NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling

Southern All-Star Wrestling (SAW)
Acronym	SAW
Founded	2007
Style	Professional wrestling
Headquarters	Grandview, Tennessee
Founder(s)	Reno Riggins, Paul Adams, TJ Weatherby
Owner(s)	Reno Riggins and TJ Weatherby (2007-2009); Reno Riggins (2009-2013); National Wrestling Alliance (2013-2014)John Jason Womack (2014-Present)
Formerly	Southern All-Star Wrestling (2007-2009, 2019-present); Showtime All-Star Wrestling (2009-2012); NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling (2012-2019)
Website	nwasaw.tv

Showtime All-Star Wrestling and NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling is an American professional wrestling 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 Antique Shop in Columbia, Tennessee, and at the Old Armory Building in Pulaski, Tennessee.

Until 2012, SAW toured as well. On November 11, 2012 SAW teamed with the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) 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. Under new ownership in 2014. The purchase of NWA SAW was in June 2014 Bruce Tharpe NWA president sold it to John Jason Womack and gave him permission to use the NWA logos all Belts of NWA in purchase of Company NWA SAW do shows weekly in Rockwood, Spring City, and Dayton.

Television

SAW began broadcasting exclusively on Comcast Cable channel 49 on Saturday nights at midnight. In 2009, SAW moved to Nashville's WNAB, 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 CW20WBXX out of Knoxville The air times for NWA Explosion is Saturday Nights and Thursday nights from 7pm to 11pm on the CW20 @2024

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring name	Notes
Night Wolf
Gravestone
Justin Brake
Popa Billys Boys
Wolfie D
Big Red
Chris Harris
Mask Destroyer
Chris Classic
Jed Anderson
Drew Haskins	NWA World Tag-Team Champion
Blue Demon
Shark Boy
Shane Morton
Southern Kaos
Christian Rage
Dragon Master
Jason Fitzpatrick	NWA World Champion and NWA TV Champion
The Masked Assassin
Billy HAVOC
Silver King
Chris Stevens	NWA World Tag-Team Champion
Tony Dalton
Southern Rebel Denny Ray	NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
Robert Mullican
Nick Iggy
Nore Havoc
Shane Williams
Shawn Hoodrich
Matt Cardona
Marc Sharp
JP Magnum
Corey Crews

Female wrestlers

Ring name	Notes
Eve
Hallie Shadows
Heidi Lovelace
Miss Rachel
Taeler Hendrix

Stables

Team name	Members	Notes
The Bullet Club	Jason Fitzpatrick Drew Haskins Chris Stevens	NWA World and tv and Tag-Team Champions
Divided Nation	Tony Dalton and Dragon Master
The Funky White Boys	Chris Classic And Jed Anderson
Havoc Brothers	Nore and Billy Havoc

On-air talent

Jason Womack - SAW Operation Manager
Jason Womack - SAW Promoter
Mark Madden– Play-by-play Commentator
Kevin Kelly - Play-by-play Commentator
David Penser- Ring Announcer

Mr Keith- Manager
JT Hott - Manager
Tom Gunn - Manager
Jimmy Street - Manager
Lekisha Oliver - Media Relations
Krull - Media Production

Jason Womack – SAW Management
Mike Sircy - NWA Management
Nick Patrick – Referee
Gene Johnson - Referee

Championships

Championship	Champion(s)	Previous	Date Won	Location
NWA Television Championship	Jason Fitzpatrick	Beat HammerJack in Tournament Finals	September 10, 2022	Rockwood, TN
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship	The Southern Rebel Denny Ray	Beat Billy Havoc in a one on one match	December 10, 2022	Pigeon Forge, TN
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship	THE Bullet Club	They beat the Havoc brothers in a Tag-Team match	December 3, 2022	Pigeon Forge, TN
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship	Blue Demon Jr	Beat Jason Fitzpatrick with a Chair to win	December 17, 2022	Pigeon Forge, TN

References

External links

Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 24, 2015)