How It Fared For 13 Former NWA World Champions in WWE

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Winning the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship often cemented legacies in the annals of professional wrestling history.

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But what happened once former NWA World Champions jumped ship to the WWWF, WWF, or WWE?

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As you’ll find, many of these legends never saw the same height of success once under the thumb of Vince McMahon.

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Buddy Rogers

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Dory Funk Jr.

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Terry Funk

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R Truth (FKA Ron "The Truth" Killings)

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