▁their ▁territory ▁only , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁fans ▁only ▁saw ▁the ▁world ▁champion ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁their ▁area ▁and ▁not ▁year - round . ▁ ▁Wrest lers ▁from ▁one ▁territory ▁could ▁come ▁into ▁another ▁territory ▁( o ften ▁the ▁he els ▁or ▁" bad ▁guys ") ▁and ▁run ▁an ▁angle ▁or ▁two ▁with ▁its ▁top ▁local ▁faces ▁(" good ▁guys "). ▁If ▁the ▁local ▁fans ▁ever ▁got ▁tired ▁of ▁a ▁wrest ler , ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁could ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁whole ▁new ▁territory ▁and ▁perform ▁the ▁same ▁act ▁for ▁new ▁aud ien ces ▁who ▁would ▁think ▁the ▁act ▁was ▁brand - new . ▁This ▁story line ▁was ▁often ▁advanced ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁wrest ler ▁was ▁depart ing ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁especially ▁highly ▁promoted ▁" los er ▁leaves ▁town " ▁match . ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁N WA ▁member ▁prom ot ions , ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁membership ▁were ▁well ▁worth ▁the ▁dues ▁and ▁the ▁rules . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁Lou ▁Th esz ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Association ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁when ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁un ify ▁his ▁title ▁with ▁Or ville ▁Brown ’ s ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁with ▁just ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁scheduled ▁bout , ▁Brown ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁autom obile ▁accident ▁that ▁ended ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁championship . ▁The ▁N WA ▁then ▁awarded