 Gulas Wrestling Enterprises logo, the company that owned NWA Mid-America | |
| Founded | 1940s[1] |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Style | Rasslin' / Southern Style |
| Headquarters | Dyersburg, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Birmingham, Alabama |
| Founder(s) | Nick Gulas Roy Welch[1] |
| Owner(s) | Nick Gulas (1940s–1981) Roy Welch (1940s–1977) John Cazana (1953–1974) Joe Gunther (1940–1970s) |
| Parent | Gulas Wrestling Enterprises Inc. |
| Formerly | Gulas-Welch Enterprisees Inc. |
| Successor | Continental Wrestling Association |
NWA Mid-America was a professional wrestling promotion territory under the umbrella of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that promoted shows in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama from the 1940s until 1981. The company was founded in the 1940s by Nick Gulas and Roy Welch and was one of the first promotions to join the NWA after it was founded in 1948. From 1953 until late 1974, John Cazana promoted the Knoxville area and Joe Gunther promoted the Birmingham area from around 1940 until some point in the 1970s. In 1977, promoter Jerry Jarrett and wrestler Jerry Lawler broke away from NWA Mid-America, breaking the Memphis area off to start on the own under the name the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA). Mid-America stopped promoting in 1981 and the CWA took over most of their territory as well as some of the championships promoted by NWA Mid-America
- ^ a b "NWA Membership Rosters: 1949". Retrieved 2014-01-06.