What is National Championship Wrestling?
Simply put, NCW is the future of backyard wrestling. An alliance of wrestling organizations and wrestlers from around the globe, NCW promotes and celebrates all styles of backyard wrestling. Battling in big cities and small towns, in gyms and in basements, NCW superstars compete for regional titles and respect. Their ultimate goal? To become the NCW World Backyard Wrestling Champion... the number one person in the backyard wrestling world.

But NCW is about more than just having matches and making highlight videos. It's about bringing the backyard wrestling community together to celebrate what we do. Backyard wrestling is a unique way for young men and women to be creative, make friends, and just have fun. Instead of glorifying ultraviolence, NCW emphasizes entertainment and wrestling ability.

NCW isn't a multi-million dollar company, but an alliance built on the backs of dedicated wrestlers seeking to bring the backyard wrestling world closer together.

How can my federation join NCW?
If your federation would like to join NCW, please contact us on the Contact page with information on the federation and a link to the website, and we will examine your federation and decide if it may become an NCW member.

Are there any standards or rules for NCW membership?
In NCW, we believe in the freedom of each federation to, for the most part, wrestle as they wish. We welcome a variety of different arenas, rings, and wrestling styles, and we do not believe, as some do, that a federation must be of quality close to an independent promotion to be worthwhile. However, there is one thing that is strictly prohibited in NCW. That is the "deathmatch" type of wrestling (like the style "popularized" on certain DVDs) and its associated weapons (especially glass light tubes). The reason for this is that we want NCW to be different from these federations on these DVDs. We want NCW to be about wrestling, and to show the world that there is more to backyard wrestling than people recklessly and needlessly endangering themselves through such "matches" that basically aren't even wrestling. NCW completely disapproves of 'ultraviolent' wrestling and will not promote, glorify, or sanction this behavior.

How do championships work in NCW?
There are three levels of championships in NCW.

1) World titles, available to all of NCW's member federations (members) around the world. A member is chosen by a vote of NCW's members or by a random draw to use the title for a few months, after which they vacate the title and pass it on to the next chosen member. NCW currently has one World title, the World Backyard Wrestling Title.

2) Regional titles, which work the same way as the World titles, except they are only available to members in a certain region. For instance, the United States Title is only available to members within the United States. NCW currently has three regional titles: the United States Backyard Wrestling Title, the Canadian Backyard Wrestling Title, and the European Backyard Wrestling Title.

3) Member titles, which are each completely under the control of individual members and, unlike the World and regional titles, are not subject to NCW rules, decisions, or control. For instance, the NCW Mid-South Heavyweight Title is solely controlled by and defended within NCW Mid-South. A member title can be defended at another NCW member's event.