Alliance Blog Podcast: Interviews with Independent Wrestlers and Wrestling Personalities

On this episode of #FridayHotTag, Wil Martin and Jay Cal talk about Battle Royals, the pros and cons. The duo discuss the drawbacks of using a battle royal to shake up wrestling storylines.

Prime Time LIVE just announced it's pricing options for their PPV series that will air on FITE and On Demand.  On this episode of Jay Cal's View, we travel in the way back machine to talk about the first time Jay Cal was able to see the #TenPoundsOfGold, the #RealWorldsChampionship the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship live and in person.  Do you have any fond memories of Sweet Charlotte?

Wil and Jay talk about the precedent of the National Wrestling Alliance Worlds Heavyweight Champion appearing with other brands. With Thunder Rosa issuing the challenge to Shida and the AEW's Woman Championship, we discuss the other times a NWA Champion called out another promotion's championship.

Some people wait around for opportunities, while others kick the damn door in.  Thunder Rosa isn't waiting for an invitation.  She showed that last Saturday when she made her challenge to Hikaru Shida and her AEW Woman's Championship.  When was the last time a champion from one promotion, challenged the champion of another promotion.  You might have to go back to Rick Martel (AWA) vs. Ric Flair (N...

Jay Cal and Wil Martin are pumped for the United Wrestling Network and the NWA partnership. UWN: Primetime Live debuts on September 15th. But today's conversation is centered around who would it take to make an appearance on the show that would really move the needle and bring a lot of new eyeballs to that first episode.

August 29th our NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis, is set to defend the Ten Pounds of Gold in North Richland Hills, Texas. But did you know about the history of the NWA and North Richland Hills?  No less than four men have traveled to this small suburb of the Metroplex area of Dallas/Fort Worth, the area was a long time home to the National Wrestling Alliance member, NWA Southwest.  Many...

Jay Cal and Wil speculate on the possibility of a potential cross over between the NWA and AEW.

The opinions expressed in this episode are those of Jay Cal and only Jay Cal. Jay Cal expresses a lot of optimism about the partnership with the United Wrestling Network and the National Wrestling Alliance working together.  Could this be the start of some beautifully made music?  

On this episode of the Hot Tag,  Jay Cal flying solo discusses the 1st scheduled NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title Match since January 24th, 2020.   Are you excited to see the National Treasure defend the Real Worlds Heavyweight Championship on August 21st?

On this episode of the Hot Tag, Wil Martin and Jay Cal discuss which NWA Championship carries more prestige, the National Championship held by Aron Stevens or the Television Title held by Zicky Dice.

Wil and Jay are talking "fantasy booking" matches for when NWA POWERRR returns, when ever that may be.

Danny LimeLight is one of the top stars of wrestling in Southern California competing for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and recently debuting for New Japan Pro Wrestling's Lion's Break Collison. In part one of our interview we talk about Danny's time in the military and how he got roped into service, the controversy that surrounded his time in SoCal Pro Wrestling and the events that led hi...

On this episode Wil and Jay address the rumors regarding the National Wrestling Alliance shutting down.

Jay Cal and Wil Martin of This Is The NWA Podcast tag team the topic of the advent of empty arena wrestling... Well it with for the NWA?

This episode is dedicated to positivity.  In the way of the 22-year-old budding Joshi Star Hana Kimura who recently ended her life over what amounts to cyberbullying.  Kimura who competed at Ring of Honor's G1 Supercard in MSG and was on the Stardom roster.  Cyberbullying is very real and we're very sad to hear of this.   Unrestricted Free Agents have started signing.  Bri...

This was supposed to be a Preparty. To stand in solidarity with the BLM casus #blackouttuesday and #theshowmustbepaused. So Here's my vent while I also #talkNWA.

David and I have been friends for nearly 20 years.  Every time we sit down for an interview, we end up talking for hours about his nearly 30 years with the NWA.  This podcast was very unique.  We spent almost two hours speaking about Marquez's experience in the world of wrestling.    David was born and raised in Southern California and even promoted his first wrestling eve...

With a heavy heart, we kick off the podcast with a moment of silence for Larry Csonka and Shad Gaspard. Please take a moment to send prayers or positive vibes to their families. Hello friends, Today we take a moment to celebrate the works of Larry Csonka, the voice of 411Wrestling.com. It was announced last night that he had passed away. I’m gutted. His writing voice inspired mine. We also say goo...

13 years ago, I decided that the existing NWA coverage just wasn't cutting it. That the NWA News and Information was nearly adequate. Growing disenfranchised with a NWA Website, I decided to DIY. Enter Alliance-Wrestling.com

Nick Aldis has constantly referred to Ricky Starks as the "1st Round Draft Pick" of the National Wrestling Alliance.  And with good reason in such a short time Ricky Starks has become one of the shining stars of the #NWA and it's weekly show #NWAPOWERRR .  "Absolute" Ricky Starks has leveraged himself into the TV Title Tournament that is taking place Friday at #NWAHardTimes .  But f...

Friends, thanks for checking out the podcast.  In this episode, I encourage all of you to check out more of the NWA themed content that is out there.   This is the NWA: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ds3s-3HEYHYSQb1hkeqA Ten Pounds of Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0EGcWvxIaDQHVL4zWJ0AXw NWA Kid: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCczTY2sT-wQ3jycKfQAffOQ The AJ Awesome Sho...

The meteoric rise of Royce Isaacs from pro wrestling standout from the Mile City to being a part of the hottest faction in professional wrestling today (Strictly Business) has been astonishing to watch.  The past few years have been kind to Isaacs has he has appeared in numerous "studio television" programs before finding high levels of success with Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and the Na...

Few have worn as many hats in the world of professional wrestling that Bill Behrens.  From 2002 through 2004, Behrens was the president of the National Wrestling Alliance.  While acting as president, Behrens was the owner-operator of NWA Wildside, operating out of Cornelia Georgia, NWA Wildside was known for starting the careers of AJ Styles, Ron Killings, and showcasing the top indy talent in the...

Jax Dane makes was supposed to make his in-ring debut for NWA POWERRR, this Tuesday 6:05 Eastern on YouTube.com/NWA.  Obviously things have changed recently with the announcement that the NWA is pausing live event production until June .  Jax's history with the National Wrestling Alliance is mostly unknown to new NWA fans, but "Godzilla" was one of the unsung heroes of the NWA of the pre...

We all knew the Crockett Cup 2020 was in jeopardy with the COVID-19 Pandemic.  And I was holding on to hope that things would be clearing up by now.  But it hasn't.  And the smart thing to do is to cancel the event due to the safety of all people involved.  But that doesn't mean we're happy about it.  You can read about the closing here ( dlvr.it/RS0DYl ).  But the sc...