Message #5387

[James Lofton]

Funny how the wrestling media NEVER considered the WWF title to be a world title, and now WWE doesn't even consider it one either.

Sorry how does WWE not consider the "WWF/WWE" title to be a World title?

The first "W" stands for World.  Or did the point bypass me again? 

Yeah, it bypassed you. 

Example....

All the wrestling mags in the old days had rankings. Pretty cool actually and would have created great discussions had there been the internet in those days.

NWA

World Champion: Ric Flair

1. Nikita Koloff
2. Dusty Rhodes
3. Magnum T.A.
4. Tully Blanchard
5. Terry Taylor
6. Abdullah the Butcher
7. Jimmy Valiant
8. Manny Fernandez
9. Wahoo Mcdaniel
10. The Barbarian


AWA

World Champion: Ric Martel

1. Greg Gagne
2. Nick Bockwinkle
3. Stan Hansen
4. Curt Hennig
5. Sgt. Slaughter
6. Jerry Blackwell
7. Baron Von Raschke
8. Larry Zybsko
9. Jimmy Garvin
10. Kamala


WWF

Champion: Hulk Hogan

1. Randy Savage
2. Andre the Giant
3. King Kong Bundy
4. Big John Studd
5. Superfly Snuka
6. Tito Santana
7. Roddy Piper
8. Greg Valentine
9. Don Muraco
10. Iron Sheik


In wrestling circles the WWF title was never regarded as a true world title. Probably due to the fact Hogan didn't defend it all over the world, although more likely because the 30 day rule was never enforced during his reign.

Twenty years later, the WWF/E places more emphasis on the NWA/WCW title than it does its own former title. The topic of this thread is proof of that, and so are the matches listed.

Mcmahon owns all this stuff. He could easily rewrite history and ignore almost all aspects of that belt and place more emphasis on the WWF title. It had a long history as well.  He doesn't, and I have always found that odd.