Background The
NWA Anniversary Show is a
professional wrestling event held by the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The first event was held in 1998 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1948 founding of the NWA. The event then continued to be held annually until 2005. It has since been held periodically, with shows held in 2008,
2018,
2021, and
2022. At the NWA 74th Anniversary Show,
Billy Corgan announced that the NWA 75th Anniversary Show would take place across two nights on August 26 and 27, 2023, in
St. Louis,
Missouri, from the
Chase's Khorassan Ballroom.
Storylines The event featured
professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portray
heroes,
villains, or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced during the
fourteenth season of the NWA's weekly series,
Powerrr. On the July 11 episode of
Powerrr, after
EC3 successfully defended the
NWA National Heavyweight Championship, he dropped the title in the ring, officially relinquishing it to challenge
Tyrus for the
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at NWA 75. The match would take place on Night 1. On the July 11 episode of
Powerrr, the NWA announced the
NWA United States Tag Team Championship Showdown, a four-team tournament to determine the number one contenders to champions The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews) on Night 2 of NWA 75. The tournament began the following week, with The Fixers (
Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) and Daisy Kill and
Talos advancing to the finals, which will take place on Night 1 of NWA 75. On the July 25 episode of
Powerrr,
Jax Dane lost to
Carnage by countout. After the match, commentator
Tim Storm commented on how had never seen Dane look so vulnerable to which Dane angrily confronted Storm about it. Two weeks later, Dane confronted Storm at the commentary table again, challenging him to a match at NWA 75, which storm accepted. The match would be made a
no disqualification match On the August 8 episode of
Powerrr,
Ella Envy defeated Missa Kate to earn
Pretty Empowered (Envy and
Kylie Paige) an
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship match against M95 (Kate and
Madi Wrenkowski) at NWA 75. ==Results==