Showtime All-Star Wrestling and NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Rockwood, Tennessee.
History SAW began in April 2007, started then business partners Reno Riggins and TJ Weatherby at Weatherby's "SAW Mill," in Millersville, Tennessee. In 2009, Riggins left. He then began to run shows in Nashville, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.
SAW then ran shows at the Former Freddie Morton's Auction House (redubbed the new "SAW Mill") which became an Antique Shop in Columbia, Tennessee, and at the Old Armory Building in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Until 2012, SAW toured as well. On November 11, 2012 SAW teamed with the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) to form the New NWA SAW, in addition, SAW returned to Millersville, Tennessee and changed their format, going under the all new NWA SAW Branding. As of March 2013, NWA SAW moved out of the SAWMill in Millersville, and organized events in venues across Middle Tennessee. The company went under new ownership in 2014. Sold by NWA President Bruce Tharpe to John Jason Womack, this purchase gave him permission to use the NWA logos on all SAW belts. SAW do shows weekly in Rockwood, Spring City, and Dayton.
Television SAW began broadcasting exclusively on Comcast Cable channel 49 on Saturday nights at midnight. In 2009, SAW moved to Nashville's WNAB, broadcasting on Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M, and became syndicated. In the fall of 2013, SAW left WNAB for the internet until 2014 when SAW returned to Comcast Cable channel 49 on Saturday nights at midnight. In 2016 It then moved to CW20WBXX out of Knoxville The air times for NWA Explosion is Saturday Nights and Thursday nights from 7pm to 11pm on the CW20 @2024
Roster
Male wrestlers Ring nameNotesNight WolfGravestone Justin BrakePopa Billys BoysWolfie DBig RedChris HarrisMask DestroyerChris ClassicJed AndersonDrew HaskinsNWA World Tag-Team Champion Blue DemonShark BoyShane MortonSouthern KaosChristian RageDragon MasterJason Fitzpatrick NWA World Champion and NWA TV Champion The Masked Assassin Billy HAVOC Silver King Chris StevensNWA World Tag-Team Champion Tony DaltonSouthern Rebel Denny RayNWA Southern Heavyweight Champion Robert MullicanNick IggyNore HavocShane WilliamsShawn HoodrichMatt Cardona Marc SharpJP MagnumCorey Crews
Female wrestlers Ring nameNotesEveHallie ShadowsHeidi LovelaceMiss RachelTaeler Hendrix
Stables Team nameMembersNotesThe Bullet Club Jason Fitzpatrick Drew Haskins Chris StevensNWA World and tv and Tag-Team Champions Divided Nation Tony Dalton and Dragon MasterThe Funky White BoysChris Classic And Jed AndersonHavoc BrothersNore and Billy Havoc
On-air talent
Jason Womack - SAW Operation Manager Jason Womack - SAW Promoter Mark Madden– Play-by-play Commentator Kevin Kelly - Play-by-play Commentator David Penser- Ring Announcer Mr Keith- Manager JT Hott - Manager Tom Gunn - Manager Jimmy Street - Manager Lekisha Oliver - Media Relations Krull - Media Production Jason Womack – SAW Management Mike Sircy - NWA Management Nick Patrick – Referee Gene Johnson - Referee
Championships
ChampionshipChampion(s)PreviousDate WonLocationNWA Television Championship Jason Fitzpatrick Beat HammerJack in Tournament Finals September 10, 2022 Rockwood, TNNWA Southern Heavyweight Championship The Southern Rebel Denny Ray Beat Billy Havoc in a one on one matchDecember 10, 2022 Pigeon Forge, TNNWA Southern Tag Team Championship THE Bullet ClubThey beat the Havoc brothers in a Tag-Team match December 3, 2022 Pigeon Forge, TNNWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship Blue Demon Jr Beat Jason Fitzpatrick with a Chair to win December 17, 2022 Pigeon Forge, TN
See also List of National Wrestling Alliance territories List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States
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