# NWA 76th Anniversary Show

The NWA 76th Anniversary Show (also simply called NWA 76) was a professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It was the 14th event under the NWA Anniversary Show chronology. It took place on August 31, 2024, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, airing on tape delay across five episodes of NWA Powerrr on X.
Fifteen matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Thom Latimer defeated EC3 to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

## Production
### Background

The NWA Anniversary Show is a professional wrestling event held by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The first event was held in 1998 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1948 founding of the NWA. The event then continued to be held annually until 2005. It has since been held periodically, with shows held in 2008, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
On April 2, 2024, it was announced that the NWA 76th Anniversary Show would take place on August 31, 2024, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This would be the first NWA's event in Philadelphia under Billy Corgan’s ownership, as well as NWA's first flagship event in Philadelphia since the third annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl, held in February 1998.

### Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced during the nineteenth season of the NWA's weekly series, Powerrr.
On the April 23 Hard Times edition of NWA Powerr, Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch defeated The Southern Six (Alex Taylor and Kerry Morton) in a tag team steel cage match. Both teams would later compete in the Crockett Cup, where the Southern Six defeated Knox and Murdoch – the previous winners – in the semifinals, before defeating The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) to win the tournament. On July 25, the NWA announced that The Southern Six would face Knox and Murdoch in a grudge match at NWA 76.
On July 29, the NWA announced the return of the Burke Invitational Gauntlet, a multi-woman gauntlet match where the winner would receive a future NWA World Women's Championship match.
Ten participants would be announced for the match, including:
* "HollyHood" Haley J
* Kayla Rossi
* Tiffany Nieves
* Mystii Marks
* Kylie Paige
* Adrianna Mosley
* Natalia Markova
* Lili Ruiz
* La Rosa Negra
* Alejandra Quintanilla
* Santana Garrett
On the July 30 episode of NWA Powerrr, Daisy Kill and Talos won the vacant NWA United States Tag Team Championship after defeating The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky). Two days later, the NWA announced that Kill and Talos would defend the titles in a four-way tag team match against The Fixers, The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana), and The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant).
On the April 16 Hard Times edition of NWA Powerrr, The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) challenged Blunt Force Trauma (BFT) (Carnage and Damage) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. However, before they could, BFT's manager Aron Stevens demanded The Immortals relinquish the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. They would do so at the event, but unfortunately, interference by Stevens led to BFT retaining the titles. On August 8, the NWA announced that The Immortals would have a rematch with BFT in a Liberty Bell Brawl.

## Results

Dark matches :
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
| 1 | Sodapop Hendrix defeated Papadon by pinfall | Singles match |
| 2 | Shawn Carlson defeated The Rockstar by pinfall | Singles match |
| 3 | Mario Pardua and Steve Boz defeated Foxx Vinyer and Tim Theory by pinfall | Tag team match |
First episode (aired on October 1, 2024) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Knox and Murdoch (c) defeated The Southern 6 (Alex Taylor and Kerry Morton) by pinfall | Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship | 7:51 |
| 2 | Thom Latimer defeated EC3 (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | 16:00 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||
Second episode (aired on October 8, 2024) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) defeated Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) (with Aron Stevens) | Liberty Bell Brawl | 10:36 |
| 2 | Mims (with BLK Jeez) defeated Bryan Idol, Burchill, and Carson Drake by pinfall | Four-way elimination match for the vacant NWA National Heavyweight Championship | 8:07 |
| 3 | Kenzie Paige (c) defeated Max the Impaler (with Father James Mitchell) by pinfall | Singles match for the NWA World Women's Championship | 8:02 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||

### NWA National Heavyweight Championship match

| Eliminated | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Method of elimination | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Idol | Burchill | Pinned after a double underhook DDT | 3:07 |
| 2 | Burchill | Mims | Pinned after a heart punch | 6:32 |
| 3 | Carson Drake | Mims | Pinned with a lateral press | 8:07 |
| Winner | Mims | — | — | | 8:07 |
Third episode (aired on October 15, 2024) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Jack Cartwheel defeated Alex Misery by pinfall | Singles match to determine the #1 contender to the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | 11:10 |
| 2 | Natalia Markova won by last eliminating Tiffany Nieves | Burke Invitational Gauntlet for an NWA World Women's Championship match | 21:09 |

### Burke Invitational gauntlet match entrances and eliminations

| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Method of elimination | Elimination(s) |
| 1 | Ruthie Jay | 1 | Big Mama | Pinfall | 0 |
| 2 | Kylie Paige | 11 | Natalia Markova | Over the top rope | 3 |
| 3 | Lili Ruiz | 3 | Natalia Markova | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 4 | Big Mama | 2 | Kylie Paige, Lili Ruiz, and "HollyHood" Haley J | Over the top rope | 1 |
| 5 | "HollyHood" Haley J | 7 | Tiffany Nieves | Submission | 1 |
| 6 | La Rosa Negra | 9 | Santana Garrett | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 7 | Natalia Markova | – | Winner | – | 3 |
| 8 | Tiffany Nieves | 12 | Natalia Markova | Pinfall | 1 |
| 9 | Mystii Marks | 5 | Kayla Rossi | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 10 | Kayla Rossi | 6 | Kylie Paige | Pinfall | 2 |
| 11 | Adrianna Mosley | 8 | Santana Garrett | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 12 | Kelly Maden | 4 | Kayla Rossi | Over the top rope | 0 |
| 13 | Santana Garrett | 10 | Kylie Paige | Over the top rope | 2 |
Fourth episode (aired on October 22, 2024) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana) (with Joe Cazana) defeated Daisy Kill and Talos (c) (with Vampiro), The Fixers, L.L.C. (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky), and The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant) by pinfall | Four-way tag team match for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship | 11:12 |
| 2 | The It Girls (Ella Envy and Miss Starr) defeated The King Bees (Charity King and Danni Bee) (c) by pinfall | Tag team match for the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship | 7:47 |
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||
Fifth episode (aired on October 29, 2024) :
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 1 | Gaagz the Gymp defeated Alexander Lev by pinfall | Singles match | 5:39 |
| 2 | Zyon and "Magic" Jake Dumas (with Austin Idol) defeated Baron Von Storm and Jax Dane by pinfall | Tag team match | 8:31 |
| 3 | "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason defeated Colby Corino by pinfall | Singles match | 9:13 |