. ▁The ▁group ▁operated ▁a ▁territory ▁system ▁which ▁ ▁san ction ed ▁various ▁champion ships , ▁recognized ▁one ▁world ▁champion , ▁participated ▁in ▁talent ▁ex changes , ▁and ▁collect ively ▁protected ▁the ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁of ▁member ▁prom ot ions . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁it ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁professional ▁wrest ling . ▁It ▁remained ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁influ ential ▁body ▁in ▁wrest ling ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁member ▁prom ot ions ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ' s ▁national ▁expansion . ▁▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁largest ▁remaining ▁member ▁promotion , ▁World ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁( W C W ), ▁left ▁the ▁N WA ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁time . ▁The ▁N WA ▁would ▁continue ▁as ▁a ▁loose ▁coal ition ▁of ▁independent ▁prom ot ions , ▁with ▁N WA : ▁Total ▁Non stop ▁Action ▁( N WA : T NA ) ▁given ▁exclus ivity ▁over ▁its ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁and ▁Tag ▁Team ▁champion ships ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁N WA ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁members hips ▁and ▁started ▁lic ens ing ▁its ▁brand ▁to ▁wrest ling ▁prom ot ions . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁N WA ▁is ▁no