The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) recently made an announcement that a new National Heavyweight Title will be introduced at NWA’s huge 70th Anniversary Show this coming Sunday night. The new National Heavyweight Champion is said to be crowned at the event as a special 8-Man Tournament will be held with the following participants: Scorpio Sky, Mike Parrow, Ricky Starks, Willie Mack, Colt Cabana, Samuel Shaw, Jay Bradley & Samuel Shaw. This will be the first time that a new NWA National Heavyweight Champion will be crowned since September 30th, 2017. The last NWA National Heavyweight Champion on record was Kahagas, who held the title for approximately 239 days before the title was vacated and abandoned, until recently. You can check out the announcement below along with a picture of the new NWA National Heavyweight Title:
The new @NWA National Championship Title.
Winner crowned at #NWA70. https://t.co/IXGiLhEcJ0
Nashville | Sunday 10/21/18 https://t.co/7UF4ZzyQAJ
Watch live on @FiteTV – https://t.co/2XNYx8HkVx pic.twitter.com/wZRpQmE2NX
— NWA (@nwa) October 19, 2018
The NWA National Heavyweight Title was created in January 1980 up until 1986. The NWA which was affiliated with Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) at the time was purchased by Vince McMahon and The WWF (WWE). The title was held at the time by The Spoiler, who chose to leave the company for The WWE in 1984. In spite of being recognized by The WWE as The NWA National Champion, for a short time, the title was vacated until 1986, when World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was formed and officially sanctioned by The NWA. Ted Dibiase was eventually crowned as their new NWA National Heavyweight Champion. Later on, when Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) purchased GCW/WCW back from tTe WWE, the title was vacated between 1986-1997. In 1997, the title was reactivated by The NWA and was defended through September 2017.
The NWA will be holding their 70th Anniversary Show this coming Sunday, October 21st, 2018 live from The Nashville Tennessee Fairgrounds Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. You can order The PPV on FITE TV for approximately $24.99. Below is the current and possibly final card for this Sunday’s NWA 70th Anniversary Show:
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title Match (2 Out Of 3 Falls Match)
– Cody (c) vs. Nick Aldis
NWA Worlds Women’s Title Match
– Jazz (c) vs. Penelope Ford
NWA National Heavyweight Title Tournament Match One
– Colt Cabana vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Scorpio Sky vs. Sam Shaw
NWA National Heavyweight Title Tournament Match Two
– Willie Mack vs. Jay Bradley vs. Ricky Starks vs. Mike Parrow
– Winners Of The Two Four-Way Matches Meet In The Finals
– Tim Storm vs. Peter Avalon
Tag Team Open Challenge
– Crimson & Jax Dane (w/ Road Warrior Animal) vs. TBA
– Laredo Kid vs. Barrett Brown