page_title: List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
hierarchical_section_title: List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of National Wrestling Alliance professional wrestling territories in Canada and the United States.
context_page_description: Formed in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance was the most recognized brand and largest governing body in professional wrestling. Under the control of the NWA Board of Directors, the organization acted as a governing body for the NWA's national territory system which recognized one world champion, participated in talent exchanges, and collectively protected the territorial integrity of member promotions. There is a difference between territories and independent promotions: Independent promotions work alone while some collaborate and recognize other promotions. By 1974, the territories were very well defined while the NWA had a great deal of influence throughout the professional wrestling industry. In 1993, the territories were reorganized following the withdrawal of World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In August 2012, the NWA discontinued its memberships and became a private organization that licensed the NWA to wrestling promotions. Beginning in October 2017, the NWA was no longer a governing body and gradually evolved into a singular wrestling promotion thus ending any semblance of a territory system.
context_section_description: Formed in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was the most recognized brand and largest governing body in professional wrestling. Under the control of the NWA Board of Directors (consisting of various prominent, regional promoters), the organization acted as a governing body for the NWA's national territory system which recognized one world champion, participated in talent exchanges, and collectively protected the territorial integrity of member promotions. There is a difference between territories and independent promotions: Independent promotions work alone while some collaborate and recognize other promotions. By 1974, the territories were very well defined while the NWA had a great deal of influence throughout the professional wrestling industry. In 1993, the territories were reorganized following the withdrawal of World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In August 2012, the NWA discontinued its memberships and became a private organization that licensed the NWA to wrestling promotions. Beginning in October 2017, the NWA was no longer a governing body and gradually evolved into a singular wrestling promotion thus ending any semblance of a territory system.  The following is a list of all past NWA-affiliated promotions and/or territories.
caption: The extinct NWA territory system in North America
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