Back to the Territories was a professional wrestling event promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It took place on June 1, 2024, at Karns High School in Knoxville, Tennessee , airing on tape delay across four episodes of NWA Powerrr The CW app.
In addition to wrestlers from the NWA, the event also featured talent from its official territories and affiliate promotions – NWA Exodus Pro Midwest , NWA Joe Cazana Promotions Southeast, NWA Kross Fire Wrestling, NWA Chicago, Fight The World Wrestling, and World League Wrestling . The event also saw the return of the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship , which had been inactive since 1988.
On October 9, 2023, NWA President William Patrick Corgan announced the relaunch of the NWA territory system , officially recognizing Cleveland promotion Exodus Pro Wrestling (now NWA Exodus Pro Midwest ), run by NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion EC3 , as their first territory.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] East Tennessee , and the creation of NWA Chicago in the Chicago metropolitan area . Additionally, the NWA began affiliating with promotions such as Fight The World Wrestling on Long Island and World League Wrestling in Greater St. Louis .
On April 23, 2024, the NWA announced that Back to the Territories would take place on June 1, 2024, at Karns High School in Knoxville, Tennessee .[ 4] [ 5]
The event will feature a number professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots , and storylines . Wrestlers are portrayed as either heels (those that portray the "bad guys"), faces (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 eighteenth season of the NWA's weekly series, Powerrr [ 6]
^ Participants in order of elimination: Tyler Shoop, Wayne Moxxi, Michael Chandler, Jason Hendrix, Rahim de la Suede, Sam Beale, Andy Optimal, Alexander Lev, Dustin BozWorth, Moses the Deliverer, Dillon McQueen, Sebastian, Manbun Jesus, Sal Vation , Anthony Catena, Samuel C, VHS, Gaagz the Gymp, Bruiser Bob, Jackson Drake, "Magic" Jake Dumas, Daisy Kill, and Slade. NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship match
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Eliminated
Wrestler
Eliminated by
Method of elimination
Time
1
Hunter Drake
Dante Casanova
Pinned after a sliding lariat
3:06
2
Dante Casanova
Mario Pardua
Pinned after a uranage
4:58
3
Mario Pardua
Jeremiah Plunkett
Pinned after That Tennessee Move
6:16
Winner Jeremiah Plunkett
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Fourth episode (aired on September 24, 2024) No. Results[ 14] Stipulations Times[ 15] 1 Joe Alonzo (c) defeated Damian Fenrir, Sodapop Hendrix, Camaro Jackson, Jaden Newman, Tyler Franks, Ashton Day, and Rafael Quintero by pinfall Eight-way scramble for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship 8:45 2 Baron Von Storm and Jax Dane defeated The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant) by submission Tag team match to determine the #1 contender to the NWA United States Tag Team Championship 6:19 3 Tiffany Nieves, Reka Tehaka, and The Southern Six (Kerry Morton , Alex Taylor, and "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason) defeated Burchill , Taylor Rising, Big Mama, and The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana) (with Joe Cazana) by pinfall Ten-person mixed tag team match 9:18 (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
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