 After stepping down as chairman of the NWA, Geigel withdrew his promotion from the NWA in late 1987 and formed a new sanctioning body known as the World Wrestling Alliance in an attempt to compete with the national expansion of Jim Crockett and Vince McMahon.The move did not pay off and Geigel closed the WWA in 1989.The NWA Central States Heavyweight championship is currently controlled by the NWA affiliate Central-States Championship Wrestling (CCW).