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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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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A Perfect Episode: How Bill Watts and Bill Dundee Created The Best TV Show in the 80s

Pro Wrestling and television were made for each other. Going back to the DuMont days and Gorgeous George, the two were a perfect fit. In the early days of cable TV, territorial pro wrestling was a great, cheap content source. Stations needed programming, and wrestling (not just Vince McMahon’s WWF) was ready to break into the national scene. In …

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Be My Valentine

On this past week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, while sitting in his familiar cross-legged position in the center of the ring, CM Punk pondered the idea of “Piper in Portland.” While pontificating the implications, Punk reaches into a box and pulls out a chain with two dog collars hooked to the end. The crowd erupted as Punk asked his …

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