The NWA is making bold changes to its show model for 2023.
NWA debuted new episodes of NWA Powerrr And the NWA USA through special Paid membership package on FitTV. Those same episodes will be released on NWA YouTube channel Later in the week for free consumption. This form no longer exists.
NWA has finished its All Access package on Fite TV, and it’s uploading now NWA Powerrr And the NWA USA in their original time slots for YouTube. NWA Powerrr It will air on Tuesdays at 6:05 p.m. ET, and NWA USA It will air Saturdays at 12 PM ET. This means that NWA television programs are available without cost barriers for all to see as first-run programmes.
This new plan kicked off with Tuesday’s episode of NWA Powerrrwhich featured the Champions Series semi-finals.
This show is gearing up for its first ever live special NWA Powerrr On January 31st.
The NWA will still rely on Fite TV as its PPV platform. the Naf said The February 11th event will be headlined by Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
The term “bold” is what the NWA said from the press release. I suppose the inclusion are betting themselves on increasing the audience in a bid to entice a potential TV contract. This announcement releases them from any programmatic obligations to Fite TV should the right deal emerge in 2023.
Do you think this bold strategy will pay off for the NWA?
The full press release states:
First-run National Wrestling Alliance programming returns to YouTube with NWA Powerrr airing every Tuesday at 6:05pm EST
CHICAGO – The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is making bold changes this year to allow our television programming to be available to the widest possible international audience. We are excited to announce that starting immediately, NWA Powerrr will be back as the first program to air on the NWA YouTube channel on Tuesdays at 6:05 PM EST and NWA USA will continue to air at 12:00 PM EST on Saturdays on the channel. Also. NWA pay-per-view programming will continue to be available through FITE TV.
Programming for Round 1 will begin on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 and include matches that will determine the teams advancing to the Champions Series Finals.
“I would like to thank our viewers who have used FITE’s monthly or yearly subscription service to enjoy our product,” said NWA President William Patrick Corgan. “Transitioning to having the world be able to watch NWA Powerrr at the same time is essential to our growth strategy going forward. FITE has been a valued partner and we’re excited to continue our relationship with FITE as our pay-per-view provider,” Cogan said.
The NWA annual subscription to FITE began phasing out on August 26, 2022. Viewers with active subscriptions can still use them to watch pay-per-view programming until their subscription expires. The NWA Monthly Subscription will be canceled effective immediately.
NWA pay-per-views, such as Nuff Said, The Crockett Cup and NWA 75, will be available for individual purchase on FITE.
In addition, the NWA is conducting its first ever live broadcast of NWA Powerrr on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 from the Knoxville Convention Center which is scheduled to be streamed live for free on the NWA YouTube channel starting at 7:00 PM EST. The show is delayed about an hour from our usual time to give our audience more time to get to the venue. This event will feature the Ultimate Team War, the finals of the Champions Series that started with 32 amazing wrestlers. Ultimate Team War winners will receive future title shots at a time of their choosing. The NWA Championships will be defended at the event as well.
NWA Nuff Said’s next pay-per-view wrestling event is scheduled for February 11, 2023 from the Egypt Shrine Center in Tampa, Florida. The main event is scheduled to be NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tyrus vs Matt Cardona for 10 pounds of gold. The pay-per-view will be followed by two days of tapings of NWA Powerrr and NWA USA at the WEDU television studio on February 12 and 13, 2023. Sunday’s taping is currently scheduled to be a date before the ‘Big Game’ the same day.
For the first time in the modern era, the NWA is heading to Mexico as part of the “World is a Vampire Festival” on March 4, 2023 in Mexico City. Wrestlers from the NWA would take on wrestlers from Lucha Libre AAA with several NWA titles slated to be defended.
Details and ticket information for all events are available at NationalWrestlingAlliance.com.
About the National Wrestling Alliance
Founded in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance is one of the oldest and best known professional wrestling brands in the world. In 2017, international recording artist William Patrick Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) bought N.W.A. with the goal of reinventing the brand for the modern era while honoring the legacy of its 1980s heyday. Beginning with the critically acclaimed 10 Pound Gold docu-series, the NWA has since expanded its programming to include 2 weekly broadcasts, NWA Powerrr and NWA USA, both available on the NWA YouTube channel and 6 available annual pay-per-view. Buy on FITE.