Oldest Pro Wrestling Match On Film

[Wacokid27]

So, let me see if I've got all of this straight.

Gohan banked his entire argument on what WWE put into a video about the history of the "World Heavyweight Championship". Then, when Lockard pointed out that WWE put in another of its publications (this one a web site) something that contradicted the video that Gohan was using, now WWE is wrong, not Gohan.

You know what, not even I'm that arrogant or bullheaded.

I'm a little impressed, Gohan.....but not in a good way.

wk

 

[Nero_x3]

So, let me see if I've got all of this straight.

Gohan banked his entire argument on what WWE put into a video about the history of the "World Heavyweight Championship". Then, when Lockard pointed out that WWE put in another of its publications (this one a web site) something that contradicted the video that Gohan was using, now WWE is wrong, not Gohan.

You know what, not even I'm that arrogant or bullheaded.

I'm a little impressed, Gohan.....but not in a good way.

wk

No Gohan's still wrong for vehemently defending the DVD when the fact it presents is wrong.

 

[Cloud]

Surely everytime they update a belt for wear and tear or for whatever reason and replace it be it an exact replica or a modification its a new belt anyway? Therefore the one in 1905 or whenever is not the same belt as that one would be a battered piece of shit so its not the same belt despite lineage.

An regards lineage over the years so many titles have been merged, stopped, reinstated, unified, swapped companies aint they all watered down now and just vague relatives of older titles despite what they try to tell us in WWE?

 

[Wacokid27]

Surely everytime they update a belt for wear and tear or for whatever reason and replace it be it an exact replica or a modification its a new belt anyway? Therefore the one in 1905 or whenever is not the same belt as that one would be a battered piece of shit so its not the same belt despite lineage.

An regards lineage over the years so many titles have been merged, stopped, reinstated, unified, swapped companies aint they all watered down now and just vague relatives of older titles despite what they try to tell us in WWE?

There's a graphic on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Wikipedia page that shows how the WWE World Heavyweight Championship descended from the "George Hackenshmidt Worlds Heavyweight Championship". It's pretty convoluted. Strangely, though, it still shows the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as a going concern. So, from looking at it, you could claim that both belts have the same lineage, but it's pretty solidly shown that neither belt is the "Hackenschmidt WHC".

But your point is well-taken. Besides, the overriding point (to me anyway) is that these titles are owned by certain promoters, groups, companies, etc. And, lest we forget, these are titles awarded in a show that pretends to present an athletic competition, so.........

wk