The NWA 76th Anniversary Show (also simply called NWA 76) was a professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It was the 14th event under the NWA Anniversary Show chronology. It took place on August 31, 2024, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, airing on tape delay across five episodes of NWA Powerrr on X.

Fifteen matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Thom Latimer defeated EC3 to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

Production

Background

The event will be held at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The NWA Anniversary Show is a professional wrestling event held by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The first event was held in 1998 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1948 founding of the NWA. The event then continued to be held annually until 2005. It has since been held periodically, with shows held in 2008, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023.[1]

On April 2, 2024, it was announced that the NWA 76th Anniversary Show would take place on August 31, 2024, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2][3] This would be the first NWA's event in Philadelphia under Billy Corgan’s ownership, as well as NWA's first flagship event in Philadelphia since the third annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl, held in February 1998.[2]

Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced during the nineteenth season of the NWA's weekly series, Powerrr.[4]

On the April 23 Hard Times edition of NWA Powerr, Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch defeated The Southern Six (Alex Taylor and Kerry Morton) in a tag team steel cage match.[5] Both teams would later compete in the Crockett Cup, where the Southern Six defeated Knox and Murdoch – the previous winners – in the semifinals, before defeating The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) to win the tournament.[6][7] On July 25, the NWA announced that The Southern Six would face Knox and Murdoch in a grudge match at NWA 76.[8]

On July 29, the NWA announced the return of the Burke Invitational Gauntlet, a multi-woman gauntlet match where the winner would receive a future NWA World Women's Championship match.[9]

Ten participants would be announced for the match, including:

On the July 30 episode of NWA Powerrr, Daisy Kill and Talos won the vacant NWA United States Tag Team Championship after defeating The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky).[17] Two days later, the NWA announced that Kill and Talos would defend the titles in a four-way tag team match against The Fixers, The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana), and The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant).[18]

On the April 16 Hard Times edition of NWA Powerrr, The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) challenged Blunt Force Trauma (BFT) (Carnage and Damage) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. However, before they could, BFT's manager Aron Stevens demanded The Immortals relinquish the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. They would do so at the event, but unfortunately, interference by Stevens led to BFT retaining the titles.[19] On August 8, the NWA announced that The Immortals would have a rematch with BFT in a Liberty Bell Brawl.[20]

Results

Dark matches
No.Results[21][22]Stipulations
1Sodapop Hendrix defeated Papadon by pinfallSingles match
2Shawn Carlson defeated The Rockstar by pinfallSingles match
3Mario Pardua and Steve Boz defeated Foxx Vinyer and Tim Theory by pinfallTag team match
First episode (aired on October 1, 2024)
No.Results[21][22][23]StipulationsTimes[24]
1Knox and Murdoch (c) defeated The Southern 6 (Alex Taylor and Kerry Morton) by pinfallTag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship[8]7:51
2Thom Latimer defeated EC3 (c) by pinfallSingles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship16:00
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Second episode (aired on October 8, 2024)
No.Results[21][22][27]StipulationsTimes[28]
1The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) defeated Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) (with Aron Stevens)Liberty Bell Brawl[20]10:36
2Mims (with BLK Jeez) defeated Bryan Idol, Burchill, and Carson Drake by pinfallFour-way elimination match for the vacant NWA National Heavyweight Championship[25]8:07
3Kenzie Paige (c) defeated Max the Impaler (with Father James Mitchell) by pinfallSingles match for the NWA World Women's Championship[26]8:02
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

NWA National Heavyweight Championship match

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method of elimination Time
1 Bryan Idol Burchill Pinned after a double underhook DDT 3:07
2 Burchill Mims Pinned after a heart punch 6:32
3 Carson Drake Pinned with a lateral press 8:07
Winner Mims —
Third episode (aired on October 15, 2024)
No.Results[21][22][30]StipulationsTimes[31]
1Jack Cartwheel defeated Alex Misery by pinfallSingles match to determine the #1 contender to the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship[29]11:10
2Natalia Markova won by last eliminating Tiffany NievesBurke Invitational Gauntlet for an NWA World Women's Championship match[9]21:09

Burke Invitational gauntlet match entrances and eliminations

Draw Entrant Order Eliminated by Method of elimination Elimination(s)
1 Ruthie Jay 1 Big Mama Pinfall 0
2 Kylie Paige 11 Natalia Markova Over the top rope 3
3 Lili Ruiz 3 Natalia Markova Over the top rope 1
4 Big Mama 2 Kylie Paige, Lili Ruiz, and "HollyHood" Haley J Over the top rope 1
5 "HollyHood" Haley J 7 Tiffany Nieves Submission 1
6 La Rosa Negra 9 Santana Garrett Over the top rope 0
7 Natalia Markova – Winner – 3
8 Tiffany Nieves 12 Natalia Markova Pinfall 1
9 Mystii Marks 5 Kayla Rossi Over the top rope 0
10 Kayla Rossi 6 Kylie Paige Pinfall 2
11 Adrianna Mosley 8 Santana Garrett Over the top rope 0
12 Kelly Maden 4 Kayla Rossi Over the top rope 0
13 Santana Garrett 10 Kylie Paige Over the top rope 2
Fourth episode (aired on October 22, 2024)
No.Results[21][22][33]StipulationsTimes[34]
1The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana) (with Joe Cazana) defeated Daisy Kill and Talos (c) (with Vampiro), The Fixers, L.L.C. (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky), and The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant) by pinfallFour-way tag team match for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship[18]11:12
2The It Girls (Ella Envy and Miss Starr) defeated The King Bees (Charity King and Danni Bee) (c) by pinfallTag team match for the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship[32]7:47
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Fifth episode (aired on October 29, 2024)
No.Results[21][22][35]StipulationsTimes[36]
1Gaagz the Gymp defeated Alexander Lev by pinfallSingles match5:39
2Zyon and "Magic" Jake Dumas (with Austin Idol) defeated Baron Von Storm and Jax Dane by pinfallTag team match[20]8:31
3"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason defeated Colby Corino by pinfallSingles match[20]9:13

See also

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