▁Mc M ah on ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁( US ) ▁and ▁returned ▁N WA ▁programming ▁to ▁T BS . ▁ ▁Wrestling ▁prom ot ions ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁fe ared ▁being ▁forced ▁into ▁bank rupt cy ▁by ▁the ▁W WF . ▁They ▁began ▁to ▁un ify ▁and ▁con gl omer ate ▁under ▁more ▁central ized ▁leadership ▁rather ▁than ▁continue ▁independently . ▁Comp eting ▁prom ot ions ▁a ired ▁better ▁talent ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁reg ain ▁their ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁various ▁N WA ▁prom ot ers ▁and ▁Ver ne ▁G agne ’ s ▁A WA ▁attempted ▁to ▁co - prom ote ▁shows ▁under ▁the ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁USA ▁brand ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁national ▁W WF ▁threat . ▁It ▁didn ’ t ▁last ▁long ▁as ▁disput es ▁over ▁control , ▁power , ▁and ▁re venue ▁led ▁the ▁brand ▁to ▁fall ▁apart , ▁leaving ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁A WA ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁times lot ▁on ▁ESP N ▁for ▁A WA ▁programming . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Jim ▁Cro ck ett ▁Prom ot ions ▁( J CP ) ▁was ▁becoming ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁N WA . ▁After ▁the ▁W WF ▁gained ▁huge ▁domin ance ▁with ▁Wrest le mania , ▁Cro ck ett ▁respond ed ▁by ▁successfully ▁acqu iring ▁time ▁sl ots ▁on ▁T BS . ▁J CP ▁decided ▁to ▁un ify ▁certain ▁N WA ▁territ ories ▁and ▁" go ▁national " ▁itself . ▁According ly , ▁Jim ▁Cro ck ett , ▁Jr . ▁began