NWA 312 was a
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pay-per-view
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(PPV) event promoted by the
National Wrestling Alliance
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(NWA). It took place on Friday April 7, 2023, at StudioONE in
Highland Park, Illinois
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. The name of the event is in reference to
area code 312
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, the area code of downtown
Chicago
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Fourteen matches were contested at the event, including four on the pre-show. In the main event,
Tyrus defeated
Chris Adonis
Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National Ch ...
to retain the
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
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. In other prominent matches,
Kamille defeated
La Rosa Negra
Nilka García Solís (born November 14, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler known as Black Rose or ''La Rosa Negra''.
Professional wrestling career
García began wrestling in Puerto Rico. She worked in World Wrestling Council (WWC) ...
to retain the
NWA World Women's Championship
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,
La Rebelión (
Bestia 666
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and
Mecha Wolf) defeated Magnum Muscle (Dak Draper and Mims) to retain the
NWA World Tag Team Championship
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,
Kenzie Paige
Kenzie Paige (born March 5, 2002) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where she is a member of Pretty Empowered. She is the inaugural NWA World Women's Television Champion in her ...
defeated
Max the Impaler
Max Lindsey (born May 13), known by their ring name Max the Impaler, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). They have also wrestled in Ring of Honor and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, the latte ...
to become the inaugural
NWA World Women's Television Championship
The NWA World Women's Television Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It is the secondary championship of the promotio ...
, and in the opening bout,
EC3 defeated
Cyon to win the
NWA National Heavyweight Championship
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The championship was established in January ...
.
Production
Background
On the February 14, 2023 episode of
NWA Powerrr
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, it was announced that NWA 312 would take place on April 7 in Chicago, Illinois.
At the same time the NWA announced they were introducing the
NWA Women's Television Championship
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with a new champion being crowned at the PPV.
On March 10, the NWA announced a partnership with tea shop Madame Zuzu's – of which NWA president
William Patrick Corgan is a co-owner – to benefit the Highland Park Community Foundation in support of victims of the
Highland Park parade shooting
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on July 4, 2022.
Storylines
NWA 312 will feature
professional wrestling matches
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
heroes
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Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
,
villains
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, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
The twelfth season of the NWA's weekly flagship program, ''
Powerrr'', as well as the
sixth season of their secondary program, ''
NWA USA
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'', will feature storylines leading up to the event.
On the June 26, 2022 episode of
''Powerrr'',
Madusa
Debrah Ann Miceli (born February 9, 1964), better known as Madusa, is an Italian-born American monster truck driver and former professional wrestler. She is currently working for National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as a producer. In 2015, she has ...
announced the creation of the
NWA World Women's Television Championship
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. Several months later on the February 14, 2023 ''Powerrr'', with the announcement of NWA 312, it was announced that a tournament will be held to determine the inaugural champion, with the finals set to take place at the event. Qualifying matches will be held over the next several weeks on ''Powerrr'' and ''
NWA USA
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''.
On the March 14 ''Powerrr'',
Kenzie Paige
Kenzie Paige (born March 5, 2002) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where she is a member of Pretty Empowered. She is the inaugural NWA World Women's Television Champion in her ...
defeated Ashley D'Amboise to advance to the final. The following week,
Max the Impaler
Max Lindsey (born May 13), known by their ring name Max the Impaler, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). They have also wrestled in Ring of Honor and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, the latte ...
defeated
Taya Valkyrie
Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and model better known by the ring name Taya Valkyrie.
She is currently appearing for Impact Wrestling, where she is a current two-time ...
to make up the other half of the final.
On the February 14 episode of ''Powerrr'',
Tyrus successfully defended the
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
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against Rolando Freeman. Although, before his victory, the former was briefly distracted by
EC3 standing beside his manager
BLK Jeez
Darnell Kittrell (born April 25, 1975) is an American professional wrestler. He currently performs for the National Wrestling Alliance under the ring name BLK Jeez (pronounced "Black Jeez").
Professional wrestling career
Debut (2000–2003)
Af ...
.
The following week, lead announcer Joe Galli interviewed EC3 and BLK Jeez about what transpired, Jeez stated his company name has changed to "Churchs Money Entertainment" and that he has entered into an agreement with EC3's Control Your Narrative group, though EC3 simply stated that he was only "controlling his narrative". He later went on to challenge
Cyon for the
NWA National Championship
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The championship was established in January ...
at NWA 312, which would later be made official.
On the February 28 ''Powerrr'',
Chris Adonis
Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National Ch ...
and
La Rosa Negra
Nilka García Solís (born November 14, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler known as Black Rose or ''La Rosa Negra''.
Professional wrestling career
García began wrestling in Puerto Rico. She worked in World Wrestling Council (WWC) ...
announced that they will both utilize their Champions Series title opportunites at NWA 312, challenging NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Tyrus and
NWA World Women's Champion
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Kamille, respectively.
Additionally, a month later on the March 28 ''Powerrr'', the team of Magnum Muscle (Matthew Mims and Dak Draper) invoked Draper's opportunity to challenge
La Rebelión (
Bestia 666
Leornardo Carrera Lizarraga (born May 14, 1989) is a Mexican ''luchador'' or professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bestia 666. He is currently working for various promotions across Mexico, while also performing in the United State ...
and
Mecha Wolf) for the
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. From 1948 to 1982, the NWA allowed member promotions to create their own territorial version of the "NWA World ...
.
On the February 21 ''Powerrr'',
Pretty Empowered
Pretty Empowered is a professional wrestling stable currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) consisting of Ella Envy, Kenzie Paige, Kylie Paige, and Roxy, where Paige is the current and inaugural NWA World Women's Television Ch ...
(
Ella Envy
Ella Envy is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where she is a two-time NWA World Women's Tag Team Champion as a member of Pretty Empowered.
Professional wrestling career
On March ...
and Roxy) won the
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship
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History
From the early 1950s through 1983, it was the first women's w ...
from
The Renegade Twins
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(Charlette and Robyn Renegade). However, shortly after the match, Madi Wrenkowski and Missa Kate utilized the former's Champion Series title opportunity to immediately win the titles from Pretty Empowered.
On March 17, the NWA announced that Pretty Empowered will invoke their rematch clause against Wrenkowski and Kate at NWA 312.
On the March 7 episode of ''NWA Powerrr'',
Sal the Pal and Gaagz the Gymp of the Miserably Faithful faced off in a
Hair vs. Mask match in order to "prove their loyalty" to
Father James Mitchell
James Lamar Mitchell (born February 26, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as James Vandenberg, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as The Sinister Minister, and ...
. However, the match ended in a
double countout when both men begged Mitchell not to let them continue fighting.
Signs of dissolution would begin to show within the Miserably Faithful. On March 27, the NWA announced that Sal and Gaagz will have a rematch on the NWA 312 pre-show under the same conditions, with the added stipulation of a
strap match.
Results
NWA World Women's Television Championship inaugural tournament bracket
Notes
References
External links
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