Formed in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body was the largest organization in professional wrestling until the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Golden Era. Under the control of the NWA Board of Directors, the governing body oversaw wrestling's national territory system, a system which saw promotions recognize one world heavyweight champion, participate in talent exchanges, and collectively protect the territorial integrity of NWA members. Unlike modern independent promotions, the territories were regarded as major promotions and often collaborated with other NWA members.
Current NWA-affiliated promotions and/or territories
The following promotions joined the NWA after the re-establishment of the territory system in October 2023. ;Territories ;Sub-governing bodies ==Former NWA-affiliated promotions and/or territories==
Former NWA-affiliated promotions and/or territories
The following promotions were members/licensees of the NWA between its founding in 1948 and the organization's acquisition by Lightning One in 2017. † indicates a founding member of the NWA ==Timeline, 1948–1993==
Timeline, 1948–1993
DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:1600 height:auto barincrement:25 Period = from:1948 till:1993 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = left:20 right:50 bottom:20 top:20 Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7) id:line value:black id:bg value:white PlotData = width:20 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:skyblue from:1948 till:1961 text:"Harry Light Wrestling Office" bar:2 color:skyblue from:1948 till:1988 text:"Heart of America Sports Attractions" bar:3 color:skyblue from:1948 till:1967 text:"Midwest Wrestling Association" bar:4 color:skyblue from:1948 till:1960 text:"Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club" bar:5 color:skyblue from:1948 till:1959 text:"NWA Iowa" bar:6 color:skyblue from:1948 till:1959 text:"Sam Muchnick Sports Attractions" bar:6 color:pink from:1959 till:1985 text:"St. Louis Wrestling Club" bar:7 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1972 text:"ABC Booking" bar:7 color:pink from:1972 till:1974 text:"Mid South Sports" bar:7 color:skyblue from:1974 till:1984 text:"Georgia Championship Wrestling" bar:7 color:pink from:1984 till:1985 text:"Championship Wrestling from Georgia" bar:8 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1957 text:"American Wrestling Association (Boston)" bar:9 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1957 text:"Canadian Athletic Promotions" bar:9 color:skyblue from:1959 till:1964 bar:10 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1963 text:"Fred Kohler Enterprises" bar:11 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1966 text:"Gulf Athletic Club" bar:12 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1954 text:"John J. Doyle Enterprises" bar:12 color:pink from:1954 till: 1958 text:"California Wrestling Office" bar:12 color:skyblue from:1968 till:1983 text:"NWA Hollywood Wrestling" bar:13 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1984 text:"Maple Leaf Wrestling" bar:14 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1961 text:"Mid-Pacific Promotions" bar:14 color:pink from:1961 till:1979 text:"50th State Big Time Wrestling" bar:15 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1956 text:"NWA Hollywood (Hugh Nichols)" bar:16 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1981 text:"NWA Mid-America" bar:17 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1950 text:"NWA Montana" bar:18 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1957 text:"NWA Nebraska" bar:19 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1961 text:"NWA San Francisco" bar:20 color:skyblue from:1949 till:1979 text:"NWA Tri-State" bar:20 color:pink from:1979 till:1982 text:"Mid-South Wrestling" bar:21 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1987 text:"Championship Wrestling from Florida" bar:22 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1957 text:"Eastern Sports Enterprises" bar:23 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1955 text:"Manhattan Booking Agency" bar:23 color:pink from:1955 till:1957 text:"Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises" bar:24 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1960 text:"NWA Indianapolis" bar:25 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1982 text:"NWA New Mexico" bar:26 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1960 text:"Salt Lake Wrestling Club (until 1960 at least) bar:27 color:skyblue from:1950 till:1955 text:"Upstate Athletic Club" bar:27 color:pink from:1955 till:1968 text:"Buffalo Athletic Club" bar:27 color:skyblue from:1968 till:1970 text:"Erie Athletic Club" bar:28 color:skyblue from:1951 till:1988 text:"Jim Crockett Promotions" bar:29 color:skyblue from:1951 till:1952 text:"Klondike Wrestling" bar:29 color:pink from:1952 till:1965 text:"Big Time Wrestling bar:29 color:skyblue from:1965 till:1967 text:"Wildcat Wrestling" bar:29 color:pink from:1967 till:1982 text:"Stampede Wrestling" bar:30 color:skyblue from:1951 till:1955 text:"NWA El Paso" bar:31 color:skyblue from:1951 till:1960 text:"Tri-State Sports (until 1960 at least) bar:32 color:skyblue from:1951 till:1980 text:"Western States Sports" bar:33 color:skyblue from:1952 till:1992 text:"Pacific Northwest Wrestling" bar:34 color:skyblue from:1952 till:1986 text:"Empresa Mudial de Lucha Libre" bar:35 color:skyblue from:1953 till:1974 text:"Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling" bar:35 color:pink from:1974 till:1985 text:"Southeastern Championship Wrestling" bar:35 color:skyblue from:1985 till:1988 text:"Continental Championship Wrestling" bar:36 color:skyblue from:1954 till:1957 text:"NWA Arizona" bar:37 color:skyblue from:1957 till:1961 text:"Capitol Wrestling Corporation" bar:37 color:pink from:1971 till:1979 text:"World Wide Wrestling Federation" bar:37 color:skyblue from:1979 till:1983 text:"World Wrestling Federation" bar:38 color:skyblue from:1964 till:1980 text:"Big Time Wrestling (Detroit)" bar:39 color:skyblue from:1964 till:1979 text:"Catch Schober" bar:40 color:skyblue from:1966 till:1981 text:"Big Time Wrestling (Dallas)" bar:40 color:pink from:1981 till:1986 text:"World Class Championship Wrestling" bar:41 color:skyblue from:1968 till:1981 text:"Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)" bar:42 color:skyblue from:1968 till:1977 text:"Northwest Wrestling Promotions" bar:42 color:pink from:1977 till:1985 text:"All-Star Wrestling" bar:43 color:skyblue from:1969 till:1973 text:"Japan Pro Wrestling Association" bar:44 color:skyblue from:1969 till:1978 text:"World Championship Wrestling (Australia)" bar:45 color:skyblue from:1970 till:1983 text:"Korean Wrestling Association" bar:46 color:skyblue from:1972 till:1993 text:"All-Star Pro Wrestling" bar:47 color:skyblue from:1973 till:1986 text:"All Japan Pro-Wrestling" bar:48 color:skyblue from:1975 till:1976 text:"Eastern Sports Association" bar:49 color:skyblue from:1975 till:1985 text:"New Japan Pro-Wrestling" bar:49 color:skyblue from:1992 till:1993 bar:50 color:skyblue from:1977 till:1986 text:"Continental Wrestling Association" bar:51 color:skyblue from:1979 till:1988 text:"Polynesian Pacific Championship Wrestling" bar:52 color:skyblue from:1979 till:1987 text:"World Wrestling Council" bar:53 color:skyblue from:1981 till:1985 text:"Domincana de Espectaculos" bar:54 color:skyblue from:1988 till:1993 text:"World Championship Wrestling (Atlanta)" bar:55 color:skyblue from:1992 till:1993 text:"NWA New Jersey" ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1948 ==Notes==