News of National Wrestling Association/Alliance

Jan. 13 1974 Savannah Ga
Jack Brisco def Buddy Colt

Jan. 16 1974 Columbus Ga
Jack Brisco vs Bob Armstrong, draw

Feb. 25 1974 Savannah Ga
Jack Brisco def Rufus R. Jones, count out

May 5 1974 Savannah Ga
Jack Brisco vs Dusty Rhodes

May 27 1974 Savannah Ga
Jack Brisco vs Mr. Wrestling II, draw

Sept. 12 1974 Savannah Ga
Jack Brisco def Harley Race

Nov. 6 1974 Columbus Ga
Jack Brisco vs Buddy ...

There is a NWA title match listed for March 01 1974 in Richmond Va. This was not a NWA World title match. It was actually a Mid Atlantic Title match between Johnny Valentine vs JERRY Brisco.
The NWA title was being defended on March 01 1974 in Atlanta Ga by JACK Brisco vs Rufus R. Jones.
I have newspaper clippings to back up those for verification.
I hope this helps out on your listing of ...

Whoooo the Newest Inductee

Charlotte, NC (May 30, 2008) – The word legend is thrown around a lot these days, but “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair is the very definition of the word and the National Wrestling Alliance® will be inducting him into the NWA™ Hall of Fame on June 7th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA!

Flair is an icon of Pro Wrestling and has collected 16 World Heavyweight Championships including 8 recognized ...

Tim Hornbaker found three additional changes of National Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title that took place in Toledo, OH:

Research of Toledo, Ohio for 1938 and '39 has turned up three new title switches of the World Junior Heavyweight championship. Bob Kenaston, a well known wrestler and a veteran of the Marine Corps, entered the town billed as Sergeant "George" Kenaston, and it wasn't a newspaper mistake. He was known as George throughout his ...

Many title histories mention that the NWA Central States territory (and its Championship) was originally known as the "Heart Of America" territory (and Championship). I have been wondering for quite some time exactly when the name change took place. No list is clear.

Thank you.

Here's a new find by Tim Hornbaker, author of the great "National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling" book:

Origins of the Southern Junior Heavyweight Title - 11/1/07

The beginning of this championship has long been in question. If you look at a title history of this particular belt, you will see that it was active in one shape or form for decades - and even today there is ...

The brackets have been announced:

http://www.nwawrestling.com/champ/

To be honest, I don't know many of these wrestlers, but I think the video production is well done (doesn't look too cheap). Sure, NWA isn't what it used to be, but these guys are trying to making the events look very important thru this video clip, and I think they are doing good job at it. Something that major promotions can learn ...

from tnawrestlingnews.com:

Mike Johnson is reporting that TNA will be losing the rights to the NWA name and the NWA titles in the next several months. TNA has plans to introduce their own set of World and Tag Team titles very soon. One scenario being discussed would see Samoa Joe win the NWA title and then toss it down saying he's the TNA champion instead much like Shane Douglas did in ECW back in 1995. ...

Additional information for the World Junior Heavyweight Title

• Danny McShain and Red Berry had a quick exchanges in Texas in 1952/11.
• The date Ed Francis won the title from Baron Michele Leone in Tulsa, OK was 1955/04/11.

Thanks to CW Hall of WrestlingMemories.com.

As you see on my website, Heywood Allen was listed by a Waterloo paper as the president for the pre-1948 National Wrestling Alliance.

However, Tim Hornbaker, whose NWA book has recently been released, reported to me yesterday that he couldn't find any connection between Pinkie George's Iowa-based "National Wrestling Alliance" and Heywood Allen, a Louisville promoter from 1940s.

Instead, Allen mainly booked the guys from Tom Packs of St. Louis including National Wrestling Association champions ...