| Prairie Wrestling Alliance | |
| Acronym: | PWA |
| Established: | 2001[1] |
| Folded: | 2022 |
| Style: | American Wrestling |
| Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Founder: | Kurt Sorochan Tex Gaines Hercules Ayala |
| Owner: | Kurt Sorochan Nizar Watfa |
The Prairie Wrestling Alliance (PWA, formerly Prairie Wrestling Association)[2] was a independent wrestling promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and founded 2001. The PWA was co-owned, operated, and promoted by Kurt Sorochan.[3] Lance Storm is a former booker with the promotion.
The PWA was established in March 2001 by Kurt Sorochan, Tex Gaines, and Hercules Ayala.[4] Their first shows were outside of Edmonton due to the difficulty of getting a promoter's license.[4] Their first show in Edmonton drew over 700 people.[4]
In 2003, they put on monthly events, which got mostly good reviews. The following year in 2004, however, they put on fewer shows due to scheduling conflicts.[5] The company relaunched its shows in October 2004 with Night of Champions.[5]
The PWA currently runs shows monthly in Edmonton, AB at the Northgate Lions Senior Recreation Center & Calgary, AB at the Century Casino.[6] On January 20, 2014, the PWA announced that they would start running shows in Red Deer, AB on May 22, 2014.[7] On May 31, 2014, the PWA ran its first show in Lloydminster Sask/Ab.
The PWA closed down in 2022.
The PWA Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Prairie Wrestling Alliance. It was established in 2008 to honor select wrestling personalities, mostly alumni of the Edmonton-based promotion. The induction ceremony for the Class of 2008, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place at the PWA's "Night of Champions VI" held at the NAIT Gymnasium on June 20, 2008. Duke Durango, a longtime "journeyman" wrestler and former PWA Champion, led the class, which included Stampede Wrestling mainstays Hercules Ayala, The Cuban Assassin, The Great Gama and Gerry Morrow.[10]
| Year | Ring name | Inducted by | Inducted for | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | [11] | 2008 | Wrestling | Won the PWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) | ||
| 2008 | Wrestling | Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance; longtime mainstay of Stampede Wrestling[12] | ||||
| 2008 | Wrestling | |||||
| 2008 | Wrestling | |||||
| 2008 | Wrestling | |||||
| 2009 | [13] | Wrestling | Won the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time) | |||
| 2009 | Wrestling | Won the PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (1 time) | ||||
| 2009 | Refereeing | |||||
| 2010 | [14] | Wrestling | Won the PWA Championship (1 time), PWA Commonwealth Championship (1 time) and PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) | |||
| 2010 | Wrestling | Won the PWA Championship (3 times) and PWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) | ||||
| 2010 | [15] | Wrestling | ||||
| 2011 | [16] | Wrestling | Won the PWA Mayhem Championship (1 time), PWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) and PWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (2 times) | |||
| 2011 | Wrestling and Promoting | Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance | ||||
| 2011 | Promoting | Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance | ||||
| N/A | Wrestling | |||||
| N/A | ||||||
| N/A | ||||||
| 2013 | Kurt Sorochan | Wrestling | Co-founder of the Prairie Wrestling Alliance | |||
| 2013 | Kurt Sorochan | Promoting and Television Production | Longtime head of production for the Prairie Wrestling Alliance | |||
| 2013 | Kurt Sorochan | Wrestling | Won the PWA Cruiserweight Championship (3 times) |
| Championship | Final Champion(s) | Previous | Event | Date Won | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWA Championship | Chris Steele | Michael Allen Richard Clark | PWA Battle at the Dome 2 | March 5, 2022 | Calgary, AB | |
| PWA Commonwealth Title | Shawn Spears | Shaun Moore | PWA Night of Champions | June 22, 2019 | Edmonton, AB | |
| PWA Canadian Tag Team Titles | The Above Average Joes (Kenny Stryker & Aiden Adams) | The League (Davey O'Doyle & Brayden Parsons) | PWA Night of Champions | June 22, 2019 | Edmonton, AB | |
| PWA Mayhem Title | "The Thickness" Reid Matthews | Kenneth Anthony | PWA Fruition | February 23, 2019 | Edmonton, AB | |
| PWA Women's Title | Zoe Sager | GiGi Rey | PWA Battle at the Dome 2 | March 5, 2022 | Calgary, AB |