NWA Hard Times

NWA Hard Times is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The first event took place on January 24, 2020, and the second event took place on December 4, 2021, making it a recurring annual pay-per-view event.

Hard Times
Promotions	National Wrestling Alliance
First event	NWA Hard Times (2020)

History

The inaugural Hard Times event took part on January 24, 2020, at the GPB Studios, in Atlanta, Georgia,^[1] where Ricky Starks defeated Trevor Murdoch in the finals of a 12-man single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural NWA World Television Champion.^[1]

Events

#	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event	Ref.
1	Hard Times	January 24, 2020	Atlanta, Georgia	GPB Studios	Ricky Starks vs. Trevor Murdoch in a tournament final for the new NWA World Television Championship	[1]
2	Hard Times 2	December 4, 2021			Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Mike Knox for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship	[2]
3	Hard Times 3	November 12, 2022	Chalmette, Louisiana	Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center	Trevor Murdoch (c) vs. Matt Cardona vs. Tyrus in a three-way match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship	[3]
4	Hard Times (2024)	March 2, 2024 (taping for NWA Powerrr)	Dothan, Alabama	Dothan Civic Center	Knox and Murdoch vs. The Southern 6 (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) in a Steel Cage match	[4][5]
5	Hard Times V	March 22, 2025 (taping for NWA Powerrr)	Dothan, Alabama	Dothan Civic Center	Thom Latimer (c) vs. Carson Bartholomew Drake for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match