Sources indicate that the NWA was displeased with affiliate member Fred Richards promoting wrestling shows with St. Claire, decrying that her image would negatively affect the public's perception of the organization.

"It's kind of amazing when you think about it," says "Communication Breakdown" helmer Richard O'Sullivan. "This group of delusional, largely unsuccessful, out-of-touch businessmen--some of whom have probably spent ample time downloading pictures of Jasmin off the internet--are worried about their non-existent 'public image' while ignoring the fact that one of their own board members, Mike Porter, basically got caught diddling an under aged boy in a funeral home. They really need to get their act together and stop being such bush league hypocrites."

The NWA, founded in 1940 by Iowa mogul Pinky George, expanded to a worldwide cooperative of promoters in 1948 under the direction of legendary St. Louis sports writer Sam Muchnick. It was largely an effort to wrestle control of the industry away from the National Wrestling Association (a federation of government-controlled state athletic commissions) and place it in the hands of the promoters themselves. Some, however, saw it as a illegal collusionary plot to monopolize the business, and at one point, the NWA fell under close scrutiny by the federal government, narrowly avoiding antitrust legislation and litigation.

After the rise of Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) in the early 80's, the NWA gradually dwindled away, existing largely on paper only. Despite a resurgence in promoter membership in recent years, the organization is pretty much looked at by experts as a running joke.

The NWA is listed as "the sanctioning body" for the upcoming Total Non-Stop Action (TNA) series on Spike TV but it's widely understood that the league has absolutely no control over the content of the show and is merely licensing the use of its name and logo to the program's producers, Panda Energy.