Here are some of my picks for classic NWA World Title Matches -
There are many great wrestlers from Mexico who would be great challengers, including Hijo del Santo (what a classic matchup this would be!), Perro Aguayo Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr., Ultimo Dragon (Japanese wrestler who lives and trains in Mexico City), Pirata Morgan, Negro Casas, LA Park, Super Crazy and others.
I would love to see the NWA World Title defended against challengers from Canada such as Lance Storm, Sean Morley, and Petey Williams.
If TNA would allow some of their wrestlers to take advantage of “Lucha Americana’s” open door policy, I would love to see the NWA World Title defended against such challengers as Jeff Jarrett (a former NWA World Champion), Rhyno (another former NWA World Champion), Rhyno, Abyss, Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle.
I would also love to see Blue Demon Jr. defend the NWA World Title against some other former champions - for tradition sake - such a match against Tommy Rich in Atlanta, a match against Terry Funk in Amarillo, and a match against Dusty Rhodes in Tampa and maybe Miami. And what about a match against Jerry Lawler in Memphis? I would even love to see a Blue Demon Jr. vs. Dory Funk Jr. match from Dory Funk’s Dojo in Ocala! What a classic that would be!
Not to mention the second-generation luchadores in Mexico - you also have second-generation challengers in the United States for Blue Demon Jr. to face, like Wahoo McDaniel Jr., Brad Anderson, and David Flair. All of these wrestlers have competed for the NWA and deserve a shot at the belt.
With the tremendous demographics of Hispanic / Latino consumers on the rise all over the United States, if you are a wrestling promoter, it makes great business sense to book NWA World Champion Jr. into YOUR area to defend the belt against a worthy NWA-ranked challenger. You may very well see a huge increase in turnout due to the Hispanic population in your area coming to see a true Wrestling Legend and Lucha Libre Icon - NWA World Heavyweight Champion Blue Demon Jr.!
Thanks for posting, I’m a huge NWA fan and have been blogging about the NWA for a better part of 2 years. Blue Demon Jr. is an exceptional choice for Champion and I’m glad you and Carmine have made an effort to book the champ.
As for challengers to the champion, you can make a case for The Sheik, Lance Cade, Kevin Northcutt, Adam Pearce, and I would like to add NWA Canadian National Champion Scotty Mac and in the world of NWA Legends I’d like to see Larry Zbyszko. Also former NWA World Champion challenger in TNA, Monty Brown and former champion Raven.
I don’t think any of the second generation wrestlers you listed would be worthy of a shot at Demon.
Thanks very much for your comments! One of the main problems that I have with Demon Jr. is that it doesn’t appear that he defends the title on a regular basis. A true world champion should travel the world defending his belt against any and all contenders. I haven’t heard of Demon defending the belt after his Sept. 12 title defense in Brownsville. To me that is unacceptable.
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