The two largest remaining members, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) left the organization in 1993, however, the NWA continued to exist as a loose coalition of independent promotions until the mid-2010s.
Buddy Rogers, co-promoted by the CWC and Fred Kohler Enterprises, was held at Comiskey Park on June 30, 1961, drawing a crowd of 38,000.
It earned a then-record $141,345 (equivalent to US$1,441,152 in 2023) at the gate[1] and is most attended NWA live event of all-time.
On January 24, 1963, McMahon and Mondt left the NWA and began promoting their own world champion under the WWWF banner.
At the height of its power, NWA-affiliated promotions held events at indoor arenas and sports stadiums that typically had a seating capacity of at least 20,000 people or more, and in which the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was often contested in the main event.