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The NWA issued:
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!
Silas Mason Crowned New NWA Worlds Champion
Silas Mason is the new NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion! In the thrilling conclusion of NWA 77, which aired Tuesday on ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????, “The Thrillbilly” defeated Thom Latimer to win the National Wrestling Alliance’s legendary “Ten Pounds of Gold.”
Hailing from Blount County, TN, and logging in at 6’6” and 275 lbs., Mason joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 2022. He is a former NWA National Heavyweight Champion and the longest-reigning territory champion in modern NWA history, holding the NWA Southeast/Joe Cazana Promotions NWA Southeastern Heavyweight title for over 1000 days.
“This is the biggest day in the history of the planet,” says Mason of his victory.
“Thom Latimer was one helluva champion,” he continues, “But there is only one ‘Thrillbilly’ Silas Mason — and the world is about to get a true taste of what the first homegrown National Wrestling Alliance star of the modern era looks like! ‘Big Daddy Thrill’ is on a mission to ‘Thrill ‘Em All!’”
The new NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion is one-third of The Southern Six faction currently dominating the National Wrestling Alliance. Joining him in the trio are NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion “Too Hot to Trot” Alex Taylor and second-generation star Kerry Morton, collectively the NWA United States Tag Team Champions.
In addition to wowing pro wrestling audiences for over a decade, Mason boasts an impressive acting resume. In critically-acclaimed film The Iron Claw, a biopic centered on the iconic Von Erich wrestling family, he portrayed Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy of The Fabulous Freebirds. His talents were also showcased in a nationally broadcast, wrestling-themed commercial for Moon Pie snacks and more.
Mason next sees action in a National Wrestling Alliance ring on Dec. 13, when the company returns to Tampa, FL, for a huge double-taping of ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????. The NWA’s weekly flagship broadcast airs Tuesdays, 8PM and 11PM ET on Roku Sports. Fans can watch 24/7 on demand.
National Wrestling Alliance
*** ABOUT THE NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE***
Founded in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance is the oldest existing and continuously promoting governing body and professional wrestling organization in the United States. Under the guidance and ownership of NWA President William Patrick Corgan, lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins, the NWA Lightning One Era has moved the old school into the modern with weekly Tuesday night broadcasts
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