EmPowerrr (2026)
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| Promotion(s) | National Wrestling Alliance Kross Fire Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 28, 2026 | ||
| City | Sevierville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Sevierville Civic Center | ||
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The 2026 EmPowerrr was a professional wrestling livestreaming event co-produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and territory promotion Kross Fire Wrestling (KFW). The event took place on August 28, 2026, at the Sevierville Civic Center in Sevierville, Tennessee was streamed live on YouTube. This was the second EmPowerrr event since the inaugural 2021 event five years prior and the first NWA live event to air in full since Samhain nearly three years prior.
Production
Background
On August 28, 2021, the NWA held the inaugural EmPowerrr event at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The event aired on pay-per-view on FITE TV, currently Triller TV, and was the NWA's first all-women's professional wrestling event, consisting solely of matches in their women's division. The card also featured wrestlers from partner promotions at the time such as All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling (now Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)), and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA); the event was headlined by the inaugural NWA Women's Invitational Cup Gauntlet match won by Chelsea Green.[1][2]
On April 29, 2024, the NWA announced that Kross Fire Wrestling, an East Tennessee-based independent promotion founded by Kenzie and Kylie Paige's father Tommy Henry and owned by the sisters, would become a territory in the NWA's territory system.[3][4] On July 19, 2024, Kenzie Paige signed a multi-year exclusive contract with the NWA.[5][6]
On July 13, 2026, the NWA announced that they would be teaming up with KFW to revive the EmPowerrr event, which will to take place on August 28, 2026, at the Sevierville Civic Center in Sevierville, Tennessee. It would be streamed live on YouTube, making it the first NWA live event to air in full since 2023.[7][8][9]
Storylines
EmPowerrr featured professional wrestling matches that involves different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[10] Storylines were produced on the National Wrestling Alliance and Kross Fire Wrestling's various events and on the twenty-eighth season of the NWA's television show, Powerrr.
Matches
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | TVMA (Tiffany Nieves and Gretta) defeated Alice Crowley and Lizzy Cassidy (with Paige Collett) by pinfall | Tag team match | 3:28 | ||
| 2 | Gisele Shaw (c) defeated Mackenzie Morgan by pinfall | Singles match for the NWA World Women's Television Championship[11] | 6:48 | ||
| 3 | Liviyah defeated Clara Carter by pinfall | Singles match | 7:19 | ||
| 4 | Sirena Veil and Paige Collett defeated Corrine Joy and Alexandra Quinn by pinfall | Tag team match | 7:23 | ||
| 5 | Carson Bartholomew Drake defeated Effy by pinfall | Singles match[12] | 11:41 | ||
| 6 | The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana) (Men's) (with Joe Cazana) defeated Pretty Empowered (Kenzie Paige and Kylie Paige) (Women's) (with Tommy Henry) by pinfall | Intergender champions vs. champions tag team match[13] | 14:02 | ||
| 7 | Tiffany Nieves (c) (with Gretta) defeated Alice Crowley (with Paige Collett) by pinfall | Singles match for the NWA World Women's Championship | 9:35 | ||
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References
- ↑ MacDonald, Josiah (August 28, 2021). "NWA Empower live results: Kamille vs. Hirsch, Invitational Cup". F4WOnline. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022.
- ↑ Taylor, Michael (August 28, 2021). "8/28 NWA EMPOWER PPV REPORT: Kamille vs. Hirsch, Melina vs. Purrazzo, Women's Invitational Cup, more". PW Torch.
- ↑ "Kross Fire Wrestling Named Newest Official NWA Territory". National Wrestling Alliance. April 29, 2024.
- ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (May 2, 2024). "Kross Fire Wrestling Recognized As Official NWA Territory". 411Mania.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (July 19, 2024). "Kenzie Page Signs Exclusive Contract With NWA". Fightful.
- ↑ Thompson, Andrew (August 27, 2024). "Kenzie Paige discusses signing multi-year contract with NWA, reacts to praise from WWE's Chelsea Green". POST Wrestling.
- ↑ Thompson, Andrew (July 13, 2026). "NWA EmPowerrr Set For August 28th". Fightful.
- ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (July 13, 2026). "All-Women's NWA Empowerrr PPV Set To Return Next Month". 411Mania.
- ↑ Currier, Joseph (July 13, 2026). "NWA Empower returning for first time since 2021". F4WOnline.
- ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Instagram Announcement". nationalwrestlingalliance.com. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ NWA (7 August 2026). "Instagram Announcement". Instagram. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ NWA (12 August 2026). "Instagram Announcement". Instagram. Retrieved 12 August 2026.