[SirFozzie]

The Continental Wrestling Alliance was at a crossroads in 1987. They knew they had a hot market in the South. Nashville (where the CWA was based), Memphis, out to Lexington, Kentucky and beyond.. the South had some great wrestling fans. They had some great wrestlers too: Jerry "The King" Lawler. Jeff Jarrett. The Soul Man (and future father of the Most Electrifying.. yeah, you know), Rocky Johnson. Wildfire Tommy Rich.

But they looked North. The WWF had started to become all-consuming. Jim Crockett Promotions, (who promoted on the National Wrestling Alliance name) were just above them. Then they looked West. The Von Erich led World Class Championship Wrestling still had power, despite the family's tragic history.

So.. they had to grow. Probably at the expense of others. But attempting to grow or changing too fast and they risked losing it all. As it was, they had a bloated roster. They hadn't rotated people in and out properly, and thus the roster became unworkable. Jerry Lawler apparently had a backstage fight with another wrestler over a limited payday.. he won, but still, there were thoughts that he was trying to protect his payday too much and the other wrestlers asked Jerry to step off the Booker role for a bit.

That's where I came in.