The Golden Age was a period in the history of Lords of Pain Wrestling (LPW), then known as Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA), which was generally thought of lasting from the PWA's inception in spring 2003 until the first 2004 PWA Draft months before the inaugural Altered Reality. During this time, the first PWA shows were produced and enjoyed a surge of popularity; the archetype of the future for e-federations with the Promo and Voting method was created and defined; and its generally accepted that many of the shows do not count towards win-loss records due to missing records.