▁not ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁champion ▁of ▁a ▁promotion ▁that ▁died ▁" se ven ▁years ▁before " ▁( when ▁J CP ▁became ▁W C W ). ▁Sh ane ▁then ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁EC W ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁bel t ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁the ▁EC W ▁World ▁Champion . ▁EC W ▁owner ▁Tod ▁Gordon ▁then ▁renamed ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁Ext reme ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁and ▁officially ▁with d rew ▁EC W ▁from ▁the ▁N WA . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁se cess ion ▁of ▁W C W ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁N WA ▁was ▁not ▁what ▁it ▁once ▁was . ▁Through ▁the ▁mid ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁collection ▁of ▁independent ▁prom ot ions ▁during ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁Monday ▁Night ▁Wars ▁between ▁W C W ▁and ▁the ▁W WF . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁joined ▁the ▁N WA , ▁a ▁prom oter ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁operating ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁territory ▁un cont ested ▁by ▁any ▁other ▁N WA ▁member , ▁and ▁their ▁application ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁— ▁with ▁some ▁exceptions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁( now ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Entertainment ) ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁the ▁N WA ▁world ▁title ▁and ▁other ▁titles , ▁the ▁N WA ▁brand ing ▁and ▁its ▁history , ▁initially ▁to ▁create ▁what ▁was ▁known