NWA Mid-America

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Wrestling
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Wrestling
gptkbp:championship gptkb:NWA_Mid-America_Heavyweight_Championship
gptkb:NWA_Mid-America_Tag_Team_Championship
gptkbp:closure_type Decline in popularity
Competition from other promotions
gptkbp:defunct gptkb:1980
gptkbp:event_type Live events
Televised events
Pay-per-view events
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NWA Mid-America
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to the rise of Memphis wrestling
Developed wrestling talent in the region
Established a fan base in Tennessee
Influenced Southern wrestling promotions
Pioneered televised wrestling in the area
gptkbp:location gptkb:Knoxville
gptkb:Nashville
gptkb:Memphis
gptkbp:notable_match Jerry Lawler vs. Terry Funk
Austin Idol vs. Jerry Lawler
Jimmy Valiant vs. The Mongolian Stomper
Robert Fuller vs. Jimmy Golden
Tojo Yamamoto vs. Jerry Lawler
gptkbp:notable_speakers gptkb:Lance_Russell
gptkb:Dave_Brown
gptkbp:notable_wrestlers gptkb:Jerry_Lawler
gptkb:Austin_Idol
gptkb:Jimmy_Valiant
gptkb:Robert_Fuller
gptkb:Tojo_Yamamoto
gptkbp:promoter gptkb:Jerry_Jarrett
gptkb:Nick_Gulas
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Continental_Wrestling_Association
gptkb:Jim_Crockett_Promotions
gptkb:World_Wrestling_Federation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Memphis_Wrestling
gptkbp:television_show gptkb:NWA_Mid-America_Wrestling
gptkbp:wrestling_style Southern wrestling
Territory wrestling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship_(Mid-America)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6