Guest Mole Report post Posted March 9, 2002 I know this doesn't belong in the WWF forum, but since WWF bought WCW, which sprouted from NWA. Yeah.. Anyway, does the NWA title mean anything anymore? Last night, Dan Severn won the NWA title. And everytime I see something about the NWA title changing hands I read it. Since NWA title went down the drain, do you still think it means something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sakura Report post Posted March 9, 2002 It means about as much as the "World" Title in any Indy fed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted March 10, 2002 ON paper I guess the NWA title means something...probably looks good on a resume. But we know it doesn't mean anything special...to bring interest back to the title they need to put it on someone credible and leave it on them...NO, I'm not talking about another 4 year title reign on Severn. They need to get the belt on a big name that's available. Like Guerrero. They need to keep off names that wrestling fans do not care about...like Severn, or Colorado Kid. Sabu would have been great for a long run...but they rushed it to Corino...who I like as a worker, but don't see him as a credible champ. And it seems like when they get stuck for someone to have the belt on they put it with a random Japanese wrestler who American fans know nothing about. And they need to make deals with WWA and XWF to let the belt be defended on their shows...they need to remind most fans that the title still exists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dutha Rose Report post Posted March 10, 2002 I oughta kick you upthide yo lootmus maxmus foe thayin thuch thangs. Ath a mayun who hath broat much priiiide een prethtege to dat title, you dayuh to thay ith a worthless pietha tin?! My freyund, where was you when on I beat Hahleh Rathe foe dat belt?! Twithe? Whuhbot when I when I showed dat no-good snake-in-da-graes pree boy Reck Fla whuh was whuh?! Wettin you jammies hope yo pops wunt hafta put da fisties to ya, dat's what! Dat lyin, cheatin Stayve Creeno cuh ween deh beyult again and duh faynth would know it'd thtill meanth thumthin wid all I done foe it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted March 10, 2002 Do you have some kind of program that does that for you automatically (and if you do, I hope you got it for free), or are you actually pathetic enough to sit down and waste the time and effort it took to write these posts? Especially since Virgil Runnels doesn't actually talk like that in real life. And no, the NWA belt doesn't mean a helluva lot these days. I've been going to NWA shows around Tennessee for a couple of years now, and except for when local boy Mike Rapada had the belt, we never even saw the world champions. The NWA needs Jeff Jarrett, Randy Savage, or someone similar to be champ if they want the belt to mean anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest WWF4Life Report post Posted March 10, 2002 I don't think the NWA World title has meant anything since the fiasco with Ric Flair in '91. Before then, the belt meant a helluva lot, but since then, it's lost it's prestige. Regardless of the current state the NWA is in, I thought it'd take a lot to make it meaningless, but it's happened. The last time Severn had the title, it was a four year title reign, so hopefully this time they'll just use him to transition the title to someone else who's name isn't Steve Corino. Ogawa was a decent champion who was credible, but he hardly defended it. The thing is, there aren't many guys around the indies who would make a credible champ, other than Jarrett and Savage, mentioned before. And that's not gonna happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shawn Report post Posted March 10, 2002 The NWA Title means something becuase of the people who held it. That's how a title gets credibility. Also, I thought Severn was in UFC or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest razazteca Report post Posted March 10, 2002 the NWA means nothing since the general public rarely gets to see the World Title defended on national tv. Without a credible national tv program on cable or a real network (America One does not count) deal the NWA will still be seen as a glorified minor league with shows at high school gyms and civic centers. The NWA Southwest has the NWA National champ which is suppose to be the 2nd tier title on "Hotstuff" Hernasdez. His title defense against Scoot Andrews was horrible blown spot after blown spot by the champ Hotstuff: BaldoBomb, Spear, run-in for no reason by "Hell Razor" Hart. sorry about the tagent. I think AJ Styles is a more credible champ Wildside champ than the National champ. What happened to the crediblity that Rapada gave the National title, since he was the greatest champ ever? True the NWA title started becoming worthless then in the early 90s when the Internatial NWA world title was made confusing alot of fans...who was the champ Vader or the other guy? It did not help much when Shane Douglas thrown down the NWA title after the tourny. Then having Japanese champs, who were so many levels greater than anybody in american indy talent pool, just squashing and re-enforcing the stereo-type of the weak NWA, did not help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dutha Rose Report post Posted March 10, 2002 Do you have some kind of program that does that for you automatically (and if you do, I hope you got it for free), or are you actually pathetic enough to sit down and waste the time and effort it took to write these posts? Especially since Virgil Runnels doesn't actually talk like that in real life. Uff coeth ah toek like thith een rell lahf! Boy, who uh you to go en tell Big Duth, a true laygend if deh ebah wuth one, dat heeth pathetic? Ahl hab you know dat deez posths take no mo den a mint to get up on heeyuh! Da nehv, Dutha juth takin some time ott is bithy skedgull tuh talk wrathlin wit ah yaw een trah tuh show off to you buhies by inthultin me! Ain inthult, maht ah aid, ah do nut take seerusly wih all you pups hidin hind yo compuyah boads! Mebbe you come down tuh my home, my casso and you try to slay da keeng een persone, dadday. Ah weel whup yo ass tho bad yo mama ain eeben guh be abah tuh recnize you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Croooooow! Report post Posted March 11, 2002 So if you do talk life this in real life, Dusty, why does it carry over into your typing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dutha Rose Report post Posted March 11, 2002 Thaynk you foe breengin dith to mah tension. Veweh trange indade. Foe da recud, ah uthe voith recuhnesum soeftwah to thay my payz, thumthin I hab mentoened befoe. Muss be oen da fraitz, screwn uh mah woeds lige dat. Ith note dat bade, do, ith it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cobainwasmurdered Report post Posted March 11, 2002 Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't shane douglas throw the NWA tittle in the trash or something after winning it????????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted March 11, 2002 Douglas won the title over 2 Cold Scorpio in a tournament at the ECW arena in early 1994, and promptly threw it down, told the NWA they could kiss his ass, and declared himself the first Extreme Championship Wrestling world champion. Since then, the belt has been held by Chris Candido, Dan Severn, Naoyo Ogawa, Gary Steele, Mike Rapada, Sabu, Steve Corino, and Shinya Hashimoto. Certainly not a bad list of wrestlers, but not exactly full of household names either. The thing is, who's left to put the belt on? Ex-WCW stars charge more than the NWA wants (or is able) to pay, and any indy or foreign wrestler they chose will just be "who's that guy?" to 99% of American wrestling audiences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest One Bad Apple Report post Posted March 11, 2002 99% of the American wrestling audience probably doesn't give a heck about the NWA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
