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Promotions | National Wrestling Alliance |
First event | NWA Hard Times (2020) |
NWA Hard Times is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The first event took place on January 24, 2020, and the second event took place on December 4, 2021, making it a recurring annual pay-per-view event.
The inaugural Hard Times event took part on January 24, 2020, at the GPB Studios, in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] where Ricky Starks defeated Trevor Murdoch in the finals of a 12-man single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural NWA World Television Champion. [1]
# | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | ||||
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1 | Hard Times | January 24, 2020 | Atlanta, Georgia | GPB Studios | Ricky Starks vs. Trevor Murdoch in a tournament final for the new NWA World Television Championship | [1] | ||||
2 | Hard Times 2 | December 4, 2021 | Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Mike Knox for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | [2] | ||||||
3 | Hard Times 3 | November 12, 2022 | Chalmette, Louisiana | Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center | Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Matt Cardona vs. Tyrus in a three-way match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | [3] | ||||
4 | Hard Times (2024) | March 2, 2024 (taping for NWA Powerrr ) | Dothan, Alabama | Dothan Civic Center | Knox and Murdoch vs. The Southern 6 (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) in a Steel Cage match | [4] [5] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match |
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