NWA has reportedly asked its roster to not criticize AEW’s latest title, the National Championship.
AEW’s introduction of a brand new title, the National Championship, has not been well-received by some, including a number of stars within the NWA. Nevertheless, NWA has reportedly asked its roster and personnel to dial back their criticism of the brand new title, in keeping with “Fightful Select.” The report noted that the directive got here directly from NWA fairly than AEW. Fightful Select didn’t provide a reason for why the Billy Corgan-owned promotion issued the directive.
The NWA roster’s disagreement with the National title name could stem from their promotion having a similarly named championship. This was identified by NWA National Champion and former WWE star Mike Mondo, who categorically stated that there is simply one National Championship with a historic lineage, which is the one he currently holds. He also called himself the “legit National Champion,” which he proclaimed after AEW’s Tony Khan had announced the name of the brand new title.
Khan also revealed that he had spoken to NWA owner and musician Billy Corgan in regards to the issue and said that the 2 had an excellent conversation. He clarified that he respects the heritage of the NWA National Championship but maintained that the AEW National Championship has its own lineage, noting that the National Championship name has a protracted history with TBS from the period when the NWA aired on the network.
The introduction of the National Championship also led to Khan being criticized by many for the variety of titles currently on AEW programming. Khan, nonetheless, argued that the promotion’s expanding broadcast time has necessitated more championships. The inaugural AEW National Champion was crowned on this weekend’s Full Gear pay-per-view, after Ricochet won the Casino Gauntlet match.