 The promotion was a flagship member of the National Wrestling Alliance, and promoted primarily in the St. Louis area.It was colloquially referred to within the business as the "St. Louis office" of the NWA.Its weekly television program, "Wrestling at the Chase" (carried by KPLR-TV), is considered one of the legendary programs in the history of professional wrestling, and ran from 1959 until 1983, and the St. Louis Wrestling Club lasted two years more until 1985.