{"id":21000,"date":"2016-05-27T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T22:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21000"},"modified":"2016-05-28T00:02:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T05:02:46","slug":"nwa-heading-new-york-city-new-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/27\/nwa-heading-new-york-city-new-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"NWA heading to New York City with new promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-669913464\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The National Wrestling Alliance is set to open a new affiliate in New York City, the NWA announced Friday. No start\u00a0date was announced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NWA Big Apple Wrestling&#8221; will be based out of New York City. The NWA is also looking to expand into Milwaukee, Chicago, and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very excited to welcome this new promotion to the NWA family,&#8221; said Director of Operations James Beard in a press release. &#8220;Our expansion into the Northeast opens up a brand-new market for the NWA and we are very much looking forward to meeting the fans and providing them with an alternative product.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NWA is looking to give fans on the East Coast an alternative to WWE, offering the &#8220;hard-hitting competitive style that the NWA has become known for all over the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NWA is also planning a WrestleMania Weekend event in Orlando next year, following their &#8220;Parade of Champions&#8221; show in Dallas\/Ft. 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