Pro Wrestling USA
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| Acronym | Pro Wrestling USA |
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| Founded | 1984 |
| Style | American Wrestling |
| Headquarters | United States (1984-1985) |
| Founder(s) |
Jerry Jarrett Jerry Lawler Verne Gagne Ole Anderson Jim Crockett, Jr. |
Pro Wrestling USA was a professional wrestling promotion in the United States of America in the mid-1980s. It was an attempt to unify various federations, including the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Jim Crockett Promotions and other members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
By 1984, Vince McMahon had begun moves to take the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment [WWE]) national, and bought out Georgia Championship Wrestling. This was in total disregard to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and its territory system. Vince now had the national TBS timeslot. Despite this move being unsuccessful, McMahon was also able to air the historic "War to Settle the Score" and "Brawl to End it All" wrestling cards on MTV; in addition, McMahon also still had the most recognized wrestler in the industry, Hulk Hogan. In a bid to counter the new threat, various promoters across America decided to co-promote wrestling shows.
Jerry Lawler, Jerry Jarrett of Continental Wrestling Association, Verne Gagne of the AWA, Ole Anderson of Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, and other NWA promoters got together to co-promote wrestling shows nationally. This joint venture became known as Pro Wrestling USA.
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