Heartland Wrestling Association

Heartland Wrestling Association
AcronymHWA
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Defunct2015; 9 years ago (2015)
StyleAmerican wrestling
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio, United States (1998–2015)
Founder(s)Les Thatcher
WebsiteHWAonline.com (inactive)

The Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) was a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio. A former developmental territory for World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s and 2000s, it was listed as one of the top independent promotions in the United States by The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide by Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher in 2005.[1]

  1. ^ Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher. The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. (pg. 6) ISBN 1-58261-947-6