J WA ) ▁which ▁quickly ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁promotion ▁in ▁Japan ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁Em presa ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁la ▁L ucha ▁Lib re ▁became ▁the ▁N WA ▁territory ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁The ▁N WA ▁experienced ▁their ▁first ▁major ▁challenge ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁alleg ations ▁were ▁made ▁that ▁the ▁N WA ▁was ▁an ▁illegal ▁mon opol y ▁blocking ▁competition . ▁An ▁extensive ▁investigation ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁N WA ▁Cons ent ▁Dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( The ▁U . S . ▁v . ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ). ▁Sam ▁Much nick ▁had ▁strong ▁political ▁connections ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁consent ▁dec ree ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁investigation ▁from ▁ultimately ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁N WA . ▁The ▁judgment ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ' s ▁concerns ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance . ▁ ▁Other ▁challeng es ▁soon ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁late - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁There ▁were ▁disput es ▁over ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁dates ▁wrest led ▁by ▁the ▁champion ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁compet ing ▁fa ctions ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁replace ▁Th esz ▁as ▁champion ▁with ▁different ▁wrest lers , ▁such ▁as ▁Ver ne ▁G agne . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁several ▁prom ot ers ▁found ▁reasons ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁organization , ▁man aging ▁to ▁find ▁nich es ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁first