Unification thoughts

I should write about the big news that there will be aunification bout between the North American Heavyweight Championship and theNational Heavyweight Championship.  It is hard to argue against this move.  The two titles were basically duplicates and made things complicated.  The North American was supposedly the number 2 belt in the company, yet the National Title was the #1 contender and the stepping stone to the World title.  Never made any sense.  This will clear up the picture quite a bit. 

Yet, it is hard to think that the NWA did not miss out on something with the North American Title.  Clearly the NWA has hopes of being a real world wide presence.  They have also shown with the Women’s Title lately that they are willing for NWA belts to appear on shows that have nothing to do wit the NWA.  One could argue New Japan fits this bill with the World title and the World Tag Team Titles as well.  So why not make the North American Title really a North American title?  Would not have been feasible to get some sort of relationship with AAA or CMLL that is similar to the one we have with New Japan?  Just give them the belt for six months or a year even?  Let someone defend it in Mexico to get the NWA name back into Mexico.  There are also some Canadian shows that are not NWA affiliates that are open to NWA belts.  Remember last year when Chase Owens defended the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title in several places in Canada?  Put the belt on a Dru Oynx or Teddy Hart and let them tour Canada with it.  I like the Mexico option better because the NWA has so many territories that could easily draw a Luchador like Wrestling Revolution or Branded Outlaw Wrestling.  So the belt could come back from time to time to make an appearance in America, but it stays on a popular Luchador, who defends it in AAA or CMLL.  Then Las Vegas and the Cauliflower Club would make a good venue to have someone win it back.  Maybe then defend it in America for a time, maybe even Pro Wrestling Vendetta since they seem to be far away from where the majority of the NWA is located.  This belt could be part of their show for a while.  Then put it on Teddy Hart or Dru Oynx, and let them take it to Canada for a while.  There is a good two years of North American Title booking that keeps it separate and distinct from the National title, gives the NWA a global name, and could elevate the belt into something to be desired. 

But getting rid of the belt is not bad either.  I do think the merged belt should be National title since there is no NWA territory outside of America and Continental belts are suspect anyway.  This does continue to march the Cauliflower Club event every year up in significance.  If the NWA ever does decide to jump to an IPPV event or something like that, they are setting up people to look toward the Cauliflower Club every year.  I imagine some World  Titles will appear on this docket and probably change hands as well.