American Wrestling Alliance

The American Wrestling Alliance, or AWA, was a professional wrestling organization based out of Atlanta, Georgia and relocated to two locations; first in Virginia Beach, Virginia, then onto New York City, New York, and now to its current location in Atlanta, Georgia. American Wrestling Alliance mainly operated in the southestern parts of the United States including in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee where most of the wrestling bouts were promoted in. In some occation, American Wrestling Alliance also promoted in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

History
National Wrestling Alliance, who also operates GWA, openned AWA to the southeastern United States. This is a brand extension from the Global Wrestling Alliance. On August 25, 2006, National Wrestling Alliance ciosed it down due to low turn-outs. It was owned by the National Wrestling Alliance from June 6, 2006 to January 2007, then from January 2007 to January 8, 2008, it was owned by Maximillion Pegasus, and it was sold on January 8, 2008 to the Christian Championship Wrestling bought out American Wrestling Alliance to break up the monopolising the NWA. It is unclear that American Wrestling Alliance would reopen under CCW's banner. In 2012, the American Wrestling Alliance began to expand outside of its tridational markets to attract new viewers and talent. They have partnered with East Coast Wrestling Association for interpromotional events. The company has also undergone changes and subsequently left the United Wrestling Federation's ranks and became the first to do so and its uncertain if they are going to be affiliated with them. Since the reboot, the new headquarters are in Panama City, Florida and offices in Nashville, TN, Charolette, NC, and Houston, TX. Some of the UWF's talent, who are under contracts with AWA, have been released from UWF developmental contracts since AWA severn ties with its parent company.