Who is the Lineal World Champion of Professional Wrestling? PART 3

Roman Reigns- Undisputed WWE Champion In the previous two articles, we examined whether Matt Cardona, the current NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, and IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, Moose, could claim to be pro wrestling’s actual lineal World Champion. Cardona carries the physical NWA belt, while Moose has a championship with a similar but fractured lineage. Both men offer solid claims, …

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Made In DDT: A Look At Dramatic Dream Team’s Konosuke Takeshita

Teen prodigies have long been a part of professional wrestling’s history. In fact, some of the industry’s biggest names made their debuts as young as sixteen years old. In the west, WWE superstars Drew McIntyre and Noam Darr each debuted at sixteen, as have many other big names including AEW’s Kenny Omega. New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Kazuchika Okada and …

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Who is the Lineal World Champion of Professional Wrestling? PART 2

In the previous article, we examined the idea of establishing a true lineal champion in pro wrestling. The easiest place to start is with the current NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, Matt Cardona. However, when looking at the delineation of champions, a hard split occurred in May of 2007. What caused this fracture of the linage, and how does it …

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Who is the Lineal World Champion of Professional Wrestling? PART 1

In 1991, Nature Boy Ric Flair showed up on WWF Primetime Wrestling holding “The Big Gold Belt” and calling himself “the Real World Champion.” His contract with Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling had expired. But, due to an unreturned $10,000 deposit, the physical title belt was legally in his possession. Flair was still the NWA World Champion at that …

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