▁bu ying ▁out ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁N WA ▁member ▁prom ot ions ▁or , ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁quietly ▁fol d ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁those ▁territ ories . ▁J CP ▁controlled ▁many ▁N WA ▁territ ories ▁and ▁limited ▁championship ▁matches ▁to ▁perform ers ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁J CP ▁thus ▁making ▁titles ▁exclusive ▁to ▁the ▁promotion . ▁J CP ▁continued ▁to ▁buy ▁out ▁N WA ▁prom ot ions ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁prom oter ▁Fritz ▁Von ▁Er ich ▁with d rew ▁Dallas - based ▁World ▁Class ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁( W CC W ) ▁from ▁the ▁N WA ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁national ▁promotion . ▁Ab road , ▁Em presa ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁L ucha ▁Lib re ▁( E ML L ), ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁( A J P W ), ▁and ▁New ▁Japan ▁Pro - W rest ling ▁( N J P W ) ▁all ▁se ced ed ▁from ▁the ▁N WA ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁national ▁prom ot ions ▁were ▁W WF , ▁N WA , ▁and ▁A WA . ▁With ▁N WA ’ s ▁St arr cade , ▁W WF ’ s ▁Wrest le Man ia , ▁and ▁A WA ’ s ▁Super Cl ash , ▁the ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁industry ▁entered ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁“ W rest ling