NWA: Notes from the President/NWA 2002 Awards

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NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT 11/17/03


I as thinking recently of how many NWA World Champions and regional champions have appeared on NWATNA PPV.

Of course there have been the World champions created on the PPV, KEN SHAMROCK, RON KILLINGS, JEFF JARRETT & AJ STYLES, but also we have seen recent champions like STEVE CORINO, SABU & MIKE RAPADA, and legendary champions like DORY FUNK, JR., HARLEY RACE, DUSTY RHODES, RICKY STEAMBOAT & STING. SHANE DOUGLAS was even very briefly an NWA World Heavyweight Champion. NWATNA has furthered NWA World Title history and honored it.

Quite a few NWA in ring stars and backstage personal have strong NWA lineage. DAVID YOUNG is a four time NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION. RICK MICHAELS, who makes most of the wrestling gear seen on NWATNA, is also a four time NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION. RICK STEINER, who has appeared several times, is a former NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION. TERRY TAYLOR, who works the backstage area, had his most recent NWA title run as NWA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION. Promoter JERRY JARRETT was a NWA Member at one time, joining originally with NICK GULAS. ERIK WATTS' father BILL WATTS was a NWA Member, and influential promoter and TV producer. Numerous of the TNA wrestlers have NWA title experience in the NWA regional promotions including LOW KI, CHRIS DANIELS, CHRIS HARRIS, JAMES STORM, ABYSS, KEVIN NORTHCUTT, and numerous others.

I received some results of a poll held recently on the old NWA fan forum and NWA Virginia fan forum. Here they are:

National Wrestling Alliance
2nd Annual NWA Achievement Awards

NWA Wrestler of the Year
2002 Winner: Spyder

NWA Tag Team of the Year
2002 Winner: The Shane Twins

NWA MVP of the Year:
2002 Winner: Jerry Lynn

NWA Promotion of the Year
2002 Winner: NWA Florida/IPW

NWA Promoter of the Year
2002 Winner: Joe Price

NWA Rookie of the Year
2002 Winner: Madison & Slim J

NWA Comeback of the Year
2002 Winner: Jeff Jarrett

NWA Match of the Year
2002 Winner: AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn 08-21-02 (Best of 3 Series)

NWA Feud of the Year
2002: AJ Styles vs. Jerry Lynn

NWA Event of the Year
2002 Winner: Independent Armageddon 11-30-02 (NWA Florida)

NWA Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
2002 Winner: Spyder

NWA Most Hated Wrestler of the Year
2002 Winner: Vince Russo

NWA Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
2002 Winner: Spyder

NWA Most Improved
2002 Winner: Spyder


For those who may not be familiar with Spyder, he is a regular and frequent champion for Ernie Todd's CWF, but he has also been seen in various other NWA regional promotions and on TNA Xplosion. Madison is former NWA World Woman's Champion, who lost her title to Lei Lani Kai in Nashville in a match that preceded TNA PPV. She is a regular in NWA ECCW. Slim J is a regular in NWA Wildside, and has appeared on NWA TNA PPV. The Shane Twins are regulars in NWA Florida, briefly were NWA World Tag Team Champions, and appeared on NWATNA PPV as the Johnsons managed by Mortimer Plumbtree.


More next week.

Bill Behrens
NWA President


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NWA Wildside Wrestling
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Atlanta, GA 31141

[RDLA]

Wenn ich so die aufgezählten Namen in den Worten des Präsidenten lese, bekommt man doch fast den Eindruck als ob TNA wirklich wichtig ist für die NWA. ;)

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Original von RDLA
Wenn ich so die aufgezählten Namen in den Worten des Präsidenten lese, bekommt man doch fast den Eindruck als ob TNA wirklich wichtig ist für die NWA. ;)

Das liegt darin das speziell diese Ausgabe von Notes from the President um TNA ging bzw den NWA World Title.Und dann greift natuerlich der President die juengste vergangenheit auf.
Dann heisst er ja seit 1 Monat nichtmehr Richard Arpin sondern Bill Behrens ;)
Und natuerlich ist TNA mit dem PPV format was besonderes,und auch sicherlich wichtig.Nur jede NWA Promotion ist ersetzbar das zeigte die vergangenheit warum.