List of NWA territories
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National Wrestling Alliance territories are a group of smaller independent professional wrestling promotions that use the NWA name or claim some affiliation with the former governing body, however many of these promotions do not have a strong claim to the original National Wrestling Alliance that existed in the 1940's-1980's.
[edit] Current territories
[edit] Defunct and former NWA member promotions
† indicates a founding member of the NWA.
| Promotion | Promoter(s) | Years with NWA | Territory(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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–Late 1950s | Boston area |
| Canadian Wrestling Federation | Ernie Todd | 1998–2005 | Manitoba |
| 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 |
| Empresa Mexicana/Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
Salvador Lutteroth | 1950s–1980s | Mexico |
| Georgia Championship Wrestling | Jim Barnett (through 1983) Ole Anderson |
1972–1984 | Georgia |
| International Wrestling Alliance | Victor Quiñones | 1994–2001 | Puerto Rico |
| Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance | Rikidozan (through 1963) Toyonobori (through 1966) Yoshinosato |
1953–1973 | 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. | 1973–1981 | Virginia North Carolina South Carolina |
| Midwest Wrestling Association | Al Haft† | 1948–Mid 1960s | Ohio Kentucky |
| Minneapolis 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 Coralluzzo |
1997–2001 | North Carolina New Jersey |
| NWA Alabama/Xtreme | Kevin Brannen | 2002–2004 | Alabama |
| NWA All Star Wrestling | Sandor Kovacs (through 1977) Al Tomko |
Early 1960s–1985 | British Columbia |
| NWA Buffalo/Ohio | Ed Don George (through late 1950s) Bobby Bruns |
1952–1964 | New York Ohio |
| NWA California | Zack Reeb | 2004–2006 | Central California |
| NWA Chicago | Fred Kohler | 1948–1964 | Illinois Michigan |
| NWA Capitol Wrestling | Vincent J. McMahon Toots Mondt |
1953–1963 | New York |
| NWA Detroit | Harry Light† (through 195?) Ed Farhat (The Sheik) (1964–1980) Francis Flesher (1964–1980) |
1948–1980 | Michigan |
| NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling | Tod Gordon | 1992–1994 | Pennsylvania Maryland |
| NWA Florida | Howard Brody (through 2002) Joe Price Ron Niemi |
1990s–2005 | South Florida |
| NWA Gulf Coast | Buddy Fuller (through 1960) Lee Fields Bobby Fields Rocky McGuire |
195?–1978 | Alabama Florida Louisiana Mississippi |
| NWA Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Promotions) |
Ed Francis James Blears |
1962–1979 | 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 Iowa |
| NWA Hollywood Wrestling | Gene LeBell Mike LeBell |
1968–1982 | Southern California |
| NWA Indianapolis | Billy Thom (through 1959) Balk Estes |
1950s–1960 | Indiana |
| NWA Iowa | Paul George† | 1948–1959 | Iowa |
| NWA Los Angeles | Johnny Doyle | ???–1958 | Greater Los Angeles Area |
| NWA Michigan/Great Lakes | Gene Miller | 1998–2002 | Indiana Michigan Ohio |
| NWA Mid-America | Nick Gulas Roy Welch John Cazana Joe Gunter |
1940s–1981 | Tennessee Kentucky North Alabama |
| NWA New York | Carlina O'Brien Richard O'Brien |
1998–2000 | New York |
| NWA Northeast | Michael O'Brien | 1998–2000 | New York Connecticut |
| NWA Ohio Valley | Danny Briley | 1997–2001 | Indiana Kentucky |
| NWA Pacific Northwest | Don Owen | 1957–1992 | Oregon Washington |
| NWA 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 Wrestling |
Jim Barnett Ron Fuller |
1974–1987 | Tennessee Alabama |
| NWA Total Nonstop Action | Jeff Jarrett Jerry Jarrett |
2002–2004 | Tennessee Florida |
| NWA Tri-State | Sam Avey (through 1958) Leroy McGuirk |
195?–1982 | Arkansas Oklahoma |
| NWA 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 Wickizer |
1998–2000 | Pennsylvania |
| Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE | Shinya Hashimoto Yoshiyuki Nakamura |
2001–2004 | Japan |
| St. Louis Wrestling | Sam Muchnick† (through 1982) Bob Geigel |
1948–1985 | Missouri |
| Stampede Wrestling | Stu Hart | ???–1982 | Alberta |
| World Championship Wrestling | Jim Barnett | 1969–1978 | Australia |
| World Class Championship Wrestling | Jack Adkisson (Fritz Von Erich) | 1966–1986 | Texas |
| World Wrestling Council | Carlos Colón Victor Jovica |
1979–Late 1980s | Puerto Rico |
| World Wrestling Federation | Vince McMahon | 1979–1983 | Northeastern United States |
[edit] Other former promoters
- Tex Hager – Idaho
- Mike London – New Mexico
- Roland Meeker – Montana
- Dave Reynolds – Utah
