NWA Wildside

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NWA Wildside
FoundedSeptember 1999
DefunctApril 2005
StyleAmerican Wrestling
HeadquartersCornelia, Georgia
Founder(s)Steve Martin
Owner(s)Bill Behrens
FormerlyNational Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia

NWA Wildside was an

Atlanta, Georgia, operating between September 1999 and April 2005.[1] It was originally formed when National Championship Wrestling merged with NWA Georgia. While in operation, NWA Wildside was one of the main affiliates of the National Wrestling Alliance, a group that dates back to 1948. It also served as a developmental territory for World Championship Wrestling.[2]

History

NWA Wildside originated as National Championship Wrestling. In November 1998, the first show was held at the (then) NCW Arena in Cornelia, Georgia. Over the next few months, NCW began to gain notoriety in the Georgia independent scene until Bill Behrens approached Steve Martin with an offer to

Altar Boy Luke, Matt Sydal, Delirious, and Tony Mamaluke appeared for the company.[citation needed
]

WCW Developmental Territory

Frank "Air" Paris

Television

Bill Behrens, former owner of NWA Wildside.

Wildside's weekly one-hour TV show aired nationally through syndication and was available to as much as 40% of the United States at its peak. By 2002, NWA Wildside was the fourth most-watched wrestling program in the United States.

In late 2004, Wildside was broadcast by The Wrestling Channel in the United Kingdom giving them a transatlantic audience.[3]

Demise

In April 2005, NWA Wildside closed down, after producing 300 consecutive weeks of television, as a result of owner Behrens accepting a job with World Wrestling Entertainment. NWA Wildside was replaced by NWA Anarchy, a promotion operating in the same arena using similar talent.[citation needed]

Legacy

NWA Wildside had a notable influence on the early 2000s independent wrestling scene. Multiple future international superstars passed through Wildside in its six-year existence. Wildside's syndication television deal largely kept NWA wrestling on the map in the first half of the decade as one of the NWA's main affiliates.

On September 9, 2017, NWA Wildside held a reunion show at the former NCW Arena, now the Landmark Arena in Cornelia, Georgia featuring over 50 alumni from the Wildside years including Bad Attitude, New Jack, Tank, Iceberg and A.J. Styles.

Championships

Champions listed are the final champions in Wildside.

Alumni


See also

References

  1. ^ "National Wrestling Alliance Wildside (NWA Wildside)". Cagematch. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. ^ "NWAWildside.com". www.nwawildside.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  3. ^ "NWA-Wildside.com - About". www.nwawildside.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.

External links

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