▁New ▁England - based ▁American ▁independent ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁promotion ▁located ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁founded ▁by ▁former ▁W WF ▁ref eree ▁Fred ▁Spart a ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Mike ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Fred ▁retired ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁F ocal ▁Point ▁Cons ult ing . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mike ▁Spart a ▁inherited ▁the ▁company ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁long time ▁" part ner " ▁Bob ▁Am bro se ' s ▁death . ▁The ▁company ▁briefly ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Stars ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁then ▁W WA ▁New ▁England ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁The ▁promotion ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁" ind y ▁scene " ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁It ▁has ▁regularly ▁featured ▁" Att itude ▁Era " ▁stars ▁from ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Entertainment ▁( W WE ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁tal ents ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁wrest ling ▁scene . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁W WE ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁W WS ▁( then ▁the ▁W WA ) ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁of ▁W WE ▁stars ▁could ▁comp ete , ▁and ▁the ▁W WS ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁W WF ' s ▁official ▁development al ▁territory . ▁The ▁promotion ▁has ▁also ▁developed ▁many ▁stars ▁that ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁W WE ▁after ▁comple ting ▁Super ▁Nova ▁& ▁Dr . ▁Tom ▁Pr ich ard