NWA Calls Out AEW for Copying Its National Title

AEW’s “National Championship” rollout feels less like homage and more like retaliation.

All Elite Wrestling rolled out a new “National Championship” this week, and it’s hard not to miss how closely it mirrors the NWA’s long-standing National Heavyweight Title, in name, tone, and presentation. AEW president Tony Khan framed the new belt as a throwback to the territorial days, nodding to legends like Dusty Rhodes and Paul Orndorff, as if rev…