NWA, Big Vision Set To Tape New Wrestling Show
Posted by Ashish on 10.30.2008
Details on new NWA show...
The NWA and Big Vision Entertainment (the producers of Wrestling Society X) are combining to shoot new episodes for "NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood." The taping will take place on 11/14, 11/15, and 11/16 in Hollywood, CA. The show will be a throwback of sorts to old 80s style wrestling shows. The hope is that the show will land syndication and cable deals. If you want to attend the tapings, they will be held at Columbia Square Studios on Sunset Boulevard. For more information, visit bigvisionentertainment.com.
Here's the press release on the show.
BIG VISION ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES NEW WRESTLING SHOW WITH THE NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE (NWA™)
Big Vision sets out to reclaim the glory for the legendary NWA wrestling franchise which has spawned WWE, WCW, and TNA among others.
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 30, 2008 –Big Vision Entertainment, a leading independent licensee, production company and DVD label for special interest programming announced today the plans to reclaim the glory for the legendary wrestling brand of the National Wrestling AllianceÆ (NWA™) via a new series to be taped out of the historic Columbia Square Studios on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood, CA.
The exclusive worldwide production and distribution agreement includes all television and home entertainment rights to the new NWA franchise, which Big Vision plans to produce and sell into worldwide syndication and cable outlets.
"Big Vision is thrilled to be working with the NWA in effort to take the oldest and most respected brand in wrestling back into mainstream media." Said Big Vision founder and CEO, Houston Curtis. "Our new show will focus on a more intimate vibe and feel best described as a modern version of the way wrestling used to be produced before the WWE era. Our goal is to bring pure wrestling entertainment back to the family."
Curtis, who created the multi-million dollar Backyard Wrestling franchise as well as WSX for MTV has made pro-wrestling a focus of Big Vision since the inception of the company in 2003. Sales for home entertainment and television will be handled through Big Vision's TV and home video arm, which currently has distribution for over 100 titles throughout the US and around the world.
The most recent nationally televised NWA show was called NWA Wrestling Showcase and aired on the Dish Network.
"The 'Showcase' was a great first step in getting our talent ready for television and the best thing we could have done is gone dark for a while." said NWA Executive Director Robert K. Trobich. "Our new show 'NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood' will continue to highlight some of the great talent you have already been introduced to while creating an opportunity for us to expand and be in the middle of the entertainment industry."
Creator/Producer of XPW, WSX and Big Vision Exec VP Kevin Kleinrock added, "With legendary names like Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Harley Race and the Von Erichs as the foundation for what the NWA franchise was built on, we are confident that NWA Championship Wrestling From Hollywood will quickly become a must see weekly event for the millions of wrestling fans in the US and around the world."
Production, which is being co-produced and directed by the NWA's Dave Marquez is slated to begin Friday, November 14th, 2008 with a live taping scheduled to start at 7:30pm. Tickets to the taping are FREE and available on a first come first serve basis. Additional FREE tapings will be held Saturday, November 15th at 7:30pm and Sunday, November 16th at 3:30pm. Fans wanting to attend the Hollywood tapings can call (818) 232-0770. Tickets can also be reserved online at www.nwawrestling.com or www.bigvisionentertainment.com.
About Big Vision Entertainment:
Big Vision Entertainment, founded by Houston Curtis in 2003, is the number one special interest home video label in the United States. BVE titles can be found in every major retail outlet in the US including, Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy. Big Vision is also the number one independent pro wrestling distributor in the world, second only to WWE in worldwide sales.
In addition to home video, Big Vision is also a leading production company and creator of alternative programming across a variety of genres. Company is currently in production on Cheech & Chong's Smokin' Animated Movie due out in 09. TV shows include The Ultimate Blackjack Tour on CBS, Wrestling Society X on MTV and Aruba Poker Classic on GSN. The company has recently completed pilots for A&E, Tru TV and the G4 network. In September of 08, company signed a muti-year distribution agreement with Image Entertainment for the North American home video rights to the entire BVE catalog of titles. Big Vision is represented for television by Greg Lipstone of ICM and attorney Jon Moonves of Del , Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein,& Lezcano. BVE's home video deals are represented by Rob Rader of Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, LLP.
About NWA
Established in 1948, the National Wrestling AllianceÆ is the world's largest and oldest sanctioning body in professional wrestling. The NWA's rich history includes World Championship reigns by countless wrestling legends including Ric Flair, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk and Kerry Von Erich. Today, in partnership with Live Nation, Global Spectrum, Boyd Gaming, Inc. and many independent promoters produces thousands of live events worldwide. The NWA™ has offices in 14 US States, Japan, Mexico, Canada, England and Australia.
It's hard to believe any business would want "Wrestling Society X" mentioned on their resume or in press releases.
Posted By: Trashy (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 08:15 PM
I never caught WSX, but I'm always hoping and praying for two things: 1: a resurgent NWA, and 2: more wrestling on TV/internet.
Posted By: Boddington Shirtfield III (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 08:29 PM
WSX was actually a very exciting product which that drew a 1.0 for its debut episode it had wrestlers like Evan Bourne than Matt Sydal Judas Mesias than Ricky Banderas Jack Evans Vampiro X-Pac and many more mtv was just to dumb to promote it
Posted By: random (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 08:53 PM
they also had Colt Cabana aka Scotty Goldman to wwe fans wrestling as Matt Classic Jimmy Jacobs Tyler Black and many more
Posted By: random (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 08:54 PM
I bought the WSX DVD and watched the whole thing straight--- I loved it!! but 1/2 hour shows taped way in advance doomed it I guess....
Posted By: theHomewrecker! (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 09:13 PM
WSX was fun--if you could look past the bad editing, terrible psychology, etc. But the show did get a lot in the time its had (Appox 22 mins per show).
Posted By: DP (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 09:25 PM
Hopefully the NWA can get back on it's feet.
after hearing about how important the NWA was, and watching the episodes of the showcase that they put on the Website, I'm an NWA mark.
Hopefully they'll be able to Promote, Damian Wayne! Mr. Mid-Atlantic.
Posted By: Davis (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 09:47 PM
This is like the third time (at least) that they have tried this. I still wish them luck but I just don't think they can pull it off. They can't even keep their website updated.
Posted By: Andy Clark (Guest) on October 30, 2008 at 10:21 PM
I'm excited to see this. I was very high on WSX after listening to the great commentary on their DVDs. Those guys really had a lot of good ideas and had to deal with MTV's nonsense. The production and ring work got better and better over the course of the series and it's a shame that it didn't get even 1 more season to grow some fans.
Posted By: Andy (Guest) on October 31, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Sweeeet! This means we might see Mike Quakenbush (current NWA Jr. Heavyweight champion) on TV!!! YES!
Posted By: Chris (Guest) on October 31, 2008 at 03:43 PM
Dear God please let this work out. We need the National Wrestling Alliance on national TV again. I could just see Ric Flair putting together a new Four Horseman stable. They should use Nigel McGuinness, Brent Albright, Adam Pearce and Chris Harris. In my opinion anyway.
Posted By: Raoul Duke (Guest) on October 31, 2008 at 06:45 PM
