Prairie Wrestling Alliance

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Prairie Wrestling Alliance
Acronym PWA
Founded 2001
Style American Wrestling
Headquarters Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Founder(s) Kurt Sorochan
Tex Gaines
Hercules Ayala
Owner(s) Kurt Sorochan
Don Ferguson
Website http://www.pwawrestling.ca

The Prairie Wrestling Alliance (PWA) is an independent wrestling promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, since 2001. The PWA is owned, operated, and promoted by Kurt Sorochan and Don Ferguson. Its head booker is Lance Storm.

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[edit] History

The PWA was established in March 2001 by Kurt Sorochan, Tex Gaines, and Hercules Ayala.[1] Their first shows were outside of Edmonton due to the difficulty of getting a promoter's license.[1] Their first show in Edmonton drew over 700 people.[1]

In 2003, they put on monthly events, which got mostly good reviews.[2] The following year in 2004, however, they put on fewer shows due to scheduling conflicts.[3] The company relaunched it's shows in October 2004 with Night of Champions.[3]

[edit] Notable wrestlers

[edit] Alumni

[edit] Hall of Fame

[edit] Current champions

Championship Champion(s) Previous Date Won Location
PWA Championship Chris Steele "T-Bone" Jack Sloan October 15, 2010 Calgary, AB
PWA Cruiserweight Championship Andrew Hawkes (tournament final) Chucky Blaze September 24, 2011 Edmonton, AB
PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship Chucky Blaze and "T-Bone" Jack Sloan Eclipse and Evan Adams September 16, 2011 Calgary, AB
PWA Mayhem Championship "M" Marky Mark "T-Bone" Jack Sloan June 25, 2011 Edmonton, AB
PWA Women's Championship Jordyn Brooks Valkyrie September 24, 2011 Edmonton, AB

[edit] PWA Championship

As of January 29, 2012.

# Wrestlers Reign Date Location Event Notes Ref
1 “Sledgehammer” Jason Anderson 1 Anderson won a Four Corners Match to become the first champion. [5]
Vacated N/A [5]
2 Chris Steele 1 Steele won a tournament to win the vacant championship. [5]
3 Rick Vain 1 [5]
4 Chris Steele 2 [5]
5 “Dirty” Duke Durrango 1 [5]
6 TJ Wilson 1 2006 Night of Champions III Steel cage match [5]
Vacated N/A [5]
7 Chris Steele 3 2006 Fright Night (2006) Six-man steel cage match [5]
8 TJ Wilson 2 2006 Christmas Slam (2006) Triple threat match [5]
9 Phoenix Taylor 1 2006 [5]
10 Synn 1 2007 High Stakes (2007) [5]
Vacated N/A [5]
11 Juggernaut 1 2007 Fright Night (2007) [5]
12 Michael Avery 1 2008 New Year’s Resolution (2008) Triple threat match [5]
13 Scotty Mac 1 2008 Mayhem (2008) [5]
14 Gama Singh Jr 1 2008 Night of Champions (2008) Triple threat match [5]
15 Tiger Singh 1 2009 Night of Champions (2009) [4][5]
16 "T-Bone" Jack Sloan 1 02010-01-23 January 23, 2010 Mayhem (2010) [5]
17 Booker T 1 02010-04-11 April 11, 2010 Edmonton, AB Hysteria [6]
18 "T-Bone" Jack Sloan 2 02010-06-19 June 19, 2010 Calgary, AB [5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Clevett, Jason (June 16, 2005). "PWA continuing to grow". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/06/16/1090729.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  2. ^ a b Clevett, Jason (January 8, 2004). "A look at Western Canadian Wrestling in 2003". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/01/07/307077.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  3. ^ a b Clevett, Jason (October 12, 2004). "Bulldogs Ironmen at PWA show". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/10/11/665152.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Greg (February 23, 2010). "Tiger Raj Singh ready for WWE experience". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/02/21/12969671.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "PWA Heavyweight Championship". Prairie Wrestling Alliance. http://pwawrestling.ca/site2/?page_id=253. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  6. ^ Clevett, Jason (June 16, 2010). "Booker T enjoying life away from the spotlight". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/06/15/14402076.html. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 

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