The NWA 70th Anniversary Show was a

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that took place on October 21, 2018 at the

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. It was the first event produced under the NWA banner since William Patrick Corgan became the new owner of the organization. The event was co-produced with Global Force Entertainment (GFW) and was streamed live on

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. In the main event,

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defeated

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in a

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to regain the

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. On the undercard,

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defeated Sam Shaw in the finals of a tournament for the vacant

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. Also on the show,

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successfully defended her championship against

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. The show featured a total of nine matches, with one match taking place before the show was broadcast live.

Production

Background

The

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(NWA) was founded in 1948 by several regional

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to produce an overall governing body for various professional wrestling promotions across the United States.Shaun Assael. ''Sex, Lies, & Headlocks'' (p.8) In May 2017, William Patrick Corgan, lead singer of the

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, purchased the NWA via his company Lightning One, Inc., including NWA's name, rights, trademarks, and championship belts. The ownership took full effect on October 1, 2017. In its first year under Corgan's ownership, the NWA partnered up with various

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promotions to hold matches promote events. In the summer of 2018, NWA announced that they would hold their first

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(PPV) event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the NWA. The event would be produced by

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's Global Force Entertainment production company. It was available live and on-demand replay on

Storylines

The NWA 70th Anniversary Show featured nine

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scripted by the NWA and the Tried-N-True Wrestling (TNT) promotion, with some of the wrestlers involved in scripted feuds leading to the matches. The wrestlers portray either

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(those that play the part of the "bad guys"),

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('the "good guy" characters) or "tweeners" (who straddle the line between face and heel) as they perform in and out of the ring. Storylines were played out through the NWA's ''Ten Pounds of Gold'' documentary series on

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. In the lead up to the All In

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(PPV) event, it was officially announced that

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would defend the championship against

as part of the show. In the lead up to All In, Cody challenged for the

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's Best in the World, but he failed to win the match, even with Aldis trying to help Cody win the match. Cody received a second title opportunity during the June 30 tapings of ''

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'' but lost again. At All In, Cody defeated Aldis to become the 96th overall NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. Following All In, Nick Aldis defeated Doug Williams to earn the rights to challenge for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship once more. After Aldis' victory, the NWA announced that Nick Aldis would get his championship rematch at the NWA 70th Anniversary Show under best two-out-of-three falls rules. When Billy Corgan purchased the NWA, the company declared that all NWA branded championships were vacated, except for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship (held by

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at the time) and the

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, held by

. For the NWA 70th Anniversary Show, the NWA announced that

would be the official challenger for the women's championship. While the World male and female champions were recognized, the NWA had vacated the

held by

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at the time of Corgan's purchase. They announced that the championship would be brought back as part of the 70th Anniversary Show, with an eight-man tournament to crown a new champion which would include

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, Colt Cabana,

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, Mike Parrow,

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, Sam Shaw,

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, and

Results

References

External links

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