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National Wrestling Federation (1970–1974) International Wrestling Association (1975) [1] [29] [30] Don Marxen Moline and Davenport: American Wrestling Association (1963-1985) Jim Massingale 1987–1997 Smithfield, North Carolina: Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance (1987–1997) [1] Hiro Matsuda: 1937–1999 1957–1987 Tampa, Florida
The International Wrestling Association (IWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s. It was founded by Eddie Einhorn and Pedro Martinez in 1975. The company descended from the National Wrestling Federation . [ 1 ]
Date Promotion(s) Event Location Main Event April 24 EMLL: 14. Aniversario de Arena México: Mexico City, Mexico Ray Mendoza defeated Coloso Colosetti (c) in a Best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship [1]
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. "Promotion" also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event. Within the convention of the show, the company is a sports governing body which sanctions
This is a list of outlaw wrestling promotions in the United States, sorted by regional area, from the 1940s to 1980s. This list does not include pre-1948 groups active during the " Pioneer Era " (1900s–1940s), overseas promotions outside the NWA remit from this period or modern-day " indy promotions ".
In 1961, Karasick sold the promotion to "Gentleman" Ed Francis. Along with his business partner Lord James Blears, Francis created a "golden age" of professional wrestling in Hawaii that lasted throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, with 50th State Big Time Wrestling becoming one of Hawaii's most-watched programs. [6]
The promotion went out of business in 1980. Big Time Wrestling was the subject of the 1985 mockumentary I Like to Hurt People. [10] [12] Professional wrestling in Detroit remained subdued until the World Wrestling Federation began promoting in the city as part of the 1980s professional wrestling boom. [13]
For many decades, from its founding in 1948 until the mid-1980s, the NWA acted as a governing body of America's many regional wrestling promotions, and membership in the NWA allowed for the shared use of big-name stars for local wrestling events. WWE (as the CWC) was a member of the NWA between 1950s and 1963, and again (as the WWWF/WWF ...