, ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁ ▁The ▁W W WF ▁quietly ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁N WA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁after ▁their ▁biggest ▁draw , ▁Bruno ▁Sam mart ino , ▁left ▁the ▁promotion . ▁While ▁still ▁an ▁N WA ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁they ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁World ▁W ide ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( W W WF ) ▁to ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( W WF ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁J WA ’ s ▁two ▁top ▁draw s ▁Gi ant ▁B aba ▁and ▁Antonio ▁In oki ▁left ▁to ▁form ▁their ▁own ▁prom ot ions , ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁( A J P W ) ▁and ▁New ▁Japan ▁Pro - W rest ling ▁( N J P W ) ▁respectively . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁J WA ▁soon ▁fol ded . ▁A J P W ▁became ▁an ▁N WA ▁member ▁upon ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁N J P W ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁N WA ▁at ▁various ▁points ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Much nick ▁reported ly ▁declared ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia ▁as ▁the ▁“ leading ▁wrest ling ▁city ” ▁for ▁its ▁“ draw ing ▁capacity ▁and ▁near - cap acity ▁crow ds ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁Aud itor ium ▁or ▁the ▁Om ni ▁every ▁Friday .” ▁Once ▁Much nick ’ s ▁second ▁term ▁ended , ▁Fritz ▁Von ▁Er ich ▁(