The National Wrestling coalition ( or NWA wrestling for short ) is the oldest and largest recognized body for promoting and ruling diverse independent wrestling championships across the nation. Simply put, NWA wrestling is the enormous dog when it comes to the world of wrestling; bearing the scars of the profession since WW2.

Yet as time passed, the NWA’s power and influence worldwide of wrestling had slowly given way to other wrestling bodies. Given the huge grip it once had in the 40′s through to the 80′s, it might be hard to imagine that the largest hall of heroes’ party has permitted the contest to take much of what it held.

So here’s the question: what precisely occurred to NWA wrestling?

The Beginning
In the late forty’s, the NWA took the lead in organizing regional wrestling matches. Each territory in the United States (Japan included) had their own promoter highlighting matches when and where they were needed. The NWA would then bring the wrestling stars to the area where these promoters operated in, and would set the standards for wrestling positions, rankings and championship belts : heavyweight champ, tag team champions, junior heavyweight champ, world heavyweight champions, and others.

This was the highlight of NWA’s presence in the wrestling business – few other wrestling bodies could match the sheer scope of NWA’s regional scope. Yet the NWA became complacent with its broad national reach, and had did not correctly adapt to properly adapt to changes that happened over time.

The Decline
One of the most damaging changes that hit NWA wrestling was the upward thrust of videos and cable TV that the eighty’s brought with it. The attraction of nationally-renowned wrestling stars appearing in the area started to fade as their appearances became not unusual thanks to wire Television .

The result: the ‘greatness’ of the stars were queried as their supposed ability in wrestling was carefully examinated and critiqued on the T. V. Add that to the fact that their performances on satellite TV became something so commonplace, and you have the regional appearances of the stars was no longer a major event. They failed to draw the support of the crowds as time went by ; prompting the NWA to give ground to other wrestling bodies.

Why it happened
The NWA had simply been unable to adapt to the technological advances that modified the face of professional wrestling forever. Political screw ups to correctly barter for and maintain lucrative partnerships with other wrestling bodies had further hindered its growth.

NWA wrestling still holds a big presence in the wrestling scene, from world championship wrestling and junior heavyweight championships, to tag team championships. But this presence is no longer as strong or as tough the weight of other wrestling associations : evidence that even the largest of organizations can lose ground when unready for the inevitable tide of change.
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