10 Biggest Stories From NWA 70 (And What They Mean For The Company's Future)

Cody poses a mystery, as the traditional company threatens to break a big one...

By Douglas Scarpa /

On Sunday, 21 October, the National Wrestling Alliance celebrated not only their seventieth year in existence but also looked forward to their rising future under a new regime. Since his purchase of the organization in May of last year, Billy Corgan has worked tirelessly to reinvent and revitalize the once-ailing NWA.

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Sunday's pay-per-view event - streamed live on Fite TV from the Asylum arena in Nashville, Tennessee - proved to be a mixed bag of great success saddled with some troubling failures. Production issues reared their ugly head, but every competitor - from the opening bout to the anticipated ALL IN rematch - worked hard to showcase the NWA's bright future.

With a wealth of backstory heading into NWA 70, the event was sure to prove historic. By the night's end, new National and Worlds Champions were crowned and potential challengers were established. Furthermore, with countless legends on hand, the NWA took a massive step forward in their efforts to reinvent themselves and continue on the organization's rich legacy.

With that, here are all of the major happenings from NWA 70 - and a look at where the National Wrestling Alliance is headed from here...

10. Technical Issues Plague The Broadcast Early On

While Billy Corgan's reimagining of the NWA has been lauded for its unique and expertly-crafted YouTube series “Ten Pounds of Gold”, Sunday’s pay-per-view was hampered with technical errors from the get-go. Crowd noise and chatter from the announcers drowned out video packages and backstage promos, leaving viewers uneasy about the re-debut.

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Thankfully, however, the night's errors became far less frequent as the show went on - and nearly non-existent by the final hour. While the event was co-produced by Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Entertainment, it's unclear who exactly should shoulder the blame.

On Monday, NWA President Billy Corgan took to Instagram to comment on the issues. "We fell short on providing a televised event up to the standard that I would consider acceptable," he stated before continuing on with, "I was painfully reminded of how hard this journey is, and we have much work to do before we'd run another such live event."

Despite the problems, many fans showed overwhelming support on social media, with some even lauding NWA 70 as one of the greatest events of the year.

Still, it seems Corgan is now reluctant to jump headlong into another production following Sunday's issues.

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