So the Bruce Thwarp era comes to an end. Billy Corrigan has purchased the NWA. He has owned it for a little while now, but nothing has happened yet. No title changes, no real shake up. No membership change as far as I can tell. Not really even a peep from Corrigan.
Corrigan tried to purchase TNA and thought he had at one point. He clearly had plans for TV with that, and that makes one think that NWA TV deal may be in the works. I do think he has some talent to work with in the company. Kahagas is a Triple Crown champ and owns the National Title again. Mustang Mike is the North American champ, NWA Junior Champ is a new guy named Mr. America or something like that. I don't know much about him. The Tag team champs are a Japanese team, and the Women's champ is still Jazz. The World champ is still Tim Storm.
Add in some really talented guys like Chase Owens (Southeastern champ), Greg Anthony (regular Unified Champ), Badd Blood (former Continental champ), and Rob Conway (former world champ), and you have the makings of a good roster. Jake Logan, Matt Rivera, and especially Jason Kincaid would also be worth while.
If Billy takes the NWA to TV, I think he ought to sign some guys to exclusive contract, and then focus on the different places as part of the gimmic of the NWA. For example, you could set up shop as your main base one of the weekly shows. Let's say Mid South. You sign your champs to an exclusive deal (with the exception of the Tag champs, you sign the Heatseekers and make them win the belt quick, also no deal for Mike as I would banish the NA title to Mexico for a year at least). Sign also someone like Conway and Owens to exclusive deals (Kincaid too if you could) and Jake Logan. Then you set up Conway trying to win the title from Storm. Set the feud. But the champ does not appear every show. Sometimes you main even the women's champ or Kahagas or the Tag champs. Kahagas simply is used to take on all comers. So maybe two shows a month are done in Mid South allowing Greg Anthony a platform to wrestle for the Unified local title. Then two shows a month are else where. Maybe several in a row as you tour. Each stop gets you a peek at new wreslters wrestling for their local titles. It also features one big champ. Kahagas is taking on all comers at every local event showing he is a monster as he beats them all. Sometimes Storm takes on local guys. He occassionally takes on Conway, or Logan or someone else in a mini feud and you build to a blow off iPPV where Conway wins the belt, Kahagas defends against someone else. Logan spends the year trying to prove he is top tear and maybe he beats Kahags in the end or wins the returning NA title. Owens takes the Junior title, and off we go into the next year.
But can you imagine a show where you get a Kahagas defending the National title, a Tim Storm World Title defense against the Western States champ Rik Luxury, and Tri-Force title match that includes Jake Logan in a show that is filmed at a ProWrestling Vendetta show? Then the next week up in NWA Blue Colar to see Tim Storm defend against Badd Blood, Kahagas win again and the NWA Continental title on the line? Then the next week you get a NWA Tag Team title match with the HeatSeekers against EMT 1 and 2, Matt Rivera go the distance with Kahagas, and Jake Logan come up short for the Unified title against Greg Anthony at Mid South. Then the next show include Tim Storm in a triple threat match with Rob Conway and Charlie Haas, Jazz defend her title, and Jake and Rex Logan defeat the Dirt Road Dynasty to earn a shot at the Heatseekers at NWA Top of Texas. You might have to hire more guys exclusive, but I think that setting up return local matches might help sell the show. It is a different angle on things anyway, and it plays to the history of the NWA.
Whatever happens, it will be interesting to see where the NWA goes from here.
