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NWA Mid-Atlantic Legend Paul Jones Passes Away At Age 75

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In the same week as one of the biggest babyfaces of the 70s passed away, Bruno Sammartino, one of the biggest heels of the 70s has passed away as well.

Popularly known for his villainous faction that terrorized the NWA Mid-Atlantic territory, Paul Jones has died at the age of 75.

Trained by legendary promoter Paul Boesch, Paul Frederik debuted as Paul Jones in the early 1960s, and competed in promotions all over the country, as well as toured other countries such as Japan, Canada, and Australia.

In the 1970s, Jones began to grow popularity while competing for Mid-Atlantic Championship wrestling, commencing singles and tag-team feuds with names such as Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Jay Youngblood, among many others.

In 1982, Jones transitioned into being a heel manager, leading the Paul Jones’ Army stable to continue his heated feud with Jimmy Valiant. This stable was instrumental in developing names such as Rick Rude, The Barbarian, The Warlord, and superstar Billy Graham, and Manny Fernandez, as well as promote established names such as Ivan Koloff, Baron von Raschke and Abdullah the Butcher.

Jones retired from wrestling in 1991 after 30 years in the business. Jones will be fondly remembered as being a contribution to the success of many wrestlers over his 30-year career.

Source: WrestlingINC

Billy Corgan’s Company Acquires Trademark For NWA

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PWInsider reports that Billy Corgan’s company Lightning One Inc, which owns everything related to the NWA after Corgan bought it last year, now has the trademark as well. The National Wrestling Alliance trademark was officially registered to Lightning One.

Corgan and NWA Vice President Dave Lagana have been trying to create an audience and restore credibility to the NWA title with their “Ten Pounds of Gold” Youtube series. It has featured current champion Nick Aldis, former champion Tim Storm, Austin Idol and Josephus. It blends the history of the title and character-building while setting up in-ring matches. Aldis is currently on a “crusade” to defend the belt twenty times in sixty days. His next defense is against Tommy Dreamer at the House of Hardcore event on March 24 in Philadelphia.

Lightning One also filed a copyright for The Dumont Network, which once was a rival to ABC and CBS and was the first channel to air pro wrestling. It will likely be used to distribute the NWA online at some point.

Source: 411Mania

NWA Uploaded A New Video: THE CRUSADE HOME | NWA TEN POUNDS OF GOLD (2018)

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Since December 9th, 2017, “The National Treasure” Nick Aldis has been the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and the man who carries the famous Ten Pounds of Gold. On February 11th, 2018, Nick began the Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds of Gold. A unique crusade that sees the reigning and defending NWA Worlds Champion facing over twenty plus opponents on four continents in sixty plus days. This past week in the United Kingdom, Nick Aldis faced seven challengers in nine days defeating each with the King’s Lynn Cloverleaf.

In this episode of Ten Pounds of Gold, we follow the champion as he returns to his hometown of King’s Lynn and the village of Docking where he grew up. From the shores of Exmouth, Nick Aldis explains why he decided to bring the Ten Pounds of Gold back to these venues in the United Kingdom. The story of Nick Aldis is often told from one perspective and now you’ll hear it from the champion himself.

Ten Pounds of Gold is a documentary series from Lightning One and documents the ongoing legacy and history of the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship. This famous championship’s lineage stretches back to 1948 with names like Lou Thesz, Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr, Harley Race, Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Sting, The Great Muta, AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett, Adam Pearce, Colt Cabana, Tim Storm and more.

Source: NWA

NWA – Two Steps w/ Billy Corgan and Nick Aldis – Ten Pounds of Gold

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2018 sees the return of two iconic brands – Smashing Pumpkins and the NWA. Ten Pounds Of Gold “Two Steps” tells the story of Billy Corgan and NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis jockeying for control over the National Wrestling Alliance. The Smashing Pumpkins Shiny and Oh So Bright went on sale Friday on Ljve Nation and at same time – The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds Of Gold kicked off with James Ellsworth vs Nick Aldis, new fans are checking out the NWA.

With tickets on sale for the Smashing Pumpkins thirty-six city arena tour; Billy Corgan talks about the importance of this year in his career and future of media. NWA Worlds Champion Nick Aldis lets Corgan know he is taking the lead on the resurgence of the National Wrestling Alliance with The Aldis Crusade with Ten Pounds Of Gold.

Now these two step forward over who is going to take the lead of the NWA in 2018.

NWA posted this below on Twitter last night:

Tickets on sale now for the Smashing Pumpkins SHINY AND OH SO BRIGHT TOUR tour http://www.livenation.com/artists/414…

If this is your first time checking out the NWA, make sure you subscribe – http://www.Youtube.com/NWA

Also the story will be told via the critically acclaimed NWA Ten Pounds of Gold Series. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Check out the new NWA Network podcast:

iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n…

Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/listen#…

Stitcher – https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nwa-…

Podbean – http://nwanetwork.podbean.com

Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/nwanetwork

Billy Corgan On The ‘Backstabbing And Lies’ In TNA, Attempting To Work With Anthem, NWA Purchase

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Billy Corgan spoke with Sports Illustrated‘s “Extra Mustard” section on a number of wrestling topics surrounding his purchase of NWA and his time with TNA. Here are some of the highlights:

Purchasing NWA and taking the long approach with it:

“We want to be part of a new revolution of how wrestling can be consumed by fans and matches can be presented. This NWA brand dates back to 1948. The past few years have not been as kind as we would have liked, but we plan on building this into a powerhouse over time. Our focus is on the NWA plan, and we have a 20-year plan. We’re not going to just come in and throw money around for two years. We’ve learned from the past mistakes of TNA, which we have intimate knowledge of. We’re armed with this knowledge, and we’re setting out to rebuild the brand so a fan that currently doesn’t know anything about the NWA will respect the tradition and also respect what we’re trying to accomplish, like a Ring of Honor or a New Japan. That’s where we are starting, and we’re building from there.”

Trying to work out a deal that would benefit both Anthem and the NWA:

“We’ve made various overtures to Anthem along the way and they’ve made various overtures to me. We haven’t found anything that is ideal, and I’m a firm believer that if a deal doesn’t go both ways, then it’s not a good deal to make. If the NWA was going to be involved in some level with Anthem, we’d want it to be a good way all the way around. We made a very aggressive offer in the last month to go in and help reboot the company. We’d have helped Impact stay more in the lane of the traditional Impact brand, and then set up the NWA as a natural rival, a la Raw versus SmackDown. Unfortunately, we didn’t get where we wanted with that offer.”

Frustration during his time with TNA:

“I was very, very frustrated by the obstacles I faced internally, both culturally and fiscally, at TNA. I dealt with a lot of backstabbing and lies. I was able to push through some things that ended up being successful at TNA, and I was very frustrated because you would think the success would have led to more leverage and further opportunities. But it was exactly the opposite. People were out to get me because I had power. At least now, in this situation, I am my own boss. You have to build your own infrastructure from the bottom up and work with people you really trust. The traditional ‘carny’ aspect of the wrestling business that plagues a lot of companies, and has plagued a company like TNA, are problems that hold the business back. You can’t run an effective business if it’s like Game of Thrones every week.”

You can read the full interview by clicking here.

Source: WrestlingINC

Billy Corgan To Purchase NWA Promotion

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman and former TNA Wrestling President Billy Corgan has agreed to purchase the historic National Wrestling Alliance. Corgan has a deal that would see him purchase the NWA name, rights, trademarks as well as rights and possession of the legendary NWA title belt.

No word yet on when Corgan will begin running the company or what he has in store for the various NWA member promotions, or the NWA On Demand streaming service.

NWA President Bruce Tharpe took to his Facebook page and wrote the following on the future of the organization:

I am very excited for the future of the NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE.As everyone knows by now – Billy Corgan and I have agreed on principle regarding his acquisition of the NWA brand. This decision comes after many weeks of negotiation and deep consideration.

Although Billy Corgan may be a fresh face to wrestling – he is an extremely successful businessman and has a deep admiration and respect for the NWA. He is also putting together a very strong team.

With the capital and business acumen that Billy Corgan brings to the table – I am confident that he has the ability to take the NWA to the next level. And I have promised to do all I can to help him succeed. I ask you to join me in supporting the new NWA regime in the future.

I am not leaving wrestling – but after four years at the helm of the NWA – I look forward to stepping back and allowing someone new and passionate to take control of this great and noble organization.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the NWA over the years and during my tenure. I also want to publicly thank Billy Corgan for his confidence and respect for this iconic brand.

The next few months are going to be really exciting for the National Wrestling Alliance – but most of all for the fans!

Source: WrestlingINC

NWA President Reportedly Meets With Spike TV Officials

Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that NWA President Bruce Tharpe, who also works a heel manager in New Japan Pro Wrestling, recently meet with Spike TV officials in New York City about trying to get one of the world’s oldest pro wrestling brands on the network.

Spike TV officials have stated that there is some interest in bringing back pro wrestling to the network but nothing is on the table right now, for any wrestling promotion.

Spike TV is trying to run shows that have more appeal to woman than pro wrestling does. Tharpe is looking at other options to bring NWA to TV.

Source: WrestlingINC.com