IrishCanadian25
Going on 10 years with WrestleZone
For decades, saying you were an NWA Champion was the pro-wrestling equivalent of being President of the United States. You ran the wrestling world. You were close to godliness. People came from all around to see you do your job.
And it all ended. For 99% of the wrestling fans whose name isn't "Bill Behrens" (who, BTW, is a strong addition to the WZ site), the NWA died a LONG TIME AGO. My question is - when?
In 1991, Ric Flair was recognized as both the WCW and the NWA World Champion after a win over Sting. Despite WCW splitting off from the NWA, Flair was a simultaneous champion. When he ditched WCW for WWF, however, the NWA stripped him of the title, though he kept the belt since he'd paid for it. It took a year before the NWA Title was re-awarded, at a tournament in New Japan Pro. NWA also went bankrupt in 1991.
In 1993, Eastern Championship Wrestling became the next to cecede from the NWA. The now infamous Shane Douglas spit-shoot on the NWA, creating the transition to Paul Heyman's "Extreme Championship Wrestling," also left the NWA humiliated, battered, and beaten.
Finally, in 2004, TNA separated from the NWA, having originally been an NWA organization. Through an agreement with TNA, however, the World and Tag Championships remained NWA Titles, with the X Division and Knockout Belts being the only non-NWA titles in TNA. When the booking team of TNA started creating title changes without approval of the NWA Board of Directors, however, an agreement was made to separate early, forcing TNA to create their own belts in 2007, and again leaving the NWA Championless. Currently, "Blue Demon Jr." is the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. And nobody cares.
1991, 1993, 2004, or 2007 - when did the NWA officially die?
And it all ended. For 99% of the wrestling fans whose name isn't "Bill Behrens" (who, BTW, is a strong addition to the WZ site), the NWA died a LONG TIME AGO. My question is - when?
In 1991, Ric Flair was recognized as both the WCW and the NWA World Champion after a win over Sting. Despite WCW splitting off from the NWA, Flair was a simultaneous champion. When he ditched WCW for WWF, however, the NWA stripped him of the title, though he kept the belt since he'd paid for it. It took a year before the NWA Title was re-awarded, at a tournament in New Japan Pro. NWA also went bankrupt in 1991.
In 1993, Eastern Championship Wrestling became the next to cecede from the NWA. The now infamous Shane Douglas spit-shoot on the NWA, creating the transition to Paul Heyman's "Extreme Championship Wrestling," also left the NWA humiliated, battered, and beaten.
Finally, in 2004, TNA separated from the NWA, having originally been an NWA organization. Through an agreement with TNA, however, the World and Tag Championships remained NWA Titles, with the X Division and Knockout Belts being the only non-NWA titles in TNA. When the booking team of TNA started creating title changes without approval of the NWA Board of Directors, however, an agreement was made to separate early, forcing TNA to create their own belts in 2007, and again leaving the NWA Championless. Currently, "Blue Demon Jr." is the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. And nobody cares.
1991, 1993, 2004, or 2007 - when did the NWA officially die?