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NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship
The title was formed in the WWC promotion in 1994 when Jackhammer won a tournament. The title has stayed with the promotion throughout its various name changes and NWA membership being known as the ''WWC'' (World Wrestling Coalition), ''APWA'' (Action Packed Wrestling Alliance), ''RCW'' (Richmond Championship Wrestling), and ''NWA New York Heavyweight Championship'' before the promotion finally relocated to the Commonwealth of Virginia and became known as NWA Virginia. The National Wrestling Alliance recognizes this championship as the Championship of the Continent of North America. Its region is from Canada to Mexico through Puerto Rico. On January 19, 2008, the NWA Virginia Title was unified with the NWA Southern Pro Wrestling Title to form the NWA Continental Title. In April 2013, Fusion Wrestling left the NWA and their title was renamed the Fusion Continental Heavyweight Championship. In January 2014, NWA R.A.G.E. renamed the title the NWA Continental Wrestling Championship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Tournament
On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein. It has been known for promotions to use title tournament that are fictitious in nature (that is, the title may have been simply awarded under the pretext of winning a tournament elsewhere) - notable ones include the tournaments that established the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE Intercontinental Championship, and the WWE United States Championship (the latter when it was the NWA United States Championship). In tournaments with a fixed bracket, a multiple-disqualification or a multiple-countout eliminates all parties involved, and those who are slated to face the winner of such a match simply partakes in a match with one less opponent (or simply does not wrestle, if no opponents remain). Tournaments, however, rarely have a final match where only one such finalist remain, with no others qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |