▁longer ▁a ▁gover ning ▁body ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁a ▁singular ▁wrest ling ▁promotion . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁N WA ▁was ▁founded , ▁many ▁regional ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁prom ot ions ▁existed ▁across ▁North ▁America ▁with ▁each ▁prom oting ▁its ▁own ▁world ▁champion . ▁However , ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁backing ▁or ▁recognition ▁outside ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁respective ▁ge ographic ▁areas . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Paul ▁" P ink ie " ▁George , ▁a ▁prom oter ▁from ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁founded ▁the ▁original ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ▁with ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁five ▁other ▁prom ot ers : ▁Al ▁H aft , ▁Tony ▁Stre cher , ▁Harry ▁Light , ▁Or ville ▁Brown , ▁and ▁Sam ▁Much nick . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁N WA ▁was ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁champion ships ▁of ▁these ▁regional ▁companies ▁into ▁one ▁true ▁world ▁championship ▁of ▁professional ▁wrest ling , ▁whose ▁holder ▁would ▁be ▁recognized ▁world wide . ▁This ▁newly ▁formed ▁N WA ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁decided ▁on ▁Brown ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first - ever ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion . ▁ ▁N WA ▁member ▁prom ot ions ▁were ▁divided ▁up ▁into ▁territ ories ▁that ▁each ▁prom oter ▁would ▁" own " ▁and ▁operate ▁while ▁the ▁N WA ▁President ' s ▁territory ▁usually ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁al liance . ▁Having ▁a ▁territory ▁meant ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁N WA ▁member ▁promotion ▁could ▁promote ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁that ▁area