The Southern Six, including wrestlers Ricky Morton, Silas Mason, Alex Taylor, and Kerry Morton, have officially signed exclusive agreements with The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the organization officially announced.
This comes as part of the recent pattern in the NWA’s recruiting process, with multiple wrestlers being added over the past few weeks to their roster, including Eric Smalls, Natalia Markova, Colby Corino, The Immortals among others.
The official announcement can be read below:
The Southern Six Stealing the Show at 2024 Crockett Cup and then Securing Exclusive NWA Contracts
On a roll like never seen before! The Southern Six emerged as the winners of the National Wrestling Alliance Crockett Cup in 2024.The The NWA Powerrr telecast of July 16, where Alex Taylor and Kerry Morton took home the coveted cup, is among numerous key decisions that week for the group. The NWA is excited to announce today that the members of The Southern Six have penned exclusive contracts!
“The Southern Six are ruling the National Wrestling Alliance, people!” exclaims Ricky Morton with pride, the seasoned pro of the group that includes “The Thrillbilly” Silas Mason, Taylor and his son Kerry.
“The Crockett Cup is merely the start of what The Southern Six has in store for the NWA,” asserts the elder Morton. “Now that the boys have inked contracts, everyone will realize why wrestlers like these are an absolute rarity!”
With a height of 6’5” and almost weighing 300 lbs, Mason easily stands tall within the Southern Six unit. A former NWA National titleholder, Mason aka “Big Daddy Thrill” gave the NWA World’s heavyweight champion EC3 a run for his money at the Hard Times 2024 Signature Live Event.
Ricky Morton’s son, Kerry Morton is a previous NWA World Junior Heavyweight champion. Taylor’s star has been the quickest to ascend since joining the group, becoming a formidable singles contender and a serious tag team threat with Kerry.
To win the iconic tag team tournament, Taylor and Kerry Morton had to overcome The Immortals, Kratos and Odinson. The NWA Crockett Cup 2024 Signature Live Event held in Forney, Texas, on May 18, was recorded for later broadcast, in association with the NWA’s streaming partner, The CW.
Beyond just signing exclusive contracts with the National Wrestling Alliance, The Southern Six will feature in NWA 76, scheduled for August 31 in Philadelphia. Other personalities already announced for the event include multi-time OVW Women’s champion and Netflix series star ‘HollyHood’ Haley J and powerhouse Kayla Rossi.
Famed 2300 Arena in Philadelphia will host NWA 76, the company’s most prestigious Signature Live Event of the year, on August 31. This marks the first event from NWA at this coveted venue in over three decades.
All NWA titles will presumably be at stake. The extent to which the 2024 Crockett Cup victors will influence the night is still uncertain, but it’s anticipated that all members of The Southern Six will participate.
Stay tuned to NationalWrestlingAlliance.com daily for more NWA 76 talent announcements. Get your tickets now.”