{"id":26047,"date":"2018-09-16T20:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T00:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26047"},"modified":"2020-09-04T12:55:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T16:55:24","slug":"cody-rhodes-to-make-first-nwa-title-defense-in-roh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/16\/cody-rhodes-to-make-first-nwa-title-defense-in-roh\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Rhodes To Make First NWA Title Defense in ROH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While it&#8217;s already been announced that <strong>Cody Rhodes<\/strong> would be facing former NWA World Heavyweight Champion <strong>Nick Aldis<\/strong> in a rematch of their <em><strong>All In<\/strong><\/em> match that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/02\/like-father-like-son-the-nwa-championship-now-runs-in-the-rhodes-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Rhodes join his father <strong>Dusty Rhodes<\/strong> as an NWA World Champion<\/a>, he&#8217;ll have one title defense prior to the October NWA PPV for the 70th Anniversary. Cody&#8217;s first title defense was announced on Sunday evening by the <strong>National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)<\/strong> and it will be on Saturday September 29 during the <strong>Ring of Honor <em>Death Before Dishonor XVI<\/em><\/strong> weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/nwa\/status\/1041464272339918848<\/p>\n<p>Cody&#8217;s first opponent in his defence of the NWA World Heavyweight Champion will be indie superstar <strong>Willie Mack<\/strong>, whose become one of the top stars on <strong>Lucha Underground<\/strong>, as well as stints on the indies with the likes of <strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Championship Wrestling From Hollywood (CWFH)<\/strong> and <strong>House of Hardcore (HOH)<\/strong>. A product of the West Coast indie scene, Willie Mack got his big break with <strong>Alternative Wrestling Show (ASW)<\/strong> as well as other California promotions like <strong>Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF), SoCal Pro<\/strong>, PWG and CWFH. In 2014 he was signed to a WWE developmental deal but was released after his medical showed some issues. Willie Mack regrouped and joined the cast of Lucha Underground, becoming one of its breakout stars. He&#8217;s also worked with <strong>The Crash Lucha<\/strong> in Mexico, as well as other top US indies like <strong>WrestleCircus, Bar Wrestling,<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>PCW ULTRA<\/strong>. He&#8217;s currently on a tour with <strong>Dragon Gate<\/strong> in Japan, and is the current HOH Internet Champion and CWFH Heritage Champion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[FREE MATCH]  Willie Mack vs. Jeff Cobb | FSWnetwork.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q7MZiSrnoVw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word On Pro Wrestling<\/a> for all your wrestling news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it&#8217;s already been announced that Cody Rhodes would be facing former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis in a rematch of their All In match that saw Cody Rhodes join his father Dusty Rhodes as an NWA World Champion, he&#8217;ll have one title defense prior to the October NWA PPV for the 70th Anniversary. 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