This NWA champ met Ric Flair. Big weekend in Central and South Florida with EC3, NWA, CCW

To be the man, you’ve got to beat the man, or at least meet the man and get his approval.

After winning the prestigious NWA title, EC3 returned to his home base - Cleveland. BTW, so many talented pro wrestlers are from Ohio. Must be something in the water.

The great Ric Flair, who proudly wore that NWA title back in the day, happened to be touring Ohio around that time, promoting his Wooooo! Energy Drink.

When you think of the NWA, Hall of Fame names like Brisco, Funk, Race, Rhodes, Steamboat, Thesz and Flair come to mind. It’s an honor to hold that title.

So the 40-year-old EC3 with that historic black-n-gold championship belt met The Nature Boy during that Ohio tour as past champ and current champ shared a hug, a handshake and Wooooo! Energy. Proud moment for EC3 to be with Flair, an NWA staple. Nice photo op, too.

EC3, with that NWA title, will be in his old stomping grounds - Florida - Jan. 11-14 for some electrifying mat action and more.

Here is my audio interview with NWA champ EC3 as we discuss him winning the NWA title, meeting Ric Flair, the NWA, working with NWA leader and “Smashing Pumpkins” frontman Billy Corgan, shows in Florida, Coastal Championship Wrestling, starting/running his own pro wrestling school and promotion Exodus Pro Wrestling in his native Ohio and more.

NWA in Florida

The NWA, one of the oldest and longest running pro wrestling promotions in the world, will emanate from Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Jan. 13 with two shows at Revolution Live.

Dubbed “NWA Paranoia,” you will see the NWA’s best competing in all sorts of matches. The main event features two top talents as EC3 defends that NWA title against Matt Cardona.

Also see Trevor Murdoch and Mike Knox, The Southern Six (Alex Taylor and Kerry Morton) with Ricky Morton, Zyon and Anthony Andrews with Austin Idol, The Country Gentlemen with Joe Cazana, Blunt Force Trauma with Aron Stevens, Colby Corino with Violent J of Insane Clown Posse, Thom Latimer, Bryan Idol, the giant Talos and Dasiy Kill, NWA Spectaculars 2.0 with Rolando, “Bulltproof” Blake Troop with Chris Silvio, Joe Alonzo, Max the Impaler with Father James Mitchell, Mims, Ruthie Jay, The Immortals, The Slimeballz, Thrillbilly Silas Mason, Burchill, Tiffany Nieves, Joe Galli and more.

Following “NWA Paranoia” tapings for the CW, stars from the NWA then battle stellar indie talent from longtime South Florida-based indie group Coastal Championship Wrestling as its “NWA vs. CCW: Viva Revolution.”

What a journey for the NWA champ EC3. He’s worked for AAA, FCW, Global Force, Impact Wrestling, NXT, ROH and WWE to name a few. He’s traveled the world and continues to entertain with an eclectic pro wrestling acumen. His mantra: CYN (Control Your Narrative), which he professes at his pro wrestling school Exodus Pro Wrestling in his native Cleveland.

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Working with CCW

Speaking of CCW, EC3 (and some special guests) will conduct a seminar and talent assessment on Thursday, Jan. 11 at the CCW Training Facility in (South Florida) Pompano Beach.

CCW -- led by Nelio Cuomo Costa, CCW original Dan Evans and WWE alum Gangrel -- have helped/seen plenty of talent from there graduate to bigger and better, including most recently WWE NXT Breakout Winner Lola Vice (Valerie Loureda), NXT Level Up commentary and NXT ring announcer and NXT show host Blake Howard (Blake Chadwick), NXT tag champ Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo (Jake Tucker), former Impact Wrestling tag champ KiLynn King, Impact Wrestling’s Jay Vidal, former WOW-Women of Wrestling champ Penelope Pink (Marina Tucker), NWA giant Jack Talos, NWA’s Ruthie Jay and more.

CCW, which is in its 20th year, is currently working with AEW alum Q.T. Marshall, who is co-owner and trainer of The Nightmare Factory pro wrestling school (along with WWE’s Cody Rhodes) near Atlanta.

Since the arrival of Cuomo Costa, CCW expanded, running several shows monthly throughout Florida and in Tennessee.

Here is my audio interview with CCW’s Nelio Cuomo Costa.

The current talent pool features CCW champ Jackal Stevens, former champs Cha Cha Charlie and Ariel Levy, CCW tag champs The Qrown (Leonis Khan & Maximus Khan), WWE alum AJ Francis, Alex Chamberlain, MLW alum Ricky Martinez, ERA, Amber Nova, Lakay, Agony, Ariel Dominguez, Mila Moore, Dr. Eric Christopher, veteran talent Gangrel and Eddie Valentine, referees Bruce Owens (FCW/CWF/NWA alum), Randy Eller (WCW alum), Andy Seeley, and Amy Veronica, up-n-comers Ozzy Kilmeister, Skitz, Alan “S2S” Martinez, Jonny Nova, Elliott Qrow, Joe Garcia, Chris Farrow and Meto and more.

On Friday, Jan. 12, NWA champ EC3 defends his title against Cha Cha Charlie in the main event of CCW’s monthly “Conquer Kissimmee” show (via Lew Spectre) in Old Town, near Orlando.

Greats like Bill “Fonzie” Alfonso and Kevin Sullivan work with CCW, too.

For aspiring pro wrestlers, commentators, referees, call CCW at 954-397-6421.

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NWA on YouTube, Social Media, CW & FITE

“NWA Powerrr” and “NWA USA” are available weekly for free on the NWA’s YouTube channel and the CW streaming. The company also offers six annual pay-per-views available for purchase on FITE TV.

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