Tales From The Territories - WWA - NWA Hollywood - Full Episode 4/30

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NWA Hollywood (sometimes referred to as NWA Los Angeles) was a professional wrestling promotion located in Los Angeles, that promoted matches throughout Southern California. It was founded in 1958 as the North American Wrestling Alliance, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. It broke away from the NWA in 1959 and in 1961 was renamed Worldwide Wrestling Associates . In 1968, it rejoined the NWA and adopted its final name, NWA Hollywood.

In 1942, Frank Garbutt, vice president of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, hired former California State Athletic Commission inspector Alvah "Cal" Eaton as the promoter of the Grand Olympic Auditorium at the advice of his secretary, Aileen LeBell. Eaton and LeBell married in 1948, and over the following years the couple became major professional wrestling and boxing promoters in Southern California.By the early-1950s, the Eatons, along with Hugh Nichols, Johnny Doyle, and Mike Hirsch (collectively known as the "California Combine"), dominated professional wrestling in Southern California, leading to a United States Department of Justice antitrust investigation in 1955 and 1956.
On July 24, 1957, Lou Thesz defeated Édouard Carpentier under controversial circumstances to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the principal championship recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. The decision was challenged by some members of the NWA who continued to recognize Carpentier as World Heavyweight Champion.
In 1958, the Eatons created the North American Wrestling Alliance as a new vehicle for promoting professional wrestling in Los Angeles.Eaton at the time was still a member of the NWA, but had not paid dues since 1955. In October 1959, Eaton and LeBell withdrew from the NWA, recognizing Edouard Carpentier as the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion backdated to June 14, 1957, when Carpentier had originally won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The promotion was renamed Worldwide Wrestling Associates in 1961.

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