View Full Version : New TNA Title...And Interesting WWE/TNA note
Fonzie The GREAT!
09-14-2006, 01:22 AM
I really think they should also bring one more title belt. You know...maybe resurrect the NWA TeleVison Championship, seeing since WWE took over the WCW previously NWA United States Title...wich btw does WWE even consider some of old NWA reigns? I know they recognise any former WCW US Champ as a WWE US Champ as well.....but I think they do becuase Ric Flair is listed as 7-Time US Champ in his WWE Bio page some of those happen back in the old NWA days...wich brings me to this NWA/TNA verison...since its just like back in the day in the really old NWA/WCW years...would the US title lineage of champions be atleast up to before the WCW split...and if so...does that mean that WWE has a belt that once belonged to the NWA( Now TNA version) due to the WCW split and selling to WWE with everything but the identity of the infoumus Hummer driver....cuz the NWA Tag and World titles have the same lineage too....
Liverlips McGee
09-14-2006, 08:44 PM
Once WCW split with the NWA in the early 90s, all belts previously known as NWA titles became WCW titles. The NWA titles were considered vacated, and the WCW titles were brand new additions. That's why they came up with the "Big Gold Belt" and later "International Championship" held by Sting. The Int'l Title was the old NWA title, and Flair held the WCW title. They had a very good match to unify the titles, which Sting lost, making Flair the first recognized WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
WCW, WWF/E, and NWA (and AWA) all recognize(d) champions in other major areas, which is why Flair is considered a 16 time champion instead of a "two time former WWF champion." It will be interesting to see if, after Booker loses the title, they consider him a "six time former champ" or "former World Heavyweight Champion."
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