NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling
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| Acronym | SAW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Style | Professional wrestling |
| Headquarters | Grandview, Tennessee |
| Founder(s) | Reno Riggins, Paul Adams, TJ Weatherby |
| Owner(s) | Reno Riggins and TJ Weatherby (2007-2009) Reno Riggins (2009-2013) National Wrestling Alliance (2013-2014)John Jason Womack (2014-Present) |
| Formerly | Southern All-Star Wrestling (2007-2009, 2019-present) Showtime All-Star Wrestling (2009-2012) NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling (2012-2019) |
| Website | nwasaw.tv |
Showtime All-Star Wrestling and NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Rockwood, Tennessee.
History
[edit]SAW began in April 2007, started then business partners Reno Riggins and TJ Weatherby at Weatherby's "SAW Mill," in Millersville, Tennessee. In 2009, Riggins left. He then began to run shows in Nashville, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.
SAW then ran shows at the Former Freddie Morton's Auction House (redubbed the new "SAW Mill") which became an Antique Shop in Columbia, Tennessee, and at the Old Armory Building in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Until 2012, SAW toured as well. On November 11, 2012 SAW teamed with the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) to form the New NWA SAW, in addition, SAW returned to Millersville, Tennessee and changed their format, going under the all new NWA SAW Branding. As of March 2013, NWA SAW moved out of the SAWMill in Millersville, and organized events in venues across Middle Tennessee. Under new ownership in 2014. The purchase of NWA SAW was in June 2014 Bruce Tharpe NWA president sold it to John Jason Womack and gave him permission to use the NWA logos all Belts of NWA in purchase of Company NWA SAW do shows weekly in Rockwood, Spring City, and Dayton.
Television
[edit]SAW began broadcasting exclusively on Comcast Cable channel 49 on Saturday nights at midnight. In 2009, SAW moved to Nashville's WNAB, broadcasting on Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M, and became syndicated. In the fall of 2013, SAW left WNAB for the internet until 2014 when SAW returned to Comcast Cable channel 49 on Saturday nights at midnight. In 2016 It then moved to CW20WBXX out of Knoxville The air times for NWA Explosion is Saturday Nights and Thursday nights from 7pm to 11pm on the CW20 @2024
Roster
[edit]Male wrestlers
[edit]| Ring name | Notes |
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| Night Wolf | |
| Gravestone | |
| Justin Brake | |
| Popa Billys Boys | |
| Wolfie D | |
| Big Red | |
| Chris Harris | |
| Mask Destroyer | |
| Chris Classic | |
| Jed Anderson | |
| Drew Haskins | NWA World Tag-Team Champion |
| Blue Demon | |
| Shark Boy | |
| Shane Morton | |
| Southern Kaos | |
| Christian Rage | |
| Dragon Master | |
| Jason Fitzpatrick | NWA World Champion and NWA TV Champion |
| The Masked Assassin | |
| Billy HAVOC | |
| Silver King | |
| Chris Stevens | NWA World Tag-Team Champion |
| Tony Dalton | |
| Southern Rebel Denny Ray | NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion |
| Robert Mullican | |
| Nick Iggy | |
| Nore Havoc | |
| Shane Williams | |
| Shawn Hoodrich | |
| Matt Cardona | |
| Marc Sharp | |
| JP Magnum | |
| Corey Crews |
Female wrestlers
[edit]| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Eve | |
| Hallie Shadows | |
| Heidi Lovelace | |
| Miss Rachel | |
| Taeler Hendrix |
Stables
[edit]| Team name | Members | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Bullet Club | Jason Fitzpatrick Drew Haskins Chris Stevens | NWA World and tv and Tag-Team Champions |
| Divided Nation | Tony Dalton and Dragon Master | |
| The Funky White Boys | Chris Classic And Jed Anderson | |
| Havoc Brothers | Nore and Billy Havoc |
On-air talent
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Championships
[edit]| Championship | Champion(s) | Previous | Date Won | Location |
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| NWA Television Championship | Jason Fitzpatrick | Beat HammerJack in Tournament Finals | September 10, 2022 | Rockwood, TN |
| NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship | The Southern Rebel Denny Ray | Beat Billy Havoc in a one on one match | December 10, 2022 | Pigeon Forge, TN |
| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship | THE Bullet Club | They beat the Havoc brothers in a Tag-Team match | December 3, 2022 | Pigeon Forge, TN |
| NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | Blue Demon Jr | Beat Jason Fitzpatrick with a Chair to win | December 17, 2022 | Pigeon Forge, TN |
See also
[edit]- List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
- List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 24, 2015)
