Mike Porter issued a press release announcing ambitious expansion plans for his Middle Tennessee-based NWA Main Event promotion.
Porter stated that NWA Main Event was planning on signing a contract with a network affiliate in the Nashville market for a 60 minute wrestling show. In addition, the show would air on new, high power independent station that hopes to be on the air by March 2008. The station will be carried on 30 cable systems in southern Tennessee and northern Alabama according to Porter.
The release indicated that "The Crippler" Jeff Daniels is returning to the company in the capacity of matchmaker and co-producer of the new television show.
Porter also stated that NWA Main Event would be co-promoting shows with Bert Prentice (NWA Southereastern Championship Wrestling) in Kentucky and Middle Tennessee and with Linda Marx (NWA Wrestle Birmingham) in northern Alabama.
Prentice had already announced plans to run weekly Tuesday night shows at the Nashville Fairgrounds starting January 15. Those shows will be promoted as USA/NWA presents Southeastern Championship Wrestling.
NWA Main Event recently discontinued their weekly venues in both Pulaski and Columbia, Tennessee.
NWA Main Event is involved in a a promotional war with Southern Allstar Wrestling. The conflict started when Freddie Morton, the owner of NWA Main Event's venue in Columbia, announced plans to run shows in his building under the SAW banner. With Memphis wrestling in reruns, SAW currently has the only 60 minute wrestling show in Tennessee airing new material.
