- List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
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This is a list of National Wrestling Alliance territories which are a group of smaller independent professional wrestling promotions that use the NWA name or claim some affiliation with the governing body, however many of these promotions do not have a strong claim to the original National Wrestling Alliance that existed in the 1940s - 1980s.
Contents
Current territories
Promotion Promoter(s) Founded Territory(ies) Affiliate(s) Extreme Canadian
Championship WrestlingDave Republic 1996 British Columbia
Washington
OregonNWA Oregon
NWA WashingtonInoki Genome Federation Antonio Inoki 2007– Japan NWA Addicted[1] Chad Merchant
Chad Peters2004 Vermont NWA Cold Front NWA Anarchy Jerry Palmer 2005 Georgia NWA Georgia NWA Battle Zone[2] Denny McLain 2002 Mississippi NWA New South NWA Absolute Entertainment James Allred
Gary "The Freak" Neeley2009 Northern Michigan NWA Bluegrass[3] Kenny McCoy 2002 Kentucky NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida Kevin Rhodes 2003 North Florida NWA Dakota Pro Wrestling David Marquez
Brian Walther2010 South Dakota
North DakotaNWA East[4] Jim Miller 1995 Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
MichiganAllied Powers Wrestling Federation
Championship Wrestling Inc.
Hybrid Pro Wrestling
NWA Underground
NWA Michigan/Championship Wrestling From Michigan
Pro Wrestling eXpress
Susquehanna Wrestling OrganizationNWA Georgia Bill Behrens 1998 Alabama
Georgia
TennesseeNWA Anarchy
NWA Blue Ridge
NWA Rocky Top
North American Wrestling Association
Pro Wrestling Evolution
UltimateNWA Houston Tugboat Taylor 2011 Texas NWA On Fire[5] Mario Savoldi
Tommy Savoldi2008 New Jersey
Maine
Connecticut
Puerto RicoInternational Wrestling Association
NWA Pro
NWA EastNWA Main Event[6] Mike Porter 1997 Tennessee NWA Georgia NWA Mid-Atlantic[7] Ricky Nelson 1998 North Carolina
South CarolinaNWA Mid-South[8] Alvin Minnick 1997 Tennessee
ArkansasNWA Midwest[9] Rico Mann 1998 Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Florida
New Hampshire
MassachusettsNWA MidWest Brew City
NWA MidWest Supreme
NWA MidWest Xtreme Limits
NWA MidWest Dynamo Pro
NWA MidWest Wisconsin
NWA MidWest Kansas - Metro Pro
NWA Florida - Pro Wrestling Fusion
NWA MidWest Underground
NWA Liberty States New Hampshire
NWA Liberty States MassachusettsNWA Mountain State Wrestling[10] Leonard Sims 2005 West Virginia NWA Tri-State NWA New Jersey Fred Rubenstein 2003 New Jersey
New YorkNWA North Jersey
NWA Shockwave
NWA NYNWA North Jersey Fred Rubenstein 2004 Northern New Jersey NWA New Jersey/New York
NWA Shockwave
NWA NYNWA NY"NWA NY". http://nwany.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
(Formerly NWA Upstate, NWA Empire, and NWA Capital)Jill Rosario (2004–2008)
Dave Ann (2008)
Chip Stetson (2008–present)2004 Upstate New York NWA Oregon[11] Sam Simms
Kevin Brandt2005 Oregon Extreme Canadian
Championship WrestlingNWA Pro Wrestling David Marquez 2005 California Alternative Wrestling Show
Empire Wrestling Federation
NWA Pro Australia
Explosive Pro Wrestling (Australia)
Fusion Pro Wrestling
High Risk Wrestling
NWA Pro Wrestling East
NWA Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero
Rising Phoenix Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Revolution
SoCal Pro WrestlingNWA ProSouth Wrestling Terry Batey 2011 Alabama NWA Quebec[12] Rodney Kellman 2004 Quebec Portneuf Wrestling Association NWA Rocky Top[13] James Strange 2005 Tennessee NWA Georgia NWA Shockwave 2002 New Jersey NWA New Jersey/New York
NWA North Jersey
NWA UpstateNWA Southwest Ken Taylor 1998 Texas
OklahomaGulf Coast Wrestling Alliance
Lucha Americana International
NWA Oklahoma
Panhandle Wrestling Federation
World of WrestlingNWA Top Rope[14] Mike Sircy 2005 Tennessee NWA Main Event NWA Michigan (formerly Northern Championship Wrestling) Anthony Watson,Nate Mattson 2009 West Michigan NWA East NWA Universal[15] Christopher Fox 2003 Oklahoma NWA UK Hammerlock Andre Baker 1993 Great Britain
IrelandNWA Ireland
Scottish Wrestling AllianceNWA Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero[16] Steve Neilson 2003 Utah NWA Pro Wrestling NWA Underground Merle Ramsey/Eric King 2007 Indiana NWA Midwest NWA Championship Wrestling from Virginia Rick O'Brien 2000 Virginia Mountain Empire Championship Wrestling
NWA All-Star WrestlingNWA Wisconsin Jason Jerry 2002 Wisconsin NWA Midwest NWA Wrestle Birmingham[17] Linda Marx 2005 Alabama NWA Georgia Pro Wrestling Zero1 Yoshiyuki Nakamura 2001 Japan Pro-Wrestling SUN Ultimate NWA[18] Will Owens 2003 Alabama NWA Georgia ICWA - NWA France Daniel Jalbert 2002 France NWA France NWA Pro Australia Rhiannon Clews 2001 Adelaide NWA Pro, ZERO1 Defunct and former NWA member promotions
† indicates a founding member of the NWA.
Promotion Promoter(s) Years with NWA Territory (-ies) Affiliate All Japan Pro Wrestling Shohei Baba 1973–1986 Japan All-Star Pro Wrestling Steve Rickard 1962–early 1990s New Zealand American Wrestling Association Paul Bowser 1949–1957 Midwest area Canadian Wrestling Federation Ernie Todd 1998–2005 Manitoba NEO Japan Kyoko Inoue Tetsuya Koda
1998–2010 Japan Championship Wrestling from Florida Clarence Luttrell (through 1971)
Eddie Graham (through 1985)
Hiro Matsuda (1985–1987)
Duke Keomuka (1985–1987)195?–1987 Florida Eastern Sports Association Al Zinck Late 1960s–1977 Canadian Maritimes Dominicana De Espectaculos Arcadio Disla Brito Late 1980s Dominican Republic Empresa Mexicana/Consejo Mundial
de Lucha LibreSalvador Lutteroth 1950s–1980s Mexico Georgia Championship Wrestling Jim Barnett (through 1983)
Ole Anderson1972–1984 Georgia Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance Rikidōzan (through 1963)
Toyonobori (through 1966)
Yoshinosato1953–1973 Japan Korean Wrestling Association Kim Ill Mid 1970s–1983 South Korea Maple Leaf Wrestling Frank Tunney (through 1983)
Jack Tunney???–1984 Toronto Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling Jim Crockett, Jr. 1973–1988 Virginia
North Carolina
South CarolinaMidwest Wrestling Association Al Haft† 1948–Mid 1960s Ohio
KentuckyMinneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club Tony Stecher† (through 1954)
Wally Karbo (through 1954–1960)
Verne Gagne (through 1954–1960)1948–1960 Minnesota Montreal Wrestling Eddie Quinn ???–1957 Montreal NWA 2000 Steve Corino
Marc Coralluzzo1997–2001 North Carolina
New JerseyNWA Xtreme Kevin Brannen 2002–2004 Alabama NWA All Star Wrestling Sandor Kovacs (through 1977)
Al TomkoEarly 1960s–1985 British Columbia NWA Ohio Ed Don George (through late 1950s)
Bobby Bruns1952–1964 New York
OhioNWA California Zack Reeb 2004–2006 Central California NWA Chicago Fred Kohler 1948–1964 Illinois
MichiganNWA Cold Front Ellen Magliaro New England NWA Capitol Wrestling Vincent J. McMahon
Toots Mondt1953–1963 New York NWA Detroit Harry Light† (through 195?)
Ed Farhat (The Sheik) (1964–1980)
Francis Flesher (1964–1980)1948–1980 Michigan NWA Empire Jill Rosario (2004–2008)
Dave Ann (2008)2004–2008 New York NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling Tod Gordon 1992–1994 Pennsylvania
MarylandNWA Germany Franz Schumann 1999–2002 Germany
AustriaNWA Great Championship Wrestling Jerry Oates 2004–2007 Georgia NWA Georgia NWA Florida Howard Brody (through 2002)
Joe Price
Ron Niemi1990s–2005 South Florida NWA Gulf Coast Buddy Fuller (through 1960)
Lee Fields
Bobby Fields
Rocky McGuire195?–1978 Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
MississippiNWA/IXWF Parrish Ho aka David Heart
Joseph Tramontano1999–2007 Hawaii Mid-Pacific Promotions Ed Francis
James Blears1962–1979 Hawaii NWA Heart of America/Central States Orville Brown† (through 1958)
George Simpson (through 1958)
Bob Geigel (1958–1986, 1987–1988)
Jim Crockett, Jr. (1986–1987)1948–1988 Missouri
Kansas
IowaNWA Hollywood Wrestling Gene LeBell
Mike LeBell1968–1982 Southern California NWA Indiana Shawn Cook
Guy Lombardo
Marc Houston2005-2010 Indiana NWA Indianapolis Billy Thom (through 1959)
Balk Estes1950s–1960 Indiana NWA Iowa Paul George† 1948–1959 Iowa NWA Los Angeles Johnny Doyle ???–1958 Greater Los Angeles Area NWA Mid-America Nick Gulas
Roy Welch
John Cazana
Joe Gunter1940s–1981 Tennessee
Kentucky
North AlabamaNWA New York Carlina O'Brien
Richard O'Brien1998–2000 New York NWA Northeast Michael O'Brien 1998–2000 New York
ConnecticutNWA Ohio Valley Daniel Briley 1997–2001 Indiana
KentuckyNWA Pacific Northwest Don Owen 1957–1992 Oregon
WashingtonNWA Rocky Mountain Mike Esposito 2002–2003 Utah NWA San Francisco Joe Malcewicz ???–1961 San Francisco Bay Area NWA San Francisco Roy Shire 1968–1981 San Francisco Bay Area NWA Southeast Championship Wrestling/
Continental Championship WrestlingJim Barnett
Ron Fuller1974–1987 Tennessee
AlabamaNWA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Jeff Jarrett
Jerry Jarrett2002–2004 Tennessee
FloridaNWA Tri-State Sam Avey (through 1958)
Leroy McGuirk195?–1982 Arkansas
OklahomaNWA Western States Dory Detton (through 1952)
Frank Menacker (through 1955)
Doc Sarpolis (through 1967)
Dory Funk (through 1973)
Dory Funk, Jr. (1967–1978)
Terry Funk (1967–1978)
Dick Murdoch (1978–1980)
Bob Windham (1978–1980)???–1980 West Texas Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance Robert Fischer
Torrence Tate
John Wickizer1998–2000 Pennsylvania St. Louis Wrestling Club Sam Muchnick† (through 1982)
Bob Geigel1948–1985 Missouri Stampede Wrestling Stu Hart 1949(?)–1982 Alberta World Championship Wrestling Jim Barnett 1969–1978 Australia World Championship Wrestling Jim Herd (1988-1992)
Kip Allen Frey (1992)
Bill Watts (1992-1993)
Eric Bischoff (1993)1988–1993 United States Big Time Wrestling/World Class Championship Wrestling Jack Adkisson (Fritz Von Erich) 1966–1986 Texas World Wrestling Council Carlos Colón
Victor Jovica1979–Late 1980s Puerto Rico Capitol Wrestling Corporation/World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation Vince McMahon, Sr. 1953-1983 Northeastern United States Florida Championship Wrestling Other former promoters
- Big Ace Clark – Idaho Championship Wrestling Alliance
- Mike London – New Mexico
- Roland Meeker – Montana
- Dave Reynolds – Utah
Notes
- ^ "NWA Addicted". http://www.nwaaddicted.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Battle Zone". http://www.nwa-battlezone.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Bluegrass". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927221025/http://www.nwa-bluegrass.com/. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA East". http://www.nwaeast.org. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ "NWA On Fire". http://www.nwaonfire.com. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "NWA Main Event". http://www.nwame.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Mid-Atlantic". http://www.nwamidatlanticwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Mid-South". http://www.nwamidsouthwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Midwest". http://midwestwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Mountain State". http://www.mountainstatewrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Bluegrass". http://www.cpw-wrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Quebec". http://www.nwaquebec.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Rocky Top". http://www.nwarockytop.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Top Rope". http://www.top-ropewrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Universal". http://www.nwauniversalpro.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA UCW-Zero". http://www.ucwzero.com. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "NWA Wrestle Birmingham". http://www.wrestlebirmingham.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "NWA Ultimate NWA". http://www.ultimatenwa.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
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