NWA North American Champion Sheik to defend against Carlitos Colon

The North American Championship will be on the line on January 7th from the Brownsville Event Center, in Brownsville Texas, when the Sheik will battle against former WWE Superstar Carlito Colon.

The Sheik is no stranger to wrestling Puerto Ricans or wrestling in Puerto Rico for that matter. The Sheik has had a long standing rivalry against another former WWE Wrestler and Puerto Rican Savio Vega. The Sheik actually defended the North American Championship against against Vega while in Puerto Rico in a Death Match. And lets not forget that to become the North American Champion the Sheik defeated Puerto Rican standout Apollo in Florida.

The Former World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar, has remained active since leaving the WWE. Carlitos has made appearances for Lucha Libre USA, along with taking other independent bookings. Carlitos to his home in Puerto Rico fighting in the World Wrestling Council, even becoming the Universal Heavyweight Champion. Carlitos also has made his way to Japan to wrestle for Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation wrestling Kendo Kashin.

Can Carlitos stand up to the Sheik and win his North American Championship when his fellow Puerto Ricans couldn't or will the reign of the Sheik continue to thwart all rivals? 

NWA North American Champion The Sheik returns to Puerto Rico

 

The NWA North American Champion The Sheik will return to island where maybe some of the most violent pro-wrestling matches have ever taken place.  In the same vein of Carlos Calon and Abdullah The Butcher, blood will be spilled and the blood feud with Savio Vega, which seemed to be over, is set to erupt in an IWA and is anything but over.  The hate these two men have for each other never seems to be satisfied.  And the pain they hope to inflict on each other are the kind of things nightmares are made of.  This will be the personification of violence and hate.  In the Arabian Death Match no one wins, just one man will walk out a survivor.

NWA Week In Review Jan. 24th

Here is our first installment of the Week in Review.

2009 started off quickly for the NWA. And not even a month into the new year do we have a new National Champion, Phillip Shatter. Shatter defeated former champion Crusher Hansen and Chris LeRusso in a Triple Threat Match. Shatter was originally scheduled to have a title shot against Hansen in Niles, OH for the Santa Slam. The match was postponed due to traveling issues for the former Anarchy Heavyweight Champion. Shatter after winning the championship has already signed on for a defense for the new NWA Charlotte taking on Mikal Judas.

Speaking of NWA Charlotte Saturday the 24th will be their debut event entitled "Homecoming" The inaugural show will feature talents from NWA Anarchy, NWA Pro, and Mid-Atlantic Legends. This show, described as a throwback to Mid-Atlantic tradition. JD Costello (former manager to NWA tag team MOD, had said “We will begin bi-weekly shows in Charlotte under the NWA Charlotte brand in early 2009." Costello already has scheduled a Main Event match-up between "Shooter" Brent Albright and "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce in a match to determine a #1 Contender to Blue Demon Jr. In addition to the National Heavyweight Championship bout and Albright-Pearce showdown, a "Legends Championship Match" between Ivan Koloff and The Barbarian has been scheduled. NWA Charlotte plans to broadcasts its bi-weekly shows.

NWA Wrestling Showcase makes it's return to Colours TV. The shows were recorded in the lush Columbia Square Studios in Hollywood, California. The debut was to be set for Friday the 23rd however due to some technical issues, the broadcast will be pushed back to next Friday, the 30th of January. If you have Dish Network, you can watch the premiere next Friday at 6:00pm EST. on Channel 9407 on Dish or streaming from the Colours TV.org. It is expected that the episodes will air on demand on NWAWrestling.com.

NWA Mexico and their quest to be more accessible to their crowds was recently reported by The Cubsfan. It was also mentioned that Blue Demon Jr. could be appearing for New Japan Pro Wrestling, for an up-coming Lucha Extravaganza in Mexico and El Dandy will be getting a US visa to challenge his nemesis, Demon Jr. on American Soil.

Stretching in far East with WWA Korea, NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida affiliate, has introduced a new website. The website is loaded with content from theme music, pictures, and video. In the video section there are clips shown of the press conference between "Super Dragon" Lee Wang Pyo and MMA Fighter and former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Bob Sapp. In the clip Sapp shoves Super Dragon to the floor. And Dragon retaliates by slapping Sapp in the face. The two agreed to a MMA style fight for the WWA Heavyweight Title. Pyo, student to Legendary Korean Wrestler Kim II defeated Sapp with an armbar submission.

NWA France had a their annual event entitled Revolution 5. The venue was packed with 2,500 fans in attendance. And what they saw was Bulla Punk defend her ICWA Women's Championship against Ohio Valley Wrestling's Serena Deeb, Greg Furry became the 1st ever Time Scale Champion, Smoke'N'Roll Express retained tag titles and Joe E. Legend retained his tag title. Also ICWA will be introducing 2 new championships, NWA French National Championship and the NWA European Championship.

Two points of interest from the land down under. Monday Night Wrestling has begun to re-air on LocoTV. Monday Night Wrestling's 1st Season Originally aired on Perth's Access 31, a public access. Since Access 31 is out of business and the new home is LocoTV, a broadcasting site based from Australia. Thus far, this showcase of NWA Australian talent has had 4 episodes and are all available on demand. Explosive Pro Wrestling PERTH is also set to show their first big event of '09. The Great Aussie Bash will feature Shane Haste and Team Blitz, The European Union, Bobby Marshall, Richter, and EPW Heavyweight Champion, Davis Storm. The fate of former EPW Superstar Jamie Jurah will also be decided.

IWA Puerto Rico's affiliation with the NWA is no longer in existence. IWA PR was home to the crowning of a New NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship after the TNA-NWA split. This was briefly discussed on the Alliance Message Board with NWA Pro front man, David Marquez. There was a great topic on the current members of the NWA. Wait... you're not a member yet? What are you waiting for? Sign up here!

Jerry "The King" Lawler will return to the Tennessee to wrestle for NWA Main Event on Saturday, January 24th. The veteran of 35 years in the ring will take on "Crippler" Jeff Daniels. This marks the second time in recent months that Jerry Lawler has worked on his home turf and is an expected sell out event.

Lastly, NWA Southwest has added a new member into its territory. Paradise Pro Wrestling (South Padre Island), joins the NWA Southwest family which is made up of; NWA Oklahoma, PWF (Amarillo, Texas), WOW (Houston, TX), GCWA - (Corpus Christi, TX). The promotion is fronted by Carmine DeSpirito, who has had many experiences in the NWA promoting and booking in Midwest and with NWA Pro. DeSpirito plans to start running shows in conjunction with Spring Break. with initial shows centering around Spring Break and will take place at the South Padre Island Convention Center beginning Sunday, February 15th at 5pm. And will continue with shows scheduled for March 15th, 22nd and 29th.

And that's your NWA Week In Review for Janurary 24th.

New Worlds Heavyweight Champion

A New Worlds Heavyweight Champion -- a phrase that hasn't been uttered in over 330 days.
The last time those words were spoken, they had to be translated from Spanish to English. The last time that phrase was spoken, the same two competitors: Adam Pearce and Brent Albright were battling for the legendary 10lbs. of gold in front of a sell out crowd in Puerto Rico. That night saw the Scrap Iron bested the Shooter. Last night it wasn't the case.

For the first time in New York, the Worlds title changed hands. But the journey that landed Albright for this quest was a long winding road. Wrestling in the short lived Pro Wrestling Iron, trips to Pro Wrestling NOAH, a tenure in Ohio Valley where he was the 1st wrestler to hold of 3 titles of the promotion. Many were not sure what to think when his cup of coffee was finished with the WWE, but Albright bounced back debuting for Ring of Honor. Where the friendship of Albright and Pearce manifested into the Hangmen 3. Albright and Pearce's friendship ultimately ended when Pearce won the Worlds title in Puerto Rico. And nearly 1 year later, Albright fulfilled his promise to win the Championship.
And now Albright's future holds an open challenge in Chicago, Illinois on August 15. No one has accepted the open challenge. But everyone at the Alliance would like to congratulate the New Champion on his victory.

IWA Puerto Rico: Savoldi gives his side of the IWA Controversy

Credit to Lucha Libre Online
A rough translation from AltaVista - Babel Fish

With revealers and until surprise declarations, Mario Savoldi offers its version to us of the controversy that has been provoked in the high hierarchy of Internacional Wrestling Association (IWA) during the last weeks. Savoldi denies all the accusations that as much Savio Vega as Miguel Perez have made on their person. Mario accuses so much to Perez as to Mr. Juan Creek (Savio Vega) to commit fraud when taking control of a company (including its materials) that belongs to him. Our interviewed person declares forcefully that the person with the rights of property and equipment is he, according to the agreement that allowed its arrival to the company. Still more, Savoldi expresses that at the moment such thing does not exist as Internacional Wrestling Association (IWA). The IWA let have use when Mario arrives at Puerto Rico and begins to produce free fight under the name of Internacional Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). According to him, the talent and equipment that at the moment Savio and Miguel use belong to him to the IWE. When not existing such thing as the IWA, the billboards and programs (with IWE material, according to Savoldi) they are illegal and they lack the necessary permissions. This alleged illegality is one of the reasons that take to Savoldi to express their intention to take legal action against "the authentic" calls from the IWA. The interview also speaks of the roll that the past played Savoldi in the controversy with the Universal title of WWC in month of January. Finally, Mario mentions the names of the Puerto Rican superstars of IWE that continue working with him. Savoldi mentions names like Ray González, Hiram Túa, Carlitos and Ricky Vega, like the fighters whom it has in mind to present/display them in the United States and Mexico.

My limited understanding of the situation and from the interview I listened to from Lucha Libre Online, it sounds like IWA Puerto Rico is having some real troubles and it looks like there is a lot more going on then what most "news" sites are reporting. Savoldi says he has written agreements, contracts, and recordings stating his case, which has mostly been ignored by other "news" sites. Either way I hope the issues can be resolved and resolved quickly. On a positive note, the good news is that Savoldi is going to bring his talents; Naturals, Hiram Túa, Carlitos, and Ricky Vega to the NWA Wrestling Showcase. As soon as the next tapings.

Women's World Title to be defended in IWA: PR

"The Double Feminine Campeona, Amazing Kong estara arriving at the Island from Encanto to be part of proximo event of the IWA, "War by Gold". Kong estara sending an Opened Challenge to any fighter is man or woman during the event. Amazing Kong is at the moment the fighter #1 at world-wide level since ademas of being the Feminine World-wide Campeona of the NWA, is the Campeona of the Feminine Division in the TNA.

Which roughly translates too...

The Amazing Kong has arrived in Puerto Rico to take part in the IWA "War By Gold" event. Kong has sent out and Open Challenge to any man or woman. Amazing Kong is the #1 fighter in the World, since she holds the Woman's World title of the NWA and the Knockout Championship of TNA.
Kong has been one of the most outstanding wrestlers in the past few years. Not only has she dominated both the Woman's division in the NWA and TNA, she also is a former AWA Women's World Champion and previously held the tag team titles in HUSTLE, a Japanese version of sports-entertainment.

NWA Latin America Report

Things are ramping up for the National Wrestling Alliance. IWA Puerto Rico as sanctioned by the NWA has crowned a Unified Puerto Rican Champion. Blue Demon's opening NWA offices in Guadlaraja and Montery, and the Wrestling Showcase is ramping up.

NWA goes south of the border...

As posted on the NWA Forums, Box y Lucha (the premiere boxing and wrestling magazine of Mexico) is reporting that NWA Director David Marquez announced today that Blue Demon Jr. has been named the President of NWA Mexico who will have their offices in Guadalajara & Monterrey. Marquez wants Demon to have a working [relationship] along with EMLL but not a total working agreement just a deal where talent can be shared along with using independent contractors giving them the space they need to work wherever else they want. NWA Mexico will also use the same rules as the other NWA territories but there is a question about the NWA titles that are currently in Mexico controlled by EMLL, which the agreement with EMLL will most likely entail. Supposedly this has been in the works for 6 months so we will see what happens in the future.

David Marquez added "Yes, this is in fact true. I've been working with Demon and Trobich on offices in Mexico. I am pleased that we've come to terms and that the NWA name [will] once again shine in Mexico. Demon has showed me that he has the right people in place and is in good standings with people all over his country (not to mention his ties to the Coca Cola Co.) A formal announcement is on its way from Trobich's Office soon."
David also reported that "With the NWA brand being represented in Mexico and Puerto Rico, our Champions will be facing a lot of new talent."

I was right all along. Pearce IS A WINNER!!!

Charlotte, NC (August 27, 2007) – Due to an injury sustained over the weekend, and emergency eye surgery this morning, “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson has been eliminated from the NWA World Championship Tournament Finals set to take place this Saturday September 1 in Puerto Rico. The decision to remove Danielson was made by the NWA Board of Directors after Executive Director Robert K. Trobich conducted several conversations with Danielson’s physicians.

When reached for comments Trobich said “I have been on the phone all day with Bryan Danielson and his doctors. Bryan has been literally begging to be permitted to wrestle in the NWA title tournament final this Saturday in Puerto Rico against Brent Albright. Like all wrestling fans, I was eagerly anticipating the first-ever match-up between two world-class warriors like Danielson and Albright, with the biggest prize in wrestling hanging in the balance. However, as gutsy a fighter as Bryan is, there is simply no way he can be medically cleared to fight in this match after such serious surgery. Brent Albright deserves his shot at the belt, now, however. In that regard, after hours of discussions with the NWA board, I have decided that the title match will go on as scheduled, and Adam Pearce, who just met Danielson in a hotly-contested semifinal match ten days ago, will step into the final in Danielson's place.”

Everyone in the National Wrestling Alliance wishes Danielson a safe and speedy recovery.

After that announcement from Robert K. Trobich Pearce had been down, but not out. Pearce Daddy was previously eliminated from the tournament. He was pinned by Bryan Danielson in Canada. But Danielson who was injured via a Lariat from ROH's Morshima sent Danielson on the DL. With Danielson out, Adam Pearce had the opportunity to come up big. Scrap Iron made the best of a bad situation and will now be the most watned man in the NWA.

Here's a clip of some of the interesting aftermath.

Danielson in the Finals

DANIELSON HEADS TO PUERTO RICO

Charlotte, NC (August 18, 2007) – Tonight in Vancouver BC, “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson pinned “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce when Pearce went for a figure-four leg lock and Danielson countered with a small package in 22:00. The results of this match sets the Championship match for September 1, 2007 against “Shooter” Brent Albright in Puerto Rico.

Later this week NWA Executive Director Robert K. Trobich will have full details on the venue and comments on the future of the National Wrestling Alliance.

For more information please visit www.nwawrestling.com and www.iwapr.tv