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Prairie Wrestling Alliance

Canadian professional wrestling promotion

Summary

Canadian professional wrestling promotion

Field	Value
name	Prairie Wrestling Alliance
image	Prairie Wrestling Alliance.jpg
acronym	PWA
established	2001
folded	2022
style	American Wrestling
location	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
founder	Kurt Sorochan
Tex Gaines
Hercules Ayala
owner	Kurt Sorochan Nizar Watfa
website

Tex Gaines Hercules Ayala The Prairie Wrestling Alliance (PWA, formerly Prairie Wrestling Association) was a independent wrestling promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and founded 2001. The PWA was co-owned, operated, and promoted by Kurt Sorochan. Lance Storm is a former booker with the promotion.

History

The PWA was established in March 2001 by Kurt Sorochan, Tex Gaines, and Hercules Ayala. Their first shows were outside of Edmonton due to the difficulty of getting a promoter's license. Their first show in Edmonton drew over 700 people.

In 2003, they put on monthly events, which got mostly good reviews. The company relaunched its shows in October 2004 with Night of Champions.

The PWA currently runs shows monthly in Edmonton, AB at the Northgate Lions Senior Recreation Center & Calgary, AB at the Century Casino. On January 20, 2014, the PWA announced that they would start running shows in Red Deer, AB on May 22, 2014. On May 31, 2014, the PWA ran its first show in Lloydminster Sask/Ab.

The PWA closed down in 2022.

Alumni

Michael Allen Richard Clark
Shaun Moore
"The Thickness" Reid Matthews
Brandon Van Danielson
"God's Gift to Wrestling" Michael Richard Blais
Jack Pride
"The Omen" Gabriel Lestat
Mephisto
Sheik Akbar Shabaz
Chris Steele
Kenneth Anthony
Jeff Tyler
Bobby Sharp
Kenny Stryker
Aiden Adams
Colton Kelly
"Kid Chocolate" Mo Jabari
Nightmare
The Titan
"Spaceman" Beri Grayson
Maxton Flexwell
El Asesino

Women

Kat Von Heez
Zoë Sager
Gigi Ray
Taryn from Accounting

Managers

Dr. Kyoto - Millennial Rebels
Thaddeus Archer III - M.A.R.C & Andy Anderson

Factions

The Western Lions: Michael Richard Blais/Brandon Van Danielson
The Millennial Rebels: Kenneth Anthony/Colton Kelly/Dr. Kyoto
The Above Average Joes: Kenny Stryker/Aiden Adams/Zoë Sager

Staff

Referees

Michael "The Fitz" Fitzpatrick
Robert Young
Gregory Thomas

Announcers

What About Ivan
Big Bad Boris

Commissioners

Edmonton: Thaddeus Archer III
Calgary: Duke Durrango

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Abdullah the Butcher
Booker T
Bully Ray
Bushwacker Luke
Colt Cabana
Christian Cage
Johnny Devine
Devon
Mick Foley
Teddy Hart
Homicide
Frankie Kazarian
Jay Lethal
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Samoa Joe
Tiger Singh(Jinder Mahal)
Harry Smith
Al Snow
A.J. Styles
TJ Wilson
Apoc
Mattias Wild
Lance Storm
Ravenous Randy
Rohan Raja
Amir Jordan
Brett Morgan

Female wrestlers

Nattie Neidhart
Velvet Sky
Angelina Love
Maria Kanellis
Mickie James
KC Cassidy
Krysta Lynn Scott
Rachael Ellering
Gisele Shaw

PWA Hall of Fame

The PWA Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Prairie Wrestling Alliance. It was established in 2008 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the Edmonton-based promotion. The induction ceremony for the Class of 2008, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place at the PWA's "Night of Champions VI" held at the NAIT Gymnasium on June 20, 2008. Duke Durango, a longtime "journeyman" wrestler and former PWA Champion, led the class, which included Stampede Wrestling mainstays Hercules Ayala, The Cuban Assassin, The Great Gama and Gerry Morrow.

#	Year	Ring name
(Real name)	Inducted by	Inducted for	Notes
	2008
(Jordan Clarke)	2008	Wrestling	Won the PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	2008
(Ruben Cruz)		Wrestling	Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance; longtime mainstay of Stampede Wrestling
	2008
(Gadowar Singh Sahota)		Wrestling
	2008
(Gerard Ethifier)		Wrestling
	2008
(Ángel Acevedo)		Wrestling
	2009			Wrestling	Won the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time)
	2009
(John Parsonage)		Wrestling	Won the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time)
	2009			Refereeing
	2010			Wrestling	Won the PWA Championship (1 time), PWA Commonwealth Championship (1 time) and PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
	2010			Wrestling	Won the PWA Championship (3 times) and PWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
	2010			Wrestling
	2011			Wrestling	Won the PWA Mayhem Championship (1 time), PWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) and PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (2 times)
	2011			Wrestling and Promoting	Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
	2011			Promoting	Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
	N/A
(Nuufolau Joel Seanoa)		Wrestling
	N/A
	N/A
	2013
(Don Ferguson)	Kurt Sorochan	Wrestling	Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
	2013		Kurt Sorochan	Promoting and Television Production	Longtime head of production for the Prairie Wrestling Alliance
	2013		Kurt Sorochan	Wrestling	Won the PWA Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)

– Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
– This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in the promotion.

Defunct championships

Championship	Final Champion(s)	Previous	Event	Date Won	Location
PWA Championship	Chris Steele	Michael Allen Richard Clark	PWA Battle at the Dome 2	March 5, 2022	Calgary, AB
PWA Commonwealth Title	Shawn Spears	Shaun Moore	PWA Night of Champions	June 22, 2019	Edmonton, AB
PWA Canadian Tag Team Titles	The Above Average Joes (Kenny Stryker & Aiden Adams)	The League (Davey O'Doyle & Brayden Parsons)	PWA Night of Champions	June 22, 2019	Edmonton, AB
PWA Mayhem Title	"The Thickness" Reid Matthews	Kenneth Anthony	PWA Fruition	February 23, 2019	Edmonton, AB
PWA Women's Title	Zoe Sager	GiGi Rey	PWA Battle at the Dome 2	March 5, 2022	Calgary, AB

References

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Clevett, Jason. (October 12, 2004). "Bulldogs Ironmen at PWA show". SLAM! Wrestling.
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Oliver, Greg. (February 23, 2010). "Tiger Raj Singh ready for WWE experience". SLAM! Wrestling.
. (June 2008). ["Christian Cage and Al Snow set to headline Night of Champions! Great Gama, Cuban Assassin, Gerry Morrow and Hercules Ayala to join PWA Hall of Fame! Friday, June 20!"](http://www.pwawrestling.ca/main.html). *Prairie Wrestling Alliance*.
(September 17, 2013). "2013 PWA Hall of Fame Ceremony". [[YouTube]].
Love, Spencer. (January 23, 2020). "Stampede Wrestling Legend Hercules Ayala Passes Away at 69".
Clevett, Jason. (July 7, 2009). "Rain doesn't dampen Edmonton supershow". SLAM! Wrestling.
Clevett, Jason. (June 20, 2010). "Championship calibre matches make PWA Supercard". SLAM! Wrestling.
Clevett, Jason. (June 16, 2010). "Booker T enjoying life away from the spotlight". SLAM! Wrestling.
Martin, Jeff. (April 19, 2011). "PWA Hysteria Show Review". Heat: The Space Age of Pro Wrestling.

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