NWA Smoky Mountain sent out the following:

Pearce Returns to the NWA – 1st Man Announced for the NWA Smoky Mountain Cup!

We are proud to announce that the 1st participant in this year’s NWA Smoky Mountain Cup Tournament is former 5 Time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce.

The NWA Smoky Mountain Cup Tournament is our biggest event of the year. It consist of 12 men competing in 6 singles matches. The winners of those matches advance to a 6 Way Elimination Match to determine the winner of the tournament.

This year’s tournament will be the biggest ever, because the winner of the cup will wrestle for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title at a later date!