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The old NWA territory system in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body was the largest organization in professional wrestling until the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Era. Under the control of the NWA Board of Directors (consisting of various prominent, regional promoters), the governing ...
Category: Professional wrestling in Canada by province or territory. 3 languages.
The history of Professional wrestling in Canada dates back to the founding of Maple Leaf Wrestling, which opened in 1930 and was the first known professional wrestling company in the country. [1] Many Canadian wrestlers including Bret Hart , Roddy Piper , Edge , Chris Jericho , Trish Stratus and Kenny Omega have gone on to achieve worldwide ...
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. [26]
The sport continued to grow during the 20th century and by 1969, the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association was formed. Today the same organization is called Wrestling Canada Lutte, [1] and is the national governing body for Olympic style wrestling in Canada. The organization's purpose is to encourage and develop the widest participation and ...
The original NWA territory system in North America (1940s-1980s).. The following is a list of National Wrestling Alliance attendance records.Founded in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance controlled the professional wrestling industry in North America and other parts of the world during the "Territory-era" (1940s-1980s).
Inner City Wrestling Bonavista: Brady Hobbs Kyle Durdle 2023- Yes: New Evolution Wrestling St. John's: Travis Canning Sheldon Bishop 2015- Yes: Newfoundland Championship Wrestling St. John's: Bennett Brothers 1998–2005 2023- No Defunct: Cutting Edge Wrestling St. John's: Sailor White Gord Glynn 1998–2007 2011–2019 No Newfoundland Pro ...
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [1] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.