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National Wrestling Alliance
Trade name
NWA
Private
Industry
Founded July 14, 1948; 76 years ago (July 14, 1948) in Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Founders Pinkie George
Orville Brown
Al Haft
Harry Light
Sam Muchnick
Don Owen
Tony Stecher
Headquarters ,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Billy Corgan (president)
  • Pat Kenney
    (Director of Talent Relations)
  • Billy Trask (director of Television)
Products
  • Television
  • Merchandise
  • Home video
  • Live events
Services Licensing
Parent
  • National Wrestling Alliance, Inc.
    (1948–1993)
  • Pro Wrestling Organization LLC
    (1993–2012)
  • International Wrestling Corp.
    (2012–2017)
  • Lightning One, Inc.
    (2017–present)

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.

Founded in 1948, the NWA began as the governing body for a group of regional 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 professional wrestling in the United States. 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. The NWA would continue as a loose coalition of independent promotions, with NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA) given exclusivity over its World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships from June 2002 to May 2007.

In August 2012, the NWA discontinued its memberships and started licensing its brand to wrestling promotions. In 2017, it was purchased by Billy Corgan through his Lightning One, Inc. company. By late 2019–2023, the NWA had transitioned into a stand-alone, singular promotion.

In October 2023, the NWA re-established its territory system, with Michael Hutter's NWA Exodus Pro Midwest being the first promotion sanctioned.

History

Formation

NWA Professional Wrestling Territories
The extinct NWA territory system in North America

In 1948, Paul "Pinkie" George, a professional wrestling promoter from the U.S. Midwest, founded the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of six other promoters: Al Haft, Tony Stecher, Harry Light, Orville Brown, Don Owen, 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. The newly formed NWA Board of Directors decided that Brown would become the first ever NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Governing body

1950s–1970s

In 1950, Sam Muchnick, one of the original promoters of the NWA and Lou Thesz's booker, was named the governing body's 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. 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 lucrative form of entertainment than in decades previous. This era would go on to be known as the "Golden Age" of professional wrestling. From 1948 to 1955, each of the three major television networks broadcast wrestling shows; the largest supporter being the DuMont Television Network.

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 (United States v. National Wrestling Alliance). 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.

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

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. However, after the event, Vincent J. McMahon and Toots Mondt of the Capital Wrestling Corporation (CWC) refused to recognize the title change since Thesz was not a strong draw in their Northeastern territory. They then withdrew the CWC from the NWA. As a result, McMahon and Mondt formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, 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.

Gordon Solie 2
Gordon Solie

Wrestling's popularity continued to decline in the 1970s. They changed their name from the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979. 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." 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.

1980s–1993

Ric Flair in Seoul, South Korea
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.

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. That same year, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) 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. 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 JCP, would buy the World Championship Wrestling program from McMahon for $1 million and returned NWA programming to TBS. By 1985, JCP would become the flagship territory of the NWA by acquiring more time slots on TBS and merging with other NWA territories in an attempt to compete with the WWF.

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. The WWF then scheduled their first Royal Rumble event in January 1988 to counterprogram against the NWA's Bunkhouse Stampede. The NWA responded by creating Clash of the Champions on TBS to counterprogram WrestleMania IV.

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. 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. 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.

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. It would be later claimed that WWE still owned the rights. Despite the NWA receiving international television publicity during the angle, it was considered a failure due to low viewer interests.

In June 2002, Jeff and Jerry Jarrett launched a new promotion called NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA). 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.

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., a holding company run by Houston, Texas-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.

The new organization moved from a membership model to a licensing model and significantly reduced the amount of territory some of the members held, 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. 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. 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.

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.

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. The report was confirmed by Tharpe that same day. Over the following weeks, the NWA trademarks were moved from Tharpe's International Wrestling Corp. over to Corgan's Lightning One, Inc. production company. 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. 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.

Nick Aldis NWA World HW Champ
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. 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 Corgan. 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.

In 2018, the NWA briefly allied with Impact Wrestling, the former NWA:TNA, to hold an Empty Arena match 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.

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. On September 1, 2018, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was featured at All In, with Cody defeating Aldis for the title, becoming the first second-generation NWA World heavyweight champion. 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, and was co-produced with Global Force Entertainment; the event was streamed live on FITE TV. 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, which became the main secondary title.

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. Subsequently, 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 Powerrr.

2020–2023: COVID-19, restructuring, and departures

In January 2020, Marty Scurll, and other Ring of Honor characters, 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. Scurll would be removed from his position as booker, and by the following January in 2021, would be no longer under contract.

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. On June 18, 2020, Dave Lagana resigned as Vice President of the NWA. 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, Eli Drake, Marti Belle, and Royce Isaacs, former Women's Champion Allysin Kay, former Television Champion Ricky Starks, former Television Champion Zicky Dice.

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. 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.

On March 2, 2021, the NWA announced their return to promoting events, with the Back For The Attack and new Powerrr episodes as part of a new distribution agreement with FITE TV. As part of this agreement, the NWA would remove content from their YouTube channel.

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 (PPV), new episodes of Powerrr on Tuesdays, and the newly announced NWA USA weekly series. In addition, it was announced that Powerrr 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. 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. Though the partnership ended in 2023, with NWA's programming returning to YouTube, FITE still carries NWA PPV events.

2023–present: Return of the territories; The CW partnership

On October 9, 2023, the NWA reestablished itself as a governing body, with EC3's NWA Exodus Pro Midwest being the first territory to be sanctioned. On December 4, NWA welcomed Joe Cazana Promotions (JCP) to their territory system.

On October 18, it was reported by news blog Haus of Wrestling that NWA had signed a deal with The CW to air Powerrr and a reality show documenting behind the scenes footage. The following month, The CW signed a deal with WWE for its weekly NXT program. Though it was rumored to be in-response to the Samhain segment, Corgan later revealed in a 2024 interview with Fightful that the CW executives didn't have a problem with the spot, and that "it was a completely invented story by either a troll inside the company, a leaker or something.”

Following Samhain, episodes of Powerrr were later added to The CW's app in November. In January 2024, NWA announced that new episodes of Powerrr would be available on The CW app from February 6. On February 20, NWA launched a new territory in Chicago, Illinois, and on April 27 welcomed Kross Fire Wrestling (KFW), which based in Sevierville, Tennessee as one of their territories.

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Cazana, AJAJ Cazana Unknown
Misery, AlexAlex Misery Alex Figueroa
Taylor, AlexAlex Taylor Alex Willoughby World Junior Heavyweight Champion
Lev, AlexanderAlexander Lev Unknown
Andrews, AnthonyAnthony Andrews Unknown
Jeez, BLKBLK Jeez Darnell Kittrell
Idol, BryanBryan Idol Brian Balch
Troop, BulletproofBulletproof Troop Blake Troop
Drake, CarsonCarson Drake Unknown
Carnage, Carnage Marshé Rockett World Tag Team Champion
Corino, ColbyColby Corino Colby Steven Corino
Kill, DaisyDaisy Kill Unknown
Draper, DakDak Draper Sam Udell
Damage, Damage Rodney Begnaud World Tag Team Champion
EC3, EC3 Michael Hutter World's Heavyweight Champion
Smallz, EricEric Smallz Eric Marcum
the Gymp, GaagzGaagz the Gymp Andrew Pulido Floor director
Creed, GarrisonGarrison Creed Unknown
Homicide, Homicide Nelson "Dee" Erazo Producer
Dane, JaxJax Dane Jackson Laymon
Bradley, JayJay Bradley Bradley Jay
Plunkett, JeremiahJeremiah Plunkett Jeremiah Plunkett Mid-America Heavyweight Champion
Judais, Judais Michael Cole
Cazana, KCKC Cazana Unknown
Morton, KerryKerry Morton Kerry Morton
Knox, Knox Michael Hettinga
Kratos, Kratos Unknown
Dumas, "Magic" Jake"Magic" Jake Dumas Jacob Gill Producer
Wolf 450, MechaMecha Wolf 450 John Yurnet
Mims, Mims Matthew Mims
Odinson, Odinson Reginald Gibbs
Morton, RickyRicky Morton Richard Morton
Freeman, RolandoRolando Freeman Unknown
Ruffo, Ruffo Unknown
Chantz, SageSage Chantz Unknown
Vation, SalSal Vation Salvatore Rinauro Producer
Slade Unknown
Talos, Talos Zechariah Smith
Latimer, ThomThom Latimer Thomas Latimer National Champion
Mason, "Thrillbilly" Silas"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason Unknown
Storm, TimTim Storm Timothy Scoggins Color commentator
Rant, TommyTommy Rant Unknown
Murdoch, TrevorTrevor Murdoch William Mueller Producer
Legursky, Wrecking BallWrecking Ball Legursky Waylon Legursky
Yabo, Yabo Unknown
Zyon, Zyon Eric Thompson

Female wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
King, CharityCharity King Unknown World Women's Tag Team Champion
CJ, CJ Rebeca Janjigian
Bee, DanniDanni Bee Unknown World Women's Tag Team Champion
Envy, EllaElla Envy Madison Hardin
Paige, KenzieKenzie Paige Kenzie Paige Henry World Women's Champion
Paige, KylieKylie Paige Kylie Alexa Henry
Max the Impaler, Max the Impaler Unknown Non-binary; uses they/them pronouns
World Television Champion
Starr, MissMiss Starr Mikala Smith
Markova, NataliaNatalia Markova Natalia Markova
Roxy, Roxy Unknown
Jay, RuthieRuthie Jay Ruth Jeanlus
Nieves, TiffanyTiffany Nieves Unknown
Rising, TaylorTaylor Rising Taylor Maschewski

Managers

Ring name Real name Notes
Stevens, AronAron Stevens Aron Haddad Manager of Blunt Force Trauma
Idol, AustinAustin Idol Michael McCord Manager of Idolmania Sports Management
Silvio, Esq., ChrisChris Silvio, Esq. Chris Silvio Manager of Bulletproof Troop
Floor director
Mitchell, Father JamesFather James Mitchell James Mitchell Manager of The Miserably Faithful
Cazana, JoeJoe Cazana Unknown Manager of The Country Gentlemen
Vampiro, Vampiro Ian Hodgkinson Manager of La Rebellion
Violent J, Violent J Joseph Bruce Manager of The Brothers of Funstruction

Broadcast team

Ring name Real name Notes
Dealz, DannyDanny Dealz Anthony Lucassio Commentator
Galli, JoeJoe Galli Joseph Galli Commentator and host
Executive operator
Davis, KyleKyle Davis Kyle Durden Commentator
Interviewer
Executive operator
Valentine, MayMay Valentine Mayra Dias Gomes Interviewer

Referees

Ring name Real name Notes
Fritz, JarrodJarrod Fritz Jarrod Fritz
Keenan, KevinKevin Keenan Kevin Keenan
Wheeler, ScottScott Wheeler Scott Wheeler

Backstage personnel

Name
(Ring name)
Notes
William Patrick Corgan
(Billy Corgan)
Owner
President
Executive producer
Kenney, PatPat Kenney Director of Talent Relations
Executive producer
Trask, BillyBilly Trask Director of Television Production
Producer
Carlene Begnaud
(Jazz)
Producer
Behrens, BillBill Behrens Producer
Michaels, RickRick Michaels Producer
Paul E. Pratt
(Pollo Del Mar)
Floor director
Occasional manager

NWA presidents

# 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 Jim Crockett, Jr. 1993–1995 NWA Dallas
Dennis Coralluzzo Championship Wrestling America
Steve Rickard All Star Pro Wrestling
18 Howard Brody 1995 NWA Florida
Dennis Coralluzzo Championship Wrestling America
Steve Rickard All Star Pro Wrestling
19 Steve Rickard 1995–1996 All Star Pro Wrestling
20 Howard Brody 1996–2001 NWA Florida
21 Jim Miller 2001–2002 NWA East /
Pro Wrestling eXpress
22 Richard Arpin 2002–2003 NWA Tri-State
23 Bill Behrens 2003–2004 NWA Wildside
24 Ernie Todd 2004–2005 Canadian Wrestling Federation
25 Robert Trobich 2005–2012 N/A
26 David Baucom 2012 NWA Carolinas
27 R. Bruce Tharpe 2012–2017 NWA World Class
28 Billy Corgan 2017–present N/A

Programming and events

Current

NWA Powerrr

Powerrr is the flagship program of the NWA which currently streams on Tuesday nights on The CW's app. The series debuted on October 8, 2019, originally airing on the NWA's YouTube channel. From 2021 to the end of 2022, the show had a first airing on Tuesday at 6:05 pm ET on FITE TV, with the episode debuting on the NWA's YouTube channel later in the same week in Friday at 6:05 pm ET.

A companion series, titled NWA Power Surge (stylized as NWA Powerrr Surge), premiered on April 13, 2021, and features wrestler interviews, unseen matches, and Powerrr recaps.

Former

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.

NWA Shockwave

NWA Shockwave was a web television program that aired on the NWA's YouTube channel and Facebook page. 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. Matches from this series would also be featured as part of Shockwave.

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. The last episode was released May 8, 2023.

Championships and accomplishments

Current champions

Men's division

As of December 24, 2024

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held
Location Notes Ref.
NWA World's Heavyweight Championship EC3 May 2016.jpg EC3 1 August 27, 2023 485 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Tyrus in a Bullrope match at NWA 75 Night 2.
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship No image available.svg Alex Taylor 1 June 28, 2024 179 Highland Park, Illinois Defeated Joe Alonzo at NWA: Chicago's Endless Summer
NWA National Championship Bram 2017 (2).jpg Thom Latimer 1 March 2, 2024 297 Dothan, Alabama Defeated Blake "Bulletproof" Troop, Paul Burchill and Cyon in a four-way match for the vacant title at Hard Times 4.
NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship Jeremiah Plunkett 1 June 1, 2024 206 Knoxville, Tennessee

Tag team

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held
Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Tag Team Championship Marshe Rockett by Ryan Bognar.jpg
Rodney Mack in 2019.jpg
Blunt Force Trauma
(Carnage and Damage)
1 August 26, 2023 486 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) at NWA 75 Night 1.
NWA United States Tag Team Championship Vacant Previous champions The Immortals (JR Kratos and Odinson) vacated the titles in order to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championship at Hard Times 4.

Women's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held
Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Women's Championship No image available.svg Kenzie Paige 1 August 27, 2023 485 St. Louis, Missouri Defeated Kamille at NWA 75 Night 2.

Tag team

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held
Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship No image available.svg The King Bees
(Charity King and Danni Bee)
1 January 14, 2024 345 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Defeated Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kylie Page) at Paranoia.

Open

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held
Location Notes Ref.
NWA World Television Championship Max belt 8.jpg Max the Impaler 1 January 14, 2024 345 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Defeated Mims to unify the NWA World Women's Television Championship into the NWA World Television Championship at Paranoia.

See also

  • National Wrestling Alliance on television
  • List of National Wrestling Alliance championships
  • List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
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