05-08-12: JUST SIGNED FOR COLLISION COURSE 2012 ON JUNE 9TH.......The Amazing Velvet will face off against the nearly 7-foot "The Human Skyscraper" Rhyze.

05-01-12: JUST SIGNED FOR COLLISION COURSE 2012 ON JUNE 9TH.......Cruiserweight Champion John Beasley will wrestle against Mo Hill.

04-24-12: JUST SIGNED FOR COLLISION COURSE 2012 ON JUNE 9TH.......In the Main Event at the National Guard Armory in Wilmington, World Champion LA Tank will face the Young Bludz in a handicap match with Tavare Hill as the special referee.

04-14-12: After the victory of the team of Tavare Hill and The Young Bludz, Hill is allowed to pick the matches and stipulations for World Champion LA Tank, Amazing Velvet and Mo Hill.

03-25-12: The Main Event of UPWA Meltdown 2012 and the resulting decision made by Commissioner Moses Manson.

03-02-12: Cold Blood will be making his debut at the next show, March Madness 2012 in Wilmington, NC.

02-29-12: UPWA will be returning to Kenansville on April 14th with Retribution 2012.

01-14-12: Due to an armory issue, the January 21st show has been postponed until March 24th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

12-19-11: Ty Tyson makes a challenge for New Year's Massacre 2012 on January 21st in Wilmington, NC.

12-19-11: LA Tank talks about Tito Rains after November Nightmare 2011.

12-19-11: Tito Rains explains his actions from November Nightmare 2011.

11-19-11: Tito Rains is the new No. 1 contender for the World Title. He was involved in a 6-man tag team match, teaming with LA Tank and Mo Hill against Tavare Hill and the Young Bludz. If Tank's team picked up the victory, Tavare and the Young Bludz had to leave the UPWA but if they picked up the win, they would be able to choose the No. 1 contender for the title. Just when Tank seemed to have things under control, Rains turned on his partner and allowed Tavare to get the pin. Tavare then picked Tito as the challenger on January 14th in Wilmington, NC.

11-19-11: BREAKING NEWS...The Amazing Velvet was found bloody and beaten on his hotel room earlier today. At the show, Tavare Hill revealed it was him who lay the vicious beating on Velvet. As a result and to punish the Cruiserweight Champion, new commissioner Moses Manson has announced on January 14th in Wilmington, NC Hill will have to defend the title in a fatal fourway. The first opponent named for the match is The Amazing Velvet.

11-19-11: Tonight in Kenansville, Moses Manson was named the new UPWA Commissioner.

10-25-11: BREAKING NEWS...After taking into account the recent violent after match attacks and the general chaos at Riverfest, UPWA has named a new commissioner. Wanting to remain unknown for now, he will make his first appearance live on Nov 19th in Kenansville, NC.

10-25-11: UPWA is proud to announce on November 19th, we will invade the EE Smith Middle School in Kenansville for November Nightmare 2011.

10-09-11: Tavare Hill defeated Amazing Velvet to capture the Cruiserweight title on the 12pm Sunday show.

10-09-11: Ty Tyson is the new Carolinas Champion, defeating Tavare Hill during the 3:30pm show on Saturday.

10-09-11: Pain and Agony won the 4th Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Riverfest. They will face the the tag team champions at New Year's Massacre 2012 on January 14th in Wilmington, NC.

10-03-11: After petitioning the championship committee, John Beasley and a mystery partner will be the eighth and final team for the upcoming 4th Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Riverfest. The winner of the tournament will be the new No. 1 contenders.
When reached for comment, Beasley stated "I have found a reliable partner to be in my corner. Unlike the last one, who I had to carry to the tag title, we will be the perfect tandem in the ring."

10-02-11: The tandem of Tito Rains and Mo Hill is the seventh team named for the upcoming 4th Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Riverfest. The winner of the tournament will be the new No. 1 contenders.

9-21-11: Bad Kharma has sent in the following video in regards to the the 4th annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament as a part of Halloween Havok on October 8th during The Riverfest Festival in Wilmington, NC.

09-19-11: High Definition and the tandem of Shaheem Ali and Justin Lee are the next two teams announced for the upcoming 4th Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Riverfest. The winner of the tournament will be the new No. 1 contenders.

09-14-11: Big Steele and Young Bludz are the next two teams announced for the upcoming 4th Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Riverfest. The winner of the tournament will be the new No. 1 contenders.

09-11-11: UPWA would like to remember all those heroes who lost their lives protecting the freedoms of this country.

08-24-11: NWA Tag Team Champions Bad Kharma and Tavare Hill/Amazing Velvet are the first two teams announced for the upcoming 4th Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Riverfest. The winner of the tournament will be the new No. 1 contenders.

08-10-11: In the first of many to come, the championship committee has announced the Main Event for the 6pm show at Riverfest will be World Champion vs Carolinas Champion, whoever they may be at the time of the match.

07-12-11: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Killian O'Conn will not be appearing at Summer Showdown 2011. However the championship committee says Carolinas Champion Tavare Hill will have a title match and will name his opponent at the show.

06-25-11: After the way Wrestlefest 2011 ended with Amazing Velvet's attack on Donald Brower, Brower has ordered a match for Summer Showdown 2011. Cruiserweight Champion Christopher McKenzie will face Amazing Velvet in a Title vs Career Match.
"I can't wait until July 30th," Brower said. "Velvet thinks he can put his hands on me? Well when Christopher McKenzie pins him and his career is over, I am going to enjoy watching him leave the building for the last time a broken man."

05-14-10: In a strange occurrence, a DVD was delivered to the offices of the UPWA. The video promises change in the UPWA and that more videos will be coming. Will they be coming to UPWA to change it for the good or try and destroy it? After careful consideration, we have decided to air the video.

05-13-11: BREAKING NEWS............ Earlier today, Djinn was served with a restraining order from William Dabney for his vicious assault at March Madness 2011. After calming Djinn down, Donald Brower had the following to say.
"This is just a cheap ploy by Tank to save his brother from a beating," Brower said. "We are going to fight this with all our might in the highest courts but William Dabney will be in action on June 11th against a member of The Brower Empire no matter what."

05-12-11: On the Wrestlefest show, there will be a 6-man tag team match as Carolinas Champion Tavare Hill will team up with the two people closest to him, Moe Hill and Tavare Hill to face the trio of Cruiserweight Champion Christopher McKenzie, Killian O'Conn and Danny South.
When reached for comment Tavare Hill said "I am sick of those three attacking us and trying to knock me off the path. It is time for me to step up and become the man I am destined to be.

04-19-11: Another match has been signed for the upcoming UPWA Wrestlefest 2011: Mind Games. Donald Brower has ordered World Champion LA Tank to face his long time tag team partner and friend Mike Devine. When reached for comment, the champion said "Once again, Brower is in my business. If he thinks me having to wrestle Devine is going to cause a rift between us he is sadly mistaken."

04-19-11: Another match has been signed for the upcoming UPWA Wrestlefest 2011: Mind Games. Donald Brower has ordered World Champion LA Tank to face his long time tag team partner and friend Mike Devine. When reached for comment, the champion said "Once again, Brower is in my business. If he thinks me having to wrestle Devine is going to cause a rift between us he is sadly mistaken."

03-19-11: In one of the most shocking moments in the history of the UPWA, after handcuffing World Champion LA Tank, Donald Brower Enterprises assaulted the champion's brother William, who was in the audience. As Tank looked on, Djinn and Christopher McKenzie held his brother while Donald Brower grabbed a hammer from under the ring, smashing William's hand with it. As Tank attended to his brother, Donald Brower announced next month's Main Event would be Djinn vs William with Brower as the special guest referee.

02-11-11: BREAKING NEWS......Following the chaos that ended the Main Event of New Year's Massacre 2011 in Wilmington, the Main Event of March Madness on March 19th at the Wilmington National Guard Armory will be World Champion LA Tank teaming up with Josh Hunter to face the duo of Tainted Luv Daniel Messina and Killian O'Conn.

01-19-11: BREAKING NEWS......After nearly two month's of prosecution threats, Donald Brower will be holding a press conference to address not only his role in the events at November Nightmare but what the championship committee has decided in regards to New Year's Massacre 2011.

11-08-10: Here is fan footage from after the Main Event of November Nightmare 2010 in Shallotte, North Carolina in which Donald Brower and Christopher McKenzie were taken into custody. We will have a response from Mr. Brower within the next week.

11-06-10: BREAKING NEWS......Donald Brower and Christopher McKenzie were taking into custody by the Shallotte Police Department for assaulting a police offer. We will post more details when they become available.

10-30-10: With only one week left before November Nightmare, the UPWA is at a fever pitch. In addition to three championship matches we will have the Shallotte debuts of Killian O'Conn, Kid Riot, Bradford Steele and JT Biggz.

10-16-10: On the November 6th show, we have just learned the Championship Committee has decided to have Tavare Hill defend his newly won Carolinas Title against Ty Tyson in the very first match of the evening.

10-3-10: BREAKING NEWS... After winning his match on with the Beast during Riverfest on Sunday, World Champion LA Tank was viciously attacked by The Brower Empire in front of his family. While Donald Brower looked on and forced Tank's children to watch the attack, Djinn, Christopher McKenzie and B.D. Productions took turns beating on Tank. In a final act of brutality Djinn placed Tank's arm in a steel chair and Brower jumped on it. The result of the attack was a severely dislocated elbow, bruised sternum, cracked ribs as well as various cuts and bruises. The injuries are expected to keep the champion out of action indefinitely but Tank is thinking of his revenge already.
"The Brower Empire has crossed a line that they never should of," Tank said. "It is one thing to attack me since I am a wrestler, but for them to lay their hands on my family is going too far. They may have put me out of action for the November 6th show but I will damn sure be at New Year's Massacre 2011. Djinn and Brower wanted a war they got one. I am challenging Djinn to a Last Man Standing Match. If he has any guts, he will accept the match and if Brower gets in the way, I will beat him like I am going to do to his big goof, Djinn."
Once a response is made by either Donald Brower or Djinn, we will be sure to post that information on the site.

10-2-10: BREAKING NEWS... Tavare Hill is the New Carolinas Champion after defeating former champion Djinn at the huge Halloween Havok show as a part of Riverfest. Tavare took advantage of Djinn's aggressiveness for the victory and celebrated with his friend, World Champion LA Tank afterwards in the ring.
"I can't believe I am the Carolinas Champion," Hill said. "After winning the tag team titles in July with the Amazing Velvet and now winning this belt, I feel I am on a huge role. The time of Capital T is here."

9-19-10: BREAKING NEWS... In a huge signing, UPWA is proud to announce the debut of Ty Tyson and Samantha Starr to appear at the monthly supershows starting with the Riverfest Festival on October 3rd. For fans of wrestling in the southeast, they know that Tyson has been a champion in every promotion he has worked for and he plans to continue that trend in the UPWA.
"UPWA is one of the top promotions in independent wrestling so its only natural they want the best wrestler in the world to work for them." Tyson said.
Starr is no ordinary manager. She continues the wrestling legacy of her mother and father, NWA stars Baby Doll and Sam Houston as well as her uncle Jake Roberts, her aunt Rockin Robin and her grandfather, Grizzly Smith. She has complete confidence that Tyson and herself will make a huge impact in the UPWA.
"I am putting every champion on notice," Starr said. "We are gunning for every title the company has to offer so be prepared for the Perfectly Ultimate takeover of the UPWA."

9-09-10: The matches keep getting bigger and better for the upcoming Riverfest event. In addition to the huge matches already announced, a street fight has been added to the show. World Champion LA Tank will meet Carolinas Champion Djinn on the 3pm Sunday show. As fans of the UPWA know, these two champions have battled in and out of the ring for the past few months, leaving a wake of destruction in their path. This match will settle the score between these two stars and will be a title vs title match. Due to the unpredictability of wrestling, if either man loses his title prior to the match, then it will become a title match for the remaining belt but this matchup WILL take place and there will be a winner.
One wrestler who has been on a roll is one half of the tag team champions, Tavare Hill. With his partner nursing an injury, he has said he will take on all comers, big and small, to showcase his abilities in the ring. His first match will be against a fomer Carolinas champion, Tainted Luv Daniel Messina. The once beloved wrestler has turned his back on the fans in recent months and has said he will end the hot streak of Hill once and for all on the 12pm Saturday show.
The 3rd Annual John J. Iradi Memorial Tournament is becoming the talk of the town. With the red hot feud between BD Prodcutions and The Beasley's, Smooth Excellence trying to end Velvet's career last show, The Young Lions, The Keystone Kings and Bad Karma looking to make an impact in their debuts, The Heavy Hitters looking to dominate another tag division or the final team who wish to remain nameless, the tournament is going to be a battle of the top tag team talent in all of the world.

9-09-10: Bad Kharma makes their first public statement since entering the John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament as a part of Halloween Havok on October 2nd during The Riverfest Festival in Wilmington, NC.

9-08-10: Some of the names confirmed for the Riverfest show include World Champion LA Tank, Carolinas Champion Djinn, Tavare Hill, 2Dxtreme, Cold Cash D and the UPWA debut of Ty Tyson and Samantha Starr. In addition, the three Saturday shows will play host to the John J. Iradi Memorial Tag Team Tournament with the winner being named the No. 1 contenders to the titles. It will showcase eight of the top teams in independent wrestling.

9-05-10: As a result of the ringside melee between the Brower Empire and various wrestlers at the last show, 2Dxtreme has challenged Carolinas Champion Djinn to a title match at the Riverfest show on October 2nd. "He tried to end my career with a kick to my skull," 2Dxtreme said. "Since he is so interested in ending things, im going to be the one who ends his year long reign as champion." When reached for comment, Djinn stated "If that little gnat wants to try and take this title from around my waist, he will fall like the rest. I am going to prove how dominant a champion I have been since winning the title a year ago in destroying 2Dxtreme once and for all." This match will be one of the many title defenses at the show and will be showcased on the 3:30pm show.

9-04-10: One of the top tag teams in the Northeast, Bad Karma will be the sixth team in the upcoming John J. Iradi Memorial Tournament on October 2nd. The team has promised to make it thoughts known on the impact they will have in both the tournament and the UPWA by the end of the week.

9-03-10: The Young Lions have been chosen to be the fifth team in the upcoming John J. Iradi Memorial Tournament on October 2nd.

8-31-10: After receiving hundreds of requests, UPWA has announced the first four teams for the prestigious John J. Iradi Memorial Tournament on October 2nd. The teams are highlighted by a pair of former UPWA tag teams champions BD Productions and Smooth Excellence. The father and son team of The Beast and John Beasley, better known as the Beasley's will throw their hat into the fray. In the biggest surprise so far, the tournament will feature the debut of one of the most decorated teams in independent wrestling, current East Coast Tag Team Champions, The Heavy Hitters. This team has beaten a who's who of top talent and look to continue that trend in UPWA. The final four teams will be announced soon and promise to be the best of the best in tag team wrestling.

8-21-10: UPWA has relaunched TheUPWA.com. We hope you enjoy the site and it is easier to navigate.