Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)

Big Time Wrestling
FoundedOctober 1960[1]
DefunctJanuary 1981[2][3][4]
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States[2]
Owner(s)Roy Shire (1960–1981)[1]
ParentPacific Coast Athletic Corp.[1][5]
FormerlyAmerican Wrestling Alliance
National All-Star Wrestling

Big Time Wrestling – also known as the American Wrestling Alliance (AWA) or National All-Star Wrestling, and sometimes referred to as NWA San Francisco – was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in San Francisco, California, in the United States.[2][6] Founded by "Professor" Roy Shire (1922–1992) in 1960, the promotion emerged as one of the most profitable in the United States thanks to its "red hot angles" and "good TV".[1] The promotion's heartland was the San Francisco Bay Area, with the Cow Palace as its core venue, but it also ran regular shows in cities including Fresno, Las Vegas, Oakland, San Jose, and Sacramento.[7][8] Shire folded the promotion in 1981.[3]

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  8. ^ Dale Pierce (2013). Wrestling in Akron. Arcadia Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-4671-1017-4.