After months of promos in which he denigrated both the WWF and WCW, on December 30, 1997 (aired January 5, 1998), Jim Cornette brought NWA promoters and officials Howard Brody and Dennis Coralluzzo to WWF Raw is War and made a match between Jeff Jarrett and Barry Windham for the vacant NWA North American Championship, formerly administered by Championship Wrestling America in New Jersey.
The Rock 'n' Roll Express were awarded the NWA World Tag Team Championship and successfully defended the titles from The Disciples of Apocalypse by losing by disqualification on the January 12 Raw.
The following night on the January 19 episode of Raw, Jarrett successfully defended the North American Championship against Blackjack Bradshaw.
The following night on the March 30 episode of Raw, The Midnight Express defeated the Headbangers to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
The NWA's last notable appearance occurred at the King of the Ring where they challenged The New Age Outlaws for the WWF Tag Team Championship, but lost.