EC3 defeated Tyrus in the main event on night two of NWA’s 75th Anniversary show on Sunday in a bullrope match where Tyrus would be forced to retire if he lost.
Tyrus’s NWA Worlds title reign ends at 289 days, after he defeated Trevor Murdoch & Matt Cardona in a three-way to win the title at last November’s Hard Times 3 event.
In addition to the Worlds title switch, three other titles changed hands on Sunday’s NWA 75 show.
Kenzie Paige defeated Kamille in the semi-main event to win the NWA World Women’s Championship, ending Kamille’s 813-day reign with the title.
Paige’s Pretty Empowered stablemates Kylie Page & Ela Envy defeated M95’s Madi Wrenkowski & Missa Kate earlier in the evening to capture the NWA World Women’s Tag Team Championship in another title change.
On the NWA 75 pre-show, Talos & Daisy Kill defeated The Country Gentlemen’s Anthony Andrews & AJ Cazana to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. Talos & Kill won a tournament final on night one of NWA 75 to earn the title shot on Sunday.
The NWA World Heavyweight Champion is set to defend his belt on the show against EC3, who earned the title shot by cashing in the NWA National title.
Tyrus recently announced on Instagram Live that he wants their title clash to be a Bull Rope match. In order to entice EC3 to agree to the stipulation, Tyrus said that he’ll retire if he loses.
“I’ll make you an offer you cannot refuse,” Tyrus said. “I’m so passionate, I want this Bull Rope match, I want to be the bull in the woods, if you will, prove it at the Chase, at the 75, that I’m willing to put my career on the line as well. So, if EC3 wins the 12 pounds of gold against me in a Bull Rope match, not only will he be champion, I will retire.”
There's a long history of Bull Rope matches in the @nwa and that tradition continues at #NWA75! @PlanetTyrus vs @therealec3 in a BULL ROPE MATCH for the NWA World's Heavyweight Title.
If Tyrus loses, he will retire from the sport of wrestling.
NWA 75 takes place on August 26 & 27 at the Chase Ballroom in St. Louis, Missouri. The pay-per-view will be available on FITE TV.
NWA 75 night one 8/26:
NWA World Women’s Champion Kamille defends against Natalia Markova
NWA World Tag Team Champions La Rebelion (Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf) w/Vampiro defend against Blunt Force Trauma (Damage & Carnage) w/Aron Stevens
Burke Invitational Gauntlet to earn a NWA World Women’s Championship title match. Participants announced: Allysin Kay, The WOAD, Taylor Rising, Sierra, Samanta Starr, Ruthie Jay, Heather Monroe, CJ, MJ Jenkins, & TBA
The Fixers (Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky) vs. Talos & Daisy Kill
NWA 75 night two 8/27:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tyrus defends against EC3 (Tyrus has proposed a Bull Rope stipulation, and says he’ll retire if he loses, although this has yet to be made official)
Winners of La Rebelion vs. Blunt Force Trauma from night one defend the NWA World Tag Team Championships against Trevor Murdoch & Mike Knox
Winner of Kamille vs. Markova defends the NWA World Women’s Championship against the winner of the gauntlet match on night one
NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Country Gentleman (AJ Cazana & Anthony Andrews) defend against the winners of The Fixers vs. Daisy Kill & Talos from night one
NWA 75 matches with no announced date:
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Kerry Morton w/Ricky Morton defends against Colby Corino w/Jamie Stanley
JR Kratos vs. Odinson vs. Silas Mason w/Pollo Del Mar in a triple threat match for the vacant NWA National Heavyweight Championship
Homicide vs. Joe Alonzo
The Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo & Ruffo) w/Violent J vs. TBA
Additionally, NWA TV Champion Thom Latimer, NWA Women’s TV Champion Kenzie Paige, NWA Women’s Tag Champions M95, and Matt Cardona are expected to wrestle on the show.
The NWA World Heavyweight title match for NWA 75 is set.
After retaining the NWA National Championship on this week’s NWA Power against Thrillbilly Silas Mason, champion EC3 held the championship in the air, then dropped the belt on the floor. Announcer Joe Galli said that by doing this, EC3 had relinquished the championship, and that the main event of NWA 75 would be Tyrus defending the NWA World title against EC3. NWA 75 will take place at The Chase’s Khorassan Ballroom in St. Louis on August 26 and 27.
EC3 won the National title from Cyron back at NWA 312 on April 7.
Galli also confirmed earlier on NWA Power that Natalia Markova would be challenging Kamille for the NWA Women’s Championship at NWA 75. The two met earlier this year at NWA Crockett Cup back on June 4, with Kamille successfully defending the title.
Here is the updated lineup for NWA 75:
NWA World Heavyweight title: Tyrus defends against EC3
NWA Women’s title: Kamille defends against Natalia Markova
NWA is returning to St. Louis, Missouri for their 75th Anniversary event in 2023.
NWA president Billy Corgan made the announcement that the promotion will return to the Khorassan Ballroom in 2023 for the 75th Anniversary show during Sunday’s NWA 74 event. Whether the show will again be a two-day event or a one-day show was not announced.
The Khorassan Ballroom famously hosted the Wrestling at the Chase St. Louis wrestling program from 1959 to 1983. The venue has hosted both the 73rd and 74th Anniversary events for the promotion as well.
Corgan made the announcement at NWA 74 prior to the show’s main event, then introduced a ten-bell salute to prominent wrestling personalities that passed away during the previous year in an in memoriam tribute.
NWA 74’s main event saw Trevor Murdoch retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Tyrus, pinning the challenger with a bulldog after kicking out of Tyrus’s heart punch finisher.
