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NEWS
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
OFFICIAL
PRESS RELEASE
From NWA Main Event
Wrestling Promoter Mike Porter:
Nashville, TN
- On behalf of NWA Main Event Wrestling
and all of the Mid-South Wrestling fans, we
would like to thank Bert Prentice for the
opportunity to continue promoting weekly
wrestling events at the world famous and true
home for professional wrestling, The Nashville
Fairgrounds Sports Arena.
It is an exciting time as the NWA Main Event returns to
prominence in the Mid-South and Nashville
area. The NWA is the oldest and largest
governing body of professional wrestling sees
major changes in the Nashville and Mid-South
wrestling scene. The shows at present will be
in conjunction with the National Wrestling
Alliance and NWA Wrestle Birmingham providing
talent and financial support.
NWA Main Event Wrestling will be bringing in talent
from all over the United States and
Internationally, many that the local fans have
never seen before. NWA Main Event President
Mike Porter has also signed a deal with ION
Television in Nashville to broadcast weekly TV
shows on Tuesdays at 4 PM beginning March
11th. Another station in Northern Alabama to
be added soon. The local ION network can be
seen all through Middle Tennessee and Southern
Kentucky. The NWA Nashville office will be
ran by Mike Porter, Jeff Daniels and Ronnie
Brown, and will promote shows where ever ION
is broadcast. The new TV deal with ION and
other pending stations will finally allow us
to truly deliver a weekly wrestling TV program
on a legit TV station that all area fans
enjoy, we purposely stayed away from third
rate cable access airings. We are very proud
also, of this opportunity to be able to
showcase the best of the NWA Talent with the
help of surrounding NWA Members, Bob Trobich,
the NWA Board of Directors, Linda Marx and NWA
Wrestle Birningham. We truly will be bringing
the MAIN EVENT back to Nashville Wrestling.
Thanks to all of the fans for their continued
support.
JANUARY
9, 2008
OFFICIAL
PRESS RELEASE
NWA Main
Event Wrestling: Back & Better Than Ever!
By: Mike Porter
January 9, 2008
Nashville, TN
- NWA Main Event is proud to announce the return
of "The Crippler" Jeff Daniels. Jeff will have
the duties of match maker and co-producer of our
new television show. We met with a major network
representative last Tuesday morning and will
sign a contract with them for a one hour time
slot. We will also have a one hour time slot on
a new, high power independent TV station in
southern Tennessee. The station will be on 30
different cable systems across the southern
Tennessee and northern Alabama area. That
station hopes to be approved by the FCC and on
the air by March 2008. NWA Main Event is
bringing their TV show, previously the most
highly rated local program, to a new, larger
viewing area.
NWA Main Event will be running several spot
shows in the southern and western Kentucky,
middle Tennessee, and northern Alabama areas, as
well as a weekly show in the Nashville area.
These shows will be co-promoted with Bert
Prentice and the new NWA South Eastern
Championship Wrestling. The northern Alabama
area shows will be co-promoted with NWA Wrestle
Birmingham and Linda Marxx.
Thanks to all of the loyal NWA Main Event fans
for all of the encouragement for us to make this
come back. So watch out! NWA Main Event is back,
STRONGER & BETTER THAN EVER!
JANUARY
3, 2008
OFFICIAL NWA WRESTLING
PRESS RELEASE
“NWA WRESTLING SHOWCASE”
BEGINS JAN 16, 2006 ON THE DISH NETWORK
By: David Marquez
January 3, 2008
Charlotte, NC – The
National Wrestling Alliance® and Colours
Television announced today that the “NWA™
Wrestling Showcase” will premiere on Wednesday
January 16, 2007 on Dish Network Channel 9407.
The program will air at 9:00 PM (EST)/6:00 PM
(PST) and replay 2:00 AM (EST - Thursday)/11:00
PM (PST – Wednesday).
The hour long program features NWA™ World
Heavyweight Champion “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce,
NWA™ World Tag Team Champions “The Real American
Heroes” Joey Ryan and Karl “Machine Gun”
Anderson, NWA™ Junior Heavyweight Champion Mike
Quackenbush, NWA™ Ladies World Champion The
Amazing Kong, NWA™ North American Champion Mike
DiBiase and NWA™ National Champion Pepper Parks.
Other personalities you can expect to see are
Blue Demon, Jr., Nicho the Millionaire (formally
Psicosis), Rob Conway, “Special E” Dinsmore,
Puma, Rocky Romero, Cassandro the Exotic, the
team of Los Luchas and many, many more!
Robert K. Trobich, NWA™ Executive Director said:
“I’m very pleased with our progress over 2007
and it is my hope the addition of the “NWA™
Wrestling Showcase” will continue our climb. I
told the fans to give us a chance and that they
would not be disappointed and I believe we have
delivered. I’m not only excited that we will be
returning to television with an NWA™ branded
program, but equally excited about the vast
talent pool we have available. It is our goal to
showcase as many talents from the United States
as well as continuing our relationships with the
overseas NWA™ Members, the Luchadores from
Mexico and IWA in Puerto Rico.”
From January 18 to April 2008 Las Vegas and the
Plaza Hotel and Casino will play host to the
monthly tapings. Joining the NWA™ on this
venture is Legendary Las Vegas Stage Producer
John Stuart.
John Stuart stated: “I have been promoting
spectaculars all of my adult life. We (John
Stuart Productions, Inc.) are very good with
creating brand awareness and building on
existing brands. What I saw from the NWA™ during
their stay at the Orleans Arena was nothing
short of tremendous. It is my hope that this
type of Americana will once again see the
popularity it once enjoyed.”
Tickets to the event are on sale now at the
Plaza Hotel and Casino Box Office or by calling
800-619-9496. “NWA™ Wrestling Showcase” will be
made available starting in February on
www.nwawrestling.com.
The National Wrestling Alliance® is the world’s
oldest and largest sanctioning body of
professional wrestlers and promoters. Since
1948, virtually every major wrestling star
climbed through the ranks of the NWA™. In 2008
the promotion will celebrate 60 years of
entertaining millions of pro wrestling fans
worldwide.
John Stuart Productions has an extensive and
diverse team of unmatched artists and experts in
every field of entertainment production, set
designers to cast members, sound technicians to
musicians, JSP provides full-service production
for stage, theater, television or any live
event. Currently JSP holds the rights theatrical
rights to Legend’s in Concert, Dick Clark’s
American Bandstand LIVE!, Blues Brothers
Revival, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Ripley’s
Believe it or Not. From concept to creation,
John Stuart Productions is Las Vegas' premiere
show producer.
NOVEMBER 25, 2007
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
NASHVILLE, TN - Columbia, Tenn has been
a main staple of our NWA promotion for nearly
15 years. In that time, we have brought some
of the top names in professional wrestlling to
the area including Randy Orton, Eugene,Mark
Jindrak, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Brian
Christopher, Koko B. Ware, Tommy Rich, Tommy
Gilbert, Doug Gilbert, Bill Dundee, Sean
O'Hare, Abyss, as well as countless others.
For years, I have made it a point to let the
NWA Wrestling fans know that, not only do I
feel they are the greatest wrestling fans in
the world, but perhaps the only true wrestling
fans left in this business. I also made a
promise to always be truthful with the NWA
fans, and for them to know that whenever I
tell them something, I always have their best
interest in mind. So, before internet rumors
and lies are started, I come to you today to
announce that this Saturday night, December 1,
2007. will be our final show at Freddie
Morton's Auction House in Columbia, Tenn. An
era is ending, and we hope that you will come
out Saturday night and see the finale.
In the past few months, there have been
several conflict of interest with people I put
my trust in. After all of these years, I
guess I trusted the wrong people.
As the weeks, months, and years go by, our
beloved business keeps getting flooded with
people calling themselves "promoters",
"wrestlers", or "announcers"...People who
should still be buying tickets to watch the
show!
Middle Tennessee is by far the worst infected
area for garbage wrestling in the entire
country! Unfortunately, no matter how hard you
try do do it right, eventually the sludge
becomes the cause and effect.
Pulaski, Tenn. is drawing consistently week in
and week out on Friday nights, and our
presence will continue there. I only hope
that the sludge will eventually dry up in
Columbia.
See you Saturday night in Columbia!
Mike Porter
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
NASHVILLE, TN - Thanks
to all of the fans who came out last night to
spend Thanksgiving night with NWA Main Event in
Pulaski, TN. A record crowd for wrestling in
Pulaski, TN was set with 250+ paid fans in
attendance. Again, thanks to the area fans.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
NASHVILLE, TN
- George Gulas the son of the
legendary NWA Promoter Nick Gulas who
promoted NWA Wrestling in the Mid-South area
for over 45 years has been named the
Commissioner of NWA Main Event Wrestling by
owner Mike Porter.
The National Wrestling Alliance is the
largest and oldest governing body of
professional wrestling in the world. The
NWA has members across the United States as
well as in Hawaii, England, Ireland, Korea,
Italy, Japan, Australia and Canada.
Mike Porter said that NWA Main Event
Wrestling is honored and proud to have a
person with the history and the caliber like
George Gulas to be associated with our
organization and adding his creditability to
our company.
George has participated in the squared
circle as a contestant for over 19 years,
with partners in tag team action with Tojo
Yamamoto, Jackie Fargo, Lou Thesz, Tommy
Rich, Bobby Eaton and Dennis Hall.
He has held 1/2 of the NWA Mid-America tag
team title for a total of 5 different times
and a 1/3 holder of the NWA Mid-America 6
man tag team title 2 times.
George said that his most memorable matches
were when he faced Harley Race on 3
different occassions for the Title when
Harley was the NWA World Heavyweight
Champion..
He said that his other memorable opponents
included Don Fargo, Crazy Luke Graham, Don
Kent, Al Costello who formed the team of the
Kangeroo's, Randy Savage and Gypsy Joe.
George also stated that he and Mike Porter
have been friends for almost 40 years and in
that period of time he has found that Mike
had devoted himself to providing the fans of
this area with Old School Traditional
Southern Style Professional Wrestling.
He also stated that he considers NWA Main
Event Wrestling, the longest running
promotion any where around this area, the
Premier Wrestling Promotion in the Mid-South
area and that I am proud to be involved
again in some way with the National
Wrestling Alliance!
AUGUST
14, 2007
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NASHVILLE, TN
- NWA Main Event has been contacted by the
Executive Director of the Tennessee State
Fair asking them to come back to the
Tennessee State Fair again this year,
because of the large crowds that they
attracted last year and the quality of the
wrestling shows that NWA Main Event
performed last year.
NWA Main Event has accepted the
invitation and will have wrestling matches
every night of the fair from Sept.7 thru
Sept 16 for 10 straight nights. Show will
start at 7:05 each night in the Family
Zone of the Fairgrounds.
So don't forget if you enjoy True
Southern Style Wrestling at its best, stop
by at the Tennessee State fair and see NWA
Main Event Wrestling!! |
JULY
12, 2007
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NASHVILLE,
TN
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NWA
Main Event has leased the Old National
Guard Armory in Pulaski, Tenn. The Armory
is located at 634 E. College St. The
building is completely air Conditioned and
will be available for rent for Parties,
conventions, concerts, banquets, family
reunions, weddings, receptions, and such
events. You can call 931-363-0303 for more
information concerning building rentals.
NWA Main Event has been very in
fortunate in obtaining some major sponsors
for this project.
NWA Main Event has set July 27 as a
target date for the Grand Opening for the
Building with an all day kids fair with
free hot dogs and sodas. That night will
be the first wrestling show in our new
building. A big card is now being booked
with several top wrestlers being
contacted.
We will have free TV tapings on
selected Sunday afternoons!
NWA Main Event is in association with
NWA WrestleBirmingham, NWA Top Rope
Wrestling, and Nashville Wrestling and
will be bringing the best in true southern
Style Professional Wrestling to the Middle
and Southern Tennessee and Northern
Alabama areas. Stay tuned, more
announcements will be made soon!! |
JUNE
16, 2007
The latest
standings in the tournament to "Reclaim the
Glory" of the famous 10lbs. of Gold!!
First Round Winners for
June 16, 2007:
Claudio Castagnoli
defeated Pepper Parks.
Bryan Danielson defeated
Nelson Creed.
June 3,
2007
The latest
standings in the tournament to "Reclaim the
Glory" of the famous 10lbs. of Gold!!
First Round Winners:
Brent Albright pinned
Osamu Nishimura in 23:58 with a reverse small
package.
Adam Pearce pinned Aaron
Aguilera in 18:32 with an O'Connor Roll.
Chad Parham pinned Damien
Wayne in 15:07 after a piledriver.
May 22,
2007
Official
brackets of the 2007 NWA World Championship
Tournament.
Fans are gearing up for
what is going to undoubtedly be a heated
tournament, as 16 of the top competitors from
all over the globe fight for the top prize in
the National Wrestling Alliance today - the NWA
World Championship. NWA Main Event Wrestling
will have the latest and most up-to-date
brackets right here at nwame.com, but for
information about the tournament and the
wrestlers, as well as the latest videos
regarding the tournament,
click here.
May 16,
2007
NWA Executive
Director Robert K. Trobich
Check out the latest news
from NWA Headquarters and NWA Executive Director
Robert K. Trobich regarding the National
Wrestling Alliance's immediate and complete
separation from TNA Wrestling.
MAY 12,
2007
Nashville, TN - The brand
new NWAME.COM launched! |
