NWA (wrestling stable)

Not to be confused with the actual National Wrestling Alliance.

NWA (wrestling stable)
Stable
Members	Jim Cornette Jeff Jarrett Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Barry Windham Bombastic Bob Bodacious Bart Dan Severn
Debut	December 1997
Disbanded	August 1998
Promotions	WWF

The NWA was a professional wrestling stable that competed in the World Wrestling Federation in 1998 and was led by Jim Cornette^[1].

History

On December 30, 1997 (shown January 5, 1998), Jim Cornette brought NWA promoters/officials Howard Brody and Dennis Coralluzzo to RAW Is WAR and made a match between Jeff Jarrett and Barry Windham with the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship. Jarrett would defeat Windham to win the title after Cornette interfered^[2][3]. On January 12, 1998, The Rock n' Roll Express debuted and joined Cornette and Jarrett^[4]. The Rock n' Roll Express were awarded the NWA World Tag Team Championship and would successfully defend the titles from the Disciples of Apocalypse by losing by disqualification on the January 12 RAW^[2]. At The 1998 Royal Rumble, Jarrett entered the Royal Rumble at #18 but was eliminated a minute later by Owen Hart^[5]. The following night on the January 19 RAW, Jarrett would successfully defend the North American Title against Blackjack Bradshaw, after the match, Blackjack Windham turned on Bradshaw and joined the NWA^[4].

By February 1998, Jarrett and Windham began to feud with Bradshaw while The Rock n' Roll Express began to feud with The Headbangers. At No Way Out of Texas: In Your House, Bradshaw defeated Jarrett by disqualification^[6]. Two days later on February 17, The Rock n' Roll Express lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to the Headbangers^[7]. In March, the NWA lineup changed as Jarrett left the group on March 2 and reverted back to his Double J persona and vacated the North American Title. On March 17, 1998, after the Rock n' Roll Express failed to win the NWA Tag Titles from the Headbangers, they were kicked out of the stable after Cornette's new team: The New Midnight Express (Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart) attacked them^[2][4]. At Wrestlemania XIV, The New Midnight Express appeared at the 15 team battle royal and finished as the runner ups^[8]. Barry Windham also appeared during the match and eliminated Bradshaw's partner: Chainz ,thus costing Bradshaw the match^[8]. The following night on the March 30 RAW Is WAR, The New Midnight Express defeated the Headbangers to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship^[7]. After the match, NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Dan Severn debuted and joined the NWA by attacking the Headbangers^[4].

After winning the titles, The New Midnight Express would feud with the Rock n' Roll Express over the titles throughout April with the Midnights coming out on top in ever encounter, most notably at Unforgiven: In Your House^[9]. By May, the group began to shrink as Barry Windham left the WWF for WCW and Severn went on his own in the WWF. The NWA's last hurrah occurred at the 1998 King of the Ring where they challenged The New Age Outlaws for the WWF World Tag Team Championship but lost^[9]. On August 14, 1998, The New Midnight Express lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to the Border Patrol at an NWA event^[7]. After the title loss, The NWA wrestling stable broke up.

Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Federation
  • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 Time) - Jeff Jarrett
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 Time) - Dan Severn
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 Times) - The Rock n' Roll Express (1) and The New Midnight Express (1)

References

1. ^ http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jim-cornette.html
2. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/_1998/
3. ^ http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/nanwa.html
4. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.shootangle.com/kandd/raw98.html
5. ^ http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/
6. ^ http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/1998/results/
7. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-t.html
8. ^ ^{a b} http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania14/
9. ^ ^{a b} http://www.cagematch.de/?id=28&nr=675&view=matches#matches

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