| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional Wrestling |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Key people | Maven Bentley (2009 - Present) |
| Products | Official distributor |
| Website | Maven Bentley Association, LCC. |
The Maven Bentley Association (MBA) is Combat Zone Wrestling's sister company run by Maven Bentley. The MBA LLC is the sole owner of the Maven Bentley character. It provides promoter services to independent wrestling companies as well as the character Maven Bentley for acting and other entertainment endeavors. As well half of the roster are mainly from CZW. The MBA LLC has provided services for some of the top names in the wrestling business such as Ring of Honor (ROH), World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), World Sumo League (WSL), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
In 2007 saw CZW had short lived feud with the MBA, who's been running amok in CZW for the past few months with the power mad Bentley abusing his authority. Maven Bentley "hired" a few of CZW's own wrestlers to help him take over the company. Those wrestlers included Diehard Dustin Lee, Scotty Vortekz, Brain Damage, & DJ Hyde. Bentley himself as he was scheduled to face Lobo in a lumberjack strap match, which he yet lost at Cage of Death 9. The MBA had returned to the CZW Arena for its "Economic Crisis" event on January 31, 2009.
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