{"id":35735,"date":"2018-02-12T09:40:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=35735"},"modified":"2018-02-12T09:40:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:40:05","slug":"former-wwe-wrestler-challenges-nwa-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/02\/12\/former-wwe-wrestler-challenges-nwa-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE wrestler challenges for the NWA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2075117050\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Former WWE wrestler James Ellsworth challenged Nick Aldis for the NWA Championship at the NWA Championship Wrestling From Hollywood television taping. Aldis&#8217;s manager Austin Idol handpicking Ellsworth to serve as a challenger for Aldis. Watch a teaser video featuring Ellsworth below or at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bes65fJ-_K0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWA Youtube Page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> I love it! Granted, I&#8217;ve always had a soft spot for the Ellsworth act, but this is good use of Ellsworth coming off his WWE run and the live crowd seemed to be pretty fired up about it. The video is a brief teaser that includes some of the new footage and the NWA announced that they will release the full match later this week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bes65fJ-_K0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>NEW:<\/b> Help support Prowrestling.net when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/amazon\">Prowrestling.net\/amazon<\/a>. You are not charged extra, but we receive a small and very helpful commission on everything you purchase. 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