Prairie Wrestling Alliance

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Prairie Wrestling Alliance
AcronymPWA
Founded2001 [1]
Defunct2022
StyleAmerican Wrestling
Headquarters Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Founder(s)Kurt Sorochan
Tex Gaines
Hercules Ayala
Owner(s)Kurt Sorochan Nizar Watfa
Website www.pwawrestling.ca

The Prairie Wrestling Alliance (PWA, formerly Prairie Wrestling Association) [2] was a independent wrestling promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and founded 2001. The PWA was co-owned, operated, and promoted by Kurt Sorochan. [3] Lance Storm is a former booker with the promotion.

Contents

History

The PWA was established in March 2001 by Kurt Sorochan, Tex Gaines, and Hercules Ayala. [4] Their first shows were outside of Edmonton due to the difficulty of getting a promoter's license. [4] Their first show in Edmonton drew over 700 people. [4]

In 2003, they put on monthly events, which got mostly good reviews. [5] The following year in 2004, however, they put on fewer shows due to scheduling conflicts. [6] The company relaunched its shows in October 2004 with Night of Champions. [6]

The PWA currently runs shows monthly in Edmonton, AB at the Northgate Lions Senior Recreation Center & Calgary, AB at the Century Casino. [7] On January 20, 2014, the PWA announced that they would start running shows in Red Deer, AB on May 22, 2014. [8] On May 31, 2014, the PWA ran its first show in Lloydminster Sask/Ab.

The PWA closed down in 2022.

Alumni

Women

Managers

Factions

Staff

Referees

Announcers

Commissioners

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Female wrestlers

PWA Hall of Fame

The PWA Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Prairie Wrestling Alliance. It was established in 2008 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the Edmonton-based promotion. The induction ceremony for the Class of 2008, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place at the PWA's "Night of Champions VI" held at the NAIT Gymnasium on June 20, 2008. Duke Durango, a longtime "journeyman" wrestler and former PWA Champion, led the class, which included Stampede Wrestling mainstays Hercules Ayala, The Cuban Assassin, The Great Gama and Gerry Morrow. [10]

#YearRing name
(Real name) [a]
Inducted byInducted forNotes [b]
12008Duke Durango [11]
(Jordan Clarke)
2008 Wrestling Won the PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
22008 Hercules Ayala
(Ruben Cruz)
Wrestling Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance; longtime mainstay of Stampede Wrestling [12]
32008 The Great Gama
(Gadowar Singh Sahota)
Wrestling
42008 Gerry Morrow
(Gerard Ethifier)
Wrestling
52008 The Cuban Assassin
(Ángel Acevedo)
Wrestling
62009Red Thunder [13] Wrestling Won the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time)
72009 Johnny Devine [13]
(John Parsonage)
Wrestling Won the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time)
82009Michael Fitzpatrick [13] Refereeing
92010Phoenix Taylor [14] Wrestling Won the PWA Championship (1 time), PWA Commonwealth Championship (1 time) and PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
102010Chris Steele [14] Wrestling Won the PWA Championship (3 times) and PWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
112010 Hart family [15] Wrestling
122011Marky Mark [16] Wrestling Won the PWA Mayhem Championship (1 time), PWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) and PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (2 times)
132011Tex Gaines [16] Wrestling and Promoting Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
142011Kurt Sorochan [16] Promoting Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
N/AN/A Samoa Joe
(Nuufolau Joel Seanoa)
Wrestling
N/AN/AJeanette Sorochan
N/AN/AJanie Roznicki
152013Sgt. Hazard [11]
(Don Ferguson)
Kurt Sorochan Wrestling Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
162013Big Bad Boris [11] Kurt Sorochan Promoting and Television Production Longtime head of production for the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
172013Dusty Adonis [11] Kurt Sorochan Wrestling Won the PWA Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)

Defunct championships

ChampionshipFinal Champion(s)PreviousEventDate WonLocation
PWA ChampionshipChris SteeleMichael Allen Richard ClarkPWA Battle at the Dome 2March 5, 2022Calgary, AB
PWA Commonwealth Title Shawn Spears Shaun MoorePWA Night of ChampionsJune 22, 2019Edmonton, AB
PWA Canadian Tag Team TitlesThe Above Average Joes (Kenny Stryker & Aiden Adams)The League (Davey O'Doyle & Brayden Parsons)PWA Night of ChampionsJune 22, 2019Edmonton, AB
PWA Mayhem Title"The Thickness" Reid MatthewsKenneth AnthonyPWA FruitionFebruary 23, 2019Edmonton, AB
PWA Women's TitleZoe SagerGiGi ReyPWA Battle at the Dome 2March 5, 2022Calgary, AB

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