Today in Pro Wrestling History (August 27): Shane Douglas Throws Down the NWA World Title

Today in Pro Wrestling History: On August 27th, 1994, Shane Douglas ushers in the new era of “extreme wrestling” when he defeated The Tazmaniac, Dean Malenko, and 2 Cold Scorpio in a tournament to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Today in Pro Wrestling History (August 27): Shane Douglas Throws Down the NWA World Title

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In an angle only he, Tod Gordon, and Paul Heyman knew about, Douglas threw down the NWA title belt and stated that he did not want to be champion of a “dead promotion”.

Douglas raised the ECW Championship belt and declared it to be a global title, renaming it the ECW ‘World Heavyweight Championship.

Here’s a another story about the NWA: NWA Central States Wrestling: The Wrestling Territories

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