The OFFICIAL NWA Wrestling thread. . . I guess

[Legal]

He's not retiring. Aldis is about to put him over

They really had Eddie Kingston, Ricky Starks and Zicky Dice on their roster - people who could have connected with an Under-60 audience - and somehow Trevor Murdoch ended up as the next prospect up

It's confusing, because it all leads back to the original question people had when NWA relaunched: what's the goal?

Because on one hand, I completely get that in today's wrestling landscape, you need to have some sort of unique twist or presentation to stand out. Especially since you're more likely to be sharing talent than ever before.

But, shyt, we've already got proof that the angle of appealing to an audience that remembers Saturday morning wrestling being a thing back in the 70s and 80s really isn't going to be all that successful. We've had proof for literal YEARS now that Aldis' "Yeah, but what if this time, Ric Flair was British?" act ain't it. And you're right, replacing him with a dude who even less people might remember from his heyday who seems to be pulling a "But what if modern Dusty was even MORE of a redneck?" shtick makes no sense either. None of this makes sense, and it almost feels impossible to even come up with an idea of what they're trying to accomplish.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

It's confusing, because it all leads back to the original question people had when NWA relaunched: what's the goal?

Because on one hand, I completely get that in today's wrestling landscape, you need to have some sort of unique twist or presentation to stand out. Especially since you're more likely to be sharing talent than ever before.

But, shyt, we've already got proof that the angle of appealing to an audience that remembers Saturday morning wrestling being a thing back in the 70s and 80s really isn't going to be all that successful. We've had proof for literal YEARS now that Aldis' "Yeah, but what if this time, Ric Flair was British?" act ain't it. And you're right, replacing him with a dude who even less people might remember from his heyday who seems to be pulling a "But what if modern Dusty was even MORE of a redneck?" shtick makes no sense either. None of this makes sense, and it almost feels impossible to even come up with an idea of what they're trying to accomplish.

You ask me - they should have let Kenny V-Trigger Aldis' head off his shoulders and take his shyt months ago

And when its time for him to drop it, have him put over someone who you want to push long term.

Aldis at this point feels like he isn't going to any other companies because he's not trying to be exposed as being Thunder Rosa was in the same position as him, as far as being champion when the pandemic hit and she showed up on Dynamite, and she's been one of the bright spots of North American wrestling in the past year, yet Aldis is happy to stay in NWA, where they didn't even have a youtube show for most of 2020.

shyt makes even less sense if he's supposed to be a champion in the mold of Flair, who defended that belt in damn near every territory there was.

 

[AKM-95]

Honestly they lost all of their momentum going behind a pay wall they should of kept the YouTube free and started a streaming service with their own content and lease the NWA tapes that are available. For example Houston,wrestling at the chase,wildside and rotate old content out while releasing new material, Events to the service .

they gotta get some talent. trigga trev and Aldis are ok but they shouldn't be the building blocks of the promotion though. If Impact and court/konnan can find guys as a distant 4 /5 promotion there's gotta be some untapped talent somewhere that they are missing.

 

[The Rainmaker]

He's not retiring. Aldis is about to put him over

They really had Eddie Kingston, Ricky Starks and Zicky Dice on their roster - people who could have connected with an Under-60 audience - and somehow Trevor Murdoch ended up as the next prospect up

Aldis lost a lot of momentum, but Corgan is insane if he's going to put the title on Murdoch.

 

[R=G]

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Honestly they lost all of their momentum going behind a pay wall they should of kept the YouTube free and started a streaming service with their own content and lease the NWA tapes that are available. For example Houston,wrestling at the chase,wildside and rotate old content out while releasing new material, Events to the service .

they gotta get some talent. trigga trev and Aldis are ok but they shouldn't be the building blocks of the promotion though. If Impact and court/konnan can find guys as a distant 4 /5 promotion there's gotta be some untapped talent somewhere that they are missing.

If anything they should had posted up on Twitch and just do a IMPACT with their content and etc. It would have brought the followers in alarming rates while maintaining their status quo by welcoming the subscription Twitch plan. Hell IMPACT is thriving on not only Twitch but Pluto TV. This should have been the move instead of going to sorry ass Fite TV

 

[Flex Luger]

These dude really took the TV title off The Pope and gave it to Brodus Clay

 

[Jello Biafra]

These dude really took the TV title off The Pope and gave it to Brodus Clay

For real? That makes no sense.

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

 

[Flex Luger]

For real? That makes no sense.

 

[Jello Biafra]

That is just awful.

 

[Jello Biafra]

 

[Jello Biafra]

One of pro wrestling’s trailblazers is about to receive the recognition she deserves.

The late Mildred Burke set the standard for women in the industry, overcoming atrocious amounts of degradation and discrimination to become a genuine star. She perfected the craft and headlined over men during the height of her popularity, an incredible rise to extraordinary heights after her start at Midwestern carnivals. But despite her run of fame, Burke went on to suffer the greatest indignity of all, which was to be written out of history.

Yet Burke, who died in 1989, is a forgotten pioneer no longer, as Billy Corgan and the National Wrestling Alliance have acquired Burke’s championship title belt.

Though she is a WWE Hall of Famer, Burke entered posthumously without much fanfare five years ago as a “Legacy” member. Her life story is told in striking detail by Washington Post investigative editor Jeff Leen, who wrote the superb book The Queen of the Ring. Equally fascinating and heartbreaking, the story delves into her abusive relationship with wrestling promoter Billy Wolfe, who for a stretch of time single-handedly held all of the power in women’s wrestling. Once their relationship ended, so did her opportunities in the NWA.

The NWA as a governing body never recognized Burke’s title. She performed in an NWA ring as a champion all across North America, but she was never an official NWA champion because there was never an official NWA women’s championship. The story is sordid and captivating, ultimately reaching its crescendo when Wolfe demanded that Burke drop her title. She objected, and this is what led to the critical moment of her career, a real fight in the ring against June Byers, Wolfe’s daughter-in-law. This was the 1954 version of the “Montreal Screwjob,” and, regardless of what transpired in the ring, Burke was destined to lose.

Since the NWA was a factor in the decision to box Burke out of the industry, Corgan takes great pride in restoring her legacy.

“I want to share the belt with the public,” says Corgan, who intends to restore it to its original design. “So many of wrestling’s treasures aren’t on display. This was a rare opportunity to reclaim a very important piece of the NWA’s past. Burke’s legacy runs so deep, and we intend to embrace her journey overcoming endless obstacles to rise to absolute heights on the world stage.”

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[Mook]

They got raided. This is exactly what happened to ECW lol. Aldis is Shane Douglas.