 On July 24, 1990 Vic Steamboat won his first singles title, as he defeated Tony Atlas to win the IWCCW Heavyweight Championship, becoming the top wrestler in the federation.His run at the top lasted until April 19, 1991 where Atlas regained the championship.A while later Steamboat and a number of other IWCCW wrestlers left the promotion to form Century Wrestling Alliance (CWA), later known as NWA Cold Front and finally NWA New England.