 million (US) and returned NWA programming to TBS. By 1985, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) would become the flagship of the NWA by acquiring more time slots on TBS and merging with other NWA territories in attempt to compete with the WWF.[23]

With the success of WrestleMania III in 1987, the WWF would schedule another pay-per-view, Survivor Series, on Thanksgiving night to compete directly with NWA's Starrcade event, and demanded exclusivity from cable providers on carriage of the event. As a result, Starrcade was moved to December the following year, with the show now held around Christmas Day beginning in 1988.[citation needed] The WWF then scheduled their first Royal Rumble event in January 1988 to counterprogram against the NWA's Bunkhouse Stampede.[24] The NWA responded by creating Clash of the Champions on TBS to counterprogram WrestleMania IV.[citation needed]

By 1988, Jim Crockett Promotions was facing bankruptcy. On October 11, under the direction of owner Ted Turner, TBS bought the assets of JCP and renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after the TV show of the same name.[25] Originally incorporated by TBS as the Universal Wrestling Corporation, Turner promised fans that WCW would retain the athlete-oriented style of the NWA. The sale was completed on November 2, 1988, with a television taping of NWA World Championship Wrestling that very same date in WCW's hometown of Atlanta.[26] By September 1993, WCW would withdraw completely from the NWA.

1993–2012

On August 27, 1994, NWA: Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) held a World Title tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Unbeknownst to any one, the event was staged for ECW's public withdrawal from the NWA, with tournament winner Shane Douglas throwing down the NWA title belt and instead picking up the ECW Heavyweight Championship belt, proclaiming himself to be the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. ECW founder Tod Gordon would subsequently announce ECW's secession from the NWA, rechristening the promotion as Extreme Championship Wrestling.[27][28][29]

In 1998, the World Wrestling Federation reached an agreement to use the likeness of the NWA titles, branding, and its history, to create a storyline.[30] It would be later claimed that WWE still owned the rights.[31][32] Despite the NWA receiving international television publicity during the angle, it was considered a failure due to low viewer interests.[33][34]

In June 2002, Jeff and Jerry Jarrett launched a new promotion called NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA; now known as Impact Wrestling). NWA:TNA was given creative control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships through an agreement with the NWA. This would last until March 2007, when the NWA terminated its agreement with TNA. TNA would lose control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships by the morning of the 2007 Sacrifice pay-per-view event on May 13.[35][36]

On September 17, 2010, KDOC-TV Los Angeles premiered NWA: Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.

R. Bruce Tharpe and International Wrestling Corp. (2012–2017)

In August 2012, International Wrestling Corp, LLC, a holding company run by Houston-based attorney and wrestling promoter R. Bruce Tharpe, sued Trobich, Baucom, the NWA, and its then-parent company, Trobich's Pro Wrestling Organization LLC, claiming insurance fraud regarding the NWA's liability insurance policy. A settlement was negotiated that transferred the rights to the NWA name and trademarks from Trobich's company to Tharpe's.[6] The new organization moved from a membership model to a licensing model,[7] which caused many promotions to immediately cut ties with the NWA. On September 9, 2012, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH) announced it had left the NWA.[37] CWFH was the unofficial home promotion of both the then-current NWA champion (Adam Pearce) and the most recent previous champion (Colt Cabana), both of whom publicly left the NWA, with Pearce vacating the NWA World Title while exiting.[38] Other major NWA territories like NWA Pro/NWA Pro West, NWA Georgia, NWA Pro East, NWA Southwest and NWA Midwest folded.

In 2013, the NWA re-established a relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where Bruce Tharpe became an on-screen character, portraying a villainous manager of wrestlers representing the NWA. Over the next two years, the NWA World Heavyweight, World Tag Team and World Junior Heavyweight Championships all changed hands at NJPW events.[39][40][41]

In September 2016, NWA signed a deal with the new Japanese Diamond Stars Wrestling (DSW) promotion to promote shows in not only Japan, but also other parts of Asia. As part of the deal, DSW chairman Hideo Shimada was appointed the NWA Vice President of the Asian Pacific region while Jimmy Suzuki was appointed senior NWA consultant.[42]

Billy Corgan and Lightning One Inc. (2017–present)

2017–2019: Acquisition and relaunch

On May 1, 2017, it was reported that Billy Corgan, lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins, had agreed to purchase the NWA, including its name, rights, trademarks and championship belts.[7] The report was confirmed by Tharpe that same day.[43] Over the following weeks, the NWA trademarks were moved from Tharpe's International Wrestling Corp. over to Corgan's Lightning One, Inc. production company.[32] According to multiple sources, as part of his acquisition of the NWA, Corgan would also purchase Tharpe's stake in the NWA's "On Demand" VOD service and licensing of the Paul Boesch wrestling library.[44] Corgan's ownership of the NWA took effect on October 1, 2017. All licenses granted by Tharpe to use the NWA branding expired the previous day, putting Corgan in complete control of both the brand and its championships.[45][2][1]

 
Aldis as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in April 2018

On September 23, 2017, Nick Aldis made his debut for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and challenged Tim Storm for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[46] The match took place on November 12 and saw Storm retain the title. This was the first title match under the new NWA regime headed by Billy Corgan.[47] On December 9, Aldis defeated Storm in a rematch at Cage of Death 19 to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion, making him the second British-born champion after Gary Steele.[48]

In 2018, the NWA briefly allied with Impact Wrestling (the former NWA: Total Nonstop Action) to hold an Empty Arena match at the Impact Zone at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida. It was contested by Tim Storm and Jocephus and served as a qualifier to challenge then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis. The match was recorded on January 14, 2018 and uploaded to YouTube the next day.[49][50]

Starting in 2018, NWA allied with Ring of Honor (ROH). NWA wrestlers such as Aldis, James Storm, and Eli Drake appeared at several ROH events, with ROH-contracted talent even winning NWA titles.[51][52] On September 1, 2018, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was featured at All In, with Cody defeating Aldis for the title.[53] After All In, the NWA would return to hosting its own events. The NWA 70th Anniversary Show, which took place on October 21, 2018, was the first to be produced directly under Lightning One,[54][7] and was co-produced with Global Force Entertainment; the event was streamed live on FITE TV.[55] The main event saw Aldis defeat Cody to recapture the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and Willie Mack winning a tournament for the vacant NWA National Championship.

The Fourth Crockett Cup, an eight-team, single-elimination tournament that was revived to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions, took place on April 27, 2019, as another collaboration between the NWA and ROH. This would be the last event to be co-promoted with ROH; on July 24, 2019, the NWA announced that had ended their partnership. Subsequentially, it was announced the following month that the NWA would host tapings in Atlanta on September 30 and October 1 for a new television series, later revealed to be titled NWA Power.[56][57][58]

2020–present: COVID-19, restructuring and departures

In January 2020, Marty Scurll, and other Ring of Honor talent, began to appear at NWA events once again as part of an inter-promotional angle. In addition to re-signing with ROH, Scurll would join the company's booking team, enabling him to appear for both the NWA and ROH.[59][60] However, in the fallout of the Speaking Out Movement, Scurll was accused of taking advantage of a 16-year-old girl who was inebriated.[61] After an investigation, Scurll would be removed from his position as booker, and by the following January in 2021, would be no longer under contract.[62][63]

Nick Aldis was scheduled to face PCO at Supercard of Honor XIV on April 4, 2020, before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[64] On June 18, 2020, Dave Lagana resigned as Vice President of the NWA after allegations of sexual assault were made public.[65] The promotion would go into hiatus as a result of this and the pandemic. During this time, several wrestlers would also leave the NWA, including former Tag team Champions James Storm[66] and Eli Drake,[67] Marti Belle,[68] former women's champion Allysin Kay,[69] former Tag Team Champion Royce Isaacs,[70] and former Television Champion Zicky Dice.[71]

NWA World Women's Champion Thunder Rosa would make appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) while under contract with the NWA. On September 5, 2020, Rosa unsuccessfully challenged AEW Women's World Championship Hikaru Shida at All Out.[72] On October 27, 2020, Serena Deeb defeated Rosa during the United Wrestling Network's Primetime Live event to become the new NWA World Women's Champion.[73]

On March 2, 2021, the NWA announced their return to promoting events, with the NWA Back For The Attack pay-per-view and new Power episodes as part of a new distribution agreement with FITE TV.[74][75] As part of this agreement, the NWA would remove content from their YouTube channel.[76]

On January 5, 2022, the NWA announced the launch of the NWA All Access subscription package on FITE TV, including past and upcoming pay-per-view events, new episodes of Power on Tuesdays, and the newly announced NWA USA weekly series. In addition, it was announced that Power would return to YouTube, airing on Fridays after the FITE premiere, and that NWA USA would air on Saturdays on the platform before moving to Sundays on FITE.[77] Finally, it was announced that the NWA would expand their PPV schedule to six events per year, as part of a new deal with FITE TV.[78]

Personnel

Main article: List of National Wrestling Alliance personnel

Leadership

All held the title of President except where footnoted.

# Name Term Home Promotion
1 Paul "Pinkie" George 1948–1950 NWA Iowa
2 Sam Muchnick 1950–1960 Sam Muchnick Sports Attractions /
St. Louis Wrestling Club
3 Frank Tunney 1960–1961 Maple Leaf Wrestling
4 Fred Kohler 1961–1962 Fred Kohler Enterprises
5 Karl Sarpolis 1962–1963 Western States Sports
6 Sam Muchnick 1963–1975 St. Louis Wrestling Club
7 Fritz Von Erich 1975–1976 World Class Championship Wrestling
8 Eddie Graham 1976–1978 Championship Wrestling from Florida
9 Bob Geigel 1978–1980 Central States Wrestling
10 Jim Crockett, Jr. 1980–1982 Jim Crockett Promotions
11 Bob Geigel 1982–1985 Central States Wrestling
12 Jim Crockett, Jr. 1985–1986 Jim Crockett Promotions
13 Bob Geigel 1986–1987 Central States Wrestling
14 Jim Crockett, Jr. 1987–1991 Jim Crockett Promotions /
World Championship Wrestling
15 Jim Herd 1991–1992 World Championship Wrestling
16 Seiji Sakaguchi 1992–1993 New Japan Pro-Wrestling
17 Howard Brody 1993–1995 NWA Florida
Dennis Coralluzzo Championship Wrestling America
Steve Rickard All Star Pro Wrestling
18 Steve Rickard 1995–1996 All Star Pro Wrestling
19 Howard Brody 1996–2001 NWA Florida
20 Jim Miller 2001–2002 NWA East /
Pro Wrestling eXpress
21 Richard Arpin 2002–2003 NWA Tri-State
22 Bill Behrens 2003–2004 NWA Wildside
23 Ernie Todd 2004–2005 Canadian Wrestling Federation
24 Robert Trobich[a] 2005–2012 N/A
25 David Baucom[a] 2012 NWA Carolinas
26 R. Bruce Tharpe 2012–2017 NWA World Class
27 Billy Corgan 2017–present N/A

Programming and events

Current

Ten Pounds of Gold

Ten Pounds of Gold is a documentary series chronicling the journey and career of the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion as well as others in the division. Debuting on October 20, 2017, on the NWA's YouTube channel, it was the first series to be produced after the organization's acquisition.[79]

NWA Powerrr

Powerrr is the flagship program of the NWA that currently airs Tuesdays at 6:05 pm ET on FITE TV.[80] The series debuted on October 8, 2019, originally airing on the NWA's YouTube channel.[81] A companion series, titled Power Surge (stylized as NWA Powerrr Surge), premiered on April 13, 2021, and features wrestler interviews, unseen matches, and Power recaps.[82]

NWA USA

NWA USA is a weekly program that debuted on January 8, 2022 on YouTube and focuses on the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship division.[83]

Former

NWA Shockwave

NWA Shockwave was a web television program that aired on the NWA's YouTube channel and Facebook page.[84] The series debuted on December 1, 2020. On August 10, 2020, it was announced that the NWA will partner with the United Wrestling Network (UWN) to produce a live, weekly pay-per-view (PPV) series named UWN Primetime Live.[85] Matches from this series would also be featured as part of Shockwave.

Pay-per-view events

Main article: List of National Wrestling Alliance pay-per-view events

This is a list of NWA pay-per-view events produced while under the ownership of Lightning One, Inc. (2017–present)

Event Date Location Venue Main event Ref(s)
70th Anniversary Show[b] October 21, 2018 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena Cody (c) vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [86]
New Years Clash[c] January 5, 2019 Clarksville, TN Wilma Rudolph Event Center Nick Aldis (c) vs. James Storm for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [87]
Crockett Cup 2019[d] April 27, 2019 Concord, NC Cabarrus Arena Nick Aldis (c) vs. Marty Scurll for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [88][89]
Into the Fire[e] December 14, 2019 Atlanta, GA GPB Studios Nick Aldis (c) vs. James Storm in a two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [90]
Hard Times January 24, 2020 Atlanta, GA GPB Studios Ricky Starks vs. Trevor Murdoch in a tournament final match for the NWA World Television Championship. [91]
Back For The Attack March 21, 2021 Atlanta, GA GPB Studios Nick Aldis (c) vs. Aron Stevens for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [92]
When Our Shadows Fall June 6, 2021 Atlanta, GA GPB Studios Nick Aldis (c) vs. Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [93]
EmPowerrr August 28, 2021 St. Louis, MO Chase's Khorassan Ballroom Chelsea Green vs. Bianca Carrelli vs. Debbie Malenko vs. Lady Frost vs. Jamie Senegal vs. Jennacide vs. Kiera Hogan vs. Masha Slamovich vs. Thunder Kitty vs. Tootie Lynn in a NWA Women's Invitational Cup Gauntlet. [94]
73rd Anniversary Show August 29, 2021 Nick Aldis (c) vs. Trevor Murdoch in a title vs. career match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [95]
Hard Times 2 December 4, 2021 Atlanta, GA GPB Studios Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Mike Knox for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [96]
Crockett Cup 2022 March 19, 2022 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena The Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams and Harry Smith) vs. Gold Rushhh (Jordan Clearwater and Marshe Rockett) in a Crockett Cup quarterfinals tag team match. [97]
March 20, 2022 Matt Cardona (c) vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship with Jeff Jarrett as special guest referee. [98]
Alwayz Ready June 11, 2022 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Convention Center Trevor Murdoch vs. Nick Aldis vs. Sam Shaw vs. Thom Latimer for the vacant NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [99]
74th Anniversary Show August 27, 2022 St. Louis, MO Chase's Khorassan Ballroom Kamille (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie for the NWA World Women's Championship. [100]
August 28, 2022 Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [101]
Hard Times 3 November 12, 2022 Chalmette, LA Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Matt Cardona vs. Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. [102]
Nuff Said February 11, 2023 Tampa, FL TBD TBD

Championships and accomplishments

Current champions

Main article: List of current champions in the National Wrestling Alliance

Men's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship   Tyrus 1 November 12, 2022 92 New Orleans, Louisiana Defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a three-way match at Hard Times 3. [102]
NWA World Television Championship   Jordan Clearwater 1 November 12, 2022 92 New Orleans, Louisiana Defeated AJ Cazana for the vacated title at Hard Times 3. [102]
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship   Kerry Morton 1 November 12, 2022 92 New Orleans, Louisiana Defeated Homicide at Hard Times 3.. [102]
NWA National Championship   Cyon 1 August 27, 2022 169 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Jax Dane at the 74th Anniversary Show on the 1st night.

Tag team

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Tag Team Championship  
  		La Rebelión
(Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) 		2 August 27, 2022 169 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx) to determine the new champions at the 74th Anniversary Show on the 1st night
.[f]
NWA United States Tag Team Championship   AJ Cazana & Anthony Andrews 1 January 31, 2023 12 Knoxville, Tennessee Defeated Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky on a live episode of NWA Powerrr

Women's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Women's Championship   Kamille 1 June 6, 2021 616 Atlanta, Georgia Defeated Serena Deeb at When Our Shadows Fall. [103]

Tag team

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship   The Renegade Twins 1 February 11, 2023 1 Tampa Bay, Florida Defeated Pretty Empowered at Nuff Said.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Held title of Executive Director.
  2. ^ This event was co-produced with Global Force Entertainment.
  3. ^ This event was co-produced with Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling (TNT) and was the inaugural NWA Pop-Up Event.
  4. ^ This event was co-produced with Ring of Honor (ROH).
  5. ^ This event was the first PPV to be produced exclusively by the NWA since its acquisition by Billy Corgan and Lightning One Inc.
  6. ^ The Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams and Harry Smith) vacated the titles due to Harry being sick and unable to defend the titles

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References

  • Tim Hornbaker (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
  • Shaun Assael and Mike Mooneyham (2002). Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment. Crown. ISBN 1-4000-5143-6.

External links

  •   Media related to National Wrestling Alliance at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website

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The National Wrestling Alliance NWA is an American professional wrestling promotion and former professional wrestling governing body operated by its parent company Lightning One Inc 2 National Wrestling AllianceTrade nameNWATypePrivateIndustryProfessional wrestling Sports entertainment Streaming mediaFoundedJuly 18 1948 74 years ago July 18 1948 in Waterloo Iowa U S FoundersPinkie GeorgeOrville BrownAl HaftHarry LightSam MuchnickDon OwenTony StecherHeadquartersLos Angeles California U S Area servedWorldwideKey peopleBilly Corgan President 1 Pat Kenney Director of Talent Relations Billy Trask Director of Television ProductsTelevision Merchandise Home video Live eventsServicesLicensingOwnerLightning One Inc 2 Websitewww wbr nationalwrestlingalliance wbr comFounded in 1948 the NWA began as a governing body for a group of regional professional wrestling promotions the heads of which made up the board of directors The group operated a territory system which sanctioned their own company championships while recognizing a singular world champion who defended his title across all the territories participated in talent exchanges and collectively protected the territorial integrity of member promotions Prior to the 1960s it acted as the sole governing body for most of professional wrestling It remained the largest and most influential body in wrestling until the mid 1980s by which time most of the original member promotions went out of business as a result of the World Wrestling Federation s WWF now WWE national expansion In September 1993 the largest remaining member promotion World Championship Wrestling WCW left the NWA for the second and final time 3 The NWA would continue as a loose coalition of independent promotions 4 with NWA Total Nonstop Action NWA TNA given exclusivity over its World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships from June 2002 to May 2007 5 In August 2012 the NWA discontinued its memberships and started licensing its brand to wrestling promotions 6 In 2017 it was purchased by Billy Corgan through his Lightning One Inc company 7 By 2019 the NWA would transition to a stand alone promotion 8 9 10 Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1 2 Governing body 1 2 1 1950s 1970s 1 2 2 1980s 1993 1 2 3 1993 2012 1 3 R Bruce Tharpe and International Wrestling Corp 2012 2017 1 4 Billy Corgan and Lightning One Inc 2017 present 1 4 1 2017 2019 Acquisition and relaunch 1 4 2 2020 present COVID 19 restructuring and departures 2 Personnel 2 1 Leadership 3 Programming and events 3 1 Current 3 1 1 Ten Pounds of Gold 3 1 2 NWA Powerrr 3 1 3 NWA USA 3 2 Former 3 2 1 NWA Shockwave 3 3 Pay per view events 4 Championships and accomplishments 4 1 Current champions 4 1 1 Men s division 4 1 2 Women s division 5 Footnotes 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditFormation Edit The extinct NWA territory system in North America In 1948 Paul Pinkie George a promoter from the Midwest founded the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of five other promoters Al Haft Tony Stecher Harry Light Orville Brown and Sam Muchnick The concept of the NWA was to consolidate the championships of these regional companies into one true world championship of professional wrestling whose holder would be recognized worldwide This newly formed NWA Board of Directors decided on Brown to be the first ever NWA World Heavyweight Champion 11 Governing body Edit Lou Thesz 1950s 1970s Edit In 1950 Sam Muchnick one of the original promoters of the NWA and Lou Thesz s booker was named the new NWA President a position to which he was unanimously re elected and held until 1960 making him one of the longest tenured presidents in the organization s history citation needed Following the advent of television professional wrestling matches began to be aired nationally during this time reaching a larger audience than ever before Rising demand and national expansion made wrestling a much more and lucrative form of entertainment than in decades previous This would be known as the Golden Age for the wrestling industry 12 13 From 1948 to 1955 each of the three major television networks broadcast wrestling shows the largest supporter being the DuMont Television Network 13 In 1956 allegations were made that the NWA was an illegal monopoly blocking competition An investigation led by the US Department of Justice resulted in the NWA Consent Decree of 1956 The U S v National Wrestling Alliance 14 Several promoters would leave the organization during this time with some managing to find niches in the United States In 1957 Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn walked out of the August NWA meeting in St Louis having fallen out with Muchnick over a number of issues At the time Quinn walked out a wrestler of his named Edouard Carpentier was involved in an angle where he and Lou Thesz were both being presented around the NWA as world champion after Carpentier had a disputed win over Thesz on June 14 1957 15 As the 1950s came to an close professional wrestling was losing television ratings and soon TV stations dropped most wrestling shows from their lineups 16 The remaining televised wrestling promoters had small local syndicated shows which aired as late night filler programming 17 Promoters started using localized television by purchasing airtime from rival territories at the consequence of putting some of them out of business 18 Verne Gagne On January 24 1963 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers in a one fall match and was declared NWA World Heavyweight Champion for the third and final time official citation needed However after the event Vincent J McMahon and Toots Mondt from the Capital Wrestling Corporation promotion in the Northeast territory refused to recognize the title change since Thesz as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion was not a strong draw in their territory They then withdrew CWC from the NWA 19 As a result McMahon and Mondt formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation later to be known as WWE with Rogers as its first world champion in April 1963 Although both Gagne and McMahon promoted their own world champions their promotions continued to have representatives on the NWA Board of Directors and regularly exchanged talent with NWA promotions during this time citation needed Gordon Solie Wrestling s popularity continued to decline in the 1970s The WWWF quietly rejoined the NWA in 1971 after their biggest draw Bruno Sammartino left the promotion While still an NWA member in 1979 they changed their name from World Wide Wrestling Federation WWWF to World Wrestling Federation WWF At some point during the decade Muchnick reportedly declared Atlanta Georgia as the leading wrestling city for its drawing capacity and near capacity crowds at the City Auditorium or the Omni every Friday 20 While the American Wrestling Association AWA and World Wide Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Federation WWWF WWF both faltered during the 1970s the NWA once again took over as the top promotion and gained huge dominance with their program Georgia Championship Wrestling which would become the first nationally broadcast wrestling program on cable television through then superstation TBS in 1979 They brought in Gordon Solie dubbed The Walter Cronkite of Professional Wrestling from former NWA President Eddie Graham s Championship Wrestling from Florida territory to be lead commentator and host 20 1980s 1993 Edit Main article Black Saturday professional wrestling Ric Flair Videotape trading and cable television paved the way for the decline of the NWA s inter regional business model as viewers could now see plot holes and inconsistencies between each territories storylines The presence of stars like Ric Flair on TV every week made their special appearances in each region less of a draw 21 The WWF left the NWA for good in 1983 as Vincent K McMahon who bought the WWF from his father in 1982 worked to get WWF programming on syndicated television all across the United States citation needed That same year Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA created its primary supercard Starrcade the first to be broadcast via closed circuit networks and was regarded as their flagship event Ted Turner On Saturday July 14 1984 in what would become known as Black Saturday McMahon bought NWA member Georgia Championship Wrestling GCW and merged it into the WWF The WWF would take over GCW s TV slot on TBS which had been home to GCW s World Championship Wrestling program for 12 years 22 This move proved disastrous as ratings would plummet and the WWF would end up losing money on the deal Then NWA President Jim Crockett Jr the owner of Jim Crockett Promotions JCP would buy the World Championship Wrestling program from McMahon for 1 million US and returned NWA programming to TBS By 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions JCP would become the flagship of the NWA by acquiring more time slots on TBS and merging with other NWA territories in attempt to compete with the WWF 23 With the success of WrestleMania III in 1987 the WWF would schedule another pay per view Survivor Series on Thanksgiving night to compete directly with NWA s Starrcade event and demanded exclusivity from cable providers on carriage of the event As a result Starrcade was moved to December the following year with the show now held around Christmas Day beginning in 1988 citation needed The WWF then scheduled their first Royal Rumble event in January 1988 to counterprogram against the NWA s Bunkhouse Stampede 24 The NWA responded by creating Clash of the Champions on TBS to counterprogram WrestleMania IV citation needed By 1988 Jim Crockett Promotions was facing bankruptcy On October 11 under the direction of owner Ted Turner TBS bought the assets of JCP and renamed it World Championship Wrestling WCW after the TV show of the same name 25 Originally incorporated by TBS as the Universal Wrestling Corporation Turner promised fans that WCW would retain the athlete oriented style of the NWA The sale was completed on November 2 1988 with a television taping of NWA World Championship Wrestling that very same date in WCW s hometown of Atlanta 26 By September 1993 WCW would withdraw completely from the NWA 1993 2012 Edit On August 27 1994 NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling ECW held a World Title tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship Unbeknownst to any one the event was staged for ECW s public withdrawal from the NWA with tournament winner Shane Douglas throwing down the NWA title belt and instead picking up the ECW Heavyweight Championship belt proclaiming himself to be the ECW World Heavyweight Champion ECW founder Tod Gordon would subsequently announce ECW s secession from the NWA rechristening the promotion as Extreme Championship Wrestling 27 28 29 In 1998 the World Wrestling Federation reached an agreement to use the likeness of the NWA titles branding and its history to create a storyline 30 It would be later claimed that WWE still owned the rights 31 32 Despite the NWA receiving international television publicity during the angle it was considered a failure due to low viewer interests 33 34 In June 2002 Jeff and Jerry Jarrett launched a new promotion called NWA Total Nonstop Action NWA TNA now known as Impact Wrestling NWA TNA was given creative control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships through an agreement with the NWA This would last until March 2007 when the NWA terminated its agreement with TNA TNA would lose control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships by the morning of the 2007 Sacrifice pay per view event on May 13 35 36 On September 17 2010 KDOC TV Los Angeles premiered NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood R Bruce Tharpe and International Wrestling Corp 2012 2017 Edit In August 2012 International Wrestling Corp LLC a holding company run by Houston based attorney and wrestling promoter R Bruce Tharpe sued Trobich Baucom the NWA and its then parent company Trobich s Pro Wrestling Organization LLC claiming insurance fraud regarding the NWA s liability insurance policy A settlement was negotiated that transferred the rights to the NWA name and trademarks from Trobich s company to Tharpe s 6 The new organization moved from a membership model to a licensing model 7 which caused many promotions to immediately cut ties with the NWA On September 9 2012 Championship Wrestling from Hollywood CWFH announced it had left the NWA 37 CWFH was the unofficial home promotion of both the then current NWA champion Adam Pearce and the most recent previous champion Colt Cabana both of whom publicly left the NWA with Pearce vacating the NWA World Title while exiting 38 Other major NWA territories like NWA Pro NWA Pro West NWA Georgia NWA Pro East NWA Southwest and NWA Midwest folded In 2013 the NWA re established a relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling where Bruce Tharpe became an on screen character portraying a villainous manager of wrestlers representing the NWA Over the next two years the NWA World Heavyweight World Tag Team and World Junior Heavyweight Championships all changed hands at NJPW events 39 40 41 In September 2016 NWA signed a deal with the new Japanese Diamond Stars Wrestling DSW promotion to promote shows in not only Japan but also other parts of Asia As part of the deal DSW chairman Hideo Shimada was appointed the NWA Vice President of the Asian Pacific region while Jimmy Suzuki was appointed senior NWA consultant 42 Billy Corgan and Lightning One Inc 2017 present Edit 2017 2019 Acquisition and relaunch Edit On May 1 2017 it was reported that Billy Corgan lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins had agreed to purchase the NWA including its name rights trademarks and championship belts 7 The report was confirmed by Tharpe that same day 43 Over the following weeks the NWA trademarks were moved from Tharpe s International Wrestling Corp over to Corgan s Lightning One Inc production company 32 According to multiple sources as part of his acquisition of the NWA Corgan would also purchase Tharpe s stake in the NWA s On Demand VOD service and licensing of the Paul Boesch wrestling library 44 Corgan s ownership of the NWA took effect on October 1 2017 All licenses granted by Tharpe to use the NWA branding expired the previous day putting Corgan in complete control of both the brand and its championships 45 2 1 Aldis as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion in April 2018 On September 23 2017 Nick Aldis made his debut for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and challenged Tim Storm for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 46 The match took place on November 12 and saw Storm retain the title This was the first title match under the new NWA regime headed by Billy Corgan 47 On December 9 Aldis defeated Storm in a rematch at Cage of Death 19 to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion making him the second British born champion after Gary Steele 48 In 2018 the NWA briefly allied with Impact Wrestling the former NWA Total Nonstop Action to hold an Empty Arena match at the Impact Zone at Universal Orlando in Orlando Florida It was contested by Tim Storm and Jocephus and served as a qualifier to challenge then NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis The match was recorded on January 14 2018 and uploaded to YouTube the next day 49 50 Starting in 2018 NWA allied with Ring of Honor ROH NWA wrestlers such as Aldis James Storm and Eli Drake appeared at several ROH events with ROH contracted talent even winning NWA titles 51 52 On September 1 2018 the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was featured at All In with Cody defeating Aldis for the title 53 After All In the NWA would return to hosting its own events The NWA 70th Anniversary Show which took place on October 21 2018 was the first to be produced directly under Lightning One 54 7 and was co produced with Global Force Entertainment the event was streamed live on FITE TV 55 The main event saw Aldis defeat Cody to recapture the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and Willie Mack winning a tournament for the vacant NWA National Championship The Fourth Crockett Cup an eight team single elimination tournament that was revived to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions took place on April 27 2019 as another collaboration between the NWA and ROH This would be the last event to be co promoted with ROH on July 24 2019 the NWA announced that had ended their partnership Subsequentially it was announced the following month that the NWA would host tapings in Atlanta on September 30 and October 1 for a new television series later revealed to be titled NWA Power 56 57 58 2020 present COVID 19 restructuring and departures Edit In January 2020 Marty Scurll and other Ring of Honor talent began to appear at NWA events once again as part of an inter promotional angle In addition to re signing with ROH Scurll would join the company s booking team enabling him to appear for both the NWA and ROH 59 60 However in the fallout of the Speaking Out Movement Scurll was accused of taking advantage of a 16 year old girl who was inebriated 61 After an investigation Scurll would be removed from his position as booker and by the following January in 2021 would be no longer under contract 62 63 Nick Aldis was scheduled to face PCO at Supercard of Honor XIV on April 4 2020 before the event was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 64 On June 18 2020 Dave Lagana resigned as Vice President of the NWA after allegations of sexual assault were made public 65 The promotion would go into hiatus as a result of this and the pandemic During this time several wrestlers would also leave the NWA including former Tag team Champions James Storm 66 and Eli Drake 67 Marti Belle 68 former women s champion Allysin Kay 69 former Tag Team Champion Royce Isaacs 70 and former Television Champion Zicky Dice 71 NWA World Women s Champion Thunder Rosa would make appearances for All Elite Wrestling AEW while under contract with the NWA On September 5 2020 Rosa unsuccessfully challenged AEW Women s World Championship Hikaru Shida at All Out 72 On October 27 2020 Serena Deeb defeated Rosa during the United Wrestling Network s Primetime Live event to become the new NWA World Women s Champion 73 On March 2 2021 the NWA announced their return to promoting events with the NWA Back For The Attack pay per view and new Power episodes as part of a new distribution agreement with FITE TV 74 75 As part of this agreement the NWA would remove content from their YouTube channel 76 On January 5 2022 the NWA announced the launch of the NWA All Access subscription package on FITE TV including past and upcoming pay per view events new episodes of Power on Tuesdays and the newly announced NWA USA weekly series In addition it was announced that Power would return to YouTube airing on Fridays after the FITE premiere and that NWA USA would air on Saturdays on the platform before moving to Sundays on FITE 77 Finally it was announced that the NWA would expand their PPV schedule to six events per year as part of a new deal with FITE TV 78 Personnel EditMain article List of National Wrestling Alliance personnel Leadership Edit All held the title of President except where footnoted Name Term Home Promotion1 Paul Pinkie George 1948 1950 NWA Iowa2 Sam Muchnick 1950 1960 Sam Muchnick Sports Attractions St Louis Wrestling Club3 Frank Tunney 1960 1961 Maple Leaf Wrestling4 Fred Kohler 1961 1962 Fred Kohler Enterprises5 Karl Sarpolis 1962 1963 Western States Sports6 Sam Muchnick 1963 1975 St Louis Wrestling Club7 Fritz Von Erich 1975 1976 World Class Championship Wrestling8 Eddie Graham 1976 1978 Championship Wrestling from Florida9 Bob Geigel 1978 1980 Central States Wrestling10 Jim Crockett Jr 1980 1982 Jim Crockett Promotions11 Bob Geigel 1982 1985 Central States Wrestling12 Jim Crockett Jr 1985 1986 Jim Crockett Promotions13 Bob Geigel 1986 1987 Central States Wrestling14 Jim Crockett Jr 1987 1991 Jim Crockett Promotions World Championship Wrestling15 Jim Herd 1991 1992 World Championship Wrestling16 Seiji Sakaguchi 1992 1993 New Japan Pro Wrestling17 Howard Brody 1993 1995 NWA FloridaDennis Coralluzzo Championship Wrestling AmericaSteve Rickard All Star Pro Wrestling18 Steve Rickard 1995 1996 All Star Pro Wrestling19 Howard Brody 1996 2001 NWA Florida20 Jim Miller 2001 2002 NWA East Pro Wrestling eXpress21 Richard Arpin 2002 2003 NWA Tri State22 Bill Behrens 2003 2004 NWA Wildside23 Ernie Todd 2004 2005 Canadian Wrestling Federation24 Robert Trobich a 2005 2012 N A25 David Baucom a 2012 NWA Carolinas26 R Bruce Tharpe 2012 2017 NWA World Class27 Billy Corgan 2017 present N AProgramming and events EditCurrent Edit Ten Pounds of Gold Edit Ten Pounds of Gold is a documentary series chronicling the journey and career of the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion as well as others in the division Debuting on October 20 2017 on the NWA s YouTube channel it was the first series to be produced after the organization s acquisition 79 NWA Powerrr Edit Powerrr is the flagship program of the NWA that currently airs Tuesdays at 6 05 pm ET on FITE TV 80 The series debuted on October 8 2019 originally airing on the NWA s YouTube channel 81 A companion series titled Power Surge stylized as NWA Powerrr Surge premiered on April 13 2021 and features wrestler interviews unseen matches and Power recaps 82 NWA USA Edit NWA USA is a weekly program that debuted on January 8 2022 on YouTube and focuses on the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship division 83 Former Edit NWA Shockwave Edit NWA Shockwave was a web television program that aired on the NWA s YouTube channel and Facebook page 84 The series debuted on December 1 2020 On August 10 2020 it was announced that the NWA will partner with the United Wrestling Network UWN to produce a live weekly pay per view PPV series named UWN Primetime Live 85 Matches from this series would also be featured as part of Shockwave Pay per view events Edit Main article List of National Wrestling Alliance pay per view events This is a list of NWA pay per view events produced while under the ownership of Lightning One Inc 2017 present Event Date Location Venue Main event Ref s 70th Anniversary Show b October 21 2018 Nashville TN Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena Cody c vs Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 86 New Years Clash c January 5 2019 Clarksville TN Wilma Rudolph Event Center Nick Aldis c vs James Storm for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 87 Crockett Cup 2019 d April 27 2019 Concord NC Cabarrus Arena Nick Aldis c vs Marty Scurll for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 88 89 Into the Fire e December 14 2019 Atlanta GA GPB Studios Nick Aldis c vs James Storm in a two out of three falls match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 90 Hard Times January 24 2020 Atlanta GA GPB Studios Ricky Starks vs Trevor Murdoch in a tournament final match for the NWA World Television Championship 91 Back For The Attack March 21 2021 Atlanta GA GPB Studios Nick Aldis c vs Aron Stevens for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 92 When Our Shadows Fall June 6 2021 Atlanta GA GPB Studios Nick Aldis c vs Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 93 EmPowerrr August 28 2021 St Louis MO Chase s Khorassan Ballroom Chelsea Green vs Bianca Carrelli vs Debbie Malenko vs Lady Frost vs Jamie Senegal vs Jennacide vs Kiera Hogan vs Masha Slamovich vs Thunder Kitty vs Tootie Lynn in a NWA Women s Invitational Cup Gauntlet 94 73rd Anniversary Show August 29 2021 Nick Aldis c vs Trevor Murdoch in a title vs career match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 95 Hard Times 2 December 4 2021 Atlanta GA GPB Studios Trevor Murdoch c vs Mike Knox for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 96 Crockett Cup 2022 March 19 2022 Nashville TN Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena The Commonwealth Connection Doug Williams and Harry Smith vs Gold Rushhh Jordan Clearwater and Marshe Rockett in a Crockett Cup quarterfinals tag team match 97 March 20 2022 Matt Cardona c vs Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship with Jeff Jarrett as special guest referee 98 Alwayz Ready June 11 2022 Knoxville TN Knoxville Convention Center Trevor Murdoch vs Nick Aldis vs Sam Shaw vs Thom Latimer for the vacant NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 99 74th Anniversary Show August 27 2022 St Louis MO Chase s Khorassan Ballroom Kamille c vs Taya Valkyrie for the NWA World Women s Championship 100 August 28 2022 Trevor Murdoch c vs Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 101 Hard Times 3 November 12 2022 Chalmette LA Frederick J Sigur Civic Center Trevor Murdoch c vs Matt Cardona vs Tyrus for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship 102 Nuff Said February 11 2023 Tampa FL TBD TBDChampionships and accomplishments EditCurrent champions Edit Main article List of current champions in the National Wrestling Alliance Men s division Edit Singles Championship Current champion s Reign Date won Daysheld Location Notes Ref NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Tyrus 1 November 12 2022 92 New Orleans Louisiana Defeated previous champion Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a three way match at Hard Times 3 102 NWA World Television Championship Jordan Clearwater 1 November 12 2022 92 New Orleans Louisiana Defeated AJ Cazana for the vacated title at Hard Times 3 102 NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Kerry Morton 1 November 12 2022 92 New Orleans Louisiana Defeated Homicide at Hard Times 3 102 NWA National Championship Cyon 1 August 27 2022 169 St Louis Missouri Defeated Jax Dane at the 74th Anniversary Show on the 1st night Tag team Championship Current champion s Reign Date won Daysheld Location Notes Ref NWA World Tag Team Championship La Rebelion Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450 2 August 27 2022 169 St Louis Missouri Defeated Hawx Aerie Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx to determine the new champions at the 74th Anniversary Show on the 1st night f NWA United States Tag Team Championship AJ Cazana amp Anthony Andrews 1 January 31 2023 12 Knoxville Tennessee Defeated Jay Bradley amp Wrecking Ball Legursky on a live episode of NWA PowerrrWomen s division Edit Singles Championship Current champion s Reign Date won Daysheld Location Notes Ref NWA World Women s Championship Kamille 1 June 6 2021 616 Atlanta Georgia Defeated Serena Deeb at When Our Shadows Fall 103 Tag team Championship Current champion s Reign Date won Daysheld Location Notes Ref NWA World Women s Tag Team Championship The Renegade Twins 1 February 11 2023 1 Tampa Bay Florida Defeated Pretty Empowered at Nuff Said Footnotes Edit a b Held title of Executive Director This event was co produced with Global Force Entertainment This event was co produced with Tried N True Pro Wrestling TNT and was the inaugural NWA Pop Up Event This event was co produced with Ring of Honor ROH This event was the first PPV to be produced exclusively by the NWA since its acquisition by Billy Corgan and Lightning One Inc The Commonwealth Connection Doug Williams and 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