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Win, Lose, Or Draw

ON A RECENT PWI Podcast, Dan Murphy, Al Castle, and I grappled with a very complex issue: whether PWI should expand world title recognition beyond the WWE and Universal championships. Al and I were in favor of granting world-title status to both the AEW and IWGP championships. Dan preferred a wait-and-see approach. You’ve probably read PWI’s official stance in “From The Desk Of … Stu Saks.”

It’s always an intriguing debate. I noted, however, that it felt sad how quickly we all dismissed the NWA championship as a viable world title in 2019.

Sad because the “10 pounds of gold” was considered the most valuable championship in the

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