NWA Hard Times V was a

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event produced by the

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(NWA). As the name implies, it will be the fifth event in the Hard Times chronology. It will take place on March 22, 2025, at the Dothan Civic Center in

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, marking the second consecutive Hard Times event to be held in the venue. The event will be airing on tape delay across several episodes of ''

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'' on X.

Production

Background

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is an annual professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance. The inaugural Hard Times event took place on January 24, 2020, as a

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event. As of 2024, the event has served as a television taping for ''

'' under the NWA's " Signature Live Events" banner. On December 14, 2024, at Looks That Kill, which took place at the Dothan Civic Center in

, the NWA announced that it would return to the venu for Hard Times V on March 22, 2025.

Storylines

The event will feature a number

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing

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feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either

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(those that portray the "bad guys"),

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(the "good guy" characters), or tweeners (characters that are neither clearly a heel or a face) as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches as determined by the promotion. Storylines were played out on the twenty-second season of the NWA's weekly series, '' Powerrr''. At Looks That Kill, Bryan Idol faced "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason in a

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. However, the match suddenly ended after two minutes when Idol was struck by a chair from Mason in midair while attempting a dive to the outside. The referee would award the win to Mason after determining the shot had broken Idol's clavicle, rendering him unable to continue. Mason would get on a microphone to berate Idol for his perceived weakness and cowardice. On February 21, 2025, the NWA would announce a grudge match between Idol and Mason for Hard Times V. On December 21, 2024, the NWA announced an eight-man

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to determine the next challenger to the

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, currently held by

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. On February 22, 2025, the promotion would announce via

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that the finals of the tournament, now deemed the "Dane Memorial Heavyweight Tournament" in memory of former champion

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, would take place at Hard Times V.

Results

Four-way tag team elimination match

Dane Memorial Heavyweight Tournament

References

External links

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