Acronym | PWX |
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Founded | 1994 |
Style | American wrestling |
Headquarters | McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Founder(s) | Jim Miller Sean Evans Mark Wilhelm |
Owner(s) | Jim Miller (1994–) Sean Evans (1994–2007) |
Parent | National Wrestling Alliance (1997–2012) Allied Independent Wrestling Federations (2014–2016) |
Formerly | NWA East Atlas Wrestling Company Pittsburgh Wrestling League |
Pro Wrestling eXpress (PWX, also known as NWA East) is a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in North Versailles, Pennsylvania in 1994 by Jim Miller and Sean "Shocker" Evans. It is the longest-running promotion in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. PWX was the main rival of Steel City Wrestling during the 1990s and was an affiliate of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 to 2012. PWX held a prominent role in the organization during this period. It was part in the annual NWA Anniversary Shows from 1998 to 2000 and brought national and world NWA champions to audiences in the East Coast of the United States. The promotion also collaborated with non-NWA members on the local independent circuit holding several interpromotional shows with Chris Lash's Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (2002; 2009–2010) and participated in Deaf Wrestlefest (2010).