The NWA 73rd Anniversary Show (also simply known as NWA 73) was a

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pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that was held on August 29, 2021, as the second of two PPV events to take place from the Khorassan Ballroom of the Chase Park Plaza in

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. The event was broadcast on

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. It is the eleventh event in the

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chronology, and the first since the 70th Anniversary in 2018. Ten matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. In the main event,

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defeated

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in a Title vs. Career match to win the

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. In other prominent matches, La Rebelión (

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and

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) defeated

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and JR Kratos to win the

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, Kamille defeated

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to retain the

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defeated James Storm to retain the

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, and Judais won a

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to become the number one contender to the NWA National Championship. The event was also notable for a surprise appearance by Ric Flair, which was his first NWA appearance since 2008, when he was inducted into the

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Production

Background

On the June 8, 2021 episode of ''

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'', National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) president Billy Corgan announced a four-day block of NWA programming from Saturday, August 28 to Tuesday, August 31 that would emanate from the Khorassan Ballroom of the Chase Park Plaza in

, marking the first event that the NWA has held outside of the state of

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since the

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. The block consisted of two pay-per-view (PPV) events, which were broadcast exclusively on

, and two ''Power'' tapings. NWA 73 was announced as the Sunday PPV, celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the National Wrestling Alliance. On August 28th, the NWA released a video package on their YouTube page that would be used for the cold opening of the PPV event, celebrating the history of wrestling at The Chase, with narration provided by actor

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Storylines

The event featured

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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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 fifth season of NWA's weekly flagship program, ''

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'', featured storylines leading up to both

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and the Anniversary Show. Women's wrestling veteran Mickie James, who was revealed as executive producer for the previous pay-per-view, EmPowerrr, revealed that she would be issuing an open challenge at the 73rd Anniversary Show. Her opponent would be revealed on August 13 as

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. On July 13 at an NWA press conference held at The Chase, James announced the NWA Women's Invitational; a tournament held on EmPowerr featuring the best up-and-coming female talent in the world, where the winner of the tournament would defend every year on NWA Anniversary weekend. She also announced that the winner of the tournament would earn an

match at NWA 73. After

failed twice to capture the

from

at When Our Shadows Fall and TMART Promotions' The Gathering 2, it was announced on July 25 that Murdoch would get one more chance, redeeming his Champions Series title shot for Aldis' title at NWA 73 but Aldis' politicking made it a Title vs. Career match.

Results

References

External links

FITE TV Official web page
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