This. Throwing away the 50 yr legacy/history of the IWGP Hwt Belt and the most based Title belt design maybe ever in wrestling
It has been for me since they gayged the title up. They need to go back to the older design.
was the worst mistake NJPW ever made. You don't throw away all that history and prestige of that lineage that had been established over decades. It was a wildly moronic move that I still don't get to this day. And an example of the over reach of Bushiroad suits into teh wrestling side of the business that Rossy was complaining about on the Stardom side. The idea to nuke the old IWGP Hwt lineage and make a newer shittier belt design all came from Bushiroad execs. Nobody in the NJPW office or locker room supported it.
I bet this is some dystopian erasure of "problematic" personalities from the past. WWE did this quite obviously by deleting the original World Heavyweight Championship,WWE Championship and Universal Title.
The NWA has been a larp since WCW died (they're not really the same lineage but whatever). IMPACT is a meme, AEW is too young, indy feds, All Japan hasn't mattered since the 90s
Ig the WWE title is the most prestigious world title now
Working with AEW is the worst thing any company can do. Honestly if AEW wants to damage WWE they need to extend that olive branch and start working together.
>reactionary wrestler fueled by puro nostalgia >woes his cry of japan finally bowing down to the white masters in contrast to the hard nosed culturally strong japanese >japanese nationalist gimmick >yukio mishima gimmick >inoki's messiah gimmick >wins iwgp world heby-kyu champion >destroys the world championship finlay style >reintroduces the OG belt and lineage
yeah i'm thinking dimes
It was since the moment they dropped the legacy that was built by Hogan, Inoki, Choshu, Fujinami, Hashimoto, Muta, Chono, etc. and adapted a diva's belt
has been since evil won it
not a single person on earth who knows what the IWGP championship is thought hobbs would beat mox for it
this
lost it*
I wish SANADA won it before evil because now it doesn't feel like it means much that he won the big one
troony
Actually it has been since OmeGAY won it.
It has been for me since they gayged the title up. They need to go back to the older design.
The IWGP Heavyweight title is one of the greatest titles in pro wrestling history
The IWGP World Heavyweight title is meaningless
This. Throwing away the 50 yr legacy/history of the IWGP Hwt Belt and the most based Title belt design maybe ever in wrestling
was the worst mistake NJPW ever made. You don't throw away all that history and prestige of that lineage that had been established over decades. It was a wildly moronic move that I still don't get to this day. And an example of the over reach of Bushiroad suits into teh wrestling side of the business that Rossy was complaining about on the Stardom side. The idea to nuke the old IWGP Hwt lineage and make a newer shittier belt design all came from Bushiroad execs. Nobody in the NJPW office or locker room supported it.
I bet this is some dystopian erasure of "problematic" personalities from the past. WWE did this quite obviously by deleting the original World Heavyweight Championship,WWE Championship and Universal Title.
The NWA has been a larp since WCW died (they're not really the same lineage but whatever). IMPACT is a meme, AEW is too young, indy feds, All Japan hasn't mattered since the 90s
Ig the WWE title is the most prestigious world title now
If it's any consolation (it's not), it's still booked more importantly than the AEW belt on an AEW show
Scott Norton had it bro
Bob Sapp was worse
Bob Sapp was a draw.
On planet moron
Takeshita will save it
he will literally take a shit on the belt
Working with AEW is the worst thing any company can do. Honestly if AEW wants to damage WWE they need to extend that olive branch and start working together.
>reactionary wrestler fueled by puro nostalgia
>woes his cry of japan finally bowing down to the white masters in contrast to the hard nosed culturally strong japanese
>japanese nationalist gimmick
>yukio mishima gimmick
>inoki's messiah gimmick
>wins iwgp world heby-kyu champion
>destroys the world championship finlay style
>reintroduces the OG belt and lineage
yeah i'm thinking dimes
It was since the moment they dropped the legacy that was built by Hogan, Inoki, Choshu, Fujinami, Hashimoto, Muta, Chono, etc. and adapted a diva's belt
nah u are