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promotion based in Rockwood, Tennessee.

History

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

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, and at the Old Armory Building in

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. Until 2012, SAW toured as well. On November 11, 2012 SAW teamed with the NWA (

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) 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. The company went under new ownership in 2014. Sold by NWA President Bruce Tharpe to John Jason Womack, this purchase gave him him permission to use the NWA logos on all SAW belts. SAW do shows weekly in Rockwood, Spring City, and

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Television

SAW began broadcasting exclusively on

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Cable channel 49 on Saturday nights at midnight. In 2009, SAW moved to Nashville's

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, 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 CW20 WBXX out of

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The air times for NWA Explosion is Saturday Nights and Thursday nights from 7pm to 11pm on the CW20 @2024

Roster

Male wrestlers

Female wrestlers

Stables

On-air talent

Championships

References

External links

* {{Professional wrestling in the United States 2007 establishments in Tennessee Independent professional wrestling promotions based in Tennessee Companies based in Tennessee National Wrestling Alliance members